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I'm still here, sewing away. Also, milestones are fun 😀

Looking for a great gift for her? She'll love this!

https://www.effiehandmade.com/collections/travel-makeup-bags

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What do YOU do with your jewelry when you travel?

This beauty is back in stock!

https://www.effiehandmade.com/products/yoga-mat-bag-raspberry-pink-modern-leaves

✨Wishing you and yours all the best of the holiday season. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

✨My online shop will remain open over the holidays, but I'll be taking a little break! Any orders placed December 20, 2019 - January 5, 2020 will be shipped beginning January 6, 2020.

🎁Gift idea #6: a travel gift set. Includes matching travel jewelry holder, makeup & brush case and passport cover, so it's the perfect gift for your lovely wife, to encourage her to take more time for herself. Pairs well with a weekend away at a cute little bed & breakfast, or tickets to that cruise she's always wanted to go on! 🛳️🧳🚕

Find the full line here: https://www.effiehandmade.com/collections/travel

✨That wraps up 6 weeks of gift ideas, I hope they've helped inspire your own gift-giving this season! 🤗

There's still time! If you're looking for the perfect gift for that special someone, there's still time to order and have it delivered for Christmas!

🎁Gift idea #5: an adorable mini yoga bag Christmas ornament. This one is the perfect little gift (or stocking stuffer!) for the yoga lover in your life - maybe your child's teacher, the babysitter, or your favorite yoga instructor. They're also available in larger quantities at a discount, for all your friends in yoga class! Each ornament comes packaged in a cello bag - which technically means it's wrapped, if you're pressed for time! 😉

Find the full line here: https://www.effiehandmade.com/collections/yoga-ornaments

✨This month, I've been highlighting a few items that make great gifts - and who they're perfect for - so have a look back at previous posts if you're looking for ideas!

🎁Gift idea #4: Buy multiples. Do you have a group of women that you buy gifts for every year? Your sisters & sisters-in-law perhaps, or maybe your group of friends from college?
Save some time by giving them each a jewelry organizer, but choose different fabrics to suit each person!

In my shop, you'll find sets of jewelry organizers listed under 'bridesmaids gifts': https://www.effiehandmade.com/collections/bridesmaid-sets

✨Imagine the satisfaction of crossing a few people off your list at once!

This month I'm highlighting even more items that make great gifts - and who they're perfect for - so stay tuned!

🎁 Gift idea #3: a yoga mat bag, so she can carry her mat to class in style. A great gift to encourage your mom, who recently took up yoga, or for your sister-in-law the yoga instructor, who has been practicing so long she wore out that bag she's had since she started and could use an upgrade!

Lots of colors to choose from (including some for him!), you can find them all here: https://www.effiehandmade.com/collections/yoga

✨ Over the next few weeks, I'll be highlighting more items that make great gifts - and who they're perfect for - so stay tuned!

During the holiday season and all year long, thank you for your support! 😊

🎁Gift idea #2: a makeup travel organizer, so she can store brushes and makeup all in one tidy package - whether she's traveling the world or just heading to the gym. Perfect for your little sister, or that stylish friend who always gives the best fashion advice!

Find the full line here: https://www.effiehandmade.com/collections/travel

Over the next few weeks, I'll be highlighting more items that make great gifts - and who they're perfect for - so stay tuned!

This fan favourite red stripe yoga ornament is back in stock!

https://www.effiehandmade.com/products/christmas-tree-ornament-yoga-mat-bag-red-stripe

✨ Hey friends, how's that Christmas list looking? It's early yet, but if you're anything like me, you could still probably use some help! Over the next few weeks, I'll be highlighting some items that make great gifts - and who they're perfect for.

🎁 Gift idea #1: a travel jewelry case, so she has a safe place to stow her jewelry when she's on the go. A thoughtful gift for Mom or your best friend - maybe you've got an upcoming trip planned together, or you hope it'll encourage her to visit more often. Or hey, maybe she always has her jewelry jumbled together in a ziploc bag and you just want to show her there's a better way!

Find the full line here: https://www.effiehandmade.com/collections/travel-jewelry-cases

It's that time of year again - time to make alllllll the ornaments!
Do you have a yoga instructor or avid yogi on your list?
🧘‍♀️These yoga ornaments make great gifts!🧘‍♀️

Shipping lots of yoga mat bags lately! This one's headed to Boston, MA :)

Where to next? Wherever you're headed, pack your makeup & brushes in style!

Recently received this lovely review and just had to share!
Available at www.effiehandmade.com/travel

Happy Small Business Saturday!

this week I've been busy making & photographing a new round of delicious cashmere hot water bottle covers. This one is already in my shop, and would make the perfect Valentine's gift for someone special, don't you think? 💗
It's one-of-a-kind, but you can claim it at https://www.effiehandmade.com/products/pure-cashmere-hot-water-bottle-cover-pale-purple-with-pink-heart

Is it just me, or do you get the urge to de-clutter every January, too? And now that I've worked my way through the house, it's time to clean up the studio, too, so I'm having a sale!

You might've noticed that I pretty much never offer discounts like this, so if you've been wanting one of my best-selling jewelry organizers or a yoga mat bag, now's your chance. Visit www.effiehandmade.com/sale to treat yourself, or get a head start on upcoming birthday or Mother's Day gifts!

Quantities are very limited - most are the last 1 or 2 of their kind, so check 'em out before they're going going gone!

Janery

I love selling on Etsy, but it can be disappointing to find so many mass-produced items on a site intended for handmade goods. Here are some great tips to help you find all the awesome handmade goodies Etsy had to offer!

Etsy is a great marketplace for handmade and unique products, but factories and made-in-China re-sellers have flooded Etsy, making it harder to find truly handmade products. Here's how to find truly handmade art and products on Etsy.

https://www.janery.com/blogs/news/how-to-avoid-sweatshops-factory-made-products-on-etsy

Local Halifax/Dartmouth friends, there's still one day left to enter this giveaway! You could win all of these awesome prizes (and once you pick them up at the The Dartmouth Makers show this weekend, stop by my table and share, ok?) ;)

🎉GIVEAWAY #2 🎉

We have some AMAZING gifts in this one too folks!

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😍 Let us know what items you would love to have ✔️
📆Giveaway ends Wednesday Nov 22 @ 5pm AST

Make sure to subscribe to our Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/471496053234183/?ti=icl

This Giveaway contains:
Dartmouth Maker pencil and tote
Fudge from The Baker's Fudge
Seasonal Cards from Double Dare Print Studio
Art Blocks by An Oddity or Two
A Woody ornament & enamel pin by Dartmouth Clothing Company
Wooden candle by David Amos Woodworks
Cookies from Gateaux Rose
FRIG shirt by Two Rude co.
Art print by Sarah Duggan
Cable organizer by Old Birch Workshop
Yoga mat ornament by effie handmade
Felted fish by Erika Carlsen
Tattoo balm by Artful Dodger Beard Oil
Soap and wooden Soap tray from Anther Apiary

Winner can pick up giveaway items at front desk during our Winter Market on Friday or Saturday.

I'm so happy to be heading back to this awesome show on Friday. Only a few more days to go! Get all the details at https://www.facebook.com/events/471496053234183/
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It's been a Christmas ornament factory in the studio this week! I've been making (and shipping!) yoga ornaments all week and it's barely November - looks like a lot of people are way more on-the-ball than I am this year...! Have YOU started planning/shopping for Christmas yet?
👉 Find 'em at www.effiehandmade.com/yoga-ornaments

effie handmade

Big thanks to everyone (organizers, fellow vendors, and shoppers from near & far) who made Etsy:Made in Canada/Halifax such an incredible success this past weekend! It was definitely the best EMIC yet!!
It was amazing to see so many familiar faces, and I'm truly grateful for all of you who continue to come out and support my little biz year after year.
We met lots of new friends this year too, with visitors literally from all over the world thanks to a couple of cruise ships that were in Halifax for the day.
Such an awesome fun day, I can't believe another EMIC has come and gone and I'm already looking forward to next year!

*special thanks to Maritime Makers for generously taking & sharing so many awesome pics from the show! I didn't have a chance to take many myself, so most of these pics are from them!