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A Custom Order of ‘Clara’ Sleep Masks

Design Diary January 25, 2017

I do quite a few wholesale orders of my sleep masks for small boutiques and events. I love sewing these because they are quick and easy, but there are so many different ways to style and embellish them.

I’ve been making the “clara” style sleep mask for a couple of years new. I was inspired by 1920’s lingerie with lace insertion and pin-tucking. So often those pretty, loose-fitting slips were made of the most beautiful peach silk. I happened to have some peach satin that reminded me of it.  I loved how it paired with grey and wanted to create a geometric motif… this is what I came up with:

One of my most recent wholesale orders was for the Clara mask in an assortment of colours.  I love these types of orders because it allows me to be a little more creative – and creating new colour combinations is one of my all time favourite things.

 

I’m so happy with how these tuned out! I think I’ll be adding a few of these colour-ways to my shop soon.

New Shipping Rates for Sleep Masks… plus upgrades.

Uncategorized May 2, 2016

Checking things off my to-do list one thing at a time.
I’ve just reduced the shipping rates to the US on my Sleep Masks under $30. I had previously only been shipping these to the USA via Tracked Packet, which was great because it came with tracking, but also not so great because it was fairly expensive for a relatively inexpensive item. So I’ve decided to add a more inexpensive method of shipping to the US, that does not come with tracking. You can still opt for the Trackable method though!
I’ve also added some upgrades for faster shipping within Canada and Internationally.
Shipping from Canada is expensive and there is no getting around it, but I hope this will provide you with a few more options! Shipping is seriously one of the biggest hurdles I face as an online seller based in Canada. Our rates are more than double what things seem to be in the US, or in Asia. It can be hard to compete! I’ve only extended my $8 US shipping to my under $30 sleep masks at this time. It becomes too much of a gamble for me to risk losing more expensive items! It’s not just the cost of the materials that I am then out, but my time in making replacement items. I seriously envy my US Etsians who are able to offer tracking and insurance at a more reasonable rate…

Super Awesome Mega Giveaway!

Uncategorized February 10, 2015

The Etsy Team that I co-manage with Kathleen is running an awesome, gigantic, super amazing give away! I wish I could win… We’ve got art prints, porcelain jewellery, wood veneer note cards, designer cushion covers, handmadeupcycled cashmere dolls, cherry wood serving boards, hand-carved of course! There are so many good things… when I tallied it all up it’s over $340 worth of handmade and vintage goods! 
My contribution to the giveaway is a set of His & Hers Sleep Masks (or Hers and Hers, His and His, or keep them both for yourself!). I’ve been making lots of these masks for guys, and am finally getting around to offering them in my shop…

One of the things I’ve enjoyed most about preparing this giveaway is seeing everyone’s amazing work in person… There are some seriously talented people here!
Anyway, enough chit-chat. To enter the giveaway, head on over to The Canadian Collective’s Blog.

Good Luck!