awesome gift idea : custom-made winter wear! [plus, a sweet deal!]

happy thursday, everybody!
[look, im blogging two days in a row ;)]

the awesome news? i have the day off tomorrow!
the bummer news? i woke up feeling oh-so-sick this morning!

anyways, lets talk about the holidays.
is your shopping done?
for those of you still looking for gifts ; let me help you ;)

for the next 48 hours [ends midnight on friday!] ; 
each and every CUSTOM winter wear order is 25% off!
[that is a good deal ; cuz i never offer custom orders on sale]

here is how it works : 
you decide WHAT you want [scarf, cowl, hat, headband]. the style. color.
and then you contact me. we work together & *boom* i make you an awesome winter wear piece to give as a gift [or keep for yourself].
ANNNND, you save 25%!

i can do baby wear, toddler // kids & adults.
you WILL have your piece in time for the holidays.
i can mail it to you OR to the person on your gift list.

interested? questions?
send me an email & lets get started.

: holy smokes i did a lot today : with photos! :

woooo hooo.
i got so much done today.

blake stayed home today [his job is hard & he wanted a day to breathe] , but we both had so much to do!

today :

i went to the dentist for the first time in 3.5 years a while.
[seriously? cannot stand the dentist. i actually broke down in tears when they were scraping my mouth. so stressful!]
i have 4 tattoos, and never did they hurt as much as the dentist!

sewed 10 new pairs of :babypantz: and three new headbands!

find them here and get ready for tons of new shop updates!

ate some ah.may.zing vegan cheese cake from muddy paws. i recently connected with tami, the owner and she hooked us up with two free slices. more on that [and maybe a cheesecake giveaway ;) later this month!]

took a sunset bike ride and had some great veg thai food at our fave neighborhood bistro.

and now i am going to finish my night with a bit of reading!

[has anybody read this book?!?! the first 50 pages werent working for me. and now? honestly, probably in my top 3 books of ALL TIME. and you know i love to read!]

and come back tomorrow for my bottle diy reveal.

its soooo stinkin' cute!

; we have a winner! : and a discount code!! :

hey everybody!
did you have a good weekend?!?

know what i did???
NOTHING.
[it was soooo nice!]
we are dogsitting for a week, and they have comfy couches and a huge tv. so we spent HOURS watching toddlers and tiarras and millionaire matchmaker.
[i cant believe people love this stuff... ;)]

anyways, we have a winner.
congrats to erica!!!
woo hoo.
check out her fun blog over here.

also, in the past couple weeks, i have added a ton of stuff to the store.
head over here and type in BLOGN15 at checkout to get 15% off EVERYTHING.

a few of my faves still for sale :

vegan meal post coming soon!
[bye!]

: more and more new pouches in the shop : PLUS a discount code! :

more pouches!
woo hoo!
two new bags and six brand new pouches in the shop
plus, the eight that i added last week.

ta-da! 

find them here.
annnnd for the coupon code : type in BLOGN15 to save 15% on EVERYTHING in the shop!

last thing : today is the LAST DAY to enter this giveaway!

have a beautiful weekend!

: lil bow pantz for $7?!? : yep! :

good morning.

[well, its past noon for me...]

do you know very jane?

its a daily deals site, but focuses on handmade.

anyways, i am over there today [through sunday!] selling my bow pantz.

i have four choices and they are only $7 each.

[plus, a buck shipping!!!]

this is the perfect time to stock up on gifts for cute little men.

head over here and check them out!

think they are cute, but dont need them?

please tell your friends.

[please?]

[thanks.]

: i have a big favor to ask you for :

please.
this will only take a second..
[well, the favor will]
[the blog post is kinda wordy..]

so, as most all of you know, i have been working super hard these past 10 months to turn my hobby into a career.
each month, i have been seeing most fans, more followers, more traffic, more custom orders and more sales.
[thanks for that, by the way!]
its been a lot of work. i have definitely cried and gotten stressed, had a few broken needles and cursing-fests, but it has been so, so exciting to see my vision get closer and closer to reality.

right now, i am still working part-time, but will fade out of that job and work on :dianapantz: FULL-TIME starting in the winter!

youre thinking : what is the favor?!

you know this site, right? [you dont? its like a groupon, but for etsy]
well, to be considered, people have to vote on your work.
once enough people say 'yes, definitely' i would buy this rad stuff ; then the heartsy folks get together and decide if the deal should go on the site.

i am hoping you could head over here and check 'yes, definitely'.

i told you, it would only take a minute.

if i get picked, i would offer a pretty large shop credit for half-price.
[not bad, right]
[plus, i have 6 new bags AND a ton of new bow ties coming soon!]

thanks everybody.
i really do appreciate every single person that is helping me along.

: time out! :

did you hear the good news?!

i hit 100 sales on etsy.

[woo hoooo]

[if you, in the past 10 months, have bought something, said something nice, told someone about me or just sent good vibes, then, well, thanks!]

my little blog has been growing most days. i get emails all the time from people saying nice things. i get packages and letters in the mail from people asking how i am. i sell things so i can pay my bills and live my dream.

i really, really do appreciate it. and all of you.

[really]

i took a little break yesterday.

i have been working really hard these past few weeks. essentially working two jobs [one part-time, and one full-time]. i feel like i am always on 'super-turbo' mode and can feel that my body [and my brain] are asking me to turn off my jet engine. 

i have big things in the works.

*[do you know this site?][more on that soon, but mark your calendars for july 15th because i will be selling something super sweet for super cheap! [*cough*bow ties*cough*]

*i have some work going into a few of my favorite stores [here in the cities AND in portland!!]

*i have a big giveaway coming up to celebrate all of you

*and ya know, more stuff ;)

LAST THING :

at the end of this month, we are heading to kansas city, mo for some vegan food and a baseball game. anybody have any friends, contacts, good camping spots or things we need to see/eat while we are there?! id love to hear them!

have a good day!

: four new bags in the shop :

woot!

four new bags ready to be shipped somewhere fun.

these bags are all upcycled, reusable and a great gift.
they are study, 100% original and made with love.
10% of EACH sale goes directly to world concern
[they support micro-loans for women in haiti!]

check them out [buy?] here :

[this one is my fave!]

thanks for your support everyone!

: my day in photos and a DISCOUNT CODE! :

happy sunday!
good weekend?
hope so.

this weekend has been a lot of lounging, but we have gotten TONS done.
[does that make sense?]

i have b.r.a.n.d n.e.w business cards coming soon [i am soooo excited about them]
blake has designed and created them start to finish, and i am so proud of him.

also, tons and tons of stuff coming soon.
lots of exciting stuff.


yesterday, we took a 20 mile bike ride.
we went to two farmers markets and to a festival down on the river.
the weather got kinda gross, and we rode home in the rain, but we had so much fun.

i found a great brunch recipe that i tried this morning.
ill post that tomorrow!

here is what yesterday looked like :

 [this is hard to see, but its our tin cup of root beer, tipped. you can see my phone in the reflection]

do you bike?
[if you wanna buy a bike, let me know. ill give you some tips ;) ]

also, how about a coupon code?!
head over here and type BLOGN15 at checkout.
youll save 15% on your entire purchase.
*the code DOES NOT work on the bowties*
[not yet]

happy shopping ;)

: busy bee = SEVEN new bags in the shop! :

yay!
i still have 4 more to make; but right now, there are seven new bags in the shop.
[wooo hooo!]

[i have got to say : since learning how to sew [only a few months ago!!!] my bags have been getting better and better; which is really cool]
[these bags are my best yet and i am LOVING the fabrics]

if you are looking for a fun gift [for a friend or YOURSELF!], check out these bags.
i have a HUGE new line coming out soon, so after these bags sell out, i will take a bit of a break from the bags.
[this means = if you want one; buy one.]

[fun post coming up next]
[a couple of weeks ago, i did some fun swaps AND got some goodies from my pen pals!]