DD'S FIRST GIVEAWAY!

THANK YOU ALL WHO SUPPORTED DESTINATION DESIGN!
This is to celebrate my 30th sale and the grand re-opening of DD!
(video shows the prizes)

HOW TO ENTER:
YOU GET 6 CHANCES!

1. Leave a comment on this blog. You can say anything! Random is fine. I laugh at random.
2. Follow this blog! For those who already did, leave a comment anyways and say that you are.
3. Make a blog post about this giveaway! Comment here with the link to your post.
4. Twitter about this! Again, comment with link. Or, you can follow me so I can see it (twitter.com/ambiguousangel).
5. Heart my shop. Yes, I will actually take the time and try to find you if you did. Please mention if you did. I'll validate.
   
6. (2x) Buy something from my shop! This will give you two chances to enter in the giveaway. nice huh? Yeah, I'm still promoting my shop.

Each entry gives you your name put into the hat! So the more things you do, the higher the chance of you winning the prize! The deadline to enter this giveaway is July 20, 11:59 PM. No more entries after that! The day of the announcement of winners is still undecided.

GIVEAWAY ENDS ON JULY 20! HURRY HURRY HURRY!

OPENING SOON!

Yes! You read that right! I'M OPENING SOON! Monday, to be exact! That's right, MONDAY! July 6th! I can't stand being closed on etsy, as I just learned. So whoohoo!! Loads of items to be uploaded... Probably five items on Monday, then one each day. Let's see what happens! Please be there for some support! Feedback is great. Just leave a comment! Don't have to buy (unless it's quite to your liking..).

I hope everyone had a wonderful July 4th. I most certainly did. My bf surprised me in taking me out to the movies today by asking me through this ecrypted code thingy. Made me a bit frustrated since I didn't know what to do. Then, came home and baked my booty off. Finally, just chilled and played with my daughter.

Today, I'll be out with my best friend and family, doing a bit grocery shopping and having a nice "welcome home" lunch/dinner with my friend. Hopefully, I can buy some goodies :)

Giveaway is coming on Monday, also! So excited.

Happy sales everyone!

Etsy Chats...

are awesome! I just love interacting with other sellers/buyers and just talk about life. :) Such greatness.

I'm sad to say, but I'm putting off the giveaway D: Hope no one minds!! My best friend came home last night and we just had a blast. Also, my parents will be gone from July 4th to 8th, which means I can go all out on the giveaway without their watchful eye. Sometimes, they tell I spend too much money on cute things.. Now, I have a reason to! Ha! But they don't care, they just want me to save money, which I totally understand. I'm gonna do a certain price limit. :)

For those who are so faithful to Destination Design, I have pictures of my progress!! I don't want to give much away, so I only posted what I need opinions on, or things I'm not confident of. Please help! Click me!




ZombieIrish is an amazing seller. I'm so happy to have traded with her. Her necklace is just way too cute and somehow reminds me of Kingdom Hearts. I dunno why.. but it does. Anywho. She even threw in a ring (at my request when she wanted to add more things) and a cute little necklace for Lilly! How sweet! Lilly loves it, of course, but would rather pull it apart, haha! Thank goodness, I got it out of her hands in time.

And that's that! Just waiting for the packages to come in so I can start decoden-ing! Happy sales, everyone!

Everything is right in the world!

It's true!! So it does take a couple of days or so for my money to be refunded :) and so, I finally did purchase the items and I'm still waiting for my refund. It's day 2 so it should be there tomorrow. Yay!

Also, I got my muse back! Since yesterday, I've been working on lots of clay goodies! So far, it's donuts, macaroons, and pocky! You heard that right, POCKY! Who doesn't love pocky? I already made the tiny stick biscuits, and soon, I'll be making the boxes! Waaah!! Now, I just need to figure out how to configure my clay goodies into jewelry... Or accessories... Necklaces? Earrings? The possibilities are endless!! I even caught up on the Japanese culture.. just a bit. I'm addicted to deco-den now! I already bought supplies and everything! Can't wait until they get here so I can start!! I already spent so much money on the new shop T~T I hope I get it all back! Or maybe half of it when I sell it? Haha.

I received some lovely packages today! But sadly, my little one was being oh-so adorable that I took pictures of her and lowered the battery power. I'm charging it as I type this out so pics of the goodies tomorrow!! :D

I MADE 31 SALES!! 31!! SINCE APRIL!! Wow!! Thanks everyone! To celebrate my 30+ sales, I've decided to do a giveaway. Although, I don't know what to give away!! Any suggestions? I'm thinking maybe a goodie bag (or er.. box) filled with lots of cute stationary, paper, pen, stickers, and the sort.. or maybe a deco-den of their choice? For sure, a giveaway when I close on Friday! I'll be promoting it around and stuff.

Won't be updating much.. since my bff is coming home from California! Yay!! I'm so excited!! There will be a butt load of partying when she comes home. Also, Transformers 2 the movie this weekend! Last weekend, I watched Night at the Museum 2 with my boyfriend and some close friends. Awesome movie. I laughed so hard when the cupids are singing like the Jonas Brothers, haha! Which is quite ironic since the Jonas Brothers were playing here in Arlington at the new Cowboys Stadium that same night! Traffic was horrible! @_@ Can't imagine football season...

PayPal confuses me sometimes...

Hello all! Sorry for not updating much (is anyone reading this?)!! This week has been CRAZY. My bf finally got a day off from working from 9 PM - 5 AM, so we went out after his long needed nap. Of course, darling little one was with us, always chattering away. Then, I started ordering more supplies. I'm hoping they will come in soon!! I can't wait to start making the new products for my shop! Btw, all the items in my shop will still be in the "new" one! It'll just be in clearance OR they will go back to their normal price. Hurry and buy if you don't want the prices to go up again!

Anywho, the title is, of course, referring to PayPal. Is anyone having problems with it lately? Or, maybe mine was just a normal process which I was not familiar with. About two days ago, I purchased a BUTTLOAD of supplies from MimiLoLo with my debit card. Lovely seller, btw. I got the free shipping deal, which she refunded IMMEDIATELY. But oddly enough, I didn't get an email about it! So I convo'ed her and she said she did, with proof. I pondered about this for a while, wondering why it isn't showing up. So I checked PayPal and my bank account. Yesterday, still nothing. Finally, this morning, I checked my bank account and there it is!

Sadly, she refunded ALL my money back because we both got scared that the money is floating out of nowhere. So now, I have to purchase EVERYTHING again once I get all my money back. Now, is it to my PayPal account? Or my bank account? =/ Why must all of this be so confusing? I'm just glad I got my refund back. NOW I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!

Anywho. Will be closing shop once I get all my supplies (other than the MimiLoLo stuff)! Can't wait! But no fear! I'll join the chat rooms and updating my blog everything I get an idea. :) The sneak peeks will be here.. maybe.. hmmm...

Sale Sale SALE!!

The annual Yart Sale is over. Boohoo. During the past weekend, I made 5 SALES! FIVE!! What an accomplishment for Destination Design! And since I'm revamping my shop and not all of them are gone just yet.. I'm continuing my sale! Everything is still 50% off! Get it while it lasts or they are into the trash! Well, hopefully not, but maybe I'll do a giveaway with it? Suggestions?

Now, the question remains: what am I heading over to? What will the new shop hold? Well, I'll continue to work with clay, but I'll add it to more jewelry stuff (necklaces, earrings, rings, etc)! No choices for you guys! What you see is what you get! Either way, I'll list all options! Then, cabochons and plastic galore! Gonna make lovely jewelry items for that. And finally, gonna add my little sister's items (possibly 1000 cranes, bookmarks..). What a make-over!

Until then, I am spending my money like crazy! Spending it all on supplies and things I need that will last me for a pretty long time. I think this will cure my shopping needs.

I'm hoping to join IkkiCon as an artist. Still waiting for reply. :)

Stay tuned!

Friday Features: Candychick

FRIDAY FEATURES PROUDLY PRESENTS:
Candychick (aka The Candy Shoppe) as FEATURED SELLER

Recently, I revived this blog while updating everything I can and signing up for myspace. As I favorited some shops and adding friends, I came across Candychick, or Candice. She helped me with the idea of doing a show and promoting my shop. With her helping me, I decided to return the favor and feature her! So let's welcome her! She is my first featured seller! What a winner! :)

Me: Tell us a bit about yourself.
Candychick: My name is Candice Ware, from Toronto Ontario, Canada. I'm a grad from the animation program at Seneca College this past April. I am working on "The Princess and the Frog", a Disney movie that's coming out on your Thanksgiving. The company I work for is called Yowza at the moment.

Me: Whoa, that sounds pretty neat!! Can't wait for that movie to come out now! So what do you do in your shop? What do you offer?
Candychick: Mini food jewelry. I started doing it for me and would wear it to work (The Body Shop) and almost everyday, people would ask me where I got the ring or where they could get one. So I thought, 'Alright, I guess I should start making them for other people' and that's when I fell upon Etsy in Aug. And that's how I started. What I like to think is different from others is that I scent my items. Most of the time, it's vanilla, but I do have other scents for clients to pick from if they want something customized.

Me: Wowie, that makes me want to buy one now! I love the scent of vanilla! So, describe the process of creating your items: how, when, materials, etc.?
Candychick: I have to be in the mood to want to make something and have to get inspired. That's when I get to work. I pull out my fimo clay and start mixing colors and putting together my mini items. Most of the time, I make more than one so it takes much less time. After the whole baking and cooling, I spray a clear coat of finish so that it's waterproof. On all my fimo items, I make sure to make an extra one for me so I can quality test it. I just want to make sure that I can stand behind all my work.

Me: That's a lot of work, but it seems like it's worth it! So, got other hobbies that you love?
Candychick: Oh yes. I also love to paint and I hope to have a show ith my paintings soon. You can find a lot of work on my deviantart account. I also am part of a gaia, a little online forum community where I draw other people's avis for gaia gold. I have a lot of fun. I do a lot of things I like to keep busy. I want to put more of my painting skills with my photography skills on canvas together, something different.
Me: In your opinion, do you think there's a lot of competition in miniature food jewelry/accessories?
Candychick: I feel that there is on the internet! But I find when I do shows in Toronto, or when I worked in customer service, people would ask me about my minis. They thought it was so innovative that they have never seen anything like it before and they love the idea. So it's all about where you market it.

Me: Very true! Do you have any promotions going on now?
Candychick: Well, I have an ongoing one for anyone that lives in Canada. If you buy over three items, the shipping is free. Also, if you spend over $20, you get a free item. I don't have any other promotions since I have a show coming up.

Me: What's your top 5 favorite bands/singers? And top five websites?
Candychick: Top 5 bands/singers: Tegan and Sara, Paramore, MGMT, Namie Amuro, Akon
Top 5 websites: Gaia online, etsy, twitter, cute overlod, devianart

Me: Awesome! Now, other than your etsy shop, what other shops do you like/love?
Candychick: DecoAlley - she is also from Ontario, I love her work.
beautifulwork - a real sweetheart, sweet woman that sells lots of kawaii items.
esmeraldadesigns - she helped me out when I was new and gave me good davice on how to start a shop.
VulvaLoveLovely - I love this woman's work, what a different way to show off women's beauty! (PARENTAL ADVISE)

Me: Okay, last question, where do you see yourself in ten years?
Candychick: Well, I hope to be married and maybe have a baby if my partner and I are well off. I still want to be working in animation, always painting in shows, and traveling. This fall, I am taking a train to BC and back before I travel anywhere else. I just thought I should travel to my home before I go anywhere else.


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