Consolidating Web Shops

In order to simplify, we've decided to focus on three online shops instead of five. We are closing up our DaWanda and ArtFire shops. Our products can be found at http://www.inklingsandimprints.net, http://inkandescence.etsy.com, and http://stores.ebay.com/Inklings-and-Imprints.

Thank you to all of our customers!

Cheers

PS - I meant to note that as we were consolidating stock, we also posted some new items, such as CD jewel case-sized storage cards for cling mounted or clear polymer stamps, sets of small clear acrylic mounting blocks.

Fishy Sushi Tray

CeramicsbyMarcelle on Etsy emailed me at the end of April to let me know that she had completed a sushi tray that featured our leaping fish stamp and droplets. I love the colors - now I'm craving wasabi. Click on any of the images to reach the listing.

Making Velvet Balsam Pine Sachets - Tutorial on Instructables

Update: This is our second Instructable posted, and our second Instructable featured.

I've been meaning to put a sachet tutorial up for a while: here we go:

Embossed Velvet Balsam Pine Sachets - More cool how to projects

These are the steps I follow when I make my own sachets.

I finally photographed and typed out the steps for a magazine article deadline, which was then pushed back, so I decided to just post this up on Instructables and figure out another project for the magazine when the new deadline comes around.

I also put together pictures and steps for an embossed throw pillow cover. May put that up soon as well...

Cheers!

Leaf stamp on ceramic trivet

Another creation by raquelmasri.etsy.com. She emailed me about it yesterday. She used the large leaf stamp from our Art Nouveau Berries & Leaves stamp set. Click on any image to see the Etsy listing for the trivet.

Add a touch of autumn to your table with this botanical porcelain handmade piece!

Use it to set hot pans, hot drinks,as a candle holder or just by itself as a conversational piece. It can also be used as a focal point on your next mosaic project.

Sculpted, bisqued and glazed. I used a speckled matte tan color for the background and a rich chocolate glaze for the textured leaf.

It is approximately 5 1/2" in diameter.

Sigh - really need to get to a pottery studio and play with clay and stamps myself!

Alter Ego

I am also Sew Mizz... compulsive collector of things-crafts-related.

Sad truth: the first few times I needed to use an actual moving truck to move house was not because of furniture, but because of loads and loads of fabric and arts and crafts supplies.

I could justify it a bit when I was operating as Maggie Bags, but I phased out of that, for the most part, years ago... and the fabric, patterns, notions, etc., are all still with me. Then I came into possession of the sewing pattern collection of a woman who had been sewing for decades. I just couldn't seem to help myself - certainly couldn't let great vintage patterns go to waste.



I started selling patterns on the inkandescence Etsy shop last autumn. As we started adding our stamps to the shop, it seemed a bit crowded, so I created the SewMizz shop for the sewing and other craft patterns, fabrics, etc.

Really, I "should" simply be using the site to move items I already own out of the house... but then I get feedback from people who say that they have found patterns in my shop that they have been looking for for years, or that a pattern is perfect for some event they have coming up. So when I go by yard sales or see patterns for sale in other venues, I can't seem to resist having a look and seeing if there is anything interesting, any out of print patterns people may be looking for.

So my collection grows... Hundreds of patterns, although I am better about not buying so much fabric. Still have bolts and boxes and boxes to go through. I will just have to keep up with posting items. Difficult... every time I look at a piece of fabric I can remember what I thought about making out of it - even if I purchased it over 10 years ago.

Will have to be more brutal about it.

Happy crafting