Our Etsy Shop is open!

Gracia and I (well, mainly Gracia, truth be told) have been busy opening our little etsy shop. We thought it would compliment our online store and maybe make shopping a little easier for our friends in the United States. So champagne all round folks! Drop on in and check out all the brand new goodies.

I'll even let you all in on two little preview items to go on our online store (as I'm worried it will get jealous of its glamourous etsy cousin... do online stores have feelings?). They are these gorgeous hand knitted scarves by Thelma's. I have one of my own which I love. It is knitted in several shades of blue with fine white stripes. The blues represent the ocean and the white stripes represent the ice sheets, then on-top of this splendour, there are over six felt polar bears running, sitting and standing. The felt polars are based on my drawings and they even have little French knots in blue thread for their eyes. It really, really rocks!

Many exciting things have happened this week, mostly in the form of snail mail. Here are a few photos of the glorious goodies from all our friends.

This stash of paper ephemera, artwork and inspiration was from Frips. Thank-you Frips, we love it and hope to make something exciting with some of the bits and pieces, maybe I'll even get organised enough to post you back something soonish.

These fantastic cards were from Briana, who I know I've already said thank-you to, but really can a person ever say thank-you enough?

And these two weren't addressed to me but rather to Gracia, however I thought they were too awesome not to draw for everyone.

Also, if you have time in your blogging schedule, feel free to skip across to sew green to check out my mini book review of Every Last Drop. I'm only half way through reading it, but I thought when I finish I'd love to give it away on my blog. I'll keep you posted.

Oh and also... thank-you Julie for nominating me for a thinking blogger award. Now I get to nominate five people in return, how hard is that?! There are so many beautiful and intelligent blogs out there. As Gracia was nominated as well we were able to share a few of our all time favourites. If I've missed anyone out, and I know I have, then it's only because I had to stick to a list of five.

Wendy - Girl in Green
Risa - Muerto de Risa
Frips - fripsmailart
Mav - port 2 port
Paula - Simple Me

So congrats my five lovely blog friends, your posts constantly inspire and delight me.

Medium: watercolour and pencil on Rising Stonehenge cream 100% cotton 245gsm paper

Dimensions: 9 X 14cm

Comments

[cruststation]

Congrats on the Etsy store, how exciting! Love Thelma's beautiful scarves and lovely mailbox goodies + adorable paintings by you. You and Gracia deserve 'The Thinking Blogger Award', so many wonderful people nominated.

[jen]

how exciting! congrats on the new etsy shop!

[Tiffany]

Yay! An etsy store! Wonderful scarves, I must say. I love the little felt flowers.

:^)

Tiff*

[christine]

Beautiful watercolored penguin. He looks wonderful!

[elaine haby]

Your polar bear scarf suits you to a tea, Miss Louise. Plenty of scampering, crouching, smooching polar bears to keep you company......e

[simple me]

congratulations on your etsy shop...I will need to pop-in sometime ... after all I have a shop just next door :)
Thelma's scarves are sweet. I specially like the one with the flowers.
and yeah! goodies in the mail...always makes you happy.
I thought it was funny for you to draw the studs I just saw over on Gracia's ears.
also congratulations on your award. you deserve it! ... and oh! thank YOU for nominating me together with such fine people. thank you for inspiring me too!
have a wonderful week!
xxx

[shari]

hi lj!

love your watercolor drawings of gracia's treats. :) congrats on the etsy shop. exciting news. also, please tell elaine that i love her scarves. makes me wish fall would return. it's a very warm 96 degrees F here. the air is steamy and full of mosquitoes. xoxo

[cally]

sending you some happy shop opening wishes

[Karen]

Woot! woot! An Etsy store! Champagne all around indeed. The drawing of the duck is SO adorable!

[risa]

thank you dear! you make me think too! all of the time. and yay!!! for the etsy shop.
and i've been loving sew green. such an inspiration to change our daily habits! i'm working on it...

[wendy]

yeah for the new shop!
{online shops might have feelings,but they are family, so they want each other to do well!}
lovely mail & thanks for the thinking blogger shout out.
xo

[Anastasia]

the scarves look great!! some cool things in the post!

[maditi]

congrats on the etsy shop :)
you´re one of my favorite blog thinkers - really love your choice too!!

[julie]

such great blog choices and congrats on your new shop!!! enjoy your wonderful mail and this weekend,
xxx

[Hanna]

Oh what a long lovely post with lots of yummy stuff. Love the giraf card-pic and the scarf with its buttons. Very cool and inspiring, even though it is too hot to knit here right now. :-)

Your bird drawing is very cute too. Thanks for your visit in my blog too, it is allways apriciated and makes me smile.

take care!!

[comfies]

(you're the best louise, your behind-the-scenes-nomination is noted and much appreciated!). how i love that drawing of the softie! and yay for the etsy shop!

[amisha]

ohhh... congratulations on the new etsy shop!! so exciting! and also for the thinking blogger nomination. you + gracia are always an inspiration and a delight!
xo

[jenny]

:) welcome to etsy dear ones! xoxo

[louise]

Hi Crust Station, Jen, Tiffany, Christine, Elaine, Paula, Shari, Cally, Karen, Risa, Wendy, Anastasia, Maditi, Julie, Hanna, Comfies, Amisha and Jenny,

Thank-you for the Etsy good cheer and well wishes. Thank-you also for your reassuring, oh so flattering, words of encouragement. It regularly makes my day!

Cheers, lj

[Marieke]

Congrats on the Etsy store girls! And wow, what a lot of goodies! :-) x