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!

fairfield + hi tree

Okay today I'm going to talk about Stuffing.   

Over the past few years I've been developing my style and the aesthetic for hi tree and my other stuffed items. I've learned that the quality of the stuffing is crucial to the final result.  I need stuffing that stays full and soft through time and abuse.  Through tons of experiment of sundry stuffing, I find that Fairfield Premium Polyester Fiber-fil is my favorite. Somehow it manages to add the perfect full and finished effect I am looking for.  I LOVE IT. 

 Earlier this year, Fairfield Processing Corp, the makers of said amazing stuffing found and contacted me through my use of the tag "polyfil" (yay SEO) on Etsy.   

This is the largest stuffing manufacturer IN THE WORLD requesting hi tree be featured on the FIRST PAGE of their  interactive handmade landscape built for their new website www.fairfieldworld.com AND they ordered 3 custom free standing trees ranging from 3.5 ft. to 4 ft. tall for their Trade show booth display. YAY!

Check it out.  My trees look so happy.  I am so proud.  

The designer info page:

Here are the trees I made for their trade show booth

In other news. I made a discovery a few months back that I know would be useful to my crafty readers. If you shop at Michael's Craft supply Store, there is a sign next to the register that reads: We accept competitor coupons. SO if you are anything like me and have 10+ Joann Fabric's 40%-50% off coupons every month, now you know you can use them there too! Happy day!!!

Have you made any discoveries like this you can share with us? Leave a comment below!

A few new things added to the Etsy shop this week. 

new Autumn maple tree keychains

Conjoined twin decapitated unicorns? I think YES!!

Head over to hi tree land blog to see the latest installment of MSPaint weirdness. 

Head on over to the Etsy shop for 15% off with the promo code: OHHEYTREE!

Enter code into the "notes to seller" field during checkout and i will refund you 15% through paypal after checkout is complete.

Thats all for now! Hope everyone has a fantastic week! 

H.D. Buttercup & New Things

Friday night! Grand opening of the Apartment 3 & Unique Los Angeles Shop at H.D. Buttercup. 

This shop will be carrying the full line of Hi Tree pillows.

So needless to say i will be there! If you would like to come and enjoy the OPEN BAR and celebrity DJ's, click the flier to RSVP via Eventbrite. 

Also, i listed some new things in my shop this week! 

Including, the newest addition to the Hi Tree pillow collection, Hi Mr. Maple Tree!

At $45 he is the most affordable of the big trees. YAY!

You can read more about him here in my shop.

hi mr. maple tree!

pinky the decapitated unicorn!

grey ear hat

light brown autumn oak leaf barrette

dark brown autumn leaf autumn

take me to the slothspital

I just had to take a minute to post the cutest video I have ever seen in my whole life because you NEED to see it. If I were an animal I would probably be a sloth.  These little guys are inspiring me to make some slothy things. Sloth backpack perhaps?

(the video has an ad in the beginning, but there is a "skip this ad" button to the top left)



The Sloth Sanctuary of Costa Rica is where these little guys live. They have a pretty amazing website where you can adopt a sloth or volunteer (www.slothrescue.org) I would recommend going and taking a look at the slothbook.

hi my name is tina and.....

i am going to blog about my blog. 

not this one.

the other one.

 the one where i draw silly childish pictures in paintbrush. 

yesterday someone told me i should combine them into ONE blog. hmmmm i don't know, what do you think? 

do us both a favor and click on the picture PLEASE

oh, and DO NOT forget free domestic shipping ends FRIDAY.