Bliss Monkey Studio's 4th birthday party!

Lilith Monster #1- she was sold to a customer in Espoo, Finland who had fuscha themed apartment.

Four years ago, I opened my shop with monsters and coffee cozies. I was brand new to the Etsy family which was much smaller back then. Soon, I was laid off my day job and I went designing full time! I budgeted carefully and slowly expanded my business to several strong lines of products, writing projects for books, wholesale accounts with stores, and the crazy plush creatures that eventually opened their OWN store.

I love selling on etsy, love shopping on etsy, and really love the direct artist to customer contact I get. Thanks for supporting my business!

Now for a wrist warmer give away. Drop a comment in this post, with your favorite color of wrist warmers and I'll draw a name from the hat at the end of the week. If you leave a post without a color choice, I'll send black. :-)

All photos in this post are projects from that first year Bliss Monkey Studio hit Etsy.

Buddha's Garden quilt

Classic Blue coffee cozy

Going

Goin' on a big adventure
and I don't know what's in store.
I'm going to the closet
then I'm heading out the door!

(Song from Zaboomafoo. Did you ever watch that?)

I'm taking off for a week, please keep an eye on my house ok?
**************************************

Check out the big coffee themed give away week at Scraps of LIfe! One of my Sock Monkey coffee cozies is up for grabs, along with many other fun items.

xoxo
xoxo

Lucky 333

I feel like celebrating the 300's. Etsy sale #333 gets a free coffee cozy! Coming right up.............. will you be the lucky one?

(click here to shop if you like)

The kids are back to school this week and I'm stocking up for the big holiday rush. Coffee cozies: new designs and old favorites back in stock. Wrist warmers: never two exactly alike. Show and tell coming soon.

I'm having some wacky issues with Blogger not publishing so I haven't been able to write as much. Hmmmm

xo
Aly

Gocco and Give-Away!

WE WANT YOU!.... to get in on this fun Give-Away. I'm treating some lucky winner to a free Coffee Cozy Club Membership. That means four free coffee cozies sent to your door. (See Coffee Cozy Club on my etsy for details). In celebration of my 200th sale on Etsy, anyone buying an item before my 210th sale gets in the drawing AND anyone who posts about the give-away on their blog and comments here, gets in the drawing. I'll be pulling one lucky name in the next few days, so get signed up!

What's going on in the studio over the weekend? I have learned to use my print gocco on fabric for a special project. Here I am burning a screen. Pow! The lights go off, instantly turning this clip art and font into a usable silk screen! Of course it took me days of research to make sure I was using the right combination of products, and a day to prepare the clip art, making that part not so "instant", but the rest of the process is so fast and fun.

This is how I use loose screen. I make a frame from duct tape making it all water-safe so it's very easy to wash right in the sink. I squeegie over the screen to make a print. (Screen on right, finished print on left). I'd love to hear from other artists who are doing something similar.

"It's good to be king" patches and tests of black on red and white ink on red. I was very impressed at how good the white came out. Bring on the t-shirts for printing!!!

I wasn't planning on having "It's good to be king" tshirts in my etsy shop, but if anyone needs one of these patches or on a T, let me know.

Happy Monday All!

200th Etsy Sale Celebrations Give-Away!!!

To celebrate my upcoming 200th Etsy sale, I will be giving away a Bliss Coffee Cozy Secret Club membership! The winner will receive FOUR customized coffee/tea cozies sent right to their door over the next three months! It's so much fun.

I'm at 190 sales now, and when I hit 210, I'll pull a random name, so quick, get in on the contest!

Why is it called Secret Club? Just like my regular club membership, the winner gets to fill out my fun personality questionnaire (about their fav colors, coffee drink, etc,) and I will choose coffee cuffs based on your answers. Then the surprises will start arriving at your door. The first cuff comes right away (who likes to wait??), then one each month for three months. This will include one wrist and cuff style. It may include personalized art or original one of a kind cuffs. Who knows what designs, and surprises your answers will inspire!

How do you get in on the drawing? Be one of the next 20 sales at my etsy shop (that gets your name put in the hat once). OR post this give-away notice, on your blog and let me know you've done this by commenting on this post (that gets your name put in the hat once). Drawing will be on the day my sales go to 210. That's only 20 from now and will go quickly.

I love Etsy, love my Secret Club, and look forward to the drawing! Happy Sipping Everyone! Aly at Bliss MOnkey Studio


Cozy quality assurance worker: Inspector #86 on the job.

It takes a team to get these products out the door and into your hot and suffering, coffee holding hands, ya know!