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Another favorite

Sewed this one and just had it in the shop for a few days before it sold.  I was actually a little sad to see it go.  I had hopes that it would stay around long enough that it wound up in my closet.  Of course, after the purses go to my closet they can't be returned because I don't sell used merchandise!

In other news, Jacy's Mimi is visiting . . .

a/k/a Whitney's Grandma is visiting . . .

a/k/a my Mother is visiting . . .

and my car is in the shop.  I am dependent on my mother for transportation.  There is no getting out on my own all week . . . not even for supply run for my shop.  Stay tuned . . .

I'M ON OVERLOAD!

Apparently I am supposed to be able to

• keep a perfectly clean house
• sew a new handcrafted purse
• make dinner
• balance the bank account and pay the bills
• take care of a fussy baby

and this should all be done every single day!  Oh and I am supposed to take care of said fussy baby the mama's way instead of the way I KNOW will work.  Additionally I should not interrupt the mother of the baby while she is eating one of her 3 well-balanced meals or during her 1.5 hour showers.  During all this I am supposed to drive the mother of the baby around while she fills out applications and interviews for a job.  Also I think during the driving around is when I am supposed to eat that quick snack I was hoping to get instead of breakfast or lunch.

ARGHH!!!  If I would have known all this I would have I would have given up before I even started!

Frustration is my middle name right now.  I really do want to have the baby and her mom here and I do think little mama should get a job.  But something is going to have to give.  Hopefully I can express this a little bit better tonight at our family meeting that I am calling.

I *love* how this one turned out!

I have all of this great fabric from the Heather Bailey Freshcut line that I have been hoarding forever.  I totally didn't want to cut into it.  I was afraid to mess it up.  But I finally busted it out and got to sewing.  I am in LOVE with this purse.  It is a bucket style bag and it closes with a zipper.  I am getting this zipper thing down.  It is listed in my shop and is just waiting for a new home.  I am trying to get my work into the hands of people outside of my family and close friends.  I came across an opportunity to get my product out there but I will need to donate 100 items!(where is that smiley with the bugged out eyes!)  I am thinking of donating my cute key fobs because I can get into assembly line mode and mass produce them pretty quickly.  Just gotta find the time to sit down and do it.  Think good thoughts for me and my sewing machine!

Sewing is the word

Just doing some sewing here.  I'm enjoying my new studio more than ever.  Jacy is getting into more of a routine so I am able to slip away more & more during the day to the studio.  Here are just a few things that I have sewn lately.

I really like the brown & tan one.  I have not sewn many bags of this style and I do not really know why.  I love sewing the quilted purses.  I do not sell nearly as many as I would like to make.  I think I would sew one every day if I could sell them that fast.  I have another purse cut out and ready to be sewn but I am going to hit the hay for the evening.  You can check out my shop and see it when I have finished it.  I am tired now.  This being a grandmother and a business owner is hard work I tell ya! :)

This will be part of something bigger . . .

can't tell you now.  But it will be pretty neat-o!

new art for the studio

These belong to me now.

My studio walls are a bluish turquoise color.  I call it Tiffany Box Blue.  The paint company calls it something else.  Anyway, I fell in love with these prints on SimplyModern.etsy.com but they were in a different color.  I contacted the artist and she put them up in this color scheme for me.  I want my studio to be turquoise and red with white furniture.  It will take me a while to decorate the whole studio because it isn't something that is really necessary.  So I will do it in little bits here and there.  These cute prints are a fabulous start, don't you think?

You like?

Just trying something out

New stuff for the shop!

I've been sewing a ton lately.  I have the new machine sort of figured out.  I can do the basic sewing and I can do the decorative stitches.  Let's just say that I need a little more practice on the embroidery part.  There are just so many variables that go into the embroidery that I'm having a little trouble getting it all figured out.  You have to figure out the which stabilizer, what thread to use, which bobbin thread to use, how to put the fabric in the hoop, and so on and so on . . .    I'm working on it though and I'll be ready to monogram things in the very near future.

So here's a few new things I've made for the shop.  A cute little travel tissue dispenser and keychain set.  This is a nice example of the decorative stitching from the new machine.  I love this little set.

Then here's a little zippered bag.  You could use it for a makeup bag or maybe even a little clutch purse.  I just love this black tapestry fabric and I've already made 2 items from it.  I have just a little bit left and I'll be sad when it is gone because it was the last of this fabric that the store had too.

The last one is a purse, tissue dispenser and keychain set.  I love how everything matches in this set.  I'm dying to make something like this for myself.  But I'm so busy right now that making something for myself is the last thing on the list. The purse is a kind of a little purse but I really am liking carrying a smaller purse.  If my purse is smaller, then I can't carry every single thing I own in it.  And the smaller size forces me to clean out my purse more often. 

Check out my store for lots of new things in the coming weeks.  I am advertising on several different days starting this Friday so I am trying to get my shop full of new items.  I want everyone to visits the store to have a good selection.  Okay I'm off to sew!