New Products - Key Tags

Busy day in the sewing room. I am working on some new additions to my shop before I head out on my vacation. I found that I didn't have many items below the $8 range and I wanted to add some useful 'stocking stuffer' type products and gifts for $5 and under!

Introducing the Key Tags...

A bunch of fun keychains with personalized message. So far I have :
3 - I heart Keychains
3- I heart homemade
4- I heart sewing

They will retail in my shop for $2.50
I plan to make more in an array of colors.
I have 2 (I heart sewing) in blue!

Stop by today and fill up on your holiday shopping needs!

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Youth Aprons on Parade

I love working with beautiful fabrics. I also love creating something magical for children to inspire their creativity. These new additions to my shop are no exception.

Check out the Trucks and Fire Engine Tool Belt

Made with cotton and flannel fabric. contains three pockets and two hoops to hold tools of the trade.


Cherry Surprise - Full Apron Dress

Full youth apron made with red and pink cherry themed fabric. Perfect for crafts, cooking, tea parties, household helpers, and more!

I Love You A Latte - Helper Apron

Dress up apron for your sweet young lady. Full youth apron made with cream and pink coffee themed fabric.

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Featured Shops - Heavenly Baubles

Heavenly Baubles will open on Friday Sept 19th with a BOGO...get your second item at 30% OFF!!

Heavenly Baubles, Christian inspired gifts and jewelry. The idea is that you can spread the word of His love if you choose or just use my creations to give you a constant reminder that you are loved.

The store will contain jewelry(baubles as Nikki's Grandma always called it), bags and more. The jewelry will consist of "Life of Christ" and "The Key to Salvation" charm bracelets and much more inspired by His Love throughout the environment or His sacrifices for us.

The bags will carry the "Can you hear Him now?" theme...appliqued or stitched Cross bars to symbolize your connection with Him(such as the cellular connection bars).

Nikki, the creator of Heavenly baubles has this to say:

I want people to wear my creations and on a really bad day at the office or stuck in traffic, I want them to look at their wrist...catch a glimpse of what was sacrificed for them and remember His Love for them. I want people to remember they are loved, every second of every day. Im not your typical "Christian", I tell bad jokes and I scream and curse...I tell it like it is and this is who I am...I am still His child and I have dreams...my dream is for you to realize that you are special just the way you are!

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Tyndall Base Exchange and other places you may find me.

I put in my application to be a vendor at the Tyndall BX. My friend and fellow etsian, Sarah from mrsdstahl has also applied and we are anxiously awaiting word from the man in charge. As of right now they are moving some internal vendors around and once that is complete we should know more.

I have been working hard the last few days to complete two large keychain orders. I have a goal to make approx 260 keychains and pouches for 2 different promotional sample packs. The first is Little Black Boxes. I am hoping to complete 200 promotional items for their October box. I am excited about the possible inclusion as it can only help spread the word about Sygnet Creations. The other sample box company is The Spotted Box. I just heard back from Tory and I am signed up for their October box aswell.

After I am done working on these items it is time to get my butt in gear and list more pillows and blankets. Right now I have 6 travel pillows waiting for their final stitching. My goal is to have 20+ pillows in each size available by mid October. It is a day by day project and I am confident in my abilities to do just that or more. Blankets are another issue entirely. I am thinking of only listing a few more before the holiday rush. Around Christmas I receive more custom orders then actually in stock purchases so I think this will work out better. Here is to a productive rest of August and many sales in the months to come! =)

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Recycled Fashion.. The fun continues

Yes I am at it again. I started playing with more military uniforms and I wanted to show them off. This first one is a sling/shoulder bag and I think it turned out pretty cute. It has an elongated body with a fixed twisted strap and cuff closure. Definite conversation starter! I also used some left over Amy Butler fabric in the lacework print. Below are pictures showing how the cuff can be opened and closed to secure the contents of the bag. I listed the bag at $15.95 usd + shipping. If you click the image above you can see more views and measurements.

I also made a butterfly print cuff. Not quite reversible as I am unsure how you would button it up... none the less it is still cool in my eyes =) It is available for sale in my Etsy shop. Clicking the image will take you right to the listing!

and another handbag. This one is my favorite style. I am going to make more of these!! This one however is not for sale. You see it isn't up to my sellable standards. It has very noticeable stitching and a mistake in the handle... I love it just the same. I use it as my personal handbag. I have gotten a lot of compliments and I always keep my business cards handy.

The bag was made using 4 shirt pockets, black and red cherry cotton lining, red cotton inside pocket, and shirt collars for the handles.

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Recycled Fashions.. Fun with Uniforms.

Last night I had friends over for Lasagna and we chatted about a bag she really really wanted to make. It was a messenger style bag with pockets but she wanted it made from her boyfriends military uniform. The more she talked the more excited I was to try and make the bag of her dreams. He just so happened to have 5 or so old uniforms in his truck that we could cut up! So I handed her scissors and we started cutting the pieces we wanted to add to her bag. Here is what we created. I know it seems a bit off-kilter but she wanted it to be fun and didn't care if the colors clashed or how it looked.. She loves it!! It is made with the Air Force BDU top , pockets, rank, and reflective belt.

This morning I wanted to see what I could make from the pants I had left over. I looked at the pockets on the pants and thought it would make a great little bag. The one below is made with two BDU bottoms using 4 pockets, fabric and handles.

The inside was made using a place mat in a bright yellow daisy print.
The outside pockets make up all 4 sides of the bag and a fully usable!
I really like how this bag turned out =)
And as an added bonus it is Reversible!!

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Newsletter - Sign up now.

Sygnet Creations wants to keep its customers informed of big events, new products and discounts available. Today you can sign up to our receive a monthly newsletter. The first addition is available online at http://sygnetcreations.com/news.aspx Simply scroll to the bottom of the page and fill out the form. Click subscribe and you are ready to start enjoying Sygnet Creations news delivered straight to your inbox.

Don't forget to subscribe to our blog aswell. Many special posting to come and I would hate for you to miss a thing!

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Wholesale prices available - Inquire within

WHOLESALE PRICES:
Available to retail clients only. If you are an independent customer please see Store for individual item pricing.

Travel Neck Support Pillows
(Adult and Child size)

Ever fallen asleep on a long car ride and had an awful stiff neck? No more! This Neck pillow is ideal for comfortable slumber in any position. It simply fits around your neck while you sleep. (not while driving!). For the traveling toddler this pillow allows comfort and support of the neck for long car rides, airplane, trains...or lounging in front of the TV

Minimum order = 10 pillows

Wholesale price = $7 for Adult and $5 for Child (ea)

Lanyards
(cell phone attachment or split ring)
Cotton fabric sewn together with a split ring to create a unique lanyard. Slip the lanyard over your head for easy travel. Can also be made with a cell phone attachment and used as a neck strap for such electronics as cameras and video games.

Minimum Order = 20
Wholesale price = $4 ea

Key Fob, Key Chain, Wrist Strap
(cell phone attachment or split ring)
Cotton fabric sewn together with a split ring to create a unique key chain. Slip the key chain on to your wrist for easy travel. Can also be made with a cell phone attachment and used as a wrist strap for such electronics as Wii remotes, cameras and video games.

Minimum Order = 20
Wholesale Price = $2 ea

Each item is custom made at time of order and must be paid for in advance. I accept all major credit cards via Paypal. To inquire about wholesale items or prices, please email me anytime. I will respond within 24 hours. In the mean time, feel free to browse through my shop for other creations handmade by me =)

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Branding and other goals!

Recap on my goals and my success with branding my business

• 300 sales over the course of the year

Almost there..Honestly I still get all chocked up with each and every sale from my shop. I am honored that others find my items to be both quality and something they truly desire.

• Advertise on a larger scale (buy add space, brochures, promo items)

I signed up Project Wonderful not to long ago and I find it very easy to advertise to a wide range of consumers. I sell and buy ad space through their website and it is fun and rewarding.

• Brand my products (custom shipping boxes, labels, and other promotional tools) COMPLETED

• Start offering Custom Embroidery Services

Eventually.. Yes it will happen because I really have my heart set on this one =) My plan is to purchase this awesome machine so that I can add my logo to each and every product I make! My husband has been a wonderful support of this specific goal as he has set up a fund so that I can have my new machine =) * sorry he's mine!

• Create an entirely new line of travel products COMPLETEDe seen the Key Fob Pouches in my shop recently. They are the new travel line I have available. On top of travel goodies, I have recently added Aprons for use at craft show and markets. I have one more new pro Oops Can't Forget these goals before I move:

• Organizing a Craft Show for Tyndall AFB and the surrounding community. (We are hoping for May 17th 2008) So if you live in the area or plan to be in the area around that date shoot me a message)
• I would like to set up a booth at the local AAFES. It is the military one stop shopping center and a great place to snag a few local customers.
• I am going to have a Blow Out Moving Sale right before I close shop in June or July to help alleviate the stress of packing and shipping all my products up north.

Thanks for Reading and come back to see the new product unveiled April 21st!!

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Fun Products Just Arrived!

Check out the new Products in my shop!!!
Brand new and straight from the sewing room here are two fun and flirty waist aprons.
Do a bit of gardening......

Be extra fashionable at your next bazaar!
Keep your cash close at the local craft shows. The uses are endless.

Each Apron is homemade by me using the finest fabrics.
I love bright and fun colors, and fabrics that make you look twice =)

Need extra pockets? This peachy-pink apron is perfect!
Made with 3 pockets you can holds all your tools and tricks of the trade.

Each Apron's ties are long enough for just about any body style.
You can wrap it around twice and tie in the front.
Or simply tie in a bow and let it hang =)


No matter the use I am sure I can create the apron for you!! Just check out my shop and watch the choices flow in!! http://sygnetcreations.etsy.com

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Getting started right!

Okay so one of my goals is to have my products branded with a custom logo. I have already started this process by commissioning my brother (a wonderful artist) to create my company logo. Next step was to price shipping and packaging supplies for my items. While searching I came across a few online stores that I really enjoyed. Associated Bags has a wonderful selection and I like how they offer free samples for me to choose the perfect bag! I ended up getting a very good deal from Buy Plastic Bags Direct. I got 1000 bags for $50 which included my shipping charges. Now I am working on printing my logo on stickers for closing the bags. Making new business cards, and eventually a new banner and avatar for my shop. I am very excited and anticipating my brother's completed work. I will post more once he is done. He will be giving me 3 choices so be prepared to help me pick the very best one. I am hoping when this process is completed my business will finally feel more “real”.

I am not sure if you read or not but I just stepped over the 100 Sales mark!! I was in shock. I am getting closer to reaching my very first goal. Here is the list of goals I plan to achieve this year…Yes a tall task but then again it wouldn‘t be a goal if I didn‘t aim high!

• 300 sales over the course of the year
• Advertise on a larger scale (buy add space, brochures, promo items)
• Brand my products (custom shipping boxes, labels, and other promotional tools)
• Start offering Custom Embroidery Services
• Create an entirely new line of travel products COMPLETED

I did reach one goal…I created a new product just the other day! Key Fob and matching Pouches. They are my new line and perfect for on the go. I will keep up with these goals and check them off as they are completed. Thanks for reading =)

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Spring cleaning and 2008

I am cleaning out my house..Starting new projects and getting everything in order for the new year. Here are some goals I have set for 2008

• 300 sales over the course of the year
• Advertise on a larger scale (buy add space, brochures, promo items)
• Brand my products (custom shipping boxes, labels, and other promotional tools)
• Start offering Custom Embroidery Services
• Get my Tax preparation certification (So I can prepare taxes for 2008)
• Create an entirely new line of travel products

I know they may sound like a hefty task but I am willing to do what I can to make them happen. I officially Started Sygnet Creations in April of 2007....opened my Etsy shop in Aug and now that I am almost at my year mark it is time to reevaluate and finish the first year with a bang!

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Thanks to an awesome shop SexySkins I have created a new product that can be used for just about anything you can imagine! This allpurpose cloth is made of 100% cotton flannel fabric and sewn together in a tri-fold design for extra thickness and durability. The ones listed in my shop are made to order. You will receive 4 matching cloths for each set you purchase. Here are some great uses:

• POLISHING- motorcycle, car, truck, boat, jewelry, silver, gulf clubs.


• CLEANING- tools, windows, metal and wood surfaces, dusting collectables.


• OTHER USES- coaster, pot holder, hot mat, ..etc.


• Uses are only limited by your imagination

If the fabric can be made, I can create just about any design! Need some for your sports fanatic? Just tell me the team and colors and I will be more then happy to wipe you up a set. How about a design to match your kitchen, car, or favorite color? If you have an idea in mind I would be happy to put it to work.

Thanks for looking and please check out my shop for all your custom fabric needs.http://sygnetcreations.etsy.com/ Need some leather and suede fashion? Check out SexySkins on etsy...Her shop is too awesome to pass up! http://seyskins.etsy.com/

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