ANATOMY of a Blue Bat Case

i am on vacation. well, visiting a portion of my family across the state. 3 hours from all of my baggage so to speak.

i've had a wicked fever, cold and sore throat since late friday night- not ideal for my week off.
been working on this new train case for the shop- or possibly my brother because it doesn't seem my buyers are much interested in the bat- though i must say- i'm obsessed with it and so is he.


i finally was able to get out of bed today and snap some shots of my brother and this new case. the light was supreme, the camera felt like it weighed 10lbs. because i am so weak from the illness that has been ravaging my insides for the past 4 days. i quickly got back into bed and fell asleep. i've been napping like crazy but it's never the kind where you wake up feeling rested.


the etsy-versary last week was a HUGE success and my head is still swimming in a pool of love that rained down on me and the shop.
does thank you ever get old? is thank you even enough? i don't feel like it is. but i never will be satisfied with the amount of love i attempt to return. i just wasn't built that way.
i've got new ideas brewing for the shop but that's nothing new. i know it's summer but i feel it's end approaching fast. so i'm hitting the brakes.
more medicine to digest, more tea to drink, more restless naps to be taken.

GetReadySetGO!'s 1 Year ETSY-Versary SALE and Giveaway GALORE!

A HUGE THANK YOU TO AMY OF thePeachTree FOR COMPOSING THIS BRILLIANT VERBAGE & LAYING IT ALL OUT. YOU ROCK PEACH!

Attention Ladies and Gentlemen Alike!!It's GetReadySetGo's 1 year Etsy-Versary and she's having a Helluva Hoopla over at her ETSY shop! For 5 days only, she's combining her luggage AND her Clutch shop into one MASTERPIECE of an EPICENTER!!

MONDAY through FRIDAY (6/8 - 6/12) take $5 OFF EVERYTHING in the Shop. We're talking the most incredible UP-CYCLED Train CASES, luggage, CLUTCHES, Messenger BAGS each with it's own personal character, charm, and hand drawn art to boot!! .... need I say more??

OH but I WILL!!

Not only will you receive $5 OFF every item but you will ALSO get a stunningly JUICY pair of PEARL earrings, with EACH purchase, from ThePeachTree including a 10% OFF coupon for her shop!

Still not enough?? If THIS doesn't show you how much the Etsy community loves Ms. SetGo, I don't know what will!! So you're getting the $5 OFF and ThePeachTree PEARL earrings, and you will ALSO receive a SURPRISE gift from one of the 8 amazingly GRACIOUS and TALENTED artisans below!!

A SNEAK peak of what you could WIN!

10 pairs each of the Bobby Pin Sets above

1 in your size Collective Names of Animals - Mens Grass Green
1 in your size Collective Names of Animals - Mens Asphalt
1 in your size Organic French Pet Lobster Shirt - Dijon
1 in your size Japanese Star Moss

8 Handcrafted Wearables by Fray

1 pair of Victorian Charm - Silver
1 pair of Victorian Charm - Bronze

1 Vintage Scarf

1 Little gnome home
Three Sets of 4 Beep Boop Oop - Robot Greeting Cards

1 pair of Greenwitch Earrings
1 pair of Dervish Earrings
1 pair of Goddess Earrings
1 popstar bracelet

1 of each plushie seen above

1 Brass lotus hoop necklace and earring set
1 Silver lotus hoop necklace and earring set
1 Springtime Sparrow Necklace silver
1 Flutter Necklace
1 Brass Bow Tie Necklace
1 Reversible Locket Necklace

To Recap:

1. $5 OFF ALL GetReadySetGo's sweet sweet bags
2. Pearl earrings from ThePeachTree
3. A 2nd SURPRISE gift!!

Now RUN, don't walk over to GetReadySetGo!! And remember, have fun people!!

**Lovingly Hodge Podged by ThePeachTree.etsy.com w/photos by GetReadySetGo.etsy.com**

ETSY-VERSARY.....

COMING IN THE NEXT HOUR

MY ETSY-VERSARY POST WILL BE UP!

I HOPE YOU ALL WILL COME CELEBRATE WITH ME THIS WEEK BECUASE IT'S GONNA BE A BLAST AND EVERYONE WILL WIN:)

BACK TO POST DETAILS VERRRRRRRRY SOOON.......

NO A/C FANS ETC

THAK GOD FOR ELECTRICITY. ABOVE IS THE CEILING FAN IN OUR BEDROOM THAT KEPT ME BREATHING LAST NIGHT, THOUGH I DID NOT SLEEP WELL.
NO AIR CONDITIONING IN JUNE IN FLORIDA= CRANKY PANTS ME AND A HEADACHE.
NEXT UP IS A PHOTO OF THE FAN IN MY OFFICE, WHERE I'M SITTING AT MY DESK WITH A WET PILLOWCASE WRAPPED AROUND MY HEAD BECAUSE FOR SOME ODD REASON I THOUGHT THAT WOULD WORK BEST. CLEARLY I AM A DELERIOUS FROM THE HEAT.
AND HERE IS THE CEILING FAN IN OUR LIVING ROOM. I PULLED THE CHAIN OFF ON ACCIDENT AND IT'S STUCK ON LOW. BETTER THAN NOTHING RIGHT?
OKAY, MOTHER-IN-LAW JUST CALLED TO SAY THE REPAIR MEN ARE ON THEIR WAY. TIME FOR ME TO PUT SOME PANTS ON. AND JUST SO YOU KNOW- THERE IS NOTHING ATTRACTIVE ABOUT MY NO-PANTS LOOK. I MEAN COME ON- I'VE GOT A SOPPING WET PILLOWCASE WRAPPED AROUND MY HEAD. I'M SWEATING LIKE AN ANIMAL AND LITERALLY SLUMPED OVER IN MY CHAIR DRINKING ICE WATER AND LETTING IT FLOW OUT THE SIDES OF MY MOUTH.

BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS I DO HAVE LOTS TO BE THANKFUL FOR:)

Bats N Birthdays.....

A. don't tell me that girls can't rock the bat bag? cause caroline is up there looking pretty darn FANTASTIC with that picece of red hotness hangin across her body.

you can find it in the shop or just continue to drool here....

B. i was notified today by the talented & awesome KRISTIN FRIESEN over at
{Sweeter Than Me}

(please check out her shop & her sale!!!)

that my 1 year etsy-versary is on the 12th of THIS MONTH!

i had no idea that was coming- but i managed to round up the troops and i've got some super serious sweetastical plans for the big day! and i'm not a fan of the one day birthday so we're gonna get this party started early. monday, june 8th, the games are ON! they will go till friday- the 12th, which is MY ACTUAL etsy-versary- until midnight.

not only will there be a SALE in my shop BUT there will also be a SUPER SWEET GIFT that is going to be given away WITH EVERY PURCHASE- a gift that has been donated by another shop. i'm not telling you whose shop just yet. where's the fun in that?

so clap your hands and say yeah- cuz we are going to have a really fun week.

p.s.- i'm trying to load up the shop in the next few days w/ great fathers day gifts-camera bags etc. so be sure to head over and tell all your friends

later all!

1 Fish Red Fish You Fish Draw Fish

DONE FISH. ALL FISH!

FINALLY FINISHED THIS CUSTOM ORDER BAG FOR A CUSTOMER LAST NIGHT. IT WAS SUPER FUN, SUPER LOTS OF WORK AND MY HAND WAS SORE! I'M LEFT-HANDED BY THE WAY. RANDOM FACT THROWN IN FOR NO GOOD REASON OTHER THAN TO THROW IN A RANDOM FACT.

I KNOW I SAID I WOULD KEEP YOU ALL UP TO SPEED ON MY NEW COLLABORATIONS BUT MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND ENDED UP BEING A KILLER WEEKEND FOR SALES IN THE SHOP SO THE OTHER STUFF IS ON THE BACK BURNER. I ACTUALLY DON'T LIKE THAT TERM AT ALL. IT'S NOT GETTIN' BURNED BACK THERE. MY GOODNESS I SHOULD HOPE NOT! IT'S JUST WAITING PATIENTLY- SOMETIMES NOT SO PATIENTLY. IT CALLS OUT TO ME EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.... BLOCK PARTY PRESS TREES HOLLER COLLECTIVELY AS A FOREST AND IT KIND OF REMINDS ME OF THE WIZARD OF OZ. TOO MUCH RANDOM INFO? OH WELL, THIS IS WHAT YOU GET WHEN I BLOG AT 3:OO IN THE MORNING. PROBABLY MORE INTERESTING THAN WHEN I'M "COHERENT", WHICH I DON'T THINK IS A STATE OF MIND I KNOW VERY WELL AS OF LATE.

DID I MENTION SAMARIA PROJECT AND HER SWEETASTIC SUITCASES THAT SHE RE-LINES ARE COMING TO THE SHOP? OH YES, THAT'S RIGHT FRIENDS. COMING SOON TO GRSG- SUITCASES WITH A BRAND NEW INTERIOR IN ALL KINDS OF FUNKY FABRIC! ARE YOU EXCITED? CAN I HEAR YOU OVER MY WHOOPS OF EXCITEMENT? WHILE YOU ARE OVER AT SAMARIA PLEASE DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND PICK UP A PLUSHIE- MAN ALIVE I LIVE WITH MINE! AND I'M NO STUFFED ANIMAL LOVER, THESE ARE ON A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL OF COMFORT GOODNESS.

LETTERS ARE UP NOW.

GOING TO DRAW MORE..... IS IT WRONG THAT I WANT TO PUT ON A POT OF COFFEE? I JUST MAY.....
YOU GUYS ROCK!

THANKS FOR PLAYING!!!

Well, i need to say another huge THANK YOU to ALL who participated in the giveaway AND for all of your awesome design ideas. they were so helpful and interesting. i got quite a wide range which makes it much easier for me to branch out- because there seems to be something for everyone!

i may start doing a bunch more "PICK YOUR POISON" pieces, which basically means you get to pick out ALL the designs you want on a bag, train case, suitcase etc. i will definitely still be drawing and listing pieces all ready to go but definitely be on the lookout for more plain pieces just waiting to be UPCYCLED with whatever artwork you may desire.

ALSO, i am super DUPER excited about the etsy artists i am going to be working with on designs and such. my goal over the next week or so will be to post a few of my favorite designs from things they have in their shop so you can see even more designs that can be added to your LUGGAGE and CLUTCHES and CASES and CARRY ON BAGS!!!!

who are these brilliant artists you ask?????

i won't keep that from you

so, in ALPHABETICAL ORDER, here they are:

1. BLOCK PARTY PRESS

CREATOR OF

Bright Colors, Bold Textures & Unique, Original Designs

MADE INTO ALL KIND OF FUNKY AND FUN JEWELRY

2. ELEPHANNIE

CREATOR OF

UNIQUE ADORABLE AND SUPER CUTE VINYL DECALS

3. PAPERSPARROW

CREATOR OF

Functional Art and Stationery

WITH ADORABLE CRITTERS OF ALL KINDS

4. TASTYSUITE

CREATOR OF

SUPER COOL

Vinyl Decals - Wall Decals - Stickers - Urban Symbols

GET READY..... THE FUN IS JUST BEGINNING