A little substance....

It seems all too common that "store" blogs are just that, a blog about a store. Or it's items. Or it's sales. How about a little substance thrown in once in a while... like who's that mysterious person behind all those posts? Who's that creative genius that makes those items go from being an idea, to something you can add to your shopping cart? What do they like? What do they hate?

Well, we're going to get to the bottom of that for It's a Sticky Situation.

Comment on this post with your questions and the next blog post will be an informative, quirky, down right silly post about all those things the fans are dying to know. :)

Get your posts in quick, because the opportunity is only open until Saturday at midnight.

Next up: Sunday's Sticky Situation.

Giveaway Winner!

Congrats to Elaine McMillan who was the lucky winner of a vinyl decal of her choice! Her comment, #9 was the lucky number chosen by random.org

Didn't win, well have no fear! I'm offering a nice treat to all of you followers..... stay tuned for details!!!!

Who doesn't love a little savings?????

Savings opportunity over at the It's a Sticky Situation shop!

The next custom order request that I receive (has to be something I can actually create, so no requests for diamond studded fabric button magnets or 24k speckled vinyl decals) will get a coupon code for 30% off their entire purchase. Convo me on Etsy with your idea and I'll let you know if it's do-able and how much $. :) Ready........ Set....... GO!

PS: Did I mention that there's a huge clearance section in the shop??? Well now you know and you should certainly check it out!

Been a long time!

It's been quite a few months since I was able to sit down and type up a blog entry worth reading! So, for all of you followers that have stuck around since October anxiously awaiting my return...... IT'S GIVEAWAY TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What's the giveaway you ask???? A vinyl of your choice from It's a Sticky Situation's shop on Etsy. That's right. You get to pick which one you want, including size and color! I have about 25 vinyls listed in the shop right now and you get to take your pick of one.

These are just some examples of the vinyl decals in the shop.

Entries & The Fine Print

1st Step= MANDATORY: Earn 1 entry by leaving a comment on this giveaway post saying what your favorite item is in the It's a Sticky Situation shop. REMEMBER: THIS STEP IS MANDATORY! (+1) Please make one comment per additional entry!

For an additional entry, "like" the shop's page on Facebook, and you'll receive 1 entry. Just come back and tell me you're a fan. If you are already a fan, just leave a comment telling me this. Simple. (+1)

Earn an additional entry by following this blog. If you're already one of my awesome followers, just leave a comment that you are. (+1)

Earn additional entries by mentioning the giveaway on Twitter, your blog, or your facebook status. If you do that, come back and leave me an additional comment for each post you make, telling me that you did so.

Winner will be chosen randomly using the Random Number Generator at www.random.org

When posting comments, please make sure to include your email address or that your email address is in your profile.

This giveaway begins right now and ends on Sunday, January 23rd, at 11:59 PM, PST. The winner will be announced on Monday, January 24th. Please respond to my email/contact within 2 days of winning, or I will have to pick a different winner.

Giveaway is open to US and Canada residents only.

GOOD LUCK!!!!!

Local Pepsi Refresh Project!

The life of a 3 year old

I spent the greater portion of this holiday weekend with my 3 year old niece. I don't have any children of my own (yet), so I get my share of "kid time" with her. We enjoy intellectual conversations during the hour long drive from her house to mine, we share stories over chocolate milk and cinnamon rolls for breakfast at the kitchen bar and watch entertaining animated movies. I've got to hand it to her, she's got good taste! We like a lot of the same things, depsite our 24 year age difference. She likes Hello Kitty, I like Hello Kitty. She loves the color pink, as do I. We both enjoy the outdoors. But there is definitely one thing we do not share a common interest in...... N-A-P-S! While I'd give just about anything to be able to take a nap everyday around 2pm, she wants nothing to do with them. So, this weekend I enjoyed cleaning the house while she un-enjoyed a nap each day. I have a great amount of respect for parents who can juggle keeping their house from turning into a land fill, while entertaining a small human under the age of 5. It's hard work!!!! But, we both loved every minute of our time together and always discuss on the hour long drive back to her house, what we'll do the next time she visits. The conversation usually ends with "NO NAPS!"

COASTERS!

So, I took a stab at making some ceramic tile coasters. The set seen here will be for me and I'll be creating a set for the shop. Tell me what you think!










Also coming soon, mini Halloween cards! Keep on the look out.

These are a few of my favorite things

It's been quite some time since I've sat down and posted a blog entry.... been so busy with work, the shop, life in general. You know how it goes!!! But Fridays are happy days and for that, I'm posting a few things that make me happy!

Owl Necklace by Roundabout


Popcicle Earrings by DistractedbyGlitter

Letterpress Notecards by Greengrasspress


Cherry Blossom Branch vinyl by DesignedDesigner


Fresh Berries & Cream Bobby Pin Set by LizHutnick

♪ to my heart

I have to have my iPod or Pandora.com on when I create things for my shop. I don't do well in silence! This week, my stations or play lists of choice has been a mix of acoustic vocals of Marie Digby, smooth R&B sounds of Trey Songz and some motivational Chick Rock by Lesley Roy.

I have a very wide variety of music that I find enjoyable. Well, mostly everything except maybe headbanging rock or twangy Country Western. I tell my husband all the time to turn off his music because it either gives me a headache or is music to slit your wrists to! Something about men being able to tolerate something that I'd hardly call MUSIC, I don't really understand. I suppose he feels the same way about my bubble gum Pop. :) Thankfully, there are a few artists that we can both enjoy on long car rides, or blaring through the house while I'm cleaning and he's playing on the computer..... Coldplay, Linkin Park, Drake.

Here's my ♪ video of the week....

Feature spot on Giveaway Blogdom!

WELCOME! I know some of you followers are new, thanks to reading my feature on the Giveaway Blogdom site. I'm so glad you've jumped on board for some updates, laughs and how to's!

If you didn't find your way here because of the article, and maybe you've been a loyal fan from the get-go, go over enter for your chance to win a $20 gift certificate to It's a Sticky Situation at Giveaway Blogdom! The giveaway ends August 25th, so you better hurry!!!!!!

A special thank you to Brandy for tracking me down and asking me such awesome interview questions. I forgot how hard it was to talk about myself! :)