it's time for holiday shopping!

and to celebrate, i'm happy to offer a holiday sale: 

shop the maoiliosa etsy store now through november 30th, enter the code HOLIDAY at checkout, and instantly receive 10% off your entire order!

happy holidays!

♥,
melissa

pencil set promotion

i've got a new sale to share with you! for a limited time, you can get a free one of these:



with the purchase of one of these!:



purchase any maoiliosa pencil set and you get your choice of any one maoiliosa pocket mirror free!

just add a pencil set to your cart (along with any other maoiliosa merch you'd like to purchase), mention the mirror you'd like in the 'message to seller' box during checkout, complete checkout and pay as usual, and ta-da: yours :). if no pocket mirror is mentioned, i will select one for you at random.

i am completely in love with these pencil sets, and i know you all are, too! since the launch a few days ago, various sets have been included in 6 treasuries on etsy, and have also been featured in two blogs! and all the new 'hearts' on these are really making me smile - 'kawaii koi' is in the lead, but all the other pencil sets are getting love, too :).

happy shopping, and happy back-to-school!

♥,
melissa

did you know?

all of my pocket mirrors have been reduced to just $3! i'm trying to clear them out, people ;).

here's where you can find them.

oh, and of course the "$2.50 each when you purchase 10 or more" still applies! contact me for details and i'll make you a reserved listing.

i am running very low on certain styles, and they're selling quickly, so get it on this while you can! i do have 30+ of some popular styles that would make excellent wedding/party favours, like the 'taking flight' and 'sakura in the clouds' mirrors. and don't forget - free shipping on your entire order until the end of the month! (maybe longer, i haven't decided yet ;D).

♥,
melissa

sale on all pocket mirrors!

my pocket mirrors are on sale for just $5 (regularly $6) right now! plus, as always, buy any three pocket mirrors and get one of your choice free! go get 'em here.

enjoy! :)

♥,
melissa

free shipping!

(too koi - a washi-scape pendant necklace, available in my shop)

yay! free shipping on everything at 'maoiliosa', now through april 15!

what are you waiting for? ;D

♥,
melissa

new news

hiiiii, the internet! i didn't forget about you! i have been overwhelmed with grown-up problems (ack! this 25 year-old is not ready for that!) and writer's block this month, but i think my head is on straight again, and i'm ready to blog blog blog :).

first thing's first:
extended/expanded sale going on now at 'washi by maoiliosa'!

that's right :).

• all pocket mirrors are 'buy 3, get 1 free'
• all pendant necklaces are 'buy 2, get 1 free'

you know the drill, just tell me which items you want for free in the 'message to seller' section when you check out :).

also, be sure to check back tomorrow for the first of many posts in my brand-spankin-new segment, 'feature friday', where i highlight one fabulous etsy seller per week whom i'm ordered from in the past! i'll be kicking off this segment with none other than the talented susie ghahremani of boygirlparty! don't miss it!

♥,
melissa

the big 'thank you!' celebration!

as a special thank-you to you all, in celebration of the new year and of my business being open for its first full year:

30% off your entire order from 'washi by maoiliosa', now through january 31st!

just enter "new year" in the 'notes to seller' section at checkout and i will refund you, or you can wait for a revised invoice from me.

i can't thank my friends and customers enough for such a fantastic year... you all are awesome!

i'm really excited to begin 2009. i've been busy the last few days doing little repairs around the house that i've been meaning to do forever (redo the curtain rods namely, which looked hideous before as it was only supposed to be temporary) and doing inventory.

i've also got a whole bunch of new things planned for the shop this year, and i've already met my first goal for the year: redesigning my packaging for more effective branding! i'll be sharing pics of those with you sometime soon (in the next few days), along with a short series of blog posts outlining lessons i learned from 2008 and tips for going forward in 2009.

my next goal is to redo all my shop photos, whether they're "okay" or not. i've learned a lot about revamping photos to meet their highest potential over the course of this past year, and it's time to clean up the shop and give it a new, fresh look with crisper, better pictures :).

there are many things i'm looking forward to this year, such as graduating college (finally!), pushing my business to the next level of success, and of course, my honeymoon with my husband! that's going to be especially awesome - we've decided to go to oregon for a week or so, see all the natural beauty of the pacific northwest, get me on a plane for the first time (no joke! so lame, i know!), see some dear friends (shoutout to lea and ryan!) while spending the largest chunk of our time in the fabulous city of portland (potential relocation in the next few years... ;)), and simply spending time with each other away from home. home is great, but vacations are necessary to my survival, and quite frankly, i don't take them enough, considering all the stress i'm always under with school and such ;p.

so here's to 2009, you all! may all your dreams and goals be addressed amply this year :).

♥,
melissa