Pix from Corvallis Fall Festival 2009

Whew, that's a lot of accessories for lucky bugs on one table! Over 400 items...

The ribbon crochet no-slip clips and some of the adjustable ribbon headbands ("won't slip like elastic or pinch like plastic...")

The hand-stamped fabric button clips and ponies and more adjustable ribbon headbands...

The no-slip ribbon clips -- boy, were they popular!

The fabric button hair clips and hair ties -- the whole bottom spinner was fall and holiday!

My new fabric flower clips and fabric button goodies to match ZozoBugBaby...

My new fabric button bobby pins...

And I also debuted the fabric button rings and pins (in two sizes.)

Watch for a big Etsy shop update this week with new goodies!

Ladybug Limited LIVE with... ZozoBugBaby!

If you're local, then you know this weekend is the Corvallis Fall Festival, only the biggest arts and crafts event to happen in Benton County each year. This year, Ladybug Limited will have a booth in front of First Christian Church (on Madison) with ZozoBugBaby, my upcycling collaborator.
If you've never seen ZozoBugBaby's clothes, you won't want to miss this as it's the only show we're doing together this year. And for my faithful few blog readers, mention this post and I'll have a free toggle headband for you!

Etsy Love: Livvy Sue

If you've poked around the shop at all, then you probably know that I've had a long-time collaboration with ZozoBugBaby. Julie makes darling kids' clothes, sends me her scraps, and I make fabric button hair goodies out of them.

Well, little did I know that when I purchased this skirt for my Bug last spring, that it would be the start of a new collaboration. Livvy Sue makes adorable/affordable little girl skirts, as well as bibs and cute kimono sets. Over the summer, she sent me some scraps, and I'm now finally ready to lauch the Livvy Sue collection in the shop. Too cute! I'll have to see if I can resist going back for another skirt or not...

Vacation Time!

In case you want anything from the shop, please know that I'll be on vacation for most of the month of August. If there's anything you want before September 1, please place your order by Wednesday, August 5.

Thank you!

106 Fans!

Realizing it was time to finally get the shop onto Facebook, I set up a page on Facebook about a week ago. However, I soon learned that Facebook would not let me have a dedicated username unless I had 100 fans. So, it was time to get the word out. Thanks to some awesome mom friends like Tammy and Andie, http://www.facebook.com/ladybuglimited hit 106 fans today-- and yes, I got my username!

As promised, it's time for a drawing for those fans who helped me get that username. According to random.org, the random fan is (drumroll, please)...

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

49

Timestamp: 2009-07-03 04:38:10 UTC

Since I think Facebook lists the fans as the most recent fans first, according to my calculation, my 49th fan would be Valerie Wilson, who apparently found me through Dan Shipley, my cross-country teammate from my Concordia days. So, congrats Valerie, and thanks, Dan, for helping to get the word out!

Ladybug Limited Around the Web...

Just a couple of new places you can find me...

• On the Dot Creations has a thing for polka dots! This month, some of my dotty items are part of her Polka Dot Parade
• You can now find selected Ladybug Limited hair goodies at online retailer Cat in an Apron, one of my first wholesale accounts. Click on through and see all the cuteness she has in stock!

Yay! Another Etsy Treasury!

Got selected for another treasury this week by Minnow by E who created a treasury with a "Mellow Mustard" theme with lots of yellows and blues. So what did she pick of mine to feature? My little Vintage Duckies! They're in the shop if you'd like your own, in your choice of clips or ponies (or one of each.)

She's Mine! All Mine!

It's not often I post my Etsy finds from my personal blog here on the shop blog, but since this one is for the shop, I had to double post!

If you've been around the shop lately, you may have noticed that I've gone a bit ladybug crazy. It all started when I got my long-lusted-after Shinzi Katoh fabric and made these buttons:First, I made that little ladybug my shop and Blogger avatar and then I worked her into my blog and shop banner. Well, that wasn't enough. I stopped by Craft Pudding, the coolest little stamp shop on Etsy, and asked her to make me a ladybug stamp of my very own. And here's what she came up with:Isn't she just the cutest ladybug ever?!?!?! I can hardly stand it and can't wait to stamp her on shop tags, business cards, and fabric for buttons. And while I was there, I also picked up a fat quarter of Craft Pudding's fabric from her stamp designs. Won't it make great fabric buttons?So, if you haven't checked out Craft Pudding yet, you are really missing out! Go now, but you can't have my ladybug-- she's mine, all mine!

I'm in an Etsy Treasury!

This is probably no big deal to most Etsy sellers, but it's my first, so I'm excited:
Yep, my little day-old Bug Buddies ponytail holders made it in. I guess this means my pix must finally be improving :)

And as I've been told in the forums, technically this isn't my first as I was an alternate for an Admin-curated Treasury that was on the front page in January, but this is the first one my goodies are actually pictured in!

Oh, and if you want to see it, go now because it expires on Thursday. For the direct link, click here.

My New Ladybug!!!

The Shinzi Katoh "Clover" fabric I've been lusting over for months arrived from Japan today! Isn't it so kawaii?
I immediately had to make Bug some ponytail holders with it:
And not only is it already listed in the shop in case you want your own ladybugs or bumblebees, I also had to make that Little Miss Ladybug my avatar (both on Etsy and Blogger) and she's in my new shop and blog banner.
I am in love!!!!

Big Giveaway Coming Up!

Just wanted to let you all know that I'm one of the prize sponsors (prize #16) for 5 Minutes for Mom's Ultimate Blog Party 2009! So what can you win? The winner of my prize will get a $20 gift certificate to spend in my Etsy shop-- that's a lot of hair accessories!

Wanna double your chances? Stop by my personal blog here and leave a comment at that post (please!) telling me how you'd spend the second $20 gift certificate I'm giving away! (Of course, you're welcome to say "hi" here if you like.) I posted my prize picks there as there are just so many great prizes to choose from.

If you stick around here, you'll notice that this is what I call my "shop blog." I always post about my reviews and giveaways here, as well as any local shows I'm doing. If you want a Ladybug Limited coupon, this is the blog to subscribe to!

Stop by, join the party, and have fun!

Update: The party's over :( Stop by this post on my personal blog for the two winners. Thanks for all your sweet comments everyone!

Spring Craft Shows on the Calendar...

Shopping Local? I've got two local craft shows in the next month!

1. The Spring Craft Sale at the Keizer Lions Club (near Salem) this Saturday:

Where: Keizer Lions Club at 4100 Cherry Ave NE in Keizer

When: March 14
Time: 9am to 3pm

2. Meet Your Maker during First Friday Artwalk:
Where: Broadway Wine Bar at 200 W. Broadway, Eugene (indoors)
When: Friday, April 3rd
Time: 5pm to 8pm.

Meet Your Maker is a cool little monthly show that I'm thrilled to be a part of for the first time! If you'd like to see what it's all about-- and check out some of the other vendors -- here's the link to the Meet Your Maker site.

Hope to see you there! As a little incentive to my local blog readers, stop by either one of these shows and I'll give you a free item from my table with any purchase! Just mention this post for your freebie...