Treatboxes for Troops - Auction Starts Today!

Treatboxes for Troops is a non-profit organization which raises funds to help cover the costs of mailing treatboxes to our troops.  As written on it's facebook page, the organization's mission:

"to help a soldier whether he is in a foreign land, or just learning the ropes at boot camp, getting something from home and knowing that people are thinking about them is a huge pick-me-up. Many Soldiers don't have someone that can do that for them! We want to put a smile on that soldier's face that doesn't ever get a package"

The positive response from these efforts is overwhelming and very much appreciated by the men and women who are so generously serving our country.

Many Etsy shops have donated items to be auctioned off to help raise funds to mail the treatboxes and you can check out the photo album for the current auctions here.  

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.167554399982294.41781.134075476663520

 I have donated one of my black and white damask wristlets.

The auction runs from August 10th - 16th and instructions on how to bid are on the facebook page:
www.facebook.com/pages/Treatboxes-For-Troops

Thanks for checking this out!!

MEGA PROMOFRENZY SPECIALS!!!

For the entire month of August, our PROMOFRENZY TEAM  on Etsy will be having MEGA PROMOFRENZY SPECIALS!!! 


Over 50 team members are offering a variety of super specials in their Etsy shops during this mega sales event.  There's absolutely no better time to get a head start on your Christmas shopping!

To shop on Etsy, search promofrenzyteam or click on the shop names on my sidebar.   There are over 4000 items on sale from our wonderful shops!!  


When you make a purchase remember to use Coupon Code frenzyspecial at checkout to receive that shop's particular discount.   


Click FRENZYSPECIALS  to see a complete list of shop specials.


I am offering 15% off your entire purchase (not including shipping) from my shop. 

Red and White Poppies Clutch

And here's a sampling of the super specials and gift ideas from some other team shops....


www.JQjewelrydesigns.etsy.com - 15% off any purchase over $20

www.SymbolicImports.etsy.com - Take 25% off of all orders OVER $10 dollars (before shipping)! (Custom soap favors and wholesale orders excluded)

www.NewCreatioNZ.etsy.com - 20% off entire shop

www.RabbitDogPrints.etsy.com - 20% off entire shop

www.galla15.etsy.com - 30% off all orders over $20

www.vervecolor.etsy.com - 20% off entire shop (before shipping)

Happy Shopping!!

July Coupon Sale - 1 Week Only!

July 25% Coupon Sale! - If you've had your eye on a particular item, or items, from my shop (and I hope you do!!) then now is the time to go for it!   For one week only, customers may enjoy a 25% discount on all purchases from my shop (not including shipping).  This sale is only offered a couple of times a year so there's no better time to get a head start on your Christmas shopping or purchasing that special item for yourself!

To take advantage of this sale, visit www.nangatesdesigns.etsy.com and simply enter JULY25 at checkout.  This discount will be in effect July 6 - July 13.

Happy Shopping!!

Here are examples of items you could get at 25% off!

Promo Frenzy Team Amazing Team Giveaway!!

My Promo Frenzy Team on Etsy is trying to win the Handmade Top 10 contest. We really need your facebook LIKES for our team page! To promote this we are having a huge GIVEAWAY with over $300 worth of donated prizes from our team members. Go to this blog post for details on how to enter the sweepstakes and how you can LIKE our page! 

galla15.blogspot.com/2011/06/facebook-like-giveaway.html

Promotional Frenzy Team in Handmade Top Ten List Contest!!

The creator of the popular www.Handmadeology.com website has recently created a new site called www.HandmadeTop10.com. To promote his new site, Tim has designed a challenge for Etsy Teams which not only allows the teams to gain exposure for their shops but also the chance to win an advertising package worth $450!

The Promotional Frenzy Team is participating in this challenge and is so far rocking it!  But we need everyone's help from now until July 6th with votes and promotion to keep it going.  

PLEASE click on the orange box below and vote for each of the items shown!  You not only see a great sampling of our team members wonderful shops but each vote helps us in the contest!

Also, PLEASE click on the Facebook link when you are visiting the voting page and click LIKE!  Each "like" we receive counts towards the vote.

If you Twitter or are on Stumbleupon, please click on the Tweet and Stumble buttons as well!  

We appreciate everyone's help!  Thank you!!

A Few of My Fun Frenzy Purchases

Our Promotional Frenzy Team has so many talented and varied creators.  I have purchased many, many (MANY) wonderful products from several of the members of the team over the past 5 months.  I would be hard pressed to choose any favorites, so I thought I would highlight just a few to give you a taste of what this great team has to offer!

My first purchase in my first team bnr was from Crimson Hill Soaps & Scents.  I love her soaps... they are so moisturizing and smell great, come beautifully packaged and I have since bought several more!  They make great gifts too.

Another great purchase was this pretty stained glass jewelry box from GaleazGlass.  Kelly was actually the one to invite me to that first bnr and to the team and her work is beautiful!  The blue color of the glass is gorgeous and I love the way the copper and pewter butterfly contrast the blue.  I keep my earrings in this jewelry box and my only regret is not buying a bigger one because I have bought so many new earrings on Etsy in the past several months!

I keep this beautifully decorated bird house by MoanasUniqueDesigns out on my screened porch so I can see it all the time.

The blue flowers on this bird house go perfect with the blue floral cushions on my wicker furniture and I love the way she added hummingbirds and butterflies to the floral design and then a little ladybug on the top!  It's beautifully done!

And yes, I have definitely broken my diet more than once.  These s'mores from KaitlynandKylies are to die for!!

And naturally when you eat something as delicious as the s'mores, you get thirsty so I've also indulged in a few Cosmopolitans brimmed with wonderful sugars from DellCoveSpices.  They really do make a martini taste (and look) just that much better!!  Diet?  The heck with the diet!!

So this is just a small sampling of the items I have purchased in the past few months from members of the talented Promotional Frenzy Team.  I will do another post at another time to highlight yet some more fun items that I have bought - believe me there are many!

Riley

Well, Mr. Riley has arrived on the scene and, yes, life has drastically changed for the next few weeks!  This little guy is a 4 1/2 pound loaded bundle of energy that doesn't stop!  But wow, is he ever cute.

Thank you to everyone who voted on his name last week.  Unfortunately, even though my husband, son, daughter and I had come up with the short list of names, when push came to shove we could not get a consensus (husband being quite obstinate!)  So as it turned out, we had to take a 2 hour drive to Cape Cod on Saturday, the day before we were to pick up the new pup and would need to have a name for it to be registered.  I was none too pleased that we could not agree (or more to the truth, one person couldn't agree with the rest of the group) so I copied off 12 pages of puppy names from the internet and with 3 of us confined in the car for a total of 4 hrs (and another on the phone) we went through every last name on the list. We would come to a few that were "okay", came up with another short list,  but when I came to the name Riley everyone's eyes lit up and we knew immediately that was the one.  It was a hard fought battle but in the end the name is perfect because I'm sure he will definitely live the life of Riley!!

Our older dog Trevor is not quite sure about Riley just yet.  Riley's exuberance is pretty overwhelming for him right now and although he is warming up a little, Trevor still bolts faster than I've ever seen him move when Riley runs up to him.  There have been a few growls too.  He's also not liking it too much when he sees the little one in his spot on mom's lap.  So there's a ways to go before they become "buddies" but I'm sure it will happen at some point.  In the meantime, this is a full time job keeping them both happy and making sure my furniture and shoes aren't getting chewed up! The little bugger... I sprayed the bottom of the furniture with Bitter Apple to keep him from chewing the fabric, so what does he do but gets down underneath and gets it from the back side!  Arghh!  He's no dummy.

There's definitely not much else is getting done these days.  I really need to get back up to my work area. Amazing how such a little thing can turn your life upside down.  But that's okay.  Puppies, like children, are only young once... I'm enjoying every minute of it!!