June 24, 2008

Can't say "no"

Carving stamps over and over it may seem tedious to some people, but let me tell you that this is addictive. I am having a lot fun making the personalized rubber stamps, although I am very busy making them I just can't say no when people at Etsy ask me to make this particular stamp for them. I design them myself, usually using a picture of the child or adult that the stamp will be for and add a name or names.


I have one for my child and it is wonderful to stamp from books, letters to friends, to clothing (I use waterproof ink for fabric).

I make fabric labels and sew them to children's clothing.

28 comments:

Anonymous said...

I adore your stamps! There is no doubt I will be a customer in your shop some time in the future! Such lovely pictures of children beautiful work!

asnipofgoodness said...

these are fantastic!!!!!love them!!!I need to order some for my girls, love the labels!!

Anonymous said...

these are great!

Anonymous said...

Those are SOO cute!!!

Chrystel said...

i love lauryn !! she's really cute
but all your stamps are wonderful :)
bravo !

calicodaisy said...

You are a carving machine! I can't believe your sales numbers. Isn't it great to find your little niche in this craft market? Love my calicodaisy stamp, though I've yet to use it properly. Soon though...

A. Brown said...

This is a really great idea, and super adorable. I really love your work and I'll probably be ordering some custom stamps for you in the next few months. :D

Karin said...

Your stamps are so amazing! I have just started stamp carving, but I doubt I could ever make something this cute... Keep up the good work :)

Herbal Tonya here said...

Your stamps are great! We have a few of them including a custom name one. My daughter decided that it needed to be a tattoo...I found a tattoo ink pad and.....not a day goes by when she does not request a tattoo. You can see a picture on my blog

http://theherbalway.blogspot.com/

I am sure we'll be ordering more soon. Thanks

macati said...

ok! now you killed me with these personalised stamps...these are super cute...

Danielle said...

These are beautiful. Your illustrations are so cute and you do such a good job of carving them out!

liset said...

Lovely!

mollycupcakes said...

Love the stamps, were do you get the waterproof ink from?
And it' lovely to hear someone else enjoying their crafting. Keep it up sweetie.
You stamps are fabulous, I'll back again and again for more.
Many hugs.

Catherine x

marissa | Rae Gun Ramblings said...

isn't this etsy thing so addicting? I know just what you mean when you say you can't say no, there's so much I can use my time on but I so love filling orders knowing they are going to little ones.

Carolyn said...

truly adorable!

Amy said...

awww.. i am loving "to the moon and back" my 3 yr old says "I love you more than the sun, the moon, and all the stars" but sometimes she replace them with something like "I love you more than Elmo or icecream" makes me wish I could bottle all that love up and save it for when she is a teen!
Love the little children stamps! Too cute!

~Niki~ said...

I'm holding a banner contest for my second blog anniversary. I'd love to have you join! It's a stitchin' one, :)
Here's the direct link:
http://nikisventures.blogspot.com/2008/07/can-you-help-poor-soul-contest-inside.html

Clear Pink said...

I love these. They are great.

linda said...

adorable - i'm going to check your shop out now :)

linda said...

wow! i just checked out the shop your stuff is amazing! going to find some pics this weekend so i can order personalised stamps for my little girls and i've GOT to have one of those monkeys!

Apryl said...

your blog and shop are amazing. I love these stamps and will have to order one for my son when I have saved some money.

fantastic!

have a lovely weekend..

Joey's Dream Garden said...

Hello! I am in absolute awe of your carving skills! I have just started making a few stamps, I have just bought a massive piece of speedy-stamp, before that I used lino which although smells gorgeous, is very hard to cut, which you will know if you've tried it before. You achieve very neat cuts! How do you manage it? I think I NEED one of these stamps, they are so so cute!!! Best wishes, Joey x

gnoriep said...

You do wonderful work! I carve my own rubber stamps also but I think I need to practice a lot more before I can do such neat carvings!
Would you consider publishing a book on your designs? I love to carve stamps but I cannot produce such cute drawings!

Katell N (Les Champs Libres) said...

it's a really really good idea !
i'm french and how could i order a stamp for my 2 girls ?
your work is amazing !

Quiltlady said...

your stamps are fantastic , so cute and your blog is a great one
i live in France too , like ktl ( who wrote comment just above mine),just tell her it's easy to buy on Etsy

Anonymous said...

I'm in love with your work !
makes me feel like carving a new stamp ! I'm not so regular doing it...
and you're so precise !
lovely !

Anonymous said...

I'm amazed at how cute and detailed everything you are showing is! Beautiful - this was my first time here and I will be back to see all your great ideas and work.

Xi said...

You are really great.
I don´t know how you make the names because are very small.
Congratulations for your work!

Greetings from Santiago de Chile.