Cunning Hand-Knit Cowl from Ma Cobb

So my first real post in forever is going to be about one of the very fine new items available at Ma Cobb's Hat Shoppe, and that is my Jayne-inspired cowl!

Cowls have been very popular on etsy this season, so I figured my little guy would be an excellent addition to the mix. And then what do you know, I've been featured in another gift guide on etsy! Well, I was pleased as punch when I noticed that, so I just had to share with anyone and everyone! Take a gander at all the pretties available:

Anyway, while I'm at it I might as well give you all the little features of my darling new cowl! It's made from an uber-chunky, super-soft wool/acrylic blend, and the colours (as well as the yarn) are a little bit different than my regular acrylic Jayne hat. These are super rich and delightfully soft. Perfect for nuzzling against your chin and neck!

I was so happily surprised to find my little guy nestled in with all the other fantastic items that can be found in the gift guides. It really is gratifying to be honoured like that. It's even great just to know that you must be doing something right... ;)
So with a wink and a nudge, I will leave you to this fabulous fall afternoon.

Take care, and stay shiny!
Love,
Ma Cobb

New Rubber Stamps!

Ni hao all!

Well, I've been a bit tardy with my updates, but that's only because I'm working on many new pretties for the Shoppe. I'm hoping to have a whole bunch of new button sets up before October, but until then I have added a couple of new rubber stamps to the shoppe:

Blue Sun Rubber Stamp

And here is my Allied Postal Service rubber stamp.

Along with some shiny new buttons, I will also have a couple other rubber stamp designs in shoppe shortly, I'm just waitin' for my order to come in. ;)

So stay tuned folks, and stay shiny!

Love,

Ma Cobb

August/September Free Give-Away brought to you by Firefly Cargo Bay!

Ni Hao all,

I have some very pretty pretties for the August/September free give-away! They come from the secret stash at Firefly Cargo Bay. So secret that she doesn't even have them in her inventory yet, so you're getting an exclusive look at some of her new pretty pretties! Earthgirl was kind enough to share some with me, so here they are: fabulous 2 1/2 inch shiny buttons! So fabulous that they dwarf my tiny little 1 inch buttons! There are four different themes to choose from, and a few designs of each:

Three Firefly/Serenity designs:

Three Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog designs:

Three Dr Who designs:

Two Buffy The Vampire Slayer Designs:

So here's how you can bring one of these beauties home:

Just purchase something (anything) from my etsy shoppe, and as you're checking out please indicate in the notes to seller section your top three favourite Firefly Cargo Bay button designs. I will send you your #1 choice (unless it's sold out, then I'll send you your #2 choice etc). These are in limited quantity, so once they're gone, they're gone! So order quick to ensure you get your #1 button choice! If none of your top three choices are left I will send you a surprise button! :)

Thanks to Ms Earthgirl of Firefly Cargo Bay for the lovely give-aways!

Love,

Ma Cobb

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Firefly Themed Treasury on etsy.com

There's a fabulous new Browncoat themed treasury on etsy.com, and my buttons have been featured:

Please go ahead and check out the treasury and all the shiny items within! Support other browncoats on etsy.com. :) It will expire on Aug 9 at 10pm so be sure to see all the wares before then.

Stay shiny,

Ma Cobb

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Ma Cobb's Hat Shoppe is Open Once Again!

Ni Hao all!

Just wanted to make a quick post to inform the masses that Ma Cobb's Hat Shoppe is back from holiday, all caught up, and filling orders once again! I actually re-opened the shoppe last week, but I'm just finally getting back into the swing of things. So come on by and check out my wares: fadingendlessly.etsy.com.

I will be announcing the August/September free give-away in the next few days, so keep an eye on the blog to get the secret code to win some brand new goodies from Firefly Cargo Bay!

That's all for now folks, catch you on the next wave.
Stay shiny,
Love,
Ma Cobb
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Ma Cobb's Hat Shoppe featured in the Geekery Gift Guide on Etsy.com!

Wow! It seems as though the item that was featured on the etsy front page yesterday has been featured in the geekery gift guide today! Fantastic! Here's the mini:



And you can check out other fabulous items in the Geekery gift guides here.

What a great start to a Monday morning!

Stay shiny!
Love,
Ma Cobb

Ma Cobb's Hat Shoppe Going On Vacation July 14th-28th!!!

Ni hao all!

One more important thing that I wanted to blog about today and that is that Ma Cobb is going on vacation!! I will be going out of town for two weeks in July! Therefore I will be temporarily closing down Ma Cobb's Hat Shoppe from July 14th-28th.

So what does that mean? That means that my last day for shipping is going to be Monday July 13th, so if you REALLY REALLY REALLY need a Jayne hat or some buttons, I encourage you to order within the next week, or over next weekend at the VERY LATEST!

The shoppe will be re-opened again probably around July 29th (or whenever I recover ;) ). And you will be free to order once more. :)

I'm really hoping that this won't inconvenience anyone! This will be my first significant time "away" from my shoppe since I started selling, so I'm really looking forward to some R&R! I have a feeling I won't know what to do with myself without a pair of knitting needles in my hands, but I'm sure I'll manage. ;)

Stay shiny all,
Love,
angela aka Ma Cobb

I've been featured in a Treasury...

Fantabulous! My Wash Quote Button Set has been featured in a treasury on Etsy!! What exciting news! Please go and click and post to bump it up. :) Here it is:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=54976

But it won't be around for long. ;)

Thanks so much to GlazedOver.etsy.com for including me! :)

FRAK! Battlestar Galactica Six Button Set added to Ma Cobb's Hat Shoppe

Yep folks! We've got Battlestar Galactica buttons up in the Shoppe! Coinciding with the DVD release of the pilot episode of Caprica this week (it's in stores now, so what are you waiting for?). Ma Cobb's Hat Shoppe has got a set of six buttons featuring some favourite BSG quips: So say we all, Good hunting, Fraking toaster, I am the final Cylon, I ♥ BSG, and everyone's favourite swear word: FRAK!

Plus every BSG six-button set comes with a shiny surprise BSG mystery button! Find out the mystery by ordering now. ;)

Here are the buttons in all their shiny glory:

And as always, if you have any other BSG button suggestions that you don't see here, please send me an email fadingendlessly[at]gmail[dot]com, or a convo on etsy, and we'll see about getting you just the button you're looking for. Just please be gentle with me, as I'm about a season-and-a-half behind on my BSG viewing (ie no spoilers please. Although you know I want to be spoiled! ;) ).

Stay shiny all, and good hunting! ;)

Love,

Ma Cobb

New Quotes Buttons are here!

The new Quotes buttons have been added to my shoppe: fadingendlessly.etsy.com

Zoe:

Simon:

Inara:

Book:

And the winners of the Quotes Contest have been sent their winnings! Thanks again to all who participated, and stay close to the cortex for more opportunities to win big! :)

Stay shiny,

Love,

Ma Cobb

April Free Give-Away Is Brought To You By...

So before I step away from the Cortex for the weekend I wanted to send out a broadwave and announce the monthly free give-away for April.

This month's give away is brought to you by... Kaylee, Jayne, Wash, River, Mal and Firefly/Serenity. Or more specifically this month's give-away is brought to you by the new quotes buttons in my shoppe! All you have to do is purchase something (anything) from my Etsy shoppe! Choose your three (3) favourite quotes from the above quote sets in my shoppe and enter them into the notes to seller as you're checking out on fadingendlessly.etsy.com, and I will send them to you with your purchase! Easy as lyin'! ;)

Hopefully this little give-away will tide you over in anticipation of the release of the rest of my quotes button packs (Simon, Inara, Book & Zoe), which should be released sometime next week, along with the announcement of the winners of the Quotes Contest!

And just a reminder that I will be away for this weekend (Apr 3-5th), so your free buttons will likely be shipped on Monday or Tuesday of next week.

Keep flyin,
Love,
Ma Cobb

Ma Cobb away from the Cortex for the weekend

Just a quick note regarding shipping this weekend:

Ma Cobb is going to be away from the cortex for the weekend (April 3rd-5th), so I may not get a chance to respond to all convos/emails during this time. Orders will still be taken however, and they will be shipped out in a timely manner either on Monday or Tuesday. Thanks so much for your patience! :) Things will get back to normal next week.

Also, a moment of silence in memory of Andy Hallett (aka "Lorne" from Angel), who passed away this past Sunday. He was 33.

Quotes Contest Success!

Just wanted to thank everyone for their submissions to my little Quotes Contest! It was a complete success, and I received many fantastic quote suggestions for Book, Inara, Simon and Zoe! I will be announcing the winners soon, and sending out buttons to those lucky few!

The new buttons will be revealed shortly as well, once I've finished putting the final little tweaks in the designs. So stay glued to the cortex ladies and gents. :)

Stay shiny,
Love,
Ma Cobb

New Button Sets And A Quotes Contest! Win Free Buttons!

I posted some new button packs in the ol' shoppe this week: character quote packs! So far I've got:

Mal:

Wash:

Jayne:

Kaylee:

River:

And Firefly/Serenity:
I'm quite proud of these new little guys!

I'm also working on sets for the rest of the characters (Simon, Inara, Book and Zoe), but it's taking me a bit more time. Perhaps because these characters don't get quite as many good little one-line zingers? Every time I try to rack my brain to come up with good quotes for Simon or Inara, I only seem to remember another line from Mal or River (which probably means I'll be making up more quote packs for Mal and River, tee hee)... Anyway, I'll be working on the rest of the characters in the next week or so, and should be posting their sets soon. :)

In the mean-time if you would like to help me out, there might be a shiny button in it for you! Ma Cobb's Hat Shoppe is having a little Quotes Contest! If you have any good quote suggestions or ideas for Simon, Inara Book or Zoe, here's what you need to do to win:

Email your quote suggestions to me at fadingendlessly[at]gmail[dot]com and be sure to put "Quotes Contest" in the subject-line. If your quote suggestion is deemed worthy enough to become a shiny little button in my shoppe, then I will send you that very same little shiny button (or buttons, if you suggest one or more amazing quotes)! :) Here's the info that I'll need from you

1. Any and all quotes by (or about) Simon, Inara, Book or Zoe. These quotes can be from either Firefly or Serenity (or both ;)). Quotes should be about MAXIMUM 15 words long (think of how much I can squish onto a tiny little 1" button). Less is more. :)

2. Your name and address, so if you win, I can send you your button prize(s). :)

Winners will be announced on my blog, to receive all the glory and bragging rights!

Any other questions, just let me know. I look forward any and all suggestions!

Stay shiny,

Love,

Ma Cobb

A Few More Happy Campers

Howdy folks! Todays customer appreciation pics come from another couple of happy campers:



First up is this cunning shot from ChainOfCommand, who's showing of his shiny hat in Firefly's cargo bay. Very cunning indeed. ;)


And this little lovely comes from SekhmetsTreasure (a fellow etsian, check out her shop here) and her hubby! "A man walks down the street in that hat, people know he's not afraid of anything." ;)

Thank you all!

February Free Give-Away is Brought to you by the Big Damn Heroes!

Okay folks the February free give-away is here! This month's give-away is three Big Damn Hero buttons! You get to choose between: Mal, Zoe, Wash, Jayne, Kaylee, Book, Inara, Simon, River, or the Fruity Oaty Girl! It's going to be difficult to just pick three!!


Take a look at the pretties:

Some of the BDH's have a couple different button designs, so whichever character you choose the button may not be precisely as shown. Aren't surprises fun?

The fine Print:

Okay, so here's how you can get three (3) of the above BDHs for FREE! All you have to do is purchase something (anything) from my fadingendlessly.etsy.com shoppe. When you check out just add the phrase "Ain't We Just" in the notes to seller section, and then list the three crew members that you would like (choose between Mal, Zoe, Wash, Jayne, Kaylee, Book, Inara, Simon, River, or the Fruity Oaty Girl).

Yes indeed it is really just that easy! You could be sporting three of the BDHs on your bag, or your jacket, or your Jayne hat RIGHT NOW! You know the code, and you know what you need to do! Any questions just send me a wave at fadingendlessly[!at!]gmail[dot]com.

The finer print:

These babies will only be offered as a free give-away with purchase (due to copyright-infringement grey-ish areas), so you won't be able to purchase these in my shoppe in the future. These are a blog give-away only, so get 'em while the gettin' is good! Stick a thorn in the paws of those Fox and Universal Alliance purplebellies! Just, y'know, don't tell 'em we're doin' it. ;)

See you in the world,

angela aka Ma Cobb

Another Appreciative Customer

This fantastic customer appreciation pic comes from user emmaregina1. She sent in this very shiny snapshot of her husband wearing the hat:

Hee! Have I mentioned how much I love seeing Browncoats of the world sporting one of my pretties? I loves it I do. ;) Thank you to Janiene and Gerald!

New Star Wars Tote Bags at Ma Cobb's Hat Shoppe!

Happy Chinese New Year to those who celebrate!!

I've listed some brand-spankin'-new tote bags in my shoppe: Star Wars Return Of The Jedi totes!

This is the R2D2/C3P0 tote (the good guys tote):
On the back you find a desert scene with a few different ships and the word Jedi:

This is the Darth Vadar tote (the bad guys tote):

And on the opposite side you've got the desert scene with some ships, and the good guys in the bottom right corner: Princess Leia, Chewbacca, Han Solo and Luke Skywalker:


These totes were made from re-purposed vintage Return of the Jedi twin sheet sets! The fabric was barely used, and has been washed and then interfaced for durability. More details about these particular totes can be found at Ma Cobb's Hat Shoppe!

I'll be listing a couple more Return of the Jedi totes in the future, as well as a few other new tote designs made from re-purposed kitchy vintage sheet sets. So stay tuned! :)

More Customer Appreciation Pictures

No new news, just wanted to pop in and show off a couple of customer appreciation photos that I've received lately. Have I mentioned how much I love seeing Browncoats wearing Jayne hats? I loves it a lot, I do! So if you're a constant reader, and you own one of my hats, and you just happen to have a snapshot of it lying around, be sure to send it on my way! :)



This one is from Molly! A very cunning hat, and her own matching scarf. I also like her tee (tee hee!).

This one is from gqbriggs! Very cunning indeed! He left me some super-fantastic feedback for me on Etsy, along with this photo!

This one makes me giggle! This is actually my aunt trying on a hat that I was sending out west to BC for one of my cousins. And that is indeed me standing behind her. Ha ha, I am strangely hat-less! ;)


Alrighty, I'm off! Don't forget about the January free-give away code (find a link to the post on the right)! These buttons are going fast fast fast! I'm thinking that I will have to post some up in my shoppe once January is over. But for now they are free free free! Get 'em while the gettin' is good! :)