Leather Folio Given by Shahbanou of Iran

I have to admit, I loved this item from the minute I found it at a local flea market. It appeared to be just a leather folder, folio whatever you call it! LOL But it had some cool designs on it. I didnt really look it over well enough to see the inscription inside that said it was given by the Shabanou (Shah of Iran's Wife) and Empress of Iran. It might have been a gift given to visitors or something developed for sale there during their reign in the 70s. I paid about 3.00 for it and sold it for $50!! You really never know what you will find when you are out hunting. Keep in mind some basic things... If its unusual , different looking.. has some age to it (usually pre 1980) and especially if you have never seen anything like it or heard of it before, it is usually worth buying (for a low price , keep aquisition costs low less risk of loss on items). This item was old looking, a little dusty perhaps and needed care. I dont often touch items but had some Kenneth Cole Leather cleaner around and it worked wonderfully! I highly recommend it! IT looks like suntan lotion and I just used a little and cleaned it up safely! Take a look at the pics!

New Handmade Crafts Website !

I have been spending most of my time completely re-working our main Lohman Trading web site. It was about time for an upgrade over there. It used to be just a landing page for our stores ... but not anymore. We have decided to spruce the joint up and turn it into a real website. :-)

We have added a beautiful template design, a new Arts and Crafts gallery, and much more. We plan to add new articles and crafts every day on the new site, so you may want to subscribe to the RSS feed by email or to our twitter account to stay up to date.

For those interested, we also now offer advertising on Lohman Trading. Rates are as low as only $0.25 A MONTH ! Visit our Advertising Page for complete details.

Let us know what you think of the new design and the new features ! You can leave a comment on this post or leavve a comment over on the new website.

Click Here to check out the new Lohman Trading site !

Enjoy,

Chris

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Special LOTS of Craft Supplies for sale ... Hurry

Kimmi has listed some very special craft LOTS on eBay. She currently has a Sizzix machine and dies, cardstock lots, a MASSIVE Rubber Stamp lot, Stampin' Up stamps, a punches lot, an eyelets lot, and much more.

These are ONE TIME OFFERS from her personal collection and will not be available again. Some of these listings end in about 24 hours !

Take a second to check out Kimmi's Auction Listings !


Enjoy,

Chris

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Win A FREE Rubber Stamp Set !

That's right ... Lohman Trading is giving away a FREE rubber stamp set on April 6th ! We are very excited about this, and may mark the beginning even more giveaways !

You could win an Inkadinkado rubber stamp set with a retail value of $ 10.00.

Just swing by the Indie Showcase Blog to enter your name in the drawing. Visit this URL for full details:
http://lohmantrading.com/Blogs/tag/free/


Blessings

Chris ~~ Lohman Trading

Check out the new IndieShowcase Blog !

Take a peek at the new IndieShowcase Blog ! The blog celebrates the independant entrepreneur and is a guild of small business owners from around the World. Come learn how to sell on the Internet, read our stories, laugh, or do a little window shopping ! Visit this URL:
http://lohmantrading.com/Blogs/



The IndieShowcase will eventually be the new home of the Deals On eBay blog. Make sure to subscribe to the new blog as that is where most of the new posts will be. :-)

Our NEW Store On Etsy !

Hey everyone ~~ I would like to announce our newest store on ETSY ! We are now accepting orders on this wonderful site and stocking it with many wonderful things daily !

Our eBay store will always be our main store ... with over 1,800 rubber stamping items ... but our Etsy store will have some great specials on Stamping supplies, some unique handmade items, and we can accept Money Orders on Etsy. :-)

Swing by and check us out at this URL:
http://LohmanTrading.etsy.com


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NEW Crafty Secrets Rubber Stamps, Stickers, and Vintage Collage !

We have just received many new styles of Crafty Secrets rubber stamps, stickers, and vintage collage sheets!

Our new Crafty Secrets rubber stamping sets include:
* Home Sweet Home
* Believe
* Altered Art
* Cherubs
* and Card Sentiments

The new Vintage Images are:
* Love and Romance
* and the Vintage Booklet "Altered Alphabet"

The new Vintage Stickers are:
* French Labels
* Angels
* A Dogs Life
* and Cat Crazy


Click Here to see the entire line of Crafty Secrets products.


Details
* View Item in Our Store: Click Here
* Designer: Crafty Secrets
* Material: Clear Polymer Stamps.
* Blocks / Handles: Use with Clear Acrylic Blocks
* Can be stored in the Stamp-N-Stor storage system

As always, the latest and greatest unmounted rubber stamps can be found in our Simple Treasures Collage store at this URL:
http://stores.ebay.com/Simple-Treasures-Collage?refid=store

New Inkadinkado Rubber Stamp Sets !

We are very happy to announce that we are now carrying ... Inkadinkado rubber stamping sets !

These wonderful sets are acrylic / clear polymer rubber stamps with some fantastic detail. (for use on clear acrylic blocks) They are absolutely perfect for your rubber stamping projects ... be it hand crafted greeting cards, scrapbooking, ATC's, Artistic pieces, and much more.

Most of the sets run under $9.00 ... with some at auction for around $5.00. In addition, we are offering select sets with free shipping. We currently have about 40 different sets available, with more on the way over the next couple of weeks.

Click Here to see the entire line of Inkadinkado products.

Details
* View Item in Our Store: Click Here
* Designer: Inkadinkado
* Material: Clear Polymer Stamps.
* Blocks / Handles: Use with Clear Acrylic Blocks
* Can be stored in the Stamp-N-Stor storage system

As always, the latest and greatest unmounted rubber stamps can be found in our Simple Treasures Collage store at this URL:
http://stores.ebay.com/Simple-Treasures-Collage