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This giveaway is really exciting — it’s specifically for shop owners and the prize is super, super fun! [skips around with Bauer in excitement for the upcoming winner.] Lisa of My Little Buffalo and I are working together to offer one Gussy Sews reader a shop design MAKEOVER opportunity :] Psst, want to know something insanely cool about Lisa and I? We were bridesmaids in each others weddings!!! So fun. ♥
Below, Lisa shares a bit of her design work & experience, and how she helps to transform a handmade shop with the help of her design work. I love Lisa’s style, it’s so happy and very recognizable!!!
Hi! I’m Lisa, and I started My Little Buffalo, a design, illustration and stationery studio back in 2008. I live and work in the quirky yet lovable city of Portland, OR. I didn’t go to art school or pursue a creative degree, but once I met Adobe Illustrator, I was in love and have been since. Year after year I discover new things about design and illustration, and I love creating the imaginative brainstorms that come from my clients. Portland is an artsy city and I love being pushed into greater creativity everyday!
I’m giving away a complete shop makeover. Consider it a little beauty treatment for your handmade business. **This includes a new shop banner image, two advertising buttons, a printable sign for your table at craft shows, and a business card design.** So basically, the whole shebang.
It is SO important to have a cohesive and eye pleasing look for your shop. The minute someone clicks onto your site, you want it to be as good looking as possible so they stay, feel comfortable, and SHOP! I can help you with that clear vision and streamlined look!
Look at some of the banners/headers Lisa designed:
the G I V E A W A Y:
If you want to improve your shop aesthetically through a shop MAKEOVER by My Little Buffalo, leave a comment below and you’ll be automatically entered. *The winner will receive a new shop banner image, two advertising buttons, a printable sign for your table at craft shows, and a business card design.*
For extra entries, spread the word about Lisa’s darling + super creative shop by posting this giveaway on twitter [mention @mylittlebuffalo & @gussysews] and/or facebook daily [a max of 2 updates/day, please]. OR, blog about it [this is a 1x entry]. Be sure and leave a comment below/daily for each entry you complete.
*The giveaway will end on Thursday, April 21.
Wait, there’s M O R E:
The winner’s fresh new shop MAKEOVER will be showcased here on Gussy Sews and will also include a feature/interview post. It’ll be a fun MAKEOVER story – hooray!!!
ok, so i’m close to opening up my first real online shop {working HARD at this – scared and excited!! does it matter that i don’t have a working shop yet, but one is coming soon?} and i’ve been frantically drawing and throwing out, drawing and throwing out {you get the point} any and all designs for my shop/blog. this would be AWESOME. very cool giveaway!
What fun! Lovely illustrations. My Etsy shop sure needs an new look. I make sweet rag dolls among other handmade loveliness.
Deborah
Homemaker Honey
homemakerhoney.com
homemakerhoney @gmail .com
Tweet! Tweet!
http://twitter.com/#!/Homemaker_Honey/status/58853514750853120
Deborah
Homemaker Honey
homemakerhoney.com
homemakerhoney @gmail .com
tweet tweet tweet :)
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Deborah
Homemaker Honey
homemakerhoney.com
homemakerhoney @gmail .com
Wow, what an awesome idea!! So neat. I can’t wait to see who wins, the the art work that comes from it!
Love this give-away! Please let me win!!!
Being a new shop owner getting a makeover would be awesome!!
I tweeted!
I love this blog! It has helped me so much! Is it possible to have a blog crush? I would love to have a shop makeover for my little etsy shop where I make baby receiving blankets
I would LOVE a shop makeover! I’ve been retaking pictures of my burlap word pillows and trying out different ideas. It’s almost like a spring cleaning for your shop! Thanks for offering this!
what an awesome giveaway!!! I hope I win!! :)
Oooooh! What a GREAT giveaway! Thanks so much for hosting it! I’ve been piddling with the idea of changing up my shop a little bit & this seems like the perfect opportunity for it! :-)
So exciting! The designs are swe-eet! :)
Would LOVE LOVE LOVE to win.
Just opened my shop this Monday!
Count me in! This is a great giveaway – – thanks for the chance!
I would SO love to win this! My little shop could use it for sure!!!
This is so awesome – those banners are wonderful! I’m in the process of getting a business up and running right now and this would be perfect as I need help everywhere :) I can’t wait to see the finished product, her work is great! Thanks for the chance to win!
Oh Lisa’s designs are so cute and to be featured here wow that would be amazing. Such a great giveaway, crossing my fingers!!!
And I tweeted! @annswindell
This is such a fantastic giveaway!! It would be so helpful for my little shop. *fingers crossed*
This is so exciting!
My shop is open, but with nothing in it. I have my products ready and I am in the picture taking stage!
It would be so cool to have it set up right from the beginning so I don’t have to change it later!
Please enter me- I would love a shop makeover!
I tweeted about the giveaway! @StitchSense
My shop so needs a makeover. I’m getting serious about promoting it and putting out a new product lines in the next few weeks, and a makeover would really help!
I found Gussy a few weeks ago and I was so inspired when reading her “about me” section on her page. I was also married at the same time, just graduated from college, and moved to a new city far away from home for my husband’s job. I decided to open up an etsy shop last year and sell clothing and accessories. The things I still struggle with is the brand identity and marketing. It would be great to have someone help with creating buttons, a website, etc. I love the images listed above and the unique style that they have! I recently started to do my etsy store full time and I am very excited where it will take me. Gussy is a huge inspiration! Thanks for the giveaway! I will definitely be blogging about this!
Michelle
http://www.littlebluefeather.etsy.com
http://www.littlebluefeathers.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/LittleBlueFeathers
Retweeted the giveaway! @thesweetpetunia
Such a cool giveaway! I’m in need of a makeover…I’d love a fresh new look.
I tweeted
@circle_studio
FB’d and tweeted. :)
Oh wow what an amazing giveaway! Love the designs! I am just getting started and really am trying to get my brand together so this would be PERFECT!! I just signed up for twitter so if I can figure out how to tweet it I’ll be back with another entry! :) And hopefully a blog entry!!
i REALLY need help with my etsy shop. Its a mish mash of a lot of stuff, things sewn, and other things made from recycled material….its kinda all over the place, and i could really use the help!!
Oboed@aol.com
Such a Great Giveaway! This would be so helpful!
Great giveaway!!! I am hoping to get my business up and running soon so this would be so helpful!!!
Wow great idea for a giveaway!! I would love to win a shop makeover…my banner is something I made with Picnik so I KNOW it could be A LOT better!
Thanks!
Beautiful work! =)
WOW! what an amazing giveaway gussy! This will be so helpful to me and many other people I’m sure! Can’t wait to see who the luck winner is….{fingers and toes crossed} I really hope its me! tee hee
I would love to win!!!!!
Wow! I would love to win this! Good luck everyone!
~Molly P
a fresh new design for everything would be so much fun; i’d love to win!
ohhhhh…how fun would this be?
i tweeted about it!
http://twitter.com/#!/becca7903/status/58904289661304832
Such an exciting giveaway!!! Thank you for this opportunity! :)
cmyersdoyle (at) aol (dot) com
Awesome giveaway! I’d love to win
I would love love love to win this giveaway. I love Lisa’s artistic ability so talented!
Shared on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sew-What-by-Saira-Rocha/135347159820292
Pick me…pick me…oooooo…pick me! Thanks for the chance to win a great make-over!!!
Love Lisa’s designs!!!
Don’t know if this giveaway would apply to me….I am not a “shop owner” but am currently working on getting a blog up and going for an event design/cupcake company that has been more of a side thing for years that we are hoping to make more full time…..if this does apply to me then I’d LOVE to be entered into this giveaway! Thanks! :)
My blog/shop needs a make over big time!! It’s for refugee women in my neighbor to learn sewing skills! I made the logo on picnik… and it… needs help. :)
Omg! This is EXACTLY what I need. Look at my blog for proof! ;)
oooh how fun! pick me, pick me! :)
great giveaway, would love to win! hugs, bonitarose
Oooh I would love this! I just opened my new Etsy shop and haven’t gotten around to making a new banner for it yet!
I am just starting an etsy shop & would love to win this! I would be honored to have My Little Blue Buffalo design something for me!
What a fabulous giveaway! I really think it’s time for a shop makeover for Sincerely Abi and would so enjoy working with My Little Buffalo!
Awesome! PICK ME PLEASE! :)
would LOVE to win this giveaway! my shop is soon-opening and this would such a treat to help get me started! thank you :)
great giveaway! i’m looking to get my shop started!
Wow! I am in the process of opening the “doors” to my etsy shop. Perfect timing. Fingers crossed tightly that I am the chosen one!
emily@naptimeismytime.com
This would be amazing! I am just starting my shop and I am kind of clueless!
Here’s a tweet:
http://twitter.com/#!/naptimeismytime/status/58944089613279232
emily@naptimeismytime.com
Tweeted!
I need this!!! What a great idea – and those banners you’ve done are delicious! :)
This would be so great to win. Just opened my etsy shop and waiting for my first sale! It’s an exciting time and this would be the icing on the cake.
I’m starting an etsy shop for the summer and would love some professional help. Thanks for the giveaway, love your blog!
I would love a shop make over and I adore your designs! Fingers crossed!!
EEEK, those banners are TOO CUTE!!! I am hoping and hoping!!! :) xoxox Holly
Oh my goodness, I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to win this!!!!!!!!!!
Shared on facebook!
OH! How I’d love to win this! I’m trying to get my blog going and this is just the boost I need!!!!! PICK ME!!!!!!!!
LOVE YOU GUSSY!
Ohhh, I definitely need this!
awesome giveaway… I would LOVE this :)
Oh wow- this would be AWESOME! ANd great timing, too!
and I shared on facebook…. :)
This is an awesome giveaway from two ladies who obviously know what’s what when it comes to marketing!
Oh, I’d love to win! I NEED cohesive.
~Rachael
I would love this! After what I’ve learned in Indie 3.0 I’ve been feeling like I need a shop makeover. What a great giveaway – thanks, ladies!
I tweeted this as well.
Daily tweet:
http://twitter.com/#!/naptimeismytime/status/59211372990447616
emily@naptimeismytime.com
Blogged about it too!
Just signed up for twitter yesterday….this will be my next tweet! I think after that I’ve entered this giveaway all possible ways!!
Love this giveaway!!! Good Luck Everyone =D
Would love this for my new shop!!!! What a great giveaway!!!
Just posted on facebook!!!
Just posted on twitter!
This is such a great giveaway!!
Shared the news on Twitter!
…And shared it on FB. ;)
Wow! I just started my 2nd Etsy shop for baby knit headbands…perfect timing.
Yay! This would be awesome.
Just tweeted
Ummm, WOW, I would LOVE to win this! Awesome and really generous giveaway!
this is a great giveaway.
i am still learning, and would LOVE to be a part of the makeover!
cheers.
What a fantastic giveaway! I’ve been thinking about doing a makeover on my shop. This would be perfect!
How fun!
To win this would be just fantastic! I have just opened my shop this week and need so much help! Good luck to us all!
What an awesome giveaway! I would love love to win this!!
I love this, too bad my shop isn’t actually up and running yet. I’m still crafting for it. I love the name “My Little Buffalo”, its like my little pony only way more rad. I’m going to tweet (@erinmakesitwork) just because you girls are awesome.
I would love this! I really need some help in this area.
Tweeted about your giveaway today! @lilbluefeather
Tweet Tweet!!
How did I enter this contest let me count the ways…
Facebook- Check
Blogger- Double Check
Twitter- Triple Check
3 ways :)
Oh wait…
Follow Gussy- Check
Read Gussy posts {everyday}- Check
Pretty sure that counts for like a million entries…looks like I’m going to win, sorry everyone else you can stop entering now :) tee hee