Thursday, November 29, 2012

New on Pinterest: A Very Vintage Christmas

The holidays are just around the corner. Now we turn our attention to all things in the holiday spirit: mistletoe, holly, bells, fir trees, santa hats, reindeer, and snow!
We've been pulling together some of our favorite vintage and vintage inspired Christmas things on our new board "A Very Vintage Christmas".
Check them out:

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Announcing Winner: Newsletter Gift Certificate Giveaway at Bumbershoot Designs and Supplies


We are delighted to announce the winner of our newsletter subscriber raffle for a $100 gift certificate to Bumbershoot Designs and Supplies is:
Kathy F
Congratulations Kathy!
 
Thank you to all of our newsletter subscribers for your continued support!
 
The raffle is over, but the November special for subscribers is still available.
During November, newsletter subscribers are offered a free pack of snowflake charms with their purchase (see photos). For details and to receive your charms, see your November newsletter, or sign up for our newsletter here.
 
Best wishes for a happy Thanksgiving!
 
 

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

New on Pinterest: Trim Up the Tree

The holidays are fast approaching, and one of the best things about the holiday season is the decorations! Even if you don't celebrate Christmas, you may still appreciate the craftsmanship of the gorgeous glass ornaments of yesteryear. In our recent board "Trim Up the Tree" we've been pulling together some of our favorite vintage glass ornaments. Check them out:

New on Pinterest: What a Card!

Recently on Pinterest we've been pulling together some of our favorite greeting cards on our "What a Card!" board. Take a look, there's all kinds of creative ideas for holiday and all occasion cards here:
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

New on Pinterest: Thanksgiving

The air is getting colder, and all the trees have turned fantastic shades of red and gold.
Thanksgiving is right around the corner!
Recently on Pinterest we've been pulling together some of our favorite images on our Thanksgiving board. Check them out:
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Monday, October 29, 2012

New on Pinterest: Harvest's Gold

Autumn is a season of color, bright reds, oranges, and golds. Recently on Pinterest we've been collecting together our favorite golds in our "Vintage Palette: Harvest's Gold". Enjoy these and more!

Friday, October 12, 2012

Bumbershoot Designs and Supplies on the Etsy Blog

 
Jim, Eric, Sharon, Emma at the Skagit Valley Tulip festival, way back when…
 
Jim and I were recently interviewed by Dana Mauriello of Etsy about many aspects related to having a family business. Dana included information about how we hired our daughter Emma as a contractor for Bumbershoot Designs and Supplies in this Etsy blog post, Etsy Success: Getting a Helping Hand. Enjoy!


Sunday, September 30, 2012

October Special for Bumbershoot Designs and Supplies Newsletter Subscribers



This is a great time to sign up for our newsletter!  See the button in the right sidebar. October newsletters will be sent on Oct 2 and Oct 15.

When you sign up, you will receive a coupon for free shipping that you can use once at your choice of any of one our sites:

 
You’ll also receive monthly specials for newsletter subscribers only. For October, we are providing a special assortment of our popular vintage Japanese glass bead drops, in Halloween colors, as shown in the photo above. Both of these bead drops come with looped brass wires, and are perfect little dangle embellishments for your holiday projects and designs. Information on how to claim your free Halloween beads is included in the October newsletters. Or contact Sharon after subscribing at sjdurfy@bumbershootsupplies.com.
 
We provide our newsletter subscribers with all kinds of fun freebees, such as vintage rhinestone earring kits, additional free shipping coupons, and free vintage treasures. You can read past issues of our newsletter to see the types of things we do.
 
And yes, you can combine specials, so you can have the free shipping AND the free beads with the same order.
 
Looking forward to serving you!

Saturday, September 29, 2012

New on Pinterest: Halloween

When the air starts to get crisper and the days get shorter, we know that Halloween is right around the corner. We've been pulling together some of our favorite spooky images on our "Halloween" board on Pinterest. Check them out:

Saturday, August 25, 2012

New on Pinterest: Vintage Butterflies

Butterflies have a delicate beauty and a brilliance of hue that make them fantastic subjects for artists of all disciplines. Over on our "Vintage Butterflies" board on Pinterest, we have been pulling together some of our favorite vintage butterfly images. Here's just a few, check them out :