I <3 our kitties!

We have had our kitties since the beginning of this May ... we got them for free, from the same litter, at about 8 weeks old. Now let me start and say, I have never really been a cat person ... I grew up with doggies .. but my husband has had cats in the past and I was open to the idea, as long as I felt we got lucky with affectionate kitties. I think it's great that cats are independant, but come on now .. we all need some lovin', and especially that unconditional love from a pet.



Well, let me share with you, that our cats are independant, BUT they are so in your face affectionate, it's crazy. They are the greatest thing (dont tell our bulldog - hehe) .. our kitties actually come when they are called, and they will just cuddle right up on your chest (and get jealous of the other if the one is closer to my face), it's quite funny. We have had them now, like I said, since May, and they sure have developed their own personalities.



Their names are Zombie Chow and Zyla. Yes, Zombie Chow ... both of their names are actually homage to a game we used to play .. and those who played the game would recognize Zombie Chow's name ... Zyla on the otherhand was the second part of our little joke in our guild (And a toon name I used in that game) ... I would always say "Zombie Chow on Zyla" and our friends would always laugh through ventrilio, I guess it was the way i said it? who knows ... but anyways, we thought it would be fitting, since the kitties are alwaya playing, and at times, Zombie Chow (who is crazy furrier) would pounce on Zyla. It's quite funny actually, they are sisters and you can just tell that they love each other very much! Oh my goodness, don't seperate them for too long, Zyla has lungs on her that is just insane, oh and her purring ... OMG, we call them purr purr kitties, I sometimes have to put them in another room before I attempt to go to sleep it gets so loud!

This post really doesn't have much of a focus does it? Just all random stuff about our kitties - hehe ... anyone have a ramble about their pets? Wait till I talk about the bulldog next week - hehe

Ten Dollar Tue$days!!!

So here we have it .. my first blog feature .. Ten Dollar Tue$days ...


With the economy in the dumps and the holidays approaching, I wanted to feture items that are affordable, and handmade - so here's 10 items, from 10 shops, $10 and under!



To start us off here is a Christmas card set from ThisNThatCrafthouse




If you are looking for earring for that special someone check out these from MsRiosOriginals




Here's a total cutie one-of-a-kind love doll, for those who need to give that little extra love, from LaBellaAmour





For those who like to keep thier desk or workspace all tidy and decorative, check out what AandRDesignStudios has created to help you do so




Mmm, for that sweet tooth in your life ... Check out these Chocolate covered Gummy bears from friendlycreationss




For all those eco-friendly eaters out there! These reusuable baggies from bellsandunicorns are a great way to help save the environment and recycle




If you are looking for some supplies to make something new, Artboxdesigns has many pieces to offer, like these twisted copper toggle clasps




For all those vintage lovers out there, CheekyVintageCloset has this beautiful Red and Grey Tablecloth




If you know someone who likes to travel in style, you can make them a cute passport cover with this pattern from BreeLeeD




Our final entry for this week is from glitzandglam85, for those who are young at heart, a fairytale wish and a happy ending for all. This cute "Alice in Wonderland" inspired jewelry box is for that woman in your life who will always be your little princess


Thank you all for checking out my Ten Dollar Tue$days blog feature, if you click the name's of of artists, it will take you to their listing. All listings mentioned here are $10 or less (not including if there are shipping costs)

Stay tuned for next week, we'll have a whole new list with all new artists and suppliers to help you promote handmade items at affordable costs :)

Creative Fly Designz has been featured ....

A special thanks goes to thecreativemixx for featuring my shop on their blog tonite - all the shops they have featured have great items!

Read all about the shops here

thanks again for making Creative Fly Designz part of your featured collection this week :) .. I'm honored :)

Blog Buttons!!!

I'm excited to announce I now have a couple Blog Buttons!!! As you scroll down on the right sidebar, you'll notice 3, one as a general button, an then 2 different ones for those who I feature. If you grab my button, and have blog buttons of your own, leave a comment here and I'll be sure your grab yours!

Special Thanks to Ocasiocasa for sharing the code information .. I really loved the look of the template for the buttons!

Stay tuned for tomorrow's new feature! Ten Dollar Tue$days!!

I love Giveaways!

I absolutely love doing giveaways! My first one was a sucess, and I gave away a ribbon wire crochet beaded bracelet. Here tonite, I just ended my second giveaway, with an item from a brand new collection of mine, called Aromigurumis .. now I want to do another giveaway .. but I want to make sure I'm giving away something that someone is interested in ... so take a look at my shop Creative Fly Designz on Etsy and vote in my poll .. I really want to give readers a chance to have some control in what I give away to them :) .. I would love all your input and any comments you have on my ideas and items. If there is a piece in my shop that you would absolutely love to have, link it here in comments ... I will let the poll go for about a week, and I hope to post a new Giveaway within 2 weeks (Hopefully I'll be doing so and celebrating 100 followers ... I only need 5 more to achieve that!)

As always thank you so much for reading my blog!

Pop in through out the week, Tuesday I'll be posting a new feature called Ten Dollar Tue$days .. see a post below for more details to get involved :)

** Wow .. I just noticed a really bad typo in my poll -LOL ... It should read "What would you like to see .. " - I can not fix it without clearing the poll .. so I'll leave it ... I'm not perfect - lol :)

drumroll please!!!!

We have a winner!!! Creative Fly Designz's 2nd Blog Giveaway is officially closed!!!

My husband picked #12 .. so I counted down 12 comments and
42PurpleElephants of http://42purpleelephants.etsy.com/ is the winner of the aromigurumi giveaway of her choice ... Vanilla or Clean Cotton!

Thank you everyone for entering this giveaway! It's always great to see new "Faces" among the blog!

Please stay tuned .. I love doing giveaways ... and a poll will be up shortly ... YOU will determine what I give away next!!!

Thanks as always for reading! Have a great evening!!!

i won .. i won!

too cool! I won a blog giveaway!!!

http://sostinkingsweet.blogspot.com/2009/10/pink-sugar-winner.html

Thank you SoStinkingSweet!!! - check out her shop - such great stuff!!!

When I get the goodies in the mail I'll talk about it here :)

woohoo :)

Ten Dollar Tue$days .. in the works ...

(copied from my Etsy Forum post)

Hey everyone! I want to start a new weekly feature on my blog starting this coming Tuesday, but I need your help to do it :)

I want to feature 10 items from 10 different shops that are for $10 or less.

I will list and link the items on my blog to your item and then also tweet throughout the day about the Ten Dollar Tue$day blog and listings.

I would like 10 completely different kinds of items. With the economy in the dumps and the holidays approaching, I thought it would be cool to spread the word about affordable handcrafted items.

If you have items in your shop that are $10 or less (not including shipping) and you would like to be considered, all you have to do is become a follower of my blog and then post your $10 or less items here on this forum. You can post of up 3 items for me to choose from, and please be specific, I will not consider anyone who says anything related to "my whole shop is $10 and under", post the items you are proud of :) .. I'm here to help you!

http://creativeflydesignz.blogspot.com

Throughout the rest of the week and through the weekend I will compile a list. If I choose your item, I will notify you through convo. If your item is not chosen this week, I'm sure there will be room next week. My goal is have a new list each Tuesday at least until the end of the year, and each list to offer different shops and items to give everyone interested an opportunity to be featured.

I will also have a blog button created and will be available to whoever I do feature if you wanted to include it on your blog.

I'll keep everyone updated on how the list is forming throughout the week.

Can't wait to see what you all have!! :)

Newbie Shops for November!!!

I know .. I know .. it's only October 7th, but I just thought of an idea and I want to get it out there now ... 1st off so I dont forget, and 2nd, to see if there is interest.

As my blog grows, with posts and followers, I would like to take the opportunity to help fellow etsians and promote thier shops too :)

So .. I was thinking ... Starting November 1st, 2009, I would include some newbie shops here (less than 15 sales and less than a year old) in my blog, in an initial blog post with a feature (a questionaire will be sent out to those interested) as well as along the side bars and help those I can in promoting their items. Then also tweet about them with items from their shop to boost thier traffic. Tweets on my own items gives me at least 20 additional daily hits - and my twitter followers grow on a daily basis - so more followers, more hits :) -

All I ask of the newbie shop is to provide me with a mini-etsy - in the same format that I asked of those promoting Breast Cancer Awareness items .. gallery style, 1 by 1 ... - then on a weekly basis I would rotate people through the bar to give them the best exposure I can.

We are all creative and we all have ideas and creations we want to share with the world .. and by working together we can all get the word out to buy and invest in handmade items.

So .. please leave a comment here on this post if you are interested ... and leave a link to your etsy shop. Towards the end of October I will contact everyone who is interested and depending how many, work out a rotation and such.

Thanks everyone for reading! Hope to see your Etsy shop soon!

Welcome Addison Elise!

(Addison Elise)
Wayne and I just want to take a moment to say CONGRATULATIONS! to our good friends, Leslie and Jim for welcoming their new baby girl Addison Elise into the world today! What a beautiful baby! Best wishes and good fortune to you and your family! .. Wow Jim .. now there are 4 women in your house! hehe Congratulations to Chels' and Mia for being new big sisters :)

.... We love you all!




Now get that baby home and level your templars - lol - muah!

I love brainstorming ...

especially with my husband! We always feed off each other with our creativity! I had an etsy order this weekend for a couple aromigurumi minis, and then today a purchase of 2 of the original size ... so then the question came up .. how am I going to package these? And my husband came up with the greatest concept considering the materials we have here at the house :). And I love the outcome :) I package them in "ziplock" baggies to contain the fragrance, but a crocheted "ball of yarn" in a ziplock bag looks kinda sad - lol .. so Wayne came up with a label idea ... below is a pic - what do you all think?




We worked on the wording and such, I'm really happy with the way they came out :), Simple, yet professional looking, but then again, I'm biased - hehe :)

as always thanks for reading - any input or comments are always welcome!

** OH yeah - dont forget, you still have about 5 days left to enter into the blog giveaway - you have an opportunity to win one of these Aromigurumis! Just scroll down a little bit to see the blog post all about it :) **

Creative Fly Designz is now on Cafe Handmade

Please check out my virtual craft show booth at Cafe Handmade - Creative Fly Designz on Cafe Handmade

I'll be there till the end of the year! Please vote for my shop too if you like what I offer :)

thanks for reading :)

Wow .. now it's 4 treasuries!

Wow! I guess people do like my pink things :)

Thank you now goes to PaperLanternPatterns's Treasury!

Wow! I have never been this exposed since .................. oh wait a minute .. that's kinda personal - haha

Thank you so much to everyone who has my items as part of your beautiful treasuries!

Wow!! 3 Treasuries in One Day!!!

Oh My Goodness! Special thanks to

Scrapbookforever's Treasury

RandomSacksofKindnes's Treasury

SHAbang's Treasury

I am honored that you all have chosen an item of mine to be featured in your "PINK" treasuries :)

Thank you again and have a wonderful day!!

Think PINK!!!!!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and having 3 survivors in my family, this ugly cancer really hits home. my cousin, who is my age, my aunt and then my grandmother are all survivors. They are the strongest people I know. So in honor of them, and all others who struggle and hopefully survive from this ugly monster, I have created a Think PINK section in my Etsy Shop. Think PINK at Creative Fly Designz on Etsy

As you'll see in my Shop Announcement, 50% of all the purchace prices in this Think PINK section WILL be donated to the Southwest Florida Susan G. Komen fund.

I created a few new items this week for this section specifically, and will be uploading them throughout the week.

If anyone else has a section like this, or a promotion with Breast Cancer Awareness in their shop, let me know, email me at cfdesignz@gmail.com or on Etsy - cfdesignz ... Please include a Mini Etsy that is Gallery Size (155px by 125px) - with one image - so 1 Column and 1 Row .. and put a PINK item as your first featured item in your shop so that item will be your mini Etsy ... For the month of October I will feature those who support Breast Cancer Awareness along the left and Right Sides of my blog with those mini Etsys.

Thank you all for reading and I hope you all have a wonderful day!