Custom Orders and Low Prices

Hello Blogiverse,
I know it's been quite some time since I've dropped by and chatted with you. Life's been a bit crazy and I lost my mojo somewhere along the way. All the excitement I had vanished along the way. It happens, I'm not upset or mad.

So the other day, I had someone contact me on Etsy about some custom items for a baby shower. I'm all about doing something different so I responded. I really don't know/understand why people expect things to be dirt cheap. You are requesting my labor, my supplies, my creativity, etc. Not to mention you want something customized for you, therefore making it one of kind. I'm not going to sell myself short. She found another person to do what she wanted for cheaper and I hope she is satisfied with the results.

So my question to you today is: Do people you know expect you to do things practically for free?

Stay Crafty!

Classroom Decorations

Hi y'all!!

Sorry I've been M.I.A again. Just been so darn busy lately. As the kiddos get ready to go back to school, I reached out to a couple of my teacher friends (I still can't believe some of them are teachers!) to see what kinds of things they would want/need in their classrooms from a crafty friend like me. Of course they all said cute stuff for the walls, banners, etc. My old college roommate said she wanted hall passes. GENIUS!!

Since she teaches middle school, I didn't want these to be all cutesy.

Front

Teacher's Name/Room Number on Back

I used George and Basic Shapes for the tag, cut on blackout shadow at 6 inches. The letters are from Cricut Classic Font cut at 1 inch. The icons are cut from Going Places at 2.5 inches. Once I had all the pieces glued together, I ran each one through my YourStory to laminate it (these things have to last through the school year). I then punched a hole with my cropadile (larger hole setting) and set an eyelet to reinforce the hole. Last, but not least, I added a 36 inch lanyard that I found on Amazon. Viola!! Aren't they just perfect?

I've listed these in my Etsy shop, here. Come back soon as I have some more projects up my sleeves.

Stay Crafty!!

More Altered Composition Notebooks

I have gone composition notebook crazy. I snuck down to the scrap cave for a bit and worked on two more notebooks. I'm planning on listing these on my Etsy shop. I've realized a couple of things:
1) I really need to post more items on my shop
2) I really missed crafting
3) I really need to print out my photos
4) I love going to crops

Here are the books, they are not as detailed as the summer journal I made for Miss A.













I intentionally left the second blank so that it could be customized with a monogram. What do you guys think?

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Etsy Shop

Good Evening Everyone,

I've been super busy this past week. After much deliberating, I decided to open up an Etsy shop. I'm sure it's going to be hectic, exciting, drama-filled, and emotionally draining. I've only posted two items so far...got to make some more projects to post. If you'd like to check it out, click here.

I've also set up a page on Facebook. I would be thrilled if you stopped by and "liked" it. You can find me here at Natasha Crafts.

I hope you find something there that you like and want to buy. I'm not looking to quit my day job or get rich. I just wanted to be able to share some of the things I love with others.

Have a wonderful night & stay crafty