Craft Supplies – Taniesa Vlasak

Sales and Deals Alert! It’s Prime Day! Crafty Shopping deals!

Published on July 11, 2017July 11, 2017 by TaniesaLeave a comment

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Hi, Crafty Friends!

Quick post today to remind you (or let you know if you didn’t already) that today is Amazon Prime day! One day a year that Amazon rolls out black friday like deals which include many crafty items too! If you are not yet a prime member then I highly recommend it! My family has saved so much with Prime membership on Groceries, Household items, Digital Purchases, Major purchases, and even Home Services.

If you are a Student (or have a student in your home) you can get a discount on your Prime membership and you get a 6 month free trial!, for more info click HERE.

Here are some of the deals I have found that I can personally recommend:

Amazon Echo : We have two of these (one upstairs and one down although you really only need one + A dot in any other room you would like) I love these and I have one in my craft room to listen to music with Amazon’s new Music service or ask questions …. admittedly most of the time it is “Alexa, how do you spell _____” LOL! The Echo is normally $179.99 but today it is $89.99

Echo Dot : great for rooms in your home if you already have your Echo! My husband loves to hook up all our lights to it. Remember the Clapper? LOL I am sure I dated myself but this is MUCH better than that LOL! Under $35 today only.

Kindle Paperwhite reader: I really love mine. I have an iPad so I didn’t think I would want one but this is so lightweight, portable, and I can read it in the sun or in bed when its dark, No glare, very easy on my eyes and you can adjust the font size several times to a font that is easy for you to read. There are several options available and all are $30 off today.

Or if you enjoy listening to books (maybe while you are crafting?) Try out Amazon’s Audible service

Amazon now has a Etsy like section where you can buy handcrafted items. It is still pretty new but I am really loving what I am seeing so far. Check it out HERE .

Okay, the most FUN family game ever….. Watch Ya Mouth! This game is a ton of laughs for all ages! $12.88 (normally $19.99)

Did you know that Amazon had prime sample boxes??? Me either! They DO and they are neat! Check them all out HERE!

You can get an extra $10 off your pantry box today. Shop the Pantry HERE.

This Office chair is great, we got one for my Son and he loves it. We really do enjoy the Amazon basics line of products. I get the Amazon Basics Batteries all the time and save a ton.

****OK so here is the specific CRAFTY THINGS!!!*****
You can see the main Crafty Deal page *HERE*!

Cricut Explore Air 2: So this is something I do not own yet, Although its been on my wish list a while. I own a Silhouette Cameo and although I love it’s functionality I really hate its wireless capability. I was opposed to the Cricut for a long time but now that you don’t have to buy endless cartridges I am really really wanting this pretty aqua machine! My friends who own it LOVE theirs and I am very jelly! It’s only $199 today! *This deal ended but there is another Cricut machine on sale, see the end of this list*

WRMK Heatwave Tool Starter Kit: I love this for adding little touches of shine! $13.81

BEE watercolor paper: This paper is really good quality, I was surprised when I tried it. It is not as good as Arches but better than Canson XL and today it’s under $10 which makes it pretty affordable!

Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers: These are a FANTASTIC water based marker and very popular right now. I love mine, I started with a small set and quickly upgraded. So… the 80 set is limited and not too many left when I checked but it is only $104 which is a steal! I LOVE these markers and Amazon always seems to have the best prices. There is also other sets at great prices…. The 36 count set, 48 count set, and set of 60

Artbin Super Satchel storage $19.76 (reg $30.99) This is a great storage tote for all sorts of crafty things (and a pretty color too)

Thin Profile Light Pad $31.99 (I bought one very similar for over $50) I really get a ton of use from this light pad. I am so glad I don’t have to deal with that bulky light box anymore.

Silhouette Portrait Craft Bundle $115.50 (Reg 199.99) I LOVE my Cameo but if I had to buy one all over again I would get this smaller sleek-looking machine. I love that you can do so much with it and cut out any font on your computer. Personally I think this is a must have for any paper crafter.

500 count Velcro Dots (great for boxes, gift packaging, organization, and 3D projects).. you’ll never need to buy any again LOL! $11.19 (Reg 19.99)

Bowdabra Bow Maker: I don’t have a sale price on this yet as it is an upcoming deal but this is a great tool! I own the mini and love it!

Colored Pencil Storage: $22.99 (Reg 25.99 and I have seen similar for up to $75.00) Holds up to 150 pencils!

Brother XM1010 10 stitches and Auto Buttonhole Sewing Machine: Upcoming deal mid morning. Reg is $101.99. I am watching this one closely for my daughter who is just getting into sewing. Brother Machines have always been very durable and dependable for me.

Derwent Water Brush set (of three): Upcoming deal Reg $ 20.99 This is a great set of water brushes. I got mine for around $14 and I really love them and have used them a lot without any problems at all. One is this firm marker like tip that is interesting and that I haven’t seen anywhere else.

Iris 4×6 Photo and embellishment Craft Keeper 2 storage boxes with 32 4×6 individual boxes: these are AWESOME I use them for project boxes and keep things grouped together nicely.. They are great to grab and go if you want to pop one of the 4×6 boxes in your purse too. Upcoming deal (Reg $ 57.99)
Cricut Explore Air (first generation) only $140.49! This is a great deal for those that don’t care about the minor differences of this machine over the Explore Air 2.

THESE Watercolor box tins are traditional and usually expensive. I have purchased them on the amazon sale price which is a great deal but now they are priced at $11.99 to 15.99 which is CRAZY. They have them in three different sizes with full or half pans included (you can also get them without pans. This is a must grab deal!

There is SO much more… Some things that I cannot recommend personally but I am purchasing today for the first time. There are lots of items for every kind of crafter and I am sure I did not see everything yet. Be sure to check out the main deal page and the craft specific deals throughout the day. You can even set notifications for the upcoming deals so you can get alerts when it goes live.

I hope this list helps you in your shopping today. I will update the list as I see new deals worth mentioning. If you have a deal you think I should share please let me know in the comments below this post!

I will be back this Friday with the Honey Bee Stamps Under the Sea new release blog (swim) hop! Make sure you check social media and the Honey Bee Stamps page for sneak Peeks!

Happy Shopping!

Happy Mother’s Day!!!

Published on May 14, 2017May 17, 2017 by TaniesaLeave a comment

Hello My Crafty Friends!!

I hope you are all having a wonderful Mother’s Day and are able to spend time with your families today. Even if they are far away like mine, be sure to spend time any way possible (FaceTime and Skype are wonderful ways to spend time with your family too!)

I wanted to tell you all about a few fun SALES that are going on today, in honor of Mother’s day, and to announce some winners which I may have neglected a bit in all my chaotic happenings the last 30 days. *Sorry! Please forgive me!!*

First up, the SALES! What Mom (or daughter) doesn’t love a fabulous sale, am I right?!?!

Honey Bee Stamps:

Honey Bee Stamps has some fantastic new release items that you have to check out if you havent already. If you want ideas using the new honey bee products check out my past post HERE or the Honey Bee Stamps blog HERE. As always anyone that places an order is getting a free bee (order of any amount!) and a free matching die to those orders over $75…. BUT for today only the orders that are $100 or more will also get free shipping and an extra special Die and Embellishment pack. This special promotion pack includes special embellishments that are ONLY available for those orders over $100 and not available for purchase. I am totally in love with them but Melissa asked me to keep it a surprise, Nothing like opening a surprise in your happy mail!

Click HERE to shop!

Disclaimer from HoneyBeeStamps.com : Valid Sunday May 14th from 12:01am until 12pm midnight, PST. No coupon code necessary. Free-Bees and Free Gift with purchase will be added automatically. In the event that we run out of our special limited edition gifts, another product will be substituted with a retail value of $25 or more. Free shipping valid within the USA only.

Ellen Hutson:

Ellen is having a seriously AMAZING deal of 20% off your entire (in-stock items only) order (Not including the special Breast Cancer foundation fundraising stamp which is amazing and I recommend everyone buy!) Click HERE to shop! Use code MOMSDAY17

Right now I am absolutely in love with the new release items from My Favorite Things, Pretty Pink Posh, Wplus9, and all the beautiful Daniel Smith watercolor paints. You also cannot go wrong with the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers or the Inktense pencil sets.

Simon Says Stamp:

Simon is giving a $20 discount to any order $100 or more! I love the Simon exclusive stamps and dies so if you haven’t checked them out take a look HERE or check our all the new releases HERE. Use Code MOMSROCK

Some of my favorites are the Memory box and Birch Press Design products. They are usually the higher cost items so I wait for sales like this to make my purchase. They go fast though so grab them while you can.

Joggles

Joggles has some really cool products, especially for mixed media. I have found some unique items here. They have some Mother’s Day specials you will find HERE and they also offer bonuses depending on how much you spend. Check them out HERE! No code needed

Scrapbook.com

Scrapbook.com is having a fabulous sale on all their organization products up to 50% off! I LOVE some good organization items and on sale is even better CLick HERE to see all organizational and storage products. Check out the new Tonic Table Tidy and accessories… I have been eyeballing these since CHA 2017! No code needed for this sale and they have many more promotions going on. you can see a list of what is on sale by clicking HERE.

I will update the list if there are any more sales that I learn about! I hope this helps with your shopping!

Next order of business is some BLOG WINNERS that haven’t been announced on my blog.

For the Coffee Lover’s Blog Hop post I did HERE, I offered up a little blog candy package. You just had to comment and be one of my instagram followers to win. The winner of this package is: Becca Yahrling

Please email me at Taniesa@thecraftypickle with your shipping address!

For the Honey Bee Stamps new release birthday blog hop that I posted HERE the giveaway was a stamp of your choice, the winner had to comment on my blog. The winner of that giveaway is: Nicole Douthit

Please email Hello@honeybeestamps with your email address and be sure to create an account if you don’t have one already at the honey bee stamps store.

Thank you all for being patient with the winner announcement!

I hope you all have a wonderful Mother’s Day!

Crafty Hugs!

Tuesday Planner Love!

Published on October 13, 2015October 12, 2015 by happypaperinkLeave a comment

Hi Friends & Happy Tuesday!

It’s Lisa here today to share this week’s planner layout. Planners are on trend in the Paper crafting community. The Crafty Pickle’s shop will be opening back up soon. Be sure to check out all of the planner goodies in The Crafty Pickle’s new inventory. It’s a planner’s dream!!

For this layout, I was inspired by the new goodies in The Craft Pickle Shop. I covered all of the lines on the page using The Crafty Pickle’s thin glitter Washi Tape. This defines the boxes and makes it fun!! The Crafty Pickle just introduced the Sticky Pickle Spot Stickers. These are so awesome to accent important appointments or to just decorate with. They come in asterisks, stars, hearts and circles.

Adding any of the Relish Mixes to your planner gives a fun, sparkly and thin embellishment. These come in all colors, I used the Rock Candy Mix and are super easy to attach. I used a dot of Glossy Accents to attach them. Who doesn’t love sequins???!!!

I used the Project Life Everyday Line paper pad & cardstock stickers to accent my layout. I cut triangles & rectangles to accent the planner boxes which adds some color and texture to the pages.

I also attached a “This Month” planner clip! The Crafty Pickle has come out with personalized clips that are adorable!! I used the planner clip to “bookmark” my week. That makes it super easy to grab my week!

Product List:

Rock Candy Relish Mix

Planner Clip

TCP Washi Rolls

Project Life – Everyday Edition 6 x6 Paper Pad

Project Life – Everyday Cardstock Stickers

Miscellaneous Print & Cut Sticker files from Etsy

Glossy Accents

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out all the new items as soon as the store opens back up. There are so many things that are perfect for your planner!

Happy Planning!

Sweet Birthday Card

Published on September 28, 2015September 27, 2015 by stephanieeakenLeave a comment

Hey Crafty friends! It’s Stephanie here today to share my latest card using The Crafty Pickle flair.

My sweet friend from high school (yep, we’ve been friends a LONG time!) had a birthday a week ago and I made her this card:

It’s a pretty simple card, using scrap papers from my stash, some rumpled ribbon, foam alphas and this very cute elephant flair button! She adores elephants and when I first saw this button, she came to mind!

Isn’t the flair button the cutest?! I just love it and hope she enjoys this sweet card as well.

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope it’s a crafty one for you!

Unboxing Videos from our YouTube Design Team Members!!!

Published on August 19, 2015August 18, 2015 by kzfougLeave a comment

Happy Hump Day!!!

As you know we added a bunch of new girls to the team recently, two of which are doing most of their project sharing on YouTube, mostly process videos and tutorials, Today is a bit different and we wanted to share these fun videos with you.

Our two new YouTube girls were busy opening up their boxes from The Crafty Pickle this week. Watch their super fun videos below… but be warned, there may just be some enabling involved. We loved watching them open their boxes and see all the fun surprises Taniesa had packed up for us…. I know I loved everything in my box and her packaging is the best …so cute …just check out these video’s and see!!! First up is Paula’s video!

And then here is another wonderful unboxing video from Marisa!

We hope you enjoyed watching our designers open up their TCP goodies as much as we did!

Happy Crafting!

Remembering Dad

Published on June 17, 2015June 17, 2015 by kzfoug2 Comments

Remembering Dad

This Father’s Day will be particularly hard for me and my family this year. We lost our Dad in February to a traumatic accident.
My Dad was an awesome guy and the life of the party. We know that he wouldn’t want us to be sad on this day, so I decided
we would celebrate him on Father’s Day. Taniesa created some special flair for me so that I could use them to create cards for my
PL album. I have to say when I first saw them , I cried and I couldn’t believe how perfect and how special these were.

First I wanted to create a card using this My Favorite Memory of my Dad flair so I could document that memory of my Dad.

favorite

His grandchildren called him Superman, they seen him as a strong man who could get through anything, so I wanted to create
a card to honor our ” Superman” using a custom flair of a photo of my Dad.

Lastly I wanted to share a lovely gift that Taniesa sent to me for my family and me to wear on Father’s Day, how special is this ribbon and its something we could wear every Father’s Day!!

I love how special these custom flair are and how they will help us celebrate and remember my Dad on this Father’s Day.

Taniesa can create custom flair for you no matter the subject, just send her a message in The Crafty Pickle shop and let
her know what you are looking for.

HUGE week long INSTA-SALE craft room destash!

Published on February 7, 2015February 7, 2015 by TaniesaLeave a comment

Hi Crafty Friends!

Quick post to let you know that starting today all the way though Friday 2/13 I will be posting items for sale on my instagram sale account @PicklePurge. Make sure you follow to see some awesome deals on new or slightly used things. I need to clear out my crafty space in a bad way.

At the bottom of the feed you will find all the details you need to know for the sale but I will copy them here as well:

YAY it’s an Instagram SALE!!!! Ok so here are the details. All prices will be without shipping. Shipping will be calculated at the end of the sale and will ship the most economical way possible. If you’re local (Tracy, CA) you can arrange to pick up your item(s) from me. When invoiced you must pay within 24 hours or you forfeit that item to the next person in line. If you purchase a lot of items from my sale you will receive a bonus discount. Sale starts 2/7 and ends 2/13 (friday) at 6pm PST. In order to claim an item you comment with “me and list your PayPal email address) if you are uncomfortable leaving your PP address you pay direct message me the address but still leave a comment on the item with your name and “direct messaging PP”. I will be posting items from ‪#‎studiocalico‬ kits, ‪#‎projectlife‬ 6×6 paper, 12×12 paper, stamps, ink, markers, tools, and lots more ‪#‎scrapbooking‬ and‪#‎papercrafting‬ things. If you have any general sale questions please comment on this photo. Happy Shopping and don’t forget to repost about the sale to win a prize box of goodies!!!!‪#‎cardmaking‬ ‪#‎instasale‬

Yes, you can repost the first photo that is in the Pickle Purge feed notifying your friends of the sale and you can be entered to win a huge box of awesome papercrafting goodies including stamps, embelishments, paper, and more!

Happy Shopping and have a great weekend!

How I Organized some of my Paper crafting supplies. (And a little giveaway!)

Published on February 6, 2013February 6, 2013 by Taniesa46 Comments

Happy Wednesday everyone! Today I am going to show you how I have tackled a problem I had been having for a while. For 14 years I have accumulated A LOT of crafting supplies. I have a pretty good memory of what I have, but when it comes to a few things If i don’t see it I wont use it, you know that whole out of sight out of mind thing. Also, I can’t tell you how many times I have purchased duplicates of washi, ink mist, stamps, etc… So I took a binder I had purchased from staples a while back for another use (it’s about 8×10) a great size for on my desk but also to throw in my bag if I happen to go out shopping.

I made my own dividers (the ones that were sized for the binder were too small compared to the page protectors) I just stapled on a color tab to make it easy to flip to what I needed. The first section is washi tape. Washi tape is a pattered roll of tape that is easily torn and also doesn’t stick to your paper if you try to peel it off. It does become quite an addiction. If i happen to have a tape that has multiple colors that stand out I might put a sample in each color section. Below are a few pictures of some of the washi samples. I use front and back of each page. Whenever I get a new roll I will not put it away until I put a sample in my book.

Next up, Embossing powder. I haven’t used embossing powder much in the past but find myself using it more lately. It has been really hard remembering what colors I have. I split it into three sections, Opaque, Metallic, and Glitter. I stamped all samples with the same stamp and versamark ink to show differences in how it shows up compared to another. Most of my powders are by American Crafts (Zing) which are my favorite but there are a few other brands as well so I listed them in case I run out and need more.

Last in the little binder is my ink mists. Oh how I love misting, but I have purchased a few duplicates and it is always nice to have a dried sample so you know what color you are getting. Most of my mists are from Studio Calico (Mister Huey’s) but I noted down which is which along with the color name to make things easy to find.

I’m really pleased with how it all came together and in the short time I have had it completed it has helped me quite a bit. I am still working on my stamp binder (a different binder that is 8 1/2 x 11) I have a LOT of stamps so this will probably take me a while. I finished all my wood mounted stamps and I am working on the clear stamps next. I snapped a few pictures of what I am doing though, so you get an idea.

I think stamping my clear sets will go by a lot faster. I used versafine black ink and white cardstock to do all my stamp samples.

I hope this has inspired you to do a little supply organization, in whatever way works for you. If you have any other creative suggestions I would love to hear about them!

And now for a little giveaway! As I said, I accumulated some duplicates before putting this binder together and I would like to share a few things with someone (see photo below). Please enter a comment below with your location, and if you have any organizational tips I would love to hear that as well! and a winner will be chosen Friday Feb.8th around 12pm PST. This is open to anyone (even international!)