Handmade items from RfC readers

Rabu, 27 April 2016

Handmade items from RfC readers

i have been absolutely excited to percentage this post! And considering tomorrow is the biggest shopping day of the 12 months, what better time to put up this? There are a few very proficient Runs for Cookies readers obtainable, and i desired to let them percentage their handmade items/domestic-primarily based corporations. home made gadgets make awesome gifts, because they're usually one-of-a-kind. they are usually a touch extra pricey than you will discover in a large save, but the love, care, and time that goes into making these things lead them to definitely really worth the money. i'm hoping you revel in browsing those websites and designs as much as i have!




i'm Sarah, and i make handmade quilts out of your favourite t-shirts. those quilts are best to maintain your reminiscences close and preserve you heat, whether or not or not it's shirts out of your favorite races, t-shirts from college or sports. i've also made several memory quilts with pieces of clothing from a passed loved one.

My quilts are not like conventional t-blouse quilts made by piecing the same length blocks together in rows. I custom reduce each blouse in multiple sizes and piece my quilts like a puzzle. I take satisfaction in handing over the quality cover viable - something my customers can be proud to expose to pals, circle of relatives and co-workers and eager to use. you can discover details on my website, and take a look at me out on fb as properly.



hello all!  My call is Lindsey, and i make fused glass artwork and presents in my tiny home studio in Boulder, Colorado.

working with glass became a hobby for years, and when we moved for my fiancĂ©'s work, i discovered myself jobless and friendless in a atypical new location.  I used my unfastened time to start an Etsy shop and exercise my craft, and turned into so amazed when I had my first sale!

I strive to maintain my glass business 0-waste, melting even the tiniest of scraps into lovely stud rings, and reusing shipping substances.  i'm thankful for the possibility to percentage my art with others, and hope every piece brings its new proprietor the joy I felt whilst creating it! you may discover my designs in my Etsy keep, Boulder layout.



hi, i'm Helen from Vancouver, BC Canada. My little domestic business Juicybath Soapworks started out as a creative interest. I had a lot a laugh with it that some years returned I decided to start supplying my soap on the market. i've a web store and i also promote my soap at some local excursion craft festivals each yr.

I make cleaning soap from vegetable oils, like olive, palm, coconut and castor. My Oh infant! line of soaps are ninety five% olive oil with goat milk. it's far a extremely good-gentle soap this is best for babies or for problem pores and skin. My ordinary line of soaps are made with a balanced blend of veggie oils. they may be exceptional bubbly with thick, expensive lather. you will by no means go again to commercially made bars or body wash as soon as you've got attempted home made soap!

Please go to and like my save's fb page to peer more new product photos.

i'm presenting a unique coupon code to Katie's weblog readers for a confined time. input the code  AL6N92  with any order of three or more soaps from my online save before November 30th and get one loose bar of Oh infant! Unscented Olive Oil & Goat Milk. simply in time to inventory up for holiday presents! (free samples are covered in each order, too!)


hi, my call is Liz and i've a little Etsy shop referred to as September Lane.  I started my save as a manner to take my mind off food and weight loss, no shaggy dog story.  i found that through preserving myself busy and interested by other things I’ve had an easier time staying focused on a healthy life-style.  It has labored up to now due to the fact i have misplaced 35 kilos with 25 greater to head!  i'm trying to set an excellent example for my five boys via displaying them that being wholesome and productive is a higher lifestyles.
September Lane is a shop that is all about adding just the right touch to your own home, embellishing a present for a special pal, and creating a keepsake that you'll revel in for years to come.  everything from September Lane is lovingly hand-crafted and created in your pleasure.  i've objects inclusive of customized clay eggs in a nest, amusing and useful magnets, particular name region holders, ornamental clay balls, and personal gift tags.  i hope you discover something you like!


i am Ellen, and i have continually had a choice to run my own commercial enterprise.  After college I ventured into many innovative jobs:  Mural painter.  Illustrator. furniture Painter.  finally I fell into non-public domestic care and that is in which I remained for over a decade.

as a result of unforeseen instances, my self employment needed to come to a close in may of 2012 and on the same time i found myself in need of major surgical treatment.

With a healing time of 6+ weeks, i discovered myself inactive for the primary time in years.  luckily, I had my private weblog to maintain me linked to the matters and people I cared about, but I also found out that my recovery time become treasured; I failed to need to squander it.

My convalescence, at the start visible as a hassle, ended up leading me back to my original love: art.  all over again, the six yr vintage within me began working fast and furious, and my save on Etsy, Ellen Brenneman Studios, became born.



My call is Jessica and i am a ceramic artist, image fashion designer, and like to test with the whole thing in among. i have a love of printing and have a brand new Etsy save that i would like to percentage with all of us.

i have began with single color black ink prints on a warm, earthy brown card inventory. Please come have a look at my hand-carved, hand-revealed desk bound and be aware that I might be uploading new designs weekly, so check returned regularly!

you may discover my designs at Paper Planes & mud Pies on Etsy.


My call is Misty, and i live in the piney woods of northeast Texas.  it's about an hour drive from Shreveport, Louisiana, and about  hours from Dallas.  All my life i've had a love affair with baking.  (Baking - not cooking - i will bake a cake or make a excellent creme brulee, but I burn Hamburger Helper each time! My poor husband exists on a eating regimen of ordinarily desserts, pies, and cookies!)  It started out about age 6...i can do not forget baking my first cake.  Then about age ten I bear in mind placing the oven on hearth and getting to know what a timer changed into for.

over the years, happily i've gotten an awful lot better at my craft! once I reached excessive school, friends and family constantly assumed i would bring the cake whilst inviting me to showers, birthday parties, etc. And after some time word got out, and about two years ago I decided to installation a internet site, post some photos, and get busy!  Boy did I ever get busy!  i love what I do, and learning new techniques and hints.  I would not trade this for some thing in the international. you can find me on my internet site, and additionally on fb.


I nevertheless bear in mind my first glitter nail polish. It changed into 1986 and i used to be 6 years old. That 12 months my mother made me a Rainbow brilliant dress and we were at a Halloween dress save searching out a few add-ons. I got here across a bottle of pink glitter nail polish and begged my dad and mom to shop for it for me. They gave in and my love of glitter commenced.

My name is Jennifer and i am a 31 year antique with a no longer-so-exciting activity that permits me to work from home full time. seeing that most days I do not get dressed makeup and placed on a complete face of makeup i've located that nail polish is an smooth low make-upkeep way to nevertheless experience a laugh and dressed make-up. I commenced seeking out some exquisite chunky glitter nail polish and after being great dissatisfied at what i found within the stores, I decided to discover ways to make my personal.

After lots of trial and blunders I in the end came makeup with the ideal mixture of base and observed just the proper form of glitter. humans began taking observe and asking if i would be willing to sell them the polish and lead them to their own custom mixture. From there Viva l.  a. Glitter was born. each bottle is jam filled with an assortment of glitter in special shapes, sizes and colours. custom polishes make-upon request. do not forget: you may by no means have an excessive amount of glitter!! i'm hoping that i'm able to bring that same pleasure to every body else who wears my polishes.




hiya, everybody. My name is Angelina and i am the owner of Race Junkie Tutus. I began jogging approximately a  12 months ago and it changed my life forever. i used to be at a low point in my existence with regard to my weight and determined to do something about it. I started out strolling. I right away loved how robust I felt and the way walking became remodeling my body and washing away all my pressure. After a few weeks of strolling and feeling proper approximately the outcomes, I determined that I needed to venture myself even further. I signed up for my first 5K Run. I remembering looking around and seeing all the runners. most have been dressed in your basic black and white gear. however the ones who stood out the maximum, and appeared to have the best strength approximately them, have been those with festive costumes and colourful walking apparel. properly i used to be dressed within the simple black and white and blended in with everybody else. after I checked out all the pics after the occasion, I had problem finding myself everywhere. however, the runners I saw crossing the end traces in costumes, hats, and colourful knee excessive socks, now not best seemed really satisfied, however they were smooth to identify!

  After that I determined to design my very own custom Made Tutus and run my following few races in them. I began to immediately get noticed and stood out from the hordes of humans dressed in black and white. I wager you could say that’s whilst a light bulb came on and that i determined  to make Tutu's for extra runners like me... Race Junkies! I went home and made a few samples of my fine Tutu designs and opened a domestic primarily based Etsy save. The reaction has been incredible. I simply experience running with my customers and supporting them layout their dream Race Tutu. i can without a doubt say one my finest joys is being able to read the excitement from my customers once they open the box and submit pics and compliments through my facebook page. I recollect being a child and my mother and father announcing to me that 'The actual present at Christmas changed into looking me open my gifts”. It made 0 feel to me then, however i get it now. And except, shouldn’t every runner look and feel as correct as they may when they pass the end line? sure, they should.

after I design my Tutus I ensure they're completely handcrafted from American made merchandise. each Tutu is custom made to healthy the man or woman wearing it and tied in the sort of manner as to now not handiest be massive and fluffy, but also exceptional long lasting. individually, I assume a tutu is perfect for any occasion! i've worn them walking, biking, dancing, and just around the house for fun. For me sporting a tutu to an occasion simply makes experience. all of us teach hard and its our time to shine, so why not shine in style!

be aware: Angelina is providing a reduction for Runs for Cookies readers! To get 12% off, use the code COOKIES.




i'm Mandee, and that i make hand sculpted, hand painted polymer clay jewelry. i've lovable sugar skull pendants in addition to lovely kawaii-fashion jewelry.

the entirety is handmade with plenty of love and interest to element.you can locate my objects in my Etsy keep, Killer Kawaii Designs.