You’re stuck deciding if you should give dad something the kids made or buy something cool and not kid-relate?
Why not do both? Have the kids make daddy a cute card or craft and buy him something cool as well.
And since you are so last minute on this gift idea, lets go to the one place we know will deliver it quickly, AMAZON!
If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can get these gifts in 2 days or less. If you’re not, just do their free 30 days trial and cancel when you are done shopping for dad.
Here are some really cool Father’s Day gifts under $40 from Amazon that dads are sure to love.
The engraved hammer – This “Thank You for Helping Me Build My Life” hammer is perfect for the handy man, especially if your husband is like mine, who uses a child size hammer for his work around the house.
The Dad grill set – Give the bbq-loving dad this excellent Dad grill set.
Dad guitar pick – Give dad this stamped, “I couldn’t pick a better dad” guitar pick if you have a guitar-loving dad.
Multi-tools pocket knife – My husband always carry one of these around. And it get confiscated all the time since he forgets to leave them at home when we go to the airports or special events. So daddy can never have enough these multi-tools pocket knife. Here is another popular pocket knife on Amazon.
Colorful socks – Daddy can’t help but give a big smile when he sees these really colorful socks.
Minimalist Wallet – Give daddy a nice minimalist wallet this Father’s Day. After all, less is more!
Bluetooth beanie hat – This gift will allow dad to listen to music or talk on the phone while jogging, doing hardwork, biking around, or just hanging around the house. I want one!
If you have been following me for a while, you know I LOVE Lisa Glanz. I’ve basically purchased all her cute animal and floral illustrations the moment they come out. You can say Lisa is my woman crush. I totally adore everything that she does. Don’t believe me?
Here are some freebies that I’ve created using her illustrations:
Since I have so many of her works and love what she does, I’ve decided to include more printable freebies using her illustrations.
Today, I want to give you these super sweet and whimsical bear and friends gift tags.
You can print these on cardstock and just clip them on gift bags using clothespins.
Print them on sticker paper and stick them straight to the bag.
Or you can punch a hole and use string to tie the thank you tag to the gift bag.
Tie a nice tassel to turn the gift tag into a bookmark.
Lots of cute ideas, right?!
These gift tags are designed to coordinate with the bear and friends party invitation in the shop.
I’ve been wanting to do editable invitation templates in the shop for a while now. I was trying to figure out a way that you can customize it exactly how you like it without having a million back and forth conversations with me.
This week I discovered Corjl. It’s a free online editing platform for personalizing editable templates. There is no waiting for personalized proofs. You can edit your templates right away on your computer or mobile device after purchased.
You can edit my purchased templates until you are satisfy, download it to your computer and print them at home or at your local print shop.
The other great thing about Corjl is that you can view a demo of my templates. You customized the template to see if you’re comfortable using the online editing platform before purchasing it.
Here is the demo for the bear and friends invitation:
https://www.corjl.com/d/MH090
You can’t edit this freebie in Corjl as they don’t offer it to use with free printables. You can easily personalize these using Picmonkey or Canva.
Download these bear and friends gift tag in the Printable Resource Library.
These gift tags are included in my library. It’s FREE to access. You just need a special password.
Sign up below to get access to this and tons of other cute printables.
But then you feel bummed because you don’t have the money to spend on it right now?
Yup. I know how you feel. That’s why I started putting the items I love into my “favorite” list. Then something magical happened.
I received emails from Etsy telling me my items that I favorited are now having a sale or is offering discounts.
What?!
I’ve never received these emails before?
When did this happened?
So I went into research mode and found all the goodies I can find into how the shops on Etsy do sales campaigns or promotions.
Of course, as a seller on Etsy I also started implementing some of these special promotions in my shop as well. I’ve had fun finding items at a discount. And offering my buyers huge discounts as well!
Here are the 9 money saving hacks for shopping on Etsy!
Etsy hack #1. Put the item in your favorite list
If you love an item, click on the heart, which on your desktop is on the top right hand corner of the listing.
Depending on the seller, you might receive an email with a promotion. I’ve seen 10% off to free shipping.
Etsy hack #2. Buy your item off-season.
I favorited some Christmas wreaths in November for this article that I was writing. Load and behold February came along and I started getting emails from Etsy saying this item and that item is on sale.
So if you know what you want to buy for next Christmas, Halloween, etc, favorite that item by clicking on the heart.
You might see a discount for it in the near future. It’s now March and I’m getting sales notice for Christmas stockings.
Remember not all shops do this. Sales and promotions are done by individual shop, not Etsy. If you are buying something that is one of a kind, you might not want to wait for a possible promotion.
Etsy hack #3. Add that item in your cart.
If you’re hesitant to buy it because it might be on sale later, add it to your cart. Wait for a day or two.
You might get an email telling you you’ll get this at discount if you finish purchasing it.
Etsy hack #4. Sign up for the shop’s newsletter.
You can find the link to sign up in several possible places :
The announcement section
The About section
The Updates section
In the listing image
In the listing itself
In the shop’s cover image.
Not sure where these are? Check my image below.
Once you sign up for the newsletter, you’ll be happily surprised by the extra benefits of subscribing to the newsletter. Some of these includes:
Free printables.
Early discounts for subscribers.
Discounts for subscribers only.
Helpful tips.
For example, if you sign up for my newsletter, I send you shop updates, free printables on my blog, newsletter members’ exclusive printables, and access to my printable library.
New subscribers get 35% discount.
That’s a lot of cool stuff.
Here is what my newsletter opt-in look like. Sign up and see all the FREE wonderful things!
So the next time you are on an Etsy shop, look for the newsletter link or a link to their website.
From there you should see a link to sign up for their newsletter.
Some sellers also sell more items at a lesser price on their own website.
So take the time to find that website or the subscriber link and SIGN UP for the newsletter.
Etsy hack #5. Look for discount codes, freebies, or bundle deals
You can find these information in the same places as Etsy hack #4.
Etsy hack #6. Find discount by using Etsy search function.
Yup. You can just type in “discount”, “sale”, “% off” and whatever product you are looking for.
Here is a screenshot of what I got when I search for mermaid party decor sale.
By the way if you write “sale mermaid party decor”, Etsy will somehow autocorrect it to SCALE.
You won’t get as much sale listings that way!
Etsy hack #7. It SAVES to read the product listing.
I’m guilty at not reading the whole listing before hitting the “BUY” button then realized it’s not I was looking for.
If you don’t read the whole listing you might miss out on the fact that you could have bought something for a lot less or even free!
Some owners will tell you that the items are free if you use a link that redirects to their website.
If you read the whole listing descriptions you might end up getting what you want and saving lots of money.
Etsy hack #8. Buy in bulk.
I don’t mean buying a lot of items from different stores. Individual store will offer a set/bundle deal.
Here are some ways to find them:
You can browse through the listings for one that says “SET” or “BUNDLE” like the listing below for the Mermaid mason jars.
As you can tell from the image, buying a set of 10 mermaid mason jars is cheaper than buy 10 indvidual ones.
Look through all the image listing pictures. You should go through every listing pictures because it will give you information about your potential purchase, but also how to get free or discounted items.
You can find the information in the listing itself. It might say something on the line of “buy 2 get 1 free with code freebie”, “Looking to buy more than one? Click on this link!”. Remember to read the listing carefully. It really does pay off!
Here is an example from my shop.
It’s not advertised as a bundle,but you can see that there is a deal for 3 donut printables for $9.00 compared to 3 for $18.75. Bear in mind, that you can use the 35% off code if you sign up for my newsletter for this $9 listing as well.
If you don’t want to sign up, you might get another discount by just putting in your favorite list listing or leaving it in the cart.
By the way, Etsy doesn’t let you use more than one code.
So do all the hacks and see which one gives you the best bang for your buck!
Lastly, you can find discount information right at the top of the main shop page in the cover picture.
9. Click “ON SALE” on Etsy search result page.
Right before I hit published on this post, I found this one last hack.
Just type in what you want, hit “SEARCH”, You’ll get a tons of results. Now filter them for sales items by clicking “ON SALE”. Your results will now only contain items with sales. Easy peasy.
There you have it. Nine hacks for saving money on Etsy.
Remember to do all the money saving hacks above on your next shopping trip.
Over to you:
Have you tried any of these?
Do you have other tricks, besides emailing the seller and begging pretty please for a discount?
My gal friend just had a baby girl. She’s so tiny and sweet. I want to give something for the baby that is small and doesn’t take up space. We all know how many things a newborn gets these days. Clothes are just overly given.
Through my research on Pinterest, I found that hair bows and headband are the answers to my gift dilemma. What is also great about hair bows or headbands? They make great photo props. They go great with a white shirt or a naked baby!
So below, I researched for you and for myself, the cutest and sweetest hair bows for girls for every day, special photos, or a party.
This shop makes cute headbands and hair bows, some of which come with matching barefoot sandals. There is also a monthly bow subscription. Starting at $13.50 month with free shipping in the USA. The more months you sign up the more you save and you get bonus bows. Check out the info here.
This shop has many vibrant and playful bows. I’m so happy just looking at them. It also has my favorite bunny pattern on a bow. Can you find it in the store?
These bows are available as headbands or hair bows. I’m particularly fond of the hand-tied bows.
There you have it. Six Etsy shops that sell the cutest, prettiest, most adorable hair bows and headbands. I’ve only included 24 bows and headbands here, but each shop offers so much more. These would make such a wonderful baby shower, newborn, or birthday gift for little girls.
Which of these bows is your favorite? I LOVE THEM ALL!
If you love these bows or know someone who would love them please send them the link to this post or pin the image below to your Pinterest board!
As always, thanks for visiting! Have a wonderful day!
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