40% off my patterns, and closing down my Etsy Shop...

Things will be changing a bit in the world of Elefantz designs next year, and one of those changes is moving away from Etsy.

 I have decided to empty my Etsy Shop shelves of all PDF patterns, so if you'd like to grab one (or two!) before they're gone for good, you can do so this week for 40% off their regular price!

 Visit my Etsy Shop HERE, and when you go through the checkout make sure you put 

40TOGO in the coupon box to receive your discount.

If you want a pattern than isn't in my Shop please send a message through Etsy or email me, and I'll set up a private listing for you.

Remember, you must put 40TOGO in the coupon box at checkout to receive the discount!
Once you've added an item to your cart, you can enter details about your order. Click Apply shop coupon code to open the field to enter the coupon code for your order.

Hugs

Jenny

xxx

A beaded bag, and then some more beads...

If you haven't figured it out yet, I must confess to a love for beads.

Today Mr E and I went for a sunny walk through Centennial Park to view the Sunday market stalls. Apart from an occasional jar of pickles and jam (or my favourite lemon butter!), we don't usually purchase anything because Mr E is a very restrained spender and it helps me to have him around so I don't impulse buy. ;-)

However! 

Today, there was an unfamiliar stall in view. Such pretty silver and pearl jewellery, gorgeous ironwork hangings, and this...

An exquisite beaded evening bag for $12. 

I didn't buy it immediately. I fondled it, and walked on. After our rotation around the markets, and as we turned to head back to the car I stopped. "I am going to buy that bag!"

And so I did. And if only you could see the smile on my face. It's wider than usual. ;-)

Here it is gracing the top of my fabric-case (it sounds silly to call it a bookcase when it's full of fabric - know what I mean?), waiting for the next invite to dinner so I glam up with it. 

There is even an extra long chained shoulder strap inside if I feel like a change from the beaded handle. Two bags for the price of one - almost. ;-)

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This afternoon I finished the 2nd version of "My World Is Beautiful" for Issue 2 of Elefantz HOME magazine. Be still my beating heart - I love it!!

I played around a bit more with this one, and decided to keep it squared at the top instead of rounded like the first version. 

Here is 'Version 1' which I made a couple of months ago...

...and here is 'Version 2', which was finished today.

Which one do you like best? 

This time I added extra coffee-dyed doily flowers and vintage lace (over 50 years old!)...

 

 

 Both finishes will be in the magazine, but my personal favourite is 'Version 2'. 

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Yesterday Mr E rode us into Townsville. Both bikes and our car needed new oil filters, and that seemed a good enough reason to ride the 270 klm round trip, besides, I don't need much persuasion for a sunny ride on the bike!

We had lunch down on The Strand, with the blue beach waters just across the road...

You can still feel winter in the slightly chilly breeze, but out of the wind it is gloriously warm! What we love apart from the beach at The Strand, are the huge fig trees along the sidewalks.

You can see my 6 foot tall husband to the left of the photo, taking his own pics of the mammoth tree...

I almost imagined seeing Elves at rest within the branches (especially after watching the extended-extended-edition of the Lord of the Rings trilogy recently)...

Holidays are over now and Mr E is back to work tomorrow, so our trips out riding will not be as frequent over the next 9 weeks, but in the next school holiday break we're planning a trip up into the Gulf of Carpentaria before the wet season arrives once more. 

 Until then, it's our usual Sunday afternoon ride each week, with a nice lunch thrown in. ;-)

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Due to the changes I am making in Elefantz, I am shedding many of my older patterns from Etsy, so if you'd like to grab a bargain before some of them disappear for good, I have 40% off everything in my Etsy Shop until next Friday, July 29th.

Just click HERE to visit my Shop, and add the coupon code ELEFANTZ at checkout, before you pay. 

Remember, you must add the coupon code to receive the 40% discount!

Have a wonderful day!!

Hugs

Jenny

xxx

PS: Now you can also keep up with Elefantz happenings HERE on Facebook!

Take 30% off!

It's March sale time in my Etsy Shop!

This is the time of year when I need to restock with some new fabrics for new designs, so by purchasing one or more of my patterns you help to keep me designing!

Buy any of my patterns and add the code TAKEOFF before you checkout and 30% will be taken off your total sale amount.
The sale will run through till midnight Thursday 17th - St Patricks Day! 

If the pattern you're after isn't there, just email me and ask - I'll pop it right back in my Etsy Shop for you!

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Show and Tell will be back on Monday, plus a guest to introduce you to. :-)

Hugs

Jenny

xx

50% off coupon - plus gifts for friends and family!

Etsy have now added the option for shop owners to use coupons, and to celebrate I am having a 50% off every pattern sale!!

 

The sale will run from now until 8pm Friday (Australian East Coast time)!

Have you thought about an Elefantz pattern as a gift?

Do you need a gift for friends overseas, or quick gifts for a fellow stitcher or quilter? 

Just order your pattern/s and leave me a message with your gift recipient's email address when you use Paypal for payment. I will send the pattern to them with an Elefantz e-card from you!!

 

The coupon code to receive 50% off your pattern order is 

MERRY50

...and you can begin your Christmas shopping HERE!

Have fun shopping!!

Hugs

Jenny

xxx

Spotty Dotty Snails, a sale, and a giveaway!!!

It's time for a sale in my Etsy Shop don't you think!!?

How about...

Buy 1 get 1 free!!!

I have even added some of your old favourite designs to my Shop, as well as this new one!

**Spotty, Dotty Snails**

This is Francis Snail, known to his friends as Freckles (and I think you can see why). He had a childhood dream to be a rodeo rider but when he met the love of his life he gladly gave up the dream to be her main man. But Francis began wearing a bandana around his long neck as a reminder that maybe one day that dream just might come to pass. Maybe when their daughter leaves home, perhaps?

 This is his ever loving wife, Mayberry. She's a collector of dotty hats, pearls, a lover of pink, and an avid gardener! Francis is her hero, and if one day he wants them to ride off into the sunset so he can try his luck in the ring she'll happily follow along!

 Juliette is their only child, an indulged tween who just can't get enough of bags and bows! She doesn't know why her father wants to work in the dusty, dry rodeo circuit when there are so many wonderfully clean and bright shopping malls yet to explore!! Her motto is 'Shop till you can't fit anymore bags in your mouth!"....

 You will find this pattern and many more HERE in my Etsy Shop from today!

PLEASE NOTE:

If you purchase 1 pattern tell me in your purchase instructions which extra pattern you would like me to send you free.

Purchase 2 patterns, get 2 free...and so on.

One more thing before I head off to do a mountain of washing and cook Sunday brunch.

Aren't these CUTE!!!??

I saw a similar pair on Vicki's blog and loved them! The very next day I saw these ones in a patchwork shop and had to bring them home. Her name is 'Polly Pink'.

I thought you might like a pair too?

Leave a comment on this blog post and on Wednesday night I'll randomly draw a winner ... or two. :-)

Share about it on your blog and you can leave a 2nd comment for an extra chance!

Now, off to the washing!!

Hugs

Jenny

xxx