I’ve been meaning to create a post like this but I guess it kept slipping my mind!  I just wanted to inform everyone of a few changes regarding the pricing structure of certain items and some product updates.

Prints:

I’ve standardized my small prints so they’re all 5×7 and printed on 5×7 matte paper (one of my new favorite archival papers by the way!).  This way you can just pop them into a ready-made frame. And 5×7 prints are only $10 (unless otherwise noted – prints on archival bamboo paper are a little more – cuz they’re extra fancy!).

My Amanita print is now a smaller 5×7 and can easily be slipped under an oval matte.  (Most frame shops and craft stores should have 5×7 oval mattes ready in the wings!)

8×10 prints are still $15.

Holiday Cards:

“Our Trees Dresses” holiday cards priced have been reduced!  Now only single card sets (1 card, 1 envelope and 1 candy button seal) are gold-glitterized.  It’s the glittering that turned out to be a wee bit more labor-intensive than I can handle right now BUT I’m still offering the glittery-goodness for the single cards since it is so pretty.  But the cards are also quite lovely as they are and more affordable too.

So, that being said, 5 card sets are $6.50 and 10 card sets are $11.00.

I’m still adding some new things to the shop (like a print of the holiday silhouette, first pic) which I’ll alert you to when it’s done!

Thanks for stopping by.

It’s here: Leda the Swan PDF pattern!  I’m really happy about her and I worked hard to get this pattern ready and posted to le shop.

Here’s another version with the capelet and GOLD sparkly crown!

In other shop news…

“Our Tree Dresses” 5×7 print.  This matte paper is gorgeous, the colors come out so vibrant. (Although my lack of picture-taking skills don’t do it much justice in my opinion!)

My new friends are nestled comfortably in the studio.

Thanks for looking!

xoxo

(Oh, and if you prefer Etsy, these items are posted there as well!)

I hope everyone’s week is off to a good start!   This past weekend was nice and chilly and I spent a lot of time knitting for the holidays (a certain nephew needs a hand-knit stocking for his first Christmas).  Anyway, I have a little gift for you…

I’m giving away a bunch of “Our Tree Dresses” holiday cards!   A blank card for you to keep or use.

Instead of selecting 1 winner for a big prize I’ve decided to have a lot of little prizes for many of you this year.

SO, here’s how it works:

• Leave a comment: You don’t have to say anything in particular BUT I would love to know what you’re looking forward to this season. It could be holiday or non-holiday specific!
• Make sure the email address you enter is correct.  I’ll collect the emails and send you all a message (from dearliette {AT} gmail {DOT} com) at the end of the giveaway.
• Reply back with your mailing address.  (Don’t worry, your personal info is safe with me and won’t be sold, distributed, etc.)

The giveaway closes Sunday night, November 22th OR when I run out of giveaway cards, whichever happens first.  One card per reader; open to everyone.

Happy Commenting!

Update: Silly me, as Tracey kindly pointed out, I never mentioned what I was looking forward to this season!  Two every exciting things are happening: 1) My husband and I are celebrating our marriage (Reception #2) with my in-laws and 2) My dear little nephew’s first Christmas!

Yay!  I’m super excited about these!  I’m totally thrilled with how they turned out; I hope you like them.

“Our Tree Dresses” is my latest hand-drawn illustration, set on lovely light blue-gray Canson paper.   Pretty gold glitter toppers too.  I would love a hat like that!

The size A1 (3.5×5″) cards are professionally printed on 100% recycled card stock with soy inks.  Each card has a matching kraft envelope which is also 100% recycled.  I guess you could say I was going for a “green” Christmas, hee hee.

Oh!  And included in each set are red & white candy button seals to pretty up your envelopes.

I have sets in 2 sizes: 5 card and 10 card sets.  The 5 card sets come specially wrapped like a sweet treat:

Quantities are limited this year.  Ah, here’s the back view:

If you want 3 or more of the 5 card sets, please let me know, and I can give you a fabled needle discount.  Just email me or contact me through le form.

» See “Our Tree Dresses” 5 Card Sets here.

» And see the 10 Card Sets here.

I hope you all had a fun and freaky Halloween and/or lovely Saturday!  Mostly I ran errands, photographed these pretty vintage items you see here (a process which always take much longer than you’d think!), and watched bad TV while sipping on homemade Mojitos (I know, not the spookiest of cocktails, but one of my favorites all the same).

Anyhow, I’ve been meaning to post these goodies to my fable* Etsy shop for a little while.  I simply adore all of these but don’t wear/use them for one reason or another and they really deserve good homes!

Currently I have these listed to ship within the U.S. only BUT if you live outside the U.S. and are interested in one of these things please convo me through the shop and I’m sure we can work something out.

Cheers and Happy Sunday!

» Vintage Shop Update

Happy Halloween!

Spoo Kee and I will be hibernating mostly this weekend, getting some rest; maybe we’ll do a wee bit of sewing, kick up some leaves and possibly hand out chocolates to little ghosts from our cauldron of sweets.

Oh, and readying our holiday card sets to be posted to le shop!  We’re super excited about sharing them with you.

Have fun and be safe!

Thank you for your comments and sales!  I admit, launching the new shop is a little nerve-racking, hee hee.  Anyway, I’m glad to have put the shop up because I can focus more on making things, the best part.

There are many new treats in the shop, including these vintage digital kits!  I’m really happy about them, actually.  I love vintage postcards, particularly Victorian and Edwardian ones, and I’m so stingy about them – I can’t seem to part with them!  So, along with vintage buttons, millinery, calling cards and even an old saucer, I made a digital few kits to share.  Violets & Violas, above, has a ton of high resolution PNG files which are really nice because they have transparent backgrounds which are good for layering in blog headers and scrapbooks.  (And since they are 300 dpi, you can print them out too!)

There’s also a kit with pretty blue vintage buttons, ranging from the 1920s through the 1950s, in PNG format and in a handy collage sheet (JPG) to print out (both 300 dpi).

And red & pink vintage buttons too!  Love those swirly ones.  Oh!, what projects can be made with these…

I’m so thoroughly enjoying the little rain we are having.  Staying in, snug and cozy.  For dinner tonight we’re having tacos with blue corn torillas  (I just love the novelty of them) which I need to make ready right now.

Happy Wednesday, my dears!

(P.S. Images are watermarked and degraded for posting purposes – digital files do not contain these watermarks and are high quality, of course!)

Yay!  Huzzah!  I did it!  Le shop @ loveliette.com is open for business.  *Phew!*  This past summer (year, even) has been a crazy series of events and I’m so very glad I did not lose sight of my little shop.  I would love it so if you all would take a look.

You’ll see some current Liette goods, my fable* crochet patterns (Yes, after much consideration I’ve decided to consolidate the downloadable products into one shop), and NEW stuff too!  Like Scrapbook Kits and more Print-Your-Own Stationery Sets.

Let me know what you think, your feedback is priceless, really.  And of course, I’m realizing, nurturing le shop is never-ending as new ideas are always emerging and technology can always be tweaked and improved!  A lot of work but fun too.

I feel like I should say more but it’s time for me to take a break!  Maybe curl up on the sofa with the Spoo and a hot cup of tea.

Oh, and there’s a coupon code too!  Just enter “love” in the Discount Coupon box at Checkout to receive 20% off your entire purchase (before shipping, of course!).

(Updated to added: Forgot to mention, coupon code expires October 23rd, 2009!)

» loveliette.com

xoxo

Phew!  It took a little while to get all of this up; I wanted to get the shipping as accurate as possible as well as list all necessary details for each piece.  I’m just making my September 1st self-imposed deadline!  Anyhow, please take a look when you can.   I’ve got some really beautiful things in the shop for really reasonable prices.  Just wanted to note: I’ll reimburse shipping overcharges that exceed $1.00 USD.  That might be especially helpful if you are combining goods.

Also, if you order over $20, I’ll include a free vintage hankie in your shipment! (Unless you only order crochet patterns since I can’t email you the hankies, hee hee.)  I’ve got a bunch of white hankies with simple designs that I just hand washed so they are ready for new homes.

Happy looking!

» fable* on etsy

The weather keeps changing on on down here in the Southland.   We had some really lovely fall-like weather and now it’s back to HOT.  I guess this back and forth has gotten me to focus a little bit on my wardrobe.  What to wear, what to keep, what to give away!  I have a bunch of vintage things, many of which I have never worn, that I’ve decided I need to part with.  For those of you that collect vintage clothing, you know that can be quite the challenge!  My closets are overstuffed as they are; as much as I love these finds I’ll probably never get around to cutting them down to fit me or perhaps the full skirt look I adore so much really doesn’t suit my frame.

Anyhow, this is good news for anyone looking for the right vintage item to add to her wardrobe because I’ll be putting some pretty things up on Etsy soon, including what you see here as well as a coveted nylon blouse (or two!), a sweet bag and maybe some trinkets too.  I’ll let you know when there’s a shop update!

Ok, I may need to cool off with an icy drink – and it’s only 11 am, ha ha!  Have a wonderful weekend, dears.