Venture Visits #4: Lyssa from Playing the Music of Life

When we last checked in with Venture he had just been on a huge trip and got 3 more states under his belt!  It makes me smile every time I open an email with "Venture" in the tagline and I get to see all the new pictures of his latest adventures. I can't believe he's already gotten as far as he has and I hope one day Venture will have visited every state in the union!

I'm now going to pass the pen over to my pal Alyss, who writes at Playing the Music of Life so she can share her experience with Venture. As always we are still looking for hosts for Venture. If you're interested please read more and contact me. Read below to see how our gnome buddy spent his time in St. Louie.

Venture Visits #3 Road Trip with Megan

Hey everyone! It's the end of the month again so it's time to check in with Venture! Last time we saw Venture he was visiting Katie in Texas, which you can read about here.

Venture got to go camping and explore some of Texas. Funnily enough his next host is from NC, my current location, but was staying in Texas when Venture came her way. Read more about Venture's biggest adventure yet below!

Venture Visits #2: Katie from Punk Projects

Last month we saw Venture's visit with Carly and Silkworm from Zauberbear, Venture got to visit New York and go on a roadtrip! Carly was the first host and decided to make Venture a little souvenir of their time together, she started a tradition I hope the rest of the hosts will continue! 

This month I'm sharing Kate's visit from Venture. Katie blogs over at Punk Projects and lives in my old home state Texas! Read below to find out what shenanigans Venture got into in the lone star state.

Venture Visits #1: Carly and Silkworm from Zauberbear

I am happy to finally debut the first part in this long awaited series, Venture Visits! Venture went off to visit a good blogger friend of mine, Carly and her pet magical bear Silkworm (from the infamous site, Zauberbear) Venture had  a bumpy start getting his adventures started (due to a caffeine-lacking me and strange postal computers.) I finally got him on his way about August 21st. I wanted to build up a few posts so that I would have guaranteed content for this segment, every month for a few months.So every post you see is going to be from the past. 

I'm about to turn things over to Carly, but I wanted to remind you guys that Venture is always on the look out for hosts, so just check out this post for info and if you're interested email me at cwaftycreations(at)gmail(dot)com or comment below.

Art Adventure Time #4: Castles in the Sand

This adventure is from the distant past, mid-July I believe. I'm not sure why I haven't gotten it up before but it's here now. It was part mini-vacation, part architecture-undertaking, all fun!

Thats right, I went to the beach. Me. Oh, and Venture of course!

Venture Visits: Want to meet Venture?

Today I have an announcement for a very exciting project.  I've had the idea for this in my mind for a long time. The idea: Send Venture, my mascot gnome, to fans/friends/fellow bloggers to inspire them, explore with them, help them figure out a solution to a problem, what have you; he's a pretty helpful gnome.

 Are you interested in fostering Venture for a bit? Read more below!

Shop Update: Eye on July Sale! 15% off

Hey everyone! I hope your weekend got off to a good start, if not, let me improve it for you! In preparation for getting a whole bunch of new products in the shop (July's goal), I wanted to try to see if I can clear out some of my back stock. Technically everything in my shop is made to order, but I do have all the supplies/plushie pieces all ready, just waiting to assemble everything when an order comes in. That's why I decided to offer a 15% off sale today, tomorrow, and Monday!

You don't even need to apply a coupon code or anything! I went ahead and adjusted all my prices for you guys, because I'm thoughtful that way! Find out more about the specifics below!

*Closed* Grand Re-Opening and Giveaway! Cwafty Creations

Dooo do dooo do! I am happy to finally announce today that I have reopened my Etsy shop Cwafty Creations!

I started my shop when I was in my final year of high school and managed to run it concurrently with school and work until I started managing full time.

Recently though I have found a new job *does a little happy dance* that allows me the freedom to once again pursue my creative avenues! That means I'm going to be investing a lot of time and effort into my shop, my blog, and possibly monetizing my blog.

But I digress. There will be a full Cwafty Update for all that coming soon, meanwhile check out the shop, sale, and giveaway info below!

Meet Venture the Gnome: Mascot, Muse, Maker

I have had this idea in the works for a long time! When I first started Cwafty Creations, my etsy shop, I felt like as a business owner I really wanted a mascot. I went through a lot of ideas but nothing really stuck. As my business grew that didn't seem as important as getting my orders out and promoting my shop and coming up with new products so it fell to the wayside.

One day I went into my Art class and found that some kid had left behind this wonderful painting of a gnome. My whole table (4 great girls) loved him instantly and I most of all took a liking to him. Nobody claimed him from any of the art classes so I took him home, named him Venture, and declared him the inspiration I needed!

I had to make Venture into a creature of my own though, and so I had to postpone the project even longer looking for the perfect way to create my own! Find out how I did below! As well as a free desktop to introduce you to your new favorite crafting buddy!