Hip hip horray....I did it I did it !!!

Hey everyone :)

Today I have rather very exciting news for you all :).........I finally did it......I finally reached 100 sales!! This is a goal I have had since I open my shop so is a really big deal for me and feels crazy and surreal that I finally achieved it :). HIP HIP HORRAY!!!

Thank you to everyone who has bought something from me, it has been so lovely to be able to ship my little vintage and handmade items all around the world and gives me a buzz every time I sell something. I really love being an Etsy seller!!

These rose earrings were my 100th sale 

Thanks again everyone :) and please check out my blog tomorrow for a really exciting Feature Friday blog post :)

The Dorothy Days Xxx

Big announcement :) !

Hello everyone,

Well as promised here is my big annoucement.......
I have been planning it for ages and trying to keep it a secret!

To celebrate the start of the holidays and the countdown to Christmas I am offering 20% off all items in my shop!! How exciting is that?! The sale starts today and goes onto Tuesday 27th so covers Thanksgiving for all my American followers and Black Friday.


There are lots of items in my shop which would make fantastic Christmas presents so please be sure to take a look and see what is on offer. All my smaller items (earrings, necklaces etc) are gift wrapped in pretty organza gift bags too so you don't even have to do the wrapping up!

Please click this link to have a little browse in my shop

All the prices you see in the shop are pre sale prices. Just enter the coupon code CHRISTMASCHEER at the checkout to receive 20% off your order. The only item which is excluded in the offer is my mix and match earring listing as this is already at discounted price.

HAPPY SHOPPING and have a wonderful thankgiving all my friends in America :)

Best wishes
The Dorothy Days

P.S Please be sure to stop in and take a look at my blog post tomorrow, it is going to be a good one!

Item of the Week- Handmade Christmas Earrings

Hello everyone,

I hope that you are having a wonderful week so far. I have been really busy this end as I am preparing for a Christmas vintage market in Bath's Green Park station. If anyone is around on Sunday 25th please be sure to come, there are lots of fantastic stalls!!

I am feeling rather Christmasy this week (I know I know....ALREADY!!) so my Item of the Week this week is Christmas themed.

The item of the week for this week is my beautiful Christmas star earrings. These earrings are really festive and fun. They are avaliable in different colours (green, blue and yellow ) and make wonderful Christmas gifts especially for Christmas stockings as they are priced at just £3! I know that Christmas can be a stressful time with lots going on so to save you time I have also gift wrapped them for free and they come in a beautiful white organza gift bag (the white is very Christmasy with the red and it makes the gift look really smart)

Please take a look!

I also have really exciting news to announce later so please check back for the announcement :) !

The Dorothy Days X

The Dorothy Days new items

Hi everyone,

I have been busy listing some new items in my shop and I thought I would share some of them with you all :) . A little while back I really focused on adding some more vintage items to my shop so added lots of vintage tea cups. This time I focused on adding some more handmade items so there is a nice mix between the two. I have a new range of earrings and I also have started to make some rings :). I hope that you all like them. So far, the response on Etsy seems positive and they are getting quite a lot of views which I was really thrilled about.

Here are a selection of some of my newly listed items:

Here are my apple earrings which I made last week. They are made out of polymer clay (fimo), as are all of the new range and are very small in size which I think makes them the perfect size for every day wear.

Here is another of my new listing, my handmade grape earrings which I thought were really fun, in fact I kept a pair of these for myself :) !!

These are my orange earrings which I thought were really bright and cheerful :) and almost like those cake decorations which you can get, you know the little slices of lemon and orange which are covered in sugar?

I also made watermelon, dragon fruit, pink grapefruit and lemon earrings :).

I also did a first for The Dorothy Days and added a listing which is a mix and match listing. I made the collage myself and think it came out quite well and I am also quite excited by the idea of it. In the past I have people contact me asking for custom listings (such as a lady who wanted to buy 60 gift tags instead of 10). I love doing custom listings but I also thought by having a mix and match it might be easier for customers as they can do it instantly. With this new listing I am also offering a discount on the item price and the customer shall only have to pay for one lot of shipping so end up saving quite a bit of money :)

So the idea is the customer just lets me know which of these earrings they would like by giving me the letter of the earrings :). You can see the new listing here. What do you all think ?

I have also been busy making some button rings and a rose ring.

Here is one of my new wooden button rings

 

Would love to hear what you all think of my items :) . The shop is the fullest it has ever been which is an amazing feeling :) 

Hope that you all have a wonderful weekend. 

The Dorothy Days X

Romantic Florals treasury

Hi everyone,

I have just been included in the most beautiful treasury by Aki called Romantic Florals. It features some really lovely handmade and vintage items from around Etsy and the colours are incredible so i thought I would share with you all. Thanks so much Aki for including me.

'Romantic florals' by oktak

Impatiens- Soft ivory weddi... GarlandsOfGrac... $42.00	Flower Earrings with Purple ... JarosDesigns $27.00	Embroidery Hoop Art. Flouris... merriweatherco... $42.00
Girls White Floral Halter Dr... WiseSewcialTie... $34.00	Vintage 1950s Fabric Panel, ... 5gardenias $10.50	1950's Tea cup Vintage T... TheDorothyDays $16.00
flower greeting card . blank... BranchandOlive $6.50	Lilacs - flower photography ... alekaki $10.00	pressed flower necklace pink... StudioBotanica $50.00
FREE SHIPPING Purple Flowers... lonkoosh $99.00	Field schalle $25.00	Original oil painting botani... Stormscapestud... $58.00
Ring 'Three Flowers' liliumjewelry $179.00	Lavender sachets -- crochet ... namolio $18.00	Black Floral Tea Dress Long ... DiscordVintage $40.00
Japanese Cotton Fabric - Flo... theheydayshop $8.00

Treasury tool supported by the dog house

 How stunning is that?!

The Dorothy Days

Feature Friday- Maggie from BeachPlumCottage

 Hi everyone,

I hope that you have had a great week. This week has been a good one for me and as you can probably see I have been doing some blog improvements :). I have made a new banner which I think is much prettier than the old one (the old one was just text, no pretty images!) and then I got rather excited about the new banner so made matching post banners for my regular features....Wordless Wednesday and Feature Friday. What do you all think ? Like them or loathe them let me know!!

This week I have a very special Feature Friday which I am really really excited about :)!! I have been trying to keep it as a surprise for you all but it has been rather tricky as I have been so excited about it.

This week I am featuring Maggie who lives on the beautiful island of Martha’s vineyard (I am so jealous!) .  She enjoys baking and reading and when she is not doing either of those she runs….

Isn't her banner cute?! Maggie sells mainly crochet items in her shop including handmade scarves, toys and jewellery. She explained to me the story behind the unusual name for her shop....

" Beach plums, or Prunus maritima, are a native plant to the island. Their signature blossoms line the paths to our beaches and shores. Native Americans and locals have been gathering beach plums for centuries, and they're often made into jam. A gift of this year's beach plum jam is a true island gesture indeed! I love the scenic, rustic splendor of the island - and the simple, floral beach plum was my inspiration for my shop."

Maggie's shop is a treasure trove of beautiful crocheted items. She was taught to crochet when she was a little girl by her Grandma when she made her first pair of simple slippers and from there she has continued to make different crocheted items. Her hobby for crocheting turned into an online business on Etsy in 2011. Since then Maggie's shop has continued to grow and she is producing lots of new and creative products that have been shipped all over the world including Germany, Mexico, Canada, Sweden and all over the U.S.

She recently took part in the 151st Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Fair and walked home with lots of ribbons for her beautiful crafted pieces. Here is a photo she took of some of the ribbons. Congratulations Maggie!

 and Maggie's face says it all, this photograph was taken after it was announced that she won one of the ribbons

(Photo credit to Ray Ewing of the Vineyard Gazette)

Some of my favourite items from her shop are ....

 This amazingly cute crocheted octopus and I love how Maggie has photographed him with the 'hi' sign!  The octopus was inspired by the nature on the island which Maggie lives on. From her studio she can see the ocean and this has had a huge influence on her work.

These reusable facial scrubbies are a great idea and are eco friendly too!

You could win one of these lovely bookmarks

Maggie is offering an exclusive giveaway for my blog followers (you guys!). How kind of her is that?! She is offering to giveaway a custom made butterfly bookmark. The winner shall get to choose the colour they would like and then Maggie will make the bookmark and send it :) Here is an example of the butterfly bookmarks which Maggie makes. To enter for a chance to win one please fill in your email address or sign into facebook and then complete the tasks. Each seperate task is worth another entry so the more tasks you complete the more likely you are to win :) !

Please enter here:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Good luck everyone :) and I hope you all enjoyed this very special Feature Friday. I have been so excited about it all week!!

Have a wonderful weekend.

The Dorothy Days