Sunday, November 21, 2010

My Texas Friends Meet and Greet, Part 7

As our readers and the participants of My Texas Friends on the Etsy forums know, this is a blog series showcasing the gifts and talents of one of the most unique threads on the forums. This time we are meeting and greeting OutNumberedNovelties:

OutNumberedNovelties' Shop Announcement

You will see a variety Hair Sticks, Slides, Barrettes, Clips, Kitchen Utensils, Boxes, Earrings, Pendants, Cutting Boards and more from many types of wood. All are hand shaped with care to show off the natural beauty of the wood. 

Hello and Welcome to Out Numbered Novelties.

To take a piece of wood and create something beautiful has become our passion. 

We are adding new items all the time. If there is something that you see but maybe want a different type of wood, please send us a message and we would be happy to create something special just for you.

We hope you enjoy looking at our items as much as we enjoyed making them.

Follow us on twitter.

https://twitter.com/outnumberednvlt

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Bio

Every time I (Rich) made something for a birthday, wedding, holiday or anniversary gift, I was asked why don’t you do this as a business. After searching different venues, I ran across etsy.com. I liked that this website was catered to handmade items. So, this is where I decided to start.

I (Rich) have been woodworking as a hobby for around 15 years now. I am married, have 4 daughters, 1 grand-daughter and 1 grand-son. The other half is a good friend of mine (Kenny) and now apprentice, his girlfriend has her 4 daughters. This is how we came up with our name (Out Numbered Novelties).

At present we do not have a workshop to work in (someday hope to remedy that), so all of our tools have to be taken outside and when finished brought back in. 

You will see both works from Kenny and myself, as w...
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  • Joined August 11, 2009

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Sunday, November 14, 2010

My Texas Friends, Meet and Greet, Part 6

This episode of My Texas Friends Meet and Greet, introduces us to a newcomer to My Texas Friends. theyellowroses.

theyellowroses' Shop Announcement

Handbags , clutches, & wallets, handmade with love & great care! ***WELCOME***
Thanks for stopping by our shop! Please come in & look around! Be sure to check out our new clutch design. If you don't see just what you want, convo us! Thanks for looking & please come back! 

The Yellow Roses

Bio

Thanks for stopping by our shop! I love Etsy! Imagine being able to market your items to people around the world! And such a friendly atmosphere!

I have always loved to make things! You can be sure that everything in this shop is handmade with quality materiel and careful workmanship. I enjoy using recycled materiel for my bags. Finding the fabric & creating a design for it is a challenge, but I love the process.

I also like using recycled materiels in my mosaics. I like to use shells & sea glass that I have collected from the fabulous Texas Gulf Coast. I also like to use broken dishes.

My partner in The Yellow Roses is my daughter. She is a single mother of three. She has always helped design the bags. But now that her 2 boys are in school and only the little princess is at home, she will h...
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  • Born on January 3
  • Joined January 02, 2008

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