a little discount folks. .

Well the family and I are almost completely settled.. yay... and I will be be posting pictures soon to let you all see the progress we've made. There are still some painting projects awaiting us, most importantly Harvey's poor trainwreck of a room.. so I might wait until we get that finished before I share said pictures.
I'm setting up my sewing area today, which has me quite excited, and also means that new items are going to be rolling into the shop as soon as next week.... oh happiness.

In the meantime I'm still itching to clean out the shop.. so on top of the SUPER SALE I am going to throw a coupon code at you. From now until the end of the month just enter coupon code HAPPY15 and receive 15% off your entire order!

Happy Shopping!

fancy new machine!

Hey folks!
It's been rather eventful over this way recently.. in the midst of unpacking Dave, Ruby, and Harvey were all sidelined by a super crazy stomach bug. The funniest story from said sickness had to go to Ruby projectile vomitting banana in Harvey's ear, and in true Harvey fashion he found it utterly hilarious.
Well now that I have shared that with you, I will let you all in on my exciting news... I got a new machine.. yay! I splurged a little and settled on a Heavy Duty Janome.. isn't she lovely? (thanks tax return)

I'm headed out this weekend to thrift for some new fabrics.. and in the meantime I've been reading up on dyeing... pretty exciting stuff is ahead my friends.

Also I have added some "new" bags and they are all a part of the SUPER SALE in the shop  .. they are older stock but were residing in a storefront that has recently shutdown.

that's all the rambling i've got for today..
happy thursday all!

unpacking and all that follows...

Well we are still trying to get settled in this new home, unpacking isn't as easy with two mobile kids under 3 and a puppy. Thus we have come to terms with the fact that there will be boxes around for a few more weeks.
As far as the shop goes everything is still on hold. My machines are in the shop, and I am hoping to be up and sewing again soon.. but to be honest I'm not really rushing into it just yet. I've got a few kinks to work out in my new designs, so it buys me some time.

Anyhoo.. here are some shots of moving/the new house pre-truck unload..oh and i've also included the beyond hilarious photo of dave sporting items that belonged to the previous tenants..
enjoy and Happy Monday all!

good to be home.

It's our last day/night in the old place... then we are headed to the place we call home.
This here is perhaps the most perfect song about where we are headed... I think anyone who lives, or has lived there gets a little warm and fuzzy when they hear this.

It's by the everybodyfields .. go look them up.. it's magic i tell you.



happy weekend ~

and finally... we have a home...

Well folks, after a long and frustrating hunt we found us a place to call home for the long haul.
After many a dissapointment we stumbled upon the perfect house.. a super old craftsman in a lovely little sidewalked neighborhood.  The kids were ecstatic to be done looking for a house... see photos below for how they handled the hunting process:

The whole family is excited about the house... Dave has plans to "braverman" our back yard, Ruby can't wait to get in her "cool new room" (that's all she says, I swear), and Harvey was so comfortable in the place upon setting foot in it he pooped up his diaper (this is a true sign of a success... because he only does that in a place he feels comfy). I'm looking forward to being settled... we've been slightly nomadic lately, so this will be a wonderful feeling.
I'll be sure to post pictures as soon as we get in there.

In the meantime all my sewing is on hold.. but I've got lots of new ideas I can't wait to share soon about where the shop is headed. Lets just say it includes making my own fabric... can't wait.

happy week all!

The Moving Sale...

Our move is fast approaching..  so fast, that i realized two weeks from today I will be unpacking boxes in a new house. I'm not sure if I have shared this stress with you guys yet.... but we have not found a house, let me repeat, WE HAVE NOT FOUND A HOUSE.
This makes for one ball of nerves and stress, also known as me. We are continuing our house hunt this coming weekend, and regardless of what shanty we may encounter, we must claim a house as ours asap.

 In the meantime I am putting my entire shop on SUPER SALE mode. I hate packing, so the less I have to do the better...

to give you an idea of some prices.. all bags are less then $38.00, some even as low as $23.00...
and all pins are $10.00 or less...

so happy shopping, and happy hump day!

 ..the above bag was originally $50, it's a large one, but is now on sale for $38

the pin above was originally $14.. but is now only $10...

and ruby turns 3...

Our sweet little Ruby turned 3 this past weekend..
It's wild to think she can already be this old.. and in selfish mom fashion I wish her small just a little while longer.  I can't count how many times I was told when i was pregnant with her..."enjoy it, they grow so fast"... and now I realize all those people were telling the truth.

Dave and I threw together a shindig at the house.... surrounded by discount silver christmas decor, fairy wands, pirate swords, lots of sprinkles, many a loved one, a rather rambunctious cheese ball eating Harvey and a pup named biscuit... Ruby felt uber loved.
It was the kind of birthday a parent hopes their kid gets to have.... so thanks all you lovely, lovely people.

happy monday folks ~