Operation Bad Foot

From now through midnight Christmas Day use the coupon code BADFOOT in my Etsy shop to get 15% off any order. In case you missed my previous blog post I'm running this special to try to pay off the medical bills I incurred after injuring my foot. It's too late now to order in time for a Christmas arrival but plenty of time to get yourself a little something special for the New Year.

Last Call for Christmas and a Sale

The USPS deadline for 1st class mail for Christmas is Dec. 20. If you want to order a gift you only have until midnight Sunday Dec. 19 to order. I'll be up later than that packing orders but I can't make any promises how late so if you place an order after midnight I may not get it in time to ship on Monday.

If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook you probably know that back in September I fell and tore the tendons and a piece of bone loose in my foot and I don't have health insurance. I was very lucky and a program at the local hospital is going to cover my emergency room visit but I still have some fairly substantial bills from the orthopedist and for the walking cast I needed. I've had a pretty good holiday season so far but I would like to be able to pay off the medical bills by the end of the year and I can't with what I've made so far this month. So to try and make up the difference I'm going to be offering a special coupon code next week for all of you shopping for yourself, a late X-mas gift, or for the New Year. This is very last minute so I haven't decided on all the details yet so keep an eye on this blog or Twitter for details as I have them.

Thankfully my foot no longer looks like this.

Flamboyant Cuttlefish Perma-Pet

Finished this custom Perma-Pet last week and it's now on it's way to it's new home.

Christmas Shipping Deadlines

Here they are:
US First Class - Dec. 20
Military Mail First Class - Dec. 4 (APO/FPO AE Zip 093) all others Dec. 10
International First Class - Europe/Canada/Australia/New Zealand Dec. 10

If you are shopping after those dates please contact me about priority or express shipping, I'll have to charge a bit extra to cover the cost but if you really need it on time that's your best bet after the cut-off dates.

Note: Squidmas/Cephalopodmas is Dec. 22.

It Has Arrived

It's Black Friday everyone. Time to joyously celebrate shopping and nearly getting trampled in stores! If you are trying to avoid the insanity by staying home and shopping online I have 15% off my entire Etsy shop through Monday.

Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sale

Next Friday Nov. 26 through Monday Nov. 29 I'll be running a sale in my entire shop for 15% off on all items. This is the only sale I'll be running before the Christmas shipping deadline of December 20.

15% Off Coupon

Etsy has just rolled out coupon codes to some sellers. I happen to be one of the lucky shops who already have this feature and I want to test it out. So I've created a coupon code and will be keeping it active for the next 24 hours (that is until 1:45pm Nov. 19). I hadn't been planning to run a sale or anything until next week for Black Friday so consider this a bonus if you don't want to wait until then to order for 15% off.

Coupon Code: SQUIDLOVE01
Go to Noadi's Art on Etsy to redeem in the next 24 hours, it will be inactivated after that time.

New ornaments in the making

Original froggy ornament

So a while back I made this frog ornament. Cute but a bit rough. However lots of people liked it and it has since sold AND I've had a request for another one.

So I've been looking around locally to try to find clear glass ornaments to use without much luck. However I got lucky over the weekend, I went down to Portland and stopped into the Joann's there to get more of the varnish I use on my jewelry and of course they had exactly the ornaments I needed in the holiday section.

Hooray for big craft stores. I wish there was one a little closer to me but that's what I get for living in a small town in the middle of rural Maine.

8 little glass balls for frog ornaments

Here are the new glass balls. I'm planning on making a few changes to the design. First of all wire instead of fishing line to hang the tadpoles inside the balls, ribbon instead of leather cord for hanging, and maybe glue some beads in the bottom of the ball to look like eggs (haven't decided on that yet). Also I'm thinking of not just plain old green frogs but maybe a few of the really colorful tropical rain forest frogs as well.

An Unusual Christmas Tree

'An Unusual Christmas Tree'   an Etsy treasury by noadi

Some weird, wonderful, and geeky Christmas ornaments.

Living Terrarium Orname... WarmCountryMea... $	Christmas Nativity Regr... niftyknits $69.00	The Xmas Platypus Ornam... noadi $35.00
Festive Holiday Cthulhu... UglyGerbil $17.00	Wool Felted Acorn Ornam... angeldogdesign... $	79 Aurum (Gold) Atomic ... Iammie $7.00
Happy Santa Embryo with... Feti $12.00	Nintendo Super Mushroom... UntilItEndsStu... $14.95	Dark Blue Dragon w Tedd... rainabedaina $
Yellow Hanging Firefly ... blackcrowforge $5.00	porcelain fish moonflowerartj... $8.00	Airship AND Submarine S... buildersstudio $35.00
Chili Pepper with Holly... LaBellaTerra $12.00	Ceramic Bacon Strip FoundStudio $6.00	Clay manatee with Snowb... claygirl790 $

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Halloween Sale on Cthulhu Jewelry

I'm running a Halloween sale in my Etsy shop on Cthulhu Jewelry October 30-31. 15% off all my Lovecraftian jewelry plus free tentacle charms for any order.