Feature Friday: Hailstorm Creations

Happy Friday to all of you lovely readers! It's time for another installment of Feature Friday here on the Stitches by Ashley Nicole blog and the featured shop this week is Hailstorm Creations and the WAHM behind it, Haleigh. Hailstorm Creations is a fun and funky jewelry shop with lots of unique and bright pieces to appeal to many ages.

"Handmade Jewelry and Gifts"

Let's get to know more about Haleigh and Hailstorm Creations:

Haleigh is a stay at home mom (SAHM) who decided she wasn't going to let life pass her by, and thus Hailstorm Creations was born! What makes Hailstorm Creations unique is that she buys all of the jewelry supplies (chains, rhinestones, wire, etc.) from other Etsy sellers. Supporting other small businesses is very important to her.

"I love being at home with my daughter, and I think being able to make jewelry and sell it to the world from home is the perfect job! I never thought about making or selling jewelry until my best friend suggested it. I had made her a Leather Bow bracelet for her birthday, and she was in love! I have always been told I'm a creative person, and that I have a unique style in accessories so when she suggested I open an Etsy shop, I was sold on the idea. I have a passion for my creations, and I strive to express that in every piece of jewelry I make."

Haleigh has generously offered a coupon code for readers of today's post. Follow the link below to get to the Hailstorm Creations Etsy shop and use the coupon code: thanks2014 for 20% off any purchase of $12 or more!

Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/shop/hailstormcreations

Storenvy - http://hailstormcreations.storenvy.com/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hailstormcreations

Feature Friday: Moose Country Crafts

Since last weekend was a holiday, there was no Feature Friday post. Here's the first Feature of the month and today it's Moose Country Crafts ("For the love of rustic, Americana, and home.") and the talented work at home mom (WAHM) behind it, Jamie. Her shop is full of great items and she's an amazing person, too.

Here's a bit about Jamie and her shop in her own words:

Welcome! I'm a stay at home mom (for now) with two kids (4 and 20 months, two dogs, just one husband :). I love all things country and homey!

A little bit about me...I was an environmental planner who was laid off about three years ago, worked some contract work in between and then became pregnant again in January of 2012. I found out in July of 2012 that I had breast cancer. So after coming out of that with a beautiful baby girl, as she and my son have become a bit older and more independent, I decided to get back into doing something a bit creative. Re-started my Etsy and facebook page in May and have just been plugging away at marketing ever since :) I'm slowly adding items all the time!

I try to use mostly upcycled or recycled items just because I feel like reused items can tell a story. Many of the items I'm using right now, frames and such, came from my grandparents house that I have been cleaning out for the past two years. And many that my grandfather made himself. I love burlap because it just exudes country, old and rustic.

How cool is it that she gets to repurpose frames that her grandfather made? I really like that aspect of her creations. Giving new life to items is always a great creative adventure!

Make sure to follow the link below to the Moose Country Crafts Etsy storefront and use coupon code FEATUREFRIDAY for 25% off of your purchase!

Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/shop/MooseCountryCrafts

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/moosecountrycrafts

Instagram - http://instagram.com/moosecountrycrafts

Twitter - https://twitter.com/MooseCntryCrfts

#100itemcraftstashchallenge: Project 49

My nephew recently had his second birthday, so as part of his gift, I made him a crayon roll. PGS helped pick out the fabric used for the crayon roll. I used a fun blue shark print and white elastic to secure the crayon roll.

All rolled up

The front view, unrolled

The back view, unrolled

We also included a pad of multicolored construction paper to color on, a box of the large washable Crayola crayons and a Sesame Street board book in his gift. My husband's sister said that he liked his gift and the book wasn't one that they already had. Yay!