Who else is just as excited for Halloween as me and Stacy? The weather here in Arizona has FINALLY started to cool, and we have so much to look forward to this month! Costumes for the kids, Stacy H.'s birthday, a costume party at my medical school (and we get to wear our costumes instead of scrubs!), and of course ALL the totally fun, creative items that spring forth from Halloween festivities! I also personally love all the Halloween products in the stores right now, cool skull dishes and plates that I actually use all year 'round LOL.

Next thing you know, Halloween will be over, we'll all have tummy aches from candy, and we'll be in the throes of Thanksgiving and Christmas! But before that, I want to share a cool Halloween Treasury that one of my resin necklaces was featured in on Etsy :) There is so much wonderful handmade Halloween stuff out there... like home decor for those of you who like to go ALL out. Or how about a handmade accessory to make your costume complete, and also stand out!

Both our shops, Essem Design and Running With Scissorss, have Halloween sections chock full of skulls, ghouls, zombies and frankies!

XOXO, Stacy M.

FREE makeup/jewelry clutch!!

Hey ya'll we just wanted to put the blast out there that we are giving away these ADORABLE zippered pouches absolutely free with any purchase of $25+ or more! This is going on in both my shop, Essem Design and the other Stacy's shop, Running With Scissors! You can use them for just about anything... makeup, school supplies, traveling and of course jewelry LOL. It's our way of saying thanks for being an awesome customer and supporting handmade artists!

Have a great weekend everyone :)

~Stacy M.

Our Newest Giveaway, Barretzz!!!!!

Okay, this giveaway is awesome!!! Barr-etzz is a super-talented chica who is an architect by day, but a crafty goddess in her free time! Her name is Maria and she makes the cutest lil' baby booties I've ever seen!! All of her booties are 100% handsewn and one of a kind! There are no two pair exactly the same! Check this out, she even makes her own patterns!! Take it from me....a fellow sewer....that's talent!!! You've GOTTA go see... www.barretzz.etsy.com

To sweeten the deal, she is offering the winner of this giveaway a $25 gift certificate to her shop so you can chose exactly what YOU want to win!! It doesn't get any better than that!! To enter this giveaway simply leave a comment to this post and on January 13th one lucky participant will win! You don't have to subscribe to win, just check back when we announce the big winner!!! However, if you do subscribe you will be sent notifications on new giveaways and winners so you don't miss a thing! So, put on your lipgloss and start commenting all of our great featured artists.....and start winning the best handmade goodies out there!!!

1/13/09
Congrats Chloe! You are the lucky winner of this AWESOME prize! Special Thanks to Barretzz! We apreciate all you talented crafters and all our readers who support them!!

Come shop with me this Sat!

Looking for unique gifts this year? Then not only are you at the right blog, but I will be selling my funky, kitsch jewelry items at this huge Craftorama this Sat! Come see me!!

We gals here at Lipgloss and Razorblades firmly believe that handmade gifts are not only unique and one of a kind in contrast to the typical Target and Walmart wares (even tho we love those stores) but when you buy directly from an artisan you are helping the economy in the most most effective way possible... by supporting that artist and their family directly! They in turn have a lil' extra money to spend boosting the economy too. And we all know times are tough right now, but where you choose to spend your dollar can make all the difference this holiday season :)

Much love, Stacy M.