Snow Snow More Snow

I've been so sick, and spending all my time keeping up with orders. I can't stand the winter any longer. Especially since today the weather channel is acting like it's the end of the world and we might get up to a foot of snow by tomorrow morning. UGH! This weather has totally ruined my First Friday art gallery plans tonight, so I've decided to catch up on all my internet/paperwork duties. :)

I was just featured on an amazing blog with the post being themed around the upcoming Super Bowl. (p.s. GO COLTS!) Check it out here.

I also have a new design for Valentines day - it's made from polymer clay and looks like initials carved in a tree. Perfect for your valentine. :)

I will also have a booth in the "Something New Something Used Rummage Sale and Boutique" on February 27th from 9-1 at the Castleton United Methodist Church in Indianapolis. Come check it out as the profit from the rummage sale supports CUMNS Kids. :) 50% off everything in the Rummage sale from Noon - 1! Castleton United Methodist Church is located at 7101 N. Shadeland Avenue. More information can be found at their facebook event page here.

Hope to see you there!

Oh and one more thing. I recently added Seize The Night to BigCrumbs.com. You can post offers there available to your customers such as coupons, percentage sales, buy one get one sales, $ off sales, etc. :) Easy to link to too! Check it out for great sales from me or to add your own shop! Click here.

20% off till Valentines day for my blog followers too! Let me know in the message to seller box that you follow my blog and I will send you a refund via paypal! :)

Cold and Gray...

It's so hard to be inspired during these cold winter months. It's time like these that make me promise myself I'll spend more time in the park when it's warm or take my dog on more walks. I'm dying to get outside but it's too cold to even go sledding. Ugh.

I've gotten a few new items on the site . New large rivoli Swarovski crystal necklaces on sterling plate are my new favorite. I also have a gold plated Fortune cookie charm that is so sweet I wore it on my birthday. :)

I've also been approached by a website - http://www.bleudame.com/ . They've purchased a bulk amount of 5 different designs of mine, and should be posted soon on their website and in their boutique in Canton, Georgia. I'm excited to see my stuff on there. Check out the website - they have really fun clothes and accessories, and great prices. :)

I also received my acceptance into the Brownsburg Festival of the Arts today, so it will be my second year there. I have my own canopy now, so look for me in the indiviudal artists' booths in July. :)

New Things for a New Year...

Christmas was exhausting. I was so excited to get so many orders - especially custom orders. I'm still dizzy from all the work.. and started to get depressed about the inevitable lull in business to come. I am, however, excited to work on some new designs I've had in my head for the past couple months, just fighting to get out. I received a TON of jewelry making tutorial books and I can't wait to try some new techniques. I've got some ideas for a cloth line of necklaces and bracelets as well as some clay pendant and ring designs.

Unfortunately (or not so much - depending on how you look at it) I will be busy with social obligations with the upcoming New Year and My birthday (January 5th). It always creeps up on me - and I never have anything planned. Doesn't help that there is no room at all where I live for a party - or a small gathering for that matter. Plus - who wants to go out when it's snowy, cold as hell, and ice covers the roads?? Indiana is a terrible place to celebrate a winter birthday - and I get stuck with this every damn year. :) Hopefully some friend of mine will be troopers and will share a few beers with me on the 8th or something.

I've made a few changes to my blog - for the better I hope. Please let me know what you think of it. I've also tried to add some things to my Facebook Fan page. Be sure to check it out and become a fan for 10% off your next order. Make sure to let me know in the "message to seller" box that you're a fan. :)

Happy New Year Everyone!

Happy Holidays!

Whew! I haven't had much time to post at all. And this one will be short and sweet. I've been working on about 15-20 orders a day for the past couple weeks! It's hard being a one girl show! But I'm loving being busy and working on all the creative custom orders from my customers!

I participated in the Monrovia Craft Show yesterday, Saturday the 12th. It was a learning experience, as usual. Very large show - not so large crowd. But I met new people and had a few sales that have already turned into more repeat customers. :)

I need to get back to working on this weekend's orders/watching the COLTS game :) But I wanted to post that I am currently featured on a wonderful blog - Dev's Favorite Giveaways - http://devsfavoritegiveaways.blogspot.com/2009/12/seize-night-review-giveaway.html

Check out her review of one of my custom hand stamped necklaces and learn about a free giveaway I'm doing through her blog. You could win one of your own CUSTOM hand stamped necklaces! Sounds great huh? Go check it out! :)

Merry Christmas everyone! (Hopefully I'll have enough time to get my tree up this week!)

I'm Featured!

Exciting news! It's no secret that I LOVE piddix's digital collage sheets on etsy. Not only are the amazing and creative - she does a ton of research to make sure all images are royalty free and in the public domain. I've purchased a lot of collage sheets and discs from her over time - and she was kind enough to include me in an article she just wrote for indiefixx.com

Click here to see the article - http://tinyurl.com/y93nc2q It's a great article about having sucess on Etsy. And if you go to page 13 - you'll see one of my hand stamped bracelets at the top of the page. :)

I'm so excited for the Christmas season and my shop has been very busy. I'm always available for custom orders - especially my hand stamped pendants, key chains, bracelets, etc. :)

As always - I have a lot of new collage lockets and pendants I'm getting ready to add to http://www.seizethenight.etsy.com/ so be sure to go check them out. I just got my holiday christmas cards, magnets, thank yous, and other promotional items - and I want to remind you about some of my sales going on.

When checking out on Etsy - use these codes in the "message to seller box" - only one per transaction please.

HOLIDAY09- Buy one get one HALF OFF on any regular priced items- good till 12.31.2009

NEXT15 - 15% off your next order

FREESHIP60 - Free shipping for any order over $60 dollars

Just wait for a revised invoice before paying or pay and I will refund your discount via paypal.

As for craft shows coming up - I'm still deciding on a few in December - but I am locked in for the Monrovia High School Art Show on December 12th from 9-4 at - obviously - Monrovia High School in Monrovia, Indiana. :)

I also have a few private jewelry parties coming up - email seizethenightdesigns@gmail.com if you're interested in hosting your own and earn free jewelry!