Black Friday Sales

Its Black Friday and that means great sales!

But you don't have to leave your home for this sale!

Shop City Girl Creations 98 today and get 20% off your entire purchase, including sale items.

Items like these new coffee cup cozies

Or these new cute owl and pug cozies

I also make fun kid's hats like these dinosaur and pug hats.  Although not listed, these are available for custom orders. I can make owl hats as well. 

I also have a wide variety of cowls, scarves, and hats. These are just a few.  

Check out my shop for more items!

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving!

Happy Holidays

Honey, I'm Home

Hello Friends!  Man its been a long time since i posted... If anyone even noticed! Its ok.  We can be honest with each other.  Although I missed posting, its been a nice break.  I really didn't feel bad at all and even felt relieved that there was no expectation to post. But recently I've been thinking about getting back online and seeing what happens.  I've had ideas and thought maybe you'd want to hear about them!  And by you, i mean the 5 people i know read this from time to time [wink, wink]

First, I thought I'd share with you some of the things I have been up to.

FALL ADVENTURE DAY

My roommate and I try and get away from the city every fall, just for the day.  We rent or borrow a car and then drive upstate. This year we stopped off at Mohonk Mountain Preserve and did a little hiking.  We also were lucky enough to find the old abandoned house that we found on our first Fall Adventure day in 2009.  

PHOTOGRAPHY FUN

I hadn't made my photography a huge priority over the last two years but when one of my closest friends, Kristina, from Big Apple Mami, asked me to take their family portraits, I jumped at the chance.  She has the best little family!

MY LITTLE SHOP

I have an etsy shop, City Girl Creations 98.  One of my favorite things to do is to find new things to create and even to try things on my own.  My latest adventures have been these coffee cozies as well as slouch hats.  I've also tried my hand at fun kids hats. Those pictures will come later, but they are super cute.  Keep an eye out at my shop for sales, discount codes and new creations.  Some of the things I create haven't made it to etsy but you can see some of those items on Facebook Page or my Instagram Page. Feel free to email me or message me for custom orders!

That's what I have been up to.  More exciting things will come later.  I even have a review and giveaway happening later this week!  

Have a lovely week!

Christmas In July

Are you an early Christmas shopper? If so, you don't want to miss out on the last 3 days of my Christmas in July Sale at City Girl Creations.  All items in my shop and custom orders purchased by July 31 will be eligible for my Christmas in July discount.  Use code: CHRISTMASJULY to receive 15% off your order.  

You can find items like these:

Citrus Colors Crochet Washcloths, $8.00 plus shipping. 8 x 8 inches. Ready to ship as is or available for custom order. 

 Citrus Colors Crochet Washcloths, $8.00 plus shipping. 8 x 8 inches. Ready to ship as is or available for custom order. 

  Duel Toned Dishcloths, $7.00 plus shipping. 5 x 5 inches. Ready to ship as is or available for custom order. 

Hotpads/Pot holders, 6 x 6 inches, $8 plus shipping, Set of 2, ready to ship in color options above or available for custom order. Also available in Sets of 4.

 Chunky Knit Wool Cowl, $18 plus shipping, Custom Orders available.

Gray Chunky Cowl/Shawl, $25 plus shipping. Custom Order only.

Reusable Swiffer Cover, $8 plus shipping, Available in many color options. Custom orders only.  

 Felt Biblical Puppets, $10.50 each, $40 for set of 4 plus shipping. Custom orders only. 

Plus Knitted Elephant, $45 plus shipping. Available in various color options. Custom orders only.

Hand Knit Wool Mitten Ornaments, $18 plus shipping for set of 3, custom orders only. Available in many color options.

Check out my shop for many many other items.

As an extra bonus, my followers and readers can use discount code: CHRISTMASPREP for 20% off your next order.  This discount code cannot be used with other discount codes and is only good until end of August.  Shipping time frames may be longer than listed with this coupon code, depending on cue and availability. 

I love working on custom orders, so don't be shy.  Email me, message me or submit a custom order request at my shop.

Happy Brousing!

TELL YOUR FRIENDS!

and extra gift will be sent your way if you share these sales with a friend. For every purchase made by your referral you'll get $5 off your next order.  Tell your friends to mention you at their purchase and I will send you a discount code.

Big Apple Mami 2 Year Blogoversary

Today, I am celebrating my girl, Kristina, from Big Apple Mami!  Its her 2 year Blogoversary!  Come celebrate with us! -------- 2 years ago this Big Apple Mami  started this little blog and today, to celebrate, we're having a giveaway!!   One reader wins it all! Happy Entering!

Becoming Fab

And Nothing Else Matters & Singledou[b]t

Van Wynsberg Nest & plush paisley lane

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Central Park in the Spring

This summer I will celebrate 10 years in New York City and I still love it like I did when I first arrived.  In NYC, Central Park is one of my favorites!  Especially Central Park in the spring.  Each year I love to see what they will do and what they will plant.  About 2 years ago, I discovered the Conservatory Gardens at the North East part of the park.  They usually have some amazing tulip gardens but this year they had other types of flowers.  They weren't my favorite this year but I still had a great time checking them out. I also love Shakespeare's Garden.  Its in the central part of the park near the west side. This week, I took a walk through the park and explored what Spring had to offer the park.  If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook then you probably got inundated yesterday :)  I thought I'd share with you what I found.  These guys are also available for purchase at my shop, City Girl Creations.

 

 

 

These photos helped me make a dent in 2 of my 13 in 2013 goals.    I not only got to play tourist with my camera, but I am attempting to also build up my photography business.  I am taking it slow but I am at least taking a step.

I hope you enjoy them.  You can purchase a digital copy through my etsy shop. They would be great on many craft projects or framed on your wall.  

Slowing Down, New Ideas

Over the Christmas holiday, my little etsy shop took off. I was pretty overwhelmed by the amount of sales I had.  Keeping up was proving to be a challenge.  Once the New Year came, I thought things would slow down significantly but i still had a steady flow of orders.  My biggest sellers were my cowls and scarves. Now that spring is around the corner here, those orders have dropped off significantly.  This, I am hoping, will give me some time to try new things. I'd love to expand my inventory to other items.  I do have some items but they aren't huge sellers.  Items like my scrubbies, dish towels,  toys and my photography.  My biggest non scarf seller is my swiffer covers. I've loved experimenting with colors on those.

I've been exploring on Pinterest and other sites trying to find my next project or idea.  I love a challenge and I love to learn new things.  So I thought I'd show you some items I want to begin working on this spring. Some are ones I can figure out on my own and others I will have to find just the right pattern to explore with. 

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If you are in the mood to shop, stop by my little corner of the shopisphere, City Girl Creations.  Use the code SPRING15 for 15% Off your next order.