More items for sale...

Got a few more things done in the past couple days....finishing a batch of hair clips tonight.

Batch of CoffeeCozees that I

• don't love
• have messy edges
• are just not up to my expectations

So....they are on SALE!!  Only $5 each for these.  ALL SOLD!!

 

Four more new Cozees added to the regular price section.  Springy and fun.

Another new SuperChic ruffle scarf - repurposed from a men's Imperial Motion T-shirt.  - SOLD!

And two new (sm) Mancub Colorbags - matching!!  Bag on left in pic shows front of bag (with flower pocket) and the bag on the right (with denim pocket) is the back of the bag.  Both Bags are identical.

cheers!
A★

SuperChic Ruffle Scarf

A few weeks ago, I made a scrap scarf on a whim - and to my surprise I had at least 5 people ask me if it was available for sale.  The girl that ended up buying that first scarf described it as "Super Chic!".  Since my head hurts from crazy sinus pressure (A big FAT Thank You to Michigan's insane weather) and I don't feel like thinking too hard, I'm going with that for the name.  Thanks, S!

I put together a few more from some old T-shirts I had laying around  - these are actually very fun to make and very nice and lightweight since they are only two layers of T-shirt material.  A scarf in spring?  If you live in Michigan, that would be a YES.  Buy two, you never know what it's going to be like in August.

A couple ideas for how to wear them...

And a look back at the original - I had added a button/buttonhole and it would be very easy to do that to any of the above if I were asked nicely.

cheers! A★

Coming up for air...

Things have been kind of crazy around here!  I am a little surprised to have so many orders/requests so early in the game, but VERY EXCITED about it.  It feels really good to be creating.  I am having a lot of fun giving myself little challenges, as well as completing some special orders! 

My sister-in-law loves her netbook bag so much that she just ordered one for her sister-in-law!  I used the Just In Case style but switched it up a little by adding a top flap, an adjustable strap and I re-vamped the accessory roll-up.

Just In Case - Rebecca.0211

  

Front and back of bag - adjustable strap detail

  

accessory roll-up

As I was going through my fabric stash, I came across a stack of pieces I had started cutting to make some more Mancub Colorbags.  I had enough to do two of each bag - glad to finally have a little stockpile!

   

And because they are so fun and a great way to use up scraps after a project, I have a few new CoffeeCozees up for grabs. 

 

  

There have been many inquiries regarding prices, etc.  I am adding a section to the blog that goes over pricing, payment and special orders.

cheers! A★



Get Outta Dodge...

One of my besties is getting ready to leave for a TWO WEEK vacation!  I am so jealous.  Not just because she is going on a 2-week vaca, but because she is going somewhere WARM and TROPICAL.  Oh, to feel the warm sun on my skin...that would be amazing. 

For her upcoming trip, she commissioned me to make her a new bag (as well as one for her mom and her sister - she's going on a family trip!).  We went on an expedition to the fabric store and she picked out a fun "tropical" material, and I had some fabrics at home that would compliment it.  I got right to work and came up with what we will now call the Get Outta Dodge Travel Satchel - Cruisin' Edition!  How fun!  I can't wait to make more of these with other destination themes....can you imagine the Get Outta Dodge - Sin City or Get Outta Dodge - Up North?  I am already brainstorming the possible material combos! 

Since they are going on a family cruise, I wanted to try to include the following:

• Ability to wear it across the body (SAFETY FIRST!)- but with an adjustable strap
• lightweight
• some sort of closure to the main pocket
• multiple pockets (sunglasses, camera, phone, bottle of water, wallet, etc.)
• possible matching little wallet-ID holder (for that Cruise ID that they make you carry EVERYWHERE)

I wanted to make them all matching, but be different enough that they wouldn't run off with the wrong bag - nothing worse than a menopausal mom ending up with her daughter's tampon stash! 

Here's the finished product - and she LOVED them!  I had a lot of fun with this project and can't wait for more requests!

Front of Bag

button closure to main pocket

large diagonal pocket

two smaller front stripe pockets

all three bags - aqua, green and pink themes
back of aqua bag is shown - one large back pocket

Main middle pocket
I added button-holes to the strap for adjustment



coordinating mini-wallets

My favorite part - I finally got around to making some alphastar labels!

cheers!
A★

Balancing act...

About 10 years ago, I was diagnosed OCD.  Not a surprise, really.  If you know me, then you also know that I wear my heart on my sleeve and that in under 5 minutes you will figure out that I am the sum of many acronyms.  ADD, OCD, SHM, MILF, etc, etc.

I am also a very passionate person.  I stand tall and am vocal about the things I believe in.  If I think something is awesome, I shout it out!  If I think something is wrong....I also shout it out.  Are you getting an idea of what kind of crazy-redhead-outspoken person is behind all of this? 

Making the transition from "sewing is kind-of something that I enjoy doing" to "I LOVE THIS!!!" has been so fun.  But as with anything else in my life, I tend to jump in and dedicate myself 110% because it is consuming my mind.  A bazillion ideas swarm my brain - all going at warp speed.  Have you ever sat watching TV while someone is flipping through the channels so fast that you wonder how they can even tell what they just skipped past?  Yeah....that's my brain.  ALL.THE.TIME.  It's a wonder that I get any sleep at all.

To avoid spending all of my waking time in my work area, I have come up with a bit of a schedule for myself.  Part of that schedule includes completing my own personal projects.  Can you even believe it?  In the past few days I decoupaged a cute little table, sewed a new throw pillow cover and made a wall-hanging magazine holder. 

red/orange stripes - IKEA fabric
teal ruffles - material acquired from Freecycle

BEFORE



AFTER


I have also grocery shopped, went snowboarding, cooked, cleaned, shoveled snow, did laundry, played with and entertained my kids, spent quality time with my husband, went to the library, survived SNOWMAGEDDON '11, checked Facebook, and paid bills.  You know, the usual stuff.

I wonder how everyone else balances all the things that they find important?  Do you give little bits of time to many different things or a lot of time to one thing?  I'm sure whatever plan I have now will be ever-changing and evolving.  That's life.  Well, my life anyway. 

cheers!
A★