new tags!

I think I'm in love.

Check out these labels that Julie at www.bohtieque.etsy.com is printing up for me.  I'm planning on using them for shipping and to tie onto completed projects.  I always feel like there's something missing when I send something out and it just has a little handwritten tag on it.

She gets the award for fastest response.  I sent the email and - no kidding - 5 minutes later had the PROOF in my inbox.  Got to love that, and I do :)

Orders and Joy

It's a fun thing, working on this Little Grey House.  We got a new Vizsla puppy and my husband is having fun with Cowboy - here's his cute picture - 

but I have to admit that no one's having as much fun as I am, sewing all these cute things for people who appreciate cute things.  

I hope that my customers can appreciate these items for the care that I put into them, and if anything is not up to their hopes and expectations, I will do what I can to remedy that.  It's harder than I thought to make things, then send them off to someone I don't know and never know the stories of them...which little babies are cuddling their lovies or how much someone's mom might have loved their dish towel.  I just trust that people love using them as much as I love making them.

This is One Cute Burp Cloth

I have some space to learn about pictures.  These photos do not do this burp cloth justice.  I was worried that the print was too busy, but I decided to use a contrasting fabric and it turned out pretty much the cutest thing ever.  

And I know I keep talking about it, but these really are so so soft.  

These Dish Towels

I've posted on this before but these dish towels are a hit and with good reason.  I hated to, but I had to increase the price.  They just take so much time.  

Be on the lookout for more groupings - lately I've made some for Mother's Day (see "GiGi" up top) and it's a great gift for a new mom of three, who already has all the baby supplies she could need.  

What else?  Let me know.

Turns Out...

So I just figured out the whole Google Analytics thing for the blog.  Thanks to this great post. Honestly, I didn't think anyone was really reading it but it turns out there a quite a few people on it everyday.  Nice.

So I'll pay more attention.  And offer more goodies.  And post more ideas.  

I reorganized the workshop today, although my husband and I like to refer to it as the studio because that sounds so big time.  I piled up my fabrics and put cute little jars and things to hold the seam rippers and such.  It will be perfect after a run to IKEA which really isn't in the near future if I'm being completely honest.  I am so happy he doesn't mind the hum of my machine while he's trying to watch The Deadliest Catch or something truly manly.  If I had to work upstairs, I would be fine but not nearly as happy as I am in the thick of it all down here.

I'm happy with the result and I think it will help me organize my thoughts and dreams on what to make next, as organizing usually does for me.  Let's hope it works on this because I really love to sew and I always prefer to be sewing on extra beautiful, worthwhile things.

Burp Cloths

These really are the softest burp cloths I've ever come across.  It's not false advertising.  And finding great, soft fabrics to accompany them is FUN!

Two Boys

So I enjoyed making the Two Girls Towel and then a customer emailed me and asked if I could do two boys.  It was fun but I had no idea how to sew a boy's head until I realized he needed EARS!  Then it all came together.  She saw the proof today and was excited, yay!