With it being November, you may start to feel a chill in the air. Maybe you need a hat. Or a scarf. Or maybe the knitter/crocheter/weaver/spinner/fiber fanatic in your life seeks some roving/yarn/something to create with. Or you know someone who quilts or sews or works with fabric. Or maybe you eat, breathe, sleep and live for fiber art.

Well, if you happen to fulfill one of the above categories, then perhaps you should check out the EtsyFAST (Fiber Arts Street Team) Trunk Show and its accompanying events!

Here’s a flyer (’cause visuals are always nice and pretty to have):

If you happen to be in the New York area, you can come meet and greet some of the EtsyFAST members at the Trunk Show, which will be held at EtsyLabs! Here is a listing of who will be there:

Yours truly, http://rosebud.etsy.com
Beth Brown, http://bethbrown.etsy.com
Hoolyghans, http://hoolyghans.etsy.com
Foolmoon, http://foolmoon.etsy.com
BklynMoMos, http://bklynmomos.etsy.com
Sunrise Lodge Fiber Studios, http://sunriselodgefiberstu.etsy.com
Sweetyprize, http://sweetyprize.etsy.com

This is but a fraction of the EtsyFAST team!

If you’re not in the New York area and want to support EtsyFAST no less, you can check out member shops who are holding a Trunk Show sale! The sales run through November 16th (the day of the show). Get your shopping on by checking out this list.

You can also check out some of the fiber goodies being sold by member shops at this Flickr link. Photos from the show will be posted there as well after it happens!

Finally, for more information on EtsyFAST, visit the EtsyFAST website, or read the EtsyFAST blog.

If you’re in the Sacramento area, you might want to check out a big ol’ crafty extravaganza happening in town on Saturday, Oct. 13:

Handmade Parade promises to be a super-fun time for the whole family. About 30 vendors from Sacramento (including many from the Sacramento Craft Mafia and yours truly) and the Bay Area will be on hand with handmade wares!

There will also be several demos, including one on spinning your own yarn and one on making foam-printed notecards (presented by yours truly) and one on making your own jewelry (presented by Peptogirl Industries).

For more info and a full list of vendors, visit the Handmade Parade blog.

In other news, the Sacramento Craft Mafia also got some major pub on TV on Wednesday, appearing in several segments during Good Day Sacramento! You can watch the opening segment right here. (It’s called “Lisa takes on the Craft Mafia.”)

A full video of the entire segment — which was absolutely hysterical, by the way, and lots of fun to do! — should be available within a couple of weeks. In the meantime, do enjoy the snippet!

I interrupt your regularly scheduled blog reading to bring you a shop update.

New items will be going on sale in my shop. Yup, it’s been a while. They will also be listed at my Etsy shop.

First up are these lovely carry-all sacks:

Do check it out!

And check the shop throughout the week for more stuff!

(Now, back to your regularly scheduled reading. Thank you.)

The Sacramento Craft Mafia presents its first-ever show, where you’re encouraged to get made … handmade!

(Click on the flyer for a larger version.)

This show will be at Willemina’s Restaurant and Bar in Old Sacramento on Sunday, June 24 from 2-10 p.m. If you’re in the area, please come and check it out.

Even if you can’t make it to the show, you can still support the Sacramento Craft Mafia by buying a little something from their Etsy shop. You’ll find some notebooks, and some buttons like these:

(Seriously, we all thought the “Weapons of Mass-Construction” tagline was hysterical. Thanks to our prez, Amy.)

Also, in honor of the SCM’s upcoming show, the next week of posts on indie*galore will be devoted to different members of the mafia. And if you’d like to check out previous mentions of SCM, check out these posts: Sacred Snatch, My Punk House, Little Lovelies and Mohair Circus.

Some Rosebud Designs cards are now available at Hey Pretty Cupcake!

Hey Pretty Cupcake is a newly opened online consignment shop. Check them out by clicking the banner:

Here’s what is available at HPC:

The Jerky Turkey card

The I Love You card

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Do check it out!

If you’re in the Sacramento area and are looking for some handmade goodies, or perhaps, a Mother’s Day present, do check this out:

(Click on the picture for a larger version of the flyer.)

It’s the Handmade Parade Spring Fling! The event is Saturday, May 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Several members of the Sacramento Craft Mafia (including myself) will be there, as well as other shops from the surrounding area. Plenty of handmade goodies and homemade baked goods! Mmmmm!

For more information on Handmade Parade, and to read more about the vendors who will be there, check out the Handmade Parade blog.

Come visit Rosebud Designs at the Pleasanton Craft Mafia’s Art Show on Saturday, April 7 at Pleasant Memories scrapbook store in Pleasanton:

(Click on the graphic to see a larger version.)

Of course, several members of the Pleasanton Craft Mafia will be there, many of whom are also Etsy sellers. Do check it out if you’re in the neighborhood.

Also, the Talking Menagerie notecard set is now available at Rainbow Swirlz. Several other crafters have consigned at Rainbow Swirlz, and there’s lots of nice stuff there, so you can check that out too.

If you happen to live in the Sacramento area, here’s an opportunity for you to do some spring shopping:

(click on the image for a larger version of the flyer)

The event is on April 1st in West Sacramento, and will feature a few members of the Sacramento Craft Mafia, including Sacred Snatch, Ignition, and yours truly (Rosebud Designs).

(There’s other stuff there too, but we’re emphasizing the crafty part.)

If you’re in the general vicinity, do stop by and say hello!

A new notecard set is available at Rosebud Designs — the Talking Menagerie!

The set features four animals, talking their normal sounds.

Here’s a closeup:

Please say hi to the menagerie and check them out.

Pssst! There’s a huge sale going on at Rosebud Designs.

All hats and scarves are 30% off at the shop. If winter is still clinging on in your part of the country, here’s the perfect opportunity to get something really nice to ward Old Man Winter off.

Maybe you might like the swirly blue scarf:

Or a nice hat:

Sale ends on Feb. 28, so do hurry!

You like to win free stuff, don’t you?

How about really awesome free stuff made by some wonderful indie businesses?

Then joining the Happily Handmade Giveaway is probably right up your alley.

If you enter the giveaway (which you can do at 80 fine indie shops), you will get the chance to win some wicked gift baskets culled from the donations of the 80 sponsors. Rosebud Designs is a sponsor, and an entry point.

Click on the logo below to enter the giveaway … and (shameless plug!) you can sign up for the Rosebud Designs newsletter, too.

There are lots of fabulous indie stores out there and many directories and websites dedicated to helping you find them.

But what about indie shops that also offer you fabulous discounts?

That’s the purpose of the Totally Indie Coupons, a set of coupons jam-packed with all sorts of discounts at great stores. There are different rounds of coupons, and only a set number of stores are able to participate in each round.

The only way to get these coupons is to shop at participating stores, which usually include them with orders.

Rosebud Designs is a participating store for this round. You can also check out other participating stores by clicking the logo:

Three new hats up in the shop:

More shop updates coming, hopefully this weekend.

The holiday sale has started at Rosebud Designs!

Get 20 percent off all purchases over $15.

Use code RDHOLIDAY. Code good until Dec. 15.

New to the shop … the Jerky Turkey card.

Check it out, will you?

A shop update will happen this weekend … promise.