Closing Sale!

Good afternoon,

With a heavy heart, I've decided to close my Etsy shop, Reprieve's Corner. I've marked down all of my handmade crafts and crafting supplies to liquidation prices (50% off). I'll continue to renew this discount rate until all of my current listings either sell or expire (Etsy charges us to renew listings).

www.etsy.com/shop/ReprievesCorner

I'll continue to do the occasional craft fair (especially around the holidays) until I run out of inventory and supplies.

I've also discounted signed copies of my books 30% off. Once my Etsy shop closes, books will be available for purchase through my blog, https://hscontino.com/.

Thank you all for supporting my creative endeavors for the past 11 years. I really appreciate it!

 

 

4th of July Blow Out Sale!

Sorry about the short notice, but I'm having a 4th of July Blow Out sale in my Etsy shop, Reprieve's Corner. Today and tomorrow (July 4th and 5th), save up to 70% off of handmade crafts, crafting supplies, and my autographed books.

www.etsy.com/shop/ReprievesCorner

 

 

Happy Independence Day!

Fan Mail Friday!

Good morning!

Can you believe that we're approaching the end of 2021? Time sure does fly by!

For this month's Fan Mail Friday, I'm sharing another older review. This one is for a collection of pet and animal stories that I published back in 2013. I self-published the book so I could easily donate a portion of the sales to a local animal shelter. I initially chose Pacific Cove Humane Society because they were fund raising to build a new local shelter. Eventually, the organization re-reviewed their priorities after realizing that there was no longer a need to build a second shelter. Since then, I've been making donations to the Coos County Animal Shelter.

"Paw Prints" was a lot of fun to write! It's a bit of a memoir since it includes numerous stories about myself, my childhood, and the pets that I've had over the years. I also invited a few friends to contribute stories to the collection-- including my mother and sister-in-law.

 

The best part? The photo on the cover is Loki, my black Labrador Retriever. She's a puppy in the photograph, but she'll be 10 in February 2022. Like I said earlier, time flies by!

 

 

I hope you all have a great weekend! 

~ H. S. Contino

Fan Mail Friday!

Good morning!

It's Friday, so you know what that means:

Have a great weekend!

~ H. S. Contino

www.Etsy.com/shop/ReprievesCorner

Black Friday Came Early!

 Good morning!

I know that the past two years have been rough on a lot of people (myself included). Going into this holiday season, many of us have a limited budget to purchase gifts for our friends and family. With all of this in mind, I'll be running a series of sales in my Etsy shop, Reprieve's Corner, from now through the end of the year.

                                                  

For the month of November:

 

Save 30-40% off ALL handmade crafts, vintage, and crafting supplies!

Save 20% off autographed copies of my books! 

Free shipping on orders of $35 or more (US only) 

 

www.Etsy.com/shop/ReprievesCorner

 

(These sales end on November 30th, 2021, but I'll be creating new ones for December).

 

 Please, feel free to take advantage of these deals and help spread the word!

 

Happy fall everyone!

~ H. S. Contino

It's Fan Mail Friday!

 Good morning!

It's nearly Halloween. Have you chosen your costume(s)? Feel free to share in the comments section!

For this month's Fan Mail Friday, I'm sharing an older review of one of my books. "Shorts" is a collection of short fiction (short stories and poetry) that I published back in 2013. It's a diverse mix of stories and genres. Appropriately, the review mentions one of my Halloween themed stories.

 

Have a sugar filled weekend!

 

~ H. S. Contino

It's Fan Mail Friday!

TGIF, everyone!

I just wanted to share the following:

 

 

I love that they posed the lizard so she's holding a pencil! Tanks so much for your positive feedback! :)

 

Have a great weekend, everyone!

 

~ H. S. Contino

www.Etsy.com/shop/ReprievesCorner