Will be featured in local Newspaper

Okay I haven't been posting here lately. I am caught up and more organized than a few weeks ago so I will be posting more often. I have been sort of burned out lately but a phone call a few minutes ago shook me out of it. I got a call from my local newspaper and asked if they could do a story on me and my biz plus a photo. I was shocked and when I heard "picture" alarm bells rang in my ears and I declined. I have been trying to lose weight and haven't gotten to where I want to be and I look terrible in pictures lately. I get very self conscious. Maybe they can retouch my face somewhat and make it more angular--well it won't hurt to ask! Anyway, common sense kicked in and I would be demented to refuse--think about it--free advertising! Who cares if I need to lose weight (I have been good lately, mind you) and this is heaven sent. So I called this nice gentleman back and set up a shoot this Friday morning. Ooh I have to do my nails....

Klutz!

I love to sip my latte in the morning while checking my email or surfing the web. Not anymore--or maybe just put the cup down further away from the keyboard! Of all the things I had to spill it had to be a cup of hot coffee topped with whipped cream and drizzled with cinnamon. I might have turned too sharply to the right. I scrambled to get paper towels hoping I did not do enough damage as the hot liquid go spilled directly on it--talk about bullseye. I feverishly rummaged through the toolbox and didn't even know which kind I needed, painstakingly unscrewed everything hoping I can lift the top portion off so I can clean underneath the keyboards. Guess what--you can't! It is attached securely to the top part and you can only get to the wires. It was a mess inside but let me tell you it did smell wonderful. To cut the story short I got it all cleaned up but this one had to be laid to rest. I love this keyboard-- it so comfortable to use but hard to find. Fortunately my brother had an extra lying around somewhere and I had it hooked up in no time.

New Style--New Products

I haven't posted in awhile. It's been crazy lately---good crazy, that is. I have been doing background removal on the images and I am almost done. It is quite tedious but it's worth it. I have added some new stuff since my last post. I have added fabric belts Beth and Sally named after my two cousins and a bangle wristlet, Tory, named after my niece's daughter. Finally I finished the Laurie bag I talked about last month. Actually I add New Items all the time. I don't like to launch my collection for the season and then wait until the next season. I like to keep it fresh--release a little at a time--so when somebody checks my site she sees new things all the time. It keeps me on my toes and I like to do different bags/fabrics since it takes out the humdrum of cutting, sewing and pressing seams! I don't stock up on a lot yardage of the same fabric either--there's too many fabulous fabrics out there and I don't want to keep using the same fabrics over and over again. When a fabric is sold out I seldom reorder unless I really really love it or a lot of customers are asking for it.

Okay I have to go--I smell Chinese food---I didn't have time to cook so we just ordered!

Drafting a Clutch Pattern

Well I spoke too soon in my last post about our non existent cold front. A few days after that we did have a rather lengthy and much awaited cold weather. Now it is back to the upper 70s but we are supposed to get another one over the weekend.

I have been asked a couple of times to design a clutch with flap. So I have been busy drafting and finally came up with the look I wanted after several prototypes. It reminds of one of my mom's clutches that I used to play dress up with. Hmmm--who should I name it after?

Just in case you didn't notice my poor cutting mat needs to be retired. I have been trying to work on the edges where it is still intact but it can be bothersome and counterproductive as I am cutting the fabric a little at a time and constantly moving in over to the good side. I saw a cutting mat in lavender--that would be lovely!