: hello week :

I hope everyone out there is having a lovely start to their week.... I must say here it has been a little dreary and slow going on this end. The kids and I have been making good use of being rained in with lots of games, books, and movies. It is apparently going to snow tomorrow, however a pretty weekend is waiting in the wings ... or so they say. I think if the little ones cooperate tomorrow will make for a rather perfect sewing day ... so we shall see. In the meantime here are shots of the kids and a few little items in the shop. Until next time ...

:: an update ::

Hello folks!

Well it's been a month since I last updated this thing .. and I've had plenty of distraction, so the time has really gotten away from me. This so called distraction comes in the form of our ever expanding family. The husband and I are expecting another little one come spring ... and we couldn't be happier. With this news comes all that pregnancy goodness in the form of nausea and extreme sleepiness.... hence my being absent. But in the meantime I've been enjoying a lot of time cuddled up with Ruby and Harvey, reading and watching movies, so it's been a pretty nice little vacation of sorts.

Starting this week though I'm making a slow return to it all.  I added two new bags to the shop today... with more on the way.

Wishing you all a fantastic day!

:: WEEKEND SALE ::

Hey Hey fancy folk! I've got lots to blog about .. but I'm going to keep this one short today. Maybe it's that I'm overjoyed that we are headed for vacation soon (our first.. and it's been 10 yrs of togetherness !) , or that I've been in such a happy sewing mood lately .. but I have decided to have a BAG SALE in the shop!   All bags have been marked down from 8 - 10 dollars! Happy Shopping!

:: blue plum ::

Well folks, my three day festival weekend is over. It was a wild and good time. A little rundown of the good and bad ...
The positives: we finally got the setup just right, met many lovely people, had a great location, got a little plug on the local tv station, the kids had a blast helping, lots of positive feeback, heard some lovely music, had some sweet neighbors,  and business was pretty snazzy. 
The negatives: a super crazy downpour that caused half of my merchandise and all of my family to get soaked (luckily we lived close and have a dryer) , on saturday we had a fantastic band play beside us -- but their crowd wasn't too kind -- they chose to dance in my tent and move my merchandise so they could see the act, essentially causing me to close up shop early.

As far as the negatives go you can't really blame mother nature, and when working a festival where booze can be consumed all day you have to expect some rowdiness to come in the evenings. I think the negatives are so small in comparison to all the crazy good fortune I had this weekend .. it's got me feeling good about sewing again, which is super de duper nice.

Now some photos.. enjoy!

:: blue plum teaser ::

My machine and I are super close right now ... it's only one week til Blue Plum, so I've been a little busy. I'm pretty excited about my setup this go around.. the husband and I have some pretty good ideas up our sleeves to make this the best one yet. As far as product goes I've got some pretty ambitious plans to finish in 6 days... lots of bags, wallets, clutches, and even something for the little ones (stuffed animals!).

I do have to cut this short and head into the land of sewing.. but here is a sampling of yesterdays creations.

Happy weekend everyone!