Wow!

Wow, what a great Christmas Season! Not only was I super busy in my Etsy Shop but over this past weekend I had a wonderful surprise. I sold a hat to a fellow Etsian who then used the hat on her daughter in one of her Shop's listings. What an Honor!!!!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=37378741

I am in awe at the wonderful individuals I met through my Etsy Shop this Holiday Season. I had the honor of making some great hats for a lot of GREAT customers!!!

FREE SHIPPING

We're all watching our holiday budgets this year so I thought I'd help out a little by offering FREE SHIPPING on all purchases in my Etsy Shop until December 25.

Gift Certificate Giveaway Winner!!!

Tiffy Green is the winner of the $20.00 Gift Certificate Giveaway to my Etsy Shop.

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Creative Dragonfly Etsy Shop Giveaway

With the holidays approaching I thought a Gift Certificate giveaway for my Etsy Shop was appropriate. In order to enter all you have to do is leave a comment on my blog as to which item in my shop you like the best or what you'd like to see in my shop and that will gain you one entry into the giveaway. If you're not already a Fan of my Creative Dragonfly Fan Page if you become a Fan you'll gain an entry too. If you leave a comment on my Fan Page you'll get another entry and one more way to get another entry is to become a follower of my blog. My Etsy Shop and Blog are both accessible from my Fan Page by clicking on the "My Etsy" tab at the top of the page.

I will draw the winner on Saturday, November 28, 2009. Once the winner is drawn it will be posted on my Fan Page, my Blog and my Etsy Shop.


The Gift Certificate will be valued at $20.00 which can be used towards anything in my shop.

Little Boys and Foam Heads...........

I sometimes feel as though I only make hats for little girls so I've been trying to make more hats for little boys lately. This steel blue and white hat could probably be worn by a little girl or little boy but in my mind it's for a little boy.

Now on to the foam head issue. I purchased a couple foam heads to use as models for my hats rather then using a styrofoam ball to model my hats. I'm just not sure about these heads though. They certainly showcase the hat better but I'd much rather have a real model. Olivia just isn't in to wearing hats or modeling them so I suppose I'm stuck with a foam head.

Subdued Colors

I absolutely adore bright, vibrant colors but I realize not everyone loves those same colors. I've been trying my best to use more subdued colors for my creations lately. Here's one of my newest creations. This beautiful Earflap Hat is brown, light yellow and Robin's egg blue. A little boy or girl would look adorable in this cute little hat.

Fate

I'm a strong believer in fate and today proved that I'm right to believe in fate. I left the house early today all by myself to mail an order at the post office and head off to a store in Jacksonville to purchase yarn for more creations. Once I got to the store I discovered it was CLOSED. It was just open a couple weeks ago!!! I thought I was losing my mind so I called my husband, he checked online and nope, that store is no longer listed. What's funny is I checked the site online a few days ago and they listed that store on their website. Off I went to another store that I haven't been to in a few months and low and behold they had exactly what I was looking for plus it was on sale! Now, that's fate.........I had my heart set on the first store and that was a bust but the store I hadn't thought of for yarn had it. Needless to say my morning turned out just perfect!

It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is in a short week and a half and right behind Thanksgiving is Christmas. Where did the year go? I think this hat would make a great winter hat for a little girl or a wonderful addition to her Christmas Day wardrobe.

My Monday and My Model

Olivia and I started our day out with a brisk walk and I can't emphasize brisk enough. Neither one of us had a jacket on, the wind was blowing and it was a cold N.E. Florida morning. We shortened our walk and skipped the playground; tomorrow we'll wear jackets.

Olivia decided to "model" some socks on her arms. She loves socks for some reason. I think her love of socks may be genetic, her mother seems to love them too. She's a wonderful sock model isn't she? I figured if she's going to model socks maybe she could model a couple of my hats. Hat modeling didn't go as well as sock modeling but I'm not giving up.

Look at those baby blues!

I love this picture!

Visor Beanies

I've added a couple visor beanies to my Etsy Shop for little boys. I'll be adding a few for little girls over the next couple days. I can make these hats in any color combination you'd like.

Husker's Hat

My earflap hats are great for winter and can be made in any color combination or size. This custom order is for a Husker's fan.

Custom Orders

This week I had a few custom orders and I loved it! The earflap hats are a hit and they're so much fun to customize. The Burnt Orange and White hat is a Texas Longhorn hat for a little girl to wear with her cheerleading outfit. She'll really be showing some team spirit!

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Cloud 9

I've been in a much better mood than ever since yesterday and the reason being is that a dear friend of mine was diagnosed with breast cancer months ago and yesterday she was told there is no sign of cancer. For reasons I'd rather skip over right now I lost faith in prayer but as of yesterday that faith was restored. I'm now in the process of doing a little research in order to begin donating hats from my Etsy Shop to cancer patients both young and old.

What's wrong with all these pictures?

The first picture is of my darling granddaughter. Now, please notice that she has a rather large pair of black socks on which belong to her Poppy. She wanted her Poppy to put these socks on her and she proceeded to walk around the house with them on. The problem with the following pictures is that my darling granddaughter is not in any of them. I have tried and tried to get her to model some of my creations and she absolutely refuses but she'll wear a pair of her Poppy's socks. The girl can fling a hat a good 6 feet and she can run and hide from me like a champ when she sees me coming at her with a hat. I'm not giving up on trying to get her to model for me.

You can see all my creations at www.creativedragonfly.etsy.com.

Cold Weather Hats

These great little hats will keep little one's heads nice and toasty this winter. My favorite is the Raspberry, Turquoise and White Earflap Hat, I just love those colors together!

Newborn/Preemie Beanie

I just added this cute little Newborn/Preemie Beanie to my Etsy Shop. I just love making this little hats!

Team Fortress 2 Hat

I was asked to make this "Team Fortress 2" hat as a birthday gift. In case you're like me, I didn't have a clue what Team Fortress 2 was, it's a video game. After a little research I discovered that Team Fortress 2 looks like an interesting game but not for me.

Preemie/Newborn Hat

Here's a tiny little newborn/preemie hat that I just finished. I fell in love with this hat as soon as I finished it. I usually don't make newborn/preemie hats but once I started this hat I realized I need to make more.

Custom Order

Here is the finished product. This order was for an adult size beanie and a newborn beanie. I just love these colors!

I think I've said this before................

I love special orders!!! I just finished another special order and I'm just too tired to take pictures to post right now, I'll post pictures tomorrow.

Winter Hats

I've been working on winter hats for boys and girls. I thought I'd post a quick sampling of a couple.

Monday, Monday

I completed my custom order and listed it in my Etsy Shop. My custom order was for a Black Bowler Hat for a little boy that's going to be Charlie Chaplin for Halloween. He is going to be absolutely adorable!

I'm still perplexed by my little model and her refusal to help me out and model a few of my hats. I have the most beautiful model in the world (My granddaughter is my model, I'm not biased am I?) and she refuses to keep a hat on her head for more than 2 seconds. Believe me, we've tried everything and nothing works. I've even made a couple hats just for her so she could play with them and get used to wearing them but that's a no go, those hats get pulled off her head and fly across the room. I'm not going to give up on her though, I'm going to keep on trying and maybe one day she'll cooperate.

Wonderful Fun Hats for Boys and Girls

I love to make hats and I've now got three different styles;Beanies, Bowler Hats and Fisherman Hats. These hats are both functional and fun for boys and girls. Come to think of it they're also fun for adults. You can see all the hats I've created in my Etsy Shop http://www.creativedragonfly.etsy.com/

Beanie

Bowler Hats

Starfish Bowler Hat

Fisherman's Hats

Boutique Bowler Hat

I've just added the "Bowler Hat" to my Etsy Shop. The Bowler Hat is an adorable hat for babies, little girls, teens and women. These hats can be made in any color and they're accented with a crocheted rosette which is mounted on a partially lined snap clip. The rosette can be worn by itself or on a headband.

Gator Beanie

I'm happy to add the "Gator" Beanie to my collection. This beanie can be made in any size or any team colors.

First Custom Beanie Order

I just completed my first custom beanie order and tomorrow it will ship out. Custom orders are always welcome!

New Starfish Beanie

I love starfish and I'm excited to introduce my Starfish Beanie. These beanies can be made in any color you'd like. My Starfish Beanies are only $10 plus shipping unless you live locally, you can see my beanies and all my other creations in my Etsy Store.

Beanies Galore!!!!!

These adorable beanies are only $10 plus shipping and are available at my Etsy Store.