Don’t forget to enter to win a $40 Harrilu gift certificate by the end of the day today.

How do I enter?

Follow Indie  Fixx over at Twitter and leave a ‘tweet’ with your favorite Harrilu design or designs. You will need to sign-up for Twitter first. If you already follow Indie Fixx at Twitter,  just leave a tweet.  You can leave multiple tweets to increase your chances. I will choose one random twitterer to win the Harrilu gift certificate. This contest will end Friday, September 26th at 11:59 pm EST.

How do I follow Indie Fixx?

Just click ‘follow’ on Indie Fixx’s Twitter page after you have signed-up for Twitter.

How do I Tweet Indie Fixx?

Just type @indiefixx (after you have signed up and ‘followed’ Indie Fixx) in your ‘What are you doing?’ textbox on your Twitter page.

I almost forgot, learn Twenty Things about me that you didn’t know. Thanks to the Baltimore Etsy Street Team for asking me to participate.

I love the illustration work of Samantha Hahn, my very favorite illustration by her appeared in Craft magazine (top left illustration see below).  I also like to read her blog Maquette.

So, I thought it was finally time that I share her with you for  TGIF: Thank God for Illustration Friday.  Enjoy!

If you are interested in buying her prints, visit The Shiny Squirrel or Little Paper Planes.

I asked indie bath & body sellers to send me samples for myself and 2 other judges to choose the ‘Best of Indie Bath & Body’.  On Fridays for six weeks, I will be sharing the winners with you, 2-3 categories at a time.  To see last week’s and the previous week’s winners, click here.

On to this week’s winners:

Best Indie Body Scrub Winner!

mi SPA Sugar Mochi Body Polish -  All I can say is yum!  A super scrumptious body scrub made from 100% raw sugar and Mochi, a Japanese sweet rice. Totally loved it!

Best Indie Bath Soak Winner!

Klean Milk Soaks- Tried the chocolate milk soak, which smelled like delicious hot chocolate, chocolate milk shake and chocolate brownies all rolled into one!  Left skin feeling soft and smooth. Decadent and delightful!

Check back next Friday for more ‘Best of Indie Bath & Body’! Also, be sure to visit all the entrants in the Indie Fixx Best of Indie Bath & Body Contest:

Aromatic Body Oils
Astrida Naturals
Bella Lucce
Biggs & Featherbelle
Bobe
BohBon Soap
Dandy Bodycare
Frost Fish Cove Soaps
Gabriels Aunt
jenulence
KLEAN Bath & Body
Melissa Page
mi-SPA
Mixology
Neptune’s Kiss
Red Leaf
scent by alexis
Shea Radiance
Shasta EsScents
weeLuxuries

I’ve only ever been to Rochester, New York once, but I really liked it.  I was visiting for a digital image preservation seminar at the Kodak Eastman House in my previous life as an archivist. In my spare time, I walked around Rochester and felt very much at home, since it’s a college town too. I’m sure in the years since I’ve visited, Rochester has gotten even better and I would love to go back for a another visit.

Maybe I will visit in November and time my visit around the second storie } indie market (November 29th & 30th). Second storie is Rochester’s answer to the growing independent art + craft movement and is a collaboration of 6 individuals.  Looking to bring an edgier art + craft to their thriving creative community, they are planning their 3rd event, which will include indie shopping, music, giveaways and craftivism projects.

Call for entries: If you are an indie artist, crafter or designer, apply here for the second storie } indie market. The application period ends October 27th.

Members of second storie include:

Rachael Hetzel, Pistachio Press
Karen Stocks, infiknit
Nicole Lecht, freshly blended
Shelly Bronson, french press
Shanna Murray, Two Trees
JoAnn McGranahan
Cris Sasso

Selected goodies from second storie members:

Each week I share some of the shops from the Indie Fixx Galleria, a monthly juried showcase of indie shops. You can read more about the Galleria here.

This week’s highlighted shops include:

ShanaLogic - Shana Logic features handmade and independently designed gear by artists from around the world! We’ve got tons of hip jewelry, unique accessories, awesome apparel, pet gear and more! Shop Indie. Pass it on!

Lucky Duck Designs - In the age of email, instant messaging and cell phones, isn’t it nice to receive a handwritten note in the mail? Lucky Duck Designs is home to a line of charming handmade stationery for you to share with loved ones near and far. Nothing beats a good mail day. Mention IndieFixx in the notes at checkout and receive a free matchbook notepad featuring our groovy grass embossing!

The Ardent Sparrow - Rebecca Wagler of Ontario, Canada designs charming and electric handmade jewelry and accessories inspired by nature and created using vintage materials and antiqued metals. Hair pieces, rings, bracelets, earrings and necklaces that are unique and often one-of-a-kind.  Free shipping on all orders over $25 when you mention “Indie Fixx” in the “Message to Seller”.

 Stiletto Heights - Mixed media collage art created by someone who is far more Kate Hepburn than Audrey Hepburn. Use the discount code IndieSale08 to receive 20% off your purchase, write code in the message to seller section during checkout and wait for a new invoice before paying.

Esma Studios - Jewelry is a great way to add energy and excitement to an otherwise laid-back outfit. The goal of Esma Studios is to design pieces that can be worn everyday, no matter what the occasion. With designs that will feel as current and fresh years from now as they do today, the designer behind Esma Studios wants women to be able to create a completely individual look.

Archaic Design - Many things inspire the designs of Archaic Design: the desert, rivers, people, culture and art. Although the style and materials have changed over the 15 years of creating, Archaic Designs always strives for high quality.