Favorite Cameras

I recently went out in search of a new camera. I have been taking pictures of my items on my iphone lately since my point and shoot nikon quit working and for the ease of uploading directly to the web. I knew the quality wasn't fabulous. After speaking to a few photog friends, I decided to purchase a Cannon Rebel Ti3. I am so in LOVE with this camera! Best business purchase I've made in awhile. I've been practicing with lighting and expsorue and snapped some great pictures of my new Owlie hat.

These are two of the pictures I snapped last night. I have had so many more hits to my Etsy website since posting these!

Little Purple Owl Hat

The Love Owl

 

 

 

 

 

 

In another attempt to increase foot traffic I have began to work with a modeling agency to get some different shots of my hats on kids other than my own. I am excited to take pictures of my kids outdoors with the new camera in my creations as well.

My Etsy shop has had a bit of an overhaul as well. Check it out! Click here

What do you think of the photo quality! Looking forward to some comments!

Talk soon!
Valerie

What's New Wednesday and Missing in Action

So sorry that I have been MIA lately. Life takes over and then yea. I've been super busy creating new items the past few weeks. First off is the new slouchy newsboy:

 Then there is the new dinosaur hat:

The Kitty Cat Earflap:

And Finally, lots of new head band styles :)

So as you can see, very busy bee. I've also joined forces with Little Diamond Models to hopefully get some of my hats on little boys for listing purposes, and so that others can get an idea of what the hats will look like on their little men.

Going to try and get back on track in the next week with daily updates. Stay tuned!

New Friday Feature!

From now on Friday's will be all about blog swapping. Another great way to gain exposure for my readers. Do you blog? Would you like to swap with me? Basically we feature information about each others blogs within our own! I am featured on my featured bloggers page today as well! Head on over and check the Little Snugglies Feature of the Day!

First up today is all about the Little Boys are Made of Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails blog. This is a wonderful blog where creator  Stacey helps out other bloggers with blog swaps, shares parenting advice and more! Read on and please check out her blog and tell her Three Little Crochet hooks sent you!

From Stacey....

I'm 25.  WAHM - [Scentsy Consultant - http://staceylovesscents.blogspot.com/].  Married to Jack [5/8/09].  Baby Samuel [we call him Sam - 10/26/10].  Dog mom to Hank and Sophie.  I breastfeed Sam.  I love coke-a-cola, high heels, summer, and photography.  I collect vintage cameras.  I have a Bachelor's degree in Advertising, Marketing, and Public Relations.  I started a Bachelor's Degree in Photography at Watkins College of Art and Design in Nashville.  I have an Associate Degree in Art. I can't stand the sight of Ketchup...it absolutely grosses me out.  Baby products I couldn't live without:  boppy, graco swing, fisher price vibrating chair, lansinoh breast milk storage bags, & Nuk orthodontic pacifiers.

About the blog.

Every day Stacey posts a new activity to do to connect with your baby. She also includes random family pictures in some of the posts.  She posts 0recipes that absolutely must be shared with the world [because they are soooo amazing]. She is also going to start posting baby food recipes in the coming weeks. I don't know about you but I love to save money and make my own anything, baby food included!

Why does Stacey Blog?

To connect with other moms and share ideas

Who does this blog appeal to?

parents [moms]

Find Stacey at all the places listed below! 

http://madeofsnails.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/MadeOfSnails

http://twitter.com/#!/MadeofSnails

other blog [http://staceylovesscents.blogspot.com/]

Monday Military Feature!

Today's shop feature is all about items made to support our military! Kelly Tode, owner of Beauty.Mark Military Boutique, started her business in January 2011. She needed a hobby, and her hobby turned into her passion! She decided that others may be interested in her unique items. Items range from Military Jewelry (Name Tape Bracelets, Charm Necklaces & Bracelets) to Military Headbands & Hair Clips!  I love these items, most are made from uniform of your selected branch and their are serveral ways to personalize the pieces to make them even more special.

One of my favorite Items currently featured in the Beauty.Mark Military Boutique on Facebook is the Name Tape Bracelet. This is a bracelet made from a material in the pattern of your service members uniform, and can be customized with different colored ribbons and a name tape with your selected name. I think this is a great piece, and really neat if you have a love one that is deployed.

 

If you are interested in finding out about this product or the others within the Beauty.Mark Military Boutique please visit Kelly's Facebook Page at: www.facebook.com/beautymarkmilitaryboutique

Spring Cleaning of Inventory!

I have gone through my inventory and pulled out several items that I am selling at more than 50% off their normal prices. The items are located in my Clearance sale facebook album. The first to comment "mine" with email address under the picture will get the item and a paypal invoice will be sent. This is a great deal for those wanting to save money for cold weather gear for next winter! There are two Owl's included in the clearance sale! If your not a fan of my Facebook Fan Page please like it and you too can partake in these special sales!

Just a Few Items in the Sale:

Super Cute Heart Hat

Little Green Owl

Have a great Sunday!

Sensational Shop Feature Saturday

Hope you all have had a great Saturday! Today's feature is all about Darling Discoveries! Darling Discoveries is a fantastic Etsy shop full of great items for babies and kids! Emily, founder of Darling Discoveries, came up with the idea for her business when money was tight and she couldn't afford certain things that her kiddos could really use. Her first creations were the Good to Go Pouches and Heavy Duty Burp Cloths. Emily loves making everything in her shop knowing that when someone opens their package it is truly a present. She strives to provide high quality items to others!

I love the Good to Go Pouches! I'm working on the potty training adventure with my two year old and Emily has created a great product to make potty training fun anywhere! The Good to go pouches are sturdy washable items that will hold training pants, extra undies, stickers or other rewards and even a reward chart. Continue your potty training practices wherever you go, out and about, to grandma's, etc.

Great for Both Boys and Girls!

 Take everything you need with you

Please show Emily and Darling Discoveries some love! She has other super cute items you may be in search of including car seat covers to keep the sun and the cold off your little ones! You can also follow Darling Discoveries on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/DarlingDiscoveries

Also, as a special offer to my blog readers, you can enter coupon code DARLINGSP15 in Emily's Etsy shop for 15% off your order!

Happy shopping!

Busy Busy Hiatus

So I've been off of "school" for my master's degree the past week and a half. I thought I would have so much time to "work" but the down time has been filled with miscellaneous tasks around the house and spending lots of time with my husband and girls. I will start back with the blog line up on Saturday with a fantastic feature about another great Etsy shop! Stay tuned and hope you east coasters are staying warm and west coasters are staying cool (at least in Arizona, we hit 90 today!)