I'm pretty sure I just blinked and lost February. It IS a short month, but not THAT short! Usually my orders slow down once I get past Christmas, but this year it seems like the etsy orders are picking up! Just small things like pony ears and mulan combs, but that gives my shop some good stats and helps with visibility. Maybe I should list up a bunch more purses soon since I'd LOVE to clear out my inventory.
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| I love glow in the dark glitter vinyl! |
Sometimes a fabric is too awesome to pass up, like these dinos on a gorgeous purple background from Knitorious fabrics!
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| I forgot to factor in the zipper flap when I cut the front, so the dinos almost lost their heads! |
I think this week I'll try catching up on this thing I've heard about...sleep. Maybe if I start going to bed before midnight, I'll have more energy after my day job. We'll see...or it will backfire and I'll wake up in the middle of the night and have trouble falling back asleep. While I'm figuring this out, orders are starting to come in a little faster, so I need to find that motivation to get all the things done!
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| Did making sleep masks inspire my sudden desire to sleep more, or is that just a coincidence? |
Dearest Gentle Reader,
Do you dream of an elegant handbag that shows off your love of romance and drama? If so, this bag is for you! Any Debutante carrying this stylish bag will be the talk of the Ton and sure to garner the eye of the season's most eligible catch!
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| Proclaim to one and all that YOU are the diamond of the season! |
For some reason, the Sydney messenger bag from Swoon is just a great bag for mash-ups! This one has 5 different fabrics used, and I think nearly all of the companies have since shut down! Pretty sure the fabrics came from Hapa, Ohana, Affordable Fabrics and More, Snowy Owl, and Joanns.
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| It's a bright and colorful, but also dark purse! |
Sometimes I have all the motivation and energy and get everything done, and sometimes I take my time and try to enjoy working on projects. Right now I have a little breathing room in my schedule, so I'm not rushing on orders. I try to always pay attention to details and make everything the best I can, but when I'm behind and rushing, I feel like I have to push things out right away, instead of letting them rest and then going back with fresh eyes to double check for things that I missed, like stray thread ends.
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| Teal solid lining - I usually go for textures and designs, but the solid does look nice! |
I had two patterns to test back to back at the end of last year, and one of them was the new Calista Wallet from The Styled Magnolia. The wallet was actually really fast to make, and came together so nice! I think if I had used a cutting machine, it would have been even faster...but digging out the machine and finding room to set it up in my disaster of a sewing studio would have taken longer than it took me to hand cut!
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| Sometimes you just need a fun vinyl print, with bright colors! |
