It's time for the Etsy Christmas in July sale!
My sale section is currently 25% off!
I would have joined in on Etsy's CiJ sale sooner but, well, I was one vacation. Surely you can forgive me :) To make up for it a bit, repeat customers/EDT members... you know that coupon code you've got? Stack it! Seriously. Do it before I find my mind that has apparently slipped out of my ears.
xx ~Static
Update! Again! With the new Myspace page layouts everything has gone out the window yet again. See the "Myspace Layout" section below for the latest tweeks.
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Hello my lovelies, here is something I wrote up to help out my team mates on the EtsyDarkTeam and now I thought I'd share one of my posting sekrits here. Just a couple of the many things I do to try to keep my posts consistent and neat looking. By no means is this a "must do" for you. I just thought I'd put these up for those of you who are as... particular, yeah particular, as I am about it ;)
I'm sure you've noticed that some blogs do not like Etsyminis, they eat the formatting. Here is a little something for a clean looking Etsymini on Myspace! Etsyminis on LJ & Blogger are in another post.
Note: Areas you need to replace with your shop info is in red & CAPS.
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Myspace Comments/Bulletins:
Sorry, I haven't had time to retest these but you can try my old code which you can find here.
Myspace Layouts:
I ran into issues recently (June 2011) with the newer Myspace layout since they changed what they accept as code YET again *sigh*. I found that using centering on the text portions work fine but the object, the Etsymini itself, refuses to budge no matter what I tried. So, with a little experimenting I found that 5 columns fit perfectly into the wider sections of the new Myspace layout. If you are using the narrower sections of the Myspace layout for your Etsymini try using the 3 column Etsymini code below. That *should* work. In theory :)
Here's two examples to help you along. To see mine in action with the 5 column code below go to http://www.myspace.com/staticwhite
4 Rows, 3 Columns for the narrower sections of the new Myspace layout...
<p align="center"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" height="374" width="281">
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never" />
<param name="allowNetworking" value="internal" />
<param name="movie" value="http://www.etsy.com/flash/spots/etsy_mini.swf?user_id=SHOP ID # GOES HERE&user_name=SHOP NAME GOES HERE&item_source=shop&item_size=thumbnail&rows=3&columns=4" />
<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="never" allowNetworking="internal" src="http://www.etsy.com/flash/spots/etsy_mini.swf?user_id=SHOP ID # GOES HERE&user_name=SHOP NAME GOES HERE&item_source=shop&item_size=thumbnail&rows=4&columns=3" height="374" width="281" wmode="transparent" />
</object></p><p align="center"><a href="http://SHOP URL GOES HERE><font size="4" style="text-decoration: none; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#cc0000; font-size:14px; font-weight: bold;">Etsy</font><br><font size="2" style="text-decoration: none; color:#cc0000; font-size:10px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Buy Handmade</font><br><b><font size="3" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#ffffff; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;">SHOP NAME GOES HERE</a></b></p>
3 Rows, 5 Columns for the wider sections of the new Myspace layout:
<p align="center"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" height="280" width="468">
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never" />
<param name="allowNetworking" value="internal" />
<param name="movie" value="http://www.etsy.com/flash/spots/etsy_mini.swf?user_id=SHOP ID # GOES HERE&user_name=SHOP NAME GOES HERE&item_source=shop&item_size=thumbnail&rows=3&columns=5" />
<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="never" allowNetworking="internal" src="http://www.etsy.com/flash/spots/etsy_mini.swf?user_id=SHOP ID # GOES HERE&user_name=SHOP NAME GOES HERE&item_source=shop&item_size=thumbnail&rows=3&columns=5" height="280" width="468" wmode="transparent" />
</object></p><p align="center"><a href="http://SHOP URL GOES HERE><font size="4" style="text-decoration: none; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#cc0000; font-size:14px; font-weight: bold;">Etsy</font><br><font size="2" style="text-decoration: none; color:#cc0000; font-size:10px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Buy Handmade</font><br><b><font size="3" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#ffffff; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;">SHOP NAME GOES HERE</a></b></p>
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FAQs:
Where do I find my shop #?
Go to your Etsy shop page. Hover over the "See who favorites this" link towards the bottom of the left hand column. Look at the taskbar at the bottom of your interwebs window, see the string of #s at the end of the previewed url? That is your shop #!
What is my shop name?
It is just your user name alone, for example:
www.SWStitchery.Etsy.com = no cookie for you.
SWStitchery.Etsy.com = try again, please.
SWStitchery = correct!
Nerd notes: The "param" html may look redundant, and you can see an Etsymini without it if you use Firefox, but it will not be viewable in IE (it'll be a big white box) & you will get scroll bars on LJ.
Sneaky tip: Copy&paste the above html into Notepad on your computer, fill in all your info and save it to your desktop! Now it's nice and handy anytime you need an Etsymini :)
Try it out and have fun posting! xx~Static
April showers bring May flowers? Well, it's June and it's still raining which is giving me some serious "medusa" hair days --imagine booty length curly hair frizzed out and grabbing at everything. Rawr! So, because I'm tired of braiding and to keep my wild tresses from wrapping around piercings or trying to strangle me... I'm on a headband kick!
I have made a bunch of super awesome-riffic headbands for your lovely heads (and mine. Down, hair, down! *Whew*)
A handful --hairful?-- have already sold. Such as, Cherry Bombs & Bottle Rockets took off minutes after listing! Lucky for you, I have a duplicate or 2. Although, many of the fabrics are hard to find or discontinued so there will only be a very short run of these!
My headbands are made of cotton unless otherwise noted (some blends and even a silk blend). All are machine washable. And --the best part!-- they're reversible! 2 styles in 1, hot damn. Here's a sampling of them.
Click on the pic to head straight to my shop and grab your own!
xx ~Static
Exploring my shop that is!
Did I mention I'm having a Spring sale?? I'm pretty sure I did. Somewhere. Well... I'm having a SPRING SALE!! :D Go to my shop & check out the Spring Sale section.
A little sekrit --are you reading?-- if you have a Thank You card from me with a code on it, guess what? It works on all listings!
For those of you without the card here's a hint...
What kind of well does the Dormouse tell a story about?
Image credit: Brave Flowers in the Storm by dawnsten (Isn't it gorgeous?)
Calooh callay one day, one day! One what? Oh. Why a sale of course! A one day sale, that is.
I'm moving and I'll be closing up shop for a few days until I get resettled. So, help me have less to move. And, more to make when settled in my new place!
And to entice you further, the code "BEAMISH" will grace you with 30, yeeees, 30 percent off!
Hurry now, it's good on Tuesday, Apr 5th (ends 11:59pm US Central time) only.
Main shop: http://SWStitchery.etsy.com
Destash/supply shop: http://StaticWhite.etsy.com
xx ~Static
Hurray! The dress is done! Well it was done a while ago but my digicam batteries refuse to hold a charge for long so every time I was ready to take pics of course the batteries were dead. Plus, we're in the midst of closing on our first house evah! Squee! Needless to say, I've been just a wee bit distracted :D
Okay, okay, the dress. Right. Here are the last few "in progress" pics. Since I'm loading up on the pics in this post I'll keep them small yet clickable. So click away for a closer look!
L to R: 1) Hem, hem & more hem. 2) The delish Satin lining is hand stitched at the 14" back zipper. Interior satin loops make the straps removable. 3) Close up of adjustable/removable strap.
And, what we've all been waiting for... the finished dress!!
MrsEvils even now has a matching headband that can reverse to solid black. Ooh, ahh, ooh. You know you want one too. Don't lie ;D
I'll be dealing with the real world for the next couple weeks but hopefully I'll be able to post more often after all is done. Now it's back to packing for me!
xx ~Static
Challenge me will you, Ms Jinn?! I take your challenge and I give you the Wolf Bat!
It definitely was interesting working in a stretchy, 2 layer, semi-sheer, stripey industrial crazy goodness that was sent to me by DreadfulDesigns to transform and mix with some of my stash of wolfie faux fur. Hand stitching was more by feel than anything on the face and wings. And, Wolfie and I argued a bit but in the end it all worked out, don't you think?
The outer shell is done and the lining is cut. I freehand placed the velvet ribbon, made sure both sides lined up & hand stitched the bow for the front, ain't it perty?
The zipper has been conquered. Straps are done, which are now adjustable and removable. Pesky satin lining, I forgot how many pins you need to use to keep it stable. It's a great shade of red though!
Now if only I could stop getting distracted by shiny things & banana bread.
Hmm, what? Oh yes, the next pics will be of it all done. Callooh callay!
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