Its My Birthday!

So check out my Etsy Shop... it'll be my birthday present. You know you want to.

And because its the end of the month and I'm seriously really really done closing my shop - check out the prices... they are even more reduced from 50%.

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade michaelgrace.etsy.com

MDC Spring Fling Giveaway

The MDC Etsy Team decided that we needed to jump into spring with both feet so expect some really exciting things in April! To start it off right, we've got everyone's favorite...A Give-Away!!

We've put together all sorts of wonderful gifts for mothers and children. Its really amazing all the things that we've put together!

MDC Spring Fling

During the month of April, every couple of days, I'm going to be featuring a mom from the MDC Spring Fling Giveaway. Purchase something from one of the participating stores listed and leave a note to seller that you want to be in the giveaway. $1 = one ticket. (Purchase before April 15th for the mama/kid giveaway and after April 15th for the mama/baby giveaway)

Don't worry, I'll post again when the baby/mama basket; featuring a Hot Mama Messenger Bag, made by me.

Cafe Handmade Feature

I'm being featured this week on Cafe Handmade as a Mommaprenuer. I'm pretty excited about it. Cafe Handmade also runs an amazing Virtual Craft Show. Check it out when you have some time to drool!

Another Treasury!

I've been featured in another Treasury West. Yay!

This Treasury is from my MDC Etsy Street Team. Its a group of MDC Members that have shops on Etsy. Its a great group of women, these are some of their products. For more about the MDCEtsy Team, visit mdcmoms.blogspot.com

I could only get so much in my screen shot. Click the link, leave a comment on the treasury, it makes the treasury more popular...

I sold the bag that was featured last time. I can only hope this treasury creates a sale too.

My New Light Box

I have been writing on Facebook about this, so some of you might know. I am so stinkin' excited...

Ian and I built a HUGE light box over the weekend. For those who aren't "in the know" a light box is a tool used to take pictures without shadows. Here is an example of a small light box:


Well my finished products are quite a bit larger than a flower, so I decided to create a really big light box. But I'm not so much the building/planning type (I guess unless it relates to sewing and fabric). I'm much more the get a really great idea and then ask for help to implement it.

So, I did come up with the idea to use PVC pipe, and then I even found a tutorial on how to build it. But - really I just asked my dear husband for his help. He even made all the hardware store trips without me!

I did help build it, and I outfitted it with coverings. It was definitely a team effort and I could not have done it without Ian's help.

Anyway - on to the photographs... Here is the frame after we built it. I can't find the picture that I took, so I stole Ian's.


Now this morning, I put it all together. Got the shop lights to work from above... I still will probably get some flood lights to use, but for now its working pretty well. This is starting to come together... note the cutest helper ever.




Here is the finished light box. I did buy some fabric. (OMG - alert the fabric police) I bought a piece of fleece for the backdrop. The sides are sheets, but I really need something wrinkle free for the backdrop and I had absolutely nothing solid that was that big.



I'm quite stoked. I'm sharing, because I know you are too.