What's New: Pet Bandanas & Ruffles
Valentine's Day:
New for 2014 are coordinating bandanas and scrunchie neck ruffles made in two complementary fabrics I call "Lovely Hearts".
The fabric design has patterned hearts in shades of red and dark pink, on a background in soft colors of either pink or blue that remind me of cotton candy. The background design has faint flourishes of a damask pattern.
The bandanas can be ordered as either Collar Slipcover style or Scrunchie Bandanas. Click on an image for more information and to order.
For more sweet holiday bandanas and ruffles, see the
Valentine, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring Pets section of my shop.
* Please order your Valentine neckwear no later than February 5, 2014
to ensure your pet will have it to wear on the 14th.
New Plaid and Any Occasion Bandanas:
I knew these fabrics would look great as bandanas as soon as I added them to my collection! Both can be ordered as either Scrunchie Bandanas with stretchy elastic necks or Collar Slipcover style bandanas.
The
Blue and Green Tartan Plaid Bandana has printed stripes of green, royal blue, black and yellow forming the all-over plaid design, identified on the fabric selvedge as 'Black Watch'. An internet search suggests this design may also referred to as Campbell. This bandana can be found in the
Plaid and Tartan section of my shop.
What does the dog say? The
Woof's Up? Dog Words Bandana has some suggestions! This adorable bandana has a variety of canine phrases in bright, cheerful colors organized graffiti-style on a chocolate brown background. It can be worn any time of year and can be found in the
Any Occasion and Misc section of my shop.
* If you see a fabric you like made as a bandana and would prefer it as a scrunchie neck ruffle, or vice versa, please don't hesitate to contact me for a custom order!
* Part of the sales price of the bandanas is donated to various Westie rescue organizations; part of each scrunchie neck ruffle goes to Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge (RBARI)
Featured Products
NEW: Owl Sewing Kit Pin Cushions:
February is National Embroidery Month and one of these adorable pin cushions would make a cute gift for any needle artist who sews, quilts or embroiders.
Whooo wouldn't smile at a pin cushion that holds your pins and needles
and stands by while you work? The color coordinated scissors and thread spools are included with these sewing kits. (Click on an image for more information.)
Additional owls can be made to order in your choice of colors or theme (scissor colors are limited to pink, blue or green, in limited quantities).
Part of the sales price of the Owl Sewing Kit Pin Cushions will be donated to RBARI; they can be found in the
Owl Wristlet, Cases, Pin Cushions section of my shop.
Valentine's Day Sale:
Need something unique for your sweetheart? These
lips-shaped small coin purses are on sale:
Each small coin purse is just the right size for carrying some change, a lipstick or lip balm, or other small items like rings or jewelry. Attach the heart shaped split ring to your key chain, clip it to your purse or backpack for some Valentine bling.
A green version is available for St. Patrick's Day and larger sizes of this lips-shaped pouch can be custom ordered, too! Part of the sales price of the lips-shaped purses will be donated to our local food bank.
Clearance, Samples & Discontinued Items
Be sure to check the Clearance, Samples & Discontinued Items section of my ArtFire shop for slightly irregular pieces, discontinued seasonal bandanas, scrunchie ruffles and other clearance priced pieces.
I have recently added some discontinued Valentine and St. Patrick's Day items to the clearance section.
Destash Sewing & Needlework Supplies
I'm completely reorganizing my sewing room and will be listing some sewing and needlework supplies from my stash in my ArtFire shop.
Gently used or almost-new sewing patterns, fabric and notions for making ladies/misses' garments, baby and kid stuff, home decor and more will be added every few weeks. This destash project will continue throughout the year - I am still going through boxes and bins, so who knows what treasures I may find!
In January, I have listed some sewing patterns that were never used in these shop sections:
Destash Sewing Patterns..Misses, Women, and
Destash Sewing Patterns..Baby, Children.
Customer Photos
This is the section of each newsletter I look forward to most - It's always such a pleasure to see my customers wearing their ruffles and bandanas!
McGhee and Finley are looking quite handsome in their
Blue and Green Tartan Plaid and
Woof's Up scrunchie bandanas:
Isn't this a lovely Christmas card photo! Melissa sent us this picture of her puppy wearing a Peppermint Candy Scrunchie Neck Ruffle:
Kathi sent us this picture of her sweet puppy, also wearing a Christmas Red Tartan Scrunchie Neck Ruffle. We hope Santa Paws brought her some extra special treats!
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Newsletter Subscriber-Only Coupon
Newsletter subscribers can save 10% on every purchase in both my
Etsy and
ArtFire shops through the end of this year by using the coupon code
AMAZIN10.
You can use the code as often as you like until December 31, 2014 - be sure to enter it each time you checkout to receive the discount.
If you have created a Patron account on ArtFire, you can 'stack' the savings - the coupon code will be applied in addition to your Patron discount. Be sure you create or log into your ArtFire account before adding items to your shopping cart to receive the Patron discount.
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