Author Archives: Westmama

About Westmama

Mom. Wife. Artist. Designer. I enjoy making cool things for people to enjoy!

Bargains, Sales, Clearance… Oh My!

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Westmama

Bargain Hunting PDX is on Feb 5th from noon to 5. It will be HUGE! For real if you are wanting the BEST selection of indie/handmade wares in Portland come to this event. I have “liked” their Facebook page and everyday they are featuring vendors. I am sooooo impressed with who will be there. I will be selling my stuff there at low, low, low … Continue reading →

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Valentines Gifts For Him

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Westmama

My husband is the hardest guy to shop for. He let me off the hook this year, we are only making presents… our gift to each other is our new hardwood floors, bedroom carpet and sectional sofa. But those cover our gifts for the entire year. Ah the joys of remodeling. Here are some gifts for the man in your life. Since I’m a geek … Continue reading →

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Moving things around!

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Westmama

Some changes will be happening to my Etsy store… mostly it will be scaled back and focus more on my personalized products. I am doing this because I need to work on growing my business out side of Etsy and keeping my most popular items on Etsy is preventing me from doing that. First of all when you sell a lot on Etsy it can … Continue reading →

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Come Shop With Me!!

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Westmama

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Guides Galore!

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Westmama

Two of my favorite items in my shop and my two newest items have been featured in two notable gift guides. (lot’s of twos in that sentence) Recently I acquired some lovely toddler cardigan sweaters from American Apparel. Working with my favorite models I snapped some quick pics of them before listing them in my store. The cardigans have been a HUGE hit, they will … Continue reading →

Posted in etsy | Tagged canvas tote bag, caridgan sweater, etsy gift guide, gift guide, screen printed sweater, shopping's my cardio | 1 Comment

Personalized Gift Bags

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Westmama

Just in time for the holiday season. Personalize your holiday gift packaging. You can find them in my Etsy store www.westmama.etsy.com

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Advent Calendar Using My Silhouette Cameo

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Westmama

Advent calendar time again. Last year’s advent calendar was fine, it was just too focused on the little gifts and not on capturing the spirit of the season. On Pinterest I came across this blog post. Inspired I decided to do my own take on it. I used my Silhouette Cameo to make some envelopes and used the vinyl cutter to make my numbers. I … Continue reading →

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Crafy Underdog Dec 18th

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Westmama

Just in time for Christmas, Westmama Designs will be at Craft Underdog!

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Two years ago…

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Westmama

I met one of the most splendid people… my daughter Mabel. She came into this world in the basement of our house in a quiet and peaceful birth. She waited until she was ready, but once she decided to come she did so without much fuss. Her big brother met her minutes after and they’ve been best friends ever since. Today we celebrated her birthday … Continue reading →

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Free Printable Owl Invitations

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Westmama

My daughter is turning 2 in a couple of weeks and I have birthday invites on the brain. I created these cute invites and thank you cards and wanted to share them with you all. Click here to get your printables (these are flat note cards, with 4 on a page, I recommend a nice card stock)