Winter Hat...do you like it?

Hi Everyone
So I made this hat for myself...it's homespun - super warm and looks great on guys too! Would anyone be interested in seeing this style in my shop? If so, pick a color you'd like to see up there, I  have plenty to start with! Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

A little details about this hat: It's not super tight, I made it to fit my head which is roughly 23" around (which is about the average male size apparently, but you have to take hair into account :P). Average female size is 21-22" around and fits fine, just not overly snug. Since homespun is bulky it adds a nice texture for looks, but keeps the cold out and the heat in. Anyone who wanted the size bumped down I'd be more than happy to do if contacted! :)

I would love to hear your thoughts!
~Squishy

First Facebook Give - A - Way!

In honor of my facebook page reaching 300 fans I'm having my first Give-A-Way!!! 

The picture above shows the items I'm giving away. It's a Key Lime bag and hat set. The bag can fit one beach towel or can be used as a market bag, the hat will fit average woman's head sizes 21-23" :)

Give-A-Way rules.

1: Follow my blog and leave a comment on this post, let me know how to contact you :)

2. Become a fan of my FaceBook page. Winner will be notified on my FaceBook page.

On Monday 8-23-2010 I will annouce the winner!

Good Luck to you all!!!

Busy Busy Week!

TGIF!!! Finally made it to 10 sales!! :D -happy dance-

I had a custom order from my grandparents for a beach bag they wanted to give to an old friend :)
I call it Island Waves Beach Bag - Large. I will have some available in my store soon. (Glasses and towels not included :P)

That's not the only thing I had to work on this week. I finished my little sister's birthday present finally. She turned 13 in April and on her birthday I told her she could pick out anything she wanted and what colors she'd like. She is very excited that it's pool/swimming season again (aren't we all) so after putting it all together and brainstorming a name with here we got Tropical Medley Beach Bag - Large. Here is the picture I took for her to see before I shipped it off.

Let's see...it's friday and I currently now have...(counts on fingers) 3 in-progress projects (I rotate, but really wish I could use my toes sometimes :P) and one I finished last night so I feel this week has been a productive one ^_^

I don't usually do this but I also listed an item today.

Sandalwood Basket Beanie - it's the last of the hats I made and will be making for awhile (unless I get a custom order of course). I wanted to get it on Etsy before I started bringing the beach bags and totes in. This hat is like Sand Basket Beanie, has the side box holes with a crab stitch finish that will grip around your head more. If you like the style you can see it on Etsy >here<





Well that's all for now, next time I'm on it'll be with some beach bags! Or you know...random life happenings I have to blog about.
Have a great weekend everyone! ^_^

La Rouge Slouchy Hat

Bon Jour tout le monde ! La nouvelle liste pour mardi. La Slouchy de Rouge est le dernier des chapeaux de slouchy pour le moment. Comme le Slouchy de Sauge c'est une couleur solide, un vibrant rouge et oeil même prenant. J'éspère que vous l'appréciez!

For those who don't understand French....

Good Day everyone! New listing for Tuesday. La Rouge Slouchy is the last of the slouchy hats for now. Like the Sage Slouchy it is a solid color, a vibrant red and very eye catching. I hope you enjoy!

To see this item on Etsy click >here<

Sage Slouchy Hat

Starting out the week with some clear skies but kind of windy. Better than it was on Friday that's for sure. We had thunder so close the apartment shook!

Listed a new slouchy hat today. This one is the first sold colored item in my whole store I believe. I'm a fan of mixing colors together to create something unique but that doesn't go with what everyone wears. So I made a couple solid color hats. This one was made in a sage color. If you remember my earlier post ranting about my old camera I used this slouchy as the example. Looks much better now using the new camera that actually captures the right color shade. 

To see Sage Slouchy on Etsy click >here<




If you are a fan on Facebook this might interest you. I've decided when I reach 300 fans I'm going to have my first give away. So tell all your friends and when that number hits 300 I will post on here how to enter to win!
Have a great week!

Country Meadow Twist Bucket Hat

Added to the Twist Bucket Hat line today. Just a little quick link and picture before I hop back on over to the forums of Etsy. Buyer or seller - it is great there, the people are friendly and so funny! If you ever have questions about how Etsy works or if something isn't working for you the forums is the place to go. 

Today I was nicknamed 'Squisherdoodle' by Emma who owns Sovereign Sea Designs. Her shop is lovely and if you have the time you should definitely check it out :) That nickname is so perfect for me :P 

This hat is the first to have a picture with a close up-not just of my eye, but the colors in the hat. To see this hat on Etsy just click >here<

Have a wonderful day everyone!

Lime and Coconut Bucket Hat

♫Put the lime in the coconut, drink them both together,
Put the lime in the coconut, then you feel better,
Put the lime in the coconut, drink them both up,
Put the lime in the coconut, and call me in the morning♫

Can you tell what inspired me with this hat? :P  It's a stripey bucket hat that I find pretty funky :D 

This hat has a matching scrunchie that you can get half off if you buy it together. :) 

Soooo...that's it for what's new on Monday this week! 

If you'd like to see the Hat click >here<

To view the Scrunchie click >here<

Blue Topaz Twist Bucket Hat

A little creative challenge for me today. I've been wanting to list this Twist Bucket hat but just couldn't put my finger on the right name for it. I didn't want another 'Sky' name added to the mix yet every other shade of blue just didn't fit right. Oddly enough a Mystic Fire Topaz ring on Google put me on track to looking up Blue Topaz. Good ol' Google wanderings right?

If you'd like to check it out on Etsy click >here<

Just a little P.S. I ordered my new camera yesterday -happy dance- I can't wait!!!

Fresh Spring Slouchy Hat

It's Monday and you know what that means! New item has just been listed!!! New slouchy hat (yes I've sooo been on a kick with making these). Took me awhile to think of the name. When I first started I thought 'Grass Stain Slouchy' which upon further thought didn't seem all that appealing :P So Fresh Spring it is! As always it's 100 % cotton which means it's sturdy and machine washable! Also stretches a little so you can get it for your teen or wear it yourself. 

Wow I'm pretty hyper...not sure if you can tell by my typing but I am. Probably because I had two pop tarts and a Pepsi as my breakfast. Bad I know but end of the week with no food does that. I really have to go shopping later :P

Anyway, random side-tracking there...if you'd like to see this new hat click on this link >here< aaand I'll be back with something new tomorrow! 

(I feel like cartwheeling away but I'd probably hurt myself)

Sky Slouchy Hat

Ahhh back to having a warm sunny day. I read that it's supposed to reach around 77 tomorrow! -happy dance- AND I now have 50 items in my shop...with a lot more coming since I've been crafting non-stop :P

I listed a new hat on Etsy today :) This one is a stripped hat (as you can see) with different shades of blue to go with any outfit you'd like to accessorize it with. 

Now going waaaay back to last year when I first opened the store I made a scrunchie called Sky Scrunchie with the same colors as the hat. So, like I've done with the Daisy Hat and Daisy Loops, if you buy this slouchy hat you can get Sky Scrunchie Half off! :)

For Sky Slouchy Hat on Etsy click >here<

For Sky Scrunchie on Etsy click >here<

Summer Slouchy Hat

As I sit at my desk staring at a cloudy day while slightly shivering I posted a new slouchy hat. Summer Slouchy Hat makes me want that nice warm weather back. The colors are so cheerful and bright. I was even able to take this picture outside because it was wonderful out. I hope that weather comes back soon-I hate typing with cold hands :P

Well I have a lot of things to work on, hit a huge yarn sale and stocked up so now I have things in progress already and even more ideas swirling in my head. Expect to see more new things popping up! Haha, my desk is a mess from my doodlings and brainstorms on scrap paper. Gotta love being a crafter :D 

If you'd like to see this item on Etsy click >here< Have a great week everyone!

Seashore Slouchy Hat

First new item of April is now listed in my shop! 
The Seashore Slouchy Hat! I'm growing rather fond of creating this style of hat, I even made an Irish Moss Slouchy Hat for myself since it looks super cute with any greens and brown outfits I wear. Seashore is another favorite, but for a different reason. Most of my items tend to be more on the perky side, nothing wrong with that I love fun colors! But these colors reminded me of sitting on Long Beach back where I grew up in CT. Blue and Brown have been in for awhile now-seems any store I go into you see either brown and blue or brown and pink :P 
Click >here< if you like this hat and would like to see it on Etsy :)

Faded Denim Bucket Hat

 Just a quick new post for today :)

Faded Denim is back in the Squishy Shop! Same size and style as last time so if you liked it and didn't get a chance to snatch it up before now is your chance! 

If you'd like to visit it on Etsy click >here<

Irish Moss Slouchy Hat

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!!! Remember the FREE SHIPPING sale lasts until Midnight tonight so if any of my green items that are part of the sale has caught your eye snap it up while the offer lasts! 

Speaking of green items, I added one more yesterday! Another slouchy hat that screams spring is here (bout time). It also has brown, yellow and white in the mix (as you can see). The cool thing about the design is that it actually works as a beret too, so mix it up with your own personal style and have fun!

To see it on Etsy click >here<

Greenland Slouchy Hat

Happy Monday everyone! It is GORGEOUS here in Wisconsin today, not a cloud in sight, sunny and pretty warm for Wisconsin in March. I actually put my winter jacket away!

Great day to introduce a new style of hat to the Squishy Shop, the Greenland Slouchy Hat. Took quite a while to find the right name for this hat but I stumbled across a really pretty and unique tulip with green and pink stripes in it.

This hat can be worn in the regular slouchy style, but I also discovered after making it that it looks pretty cool as a beret style hat too.

Once again my bombay mix, Hexadecimal, wanted to help me model this hat so we are the cover picture for this hat on Etsy. She's so cute, but not for sale with the hat :P I try to keep her away from all items but she is a very clean cat so unless you have SUPER strong allergies to cats there should be no worries! If you'd like to see this hat on Etsy click >here<

Here is the flower this hat is named after, it's so pretty I had to save a picture.

Mint Twist Bucket Hat

It's another Monday and that means something new at Squishy Products! Today I've listed Mint Twist Bucket Hat. The name speaks for the color twist combo of greens crafted into a spring/summer fashionable hat.

Why is there a cat in the picture you ask? Well that is Hex, my 3 year old Bombay mix. She always tries to help with everything I do. Recently she's been trying to get into all of my shots for each item but since she isn't allowed to touch any of the items (for those who have strong allergies) I never let her. 

Well, that hasn't stopped her from trying. Here is a picture of my last listed hat-the Unisex Verdant Hat. She kept trying to find ways to get on camera. So this week I thought I'd include her. 

She's been included in one other item as well so look for her cute face again in the future! 

If you'd like to see more of Mint Twist just click >here< to see it on Etsy!

Unisex Verdant Hat

Another Unisex Hat! This one is the Verdant hat with some fun colors mixed in. 

It's nice and soft with a brim around the edge for extra warmth around the ears. 

In other news, with this new hat being part of it, Squishy Products is having a sale on all green items (which have been moved to the top of the store on Etsy) until Midnight, March 17th. Free Shipping on each item! So if there is something you want grab it before it's gone!

To see this item on Etsy click >here<

Unisex Hazelnut Swirl Hat

I am on a roll this week! Actually, this whole month hasn't been bad as far as getting new items up :) Today I've added another Unisex hat to the store, this one is called Hazelnut Swirl. The size available is a bit bigger than the other colors (it's the same size as the Shadow Hat was), but I'll be making more sizes for them asap.

Speaking of the Unisex Shadow Hat, it sold this week! I'm added it to the list of things to get back in stock along with more size options. 

That's all from me today, if you'd like to go to this item on Etsy click >here<

Unisex Maizen Blue Hat

Well the Valentine's Day sale may be over but as a nice treat Squishy Products is having a President's Day Sale! Today only all items are available with Free Shipping! That's not all, a new hat has just been listed as well! Another Unisex style beanie to add to the collection. This one is a nice combo of blues, yellow and a little teal mixed in. 

Have a great week everyone! 

If you want to see this item on Etsy click >here<

Be Mine Floppy Hat

Another item for the Valentine's Sale! Was stuck on a name for a little while but then I thought of those valentine conversation heart candies and remembered some of the colors matched this hat. This is a floppy style like the Neapolitan. 

If you'd like to see this item on Etsy click >here<

I'm hoping I'll be able to get a project I've been working on up before the sale is over, I've specially ordered some tools for the project (and projects to come) from a fellow Etsian. Can't wait! 
Have a great week!