Hapa Girls 3year Anniversary on Etsy Giveaway!!!!!!!

 January 8th marks my 3rd year on Etsy! You may be wondering how I will be celebrating this milestone.  Well of course with an "Etsy 3 Year Anniversay Giveaway"

How to Enter
1. Leave your contact info and maybe a comment under this blog post.
2. Go to my Face Book Fan page and tell me one of your New Years resolutions. 

**Your comments left under this blog post are numbered.  I will be choosing a winner using the Random Number Generator.

* One entry per person
*Giveaway starts January 2, 2012 and will end on January 8, 2012.

I bet you are all wondering what I'll be giving away!!!!! I thought I would change it up this year!

Lotus Blossom Drop

Happy New Year and Good Luck to all!

Bring on 2012!

2011 was a great year for Hapa Girls and I have all of my fans, followers and customers to thank for it!!!!

I am now ready to embark on 2012 with new goals and resolutions.  I am also looking forward to gaining new contacts and bringing new designs to life. 

What's Coming in 2012

January 8, 2012 will mark my 3rd year on Etsy! It's been an awesome experience and I feel very fortunate for all of the followers, fans, admirers and contacts I have made through this ever growing Handmade Market Place.

If you did not know this by now, every year I have an ETSY Anniversary Giveaway!!  The first year I gave away a Cherry Blossom Key Chain.  The second year I gave away a pair of Cherry Blossom earrings.  This year, I thought I would change it up a bit!  I will be posting my, "Anniversary Giveaway" starting January 1, 2012 ~


Have a safe and Happy New Year!!!

Pinterest and Wanelo

I know a lot of you are addicted to pinning products on Pinterest, I know my sister is!!  Has anyone tried Wanelo?  I came across Wanelo while looking at my Etsy Shop Stats.  I noticed I had quite a few visits from the site and thought I would check it out.  I signed up, it's free, and started searching through the many products displayed.  Like Pinterest, you can pin products to Wanelo the same way.  It's a great way to promote your products as well as find new products that are trending today.  Give it a try, you may find that someone has already been promoting your products for you! Pay it Forward!!

Just one of the many popular items on Wanelo

Get a jump start on this coming Holiday Season!

I can't believe how fast September has flown by!!  I told myself that I would be more prepared this Holiday season than I was last season so I will be stocking up on  Cherry Blossom earrings and Cherry Blossom Branch Cuff bracelets.  They were a hit last year so I hope to be fully stocked in that area.

I also hope to be adding a few "One of a Kind" items to my shop for those guys who always come in for that last minute gift!!! You know who you are - MEN!!!!!!

Enough about my shop!

I hope to have enough time to promote great gift ideas from other Etsy Artist.  I do most of my promoting on my Facebook Fan page, so if you would like to post your shop name on my page or follow me (no obligation), stop by and say Hi!

What's New in August

I hope to get many new items listed this month.  I also hope to get a head start on Halloween and Christmas items!

This was a custom order!

Cherry Blossom Hair Picks!

Change up your packaging presentation

When running your own handmade business, I feel the artist should stay as true to handmade as possible. After all, if a customer wanted something more commercial looking why not go to a big brand name store. 

I have always used commercially printed "Thank you" cards with all of my orders. I love the style of the card I use and they fit within my budget.  However, after using these cards for sometime now I would like to hand make my own.  Sounds crazy doesn't it? Seeing that I am so busy with being a Mom, homemaker and running a small jewelry business.

I have decided to start off small by first carving out my own Cherry Blossom stamp.  I think it gives my handmade products a bit of a personal touch.

I have yet to perfect the appearance of the stamp but feel it looks pretty nice! 

Recently I purchased a Letterpress kit for my Cuttlebug.  My next step will be to transform my design into a letterpress plate so I can letterpress my own note cards with this kit.  I am excited to try this new tool out and will blog about the results!!

Collaborating with other Etsy Artists can be fun -

Especially when it's your sister!

At Urban Corner you'll find beautifully hand wrapped leather bracelet decorated with Swarvoski crystals and Rhinestones.  Now you'll be able to purchase bracelets with my sterling silver and copper cherry blossoms.  I have customized my cherry blossoms to fit her leather wraps, not only as a decorative piece, but as a closure.

Have a peek into her shop and request a custom order.  I put my order in for a Triple leather wrap with these gorgeous 6mm red Agate beads.  I can't wait to share it with everyone!

Something New!

My Cherry Blossom lantern pendant came out exactly the way I envisioned it! I am very excited to be added this one of a kind piece to my Etsy shop!

What's new for August? A Birthday Giveaway? Yes!!!!

August is a great month! My daughter will be turning 3 and like last year I will be creating something special to give away in my Etsy shop!  Last year, I gave away a cupcake charm with any order of 3 or more silver bangles! Keep checking back for details.

Recently I have added a new, one of a kind pendant and ring to my shop.  I love making new flowers! This one is sterling silver with gold granules. It looks gorgeous in person.  In fact my mom has her eye on it!

I have also added an Open Heart ring.  I love making hearts and always like to find new ways to incorporate them into a design.

New In shops!

Well it has been a while since I last updated my blog! I have been extremely busy. I think that's a good thing!!


I have recently added my Hapa Girls Shop to another Handmade Market place, Craft Is Art.  It's a great looking Market Place with an Etsy importer.  So far I have not had any sales but I will give it a try for 6 months as a basic member which is FREE.

I have recently added some new items to my Etsy and 1000 Markets shops and hope to have another give away for the summer.

Double Cherry Blosson Ring Featured on Etsy!

I am so excited to have had my Double Cherry Blossom Ring Featured on the front page of Etsy!!! I may be making a bigger deal out of this than I should but as all you Etsy sellers know, it takes a long time to be found. I am going to enjoy this as long as possible!
To add to the enjoyment, I received 4 orders for this ring!