Buyer BEWARE!!

So this is somewhat of a RANT post. I really feel I need to get this off my chest before I explode! I know some of you hate these kind of posts and I'm not known to make many, I think this will be my 3rd one out of the 94 posts I have written. I guess they are so few and far between I remember them all...

So here it goes!!

I bought a few items from a friend *note this is a friend* back in December through Etsy. I was told the items were going to be at my house in about a week. I guess you could call me a pretty impatient person, I was watching for the mail about 5 days after that week, expecting to get my stuff...

After no sign of the purchases, I e-mailed to ask her if she had a tracking number or knew where the items were. She then told me it got sent back to her house... no big deal ... it happens. So she resent it back to me and I waited another 2 weeks.

Still nothing.

I wrote her another e-mail to ask what was up, a few days later she responded that it got sent back...again.. I asked her to check the address and she said she JUST realized she printed out the paypal sample address instead of my actual address...

ok.. it can happen... I suppose.

So she said she resent it again with the right address (which I supplied her with to make sure she had the correct one) along with a few other things she was participating in that I was hosting.. Never came.. So I texted her/emailed her again.. A few days later she replied with a huge apology and said she was overnighting my purchases.. That was over 2 weeks ago and I still haven't recieved my items. I texted and emailed AND convo'ed her through Etsy and still received no response. Yes she has been online to see these, I have seen her on Facebook, Twitter, and she has blogged....

I e-mailed and texted her several times again but still....no response..

After lots of advice, I decided to report her on Paypal (I really did feel bad about that by the way). I would have almost rather taken the money loss than report someone but there has to be a line somewhere... You can't let yourself get walked all over.

Come to find out, since it was past the 45 days Paypal can't help me with this.

I waited to here back from Etsy...

Etsy then told me it was between me and the seller, they can't do anything except post her negative feedback.

So I posted the negative feedback today and after posting I get a message that she had deactivated her shop. So basically I was screwed over big time!!! Thanks.. :(

I guess what hurts the most, is that this was a friend.. I am very generous to my friends and treat them like family, so to be treated this way really hurts... I can't imagine ever doing that to a friend or customer for that matter.

I have never had a problem with things being delivered to me.. EVER.. I order from Etsy constantly and have never not gotten something I ordered (double negative sry). Especially after asking for proof of shipping and her ignoring all my requests for this...

Not sure where to take it from here. I mainly wanted to just get this off my chest. I didn't post who it is I'm talking about, I do have enough class not to go that far..
*ends rant*

On a HAPPY note, there will be a HUGE giveaway posted on my blog tomorrow morning :) Some of my favorite people will also be giving away stuff, HUGE I tell ya!!!

xoxo,
Lindsay

Made With Love [Part 2]

Here is the second batch of Valentine's Cards I made for the swap :) For some reason the lighting is a bit better than the first part. Not sure why, I took them all at the same time! I spent a lot of time on these cards, especially to make sure they were all different. I really hope you like them!















Since I am posting it tomorrow morning, bright and early, I will go ahead and announce...

There will be a GIVEAWAY on my blog tomorrow and it's going to be HUGE!! YAY!!!

I have several ladies, including myself, who made some amazingly cute things for this!! This will not be an ordinary giveaway either, no sir eee!!!!

It's a TREASURE HUNT Giveaway!!! FUN!!

I will have all the details posted on the blog tomorrow! You won't want to wanna miss it!!! So stay tuned!!!

xoxo,
Lindsay

Happy Mail Wednesday

YAY!! Another installment of Happy Mail Wednesday!! I have to say I am totally loving this post every week. Some stuff I post is bought (most likely through Etsy) and others is Happy Mail from friends. Here is some of the awesomeness I have gotten this week.

Some fabric I ordered this week came in. The panda stuff is going to Gina to put in the project she is working on for me :)


The panda fabric is my absolute favorite, it actually came all the way from Japan, I kept the package to use in a scrapbook later because it was so neat!!! I wish I could wallpaper my room in this stuff, I LOVE IT!!


Here is some lovely ribbon I bought too, most (panda ones) is also for the project Gina is working on. Some were just way to cute to pass up. Anyone know where you can buy spools so I can wrap the ribbon around it? I have some cute ribbon boxes I want to stick them in.


Here is the painting Jamie made me all hung up in the middle of my wall. I LOVE IT!! Can you say gorgeous? My window sill is so cluttered, so excuse the mess. I have a cubby on the way, thankfully, so I can organize my mess a little better. I get so distracted!!


Here is a close-up of the painting, it's so detailed! Thank you so much Jamie, it's perfect! Thank you thank you!!!!


Here are some more goodies I ordered, I've been looking for some cute owl stamps for awhile now and finally found some online. I also bought those Kraft tags for my Style File, and some iron-ons which I will be using for my next project :)


Toni suprised me with a package of one of my favorite projects she has done for Style School. I LOVE love the owl and put it with my owl collection. I also hung up the adorable card she made on my garland :) Thank you Toni!!!!


Here are some cute cards from friends I've gotten during the week too :) Love the stickers and buttons they put in there as well. Thanks for being such amazing friends!!


LuLu came in yesterday :) She was my little surpise for JuJu :) I had her custom made, especially after getting JuJu, I knew I had to have a pink themed one :)


JuJu and LuLu, love at first sight!!!


Awwww panda kisses!!


Yes, I am prolly a huge dork for having a photo shoot with my pandas, but I don't care.

That's how I roll!

I also had a bigger replica of the pandas made (they are on their way) because I loved them so much. When they get here, I'll post a pic :) Aren't they the cutest???? I have seen several crocheted pandas on Etsy and love these by far the most!! I love the flower on her ear :) Can't wait to get my big ones :)


Hopefully, I will have the SURPRISE posted tomorrow or Friday, still waiting on a few things which I will hopefully have tonight :) It's going to be great! You don't want to miss it! Hope yall have an amazing rest of the week!! Love you guys!!

xoxo,
Lindsay

Made With Love [Part 1]

I wanted to wait until most of the Valentine's Cards from the swap made it to everyone before I posted this. I am pretty sure they did (if not, sorry for spoiling it). Here are half of the cards I made for the swap. They were ALL different. There are so many I am going to do it in 2 parts so I don't overwhelm your computers. I'll post the second half on Thursday. As you can see, I am currently loving felt, stamps, layering of paper...oh and buttons!!! Had to add a little bit of everything I love. I tried to put a few 2 together so it would be less pics but I just got bored of it :/ Anyway, Hope you like them :)







The "I Love You" one on the left I made special for my Momma :)







This is what I put on the back of all of them :)

I have some EXCITING news coming this week, it's for everyone and you are going to LOVE it!! So stay tuned!!!
xoxo,
Lindsay