Karen’s Opinion

I am so excited! If any of you sell on the Internet, you know how important computer support is. It is not easy learning the ropes of how to put up a good picture and how to write a quality description of your product. IT support is wonderful as well as having friends who are passionate about making and selling handmade products.

I just received an email informing me that one of my bags was included in an Etsy Treasury. You Etsy sellers know how hard it is to get noticed amongst the thousands of sellers on Etsy. To have someone find one of your products let alone include it in a treasury is like, um, a miracle! Visit the treasury to see all the blue and green bags in this collection.

I belong to an Etsy group called Cabteam. That stands for Carried Away Bag Team. We are a group who love to make handbags, totes, wallets, etc. This group encourages each of us as we strive to make quality products and also raises money to help needy causes.

This is my newest listing on my Etsy site.

The beautiful colors of this bag will make it your favorite bag to carry. It has a pocket on the outside that can hold your cell phone and keys. The lining is made with satin and has three pockets made with coordinating cotton fabric. It has a heavy duty zipper. The handles are made with two thicknesses of heavy interfacing. This purse is quilted with fusible fleece interfacing. A decorative button tops off the pocket.

15″ wide
9″ tall
Handles 8” drop

$35.00
$5.50 shipping

One of my purses, fern green batik, 2nd row 1st picture, has been featured in an Etsy Treasury called !!!Outstanding!

My thanks go out to etsy seller, Donna at Valentinefiberarts for featuring my fern green batik slouchy bag in her treasury. Thanks so much Donna.

Just look at the awesome things at her Etsy site. Here is just one of her handmade items.

Glass Slipper

A little hunting could get you a lot of luck during St. Patrick’s Day week.

The Big Bag of Luck Giveaway
March 13-23rd, 2009

Spring is around the corner. Are you ready to put that old leather handbag away and carry something bright and cheerful? Check out the beautiful handmade bags made by the members of the Carried Away Team’s Etsy shops. By entering The Big Bag of Luck Giveaway you have a chance to win. Visit the participating Carried Away Team member’s Etsy shops, mine is Kreated by Karen. The grand prize is valued at over $100(US)! For full details and how to enter, please see our blog at: Carried Away: The Etsy Bag Makers Team.

This promotion is available to worldwide and many of the prizes include free shipping.

Today was the first day I ventured outdoors since Saturday. It was so cold that I gasped for air when I ran into the post office. I hate that kind of cold.

I went to the post office to mail a quilted tool kit to the winner of a contest I was involved in. I hope she likes it. The contest was fun and it brought a lot of lookers to my etsy shop. Kreatedbykaren.etsy.com is is a work in progress.

I also went to the grocery this afternoon. I have switched grocery stores and so it is not easy to just pop in and out like I would like. I have to search for things. I save so much money that the inconvenience is worth it. It won’t be long before I know where everything is.

I bought the ingredients to make chili for tomorrow night’s supper and the ingredients for tonight’s supper. We had Cobb salads. I love the Cobb salads at Bob Evan’s restaurants. Mine came pretty close. I didn’t add the banana bread that is my weakness when we eat at the restaurant. It is so yummy.