Today’s theme was easy to come up with.  This Saturday is our 8th annual Apple Bash and we’ve combined it with my father-in-law’s 60th birthday party…I’m expecting at least 100 people on my farm!  Lots of work to do but should be lots of fun!

Let’s see what I can find that matches my theme on etsy today:

It’s all got to start with the invites…these ‘Let’s Party Cards’ would be perfect from irasema.

 

The main food served for the evening is going to be a taco/nacho bar!  Yummy! 

They would look great served on this Nacho/Salad 10in. Turquoise Blue Fused Stained Glass Plate from sandmanglass22.

My father-in-law could use these ‘Set of Spares’  from aminyitray…at a party last summer he actually “Partied so Hard he lost his teeth”…

I wouldn’t be surprised to see something like JacobWalker’s ‘A New Perspective – Original Watercolor Painting’ later on in the evening on Saturday… 

It wouldn’t be apple bash without a bonfire…this handcrafted firebowl, Blonde Ambition, from peteabrams would look fabulous!

Here’s to a successful party!

My original plan was to keep a month long list but it is pretty long after just one week so I think I’m going to do it week by week.

This is a tool to help everyone for tagging their items. Remember though…DO NOT MISTAG! It annoys EVERYONE! I’m hoping by reading (and typing) this list up everyone will be able to improve their tagging technique. I know I have things that would fit into these tags that I never would have thought of using…maybe you do to…

international travel

sailor

back to school gear x 8

slow food

Bastille Days x 2

rustic x 2

July’s Birthstone – RUBY

tattoo

pop icon

linen

nautical

rustic July Weddings

Mediterranean

summer cooking

trip down a rabbit hole

wheat

hand dyed

blythe

geometric

new moms

mint

July Weddings

summer beach vacations

eco friendly x 2

green

free shipping x 2

whiskey and rye

Tour de France

primrose

western

ruche

bacon

windswept

barn

distressed x 2

surfer

modern home

scholastic style

moss

tropical

cottage

handmade wedding

woodgrain

woodland forest

bright

young wizard

Halloween

*NOTE* on 7/21 majority of etsy picks was found by ‘browsing etsy categories… I have no advice on how to get found through that…

I may be added a few more to this list before the day is done…actually...I just checked and I have them all!

I had the pleasure of meeting some truly lovely ladies from the Always In Season store at the Wholesale show I attended last month. They turned into my first wholesale customers!

I dropped off the remainder of their order last week and was able to take a peek at the store. It was truly lovely and what a great cause! (the zippered bags I made…)

Per the website:

The Always in Season retail store is located in the Health Care Center Annex in Independence, WI. It features seasonal decorations and crafts, gently used books, a variety of cheeses, patio and lawn decorations, specialty foods, gift baskets, and more. In addition, in the early spring Always in Season hosts the Picket Fence Perennial Sale which offers gardeners a wide variety of perennial flowers and plants.

AIS Products

The store also features goods produced by AIS Products. AIS Products is a division of the Vocational Rehabilitation Department of the Trempealeau County Health Care Center.

AIS Products produces their own molds, pours them with a resin mixture and adds the finishing touches. Resin items are extremely durable. It affords clients living in our communities and residing in our facility with work to enhance their daily lives.

Our products are available to retail and wholesale representatives. AIS Products currently has several contracts for replication. We can be contacted if you are in need of replicating an item in resin. Visit the Sub-Contracting page for more information.

Participants in the Vocational Program are involved in the production of the resin products. Our mission in the Vocational Program is "to create a higher quality of living for individuals by developing vocational skills, use of client empowerment and preparation for the public and/or sheltered work force."

During my visit I was happy to see some familiar items!

These lovely items are from StorylineDesign. The bags on display are from yours truly, KimsCraftyApple. Does this display look familiar? Yup, it’s the same place I contract out to… Blue Hill By Hand. And some fabulous headbands from the lovely tiebeau.

I only took pictures of the items in which I knew the artists’ behind them. There were tons of fabulous, one of a kind, items for sale. I was only there about a half hour but could have easily spent much more time. I even ended up buying a birthday gift for my sister-in-law, Karma. (Can’t talk about it too much since I haven’t given it to her yet).

Make sure to check out their website by clicking HERE to find out more about their operation.

On Thursday, July 9th, Nichole Jeske wrote a spectacular feature on none other than little old me on handmadenews.org! I was so excited to get the email. If you would like to read the article click HERE!

Thanks for all your support!




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I have gotten quite a few requests for custom orders over the past year and I just want to let everyone know that I LOVE doing CUSTOM orders!  I love trying to make what you are looking for.  What I do is extremely one of a kind so I will never be able to duplicate what I’ve done exactly again.  What I encourage you to do is to keep an eye on my ‘style’ of work.  If there is a style you like but the colors aren’t exactly it or you want a t-shirt instead of an apron or you need a different size in something or you want a less expensive ring base…please just let me know!  I’m more than happy to work with you.

All that being said, I am unable to work on custom orders from August 15th through October 31st.  Apples season begins and I pretty much have no time except for things pertaining to apples.  I do not plan on closing my shop at that time, but I plan on just selling what I have available.  The other 9.5 months of the year I am more than happy to work with you.

Here are a few custom orders I have completed in the past (please excuse the imperfect pictures…):

This custom order the client liked the Perfectly Purple Bubble Romper but needed it in 18 month size and wanted some pink added.  This person requested napkin rings…all different colors. Blue t-shirts were requested here. (I made two of them so the brother’s matched somewhat)  This customer loved my  candy drop ring but wanted to go with the less expensive ring base…no problem.This customer liked the horizon style onesies I do but needed a different size. This request was for matching hats…two different sizes. A family was taking a trip and requested matching dyed clothing.  In the end it was two men t-shirts, 3 tank tops, 1 child t-shirt and a baby bubble romper…this one was a lot of fun! This particular customer really liked my candy drop rings but has a LOVE of purple..I was more than happy to add some additional purple into my design.This custom order actually came about from the hooded towels I sell at my apple orchard.  A person had received one for a gift and just loved it…she wanted more so we completed the transaction through etsy.   I was contacted to see if I could put the Russian Nesting Matryoshka Doll from my aprons onto a tshirt for her daughter…not a problem!

 

So, please, if there is something in my shop that you really like but it’s just not quite it…let me know, I’m more than happy to work with you.