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handmade and the city

My dear Philippines has many wonderful crafters. I have interviewed some of them for the blog. We also have our fair share of handmade supporters. While we may not be very progressive as far as independent shopping is concerned, many people here do appreciate uniquely designed and lovingly handmade merchandise. Fantastic for a handmade seller like me, of course. And even more fantastic? We are seeing many e-commerce platforms that cater to handmade crop up.

One of these is PHINDIES. Theirs is a unique platform, giving buyers a chance to buy handmade items at a discounted price but only for a period of seven days.

This week, I am one of the featured sellers over at PHINDIES. I am selling my rectangular corner tab pouches at a discounted price of P120 each.

Choosing “lokal” is always a good idea. Choosing 100% handmade? Even better.

 

Check out the pouches HERE. And while you’re there, get to know the other amazing handmade sellers that have been featured on PHINDIES as well.

 

Thanks for your support!

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here, have a gift

I haven’t blogged about my online shop, have I? I imagine you saying “What? You have a shop? What do you sell?” I understand the confusion since… well, I haven’t blogged about it. I have mentioned it on the Facebook page and on Instagram but this is the first time that I have dedicated a post about it. I thought it fitting considering the circumstances that have converged, leading to this wee bit of a post.

Said circumstances include the official closing of Multiply (I had been selling there ever since I decided to make things for sale again) and me turning a year older today (30).

So here we are:

http://shop.boredandcrafty.com

For now, I offer my items only to shoppers in The Philippines. And yes, I have the “order form” system in place. I hope nobody finds it daunting; I am actually rather nice when it comes to email correspondence. Heh.

I shall explain the name Thimblecap some other time.

In celebration of this announcement and my birthday, I am giving away the following items to one lucky lady (or gentleman) from The Philippines. I celebrate my birthday and I give away gifts? Yes. Apparently, it’s also opposite day.

Here are the items I’m giving away:

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summer details

I was recently reunited with our 50mm lens and we have been inseparable. The reunion is not wholly a bed of roses though. Our DSLR is a low-level Nikon and does not automatically focus when you use a lens other than the kit one. Taking decent photos basically involves sweating (see previous post why), willing my hands not to shake, and begging for a miracle in the form of my eyesight going back to its 20/20 glory.

And here are some of the DIY-related things the lens and I have managed to shoot:

1. Chiffon flower for the living area coffee table. I wanted to make a bunch but the summer heat drained my crafting energy.

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2. Miniature wreaths for my dollhouses.

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3. Hang tags for my handmade merch. I ran out of the printed ones but I didn’t want to waste ink. What I did was sew embroidered tags onto felt, top thread white and black on the bobbin. They turned out great, if I do say so myself.

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And not DIY-related, this owly birthday “greeting card” for Diana:

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What’s your crafty plan for this week? Mine will center around summer totes. And if time permits, I will be back with a simple tutorial for the chiffon flower above.

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the CIS marco polo bazaar. in list form

I spent the first two days of the last month of the year peddling my wares. For the first time in my crafting life, I sold items in a traditional manner. And by traditional, I mean actually meeting my customers during the sales process.  Something new for someone who have always relied on online transactions.

A few things:

1. Quantity – I was not able to sew a lot of merchandise for the bazaar, sadly. And the ones that sold out first were the ones that I thought to make a day before the event. Of course, I was under the impression that I made more than enough. But during the vendors’ briefing, I had a painful realization. “Golly, these are big-time bazaar vendors! They probably have warehouses full of merchandise!” I thought. I wasn’t wrong.

2. Display – The boyfriend and I stressed out about our display. It slipped my mind that the bazaar wasn’t a craft fair and that other vendors didn’t really care about being creative with their booths. In fact, only about a quarter of the vendors gave their display much thought. Not that I regret spending time thinking about the display since I reckon a decent presentation helped attract potential buyers.

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