August 2008 Giveaway

Simply Sophia is having a free giveaway contest!


Win this adorable set of Simply Clippies!

All you have to do is fill out a short survey. It's just to help me figure out what I should work on and what I want to make more of.

The winner will be picked on September 2, 2008. All the entries will be placed in a hat and the winning entry will be picked by my husband. Be sure to leave your name and email address in the last question, so that I know who to contact, if you are the winner.

To enter the contest, please visit my contest page:
http://simplysophia.weebly.com/contest.html

New Items for Sale!

Introducing: Simply Clippies

I am excited to start this venture into hair clips. As my daughter is getting older, her hair is finally growing in and I can put clips in her hair. She enjoys her Simply Clippies or "pretty" as she calls them and does not want me to take them out of her hair.

They will be added to my personal site very soon so please check back. However, you can purchase them from my Etsy site: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5203561&section_id=5603973

Featured Seller 8/25- 8/31

This weeks featured seller is Andrea of The Cuddle Shop

Tell us about yourself.(Name, location, etc)
My name is Andrea and I live on the coast of Virginia. I’m 22 years old and I am majoring in Computer Arts.

What made you want to start crafting?
I have always loved doing anything artsy. I got very interested in sewing because of my Girl Scout Leader who is a Seamstress. She taught me the basics of sewing and a few years after I had graduated from girl scouts I got a sewing machine and taught myself how to sew with that. Now I can’t stop sewing! I love it a lot.

What do you sell?
I sell handmade sock monkeys of all sizes and for all ages.


What makes you different from other sellers?
I have been working hard to keep my sock monkeys different from the others out there. I have been working on my own styles and my own ideas.

What advice to you have for other crafters?
I would say that if you love what you’re doing then never give up. Also to try new things and have fun.

Do you have an items in your store that you love? Tell us about it.
I love all my sock monkeys but my very favorite that is in my shop right now is Punkin, my Halloween Jack-O-Lantern Sock Monkey. He comes with his own little felt trick or treat bag and I just love the way he turned out.


Tell us about your newest item for sale?
My newest item for sale is my Frosty the Snow Monkey. I’ve been listing a few Christmas items early. I’ll be listing them as I make them. He turned out better than I expected! He’s cute and super soft!

Where do you see yourself going with your craft in the future?
I’m always improving so in the future I see myself with newer ideas and my skill perfected more than it is now. Also I would like to be making clothing and I would like to have started making cloth dolls again.

Where can we buy your products?
Currently my products are only for sale on etsy.


Are there any other links that you would like to include?
My second shop: http://www.thecosplayhatrack.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/CuddleMonkey101
http://www.CuddleMonkey101.deviantart.com

New Website!

I am pleased to announce the opening of my new website:

http://simplysophia.biz

Please come visit our site. Hope to see you there!

New Bottle Handles for sale

I have two new Get a Grip Bottle Handles for sale on my website- Dainty Flowers and Spotted Puppy.

More new handles are coming soon. Please let me know if there is a color or style that you would like to see in my shop. Any suggestions are welcome.

I am working on a music note set and a brown flowered set. They should both be listed by the end of the week.

I am also thinking of changing the name of my bottle handles to Love Handles. What do you think? Please post a comment with your vote and or suggestion.

New Featured Seller

Tell us about yourself.(Name, location, etc)
My name is Ruth and I'm from Pittsburgh PA; I work as a special
effects artist and a freelance illustrator but after 12 hours a day on
the computer I just need a break so I do crafting


What made you want to start crafting?
I always liked beading and making things as a kid and I stopped doing
it in college because of time but now I have a bit more time to make
my jewelry and other items and it's very soothing to do

What do you sell?
Earrings and beachy shell hair ornaments at the moment but I have a
massive collection of Fimo clay fantasy horns I'll start selling later
in the summer closer to Halloween.

What makes you different from other sellers?
I make almost all of my jewelry and hair clips using recycled beads
and shells from old necklaces and collections. Most of my jewelry is
also themed for the game player in mind and tends to be styles that
are quite different from what you could buy in the store such as
earrings with glass water drops or single post dangles with various
funky vintage beads.

What advice to you have for other crafters?
Stick to it and keep crafting; even if the items don't sell on Etsy
you still have some awesome gifts for friends


Do you have an items in your store that you love? Tell us about it.
I really love my seashell barrettes. Right now my hair is too short to
wear any of the bigger ones so I'm selling them and hoping that they
get a good home with someone else who loves the beach as much as I do

Tell us about your newest item for sale?
My newest items are two sea shell collector hair barrettes. These
large clips are covered with tiny vintage seashells that were given to
me by the folks at my church. The church had them for sunday school
classes and art projects since the 60s but kids now don't want to play
with shells so they had a massive case of shells in amazing condition
and since they knew I crafted I got them! So now these shells are on
my hair clip making each one a tiny collection all on its own.

Where do you see yourself going with your craft in the future?
I'd like to get into making more fancy jewelry as well as necklaces
and arm cuffs; perhaps getting into that steampunk trend because I
have a box of old vintage keys that I think would be great for
jewelry.

Where can we buy your products?
http://warriortree.etsy.com for my jewelry and hair things

Are there any other links that you would like to include?
http://www.warriortree.com is my professional art portfolio for
illustrations and 3d work

Samples of Ruth's work:

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