Saturday, February 9, 2008

Saturday Night Special

♥ ♥ Valentine's Day is Thursday! ♥ ♥
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(¸.·´ ...WEEKEND SPECIAL! Enjoy free priority shipping on all orders of $25 or more, excludes custom photo & silhouette items, all orders will be shipped on Monday and will arrive in time for Valentine's Day!!! Add items to cart, complete checkout, and either wait for a revised invoice or receive a refund on shipping fees. Hope you'll stop in!!

(secret free item lurking somewhere in my store)

Check out more Saturday Night Deals on Etsy here!

Jaimi @ Eli N Opus
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Friday, February 8, 2008

Secret Admirations . . .


rukshanahooda, nephilimdesigns, rainwolf, KAMportraits, BeadsInTheBelfry, SoZeSoZe, soleilgirl, claudewilson, fadingflowers, MissesBird, estasketch, aromaticbodyoils, Happiknits, expressyourself, spindesigns, MAugustaWoodlands.

More treasury viewing goodness here, here, and here. =D

Jaimi @ Eli N Opus













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Many Faces

I wanted to get something up here so that I at least have a chance at establishing a habit of writing, but I wasn't particularly certain of what I had to say. It was suddenly clear to me when I unloaded the pics from my new camera onto the computer today. I just recently bought it in celebration of my 100th Etsy sale. I was growing quickly tired of my old point and shoots ways. It constantly missed great captures of Eli because it was so very slow, the colors looked horrid, every shot had red eye (even with the "handy" no red eye function), and the flash inevitably made everything disappointing. To make matters worse, it hated low lighting, which is about all we ever have indoors in Washington in the Winter. So, it was time for an upgrade! We splurged & plunged right into a Nikon D40! I absolutely adore it! I have no idea how to use it yet, but I adore it nonetheless! I can't express how much it means to me to have a camera that I can finally rely on to capture these precious and cherished moments with our son! The difference between photographs that the two cameras take is breathtakingly different and I'm a huge fan of how natural colors look with the Nikon!
I leave off for the night with some of the precious moments that I've been able to capture with it so far - the *many* faces of Elijah!

These were all taken within a single minute. He is so full of life and personality that it amazes me always. He hates to sleep (especially sleeping in his crib), still wakes up way too often throughout the night, always wants to touch the things he isn't allowed to, and has recently figured out how to talk back, argue, slap, and bite.

We consider him quite advanced for his age! ;)

♥ Jaimi @ Eli N Opus

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Sad to See it Go . . .

Not long ago, I fell upon a small gold mine of Etsy fortune. Within just a few days of each other, I hit 100 sales, discovered that 2 of my items had made the front page knockouts, and had another item featured in a treasury that made it to the home page. It was so amazing to watch the views rise on that item over the course of the afternoon. I was surprised that it didn't sell that day, but I was even more surprised that I was sad when it finally did. I'm in love with the colors I used in that pin and am toying with the ideas of either making it again or coming up with another design that will use the same colors.

In another Etsy news, I stumbled across an available Treasury West spot today and quickly ransacked my favorites in search of a theme. I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out! Spindesigns is a relatively new shop on Etsy and they have some amazing designs! I'm quickly falling fast in love with Whitemetal, as well.

If you'd like to see some more of my past treasuries, check out my Treasuries set on flickr.

♥ Jaimi @ Eli N Opus

Monday, February 4, 2008

Collaborating Artist - Eldphoto


Erin of Eldphoto on Etsy is a brilliant photographer from New York. Her images have a beautifully pastoral and tranquil quality to them that I really admire. I recently teamed up with her to offer a few of her photography prints on pendants in my shop. The Sanitarium print, in particular, has gotten a lot of great feedback from both Etsy buyers and sellers.


Personally, my favorite print is Swings. However, her Let Sleeping Dogs Lie print gets a lot of well deserved attention from cynophiles. If you're looking for a fantastic buy, check out her postcards. They are a great deal at 5 for only $5.00! The ailurophiles (cat lovers) will appreciate her adorable Peek-a-Boo kitty postcards, while her Friendship postcard pack would make the perfect gift for someone going on vacation or moving! When you visit her shop, be sure to also go to her flickr and picasa sites to see more of her stunning photography!