Tea Bag Favors

Hello blog friends. It has been a while since my last crafty post. I've been busy but I know that's not a good excuse as so everyone is. I hope I can get back to the blogging routine, an outlet to share what I'm working on and how life as a crafter and a woman with 2 great men in her life.

My shop has been filled with cupcake toppers and favor tags, and I'm running out of Tea Bag Favors to offer. So, I've been 'brewing' some new designs. Above is my latest one, adorable, I'd say :-) There are 2 more designs in progress. I'll be sure to share once they are ready.

Happy Tuesday, everyone!

Creative Space - Tea Bag Favor

Happy Thurdsay! I'm using Amy Jaz Designs' Follow Your Heart Papers Kit to make some teabag favors.

These adorable teabag favors are great for baby shower party, baptism, or other event you have in mind.

Alice in Wonderland Tea Bag Holder

Alice in Wonderland is certainly a timeless story and is a very popular story for any ages. Last week, I was approached by a client to create teabag holders for a baby shower that she'll be hosting in June.

This is what I came up with and I'll be making 20 of these for her. I also have it available for everyone else who is interested to purchase here at my adorebynat shop.

By the way, if you haven't entered to win 150 custom return address labels, you may want to do it now.

TGIF! Says Nat

I'm so glad to share with you that I was featured by Infinite, a Singapore-based company, started by 2-gals who are passionate about handmade. For details, please read here. You'll a bit more information about me and my cards :-) And if you're in Singapore, please come by at their shop and you'll find a bunch of great cards made by artists around the world.

Today I listed 2 more sets of tea bag holders, just in time for holidays. I had to deactive one set of tea bag holders simply because I screwed up making them this afternoon. I scored the paper too hard and ruined it, sadly :-( So yes, things are not always work as they should be. The good thing is that I can re-use the paper if I think creatively.

Update on the Port Moody Craft Fair

Just a quick update on the fair that I participated. It was GOOD overall. I didn't make a lot of sales but good enough, actually considering the low traffic that we had, I made enough sales.

What is more important is that I met 8 other crafters who are very crafty in their fields. We managed to fit our tables in a basement where the craft fair was held. Some of them are Etsian sellers and some of them sell locally. We learned from each other, not only about crafting and turning a hobby into business but also sharing our life as a mom. Most of these crafters are moms of young toddler like myself.

Furthermore, an idea came up to do another fair at a different venue. Apparently one of the ladies lives in a great complex with 'captive' audience with a gym that we can book. Sharing the cost definitely can make the pricebecome reasonable. We'll see how it goes.


These teabag holder seems to be a hit. You can find them at my shop. They are really great for stocking stuffers.

Handmade Paper Craft - Tea Bag Holder

I recently sold two set of tea bag holders. That means I have to make a few more sets as I'm kind of low in stock. Above is the newest set, available at my AdoreByNat shop. They look so lovely, making the tea time experience much more enjoyable!

Heart Me

Here is another thing that I love.

I love checking my ETSY he♥rts. It's such a flattering feeling knowing that there are people out there loves my cards. Call me nuts, but I check them not only one or twice but many times in a day. And this is an everyday routine. Thank goodness that we have Majaba.org, where number of hearts and views are shown as a list. Of course the list can go on and on to number of pages if you have a lot of items in your store. But checking my hearts through Etsy is more time consuming since I need to click on each item to see its hearts.

I'm curious to see who hearts me. I clickety click to see their stores or favorites. It's just like finding a treasure. And the secret admirer...that's such a mystery! But I still love 'em. :-)

Here are my most he♥rted cards and papercrafts:

• Country Kitchen in Blue Tea Bag Holder - 10 ♥

• Classy Thoughts of You Card - 7 ♥

• Say Happy Birthday with Flowers Card - 7 ♥

• Say Happy Birthday with Bunch of Flowers Card - 6 ♥

• Decorate Life with Sweet Baby Giraffe Card - 6 ♥

Thank you all who heart me!