The Nifty Foodie's Life

About 2 months ago, I finally took the plunge and opened my own Etsy shop. I had a blast sitting at my sewing machine and making new shop items happen.

It was wonderful to check that off the ol’ 101 in 1001 list.

However, I came to realize that the personal projects that I love doing were on the back burner. I wasn’t making quilts. I wasn’t making the homemade gifts I planned to create. I was stressing about making my shop into something.

Personally, I hated that idea. More stress? Crafting is supposed to be fun…an escape away from the stress. It’s supposed to be where I can come home from work, unwind in a few yards of fabric or skeins of yarn, and smile/enjoy the finished product.

I also felt like this blog turned into a blog about nothing but Etsy stuff. That was what I felt like my life was turning into..taking on this Etsy shop. I really didn’t like where that was going, and neither did y’all! I lost quite a few readers when I started blogging about Etsy! (Boo…hope y’all come back!)

Also, having the shop left me little to no time to really do anything else. The health/fitness part of my 101 in 1001 is still completely abandoned. I feel like I need to focus on this, because a healthy lifestyle is something I’d really love to (and really need to) attain. 

You might think I’m just a quitter. However, I see closing my Etsy shop not really as quitting, but rather, a sign of recommitment to the things that SHOULD take priority in my life. I’m committing to LOVING my craft room again, and also, committing to loving the beginnings of a healthier lifestyle.  

If you’re curious, I may open my shop again (one day). However, when I do, it will be when I’m absolutely sure that I have the priorities in my personal life under much better control.

I’m sure y’all are getting bored of bandannas, so I wanted to bring in a new product for the shop. They are seasonal and super cute!

Nifty Cheer, which is stocking shaped bunting, is a perfect little decoration to have this holiday season! I made a standard holiday type and of course, an LSU color type. I love how these came out…I’m working on making bunting for my cubicle. I think it would be so cute for the office.

They are regularly $20, but since I’m still holding my holiday sale, these are 25% off (using code HOLIDAY25)!

Happy shopping!

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Nomsa’s Shop – Oh my gosh! This shop is precious! This shop offers everything from headbands to floral headpins to jewelry! I just love everything in this shop! So cute! (She’s also offering 15% off for Cyber Monday!)

My Three Blind Mice’s shop – I featured this shop last year in my blog. I can’t say enough about how many cute crocheted goods this shop features. It makes me really want to learn the craft.

Eclectic Whatnot’s shop – You’ve probably seen this shop on many blogs before. This shop is known for extremely cute ruffle camera strap covers. I absolutely love all of them!

KnittyBittie’s shop – Cute name, eh? This shop offers all sorts of cute, sewn goods in really fun fabrics! This shop is also offering a Cyber Monday discount…check it out!

If you want to check out the other posts in my handmade holidays series, check them out here:

For the Cook (or Baker)
For the Green Thumbs
For the Teacher

Oh! And while my shop doesn’t offer ruffles, I’m offering 25% off your purchase this entire week!! Just enter code: HOLIDAY25. Happy Cyber Monday!

I’ve been so excited to introduce these in the shop! I’ve been having some hiccups with the machine, but I was finally able to finish these for the big holiday shopping weekend!!

Check out the new prints! Aren’t they super cute?

The shop has three different types featuring these fabrics in all three sizes!

If you want two fun Christmas prints or a Christmas print with a wintry snowman print, the combinations are all available in the shop!

I hope y’all like them! They would make an excellent accessory for your pooch this holiday season, especially if you are taking family Christmas photos this year!

Oh and ::hint hint::…today is Small Biz Saturday. Just sayin’.

Happy Black Friday y’all!

I just wanted to mention that for Black Friday, I’m offering 30% off of EVERYTHING in my shop!! Just enter the code: NIFTY30 at checkout, and it will be valid all day today! Wahoo!

That makes a small bandanna $4.20, medium bandanna $4.90 and a large bandanna $5.60!

The Nifty Woofs are PERFECT little gifts to give to dog owners this Christmas. They are fully reversible, fit through the dog’s collar to ensure that it doesn’t fall off, and most importantly, are super cute fabrics!!

Happy shopping!