Made Just for You Giveaway

So this morning I said we were going to celebrate 50 followers with a giveaway. 

All afternoon I thought and thought about what the giveaway should be. After several hours of brainstorming and shopping for "the perfect item", 

it hit me.

The winner of this giveaway will receive an e-mail from me with a series of questions. 

After I get to know you a little bit better I will custom make something awesome just for you!

It could be anything, but it will be made to fit you and your personality like a glove.

The contest is now open and will close April 9th at midnight. 

You may submit as many entries as you would like to increase your chances of winning.

Ways to Enter

1. Become a follower of Miss Yellow Shoes if you are not already and leave a comment below with your e-mail address

2. Blog about this giveaway and leave a link behind for me to check out

3. Tweet this giveaway and leave a link behind 

4. Join the facebook fan club and leave a comment 

5.Go to Handmade Happys and comment your favorite item

6. Leave a comment telling me about your favorite crafty hobby!

Good Luck!

What do you get when you order a handmade happy?

Hello Readers!

Ever wonder what you would get in the mail when you order a Handmade Happy?

Well I'm here to tell you!

After all the excitement you're sure to feel after receiving a package in the mail, you would eventually open up your treat and pull out a baggy looking similar to these above. 

So happily packaged, your Handmade Happy is just waiting for you to enjoy all it's wonders. But wait! What's this? There's more inside than meets the eye...

Ahh yes, each Handmade Happy comes along with a couple business cards (for you to share with your friends) and a lovely little bookmark designed by yours truly. 

Awwww, Isn't that sweet?

I also wanted to give you a sneak peak of my latest Handmade Happy...

A Demain!

(till tomorrow)

Shop Announcement

I wanted you all to know that I now have an online shop where I sell my handmade creations!

I am so excited about this!!!!

My goals for 2012 are......

I've never been a big fan of new year resolutions, but perhaps by posting my goals here I'll be more inclined to keep them. 

The first one is "Plan my DIY wedding".

Mike and I won't be getting married until the summer of 2012, but since I'll be in school and have a super low budget, it doesn't hurt to start early. I think that I'll post tutorials and ideas here and on my youtube channel for other brides. I'll be making most of everything for my wedding including:

1. my veil

2. all the flower arrangements, bouquets and such

3. the cake (with Mom)

4. updating an old cake topper

5. favors

6.all decorations

7. programs (for the service)

and a bunch of other goodies!

The second thing on my list is to start my own business. I would like to sell some of the things that I make (mostly because I don't have room for everything) but also to make a small profit. I hope to make enough to save up for a nice road trip (adventure) vacation with Mike after we get married. 

I'm currently working on making more things to stock up my little shop with and you'll be first to know when it opens!

I would also LOVE to make one tutorial a week for my readers and my viewers. So far I haven't really been able to be consistent and I would really like to up my number of followers. I know that if I put the work into it, I will get results!

Losing 30 pounds....yeah that's for health reasons but also for my wedding. 

(Hey! Every girl wants to look her best!) 

Finish school! That's a big one. 

Why? I really really want my teaching degree and I don't want to have to deal with school right after getting married to Mike either. I would just love to get married, have a nice honeymoon, settle in a cute little apartment, and jump right into teaching!

Ahhh....that would be a dream.

What are you goals? Did you keep your old ones from last year? Oh yeah...download your own copy of this clip art here!

Happy New Year!

Hair Goodies I've Made!

Giveaway Contest!

Here are the little goodies up for grabs!

Contest Ends next Monday at 12pm!

He loves me, He loves me not, He loves me....Yay!

Yes, I've gone a little crazy for flowers the past week. Why? Because for the past week I couldn't get my serger to work. Luckily, Mike came to visit and helped me solve the threading problem (so I'm up and running again!).


Anyway, since I had to resort to hand sewing to calm my crafty itches, I've resorted to sewing flowers. I've used a wide range of materials already, ribbon, lace, buttons, old scarfs, and jeans. It's a lot of fun to mix and match materials to make an assortment of flowers (because no two are exactly the same of course). 

This is a rose I made out of lace. I think I can do better if I keep practicing. I've added a hair clip to the back.

I made this black one from an old scarf that's seen better days.

This red one was made to match my society colors.

This has got to be one of my favorites. This black and white one has a hair clip and a pin on the back so I can use it to dress up anything!

See? Cute hair accessory! 

Etsy Shop Up and Running

Yahooo! I've finally got my etsy shop and and running! 

So far I've uploaded a few vintage items (much more to come), and handful of handmade items by moi.

Go ahead and check it out!

I am so excited.

Shop Banners

These are just some of the few designs I've come up with.

I don't think I've quite hit the mark yet. 

Please leave a comment and let me know what you think, or any ideas you may have.

Robot Notebook Cover

So here's the banner I chose for my etsy shop (look out for the grand opening this summer), and here's a little something something I'll be putting up for sale.

This is a notebook cover, sleeve, sweater, whatever you wana call it. I have more designs already sketched out in my "inspiration" book so keep watch for more versions. 

I added the recycle symbol because this item was made out of things that would have been thrown away had I not saved them. Every time you see that recycle logo on one of my items, you know that your purchase is helping keep our Earth pretty and green!