Dixie's Famous Handmade Items

What are YOU going to be for Halloween? We're already planning our costumes, which we typically make. Here's a few we've enjoyed over the years...and no, they're not ALL for Halloween, but did I say we like to get dressed up in costumes? Maybe some of these will give you some ideas!

Gonna have to try this one

Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes are a 30 minute dinner recipe. Ground beef simmers in one pan with onion, green pepper, beef broth, A-1 sauce, and steak seasoning. Serve on toasted buns with sliced provolone cheese.
Must express something to keep getting my recipes.... Thank you.
Recipe in First (c.o.m.m.e.n.t ).👇

Proud to be making these cute class reunion coolies for the Anderson High School class of '68! 55 years and still going strong!

It's that time again. Pumpkin spice has exploded across the nation. Temperatures are getting cooler. Children are busy dreaming of Halloween costumes and candy. Tailgate parties, bonfires, Halloween parties and hay rides are all being planned! Do you have your custom beverage holders? Order today to keep your hands warm and your beverages cold! And you wont find a better price on custom coolies at just $2.50 each printed on one side! Don't forget the custom treat bags for your little ones, on sale for $7.50 each while supplies last! Message me to order.

It's beach season! Message me for your custom beach coozies!

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Check out our newest listing on Amazon Handmade! Time to order your Halloween Coolies to keep your hands warm and your drink cold during the spooky Halloween Party you will be going to or throwing! Message me here to order or head on over to our Amazon store to purchase.

HALLOWEEN CUSTOM COOLIES, SET OF 10 These 12 oz can coolies are made of polyrethane foam and heat transfer vinyl. Celebrate Halloween with these cute coolie designs! You'll get twelve (12) coolies custom made in your choice of 12 designs. Select just one or several designs, or make them all different. Be sure to SEND A MESSAGE when...

Sorry not sorry, but I've been a little absent lately because well....the beach was calling so we went! But I'm back at it now 😥. Who's ready for some football? Message me for tailgate coolies!

Remember our giveaway a few weeks ago? Jennifer Freihage was the winner and selected custom coolies to help promote her husband's firewood business. She sent a design she had made for his t-shirts and after a few small changes to make it all fit on the coolies, they look great! Thanks Jennifer! And if you're reading this anywhere near Pisgah Iowa, call Jennifer's husband ://www.facebook.com/lickitysplit.firewood.10 for your firewood needs! https://www.facebook.com/commerce/products/custom-coolies/5277327872389420/?ref=timeline&referral_code=profile_pinned_shop_card

Been busy lately and haven't taken time to post. Stopped by a friend's daughter's house the other day and was reminded of this sign we made for her wedding. She had it hanging in her house and I had forgotten all about it!

It's back to school time! Where in the world did the summer go?! Time to buy your Halloween costume stuff the turkey and put up the Christmas decorations! Happy New Year everyone!

So beautiful! I am in awe of the artistry and love seeing beauty through another lense!

As promised, its time for a Dixie's Famous Giveaway!! Here at DF we like to party and we know you do too. We could spend our money paying for advertising on Amazon, FB or Google but we'd much rather spend it on free coolies for one of you! So....

To say thank you to all our fantastic past and future customers we are giving away (free of charge!) 20 custom coolies for ANY occasion you choose! That's right...a $60 value pack of custom coolies to make your next party a little bit partier! You pick the occasion, the colors, and the type of coolie and I will create a design, make them and ship 20 custom coolies to your address! The coolies will have a one color imprint on one or two sides, whichever you prefer.

To enter for the giveaway is easy. Just
1) go to our page and hit follow,
2)share this post, and
3) comment below with the occasion you would use the free coolies for if you win!

Simple! Someone is going to win and it might as well be you! We will put everyone's name into a random drawing on August 15th 2022 and announce the winner on our page plus message the winner to notify them. This drawing is for custom coolies only and cannot be used for the cash equivalent.

I just love the customers I get to know through doing this thing I do! Today I was contacted by a remarkable young woman. She's an Army veteran and currently serves in the Air National Guard. She also is part of an organization called Support Her Boots that supports veterans, especially female veterans. www.shb220.org. I'm so glad to know she's out there doing this, and DF gets to help out a little bit with custom coolies for an upcoming event. Way to show the world whats up Joie R. Cook ! You are an inspiration!

HOME | Support Her Boots We support veterans across the Carolinas, especially Female veterans. We assist with compassion on a case by case basis.

So here's the story of how I started making custom party favors and my experience with Etsy. Probably the most fun thing I make are custom beverage holders or as I like to call them "coolies" (because the common name most people call them by is trademarked and we don't infringe on trademarks or copyright here at DF) When I make a custom coolie order it feels like a tiny bit of me gets to go to every party that my coolies go to and life is a constant celebration! So I started when a local bride to be wanted some customized coolies to add to her swag bags for guests at her bachorette party. I don't even remember the design we did but I think it was some variation of "bride tribe" with an arrow and a heart on one side and her name the party date and location (Nashville) on the other side. Did you know more Bachelorette parties occur in Nashville than any other city? I sure have made alot of custom coolies for them! So out of that first 14 piece order I had a couple of people contact me wanting custom coolies for their birthday parties. Apparently its super expensive to buy small quantities of custom coolies, but I will do a custom design for any quantity even if you only want one coolie and my price is the same.

Before I knew it I had set up an Etsy shop and was making order after order of custom coolies for different events. Birthdays, baby showers, girls' trips, golf outings, fundraisers, Bachelorette and bachelor parties, groomsman and bridesmaid proposals, boat themed, riverfloats, camping trips, fantasy football, tailgating, lake cottages, family or class reunions, cruises...you name it and I've probably made custom coolies for it. That was 2014 and things were pretty good for 7 years. Along the way, Etsy decided to make some changes that made me feel less like an entrepreneur and more like an employee. They started pushing for free shipping and suggested raising prices to cover the "free" part by charging more. Then they started keeping a percentage of any shipping that sellers did charge. Next they began advertising products and charging sellers for the advertisements. We couldn't even opt out of that advertising and were encouraged again to charge more to offset the cost. I didn't want to have to increase my prices so Etsy could make more money. I didn't want to be forced to participate in advertising that Etsy decided on and then be billed for it. I didn't want them to decide anything for my business! So like many others, I made the decision in 2021 to leave Etsy behind. Don't get me wrong, Etsy was great for teaching me how to work my business and I did make money with them but I didn't want anyone telling me what to do in my business.

I have continued to serve customers both new and former, through Amazon Handmade, Facebook and my website. Which brings me back to the number one event people order custome coolies for...BIRTHDAYS! People love to commemorate birthdays with a fun party favor. Whether funny like "have a cold one for the old one" or naughty like "dirty thirty" or just cute like "RIP to your fake ID" the birthday party customers are always fun to work with.

So if you have a birthday party coming up you too can keep your guest's beverage cold with festive or funny custom coolies.
Design service is included in the price of $3 each for one sided one color coolies. Two side are $3.50 each. Select from regular 12 oz, slim can or zippered bottle style coolies. With so many colors and styles available, the possibilities are endless. You can also count on quick production and standard shipping is never over $5. (you can pay extra to upgrade your shipping if you're in a time crunch) Message me to order.

So me!

This is the story of how I got started making things for other people. Sometimes being a "maker" is not just making party favors and funny t shirts. Sometimes there are tears and hugs and pain involved. This is a story many women know well, including my friend that inspired this. Before we met she lost her precious baby girl almost at full term. Her baby died in the third trimester and she had to give birth to a stillborn baby. She was heart broken and lost. Grief stricken and hormonal and in so much pain emotionally and physically. Many years later as she told me about it, I could see she still ached for her precious baby. She told me alot of people never acknowledge her loss because talking about babies who died is difficult and uncomfortable. She said it felt like no one cared that she suffered the worst thing any parent can suffer. As if her baby dying in utero was not an ongoing source of never ending pain for her. She said after the funeral no one mentioned her loss. She said it was like she was just supposed to start back to work and get on with her life even though she was swimming in an ocean of grief. I have never experienced what my friend and millions of other women have experienced but I have compassion for their grief and loss. My friend still marks the milestones of what would have been her baby's life. She decorates her baby's grave for every holiday and birthday. I wanted to help her grieve and also remember and honor her daughter. On what would have been her daughter's 8th birthday, I gave her the very first one of these memorial garden flag grave decorations. She loved it and convinced me to offer them for sale in my Etsy shop. I didn't want to at first because it seemed wrong to sell something to a grieving parent but she convinced me that grieving parents needed more ways to honor their lost babies. She said there weren't many ways available to commemorate infant loss. She said it would help people acknowledge the parent's grief by gifting a garden flag instead of figuring out what to say to acknowledge the ongoing devastating pain. So I listed them. Since then, it has been my honor to make hundreds of these flags to commemorate the sometimes very brief lives of the youngest angels. I've learned many parents and grandparents are looking for ways to openly grieve, just like my friend said. Every customer who purchases one of these flags has a heartbreaking story and they are so grateful to commemorate it and to tell their story. Each flag is sewn by me from weather resistant outdoor fabric and decorated with simple colorful decorations in heat transfer vinyl. Each one is unique even if I use the same verse, images and colors. Each one is made with love and care for the baby, and for the grief of the person who will receive it. I find myself so fortunate to connect with the customers who have suffered such loss and who have trusted me to share their burden just a little bit. Here's a few pictures of some that I've done.

So you might have noticed I've been updating the business page, adding listings, and trying to be more present. I blame it on my friend Ravin Rowe over at www.delynnbelle.com. She posted a reel the other day that inspired me. The basic concept in her video was "nobody's going to do it for you." I bet she didn't know how much I needed to see that just then. Her reel reminded me to get off my butt and get things done because nobody was going to do it for me. So if you get a minute go check out her boutique for some cute clothes, shoes and accessories at great prices. She has some great videos about styling your outfits too. Just check it out because sometimes, people bless you when you need it most!

DeLynn Belle Women's boutique

We also make this design in a t-shirt. Message me to order yours today!

Thank you to all my customers who have kept me in business since 2014!

Summer is the time for custom coozies!

Thanks to my awesome customer for sending me this shot of her girl's trip friends using some Dixie's Famous Handmade coozies! Message me to order your custom coozies for your girl's trip, weekend at the lake, or pool party! Did you know we offer slim cans, regular cans and zipper bottle coozies? Mention the discount code SUMMER2022 to get 15% off your order now through the end of August...or visit us at dixiesfamous.com anytime!