Why You Should Like Us On Facebook

I know, I know. There's been no new blog in a terribly long time. Can you say "blogger's block?"

Well this one is a quickie. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK :-)

Why?

We are posting links to our latest Etsy listings, previews, and maybe even discounts. We will also be offering BUY DIRECT. These are items that are not listed on Etsy. And you'll find specatcular prices!

See something on Etsy you want? You can buy direct if you prefer by posting on our Facebook page. It's also the place to ask about items you may be looking for, or custom work.

So come by, check out us, give us a like, and maybe come buy.

ChezChani on Facebook. For all things ChezChani AND ChezChanisupply.

Introducing ChezChaniSupply on Etsy!

I'd like to introduce you to ChezChaniSupply, a wholly owned subsidiary of ChezChani.

On this site I hope to offer you the best possible deals on craft supplies, focusing mostly on jewelry supplies.

ChezChaniSupply is a result of my being an extremely frugal person. I found by buying in bulk and spending ALOT of time shopping around that I could save money on my supplies. I could only use a small percentage of what I bought. Thus, ChezChaniSupply was born.

Before making any purchases I comb Etsy and other supply sites, and if I don't believe I can offer the item at a competive rate,then I won't buy it. (Well I might buy it, but I won't sell it.)


For our grand openning, I'm pleased to offer you 10 percent off your purchase. This code is good for a limited time only so don't delay if you see something you like.

Discount code is GRANDOPENING . Feel free to share this code with your friends. I have many items still to be listed so check back often!

Thanks so much for giving ChezChaniSupply a look.

Jewels By Jules

I wanted to take a moment to share with you a wonderful shop on Etsy. Jewels By Jules is really worth a look. Or two...or three.

Jules is dealing with alot and has found the therapy of crafting. And we get to reap the rewards!

An unusual item is this wonderful engagement ring box. Now it may say "engagement ring" but I think it's just a really wonderful little box for any special item.

Check out this supernatural necklace!

Supercute!





Here are a few more of her beautiful items, look at the pictures then head on over to the Jewels By Jules.

Altered Nation For Awesome People

"Altered Nation offers alternative clothing, accessories, art & gifts for awesome people. All of the designs are unique because they are handmade, upcycled & handpicked vintage.

Altered Nation is an emerging collectable design line based in fabulous Las Vegas that also offers semi-custom orders and wholesale.

This unique design line has recently been featured on Fox News, ABC's Morning Blend, numerous print & online publications including the Las Vegas' Review Journal & Offbeat Bride. Altered Nation hosts avant garde fashion shows and photo shoots to showcase the emerging talent in Las Vegas."

This is from Altered Nation's shop announcement,and I couldn't say it better myself.

Handmade. Upcycled. Vintage. Only a blend of all the things I love.

Check out Altered Nation on Etsy, website, facebook, blog and Twitter.

Cupcake Princess Jewelry

kelbelskreationsKawaii Jewelry by Cupcake Princess Jewelry

Click on the above link and you will be treated to a deliciously colourful Etsy page.

Kelly is a fellow member of the Handmade in Vegas team, and she really does have a yummy cupcake of a shop. Check it out, you will DROOL!!

VIKSTER'S CRAFTS

I'd like to introduce you to Vikki, a fellow member of the Handmade In Vegas Etsy Team.




Vikki is a native Las Vegan who has been crafting most of her life. A retired grandmother, she now has lots of free time to flex her creative muscles. And you can see (and reap) the rewards of this time at her Etsy storefront, Vikster's Crafts.




Like most crafters, Vikki does not limit herself to one thing. She's got a wonderful collection of Christmas items, glass tile pendants, bottle caps and more.




Her shop is ever changing and worth visiting on a regular basis.

You may also follow Vikki on Twitter.

Another Contest Another Craft

First let me tell you about another contest at Pretty Things, some very cool lucite beads! I'm entering right now and so should you.



Ok, not really another craft but another element to an existing craft. People are sentimental about their pet's ashes...aka cremains. (I'm not one of them.) So I'm offering to make jewelry with them. My first project is done. I did 2 pendants and a ring. I've already shipped them out and only have pictures of the ring. It's one of my new design, The Sparkling Bubble Ring, with ashes mixed in. (BTW in this project, it was not a beloved pet, but a beloved relative.)

Some Things are Harder To Sell

I made these cufflinks awhile back but kept putting off listing them.


Why? I don't know. Some things are just harder to part with.

These happened to be made with mismatched cufflinks I got in a jewelry bag of odds and ends. The oval one is engraved 4-18-59, leading me to believe it's probably gold. Yes, this one is older than I am (yikes!).

Do men even wear cufflinks anymore? If they don't, they should...

Can Crazy

If it's not one obsession, it's another.

I'm spending alot of my time cutting shapes out of drink cans.

Check some of them out in our Etsy store, you can see them over there ---->

Poker Mania at ChezChani

Just for the heck of it, I've been making fun pokerwear. Check it out...and keep checking because I'm pretty sure I'm not done.

TiLTCreations

In Poker "tilt" is not a good thing. In the wonderful world of Etsy, it's the two fabulous shops of Theresa.

First up, TiLT creations: Handmade handbags and backpacks. You will find colourful, fun, handmade treats. As a frustrated sewer, one who always wanted to be able to make my own but always failing, I love and admire Theresa's work. Oh, and as a frugal shopper, I especially love that Theresa also has a clearance section. This great bag is actually on clearance!



Theresa's second shop, Tilt Too! is currently filled with destash patterns, fabric and supplies from her handbag shop. Take a look at this gorgeous pattern (ooooh if only I could sew)



And this wonderful fabric



Once you've drooled over Theresa's shops, check out her blogs. http://tiltcreations.blogspot.com/ and http://tiltcreationstoo.blogspot.com/

BETTY BOOP Scrabble Tile Pendant

Ms. Boop is now appearing in our Etsy shop!

Lucille Ball Postage Stamp Rummikub Pendant

Every once in awhile I'll be at the post office and see a sheet of stamps I can't resist. The one that started this a couple of years ago was the Chinese New Year stamps. I'd already been buying Chinese New Year casino chips so why not this? I display the sheet on the front of a cigar box (another one of my semi-collections.)

Now that I'm making resin jewelry, it seems a natural match with my stamps. So first up is my Lucille Ball 34 cent stamp on a Rummikub tile. Check it out in our Etsy store HERE.

Nico Designs

Nico Designs, and beautifully I might add! Check out Nico Designs, the January featured Etsyblogger on Etsy and on her blog.



I defy you to find baby shoes cuter than these.

Black Weds. Black Friday. Cyber Monday

Boy has holiday shopping changed.

Starting at 12:01AM Weds, hereforth known as Black Wednesday, through Black Friday weekend and ending midnight of Cyber Monday, ChezChani is having a sale!

Buy one item, get one item (of equal or lesser value) half price. OR...buy one item get 15% off.

Shipping remains at $1.50 within the US no matter how many items you buy!

ChezChani wishes everyone a happy and healthy Thanksgiving and reminds you to OVEREAT.

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Sales in the Wind

ChezChani will be joining other Etsians in Black Weds, and Black Friday Weekend Sales. Stay Tuned!!!

Memories for Life

Memories For Life is the August featured Etsyblogger Team Member. Edi Royer is a scrapbooker and paper crafter extraordinaire. Wonderful albums. notebooks, etc. can be found in her Etsy store.

Memories For Life blog is where you can keep up with it all.

Where Have All The Good Times Gone?

In a few months, the holiday season will be in full swing. What are you planning for: increasing your inventory, festival hopping, networking?

Yes, the subject of the next Etsybloggers Carnival. The holidays. When I first saw this on the schedule I thought "Sh*t...the holidays? AlREAdY???!?!?!?

Well, yes and no. We're a few months away but everybody knows (except for people under, say, 20) how fast the time goes. And crafters need the time to make holiday stuff and get it out there so that it can be purchased on time for gifts and personal wear. Last year I wanted to make myself a pair of those adorable Swarovski tree earrings, but try to find the components for that in December...fuggetaboutit. So I made mine in January.

Now I'm in my "all about resin" phase so I'm on the lookout for holiday pictures and paper to turn magically into super cool bracelets, pendants, rings...

I made one pendant which is at the top of this page. I love her!!

a place of felted and fabric goodness!

Miesmama's shop on Etsy really is filled with felted goodness! Headbands, bag, bowls...just a whole lot of really cool stuff made out of felt. Who'd have thunk it?

Check it out, and then visit Miesmama Blog:
a creative journal of a mother's passion for things handmade.

LazyTCrochet

As much as I seem to love most crafts, I have never felt the yen for knitting or crochet. My mother tried to teach me when I was young and I just didn't take to it. I like to think it was because she is so darned left handed that it made no sense to a righty like me. I imagine there may come a time when I want to give it a go but until then, I will just adore the works of LazyTCrochet, on Etsy and Blogger.