Wednesday, April 29, 2009

1st Etsyversary and Give Away

Hi everyone!

Today is my very frist etsyversary. I've now been one year on Etsy as a seller and sold 568 items, which is wonderful!
My life has really changed since Etsy as I intend to make it a living.
I met wonderful people on Etsy and also bought beautiful items there.
I must admit, I do love Etsy.


GIVE AWAY:
So in order to celebrate this little event for you but big for me, I'm doing a little give away.
I will give away 35 USD that you can spend whenever you want in 2009 in one or more times!
This give away is open until the 10th of May

RULES:
To enter this give away you have to live on Earth and be a mammal which doesn't live in the sea (I'm pretty sure polymer clay wouldn't do great in water)

You may have several entries:
1 entry: Leave a message telling me your 2 favorites items in my shop
1 entry: Tell me what you would like to see in my shop (must be a new idea so verify if this isn't already in my shop)
2 entries: Blog about this give away (with an image from my shop)
1 entry: Tweet this on twitter
1 entry: Join my facebook page
1 entry: tell me a joke

For every entry leave a comment !

The winner will be chosen randomly!
Good luck to everybody!

xx
Stéphanie

Monday, April 27, 2009

working for the SIMP 2009

Hi!

So I've been working also on some special things, a fish stall and a presentation table. The fish stall will be proposed to sale like this (I doubt it will sell though as the price will be quite hmm... high) and the table is just to show off miniatures.


Besides that I've been on the Daily Deviation today and got buried under messages and sales, which is really great! Someone also commented on my salmon prep board that the miniature itself was extremely artistic but the photo as well. Which made me cry :) I'm very sensible I guess. I feel very happy to see all this positive return.

And YES I should translate this in French, but as always, I'm lazy teehee!

xx
Stéphanie

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Little Prep Boards for the SIMP 2009

Soooo, I really think I will have too much for the SIMP, the miniature fair in Paris on the 21st June BUT you never know, even if I'm more or less unknown in France (or at least I guess I'm unknown :D) and I really think I won't sell much because my prices may be too high (I have no idea, maybe they're too low as well hahaha) I still really really really want to show the most there :)
SO I made some more preparation boards (yes I love them, especially the cake ones :P

Here are the pictures:




Ok I need to leave, today is a "working for school blah day".
No minis (well at least I try haha)

I'll show you some more SIMP stuff tomorrow!

xx
Stéphanie

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Go Green!

This week Estella from StarOfTheEast asked us to tell her what we did for the earth.
I'm really busy these days (as always yup I know) so just a few photos of things I recycle in my miniature work.
1. Diverse stuff for the miniatures themselves.
2. Ferrero Rocher boxes to store all my minis.
3. I use advertising and punch little butterflies that I glue on my little packaging boxes. (yes I do buy boxes, making them is just too time consuming for me)
4. Bubble Plastic Paper that I receive when ordering mini dishes

Friday, April 24, 2009

Sale!

Hi everyone!

I'm having a sale!
Yup, so a few things are waiting here to get bought and I don't want to take them for another 4 months so I put them on sale!
Please visit my sale section in my etsy shop!
Here some of the items on sale:


I also have some items that I don't want lying dumbly at home anymore! So I sell them for less.


xx
Stéphanie

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

2 give-aways

Hi everyone!
I'm back after a few days of very low mood. I was a bit depressed, but my lovely boyfriend managed it (again) to make me happy. He's perfect (well almost :D)

I'm featured on a blog and having there 2 give aways!
I'm sure you ARE interested:
here's the blog

Yeah and here are some chocolates I made last week but didn't have the time to show them!


xx
Stéphanie

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Cookie Prep Board

I did two different cookie boards, one is intend for the miniature fair in June, the other for my etsy shop.
Here's the listing you can find in my etsy shop:


Besides that the weather is quite blah which doesn't motivate me a lot. And I'm having a hard time living here, as I would love to be at my own home and not at my BF' home. But life's like that and I'm stuck until summer (counting impatiently).
I also bought a beautiful hoodie from Vaisto, which I more than love and intend to write an article about it when the weather is better so I can take a picture of me in the forest :)

I also played with wood trays and painted them! This came out: (oh I DIDN'T make the cute flower. As you may know, I hate making flowers :D :D)

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Ok, that's it for today!
Need to get some work done!
xx
Stéphanie

Friday, April 17, 2009

My Creative Mess :)

Estella is having another great "little sister" idea! See her blogpost.
Showing our creative workspace!
In my case, it's more or less mess a big miniature mess :)
But pictures say more than words ;)

yeah, I wanted to do this since sooo long!
thanks Estella!

xx
Stéphanie

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Personal cake challenge

While I was searching for cake photos on flickr, I stumbled upon this white chocolate cake, and instantly fell in love with it!


So I did a mini version of it:

And as I needed to make a full cake first in order to have 2 slices (yes I have two slices):

Yes and while you're all in awe and searching all my shop links where these slices could possible be, which means:
my etsy shop, my dawanda (yeah I know it's still empty) and my website (yup I know my online shop still doesn't exist)
I need to tell you that these are for the SIMP 2009. And IF I have some spare time (hahaha) I may make them for my shop :D :D

But I promise I have a beautiful porcelain plate filled with chocolates which just waits to be photographed and to go in my etsy shop ;)

xx
Stéphanie

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

New Website!!!

Ok, I finally did it! I uploaded my own website! It took me exactly two days to make and I hope it looks better than before. I still need to translate the website in French and German and also to make an online shop. But that can wait a bit until then!

xx
Stéphanie

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Cakes!

Pfew!
After one week of no posting due to the challenge, I feel really eager to show off some minis!
I didn't sell anything this Easter weekend which is a bit stressful for me, but I didn't list very much so I suppose it's related.
I've opened a dawanda shop as well, but need to list there too. Right now, that shop is empty...
AND I still want to update my website, translate it in French and German and insert an online shop ><
Oh and I still have about 7 custom orders waiting hahaha!
Yeah and today is a sunny day so I guess I will do some bike riding this afternoon!

Anyway, here are the two cakes I made on Sunday:
A very simple and delightful everyday chocolate cake:



And a more complicated and pastry shop like Black Forest Cake



The black forest will appear at the SIMP 2009. But I will sell it online as well someday :)

xx
Stéphanie

Monday, April 13, 2009

EST challenge winner!!

The lucky winner of this challenge week, with the theme "Time Flies" is...
Nagajna!!!

with her listing:
wing 15.41
I loved all the entries, but this one as something stunning! I like the false wing and the idea of wind coming from the ventilator. Time really does fly in this photo.

Thanks everyone for participating and making such wonderful items!

Monday, April 6, 2009

EST Challenge - "Time Flies"

Wooohooo! I won last week's challenge, hosted by Kreativlink.
This challenge is between all EuropeanStreetTeam Members and is hosted every week by another member, the winner of the previous challenge.

This week, I decided to chose "Time Flies", as it's exactly how I feel almost every day!
I hope this challenge will inspire my fellow EST members!! :)

This challenge is until Monday the 13th, midnight.
EST members: please convo me your entries, so I can update my post!

Entries:
First entry is from Artistico:


Kreativlink's entry:



Carmenesque's Entry and her text:
"This piece took me a lot of time to create and while I'm beading the time usually flies away unnoticed. So it felt like I made it so fast, actually it took me several hours. I think this is a perfect entry from me :)"

Fleurfatale's entry and her text:
"I made something new out of something old, an oldfashioned bag becomes a new design!"


Leela's entry and her text:
"Time is something you can't control or bind, you can't make it go faster or slower, you just have to accept its own rhythm in every stage of your life."


Nagajna's entry and her text:
"Time is something able to surpise me.
Sometimes it flies, sometimes it gives you wings to dream."


StarOfTheEast's entry:



Mquin's entry:
"where have all the 60's gone?"


Swee/5StonesClub's entry:
"5 stones game is a traditional game that is somewhat lost in time... I used to play this game since I was little and till now I still do. I start this new shop to introduce (to those who are new to this) and also bring back memories of those who are familiar to this game. Time does indeed fly... & I hope to bring this tradition on to the younger generation of today."


FebystanDesigns's entry:
"TIME stops, when a kite FLIES"


Kraplap's entry:


StarOfTheEast's 2nd entry:


Ingermaaike's entry and her text:
"This rose I would not have dreamed I would be able to make one day when I started felting for what feels like an eye blink ago. Time has flown past faster than a fly buzzing passed. In the three years that I have been felting have come such a long way and still I am learning new things every single day. This rose is the culmination of 3 years of fun and hard work and signifies all the skills I have mastered so far."


Karuski's entry:

Vaisto's entry:
"The belief of calling nature spirits by wearing amulets has been part of human soul since the dawn of times...the Skydiver is a modern take on this theme, taking inspiration from animistic religions and Native American jewelry."

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Salted Foods!

Today some salted foods!
Finally something else than just cakes or cupcakes :D :D
Some are already available in my etsy shop!
Ok and here loooooooooooots of photos:

xx
Stéphanie

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Artists I Love - Minus

I decided to feature sellers.
Just because I like them.
And because I own something from them.


Today: Minus.
When I discovered Julian's shop it was instant love. I really like the simple shapes and gorgeous colors!
I finally could buy one of his wonderful bags, one of his "Minus Fold Top". The first image comes directly from his shop, the second is my very own and loved bag!

I love this type of bag but am very please with this one. The shoulder strap is extremely comfortable so even if a bit heavier the bag is still a pleasure to wear. The fabric is soft and strong and well the color is perfect as well.
Here a few other designs from this fashion designer:

I warmly recommend his shop: Minus.etsy.com

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Whipped Cream!

Wooohoooo! I did some whipped cream! I loved it!
But no need to speak here are the pictures!
I can already read in your hungry eyes that you would LOVE to know how I did it!
Well use some really little piping nozzles and white silicone, that's all :D
White silicone stinks a lot I can tell but the results are amazing!

xx
Stéphanie
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