Front Page News!

Hey, peeps!

So, after all the time & work I've spent on the etsy shop, last night one of my items was actually featured on the front page!

 ... aaaaand of course, I missed it,

LOL! That's life for ya.

But, with the help of a couple of etsy-helper sites, I managed to piece the thing together. :)

This morning I got a message from something I'd signed up for (& forgotten about) about a zillion years ago called Featurator. It's basically a mailing list on Statsy.org that sends you an automatic email if you're featured on the front page.

Went to check the shop, and yup. About a thousand new visits in the past 12 hours. That's new, lol.

Craftcult.com has a thing on their site called The Vault, where you can basically grab a screenshot type widget of you on the front page. (That's what's up there at the top.)

So, hooray for super useful not-etsy affiliated sites like Statsy and Craft Cult! :)

And, of course, a big thank you to the curator of this featured treasury (group of goodies) : bb from hoppala, who also happens to make super cute stuffed robots and monsters and other cool stuff. You can check her shop out here if you like.

And, we can't forget the star of the show, right?  :)

  - Congratulations on making it to the front page of etsy, little Color Splash Slipper Chair! What are you going to do now?

    - I'm going to Disneyland!!!!!!!

 Lol, actually, he's still in the shop for now, but who knows. Stranger things have happened. ;)

For now he gets to hang out in the featured spot, and proudly wear this little etsy badge on his listing:

Want to visit the etsy shop and see what's been going on? Just click here.

 
So, lately I've been completely MIA, I know. There are some pretty major life/career/family dealings going on right now that are basically keeping the blog (& the internet in general) off my to-to list these days. With some extra help from the assistant-slash-boyfriend, the shop is still shipping out goodies like always, but that's about all I can manage right now.

Those of you who keep a blog know that it's not just a sit down and type for 5 minutes thing. It's something that eats up your time in big chunks-- and I just truly don't have that time these days. I know a lot of you have found/are finding yourselves in similar situations, so you know how it is, and thanks for understanding. :). Sometimes ya gotta do whatcha gotta do.

EDITED 3/18: The Shop is now closed, and I'll be gone for at least the next couple of months. Thanks for understanding. 

But, since you all have been on this journey with me for so long, I did want to make it a point to stop in and share the front page news (haha)  with you all. :)

Be back when life is a little less crazy!

Love ya!
smidge girl

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hey peeps! How's your February going? So far, this has been an exciting month of major life changes & priority shifts around here, so lots going on! :)  But, like every February of every year, the boyfriend & I like to slow down on V-day and just enjoy some time together.  (So, if you know me at all, you know I wrote this post ahead of time & am off being romantic right about now. ;) )

I know some people think Valentine's Day is lame and pointless and cheesy and commercialized, but I don't really care. ;P I'm lucky enough to have someone in my life who I'm madly in love with. After a dozen years of spending every day togther,  we still like to hold hands in the grocery store, and write our initials in the fog on the bathroom mirror. I'm sure plenty of people think that's cheesy. Again, don't care. ;) So when a day comes around every February to devote just to love, all day long, I'm going to jump on it & enjoy it. Kind of what this whole life thing is all about, right? Just jump in and enjoy it. Sometimes you forget. :)

So, whether you celebrate today with breakfast in bed...

Dinner for two...

Cuddling on the sofa...

Relaxing by the fire...

Making out like banshees...

Or just enjoying the single life...

I hope you have the happ-happ-happiest of Valentine's Days!

As my V-day gift to you, please enjoy 14% off all your favorite Smidge House goodies thru Sunday, Feb 17th. Just enter the code FEB14 at checkout to use your discount. :)

Love & Hugs all around!
smidge girl

Smidge House Etsy Shop

That's Elmo's Chair!

So, my crazy little nephew is turning one. This kid is a riot, and so smart. He's funny, and he already knows he's funny, just like my brother did when he was a baby, so here's this little kid who can barely talk or walk, yet, but he's trying to entertain you. Cracks me up.

Like every baby I know (I'm flooded with tiny nieces & nephews, so it's a lot) he loves Elmo. Personally, I was an Oscar girl, but to each his own, right?

When I was out shopping one day, I spotted this little Elmo sitting alone on a shelf. Just a basic little guy, but his eyes were a little wonky, and it seemed to give him more personality than all the other Elmos I'd been looking over. You know how important that is to doll peeps like us. ;) So, into the cart he went.

Elmo Loves You!

Now, obviously, first birthday, this kid is going to be getting a ton of toys. And probably a lot of Elmo related stuff. So, I figured my Elmo needed a little something special to make him stand out from the crowd. Well, go with your strengths, right? So, this week, I made him his own little chair. :)

Elmo Loves Chairs!

Elmo's not sixth scale, of course, but he's around the size of a beanie baby or similar, and if the furniture is truly 1/6, it's a fine size for stuffies that size. Elmo's chair is the same size and similar style to the bachelor armchairs I made recently, but a little different, to make sure it was officially unique. ;)

Elmo Love Sitting Down!

And, of course, this chair doesn't have any legs. Didn't want the little guy to be chewing on them when he was teething (Everything about my furniture is non toxic, but splinters in the mouth definitely wouldn't be much fun!) Also wouldn't want him to (more than likely) toss it across the room and hit the tv, or peg someone in the eye with a little wooden leg! Kid's got a crazy strong arm for a 1 year old. He's tossing a football across the room already. So, this chair is 100% soft. Like Elmo. :)

Alright, just wanted to share! Elmo and I have to be be going now!

Bye-Bye!