Where bloggers create 2012

Yay!  It is a 4th annual Where bloggers create blog hop....where we can show you all our studios!!!

The lovely Karen Valentine hosts this big party!!!  Go to her blog to see everyone else's studio....so much fun and gives you great ideas!!! 

Let me introduce myself to you....if you don't already know me.

I'm Shirley Hudson of Hudson's Holidays Designs.  I design craft and quilt patterns. My projects range from stitcheries/embroidery, wool projects, pin cushions, wallhangings, quilts, and everything for every holiday. Currently I have over 180 patterns in my line.  I also create art via paintings and digital artwork.  I have the best job in the world, and I am very grateful for it!  My husband and daughter mean the world to me and I love them dearly!

Above is the quilted wallhanging on the passage way to my studio.

This is a cool little shelf I got at a flea market....it is perfect near my mailing center! I did some collage work on the painting on top...."One day at a time".

I love Pom-poms!!! It is almost like candy.

I keep my pins with stamped sayings near by for Mannequin pin cushions.

I keep a printers drawer full of odds and ends near my glue gun....to embellish projects.

Here is a painting I am working on...from an old book page.  It is a trick or treating princess.

I like keeping my fav stamps in a large bowl...handy!

When I am using a paper punch....I keep them organized by putting them in a muffin tin.

I keep my paints in this old shelve from goodwill.

This lil letter organizer is perfect for tags.  I keep my Titanic sculpture my daughter made me on it.  I also have my lil Anne boleyn painting on the top too.

This is hard to see...but it is 4 loaf pans joined together...great for organizing.

I love creating with inexpensive items...like party streamers!  I keep all my colors in baskets.  I like to paper craft alot!

Here is my cubby hole display...chuck full of my junk...I mean stuff!  Here is a large mannequin from my mannequin pattern.

I have so many things around I don't know what to do with it at times.   There are strawberry pin cushions, mice pin cushions, party hats, bowl fillers, etc....

"Life is good" Party hat adapted from my festive party hats pattern.

True love....for kitties.  I like big eyes!

My daughter models my hats....she has big eyes!  She has an art table right next to mine.  She is going to high school this year...yikes!

This is a cigar box covered in old book pages....with a lil Marie Antoinette.

My bloom painting and a love jar.

Here is my idea section...just an old fence with clothespins holding up all my favorite stuff. I had a postcard done of my designs that I sent to lots of quilt shops...worked real well...used vista print...cheap and easy!

More items on my idea fence....I love looking at it.

Here is a fairy like mermaid above my desk....made by my pal Sue Burger.

I have to keep thread at my desk cause I am always sewing up something while my computer fights with me. It is finally winning...going to need a new one soon.

I found his Eiffel tower mug at a thrift store, perfect for pens, brayers, and pencils.

Thread for my sewing machine...I love having lots of color choices.  I keep my light box here to transfer embroidery designs.  

My shelf by my sewing machine has lots of buttons, dolls, a crown, chicks, and threads.

I love this flash card sign I made.

HOOPS... I love framing stitcheries in hoops...so cool!

My mom....she was lovely!

Mr. Winter...I never made him into a pattern...he is one of a kind.

This is a new project I am working on.....not finished yet.

Please click on this link for more pictures of my STUDIO.  Some of my studio really hasn't changed much...so I wanted to link up to the other pictures.  My studio is my whole basement....nice a cool in summer, cozy in winter.

Thanks for stopping by!!!!

Good Morning Rooster- freebie friday

Happy Friday Everyone!!!  It is going to be a hot one here in Eastern Washington....but not as hot as they said earlier in the week.

This is a Good Morning Rooster....Freebie Friday.

This would look soooo cute on a dishtowel!!!!

I drew this lil guy up...you can use him to stitch up finished products...please list me as the designer.

Please check out my studio pics on Saturday July 14th!!!

Come to the party....at Whipperberry's friday flair

It's me!

Yep...It's me!  I am not the kind of girl that seeks out a camera... in fact I like to avoid it like the plague.  My daughter convinced me that I need to show myself on my blog....so she is right...as usual.  Here I am being silly....I like to be silly!

I love my hoop art...I am making some for Halloween!

I like a good party hat, don't you.....this one says....Happy girls are the prettiest!

My mouse pin cushions....one of my best selling patterns!  It was only 97 degrees out when taking our pics...yikes!  My daughter said...yep...I'm hot now..I think we have enough pics.

As I get older..I am starting to finally look like my mom....which is strange since I look totally like my dad's side.....Scottish!  Mom was Scottish too though.  I am rambling! 

Have a cool evening!!

Etsy Seller Tips !

Hi Everyone!  I am back to work...busy designing all kinds of Halloween projects.

I just wanted to share some Etsy seller tips with ya!

I have a pretty successful etsy shop...over 2600 sales....I thought I would tell you tips that work for me and may work for you too.

My biggest tips is....list only a single item at a time...which means don't list something with an available amount of 20.  It is better to list a product, then later list it again....several times...but never in a large amount. Every time you list something to sell...it goes at the top of the search engine....which is what you want for more views and sales.

List often on your etsy site...put plenty of items on your site.  Also try to list a variety of items with different prices to fit everyones budget.

Make your etsy store have a cohesive look. Show your unique style!

 Your store banner makes an etsy store pop out and gives your store a professional look.


Use all 13 tag when listing....I sometimes use 2 words in one tag....it works!
Describing your item in your tags are very important....and also make sure your title is very descriptive...the closer the important words are to the front of the title....the more the search engine finds it!

Always connect your esty shop to your blog and facebook!
Add your items via pictures to pinterest. 

Take clear photos!  Protect your art by adding a watermark or your name to it.

You can have etsy sales....it is really easy to create a coupon code for a discount.  Email your customers about sales!  Describe your item very well....with all the details....measurements are very important!
Answer all etsy questions right away...customers appreciate it!
When sending your item...make sure to add your business card and other info....I love repeat customers...they are soooo sweet!
I LOVE ETSY!!!!

Freebie friday- Keep calm & inspire others sign

Hey Everybody!!!  It is freebie Friday!!!

This week I am sharing a Keep calm sign I made.....Keep Calm and Inspire Others!

I think this one is a good one.  Patience is a virtue....when we practice it....beautiful things happen!

I haven't had a chance to post my picture of my eight week inspirational bowl fillers/pillow tucks that was the last freebie Friday.  I will do that soon.

I have had lots of visitors in the past month and we having just been enjoying visiting alot.

I get one week of catching up on work (designing) and then to a cool resort on Priest lake.  I might get used to this!!!!

Come to the party...Whipperberry friday flair...so many cool projects!!!!

Happy Birthday America

July 4, 1776 (236 years ago)

Happy Birthday, America!

The United States Declaration of Independence was finally adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain were now independent states, and thus no longer a part of the British Empire. Written by Thomas Jefferson, with the help of John Adams and Benjamin Franklin, the Declaration is the formal explanation of why Congress had voted on July 2 to declare independence from Great Britain, more than a year after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. Although the wording of the Declaration was approved on July 4, the date of its signing has been disputed. Most historians have concluded that it was signed nearly a month after its adoption, on August 2, 1776, and not on July 4 as is commonly believed. However, the birthday of the United States of America, Independence Day, is celebrated on July 4, the day the wording of the Declaration was approved by Congress.



Important things

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

This is my Bee Happy Raggedy Ann doll pattern on my etsy.  I used Amy Butler Fabrics...so pretty!!!