They also have little knit caps in white, pink, and blue as well as organic cotton options on shirts and creepers. I have only placed one order from them so far, but was SO impressed with the quality!
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Tuesday, July 20, 2010
CPSIA compliance - Rabbit Skins
I know I had mentioned yesterday using new suppliers for my embroidery on children's clothing. Through Alpha Shirt Company I will be ordering Rabbit Skins brand clothing items. I am so excited about the variety of delicious color choices I know have available to me!
They also have little knit caps in white, pink, and blue as well as organic cotton options on shirts and creepers. I have only placed one order from them so far, but was SO impressed with the quality!
They also have little knit caps in white, pink, and blue as well as organic cotton options on shirts and creepers. I have only placed one order from them so far, but was SO impressed with the quality!
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Travel baby wipe case and more...
This past week I was lucky enough to get a trip to San Diego and was able to visit one of my college roommates, who is expecting Baby #2 in about 2 weeks! Back in April while my husband and I were visiting she had shared with us that the baby's name was going to be Alyssa.
I immediately knew what fabric I wanted to use for the gift set. I fell in love with this Beatrix Potter fabric awhile ago, and since it is a licensed print, I can't use it on any of the items I sell in my shop. I can only use it for personal use or as gifts.
I also recently opened an account with two different clothing distributors, Alpha Shirt Company and SanMar. I am now able to order at wholesale prices all types of awesome supplies to embroider, including the above baby hat, and romper. And, best of all... every item for babies and children has links to the proper CPSIA compliance forms!
Ever since purchasing my serger I have been loading up our DVR with all types of sewing programs. Many I watch and immediately delete, but quite a few are keepers that I'll go back to for reference or inspiration. Not too long ago on Martha's Sewing Room I saw a "Sew Quick, Sew Easy" project for making a credit card/business card case and I immediately started thinking how I could modify it into something for my business. It dawned on me, that if I increased the dimensions, it could be a perfect travel case for baby wipes and diapers!
Here is the wipes case closed with an A embroidered in my Retro Dot Font.
And open, showing how perfectly a travel wipes case fits.
Here is a picture of the adorable Dream Dot fabric by Heather Bailey lining the case.
So cute, no?
And, I didn't forget about Alyssa's big brother, who happens to {LOVE} the color orange.
And... I gave my blog a mini makeover with the help of shabby blogs.
What do you think?
Linking up to the following parties:
I immediately knew what fabric I wanted to use for the gift set. I fell in love with this Beatrix Potter fabric awhile ago, and since it is a licensed print, I can't use it on any of the items I sell in my shop. I can only use it for personal use or as gifts.
I also recently opened an account with two different clothing distributors, Alpha Shirt Company and SanMar. I am now able to order at wholesale prices all types of awesome supplies to embroider, including the above baby hat, and romper. And, best of all... every item for babies and children has links to the proper CPSIA compliance forms!
Ever since purchasing my serger I have been loading up our DVR with all types of sewing programs. Many I watch and immediately delete, but quite a few are keepers that I'll go back to for reference or inspiration. Not too long ago on Martha's Sewing Room I saw a "Sew Quick, Sew Easy" project for making a credit card/business card case and I immediately started thinking how I could modify it into something for my business. It dawned on me, that if I increased the dimensions, it could be a perfect travel case for baby wipes and diapers!
Here is the wipes case closed with an A embroidered in my Retro Dot Font.
And open, showing how perfectly a travel wipes case fits.
Here is a picture of the adorable Dream Dot fabric by Heather Bailey lining the case.
So cute, no?
And, I didn't forget about Alyssa's big brother, who happens to {LOVE} the color orange.
And... I gave my blog a mini makeover with the help of shabby blogs.
What do you think?
Linking up to the following parties:
Monday, June 28, 2010
Bedroom before and after... and a tip for a happy marriage!
I literally planned my bedroom around the colors in a pillow sham. We registered for our bedding at Fortunoff, a store that is no longer in business, except for outdoor furniture. Our {KING SIZED} bedding sat in storage for almost two years, since when we first got married we had a queen sized bed.
Once we bought our home, my first painting project was our bedroom.
First things first, we HAD to get rid of the horrible carpet.... and ugly cast iron heater. You can tell by looking at the wall (and fabulous window treatments that were lovingly left behind), that this was a smoker's bedroom. :(
We revealed quite a surpise under the carpet in this room! It turns out, the pine floor ends and plywood subfloor begins when an extension was added to the house, decades ago. So, refinishing the wood floor in this room wasn't an option.
First, my husband and I cleaned the walls and ceiling, and then applied two coats of primer. Since we would be eventually covering the floor with carpet, I didn't bother to use a dropcloth. The hubby got almost as much paint on the floor, as he did on the ceiling... but I was thrilled that he was helping. Needless to say, that priming job was the last of the (above basement) painting he's done.
Next, I used a laser level to tape off a stripe in the lower third of the walls to make a "chair rail illusion". The lower section I painted a tan and the top a creamy blue/green. (Naturally these are the only two paint colors that I can't seem to find my paint chips for... hopefully I won't need to touch them up before I decide to change out my bedding!)
I found carpet that I absolutely fell in love with at CarpetDepot, but was quoted what I thought was a ridiculous price. I ended up at KAS Carpet where I found the exact same carpet and paid $300 less than my original quote! YEA!
On June 16th, our King sized bedroom furniture arrived! We didn't have a whole lot of room to work with, but everything fits perfectly.
Last summer, I made a casual roman shade for one window using this fabric at Joann.
The front window I just made plain panels, and seriously wish I had my serger then! The fabric was so thick, sewing the hems was difficult on my little brother sewing machine. Oh, and notice my adorable coordinating damask fabric liner for my laundry hamper. I took off the pottery barn liner that came with the hamper and made my own pattern.
And... finally.... my tip for a happy marriage???
HIS very own hamper!!!
:)
I'm linking up to the following parties:
Once we bought our home, my first painting project was our bedroom.
First things first, we HAD to get rid of the horrible carpet.... and ugly cast iron heater. You can tell by looking at the wall (and fabulous window treatments that were lovingly left behind), that this was a smoker's bedroom. :(
We revealed quite a surpise under the carpet in this room! It turns out, the pine floor ends and plywood subfloor begins when an extension was added to the house, decades ago. So, refinishing the wood floor in this room wasn't an option.
First, my husband and I cleaned the walls and ceiling, and then applied two coats of primer. Since we would be eventually covering the floor with carpet, I didn't bother to use a dropcloth. The hubby got almost as much paint on the floor, as he did on the ceiling... but I was thrilled that he was helping. Needless to say, that priming job was the last of the (above basement) painting he's done.
Next, I used a laser level to tape off a stripe in the lower third of the walls to make a "chair rail illusion". The lower section I painted a tan and the top a creamy blue/green. (Naturally these are the only two paint colors that I can't seem to find my paint chips for... hopefully I won't need to touch them up before I decide to change out my bedding!)
I found carpet that I absolutely fell in love with at CarpetDepot, but was quoted what I thought was a ridiculous price. I ended up at KAS Carpet where I found the exact same carpet and paid $300 less than my original quote! YEA!
On June 16th, our King sized bedroom furniture arrived! We didn't have a whole lot of room to work with, but everything fits perfectly.
Last summer, I made a casual roman shade for one window using this fabric at Joann.
The front window I just made plain panels, and seriously wish I had my serger then! The fabric was so thick, sewing the hems was difficult on my little brother sewing machine. Oh, and notice my adorable coordinating damask fabric liner for my laundry hamper. I took off the pottery barn liner that came with the hamper and made my own pattern.
And... finally.... my tip for a happy marriage???
HIS very own hamper!!!
:)
I'm linking up to the following parties:
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Needing a button?
I was contacted by Katie at impatiently praying for patience about advertising on her blog. She asked me if I had a button. Now, being fairly new to blogging, I find myself hitting "google" quite frequently to figure out a lot of the details involved in HTML. I'd really love to take a class to learn more about computer lingo one of these days. Anyhow, I ended up actually using her own blog post and blog response comments to try to figure it out myself. It actually wasn't that bad. I ended up doing two buttons, one for my ETSY shop,
and one for my blog.
Feel free to grab a button and share the love!
The blog I used to walk me through it was Oikology 101. Her button is below.
and one for my blog.
Feel free to grab a button and share the love!
The blog I used to walk me through it was Oikology 101. Her button is below.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
What to do with dark wood paneling? Paint stripes, of course!
We closed on our home on May 15, 2008. As I had mentioned in an earlier post, the people we purchased our home from were smokers and had pets... needless to say, our first priority was removing carpet and painting surfaces. Here's the journey my craft room took.
Once we had the carpet up, we discovered this red layer of paper. I think it had to be some form of adhesive for the carpet, which had probably been down for decades!
However, this room turned out amazing! The original pine floors underneath buffed and polished looked wonderful.
After one good thick coat of primer, to block stains and smells.
I took more pictures during the process of painting, but because of the wood paneling lines, I didn't need to use tape to separate my colors. I took a few days to paint each color. I started with the white, and made sure it went on the largest of the panels and then randomly chose which panels to fill in with either black or pink.
Obviously this is my "pre-sewing" days. I still need to put up crown moulding, but seem to be so busy sewing and flying, that it hasn't been a priority. I recently posted pics of my updated sewing room.
It was so overwhelming when we first moved in, but we just took it one project at a time. It sure keeps us busy.
I'm linking up to the following parties:
Once we had the carpet up, we discovered this red layer of paper. I think it had to be some form of adhesive for the carpet, which had probably been down for decades!
However, this room turned out amazing! The original pine floors underneath buffed and polished looked wonderful.
After one good thick coat of primer, to block stains and smells.
I took more pictures during the process of painting, but because of the wood paneling lines, I didn't need to use tape to separate my colors. I took a few days to paint each color. I started with the white, and made sure it went on the largest of the panels and then randomly chose which panels to fill in with either black or pink.
Obviously this is my "pre-sewing" days. I still need to put up crown moulding, but seem to be so busy sewing and flying, that it hasn't been a priority. I recently posted pics of my updated sewing room.
It was so overwhelming when we first moved in, but we just took it one project at a time. It sure keeps us busy.
I'm linking up to the following parties:
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Going green with party signs
I've been working on baby shower party signs, and Happy Birthday signs, too. They are made out of fabric and can be used again and again! How very earth friendly, right? I haven't finished the birthday one yet, but here's a peak at the baby shower one... it's reversible! One side is in pink and brown central park toile, and says "It's A Girl" the other is in blue and brown central park toile, and says "It's A Boy!" - I had to put the exclamation point on the Boy side to have an equal number of flags. I cut the triangles 6" by 6" and then embroidered one letter per flag. Then I connected the two flags together on my serger using a rolled hem with wooly nylon. Then connected each flag together using a pre-made cream double fold binding.
I'm linking this little project to I Made It on Everything Etsy.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Mother's Day pillows
I decided to make embroidered pillows for both my mom and mother-in-law this year for Mother's Day. I recently made Euro Shams to match my ottoman in the living room, and it was the first pillow I'd made in over two decades! (I'll apologize for these pictures now, they were taken on my iphone, and the sun was coming into the room... I'll try to take better ones soon.) It was also the first time ever I made cording too. I'm very proud of them, and think they turned out great!
This was the pillow I made for my mother-in-law. The fabric was actually one I had from recovering my chairs for my dining room/kitchen table. It matches her family room perfectly! The quote on the pillow is "God could not be everywhere, and therefore He made mothers."
This is the one I made for my mom... I couldn't post a picture until today, since it didn't get to her in California until this afternoon. (oops!) Her's says "Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while, but their hearts forever." I've been in love with damask prints for awhile, and when I came across this fabric I HAD to have it! It also will match my sister's bedroom... I think I'll have to come up with something pretty for her, too!
Best part of this project? No CPSIA labeling requirements! HA!
This was the pillow I made for my mother-in-law. The fabric was actually one I had from recovering my chairs for my dining room/kitchen table. It matches her family room perfectly! The quote on the pillow is "God could not be everywhere, and therefore He made mothers."
This is the one I made for my mom... I couldn't post a picture until today, since it didn't get to her in California until this afternoon. (oops!) Her's says "Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while, but their hearts forever." I've been in love with damask prints for awhile, and when I came across this fabric I HAD to have it! It also will match my sister's bedroom... I think I'll have to come up with something pretty for her, too!
Best part of this project? No CPSIA labeling requirements! HA!
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