Making Room For Baby SALE!!!

3 more weeks.

That's about how long we anticipate being a family of 2.5 (two humans, one dog). And then... 3.5.

As you all know, I have a hard time just relaxing, letting go and NOT working. But that is even more of a persnickety challenge with a baby on the way. There's so much to dust, to fold, to wash, to put together, to make safe, to purge, to buy, to DO! Add to that the fact that I have spent the last 3 weeks with Costochondristis (which is fun to google, if you wish to, but is) basically an inflamation of the connective tissue and whatnot in/on the ribs. My entire right side is a constantly aching, frozen, tense ball of ouch... so much for working on that mural for baby.

I'm sitting here now, surrounded by piles of baby clothes that need to be sorted, folded and put into the appropriate bins on the appropriate shelves and staring at a pile of felt that is BEGGING to be cut. Not today felt... today is "baby day".

I am planning on closing up the shop on November 1st (or sooner, if baby comes early, and knowing how punctual his mama is, there's a good chance he's already eyeing the calendar and making notes). I wont be "back in business" until the end of November, and even then, it'll be with a limited collection. SO, if you are planning on giving greenstar this year for the holidays, now would be the time to stock up, right? just in case.

SO, This Week Only, I'm offering FREE SHIPPING & free gifts w any purchase over $20! At checkout, just use the code: "Room4Baby" and I'll reimburse you the shipping cost. Spread the word & have fun! I've reduced the prices on a bunch of stuff too, so take advantage of those sales, baby.

Go, go, go.

Fine Handworks Show this SATURDAY! (get em before they're gone!)

This weekend you can find more than just great books at the Book Festival!
Just a hop, skip & a jump from the main festival area, is a brand new Arts Festival.
The first annual Fine Handworks festival welcomes you to check out some of the coolest artists & crafters in Charm City, including BEST Members, and my good friends: JerseyGirlDesigns, Fuzzy Mug & The Littlest Bean. And of course, me.

Even more awesome? This is my LAST show before baby arrives, and as such I'll be looking to clear inventory so I can make room for tiny little socks and wooden teethers and all sorts of insanely adorable space taking-up-items, which we seem to keep accumulating. I won't have any Knitimals on hand, but there will be the last of the first edition Folkies (on SALE) and a bunch of Minimals to keep your plush needs met. Also, this would be a great time to stock up on Christmas ornaments and other holiday treats--- I'll bring those along too. There'll be soap and recycled plastic pins & pendants, plenty of notecards and other paper goods, tshirts and more. And of course, the now famous SALE BASKET.

If you're thinking about giving a custom Knitimal for the holidays, place those orders with me on Saturday-- you'll get 30% off the regular price of a custom doll, and it'll be ready in time for holiday gift giving.


brand new Folkie notecards!


work by jersey girl designs


work by fuzzy mug


work by the littlest bean (who, by the way, will be manning both our booths for the first hour, so hubs and i can attend our first birthing class!).


We hope to see you there!

Fine Handworks Festival
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Noon until 5:00 pm
Enoch Pratt Parish Hall, First Unitarian Church of Baltimore
On N. Charles Street, between W. Franklin and W. Hamilton Streets
Mt. Vernon neighborhood in downtown Baltimore

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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!