FREE-Kend!

Happy Friday the 13th!
Around here, we're celebrating with some scary movies AND a FRIGHTENINGLY awesome sale!

Starting at 5pm today, you can shop till you drop (so to speak) and enjoy some SCARY bargains too.

I've spent all week re-stocking the shop and with only 1.5 more months of production before I'll be going on maternity leave, I'm offering my good friends & readers the opportunity to scoop up some goodies before they are gone for good (or at least for a few months). Now's a GREAT time to do some pre-holiday shopping too (goodness knows, with our little November baby, I'm taking care of all that shopping NOW myself).

So, what's this sale all about?

"FreeKend"... that one little word will get you a lot.

Well, for starters-- FREE SHIPPING on all orders (i'll refund the shipping cost after you complete payment).

And, for all orders over $25, you'll get a free Knitimal Wallet (perfect for Back to School-- to carry library cards, ID cards or bus passes. And perfect for you grown ups too-- a great way to tote your ID, credit cards and other essentials when you're out on the town).

All orders over $40, get a free wallet AND a free coloring book.

All orders over $60 ship with the wallet, a coloring book AND a gift certificate worth $15 for a future purchase.

All orders over $100 get all that great stuff... plus some surprises.

Not too shabby, huh?

AND, for every purchase this weekend, you'll be entered in a drawing to win a FREE FOLKIE! Can you imagine?!
Feel free to pass this along... the more the merrier!

Remember to use the code "FreeKend" in your message to seller at checkout, to qualify for all the goodness!

The sale ends Sunday, August 15th at Midnight EST, so don't wait too long!
Enjoy.
Happy Friday, folks.
xo, danamarie

Congrats AND a new chance to win!

Well, friends, I hit 400 sales (with your help!), and as promised, one lucky shopper did, in fact, win herself a Folkie. Big congrats to Stephanie (whose name was pulled blindly from a stack of invoices).

Winning is fun, no?

So fun, in fact, that we're gonna do it again!
Every order this week (Monday though Monday) will be in the running (to become America's Next Top Model... ok, no, that's not it) to win another Folkie! All you have to do is shop & include the code "FolkieLove" in the message to seller at checkout.

In other exciting news: I'm restocking like mad, and there are a whole bunch of new and wonderful items just waiting for love in the shop-- new Knitimals, new Folkies, toothfairy pillows, business card holders, keychains, cards and more. Whattya waiting for?

go check it out!

shop update! and a special giveaway....

First things first...

I've just started getting the shop updated again (takes a while to get back in the swing of things like this, you know? the photographing, the sitting at the computer and writing witty descriptions... most of the time, i'd rather be MAKING than advertising, but selling can't happen if people don't know what you're making, right?). So, as of tonight, there's some lovely new stuff in the shop, and I will be adding to it, as time permits, every day.

Curious what's there now?

In other news, as the baby countdown moves us closer and closer to deadline, I'm looking around and thinking "Man, there's a lot of stuff here, still". See, as I said before, I have a tendency to make and make and make, but a hard time with the selling. I'm not sure what the holiday season will hold for me, show-wise... I mean, I'll have a very, very wee person at that point, and might not be able to DO any shows. And if that's the case, with the exception of the Buyer's Market show at the end of the month, your only chance of getting anything from me, is gonna be online. And boy howdy, do I have products to move.

SO, I need an inventory reduction.



I'm also only 3 sales away from 400 (on etsy). So, the next 3 orders are in for a treat. Not only will your order ship with a few lovely little freebies, but ONE of your lucky folks will also win a FREE Folkie. Yep. Imagine how fun it'll be to open your package and discover a Folkie in addition to what you ordered!?!?! I KNOW!!!!

If you're interested (and how could you not be) just do some shopping and mention "SWEET400" in your message to seller at checkout. I'll do the rest.

xoxo,
danamarie

fyi, I'm "ReCreative"

got a lovely little shout out today...
thanks Urbanite!

Back to work... with my feet up, of course.

With only a couple shows left on my pre-baby calendar, I must... Keep... Knitting...

This little bundle is going to be so cute when she's all sewn up & stuffed. I'm really digging oranges & blues these days.

Artscape is HERE!!!

well kids, Artscape starts tomorrow.
mr. greenstar and i just got back from setting up the booth (and it looks AWESOME); its always an interesting adventure... first figuring out how to fit everything in the CAR and then figuring out how to fit everything in the BOOTH. Of course, try as I might, there's always new stuff premiering at Artscape, which means coming up with a new system each year. But i think we got it.

As always, there will be Knitimals & Recyclimals. And I couldn't NOT bring newer favorites like bibs, onesies & other hand drawn wearables.





New for this year though are some really cool "homegoods"--- or greenstar-on-the-go goodies... like these business card holders. Looking for great gifts? how about the brand new birdie brooches & hair clips, or original ink drawings to benefit the Audubon Society? Or maybe you want to say 'thanks' in a bright & colorful way?





Either way, there's a LOT of super cool, handmade amazingness waiting for you at Artscape 2010, and while it'll definitely be hot, we'll be trying our best to keep the tent cool (there are many fans this year) and hoping you'll stop by and say Hi!
And, if the greenstargoodness isn't enough to entice you, maybe this will... This may be your last chance (for a couple of years at least) to see me like this:



(yep... surprise!)

We hope to see you this weekend!
Booth E-109 (on Mt Royal Ave; on MICA's campus, in front of the Fox building and across the street from Corpus Christi Church--- same spot as previous years); Friday 12-10pm; Saturday 12- 10pm; Sunday 12- 8pm.

xoxo, danamarie (& baby greenstar)

Artscape sneak peeks...

The new (and yet, already very popular) bird brooches & hair clips are restocked and ripe for the picking!

Artscape Sneak Peek... revealed

Right you are! These new little sweeties are, in fact, ToothFairy "Pillows". Made from super soft fleece with felt accents, they each hold an egg in a nest, a heart or a star "pocket"; the perfect place to stash away a tooth treasure & for the fairy herself to reciprocate with a treat. And when tooth losing is out of season, they make dear friends to be carried anywhere and a perfect place to hide very important things.... like coins, "Silly Bandz™" or candy.

The only place to get 'em is Artscape, so come on by and grab em while you can!

Artscape countdown...

Also new for artscape: these guys.

What do you think they are?

Countdown to Artscape....

its almost that time of year, folks!
what time is that? oh, you know, the MOST AWESOME ART-TASTIC time EVER!

Yes, Artscape begins next Friday, which means you only have to wait 7 more days to feast your eyes on all the amazingness to come... and *I* only have 6 more days to MAKE all the amazingness.

But don't you worry... there'll be PLENTY of new amazingness this year. Plenty.

Want to see some sneak peeks? No problem. Well, for starters, in addition to pre-matched sets of four knitimal coasters, you'll now have your choice of SINGLE coasters to mix and match as you please.

Stay Tuned.
More reveals & some coupon DEALS to come.

xo, danamarie