Striped Infinity Scarf (aka, Camille's Birthday Scarf)

My ldb, Camille, just had a birthday last week and I of course had to make her something!!  This has actually been on my list to finish up (did you see that I added a new page up there?) and mail out...but of course, I missed her birthday by days.  That's just how I roll, always four days late to everything :) 

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Seriously scrumptious yarn!  I love love love this yarn!!! 

Aw, isn't my bestie pretty?  She also drive the most bright yellow VW Bug I've ever seen.  She's a hoot! 

haha this is my ldb!  Go tell her that she's getting too skinny from running so much!!

Thankfully she sent me a couple of pictures so that I can share what it looked like when it was done, because, well, all I took were two closeups of the stitch I used haha, always the crafter!  If you would like one of these, please email me at the shop email  - scarlettkeysales@gmail.com -  and I will make a special listing in the shop for you since they aren't listed there right now.  The price they will be listed for is $35 and how about free shipping if you order before the first?  And don't forget, the 25% off coupon code is still active and will be on the special listing if you order before the first when I close the shop for the month of March.

Update! (and a coupon code!)

Just wanted to post a quick update about me.....  I'm taking the month of March off from social media.  This includes Facebook, Twitter, this blog....and Scarlett Key.  I need to refocus and rebrand a little bit.  I will be back in early April with new products that I can't wait to work on, but I feel like I need to withdraw for a bit to make these new products with the care and attention that I've put into everything else.  I want my shop to be full of QUALITY and not just QUANTITY. 

I hope y'all will support me when I come back but until then, I have a favor to ask.  I'm trying to clear out some items that I've had for a while so I've changed the discount code to TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT off your order when you use "25OFF" when you check out. 

I would appreciate all the shares, re-blogs, anything you can do to spread the word about this, I will have the shop open until March 1st and the coupon code will be good until then.  :) 

I will be back here with a more personal update and my goals update later this week/early next week.  <3

Discount Code

Hey, y'all!  Just wanted to pop in to let you know that I activated a 10% off coupon code for Scarlett Key.  Just type in 10OFF in the coupon field when checking out.  You can get to the shop by clicking on the Etsy Mini over on the right or by CLICKING HERE :)  Thanks for the love and support! 

I can't wait to make new stuff and get it added once I get some of these items cleared out.  I have new head bands, new rings, new necklaces, new clocks all in the works but give me some motivation to get them listed!!  haha

If you're looking for something specific please just ask, I love custom orders! 

#VDMUGSWAP !!!!!

I was so excited to branch out a little bit and join a swap full of ladies that I've admired but never talked to!!  The Valentine's Day Mug Swap sponsored by Rags to Stitches and Sew Caroline has been so incredibly fun!  I got partnered up with Sandy of Sandy a la Mode and it couldn't have been a better match....I mean, she loves shoes, scarves, and fun prints & colors.  We're basically made to be friends :)  Even though I got my package sent out a week late, we both got them on the same day, Monday the 4th.  I didn't get home until laaaaaate that night from the store, so I waited until the next day to open it so I could take some pics in the process.

yay for bubble wrap!

yay for the french language!!

how cute are her business cards?!?

i knew i was in for a treat when this was found!

TWO mugs!  i love them so so so much!

this may have been stolen by my momma already :)

not kidding when i say that i've been contemplating buying BOTH of these colors for a little while now!

such a gorg hair bow!  the colors are subtle and just perfect!

i loved every.single.thing.

I really did love every thing she sent!  I hope she liked everything I sent her!  I absolutely can't wait to keep being online buddies with her for ages to come! <3

(have you seen my last post? Check out Pay It Forward 2013!) 

Pay It Forward 2013

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You can give me your addresses here, don't worry, it is secure!  :)

New Antique Mall!! Woohoo!

You would think that living next to Ohio's VERY FIRST state capital, we would be awash in antiques around these parts....well, you would be wrong.  Don't get me wrong, estate sales and auctions are a fantastic place to pick up one of a kind, truly phenominal pieces...but a standard antique mall full of booths of different vendors and different pieces from all kinds of eras?  We don't really have that.  Until last week.  This place opened up last week but today was the first day that I could get to town and take a look around.  I was not disappointed. 

This early 1920's china cabinet is right by the front door and totally caught my eye, so so so pretty!  And I've been dying for a cabinet since I started my milk glass and depression glass collections!

GAH!  That hand done woodwork!  I am definitely part of my family!  Going back generations, the men in my family have been woodworkers either as a profession or as a hobby. 

haha, I kept trying to take pictures that didn't have me in the reflection.

Vintage linens always catch my eye....look at that crochet work!!

Clean lines, classic finish?  I lust after pieces like this.  I might already own two desks though....haha

HOBNAIL MILK GLASS!!!!!!!!!!!!  I don't own these pieces!  I'm totally going back for them!!

These cookoo clocks are so tiny!  Seriously only about six or seven inches tall on the bigger one.  Can you imagine the work that went into these?!?! 

My heart always stops for a second when I see vintage quilts.  I love them.  And that striped border on the top one?  Yeah, that would be individual pieces!!  Too bad someone tried to "fix" it by taking a machine and zig zag stitching all over both of these. 

Such a cute little wagon and more hand pieced, vintage linens.  The horrible part of this picture?  That paper you see but can't see what is written on it?  That says sold :(

I'm so glad I got to go in and plan to go back frequently, especially since the hot guy working the cash register said that he is already prepping more booths for more pretties :) 

Goals.

Last year I set goals for the entire year....and I accomplished most of those goals (go me!).  This year?  This year I'm taking a page from my dear friend Charlie and doing a monthly list.  I'm also posting it here to make myself even more accountable.  So let's see here.  What do I want to do this month?

1 - Make a complete list of all my unfinished projects and get them organized into a way that will make them easier to finish.  A COMPLETE LIST.  (not gonna lie, this one scares me a bit.)

2 - Get my Rav page updated with my Sunflower Yarn collection.  I didn't realize how much I had accumulated right before Amanda closed the shop until the other day when I separated it out and it filled an entire milk crate....and that was just the stuff I picked up since like November.

3 - Finish and list all new shop products.  This includes the one embroidery piece, the purse half done, new thread pieces, new clutches, and listing the ear warmers finally.

4 - Get all my display stuff stored upstairs until next year and make any plans to upgrade/change any of it.

5 - Finish reading The Summer Garden and Dingley Falls.

Eeep.  February is a short month.  Maybe I shouldn't have been so confident in my goal meeting abilities ;)