Craft Show Preparation

it's time to really kick it in gear for the craft show on april 25th!

i figured out today that i have 13 evenings and 2 full days available until the show to sew and get everything else (signs, pricing, gather displays, etc) ready for the show. the good thing is that i made my lists:
"still need to sew"
"still need to do"
"still need to buy"
"what to bring"
hopefully being organized will help me "keep calm and carry on" instead of "now panic and freak out"!

fortunately, i have a wonderful friend (i just typed "wonderfriend", so from now on she will be known as my wonderfriend!), who i have mentioned before, named Diana, that was a real trooper this weekend and helped me fill in many holes on my "still need to buy list". it was mostly items for the display, and i dragged her all over town saturday morning to countless yard sales, 3 thrift shops, the dollar store, and finally to Joann fabrics. she was then rewarded with a nap, while i was rewarded with a large iced coffee and an afternoon of sewing :)

back to the lists: i've organized it all in excel, with a place for a checkmark as i buy stuff and as we pack up the car the night before the show. here's a taste:

as you can see, i have 2 sub-"kits" that i have deemed the "oh sh*t" kit (lest something go horribly wrong, like rain-arg!), and the "cash kit" (for all of the business-y type stuff, plus the cash).

now all i have to do is get to sewing! yarg! :D

♥E

Press Alert!

more press, y'all!

mini-mocs has mentioned my Hawaii Holdall on their blog as a fab escape from the winter blues in Michigan, where they are located.

here's a screenshot:


thanks! :)

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reclaiming at it's finest

Recently, here in Palm Bay, we got a new shopping center. the Marshalls next-door to the Joann Fabrics that i frequent moved to the new shopping center and apparently got all new fixtures for the new location...which means that they liquidated their old fixtures - to ME! ok, not all of them, just one, but still!

$43 bucks for a sturdy metal 4-way stand with metal casters and all the arms, plus 4 additional arms, a bag-full of clippy-hooks, and two sign holders.
Basically it looks like this:
BUT, mine has a bunch more stuff on it, and was about 1/3 to 1/4 of the price :D
This has made storing my finished items so much easier! and at future craft fairs it's going to be so great, too!

Sveet!

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"Orange you pretty!" OR "Baby, I'm coming to town!"

Check it: i'm featured in another Trashion-related entry for my Jackie O-range Tote Clutch. What a great boost for a rainy Monday morning :)

(i'm at the top right)

Thank you, TheRedCan!

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Also...last night i launched more of my baby line! OMG, how exciting! the only things i was able to get listed were two burp cloth sets and a bib, but the rest will be listed this evening.

Plus, i will be continuing to sew more baby items, so that my baby line will include:
The Mom-On-The-Go SET, consisting of matching:
Mom-On-The-Go Bag
Travel Changing Pad
Diaper/Wipe Pouch
burp cloths
bibs
tee-shirt hats
soft blocks
onsies/tee-shirts (embellished/repurposed)

Happy (Rainy) Monday!

♥E

Chubby Birdy!

last weekend i made myself a nice little folio that i could carry around at work. i carry a smaller top-flip notebook, so the big folios dont work for me, plus i wanted a place to put loose papers and a pen...and maybe some post-its. here's what i came up with:

i had been saving this fabric (the cream with the flowers) for something special to make for myself, and its springtime so a little chubby birdy (who Diana and i have since named Dexter) seems appropriate!the button is vintage from my grandmother's stash, as is the fabric which i commandeered from two goodwill finds. the blouses were obviously handmade, i would put them both circa 1970.

the yellow pockets are remnants from past projects. the whole folio is double-interfaced and i used the plastic bottom out of a reusable grocery sack (the kind you get at Publix) for some extra sturdiness. i cut a slit in the right side so that the flipped part of the notebook could easily slide in and out as needed, whenever i need to flip to a new page.

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Bachelorette Party!

As y'all know, i am in the process of planning my wedding for June. My best friend and MOH, Renee, is getting married 2 weeks before me, and, of course, i am her MOH. It's crazy times!

So this weekend i am headed up to Indiana for my final dress fitting and bachelorette party. It will be a joint party for both myself and Renee, so double the fun! We're going to a dinner theatre to see CATS!

The attire is of course the first thing we thought of, and instead of crowns, we decided that we'd each wear our rhinestone "bride" tanks. but we also wanted to have those cute sashes that say "maid of honor". being the seamstress, i decided to make them. here's the really cute part: mine is in her wedding color and hers is in my wedding colors :)
Here i am modeling them both, since the party hasn't happened yet:
(renee will wear teal and i will wear red)
It's gonna be a grand ol' time!

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my current video obsessions

ok i know this has nothing to do with sewing but....

Have y'all seen this? This is hilarious! so i realize this is some "accidental advertising" for Denny's, but whatev. it's a Denny's commercial that originally aired during the superbowl. it plays periodically, and the dang song is stuck in my head!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur0LENvY5TE&NR=1

ok then there is this one. if youw atch SNL, you know about the frickin funny digital shorts, right? about 2 weeks ago, the digital short hit a particular note with us, as we are going on a cruise for our honeymoon. observe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7yfISlGLNU

Enjoy!

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