Giveaways and Announcements

Hello my lovlies.  I have a few announcements to make, starting with a giveaway!  I have started a new line of t shirt yarn bundles.  Some of these are event t shirts that have been salvaged from dumpsters.  These bundles are all new t shirts and match exactly.  They are the exact same color and texture.  Perfect for those large projects that you want to do in t shirt yarn, but want in a uniform color and texture.  The other bundles are multiple colors matched by texture and colors.  There are bundles of neutrals (black, dk grey, lt grey, and white) and the rainbow bundle, like you see in the giveaway.  Want a peek?  Here is a picture...

You can enter the giveaway here.

You will also find bundles of neutrals (black, dk grey, lt grey, and white), Neons (pinks, blues, greens, and oranges), and Earth Tones (dk brown, lt brown, earthly blues, earthy greens, earthy burgundies, and earthy yellows).  I am very excited about this new line and hope it will make it easier to put together projects using t shirt yarn.

I am also announcing that I have taken on a second team leadership role.  I have been a team leader for Upcyclers for a few months and absolutely love this group.  They are mad geniuses at upcycling and the products they produce constantly amaze me.  I am very committed to this team and have a deep affection for its members.  That being said, I couldn't resist the invitation to become a leader for BellasBNS.  They are a group of people addicted to BNS and BNR treasuries on Etsy.  I will be helping get the social media set up, along with a blog, I will curate a BNR a couple of times a week, and I will hold a Weekend BNS Bash on the first weekend of every month.

The Weekend BNS Bash is part of a contest for our members.  They submit treasuries and judges choose a semi-finalist each week.  At the end of the month, the finalists is chosen and they get their board used on the Weekend BNS Bash and a shop feature on the team blog.  You can find all the rules for entering this competition here.

New members are welcome for both teams.  I can personally voucher for how supportive and wonderful the people on both teams are.  Both are great ways to promote your business and I will be writing a series on the Bellas BNS blog about how a BNS and BNR work and ways you can use them to promote your business.  Also look for my new series on Love2Upcycle, the Upcyclers team blog, on demystifying t shirt yarn.  In June, we will focus on the basics of t shirt yarn and what you need to know before you purchase it and start working with it.  In July, you will see some fabulous shop features of artisans that use t shirt yarn and all of the wonderful things they make, and then in August I will put up some tutorials so you can get started with some easy projects.  I am very excited about both of these series and hope you will get a lot of useful information from them.

That's all for now.  Time to start getting orders ready for shipping.

Peace and Love,

Luci

Idle Hands Giveaway!!!

Who doesn't love a giveaway?  I have only had my shop actively open for a few short months.  In that short period of time, I have had a fabulous launch and have been fortunate enough to make many new friends.  To celebrate 50+ Facebook likes, 100+ Twitter followers, 70+ sales in my Etsy shop, and 130+ favorites of my Etsy shop, and to promote a series I am writing this summer for the Love2Upcycle blog for the Upcyclers team on Etsy on demystifying t shirt yarn, I am having a giveaway!

The giveaway is being done through Facebook.  Sorry Facebook haters, but it was the best way to do this one.  Entering is super easy and a little addictive.  The giveaway will start on June 3 and go through June 30.  I will post the link once it goes live.  So how do you enter?  Well, you go to my Facebook page and click on the "Sweepstakes" app under my bright banner.  It is next to the "My Etsy Shop" app.  You like my page and it enters you.  You must click the "Sweepstakes" app to be entered, but if you just want to like my page that is awesome too!  The app selects a winner at random and notifies you (and me) through Facebook.  You then give me a shipping address and I go to the post office.

What will you win?  Well let me show you....

That's right, 189.25 yards of a rainbow of t shirt yarn sent to you at no charge!  With shipping, that is about a $45 dollar value.  My gift to all of you who have supported my shop and to new customers.

I'm also announcing an exciting new shop section.  Starting today, I will have bundles of t shirt yarn for sale in my shop!  These bundles will include the rainbow of yarn package you see above for the giveaway.  They will also include neutrals (white, light grey, dark grey, and black), pastels (pink, blue, yellow, green, peach, and lavender), neons (pink, green, blue, purple, and orange), and earth tones (tan, brown, earthy green, earthy blue, and earthy burgundy).  I am very excited about being able to put together collections of t shirt yarn that will blend well together.  This section will also include lots of yarn taken from event t shirts destined for the dumpster and crying to be rescued!  These t shirts are brand new left overs from events.  The color and texture will match perfectly because the shirts are all made from the same dye lots and fabric textures.  It is the perfect solution to that large project you have always wanted to do in a uniform color and texture.  I am also always happy to work with customers and help them design an order of yarn to fit a specific project they are working on.  You can contact me directly through my Etsy Shop, Idle Hands Yarn Supply, by clicking the blue contact button on the left side of the page under my name.

Today you will see a rainbow bundle and a neutrals bundle go up.  Pastels, neons, and earth tones will go up as the week progresses.  The rainbow and neutral bundles going up today will be in a 4 WPI, but these same bundles will also be done in 8WPI as I continue to put this line out.  As always, there will be a wide variety of single balls of yarn for sale, including some more tie dye and hopefully some stripes.  I am hunting to find some of those beauties.  I hope you enjoy the bundles and will read the series on the Love2Upcycle blog!  I will post an article soon detailing the series and the schedule and will post links to the articles as they go live.

Thank you everyone for your support through these months!

Love and Peace,

Luci

Sales and Giveaways to know about!

There is a HUGE Earth Day sale that Team Upcyclers put together!  There are several shops involved.  I am giving 20% off everything in my yarn store.  Use coupon code UpcycleEarthDay.  All shops are using the same coupon code, but not all shops are giving the same discounts.  So look through the list on Team Upcyclers blog and check out all of the great deals and get shopping!

The other is a giveaway being done by the lovely girls at Lloyarye.  They are both turning 25 and for their birthdays they are doing a giveaway of 25 items!  It's one of the most ambitious giveaways I have come across and they have gotten some fabulous loot.  Please visit their blog and enter now.

In honor of it being Earth Day, I thought I would end this with a couple eco tips:
1.)  Go paperless!  Get your bills and bank statements sent digitally to your email.  Pay bills electronically with your bank account or credit/debit card.
2.)  Grow your own garden.  You can grow your own organic fruit and veggies without paying extra at the grocery store.
3.)  Borrowing from Jimmy Carter here a minute, but turn down the thermostat a couple of degrees and put on a sweater.  I am always freezing and used to be the worst offender at turning up the heat, but I have learned my lesson.  If I can change that habit anyone can.  :)
4.)  My newest obsession is upcycled clothes.  Why manufacture more clothing in deplorable working conditions with heavy machinery that dumps pollutants into the air we breathe?  There are so many fabulous unknown eco designers on Etsy that are making stylish clothes out of the most remarkable things.  Undies out of t shirts.  Bags out of discarded bomber jackets.  Clothing made entirely from other discarded clothing.  There is so much creativity involved.  The clothes seem broke in already and instantly comfortable.  This is all I am buying for clothes now.

Well that is all for today.  It is a beautiful sunny Sunday in Seattle so it is time to get outside and enjoy this weather.  I think today I will work on recycling some more yarn, cutting some new t shirt cords and putting the new smaller labels on my recycled yarn that is already up.  And then photos.  Oh boy, so much for relaxing in the sun.  Well, Happy Earth Day everyone!

Love and Peace,

Luci
Idle Hands Yarn and Supply