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Danielle of the charming Stitchface has been busily prepping for the upcoming holiday season, so she's in the process of adding lots of cute new items to her shop! It's a perfect time to do a little preliminary holiday shopping. And some fun Stitchface news, too — Danielle was featured on the Etsy Storque recently, for a feature on how to present yourself to the press. Cute pic, Danielle!
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Sarah of the lovely Pink Street Design is generously offering an exclusive promotion for automatism readers in her shop! From now until the end of November 2009, when you purchase jewelry from the shop, simply enter a short message in the "Message to Seller" box on the Purchase page at checkout (mentioning you discovered the shop on automatism) to receive a 15% discount! The discount will be refunded after payment through PayPal, and (even better) covers the total purchase amount, not just a single item. Happy shopping!
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Exciting news — the always lovely My Sparrow shop is doing a giveaway for a platter from their Crumpled dinnerware collection! To enter, visit the My Sparrow blog and leave a comment there before Monday October 26. And while you're visiting the blog, have a look at the new additions to their collection for the winter season — it includes some great new home pieces and jewelry!
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Did you know that the wonderful My Sparrow people are also behind Greige, the interior design company? And now is a perfect time to learn more, as Greige is now offering online design services! Be sure to check out their great blog for more info — and inspiration, too.
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Kareem of The Suitcase is keeping busy as usual — besides the Keds Ladies shoes collaboration with Eduardo Recife (featured in last month's Sponsor Spotlight), he's in the Cutters — An Exhibition of International Collage show at Cinders Gallery in Brooklyn, New York (October 16th — November 16th); the Once Upon group show at Ambush Gallery in Sydney, Australia (November 19th — 22nd); and the Let's Play group show presented by The Art Group & Maverik Showroom in London, England (November 30th — December 5th). And if you love what you see above, be sure to visit The Suitcase, where you can purchase your very own print of Kareem's work, too!