Customer Appreciation ~ Kelsey's Button Bouquet

Hi there! ...

Today I'd love to show you something one of my clever customers made.

Her name is Kelsey and this is the fab button bouquet she made for her wedding. Her and her partner (now hubby) Aaron, eloped on 'Cinco De Mayo'  and then threw a wedding for family and friends afterwards. 
"Double wedding-time!" says Kelsey - sounds fun to me! 

The flowers are made from birchwood shavings, by a  Philippine Etsy seller, (unfortunately the shop no longer exists).

Kelsey says:

"We paid for our own wedding so our budget was teensy and while flowers are awesome, they're too expensive for what we were planning. I found the idea for a button bouquet on Off Beat Bride. I changed the technique a little but it's basically the same idea. All you need is buttons of various sizes and colors, floral wire or a small gauge jewelry wire, pliers, floral tape and wire cutters. And patience, haha!" .....

Kelsey continues:

"I highly recommend to anyone to take on some crafts when planning their wedding because 

a) it keeps you sane! 

b) it saves you money! "

One of the button packs Kelsey bought from me - beautiful vintage 'Butterscotch' buttons

{image and buttons by Jambo Chameleon}

Thanks so much for sharing Kelsey!


I love it when my customers send me photos of things they make from their

 Jambo Chameleon purchases!

Bye for now!

Love,

Sally xox

Two Cheeky Monkeys: Simple Button Headband Tutorial

Buttons from Jambo Chameleon (of course!!!)

I was thrilled to be mentioned on a fellow Aussie DUST team member/ Etsy seller's blog -
in which the lovely Deb gives us a simple tutorial for a really effective headband!

Two Cheeky Monkeys: Simple Button Headband Tutorial

{image by Deborah Davey of Two Cheeky Monkeys}

 I LOVE it when customers share what they have made with my buttons! 

... or even just fun ideas for using buttons in general! 

(Feel free to send me a message / photos if you have any button projects to share).

By the way, Deb also has a couple of great Etsy shops herself (and one on Madeit), where she sells her handmade jewellery and homewares.

So why not visit Two Cheeky Monkeys and Domum Vindemia to see what Deb has been making lately.

love,

Sally x0x

Customer Appreciation ~ Becki's bracelets!

Hi there, how are you?


I love it when my customers send me photos / blog links of things they have made with Jambo Chameleon supplies.
I just received a link to such a blog post on her blog BeckyButton.


I recently sold a custom listing of grey buttons to a lovely customer named Becki.
She wanted the buttons to make bracelets for her best friend's wedding. Just look at the fabulous job she did! She bought the grey ones from me and the pink from another Etsy seller (although I would happily have supplied her both, I don't have pink ones listed though... I digress, sorry!!).


Becki has her own great etsy shop, Becky Button, which you may like to check out!

Images courtesy of Becki at BeckyButton

Are YOU a button lover?? 
What do you make with them, if so?


Love,
 Sally x0x

Sunday evening giveaway!!!!

Hello My Lovlies,
I hope you have had a lovely weekend! (We have had a really busy one with kids parties and such! - all very nice, we have two tired but happy post-sugar-high boys now!).

Anyhoo.... I am just stopping in to offer a quickie giveaway....

my latest item - {shabby chic vintage button mix} seems to have become my most 'favourited'!! it has 38 41 hearts so far!!! Wow!! (I've also sold and re-listed about 3 times!). Please note these are SHABBY chic by the way!!!

SO, because it seems to be a popular item I thought I'd give a pack (of 50) away. Why not!?!
If you'd like to enter ... (Yes, this IS open to worldwide readers).
You just need to follow my blog if you're not doing so already and leave a comment.Just HI will suffice, nothing fancy or schmancy!!).... (Oh & make sure I have a way of contacting you too please).

I'll pick and post a winner here sometime tomorrow. [Demanding 4 year old will decide the timing - and probably the winner too!]  :-0)

Good luck!
love,  Sally xox


p.s. More giveaways coming soon..............


Giveaway now closed. Thanks to those of you who entered x x x


Congrats to Deb from Two Cheeky Monkeys! 
(Mr Stroppy 4 year old picked you out!!).

New in Store...

so, I've added another new listing to Jambo Chameleon on Etsy.

This is reminiscent of those 'glam' days of the eighties - with shows like Dallas and Dynasty, starring actors like Joan Collins and Victoria Principal, oh and ubiquitous shoulder pads!!

Joan Collins and Linda Evans square up in Dynasty

Well, inspired by this sparkly era, here's a little lucky dip of bling for you to create with - especially fun for making jewellery I would suggest.
Of course you may have your own super-creative ideas?

Let's take a look:

Lucky Dip Bling

Oh what fun!!

And for those of you a little more conservative*, I have added a new section for button sets. 

{* or just wanting matching buttons!!}
Here's an example (or two!):

many more coming, so do keep checking in!!

Hope these bright, kitschy sparkles have brightened your day a little,
Sally xox

back in business....

...just a quick post to let you know that I have re-opened JAMBO CHAMELEON on Etsy.



As you may, or may not know, I have been closed for about 3 weeks, as life had just become too hectic
with my brother over from Blighty & staying with us, my eldest son beginning school and more; and I was struggling to keep up!


I am looking forward to adding many more items over the coming days and weeks, so please stop by often :D
I am especially hoping to add more vintage & handmade goodies - but you can also be sure there will never be a shortage of buttons in store for you!!!

love,

Sally xox

Customer Appreciation - 'Nicole's Button Bouquet'

A little while ago a lovely girl named Nicole bought some buttons from my shop.


The other day, I received some sweet feedback, along with a photo of the bouquet which Nicole had made with said buttons - for her very own wedding.


The bouquet is gorgeous, I just had to share it with you!  ♥  ♥  ♥

Ohhhh and look at the lovely couple, I just love this fab wedding photo. Don't they look gorgeous, and like they are both so much fun!!? And happy and in love too? Yes, they absolutely do, don't they! :-)

♥   ~ Nicole & Nick ~  ♥

...who married at the US embassy in Seoul, Korea on December 13th 2010.

 
Sally xox

* * * GIVEAWAY TIME!! * * *

Hello!
How are you today?
Have you visited my shop before? If you have you will know what I sell, if not let me enlighten you!

 Jambo Chameleon is a little Etsy shop, full of colour & fun - selling lots of buttons; other arty-crafty supplies, some fab vintage finds, and handmade bits & bobs  (for Scrapbooking /crafts...etc).

So, would you like to win a $25 voucher to spend on anything you like in my shop??

You can even use the credit to pay for your postage.
(No change given, but you may use the credit on another occasion).

Come and have a looksee, maybe you will be tempted...

You may be wondering about the name
Jambo Chameleon??
Well, I will tell you a little story...

Once upon a time, an excited loopy lass on her honeymoon in Kenya, saw a real, live chameleon for the very first time. It was a tiny, cute little fella and she got to (nervously) hold it in her hand.

The lass greeted her new friend
"Jambo Chameleon!"
{'JAMBO' being Swahili - the local lingo - for hello!!}.


 This was a memorable moment and somehow the pairing of these two words just stuck in her mind...

How to enter:

Please leave me a message(s) in comments, you will receive one entry per each of the following:

*Become a follower of this blog (or remind me if you already are!)

* "liking" me on Facebook  (or remind me if you already do!)

* following me on Twitter  (or remind me if you already do!)

* "hearting" my shop on Etsy (or remind me if you already have!)

* Blogging / tweeting/or mentioning on Facebook this giveaway

* visiting my shop and coming back to tell me your favourite item

Please leave any relevant links / usernames in your comment.

CONDITIONS: 

- Entrants must adhere to these conditions for their entry to be valid.

- All entries must be received by midnight THURSDAY 25th November (AEST).

- Open to Australian and International readers.

- Please ensure you leave a valid email address or Facebook / Etsy shop link. If I cannot email you easily, the prize will be re-drawn.

- Please note the $25 will be in U.S. Dollars as this is currently the currency used for Etsy.

- The winner will be notified by email, and will have 7 days to respond or the prize will be re-drawn and a new winner found.

A winner will be drawn at random and announced on  FRIDAY 26th November (AEST).

Spring has sprung!!! {Creative Collective spring project}

hello!

Would you like to see what I made for the Creative Collective SPRING themed craft project?

These are embellishments that can be used for scrapbooking, cardmaking, gift topping (instead of a store bought bow!), gift tags...etc

would you like to know more about the Creative Collective?

"Creative Collective is a group of creative Bloggers who have joined together to bring fun, interactive projects to their readers. Periodically these Bloggers will post the latest project to their blogs and invite their readers to take part. Projects might include creating a craft item based on a particular theme, a craft or stationery swap, giveaways, photo project or anything else we can dream up!"

I might start selling these in the shop - what do you think?

In the shop today...

I have a few bargains in the shop at the moment, including this pack of  Blue Vintage buttons at half price.
Why don't you come take a little looksee! I'll make some cocoa for you - it's a bit wet and dreary here today! : )