BIG SALE 11/13 TO 11/20

The Quiltsy Team is have a big sale for the next week 11/13 to 11/20 you will find items starting at 10 percent or more off. Here is a listing of the some of the shops including mine

DebiDesigns SewingGranny QuiltingCorner SpringwaterDesigns ClubAloha Warmnfuzzies Postcardlady QuiltedHearts5 QuiltSewPieceful UniquelyNancy Whimbrella MiniMade BungalowQuilts QuiltingFrenzy RiverEdgeDesign 3StitchCreations KimsCraftyApple MoranArtandQuilts KarolsVintageArt QuiltedBabe WithHugsnStitches CreationsByNoraMarie SarahsQuiltsnCrafts ForQuiltsSake SieberDesigns GuthDesigns BonbonsandMore PamelaQuilts PawandPurrs lmkQuilts Fabricalacarte FrillsandFluff DragonflyStitches MagpieKnits BerryBlueCreations QuiltsByBarb QuiltPetaler SFOQuilter RedandCompany QuiltingCafe FrostCottage QuiltArtFabric CyndesPlace SewUpScale SuzyQQuiltsPampatchwork

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Gift Guide 11/12/09

Well it is that time of the year again. The holidays are approaching us. Whether it be Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, or Christmas we are all looking for gift ideas and with the struggling economy we are looking for the best quality for our money. So I have decided, starting this week, I will be offering a Gift Guide on my blog.

Each week I will be featuring my fellow Etsians and a link to their shop. All items will be $15.00 and under. Here are the items I have select for this week.

Icepurplepenguin.etsy.com
She makes this adorable Memory Games. This set is
Noah's Arch

clubaloha.esty.com
This lover zipper bag is made from Michael Fabric.
There is a variety you can choose from.

From webescrapbooking.etsy.com are these lovely
embossed butterfly note card. I have to admit, I like these so much
I may have to purchase these myself.

MadeByMari.etsy.com is offering a pair of
Chanukah Glycerin Soap Pair

When I found these I couldn't resist showing these unique pair
of Heart and Key Earrings from CobwebCorner.etsy.com

Of course lets not forget our little four legged friends.
from crazyforcollars.etsy.com are a blue bandana dog
collars.

Who doesn't need something is basic black
Designsbynoramarie.etsy.com has just that with black and silver
earrings

Features of the week 11/8/09

In the past year in order to help promote my Etsy Shops I have joined a few Etsy Teams.
Unique Women in Business( UWIB), Quiltsy, and The Carried Away Bag Team (CABT). Through these teams I have met some very interesting and creative artist/crafters and of course what unites us all is that we love to create. I discovered that many have more than one interest in their creations. So I have decided over the next few weeks to feature a few of the artist and their shops. Each week I will try and features at least 2 and give you an insight into what they sell and why they have chosen to have more than one shop.


The owner of the first shop is Gail. Gail owns QuiltSewPieceful.etsy.com and QuiltSewCover.etsy.com. Gail says that when she first opened her shop on Etsy in Jan.2009 she did so because she mostly wanted to sell some excess inventory of quilts. But she also made and sold many things over the years and in trying to put them in one shop it became a jumble so she started the second shop.

From QuiltSew Pieceful shop I choose to feature one of Gail's beautiful quilts. It is an applique medallion style quilt-Primrose Lane and from her QuiltSewCover shop I have chosen a checkbook cover.

My second feature artist is Jamie. Jamie owns jmjcreations.etsy.com and destinationhandmade.etsy. Jamie I would say is very much like myself, not only does she sew, but she also likes to design and make her own jewelry. For her features I have choosen
a animal print I-Phone Protector from her destinationhandmade shop and from the jmjcreations a gorgeous Butterfly Pin. In her description she state that she wanted to "attempt to capture the delicate beauty of God's amazing creation". I believe she did.

I had to get myself in somewhere so I chose my shops. My two shops are creationsbynoramarie.etsy. and designsbynoramarie.etsy.com. I chose to have two shops because I felt that sense I was creating very different categories of designs that in order to be taken seriously in each shop I need to separate them. By doing so it tells the customer that I am experience in each craft.
For my features I have picked my newest Christmas Table Topper from my creationsbynoramarie and from designbynoramarie I have chosen my butterfly earrings.

Follow me over the next few weeks as I feature more of these wonder desiners/artist.

Fall Harvest

Well I ended up having a great week. I received an email last night telling me that my Breast Cancer Eye Glass Case is part of a feature this week on the Team Quiltsy blog so take a look. www.teamquiltsy.blogspot.com That made me feel just great.

Secondly I just listed the last of my fall table runners and placemats on Etsy.
creationsbynoramarie.etsy.com

Each of the items are made with warm fall colors that will only contribute more color to you fall tables. As you all know I love to use my embroidery machine, so I embroidered a cornucopia on 3 blocks on one of the runners.

The placemats are reversable and can be used other either side

Halloween Table Runners

Normally I never make items for Halloween unless they are a special order, but this year I first decided to make my daughter a Halloween Tablerunner for her birthday, she and my grandkids are big, big fans of Halloween, well I had more material than I needed and instead of putting it in my stash bin I decided to make more and to quilt/embroidery them on my machine. Here are the results.

You can find them in my Etsy Shop at www.creationsbynoramarie.etsy.com

You can also email for more information on them

Breast Cancer Awareness

As I know many of you are aware of October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This is a disease that has hit's almost all of us one way or another, family member, friend or yourself.

Last year I decided to help raise awareness and possible make a contribution for research.
I collected a variety of embroidery designs and designs this very simple lap quilt. I dedicated the quilt to my aunt and a very dear friend who both lost there battle. I also have a web page that is dedicated to all the courageous women who are fighting or are still fighting this battle.

You can find the quilt and several of the other items for sale at my etsy shop creationsbynoramarie.etsy.com.

These designs can also be embroidered on t-shirts, sweatshirts, pillows, robes and more. My most popular items last year where my t-shirts, pillows and the eyeglass case.
Prices range from $6.00 to $30.00 and $80 for the quilt.

Every item I sell I donate a portion to the Susan G Komen Foundation in my aunts memory.

If you are interested in having any of these designs you can contact me through my etsy shop or directly through email creationsbynm@yahoo.com

Mixed Media Artist

I admit I have neglected my blog lately, so before I start the rest of my day I have decided to blog about a new artist I was recently introduced to.

Her name is Kathren. Kathren is a mixed media artist who creates handpainted premitive items and one of a kind whimsical scupltures.

I found her through another Facebook friend and I love here work.

She bost that her favorite holidays are Halloween and Christmas and you can see this reflected in her work.

She is having a fantastic giveaway on her blog www.codyskeepsakes.blogspot.com. She is giving away this adorable little orne called Bella. I hope my readers will log on and participate and help support a fellow artist.