Monday, September 27, 2010

Ozark Arts and Craft Fair!



Hello, I am Stacey from Krafty Candles! I will be at the http://www.ozarkcraftfair.com/ this weekend promoting my 100% Handcrafted Soy Candles with E-Co Wicks and of course Our Cozy Cottage! I hope all the locals can make it out! I will have a few gift baskets, cupcake candles and tarts! If you can't make it just visit http://www.kraftycandles.com/

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Spa Baskets In The Store!

Hello everyone! I just want to introduce myself...
My name is Angela and I am an Arbonne Independent Consultant. For those of you that are not familiar with Arbonne, they offer beauty and wellness products. There is a huge line of beauty products such as anti-ageing cleansers, make-up, perfumes; spa products for relaxation; and even nutritional items like healthy weight loss fruit or chocolate chewies, and weight loss shakes to name a few. They use safe and natural ingredients in all their products... Can you tell I love their products? I haven't found anything I dislike yet!


I also make an assortment of other handmade things, like yoga mat bags, nursing covers, and knitted washcloths and blankets. I am still working on getting more things in the store, but I just put some relaxing spa baskets in over the weekend. The great thing is that each basket has a free sample or two of Arbonne products!! Next time you are in the store check them out! :)
(here's a sneak peak of some of the baskets!)


I can't wait to meet you all!
Angela

Getting started on those freebie designs!

Scanned Hands
Party Bag!

"someone" likes this!
Redneck Fisherman


My new doodle mousepad design!















Well designing has started. I have had a few winners send me their pics and ideas and have had a quick turn around on being able to come up with a design that they enjoy! I will start posting the designs as I get them approved.
I am not going to post names with the designs.

I do sell my t-shirts, not only give them away free! So if you like anything that you see, and would either like a duplicate of one, or you have a completely different idea that you would like to see on a T-shirt, mousepad, tote bag, ball cap etc, please let me know. There are other options available when I sell them.
So for those of you who have not gotten your pics, or designs to me yet, please get them in when you can! I will post more completed designs soon!
kids names and favorite characters


Childrens names, schools and sports
Family vacation
favorite hobby
Company Name

favorite picture
Class year-last name




Saturday, September 18, 2010

All winners have been notified!

If you know were one of my first 25 followers, please sign in and check your messages.  After you sign in, look under your ID and see if it says "1 new message".  If you still cannot find the message I sent to you please send me an email with your screen name, so I can confirm your status. 



WOW!  Thank you all for becoming followers of my new blog!  I have sent out a message to all who have won a freebie item!  Once I start getting your pictures and ideas I will start creating your unique items!

OK, so I am new to this blogging thing and I am not one of those who comes up with lots of amusing thoughts to talk about, so bear with me! 

As I get on here more and more, I will be updating the icons on the right.  These are some of the wonderful women who have items for sale in our store.  I encourage all of you to stop in when you can and help support these ladies.  We have some very unique items for sale ranging from clothing, makeup, body lotions, jewelry, candles, greeting cards, diaper bags, purses & totes, aprons, hair bows, and even doggie clothes....oh my I could go on and on.
There is something for almost everyone in the store...we are working on getting more items for men and boys!  We would like to visit with any women who have items geared toward men and boys.  I feel bad for the little guys when they come in with mom and there are lots of cutesy items for sister but not for them :(

Check back with us in a few days for a secret special that I will be posting....I am thinking of doing a hide and seek kinda thing, where you will have to be the first to find something specific in my blog for a fun prize! 

Remember to send me new people!

Friday, September 17, 2010

Fantastic first 24 hours

By my count I have 24 new followers!  I know my list says there are 26 (as I write this) but I know for sure 1 is ME!, and the other is a current vendor or two! 
So first I want to thank all of you for your quick response!  I will be busy busy busy getting some fun designs ready for you!  I love designing personalized images! 
And second I would encourage you to send more followers our way!  All of our vendors at the store will have access to post on this blog.  Many of our vendors have monthly specials, so please check back often, to see what deals we have that you may be the only ones aware of! 

Keep sending me new followers, at least two more will get a freebie just for becoming a follower!
Deb

Thursday, September 16, 2010

First 25 followers will be rewarded!!

To encourage the growth of this new blog, Our Cozy Cottage is offering one custom designed item to each of the first 25 new followers.  Each new follower must be verified as indeed one new person, not someone using different email addresses!  No cheating please! 
The items to be awarded are:
  • One white, short sleeved adult sized T-shirt with custom design located either on the front or the back, (one side only)
  • One standard mousepad with custom designed image
  • One buff colored, canvas tote bag with custom designed image on one side of bag.
  • One white canvas ball cap with custom designed image on the front

New followers will be able to choose the item of their choice.  Please allow a few weeks for design, approval and delivery.  No item will be printed until written email approval is received by us.  We do reserve the right to refuse to print offensive, rude, adult content, trademarked materials or other such designs that we feel are inappropriate.  Followers may use full color photos, sayings they like, a collage of photos, clip art, etc.  Your design may be used, if you have one in mind, otherwise we will work together to come up with something that you will like. 

Local residence of the Springfield, MO area are requested to pick up their item from our store upon which they will be entered into a drawing for an additional free item!  (this will help save costs for shipping, so your consideration is appreciated and rewarded!)

Even if you do not want a free item for yourself, these make fantastic gifts for family, friends, co-workers, the difficult to buy for etc. 

So please start following us soon!  Let your friends know too.  We can design products for mulitple people too, either matching t-shirts, or hats, or couples mousepads, each with the others pictures, new baby announcement, wedding info, greatest kids, greatest parent, favorite sport team (no trademarked logos though) favorite website, your business design....so many options! 

Talk to ya soon!

Current or previous in-store vendors not included in the new followers free items.  We are encouraging NEW followers to promote our store! 

Welcome

Hello,
Welcome to the "Our Cozy Cottage Blog", where we will keep our followers up to date on happings within our store, interesting tid-bits about our fellow vendors, specials we have going on etc. 
I would like to introduce the concept behind our store; we are a co-op of women business owners and crafters.  The store itself has one owner, and an ever changing variety of women who sell their products.  Some of our vendors have been with the store for a very long time, and others stay for just a short while.  We enjoy the changing products with the changing women! 
Our women form new friendships with each other, that we may not have had prior to selling in the store.  We are similar to a networking group, but we actually promote each other in a live setting, instead of word of mouth. 
The store offers a hostess exchange position to a few women who have time to work at least one day a week in the store.  In exchange for their time in the store, they are not charged a monthly vendor fee.  Our hostesses enjoy mingling with our customers, hosting vendor specific sales, bringing in their items to work on, or teach about, and being able to have a legitmate store front to send their customers too.  
The store is always looking for new vendors.  Even if the store appears to be full to the brim of unique products, we understand that some of the business women will either move on to bigger and better things, or may have to put their passion on hold for life events. 
The store likes unique items!  If you are a women with a unique item to sell, and not sure where to go, please contact us and lets see what we can do together.  If you know of someone who makes items, or sells premade items, and they are looking to expand their sales, send them our way! 
We used to say we were all local women, but recently we have been approached by women outside of the state, and in-fact even outside of the country! This is very exciting to see that our little store has made world-wide attention! 
Please follow our posts...we will update often