Business

Today I had a busy day with lots of yard work and then a trip to town for coffee with my good friend who's here from London. It was so good to see her!
I splurged and bought some fabric to make bags for my Etsy shop and came home and washed them and hung it out to dry. Then spent the rest of the evening crying while watching '50 First Dates' (can anyone else keep a dry eye in that film or am I just emotional?) and cutting out the bags. Hopefully I will sew them together tomorrow and have them in my shop soon!
I've gotten a little ways on my sewing room organizing but not enough to post about yet. I will soon though! (hopefully!) ;)

Little Chanchos Back in Action

I've just re-opened my Etsy shop Little Chanchos. I'm in a beachy surfing mood lately so I've just made a bunch of fresh jewelry from bamboo string and shell and glass beads.

Go check it out!
I've got tons more ideas in me head, just waitin' to burst forth. :) Keep checking back.
And my historic costume shop is still there. You can check it out HERE.

Tina the Turtle

Yesterday mom had her Christmas tea and we did a little sale in the corner of the room so I emptied my shop and put my things there for the afternoon.
The only thing that I sold was my dear little turtle friend...
I originaly had though he was a boy but the little girl who bought him declared "It's a girl and her name is Tina."

So there you have it. :) Tina the turle has found a home at last.

I think I need to make more of these little guys. Or...*ehem* gals. ;)

Pemberley Couture Sale!

Head over to my shop for a special sale for the rest over November!

~Happy Thanksgiving!~

Pretty Wit

"Wolly Pop" Owl made by Margarite of "Pretty Wit"

You simply MUST stop by my friend's new blog Pretty Wit. It's full of fabulous treasures and comical script which makes the visit all the more pleasant.

Pretty Wit is a companion blog to their lovely Etsy Shop. They're always coming up with something new and clever so keep going back!

Fingerless Gloves

The "Busy Girl" fingerless gloves



and the "Bubble Tea" fingerless gloves

are now in my Etsy Shop.

Thank you Genevieve of The Three Spinsters and Pretty Wit for her wonderful photography!

Fabric and Buttons :)

Yes, I probably spent more money than I should have at JoAnn's Columbus Day Sale. BUT, it all has a purpose and it's all to sell. So, I wont feel guilty. :)

I found some really wonderful buttons:

And I got a stack o fabric (don't even bring up the stack of fabric I already have!). The top four are knit fabric and then a fun Fall patchwork plaid and some denim.I think I'll keep it a secret what I'm making from them all until they are finished so it will be a suprise. I'm going to start sewing today though...as soon as my fabric is done being washed.

Yesterday...

I finished this little jumper yesterday and put it in my etsy shop.

It even has little acorn buttons. :)

I got to see Cheri! :D

And I splurged on a magazine and a new sketchbook. :)

Handmade Notebooks

I made these notebooks for my etsy shop today. They're really fun and not too hard.
Just fold a bunch of paper in half then stitch the paper together on the sewing machine:

Then glue the cover on and decorate. :) Check them out, here.

Little Black Bird Hand Bag

And there it is...my own design, which you can now buy in my new etsy shop.

Back at Home

I'm home now and almost recovered from jet lag...I've been busy all day sewing and filling my etsy shop. Check it out if you will! :)

Cute Little Turtles

There are 3 darling little turtles in the shop.

New Items in the Shop. :)

I've been sewing like crazy lately to put stuff in my shop to sell since I'll be heading out to England in a couple months (Lord willing).
Two new aprons and another hot pad in the shop.

Regency Inspired Blouse

My first use of my new pink fabric! I was inspired to make this blouse by this creation. I used the Sense and Sensibility Regency Gown Pattern as a base and then added tucks, changed the sleeves and shortened it.

The front is decorated with tiny tucks and tiny buttons.

It's now for sale in my etsy shop.

Grandmother's Flowergarden Hot Pad

I had an old tie from something like a dress that was the cutest red and white polka dot fabric and I took it apart and made it into this hot pad. :)
I hand pieced, hand quilted, and did a blanket stitch around the edge. My fingers are a bit sore as I still haven't mastered using a thimble!
I'm pretty thrilled with how it turned out. I'll be putting it in my etsy shop soon.