Found on Etsy - BZB Designs

I just received this wonderful handwoven rug from BZB Designs on Etsy.  This Handwoven Recycled Rug in Tequila Sunrise is a perfect addition to our kitchen! Plus, Beckie did such a wonderful job weaving this rug with upcycled t-shirts!!! As soon as I saw that she was making rugs I had to scoop one up for myself. It is the perfect size, not too big and not too small. She has more colors and varieties available in her shop if you want to check them out here.

Hope you have a super wonderful, exciting, productive and happy week this week!!!

XOXO, KC

Etsy Success Holiday Boot Camp (round 2)

(Beckie and I finally meeting this summer in Brooklyn)

Today is the first week for this years Etsy Success Holiday Boot Camp.  I am so exciting for this upcoming holiday season, and I am mostly excited because of this Boot Camp! Last year I met my friend Beckie from BZB Designs when I was picking my Boot Camp Buddy. Meeting her has been such a blessing.  It is really nice to have someone to not only motivate you but to help get critiques and helpful insight for your shop.


You are in plenty of time to get on the bandwagon and do the boot camp too, today is the first day.  First things first, go to this lovely starting post from Danielle at Etsy- Holiday Boot Camp: A Flying Start. When you are on the forum for your boot camp buddy my biggest advise is to look though some shops ask yourself:

BZ Day today

Happy March Y'all!  It may be the impact of March Madness and growing up with ACC Basketball, but I am always pumped for March.  

Today Beckie from bzb designs and I completed our Renegade Brooklyn  application and I am so excited! We talked forever yesterday on the phone and I am so glad we joined up together in Etsy's 2010 Boot Camp program. I really hope we get the opportunity to show together and finally meet in person, but I think either way there is going to be so much fun on the horizon for us.  She is awesome! When I was at my friend Kristin's house the other day I saw one of Beckie's bugs :)

Tricia scooped me up after my appointment to help with some of her amazing costumes for the FIDM Debut mid March.  It will be such an awesome event, I am happy to help with whatever I can! I love all the crystal embellishments.  I am seriously  going to sparkle everything after looking at all of her sparkly show girls. I am saving pictures for closer to Debut, but these shoes are too good to pass up sharing. 

 Also, We posted on the SCAD + ETSY = LOVE page today.  You can check out the post HERE.

hope this post isn't too late, off to bed now.

XOXO,

KC

*LIVE* Today- Etsy Success Symposium

Today is the Etsy Success Symposium and I have missed some of the streaming talks already today.  My Etsy Bootcamp Buddy Beckie with BZB Designs was able to make the trek out to Brooklyn and I can't wait to hear what she thought of being able to attend. I really love how helpful and involved Etsy gets for their community both on-line and in person.

*If you want to follow online go to this link here*

How-To: Fused Plastic Bags

Today's how-to is about making Fused Plastic Bags.  You can use this fusing technique to create all kinds of items made from the base "fabric" after melted. 

One of my resolutions that I started early before Christmas is, if I think something is cool, I try to make it.  I am constantly looking at inspiration and ideas and whenever I see something I like, I make myself try it out.  

My Etsy Bootcamp Buddy Beckie from BZB Designs makes wonderful items made of fused plastic bags and I have been collecting tons of plastic bags to ship her way.  I saw this video on Etsy and I thought I would sneak a bit of the stash I have for Beckie and try my hand at fusing plastic bags myself.  Here is a video Etsy made to show the process: