A few new items:

I've gone back and forth lately on keeping this blog or letting it go. I just don't have the time to be an avid blogger, and I don't get the satisfaction I used to from it. But one thing I do know is that the balance in my life is exactly where it should be and my family is where I receive the greatest joy.
That being said, I have been creating a lot of goodies lately worth reporting (or so I think they're pretty cool!)

TONS of Super Hero Capes! I love this family of lightnings, they also bought a MOM and DAD set to go with them!

We just finished an order for Lithium Brands, 23 capes in the logos of their winners for an awards ceremony. It's hard to tell but these logos represent some well known companies like: HP, Cisco, Telekom and Levono!-- sorry about the strange angle of this picture, I feel like we are sliding off a cliff! :)


I just finished this order today, a Cancer Awareness Super Set for a family involved in Relay for Life with their Mom/Grandma- I love this design and decided to keep it available in my shop year round with your option of ribbon colors. I have a list of the ribbon colors and what they represent. I love the idea of raising awareness with a Super Hero Set! Too cool.

I'm incredibly grateful to my Aunt, Terri who does most of the sewing for our etsy shop. Without her I wouldn't be able to run this business. I love that I can still be creative in thinking up the designs and felt logos, but don't have to spend all the time sewing the capes (which doesn't feel creative to me, it feels like work!!) I feel like we are a great team and she has amazing sewing skills. AND, really I owe all my sewing knowledge to her, since she introduced me to my sewing machine and taught me the basics when I was a kid!

And these cuties, I made for my little sister's baby blessing. TOO BAD they didn't fit :( but they were still very fun to make, and I will be making some in fun prints soon. Pattern from Lady Bug Bend on etsy.

 

And another thing I love about having more time for my family is that I can actually sew things for myself! I've been wanting to cover the bench pads for this window bench since we moved in a year ago and finally got around to it! They were so easy and fun to make!

And if you are wondering if I cook as well as I sew, the answer is NOPE!!

Although I am cooking up something pretty special right now :)

Our first baby girl, due August 13th! I'll have some pretty cool baby girl stuff to show soon! :)

 

Baby Shower Gift Idea

I used to be so busy with etsy orders that I didn't always have time to make shower gifts for my own friends! That's one of my favorite things about selling patterns instead of creating the items, that I have time for my family and friends' gifts.

This is one I made for a shower this past weekend:

I used my Big Shot Die Cut machine from Stampin' Up! That I love. It has this die for different sizes of flowers. It cuts 4-5 layers of fabric/tulle at a time, and then I sew them onto fabric covered buttons. One is attached to an alligator clip to go with the headband and the other is on a pin, to be placed anywhere or removed from the onesie during washing. I also made a set of burp cloths. Probably my fastest, easiest and most popular pattern in my etsy shop. I love baby showers!!

If you would like a craft kit to make the fabric flowers, let me know!!

Also, I'm working out the details for a Craft Competition to celebrate March as National Craft Month, so check back later this week for details. So be thinking of a great idea that you can enter. You won't want to miss it- winners will receive some awesome gifts from some of my favorite craftswomen!! :)

The long-awaited Car Seat Canopy!

The Car Seat Canopy is now available in my etsy store! Just in time for Holiday Gift-Giving! If you are still carrying a little one in their car seat, this pattern is for you!.

Pattern shows step by step instructions with pictures, illustrations and helpful sewing tips. Requires 1 yard of two different cotton fabrics and less than two yards of ribbon.

Get yours HERE for only $5, make unlimited amounts!

Over 100 Followers: Diaper Pouch Revealed!

The results are in and the Diaper Clutch won! I've decided to show the pouch version because it would be easy enough for beginning sewers and could be whipped up in only an hour. The clutch is a wonderful pattern, but more sewing experience is needed on that one. {Available for $5 in my store for a limited time!} Also, the pouch pattern has not been purchased yet, and I think it would be unfair to reveal a pattern that someone has already paid for. When I was creating items to sell on etsy, this is by far my most popular sold item. So, without further ado, here it is, download available for the next week:

DOWNLOAD NOW CLOSED-

Don't forget I have a special in my etsy store for $5 patterns until December 31, 2010!

purchase HERE.

My Next Project. Take a Guess! plus a GIVEAWAY!

Here are the supplies for my next custom order. Anyone want to take a guess as to what I am making? All comments will receive an entry to the giveaway and one random winner will receive a free one from me!

Become a follower and recieve an extra entry! (Just leave an additional comment that you added yourself to the followers.)

hint: you may want to visit my etsy store for ideas on what this could possibly become :)

Answer will be posted and winner announced when I finish! (hopefully soon, because I have a ton of other fun stuff to show ya!)

Somebody turned 1!

I love this gift for a one-year-old. It's fairly easy and very fun to make. Although I picked this fabric just for my nephew, this is a great project to use your scraps.

Target and Babies R Us have plain colored t-shirts for $5 or $6

This fabric is from Hobby Lobby and I call it pockey dots (Though I have no idea what it is really called, I love to name fabric...weird, I know!)

I typed a #1 in word and found a great font and blew it up large and then traced it onto the fabric and fusible web

Iron the three layers together- top fabric, fusible web, t-shirt (Read directions, each brand is a little different)

Zig-zag stitch around to seal the deal and prevent fraying

And Voila... You are done!!