heartsy + hi tree = deal of the century

Just wanted to do a quick post to let you know i am running a deal on Heartsy.me today! If you are unfamiliar with Heartsy, it is the handmade equivalent to Groupon. Today's deal is:

$14 for $35 Online Store Credit

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to get hi tree stuff at wholesale prices. So please, take advantage of it! 

 Click on the screen shot up above to be taken to the deal. There you will find simple instructions on how to stag this deal. This will run for TODAY ONLY!

EDIT: heartsy has decided to extend the deal into wednesday 2/23!

http://heartsy.me/deals/172-14-for-35-online-store-credit-at-hi-tree

snails and an excessive use of hearts

 This is a picture of my front porch. Recently we have had some bouts of rain here in Los Angeles and when it rains, all the little snails that live in that plant (the one with the arrow pointing to it) come out to play in the rain. This time I decided I wanted to make them my pets. Why? you may ask. BECAUSE THEY ARE AWESOME.

 I admit I never paid any attention to these little creatures before, other than trying to avoid stepping on them on the steps leading up to my house. I really kind of thought they were gross (SLIME! ewww).

But upon further inspection I realized that they are one of the cutest things I have ever seen in my whole life. So here are some pictures of my new snail pets. My daughter Hazel LOVES them.

 I would definitely recommend taking in some snails if you have kids, they are SO EASY to care for and very interactive. They get used to being handled very quickly and are actually pretty smart. They eat lettuce, leaves, vegetables and fruit. Mine LOVE the seed pods that fall from the trees on either side of my house, so I always collect some of them to put in their little enclosure.

The two long tentacles on top of their head are their eyes and the two tentacles near the mouth are their feelers . Im sorry but anything with eyes and a nose like that is ridiculously cute.

Snail Kisses!

The snails made babies!

In the fantasy land in my head I imagine having giant snails that I can ride around on. I might be a little crazy, BUT a little crazy never hurt anyone right? :D

There might be some snail inspired hi tree creations coming down the pipe soon. So keep an eye out. 

Sewing Kits and Duval....

Happy new year everyone! As i am FINALLY settling back into my routine after the holidays I am happy to say I have some NEW items up in my shop!

There you will find the new re-designed tree stump pincushions and keychains (you can see the previous design in the last blog post from December) 

Be sure to get one soon! I must mark the price up a bit to make room for wholesale pricing as these will be shipping to shops around the country this season.  :)

tree stump pincushions

Each pin cushion comes with an ADORABLE vintage mushroom pin! Also sold separately for $3 each. :)




I am also super excited to offer a hi tree sewing kit! I've had this idea for quite some time and finally got my act together and made it happen. I am a hoarder of glass jars and had been looking for a good way to put them to use. I think i found it! The sewing kit comes with a stump pincushion, retractable tape measure and a mushroom pin, all inside a lovely jar perfect for stashing sewing supplies in. 

And of course, the hi tree stump keychains. The pictures do them no justice!

hi tree stump keychains

 Last but certainly not least we have the "Duval is for lovers 904" t-shirt handmade by the lovely Christina Danaee of LeylaDanae.etsy.com

Now, I know most of you certainly aren't from
Jacksonville like I am. BUT I know my Jacksonville friends visit my blog on occasion, so I'm talking to YOU!
You may remember her from operation make HUGE 8 foot Giant Sequoia back in 2008. (Christina also happens to be my brother Josh's better half) She flew all the way out here to help me and I could not have pulled it off without her. Well, she is selling these t-shirts to raise money to fly back out to hi tree land again. This time we want to collaborate on making QUILTS!
Im sure we can find a plethora of other things to collaborate on while she is here. So Help this happen by purchasing a T-shirt! They are ONLY $9! We would pledge our undying love for you forever and ever and ever. You can find her shop here!

My ADORABLE brother modeling the lovely t-shirt. (yes, i know, were twins, can't you tell?) 

Thats all for now!

p.s. What do you think of my new blog layout/ background/ header? Are dead trees an appropriate background for the hi tree blog? :D

yay! giveaway winner!

 Let me start by saying, boy, did I over-do myself this year! I apologize for my late blog post, I did not anticipate the onslaught of christmas orders. I've managed to catch up all the while attempting to keep inventory levels at a maximum because I will be at Unique Los Angeles this weekend. yaay!
Anyhow, lets get down to the fun part. The winner of the fanny pack of goodies is the lovely Claire from The Rainbow Room :) Congratulations Claire!

Ive been chained to my sewing machine, and as you can see (in the picture above) there are a few new little things i came up with..... hi tree stump PINCUSHIONS! and yes, they come with the adorable little mushroom pins in them. also, hi tree stump keychains. Unfortunately I do not have time to list them in my
etsy shop before this weekend, BUT you can find them this weekend at the show. If you or someone you know live in the Los Angeles area and would like passes to Unique LA for this Saturday and/or Sunday please email me at tina@hitree.com because I CAN HOOK YOU UP!

That is all i have to say for now, I really must get back to the sewing machine. Thank you to every one that participated in the giveaway!! 

Giveaway {& Holiday Sale}

{mr. maple tree & mr. cypress tree! large pillows only $36 with etsyholidaysale coupon code!}

As we all know it is that time of year. Black Friday, Cyber Monday and all that fun stuff. yaayyyyy!

So today I am rolling out the holiday sale! From Wednesday Nov. 24th through Friday December 3rd with the coupon code etsyholidaysale you will get 20% off everything in my shop, including sale items. yay!
Here are some of the items you can find in my shop right now!

{eat hats}

 {acorns}

 {unicorns}

{baby trees}

{ooookay and now for the giveaway!!}

I will be giving away this super cute fanny pack stuffed with some hi tree cuteness. 

Here’s how to enter to win:

1. Leave a comment on this post = 1 entry.

2. Tweet about this SALE & giveaway on twitter, sharing a link to this post = 1 more entry. Be sure to add @hitree so i can follow you! (Leave a separate comment with your twitter name.)

3. Share this sale & giveaway on Facebook, with a link to this post =1 more entry. (Leave a separate comment with a link to your facebook.)

4. Blog about this sale & giveaway, with a link to this post = 2 more entries. (Leave a separate comment with a link to your post.)

That’s a maximum of 5 entries per person! (Be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry.) The giveaway is open through December 3, 2010. One lucky person will be selected at random and announced on this blog on December 3, 2010.

Good luck everyone!