Permanent FREE / REDUCED SHIPPING SECTION in my Etsy shop

Ruth Sandra Sperling
RSS Designs In Fiber - Internet Shop of Handmade Items In Fibers


Holiday Shopping - Sales - Special Deals - This is usually the time of Year for them!

For Sales or Special Deals in my Etsy shop, I usually offer either FREE SHIPPING of FIRST CLASS MAIL PARCEL to the USA and CANADA --

-- or REDUCED PRIORITY MAIL on items over 13 ounces to USA Addresses --

-- or REDUCED INTERNATIONAL PRIORITY MAIL with Insurance on all shipments to countries other than the USA and CANADA that I can and am willing to ship to (I reserve the right to not ship to certain foreign countries).

But I have decided to PERMANENTLY have a "FREE / REDUCED SHIPPING SECTION" in my Etsy shop. The items in it may change periodically -- usually some seasonal or current holiday items will be in it.

Here is the link to this Section: http://www.etsy.com/shop/RSSDesignsInFiber?section_id=6561481

And Here our the current items in it as of Today:

I also offer upgrades in Shipping in my Etsy shop -- anyone, who wants to get a shipment mailed either PRIORITY MAIL or EXPRESS MAIL, can request it for an additional charge -- if it is an item in this "FREE / REDUCED SHIPPING SECTION", the upgraded rates will be REDUCED from the Full Shipping Cost.

My aim is to please the customer to the best of my ability.

Any customers can always contact me by email on Etsy (an Etsy conversation) - or off Etsy to the email address for the Etsy Order.

I appreciate all the customers who have bought my Hand-crafted pieces. I put a lot of detailed work into everything I make and I endeavor to make what my customers will like!!

Adding SPARKLE with GLASS BEADS

Ruth Sandra Sperling
RSS Designs In Fiber - Internet Shop of Handmade Items In Fibers


When I crochet, there are times when I want to add SPARKLE to what I am making.

There are different ways of doing that, as I have discussed in posts here on my blog, but one of the ways that I like to do it is with shiny GLASS BEADS in different colors that SPARKLE!

My most recent BEADED item is this one -- a big white snowflake with CRYSTAL IRIS GLASS SEED BEADS crocheted in on the last round. The photo may not really do it justice - you will have to take my word for it - the 336 GLASS SEED BEADS on the outer edge really add a SPARKLE to it!!




I am not really into glitz that much - but I do like to add that SPARKLE to some of my items - especially on the edges, where the beads won't interfer with using the piece for displaying something like a vase or bowl or basket or figurine.

Just the right touch of SPARKLE with some complimentary glass beads can really add that "something" to the piece that makes it really special!

I have a few Beaded Thread Crochet items currently in my Etsy shop and you can find them HERE!

To give you an idea of more THREAD CROCHET items that I have made with GLASS BEADS and sold over the years, here are a few photos.

HOLIDAY SALE this Friday through Monday "BLACK FRIDAY to CYBER MONDAY"

Ruth Sandra Sperling
RSS Designs In Fiber - Internet Shop of Handmade Items In Fibers


For the famous BLACK FRIDAY through the newer CYBER MONDAY, I am offering Special Holiday Shipping for all Orders through my Etsy Shop, RSS DESIGNS IN FIBER, or confirmed Custom Orders made privately during these 4 days of Friday, November 27th through Monday, November 30th - that TOTAL $10 OR OVER! That means that 4 small items with a combined sales total $10 or over qualifies for this Special Holiday Shipping and any shipping charges will either be refunded or I will send you a modified invoice/money request.

The Special Holiday Shipping is:
-- To the USA and Canada - all shipments that can go USPS FIRST CLASS MAIL PARCEL will be free.
-- For heavier items (over 12 ounces) to the USA and CANADA - REDUCED PRIORITY MAIL FLAT RATE (OR BY WEIGHT IF CHEAPER) WITH INSURANCE WILL BE REQUIRED.

I DO COMBINED SHIPPING - FOR THE HEAVIER ITEMS, IF EVERYTHING FITS IN A FLAT RATE BOX OR ENVELOPE (IT MAY NEED TO BE FOLDED), REDUCED PRIORITY MAIL WILL BE KEPT LOW and some shipping charges may be refundable.

ALL ITEMS IN MY ETSY SHOP $10 AND OVER WILL HAVE THESE SPECIAL HOLIDAY SHIPPING RATES ON THEM FOR THESE 4 DAYS starting at 12:01 am EST Nov. 27th. Items less than $10 still have regular shipping charges on them - a combination of items in one Etsy Order totalling $10 or over may require that I give you a refund of shipping charges or a modified invoice/money request.

THE ORDERS IN MY ETSY SHOP MUST BE DATED AND TIMED WITHIN THIS PERIOD TO QUALIFY. ALL PRIVATE ORDERS MUST BE CONFIRMED AND/OR PAID IN ADVANCE WITHIN THESE 4 DAYS.

I WILL TAKE PAYMENT AFTER THE 4 DAYS OF THIS SALE -- I PREFER PayPal BUT WILL TAKE USPS MONEY ORDERS. SHIPPING WILL BE DONE WITHIN A FEW BUSINESS DAYS OF RECIEVED and CONFIRMED PAYMENT AS MY SCHEDULE ALLOWS - CERTAINLY AS FAST AS I CAN AFTER RECIEVED PAYMENT CONFIRMED.

Here on my blog are images of quite a variety of items I make. You can always check my ETSY SHOP -- or if you are interested in doing a private custom order, check my PUBLIC PHOTO GALLERY OF MY HANDMADE ITEMS and you can email through my ONLINE PROFILE to ask about one!!

Some little things I make are really great as Stocking Stuffers -- or as small gifts for those 8 days of Hanukkah!! Here are some examples of the little things I make - each photo links to its listing on Etsy:

HOLIDAY DECOR COLOR THEMES -- Today BLUE AND WHITE is Featured!

Ruth Sandra Sperling
RSS Designs In Fiber - Internet Shop of Handmade Items In Fibers

I've been reading -- BLUE and WHITE are a rather popular Decor Color Theme. I have seen books about it! From Elegant to some Country Styles to Nautical and Beach Themes, as well as the Jewish Themes, BLUE and WHITE is a well-known color theme -- though it can be in different shades of BLUE!!

These BLUE and/or WHITE items pictured in this article, Hand-Crocheted by me, are some examples of work I have done in this color theme for decor. Each photo links to the item listed in my online shop, RSS DESIGNS IN FIBER.

But -- if you look through this Slideshow of my PUBLIC PHOTO GALLERY of my Thread Crochet Items, you will see more of a variety of items I have done over the years in BLUE and WHITE (as well as other colors).




The following 4 images reflect my ideas of how to do designs in BLUE and WHITE!

DESIGN STYLE GUIDE on ETSY has some wonderful Home Decor, just to give an example of what you can find there, I have chosen the last image to showcase BLUE and WHITE Table Decor that is co-ordinated -- A Blue Pottery Vase: "Together Vase" by Glynt Pottery.

You can find various Thread Crochet HOME DECOR from ETSY THREAD ARTISTS in BLUE!

And - you can find other Home Decor from DESIGN STYLE GUIDE in BLUE !

3D Sparkling Flower Design in Fall Color Theme

Ruth Sandra Sperling
RSS Designs In Fiber - Internet Shop of Handmade Items In Fibers






I've been planning and working on this project for a while.

It has 3-dimensional flowers done in a particular way - 8 petals on each of 3 layers - and each petal is edged with gold-copper blending filament added -- giving the flowers a sparkle!!

The 3-dimensional flowers sit in tan lace. There are 6 motifs with the flowers - the seventh center motif is totally flat for putting "things" on -- perfect for vases, bowls, figurines.

On the border of each motif, I added more of the gold-copper blending filament to give more sparkle!!

This is truly an Artistic Fine Thread piece - perfect for Home Decor on any table. If you really would like to, you could also turn it into Wall Art by mounting or framing it.

It is for sale on Etsy - here.

But, I ALSO DO CUSTOM ORDERS - I can do this in a different size - in different colors - with different flowers. If you don't shop on Etsy, you can contact me here about Custom Orders!

My Idea - Cluny Lace Doily with 3D Roses

Ruth Sandra Sperling
RSS Designs In Fiber - Internet Shop of Handmade Items In Fibers

I was working on the Fall Color Project I showed the motif of earlier, when I had a new idea and just had to try it!

I have some designs of Cluny Lace that I really like -- so I took a look and could envision these 3D Roses around it.

I crocheted the Cluny Lace piece and then figured how big the space was for the flower.

I have quite a lot of crochet thread in different sizes -- I chose the size 30 thread in the variegated thread of cream, light green and light-medium pink. I did a 3-layer, 8-petal round Rose - and added a 4th layer with slightly elongated petals in a dark green.

With the contrast of the light 3D flower on the dark green larger petals - around a cream doily, it looked just as romantic as I wanted it to!

For sale here - in my Etsy shop!