Sunday, May 16, 2010

I Drool Black and Gold Baby Clothing Bouquet- Made to Order


Baby Blooming Bouquets can be customized to your favorite sport teams. Here in Pittsburgh- Steelers, Penguins, and Pirates bouquets are huge hits! For the ultimate Pittsburgh Baby Blooming Bouquet you can combine all three to create a one of a kind "I Drool Black and Gold" Baby Gift!

Past custom Pittsburgh Baby Blooming Bouquets had included:

Pittsburgh Steelers Bibs "Born to be a Steelers Fan"
Pittsburgh Steelers Onesies/Bodysuits "Little Steelers Fan"
Pittsburgh Steelers "Terrible Toddler Towel"
Pittsburgh Steelers "Born to be a Steelers Fan" Hooded Bath Towel
Pittsburgh Steelers Fleece Sweatshirts, Bodysuits, and Hooded buntings
Pittsburgh Steelers socks and booties

Items can range in size from infant to 24 months to fit baby during the football season.

A bright gold basket finishes off the custom made Pittsburgh Steelers Baby Blooming Bouquet for a one of a kind gift for the ultimate Steelers fan!

Custom Steelers Bouquets start at 30.00.

Check out a selection of Pittsburgh Baby items and finished custom orders in this album: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=188034&id=703705357&l=4ceb31c71a

Go Steelers!!!

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Wedding Season is upon us!


It is time to spoil those Brides to be! Did you know that ChristieCreations can purchase items off a bride's registry to be made into a Bath Towel Blooming Bouquet or Kitchen Towel Blooming Bouquet?

Bath Towel Blooming Bouquets were inspired by one of our loyal customers who wanted a unique way to present the towels she had purchased off the bride to be's wedding registry. Much like the Baby Blooming Bouquets, the towels are hand rolled to beautiful flowers to create a one of a kind bridal shower gift. Brides go NUTS over these creative twist to the traditional gift basket.

Especially with the recent green movement to have a "Display shower" where the gifts are asked to be brought unwrapped to save the environment and to cut out all that downtime of unwrapping at the bridal shower.

Bath Towel Blooming Bouquets are exclusively custom made to match the gift receipient's bathroom color theme. The towels can be purchased off the bridal registry or similar high quality department store towels will be bought to complete your blooming bouquet.

The typical Bath Towel Blooming Bouquet is comprised of 3 full size bath towels, 3 hand towels, and 5-8 washcloths to fill out the bouquet. The baskets are typically a large rectangular willow basket with a cotton liner to protect the towels from snags.

A shower curtain and or liner can also be added! Bath Towel Blooming Bouquets with the 14 items described above start at $ 70.00 but can me made smaller or larger to fit any budget.

Another practical option for a bridal shower gift is the Kitchen Towel Blooming Bouquet. It is made from kitchen aprons, kitchen towels, dishcloths, pot holders, oven mitts, placemats and more. Again, these items can be purchased off a bridal registry or similar items can be purchased to match the kitchen color scheme or theme.

Surprise the bride with a one of kind gift! Custom orders take a minimum of 72 hours to complete.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Unique Way to Announce Pregnancy!


ChristieCreations handles hundreds of custom orders. But this week's special Mother's Day order will remain a favorite for years to come. The customer ordered two Baby Blooming Bouquets to be sent to her Mom and Mother in Law to announce her pregnancy! The gift tag will read "Happy Mother's Day from the three of us!"

The mother to be selected items from the gender neutral clothing and accessory album that featured "Grandma."

Each of the custom bouquets contained 10 items:

1 Carter's Flannel Receiving Blanket
1 "I love Grandma" Carter's Onesie
1 "My Grandma loves me" Carter's Onesie
1 "I'm going to Grandma's House" Carter's Bib
1 Pair of Carter's pull on pants
4 Baby Washcloths
1 Basket

She chose the color combinations for the silk florals from an album of previous custom orders.

It certainly will be a special Mother's Day for the Grandma's to be!

To all of you Moms and Mother's to be, how did you announce your pregnancies?

Happy Early Mother's Day! Mother's Day orders are still being taken until May 5th to ensure holiday delivery.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

The Perfect Mother's Day Gift


Do you usually order live flowers for Mom? Why not surprise her with a Blooming Bouquet that will last forever! Kitchen Towel Blooming Bouquets provides Mom with a unique gift that she will cherish long after traditional flowers would wilt and die.

You can choose from a selection of pre-made Kitchen Blooming Bouquets on the etsy.com set or custom design a bouquet to match Mom's kitchen theme, color scheme, or hobbies.


Check out these raves from last year's Mother's Day customers:

"What a wonderful basket! I bought this for my mom on Mother's Day and it was a huge winner! What a beautiful basket!"

"Mom loved it, I was very pleased with the purchase."

"I cant even stress enough how amazing these arrangements are. The service was prompt and the correspondence between Christie and I was great. She really made my Mom's special day even better!!! THANK YOU!!"

Here is a small selection of past Kitchen Towel Blooming Bouquet orders:

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/album.php?aid=187228&id=703705357

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

FREE SHIPPING!


April Showers bring May FLOWERS! Celebrate Spring with a Blooming Bouquet or Baby Cupcakes! ChristieCreations is offering free shipping for orders over $ 60.00 That is a savings of over 14.00 for the larger Blooming Bouquets. Mother's Day is coming up. Why not have a custom Kitchen Towel Blooming Bouquet designed for her. We can match any kitchen theme or color scheme.

Another great option is a Spa Pampering Blooming Bouquet which will make your Mom or any special woman feel like a princess. You can select your items for a custom creations from:

*inflatable bath pillow
*sleep mask
*manicure tools
*pedicure tools
*bath products
*plush washcloths
*facial products
*back scrubbers
and much more!

Monday, March 15, 2010

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with 20% off from Steel Town Etsy!

The Steel Town Etsy St. Patrick's Day Promo and Sale runs March 14th, through this Saturday, March 20th. Visit any, or all, of the participating shops below, find the shamrock listed as a picture in one of the items for sale in the shop, and convo the seller to let them know which listing you found the picture in. Then, just let them know which item or items you'd like to purchase at the sale price of 20% off and they'll create a special listing just for you.

Participating Shops:

Barker's Herbs and Heirlooms
Vintage Hotcakes
Charmed By Nature
Sleeping Bunny
Bitsy Kids
Vic's Kitsch'N
aBc Children's Designs
Heavenly Creations
Silent Lotus
Diane Wright Designs
Pima's Beads
Gee... That's Swell
That's What She Thread
Jet Pack Agenda
M. Giehll Creations
Myers Flock and Fiber Farm
Designs2c
GreatStuff2730
The Dreaming Owl
Unique Designs By Jill
Christie Creations
Atlantisak Jewelry

Direct shop links located here: http://steeltownetsy.blogspot.com/

Enjoy your handmade treasure hunt!

Sunday, March 14, 2010

St. Patrick's Day Promo: Take 20% off!!!


Are visions of leprechauns dancing in your head? Always wish you could find their pot of gold at the end of a rainbow? Celebrate the season and the wearing o' the green while you enjoy the Steel Town Etsy team's St. Patrick's Day promo on Etsy. Our promo will allow you to keep more gold in your own pot while purchasing handmade treasures. Visit participating shops the week of March 14th - 20th to take advantage of the promo.

Each shop owner will be selecting a random listing to include the shamrock logo above in (hint - look at the pictures included with each listing). Enjoy shopping the wide variety of items handmade with pride by Steel Town Etsy team members from the comfort of your own home (or office - we promise not to tell) and hunt for the shamrocks.

When you find the shamrock logo above in participating shops, send a convo ("contact this seller" option on Etsy) to the shop owner letting them know where you found the logo and any item(s) you want to purchase. The seller will then create a special listing for you to include your discount.

A list of participating shops will be included in our Etsy shop announcement and listed on our blog, beginning Saturday, March 13th.

We hope you enjoy our treasure hunt and hope you find many treasures at the end of our handmade rainbow.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

74 Days to Mother's Day!


Abraham Lincoln once said., "All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother." Mothers are the epitome of love. On the second Sunday of May, we take a day to celebrate them.

My own Mother was not a fan of live flowers. She thought they were a waste of money. She loved the look but hated the fact that in a few days the bright blooms disappeared. Among other things, my Mother passed on her economic ways to me. I adore flowers- I love how they bring a smile to someone's face and make them feel so special. ChristieCreations' Blooming Bouquets solve the dilemma of having by making a beautiful forever fresh floral arrangement and a truly economic practical gift. My Mom would most definitely agree.

Kitchen Towel Blooming Bouquets combine kitchen towels, dishcloths, aprons, and more to create a stunning floral arrangement. Once the bouquet has been enjoyed, the "blooms" can be easily unrolled to reveal these kitchen basics. Mom can enjoy her gift everyday when she uses her kitchen towels, apron, and dishcloths.

Spa Pampering Blooming Bouquets feature high quality washcloths, bath poofs, inflatable bath pillows, spa products, manicure and pedicure tools and more to pamper that special woman in your life.

Last Mother's Day, ChristieCreations received several phone calls from Moms across the country that adored their unique gifts. Many of the bouquets are still on display in their homes because "they are too beautiful to take apart."

More raves for Mother's Day Blooming Bouquet gifts:

"Thank you for making my Mom's special day even more special."

"Mom loved it! She hasn't stopped talking about it and showing all of her friends."

"Mom adored her one of kind bouquet."

I know my own Mother who is smiling down from Heaven and would have loved to receive such a forever fresh floral arrangement. Each time I make a blooming bouquet I have to smile because she was the ultimate inspiration for the company.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Don't Forget Grandma! Gifts for the New Grandmother


ChristieCreations is always looking for new ideas on how we can improve our products. After a custom order for a Grandmother to be, we created a line of "For Grandma" bouquets with blankets, bibs, and booties to keep at Grandma's house. Of course we can include cute onesies and bibs that said "We love Grandma" and "What happens at Grandma's House, stays at Grandma's house." Why not treat the new Grandma to a gift of her own to celebrate her new grandchild!


Other ways to celebrate the new Grandmother at the baby shower include:

A engraved photo frame or photo album from the new baby.

A brag book for Grandma to carry in her purse to show all of her friends her new grandbaby!

A Grandma's on Duty Tool Belt including all the essential basics for baby: diapers, diaper rash cream, toy, pacifier, baby Tylenol, baby wipes, and more

A personalized t shirt with the new Grandma's name.

So while friends and family are spoiling the Mother to be with gifts- don't forget Grandma!

Monday, February 15, 2010

What's new at ChristieCreations?


Last month a new line of baby gifts was revealed at ChristieCreations!

Introducing the Baby Cupcake!

Each cupcake is lovingly made with high quality baby basics like bibs, onesies/bodysuits, and washcloths. Handrolled to look like a whipped cupcake and presented in a bakery box all set for presentation.


Other "flavors" available including:

*BOY, GIRL, and UNISEX/GENDER NEUTRAL
*Pink, White, Blue, Yellow, Green Washcloths as "icing"
*Printed Washcloths, Onesies, and Bibs

As always, custom orders are welcome. Customers can choose from a large selection of bibs, layettes, washcloths, and more. Prices start at just $ 6.00 for single cupcakes and $ 24.00 for four packs.

Here is another way to stand out at that next baby shower. We do all the work and you get all the "oohs and ahhs." Enjoy! They are fat free.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Blog Giveaways- FREE CUPCAKES!

Who doesn't like a free cupcake?

To celebrate the brand new line of A Bun in the Oven Baby Cupcakes for ChristieCreations, we are participating in two blog giveaways.

As a proud member of the KNET (Knotties and Nesties on Etsy) team, I have provided today's giveaway of a four pack of custom made baby cupcakes. The KNET team is kicking off February with two weeks of giveaways. Make sure to stop back each day to enter to win another fabulous item from the featured KNET seller.

http://knetestyteam.blogspot.com


On my friend Cara's blog you can enter to win this Gender Neutral four pack of baby cupcakes. Check out Cara's blog for entry details.

http://cararolinson.blogspot.com/2010/02/long-time-coming-giveaway-from.html

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Her Shop- Featuring over 70 Etsy Artisans




An interview of shop owner, Laura LaChance Stubbs, of Her Shop.

What inspired you to open "Her Shop?"


I always wanted to open my own shop, but never new what to sell. Now that the kids are grown, I've been selling my candles on Etsy.com. But I found Etsy had so many wonderful handmade items, I was buying more than I was selling. My Christmas shopping is almost complete before Labor Day for the first time in my life.

So one day it dawned on me, to open a shop and sell handmade things from Etsy. I realize how bad the economy is nationwide. These crafters, like me, are only trying to make a buck to feed their family and pay their bills. So I began trading in my stocks and started finding quality unique handmade items.

What sort of items will Her Shop carry?


I had no idea what "theme" I was going to have, and being a tomboy, I'm a little surprised that I was buying mostly things for woman and babies. I have 5 grandsons, 1 grand daughter and one grandson due any day now. so I definitely wanted baby things too, for shower gifts or something unique for the new mom. I live in a small town, and I don't want to step on any toes, so I was looking for things, nobody else had.

I have met some wonderful people on Etsy and made some really good long distance friends.

I have jewelry, scrapbooking supplies, soap, my candles, bath salts, paintings, burp cloths, mamas necklace, needlefelting kits, to name a few. And because I knit and crochet as well, I wanted to carry 100% cotton yarn from Peaches n Creme, I have 49 colors! A local chain store ( unnamed) only carries 27 colors.

I also do some consignments for some friends and local people.

Where did the name "Her Shop" come from?


The name was hard to come up with, a little different for sure. But then again, my store is different.

What makes Her Shop stand out?

My goal was to put money in pockets around the nation, while supplying my store with great items. I also wanted to help my community, by offering things in town, so people wouldn't have to travel so far to get scrapbooking, yarn , embroidery supplies, or a unique gift.



HER SHOP is located in Cornish, Maine on rt. 25

Hours will be 10 - 6 pm Tuesday - Saturday

The store had its Grand Opening on Saturday Opening August 25Th, 2009

I am always adding new and interesting things. To date, I have purchased from about 70 different people on Etsy!

Thank you for allowing to share my shop with you!

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Le Bella Studio-Center for Fine Arts- Emporium Grand Opening!




Le Bella Art Studio is expanding to offer an Indoor Emporium retail shop. Grand Opening will be THIS Saturday, August 8, 2009 from 11 am to 4 pm. Come check out Blooming Bouquets in person.

Location: Le Bella Studio-Center for Fiine Arts
850 Pittsburgh Street
Phone: 724.274.6330

While at Le Bella shop for new or used items from one of our many local artists, crafters and collectors. Some items available at Le Bella are:

embroidery, fabric applique, fabric art

one of a kind reconstructed t-shirts, unique patches and bags

screenprinting for babies, kids & women

polymer clay goodies

screenprinted clothing, bags and housewares

neato plastic upcycled rings/jewelry

ceramic jewelry

screenprinting onesies, tshirts

upcycled jewelry

Handmade jewelry

Hand Made Crafts

Home Made Chocolates

Comic Books

Lp's

Skateboards

Used Books


Lots and Lots of Art...Please call for more Info and for store times.

Harvest Fest

Come to Le Bella on October 24th and join us for a day of FUN! While your child is making their own Jackson Pollock Splatter Pumpkins you can pick up some fresh local produce and shop around our Emporium. Enjoy some of our local artists, crafters and collecters work and check out what our Art studio has to offer for the winter.

Sunday, July 12, 2009

FREE SHIPPING! Ended August 1, 2009


That is right! We are now offering Free Shipping in the Continental US!

More about Shipping:


Shipping & Handling Options:
S/H charges for continental US addresses are as follows (HI, AK and US territories please email me your addresses for quotes.):



PO BOXES MUST CHOOSE USPS PRIORITY OR EXPRESS MAIL


FedEx Ground/Home Delivery,
(1-3 days to Midwest and East Coast, 4 days to West Coast, includes insurance and signature confirmation)


USPS Priority Mail Shipping,
(2-3 days average delivery, not guaranteed, includes insurance and signature confirmation)


USPS Express Mail Shipping,
(Overnight to most locations, Saturday, Sunday & holiday delivery, exact delivery guarantee based on zip code, includes insurance and signature confirmation)


Local Pickup/Delivery for Greater Pittsburgh Area extending to Beaver County
(MUST CONTACT ME BEFORE BUYING TO ARRANGE PICKUP) including local hospitals!

Monday, July 6, 2009

ChristieCreations Gives Back


ChristieCreations gives back! Please join us in supporting these fantastic causes:

Pancreatic Cancer Research

Bilec Bowl

All Proceeds Benefit Pancreatic Cancer Research

(In Loving Memory of Wanda Bilec)

When: Saturday July 25, 2009

Where: New Great Valley Lanes, North Versailles

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Cost: $20 - Adults; $12 - Children under 13

Price includes 3 games of bowling, shoes and

Five tickets toward the basket raffle

Raffle for over 15 baskets

50/50 Cash Raffle

Silent Auction (items include Marriott package, Kennywood package, Pirates Baseball package, Golfpackage)

Register individually

or as a Team by July 11th

with Jodi at bilecbowls@comc

ast.net






The Superhero Foundation, (a non profit oganization) is sponsoring a family fun run/walk at North Park on April 18, 2009 to benefit the Parental Stress Center of Pittsburgh, PA. The goal is to raise awareness for prevention of child abuse. Participants are encouraged to dress as their favorite superheros and it promises to be a fun filled day for a great cause.


Superhero Foundation:
http://superherorun.com

Parental Stress Center of Pittsburgh:
http://www.pscfamily.net/


These are just a few of the recent charities that have been donated Blooming Bouquets to be auctioned off.

Next month, ChristieCreations will be feature a brand new line of "For Giana" Blooming Bouquets where all proceeds will benefit The Giana Boyd Berardi Fund.

Giana and her twin brother Dominic were born 10 weeks premature. Dominic weighed about 3 pounds 6 ounces and Giana weighed 1 pound 9 ounces. She was diagnosed with Miller Dieker's Syndrome in August 2008. She is fed through a tube in her belly and will probably never walk, or talk. She will be severely mentally delayed. She is susceptible to respiratory illnesses and needs extra special care.

For more information: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/gianaboydberardi

Do you want to help out Giana right now? This Thursday July 9th, Frontline Initiative and the Hero Program will be selling Giana's bracelets outside Wal-Mart in Monaca all day!

Sunday, July 5, 2009

We must be doing something right...

ChristieCreations strives to make EVERY customer a RETURN customer! Each Blooming Bouquet is designed and handmade as though we were giving it to our own friends and family. The product is one of a kind and the quality speaks for itself. We must be doing something right because over half of our customers have made a second (or third or fourth) purchase within two months of their initial purchase.

Here are some recent customer testimonials:

I ordered four bouquets and was “over the moon” with them all! My order was shipped and received within 2 days; all of the baskets in the same condition as they were sent. I even turned them all upside down to see if anything would come out and was pleasantly surprised when nothing did! I am definitely a customer for life! Thanks Christie!

Beautiful, high quality basket, even better than the photos! Wonderful seller: great communication, goes above and beyond to provide great customer service. I will be back for more, thanks so much!

Super cute presentation and extremely fast shipping! What a great gift to help welcome a new baby girl. I will definitely be back.

My sister loved her bouquet she got it yesterday and was pleasantly surprised. I will be back in the future!

Thank you so much. My daughter in law was so surprised, when she got it, and loved it so much, she didn't want to take it apart!! VERY impressive, Great quality items , and awesome selection, in this basket!!

I love this seller she made such an adorable bouquet for m friend's new son I cannot wait for my friend to get this i just know she will love it. I would highly recommend this store to anyone having a baby shower or baby. I will definitely be back.

I have purchased two baskets and have been highly pleased with both. They are beautiful and well put together. I recommend them to everyone!

I cant even stress enough how amazing these arrangements are. The service was prompt and the correspondence between Christie and I was great. She really made my Mom's special day even better!!! THANK YOU!!

I hope to have lots more babies in the family so i can buy more of these amazing baskets! gorgeous, wonderful present. can't thank you enough!!! also, SUPER fast shipping! GREAT SELLER! THANK YOU!!!

This is totally awesome, I just love it and will be buying many more..and Christie is such a nice nice person. thank you !!!!

This seller is terrific! We worked together on the items included and she custom designed the basket to match the shower decorations. Great to work with and the basket is just perfect. First rate experience! Thanks Christie!

ChristieCreations diligently works to make every customer a customer for life!

Sunday, June 14, 2009

How to throw a fabulous baby shower (Part 5 of 10) Let's talk decorations

Let's talk decorations! I am not a fan of blue and pink paper crepe streamers, boring balloon centerpieces, and those tacky paper cut outs of baby carriages, ducks, and bottles.

Baby Blooming Bouquets actually were born in response to not wanting to use diaper cakes as baby shower centerpieces... again. I will be the first one to admit that I bought a diaper cakes or two. I was a fan. It was trendy, unique, and featured on one of my all time favorite television shows, Sex and the City. But go ahead and google "diaper cake." You are flooded with 863,000 hits for diaper cake. Anyone and everyone can either make a diaper cake (google for instructions) or buy one at a myriad of places. In case you are wondering: there are about 364,000 hits for How to make a diaper cake.

Now that I am done with my rant on diaper cakes, let's move to some excellent baby shower decoration alternatives.
Once again, I turn to my crafty Etsy friends. Here is a small selection of my favorite decoration ideas. No, none of them have been featured on a major television series...yet but you can be the cool one to introduce your friends to the new trend in baby shower decorations!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25399234
20"x28" personalized photo poster - baby's growing tree - family tree

Feature ::
-4 horizontal & 4 vertical 3x2 photos frames
-20x28 inch poster (paper size)
-free matt lamination
-poster reusable
-photos can be changed unlimited times

Print fits standard 20x28 ready made frame without matting.

www.oh-smile.blogspot.com







Practicality is key when shopping for baby shower decorations. Instead of wasting you money on paper items that you will simply toss out after the shower, why not purchase items that can be displayed and/or used in the nursery?

Another fabulous baby gift that would double as a decoration are these one of a kind, personalized clocks by 5:00 am Clock Designs: Lori's Useful and Unique Personalized Gifts.
It features a great red barn, and a barnyard complete with smiling cow & horse, family of ducks, and a tractor ready to go, all under a bright sunshine with country accents! Our vibrant graphics are on a WHITE background, and it is EASIER TO SEE both numbers and clock hands on a white background!

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6237725

As I have mentioned in a previous installment of How to throw a Fabulous Baby Shower, I love using a clothesline as a practical baby shower decoration. Wouldn't this stunning personalized blanket look simply adorable pinned to the middle of a clothesline with darling onesies hanging on either side? The gorgeous matching pillow can be placed on the Mother to be's chair to help support her back during the gift opening portion of her baby shower. Who would not love to step into their baby shower to find this extra surprise?

You can purchase this item on GirlieBirdBoutique on etsy.com

One handmade applique name pillow with pink chenille front measuring 12x16. The primary fabric is Michael Miller's Carnival Bloom with coordinating fabric for the additional letters. The back is the carnival bloom and it opens to remove the pillow insert for washing. Pink pom pom trim for the trim (pom pom trim is not recommended for children under 3 years of age).

The blanket is also made with pink chenille front and carnival bloom fabric on the back with the pink pom pom trim. This blanket measures approx. 30x34.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Every Blooming Bouquet is one of a kind!

ChristieCreations has been asked numerous times why we "name" each Blooming Bouquet. Unlike similar products each of our Blooming Bouquets are designed to be one of a kind. Each gift is made with as much love and care as if we were giving it to our own friends or family members. The items inside the Blooming Bouquet are carefully selected to coordinate with each other and provide a colorful "blooming" arrangement.

Baby Blooming Bouquets are each born with a name. There are three main sections of Baby Blooming Bouquets:

Baby BOY
Baby GIRL
Gender NEUTRAL Baby

Within those sections there are speciality Baby Blooming Bouquets including:

Cloth Diaper Baby
Organic Baby
Preemie Baby

Since our bouquets are designed with a myriad of colors, providing a gender specific name for each bouquet allows a customer to quickly distinguish which bouquets are more appropriate for a baby girl, baby boy, or a baby surprise!

Baby Bouquets are regularly named after our past clients precious babies! If you are purchasing a bouquet as a baby shower gift/centerpiece or as a gift to bring to the hospital, please drop us a line and let us know what special name the parents have chosen. We will feature an upcoming bouquet in their honor!
Every baby in the world is born with his or her own special personality and our bouquets are just the same.

Names are used once and then retired.

ChristieCreations realizes that baby names are very important to the parents to be. Baby name preferences vary greatly. Therefore the gift bouquet's baby name is not shared on the custom photo gift card. The only place where the bouquet's name is listed is on the website.

Kitchen and Spa Pampering Blooming Bouquets are named using cute and corny phrases! Just another way to add a little pizazz to our product and give the buyer an idea of the theme of the bouquet items!

A few of our favorites include:

Open up and Say Spaaaah

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25283563



You had me at Merlot

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24089520





















Espresso Yourself

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25855223

Something Fishy

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25960183

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=21962777

Have an idea for a cute name? Let's hear it!

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

YART Sale time! Yard + Art = YART

It is summer and what does that mean? Yard Sales! This was one of my favorite activities to do with my mom. You could always find a bargain! Fast forward twenty years and yes, they have figured out how to have a VIRTUAL online yard sale. On Etsy is is called a Yart sale. What exactly is a “Yart Sale,” you may ask? The term Yart is an artistic spin on the traditional yard sale:

Art + Yard Sale = Yart!

The sale will take place June 10 through June 14, 2009.

If you have never purchased from Etsy before- this is the perfect time to give it a try.

Shops will be offering extra special discounts, free or reduced shipping charges, freebies, and more!

ChristieCreations is participating with a 14 item YART SALE section. All orders over 60.00 will ship for FREE!

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6176691&section_id=6059404

Happy Bargain Hunting!

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Do you tweet?


Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read other users' updates known as tweets. Tweets are posts of up to 140 characters, displayed on the user's profile page and delivered to other users who have subscribed to them (known as followers).

ChristieCreations is now on Twitter! Make sure to follow us for periodic coupon codes. Are you on twitter? Leave your twitter info as a comment and let's us follow you!

http://twitter.com/Bloomingbouquet