Welcome September

Welcome september !!  What will happen this month?
The next week my house will be flooded by workers for renovation, so I guess I'll give up my work space for at least a week, until the works are finished. I am happy that my house will have a new look, new windows, and a new security door.  
Since I do not know if I can connect to the Internet in those days, and keep open the etsy shop, I decided to do a special promotion, only for this week: enjoy 15% discount on all items, just enter the code LOVEBUD.

The renovation of the house will not be the only new thing this month, We finally got the long-awaited vacation days that we were promised! The fourth week of September will go a few days in France, to Disneyland, my 4 year old son is really excited about this little vacation, and fly for the first time, will be our first overseas experience all three together.



download the September calendar at 74limelane's blog

I'm back

Hello dear friends! After a long summer break I came back here, with new and exciting news ...


I apologize in advance for having waited so long to announce the winner of the giveaway! 
The number extracted with random.org, is 144, congratulations Amber L. !!

Good Cheer Deal at Oh,hello friend blog: purchase a voucher worth $ 40, at a cost of $ 20 to spend in my shop within three 3 months from the date of purchase. You will have the opportunity to use the voucher, just in autumn, waiting for the new collection, or for Christmas gifts in advance, with 50% less! Do not miss it!

The new collection will be online soon, you can take a look at my Facebook page for other updates ... in the meantime I wish you a fun and exciting week! xo Evelyn


photo credits: via pinterest, bippity, ruche

Summer Sale

Hello lovelies, how are you?? this week, started the promotion "Christmas in July sale" in my shop, you'll enjoy 15% discount on all products, just enter the code "SS2011" during checkout! 
The promotion ends July 31, the day of my birthday, yeahh!
This month there will be lots of other new features, and a giveaway, so get ready!

I'm also thinking about the new collection, and I am looking for new materials to use for this winter ... I'm really excited! I also have a secret project, but it's not yet time to reveal it, hopefully soon!

 How are you spending the summer?

Welcome July

July is my favorite month ever, not only because July 31 is my birthday, but because I love the summer and the fact that here where I live, is the hottest month, and I can go to the beach every day ... I have a lot of projects for this month, but first I want to take a break, relax, sunbathe and spend some time with my friends and my little family ... To celebrate my birthday I decided to do, like last year, a super giveaway :)   I have not yet decided what will be the prize,  could be a gift certificate to spend in my shop or a basket with some pretty items, which do you prefer?

P.S: All the images shown here, inspired by the summer, 

are from this amazing etsy shop:  Elgarboart

Happy weekend

Happy Friday! This week has been really exciting for me, a lot has happened, and my mood is really positive! How's you?  

• I want to thank Margherita for including me in her delightful blog, My creative Room, dedicated to all the indie designers and creative people

• new creations are now on sale in my shop, and many more are coming soon

• you've already noticed my blog template? What do you think?

• I have three empty seats on the right side of the blog, for new sponsors, and I decided to offer them for free, for this month. If you are interested please contact me, space is 155x155 pixels.

Welcome New Blog!

Finally fresh air in the blog! What do you think?
Do you like the combination of gray and pink? was a hard work but really fun, and see what results!  
There is still much work to do, rearrange the sections and static pages, and I hope to do anything this week...  For me, every time I make a new change, not only online but in real life, I feel like, renewed and full of energy! is truly invigorating!


Regarding the cooperation with Mervi, a blog designer from Finland, which has recently opened her own etsy shop, Design by Wushka.
I'm so happy with the result of this project, that without her I could not do better!

Survey Results + Giveaway Winner !

Hello friends! Here I am with the results of the survey and the winner of this lovely brown pin! Are you curious about? First of all I want to thank everyone who participated in the survey, I really appreciate your answers and your sincere comments, thanks!

Thanks to your help I could understand what are the contents of the blog that interest you most, such as:  

- creative process and behind the scenes
- DIY and Tutorials
- more about me and my life behind sumikoshop
- My creative space
- posts related to my new jewelry and accessories
- and 59% think it would be a good idea to write in the blog in two languages​​, Italian and English, so now I'll have to find a way to write in two languages ​​(at least the most important post) without too much fuss or having the post too long...

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ok, now it's time to announce the winner:  

the winner is? Number 13, Anemone! congratulations!

Once again I thank all participants, and I promise that there will be another giveaway soon! xo Evelyn

 

Dear readers, it's time to change!

Hello dear readers, I decided to make some changes in the blog, to give a bit of fresh air , and I would love to have your review.

The new year has started for a while, and I have not yet found a moment to renew the blog, and rearrange it as I would like...

There are many things I would change, a new look for the blog, new content, and write in two languages ​​(I am Italian after all), but I would really like to know what you think, so I created a Survey at polldaddy.com with some questions concerning the content of my blog, and I would be very grateful if you took a moment to complete the survey.

To thank you for your time, I thought I'd do a little giveaway, so after having answered the survey questions, remember to leave a comment here below the post, so you are automatically enrolled to participate in the giveaway.

The prize will be a Cocoa Brown and Latte - Flower brass Hair Pin

When I receive enough responses (the limit is 100) I will randomly draw the winner.
I will update you of the progress of the survey, here in the blog
thank you very much for participating!


 

Plan in March

Tomorrow is March already, amazing how time flies, so I decided to write down all the ideas and events that will follow this month:

• March 5 will be the fourth birthday of my little Brian, I'm so excited to hold his little party :)

• March 21 to 25 there will be a European week on Etsy, and I will have an exclusive promotion for the duration of the event, get ready!

• I thought about doing a giveaway here on my blog for this month, maybe a necklace or accessory for hair, what do you think? I have yet to establish the date :)

• Since spring is around the corner, I thought I will do, new brooches and hair accessories with vibrant colors, which color do you suggest?

• new vintage style and modern necklaces are coming very soon!

• last point, I hope that something new and exciting will happen in this beautiful month of early spring :)

Happy or Sad?

Is only the third day of 2011 and already much has happened!
Some news has shocked me, while others are what I wanted for a long time... where do I begin?

This morning I went to the post to send a package and guess what? The Italian post office have increased disproportionately, the Priority Mail (which is now our regular mail) instead of 1.50 €, I paid € 3.30 to ship in the U.S.   
This has been saddened me early in the morning :(
What can I do? Now, I am forced to increase shipping costs, and this may alienate customers, who are to pay a lot of shipping.

really sad :(

now I'm seriously thinking of changing my currency on Etsy, that is to sell in euro rather than in dollars. If you were a customer, you'd be stuck buying in a currency different from yours? or does not change anything for you?


♥  but the good thing is that I got the results of my collaboration, finally! I can only say that my secret collaborator, is a photographer, and tonight I can finally show you the photos taken for me, I'm really excited:)

I think my mood today is confused .... happy, sad, excited, upset, I do not even know... but tomorrow I know that I will be different!

credit image: recuerdoazul