Dang! It's Hot Sale with Etsy Dallas

Participating members of Etsy Dallas will be offering free shipping and other deals in their Etsy shops during the first week of July. Get everything but the fireworks! Visit these shops to find some great deals on handmade goods:

Alicia Colina-Ashby, Pamela Michelle, tefi, Color Box Design, Maggie May I, XY Factory, Modest Ambition, The Pig & the Peacock, bonny beads, Dowdy Studio, Cut Out and Collect, The Miscellany, paperfingers, Chet Art, Karmacrochet, eye on the sparrow

Be Independent! Support Local!

Today: Supplies Me! Sale and taking a picture with Dylan

Today I volunteered at the Etsy Dallas Supplies Me! sale. For this event Etsy Dallas members cleaned out their unused craft supplies from their studios and offered them for sale to the public. Many crafters and art enthusiasts came by today to pick directly from the stashy stashes of goodies. I myself found a large gallery style canvas, cufflings pieces, and some jewelry making goodies. So exciting!!!

Right off the bat, the place was packed! So happy to see a big turn out for our first time event.
I worked the Etsy Dallas table where members donated their goods to be sold to raise money for Captain Hope's Kids, a local charity that supports homeless children. We raised a good amount for them and we are happy to see the community's support too!

Make Shop * Studio also donated 4 gift certificates for our raffle. So 4 lucky people went home today even happier than before!

During the show, I tried to get a snap shot of my lovely fiance, Dylan. He was being goofy.

me: Hey honey, let's take a pic
Dylan: ok
me: heeeeeeeey! Not funny faces! Do it normal!
Dylan: hehehehe, ok
me: DYLAN!!!!
Dylan: ok ok, I'll be normal this time.
me: promise?
Dylan: yeeeessss........

me: Ugh! this will do. You are terrible!
Dylan: hehehehehehe
me: love you
Dylan: love you

Etsy Craft Party in Dallas!!

The Etsy Craft Party kicked off at 7pm Friday night and people were at Make Shop * Studio early ready to party!

Make And Etsy Dallas put together 2 awesome free crafts for our partiers to do, no sew bunting and fabric flower brooches!

All the crafts everyone turned out really cute. Dallas really has alot of crafty talent!!

Paco, the handmade donkey pinata hung out all night in our Etsy Dallas Photo Booth modeling with his new friends and their silly props.

See! Paco is so good at holding a pose.

We had 5 free raffles of free handmade goodies and crafty supplies. At the top of the evening, we did our biggest raffle, a brand new Kenmore Sewing Machine!! Then Make Shop * Studio offered up a surprise raffle for $100 card for free classes at Make! We are so happy for our 6 lucky winners who probably all muttered "I never win anything" right before they're numbers were called.

The evening ended like any 5th birthday, with the busting of a pinata. We were sad to see Paco go, but happy to find him stuffed with tasty candy and treats! Don't worry, we saved his head, and will properly mount him on a plaque. So you may see him again in our next photo booth!

Thanks to all who came and helped us put this party on. We had so much fun celebrating Etsy's 5th birthday.

Thanks to Etsy for making it 5 years and sending us tons of freebies to raffle off and celebrate with, and thanks to all you Dallas crafties who came to party with us! We heart you and we hope you can make it out to the next Etsy Dallas Event. Thanks to Julie and the staff at Make Shop*Studio for co-hosting the Crafty Party, and thanks to our Etsy Dallas members for coming together to help pull this off: Cut Out and Collect, Midnight Snack, Three Yellow Starfish, The Kessler Craftsman, Pig and the Peacock, Maggie May I, tefi, Pamela Michelle, Dowdy Studio, Seen Studios, One Up Designs, The Miscellany, Karma Crochet, Haute Hardware, Laura Davis Design Lab, Alicia Colina-Ashby, Eye on the Sparrow and more!

Craft Party in Dallas - Handmade giveaways!

Reposted from the Etsy Dallas Blog:

Not only if you attend the Etsy Craft Party in Dallas at Make will you get to indulge in free DIY crafts, a free photo booth, bust a pinata and much much more, but you will also get a chance to snag up a free party favor bag from Etsy Dallas. Each party favor bag is stuffed full of Etsy Dallas members' handmade goodies. Along with handmade magnets, notebooks, bubbles, kazoos, keychains, stickers and more, you will also get a handmade felt moustache-on-a-stick.

Etsy Dallas will have 100 of these party favor bags to give out. So how do you get one? Easy! Get your pic taken in the Etsy Dallas photo booth with you or with your friends, and each of you will get your own party favor bag just for coming to the party. It's our way of saying thank you for supporting your local handmade artists, designers and crafters! But when we're out, we're out and you'll just have to enjoy some great tunes, free crafts and party!

Want to make your own Moustache-on-a-stick? Pamela Michelle has put together this easy step by step how to guide for you to do it at home.

So grab some supplies:
- Felt
- scissors
- long popsicle stick or craft stick
- hot glue gun
- sharpie
- moustache template (download here) from Lisa Welge

Now let's get to it:

Step 1
Pick a stache from the template, print it out and cut it out of the paper. If you're up to it and want to free hand your own mustache, and skip to step 3.

Step 2

You'll need 2 pieces of felt that are slightly larger than the template you just cut out. Lay them on top of each other, with the mustache template on top, then trace around the template onto the felt with a sharpie.

Step 3

Cut out your moustache shape

Step 4

Place your craft stick in between the two pieces of felt. Keep the stick off to one side of the moustache so that you can hold it to the side when it's finished.

Step 5

Grab that glue gun, but be careful of the heat! Ouch! Peel up one side of the moustache from the outer edge and smother the felt in hot glue. Work your way from the middle of the moustache to the outter edge, and slowly lay the top piece of felt back down as you glue. When you're finished gluing, press the 2 layers together, but be careful that the glue isn't too hot still . When finished with one side, do the other side.

Step 6

Let your mustache dry. Trim off any uneven edges that might have happened while you were laying the two pieces together.

Step 7

Model that stache!!! Show it off and take some pics, wear it to work or school or to a party! Moustache-on-sticks are great for graduations, dance recitals, weddings, moving the lawn! There just isn't anything you can't do better without your new moustache on a stick.

Etsy Craft Party in Dallas!!!

Etsy Dallas is teaming up with Make Shop * Studio to throw one of the largest Etsy Craft Parties in the world - the world, people!

Dallas is third in line behind Houston (1st) and Seattle (2nd). This cannot be! Just follow this link, click on I'm Interested and add your name to the roster. You can either use your Facebook account or simply key in your email address and bada-bing-bada-RSVPed!

We'd love to see you at our party on Friday, June 18th from 7pm-9pm at Make Shop + Studio in the Bishop Arts District of North Oak Cliff. Look at all the FREE stuff we want you to enjoy:

+ Party Punch! (yes, the boozy kind)
+ Souvenir Photos in the Etsy Dallas Photo Booth!
+ Cupcakes and munchies!
+ DIY Crafts!
+ 100 Party Favor Gift Bags from Etsy Dallas!
+ A Handmade Piñata!
+ Lots of exclamation points!
+ ALL FOR FREE!!

In case you missed it:

June 12th: See us at the Dallas Flea

The Dallas Flea is doing it again this June at South Side on Lamar. Please come by as say hello to us at the Pamela Michelle and Dowdy Studio booth. Plus, get your chance to check out the coolest flea market you've ever seen.

Pamela Michelle Contest: Jorts and Jeeves!

Hey D.I.Y'ers, here's a fun little late night project to do in the comfort of your own home ( I don't recommend in public...but I will applaud you if you do). Oh and guess what!!! This is a contest. So play it hard! The winner will receive a and Foxy Fox Necklace from Pamela Michelle and a Dowdy Studio tee of your choice.

How to play: Follow the simple D.I.Y instructions below. Post a link to images of your D.I.Y Jorts and Jeeves pics in the comments section of this post. Contest ends June 5th. Be sure to leave your email address so I can contact you if you win. I'll announce the winner and post my favorite entries the week after June 5th.

Let's Play!!!

How to Project: Making some Jorts and Jeeves.
Materials:
1. One pair of jeans
2. One pair of scissors
3. A couple of beers or drinks of choice
4. One digital camera
5. Flickr, Facebook, Tumbler, blog, etc.

Step 1 - Take your jeans and cut them into shorts. Jeans + Shorts = Jorts.

Step 2 - Put them on.

Step 3 - Take the cut off legs and put them on your arms. Jeans + Sleeves = Jeeves.

Step 4 - Model your awesome new outfit and snap a pic with your camera.

Step 5 - Post your most creative pics online for the world to see. (Blog, Website, Flicker, Photobucket, etc)

Step 6 - Leave a comment on this post with a link to your Jorts and Jeeves pic and your email address.

Step 7 - Stay tuned, cuz the week after June 5th I'll announce the winner. I'll pick the most creative and best representation of Jorts and Jeeves. So go crazy, but keep it family friendly, and you could be the winner of a new Foxy Fox Necklace and Dowdy Studio tee of your choice.

Good Luck! Let the competition begin!!!!

This Weekend: Homegrown Music and Arts Festival

Dowdy Studio and I will be present at the Homegrown Music and Arts Festival with our friend Eye on the Sparrow Designs. Come out and listen to some great local bands and have some fun with us. If you missed us at Renegade in Austin, here's your chance to get your hands on some great Dowdy Studio tees for your summer wardrobe.

Homegrown Music and Arts Festival

The HomeGrown Music & Arts Festival is going to be an annual celebration of just that - HomeGrown music, HomeGrown art and, most importantly, HomeGrown fun. There will be two stages featuring 15 bands that are among the best the metroplex has to offer performing many genres and styles of music. You’ll get to meet local art galleries featuring local artists’ works. We’ll have cool, live art demonstrations throughout the day, many vendors with goodies and services you don’t even know you need and want so bad, and much more.

So, on Saturday, May 22, pack the whole family into the car and head for that sweet Dallas skyline and we’ll see you at Main Street Garden Park, 1900 Main Street and make some great memories together!

Date: Sat May 22nd
Time: begins at 11am
Location: Main Street Garden Park, Dallas
Cost: $10 buy online
More info: click here
Shop Etsy Dallas: Eye on the Sparrow and Dowdy Studio

Now for a sneak peek at some of Dowdy Studio's new tees!

Renegade Austin! This weekend!

Renegade Craft Fair is coming to Austin this weekend!

This FREE TO ATTEND craft, art, design and DIY spectacular will run from 11am – 7pm each day + feature over 200 of today’s finest indie-craft talents from all over the nation!!

You can expect to find all sorts of incredible handmade goods at the Fair! Get a sneak-peek of who will be setting up shop at this year’s Austin event on the Artist Page!

We hope you’ll join us by biking or taking public transportation to the Fair! If you’re driving, the Palmer offers low-cost parking in their garage just adjacent to the building!

Please see the FAQ for details, directions + lots more info!

I will bring some new Pamela Michelle goodies to the show. Look out for my new artwork above, the Fancy Bear and Hello Day art necklaces. I'll also have prints available of all my designs, as well as some new cut out wooden jewelry like the Carved Love necklace below.

Dylan of Dowdy Studio is also bringing some new goods. Like this brand spanking new wall clock with his screenprinted Rocktopus design on the face.


Dylan will also be carting to Austin tons of his man tees, and by popular demand, some new lady tees.

We'll be sharing a booth, so hope you can swing by and say hello! We can't wait to see you there.