Stanley Takes the Big Apple

columbus day weekend found me in The Big Apple..sans les enfants! whooo wheee ;) We are going to India next month for awedding so I flew down to visit my brother and get our visas...I did have a stowaway with me however...Flat Stanley!

My daughters 2nd grade class is studying geography and they each mailed 2 Stanleys to friends around the world with instructions to take photos of Stanley at some of the sights where they live. Si Stanley jined me on my journey to NYC..enjoy the pics....

The Kindness of others...

Wow...I was overwhelmingly surprised by the positive vibes I received on my EURO Hooodie Dress that ended today on ebay...

It had more than 700 views which was record setting for me and at one point 30 watchers! I listed it over at my ETSY store and when I got home from running errands I had the sweetest convo in my mailbox...

I just had to tell you that this may be the most beautiful dress I've ever seen! If it were in my budget, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. I'm sure it's worth every cent, though! Whoever gets that dress will be one very lucky little girl.I love all your stuff, but this dress took my breath away, and I just wanted to share!

I am touched that the effort was made to let me know how much they liked it...I know I try to do this when I see something I lov ebut may not be able to purchase and it was neat to have it done to me...thanks Irishmonk!

It also caused me to reflect on the whole design process...sometimes I agonize over a design for weeks, trying to get each element as I want it but then , as with this dress...i catch sight of the fabric from the corner of my eye and the urge to create takes hold and within hours the design is complete. I loved the dress but as I had not spent long laboring over the design I did not have great expectations for it - I have been so pleasantly surprised and want to thank everyone for their kind words of admiration!

Have a beauty filled day!

Another Awesome ETSY find....

I just love the creativity over at ETSY and had to share the latest neat idea I saw...

perfect for all of your knitting friends...jewelry from recycled knitting needles!

from Sassafras Creations...and she has a promo for freeshipping through 10/15!

Some more customer cuties....

two cute!!

Good Morning! I have a lot of goodies to share with you!


I have 3 current listings for the Elite Euro launch on ebay


to Market...




From Russia with Love






from Russia with Love ...part 2





I also spotted a great RESELL on ebay...


Uptown Twirl

Customer cuties....

I LOVE to get photos from my customers..I thought I would share a few recent photos I have received....

Florence Nightingale....

had nothing on me the past 2 weeks! UGH...I was running an infirmary ~ little LEo down with pnemonia for a week and a half and Klem had strep & croup resulting in a trip to urgent care so he could get some help breathing. Needless to say it kept me from my blogging pleasure but I am back and will ahve a bunch of goodies to share with you !

Leo kept me company while I got some work done!

Favorite Photo

I wanted to share one of my new tutu photos...I loved how it came out with my new camera...I also just listed a custom tutu on ETSY..

Custom TUTU

I never FELT better....

last night I finished knitting my backpack to be felted...whoo hooo...if you have not tried this yet I will warn you that it is addicting!

For some reason I seem to do a lot of it in the summer...yes, pictue that, sitting on a beach chair ,90+ degrees...under a pile of wool yarn! Not sure why other than the fact that it is a portable craft and heaven forbid I sit and do nothing!

This is the second backpack I made this summer - the first turned out a little smaller than I wanted, so I knit a monster one...or so I thought. It is important to remember: do not fall alseep while felting...whoops, i closed my eyes for a few minutes last night after putting it in the washer and it ended up going through a full cycle, including the rinse &spin!

Oh well..now Eily has her eye on it in case my things don't fit inside ; )

So..here are the pictures...

(note cell phone for sze reference in before and after photos)

Ooohhh...Look what I just found on ETSY ...

**insert squeals of delight**...I just stumbled upon the coolest shop on ETSY

Fifi Lapin

she has the most adorable little sketches of FIFI in the latest runway designs...

Fiber Fest 2007.....

the kids and I spent an amazing Saturday afternoon at a local fiber festival. What a treat for the senses...the colors and textures...I wanted to lose myself in the beauty of it all.

We saw alpaca, angora bunnies, flax being made into linen, lace making, weaving, spinning, silkworms, dyeing, knitting, felting...and the list goes on...

To market...to market....

Leo and I went on Thursday to our local farmers market for fresh produce

...we came home laden with tomatoes,eggplant, peppers, beans and so much more. I always get carried away by the freshness of it all... we came home and made the most delicious soup

Roasted Tomato Eggplant Soup...definitely one of the family favorites. I am hoping to make a tradition of this every thursday with Leo

End of Week 1...

first full week of school that is....so far so good for everybody.

Klem comes home more talkative than ever telling us stories about Mrs V and her 2 little boys. It is so wonderful to see him so animated and talkative about school...Ely gives the full fashion report at the end of her day...what her teacher had on, how high were her heels etc...& lovely, Leo...lets me know who had to go to the control area in gym or who threw up on the bus!

here are a few pics from their first day last week - ;)

Back to School Blues...

this is Eily's joint creation with me...the set she will wear back to school tomorrow as I sadly wave from the end of the driveway...

Back to School Blues...

How cool....

I was just convo'd at ETSY that my Flights of Fancy dress has been included in a treasury put together by Monicaj of ETSY...click here to go see all of the scrumptious items she has selected to feature! Also check out the gorgeous artwork at her store...

Whew...

what a week it has been. We are trying to cram too much into these last few days of summer but are having a blast doing it. Somehow in the midst of the chaos I have managed to get 4 new listings up on ebay!

The 1st 3 are part of the Joel Dewberry ~ Indelible~ launch ...

Ma petite

Flight of Fancy

Little pumpkin

In addition, I have a listing up with Amy Butler's new Nigella line of fabric - I love the olives and mulberry tones as well as the crisp graphics...

click on the title to see the auction

Papillon

Enjoy your view!

Ouch!

We had a traumatic morning yesterday when I couldn't stop laughing when my daughter presented me with a bit of a dilemna...she had put her finger inside a little ceramic dog she had painted and gotten it stuck! Once I was able to stifle the giggles, I grabbed my camera...I mean the bottle of soap, and freed her from her doggy prison!

Boys Will Be Boys...

Or NOT!

Leo & Eily played "sisters" this week!

New Listing....

Awhile back I ordered a few fabrics from Japan...I have fially gotten around to listing my 2nd set with them...Little Inu...

Isn't my little model the cutest! Look for her in more gock's frocks auctions ~ she should be appearing later this week in another Japanese inspired, Euro styled dress!

We're back!

10 days away from civilization (well, sort of) and I was ready to get home to my sewing machines. It is odd how much I missed it - I took some knitting with me but there just wasn't the same sense of satisfaction as when I am sewing.

Since we got home on Sunday I have pulled together 2 new sets and a third is well underway. I am participating in a launch on ebay that is using the new fabric line fom Joel Dewberry...some of ebays finest are involved so be sure to check it out next week...

I also cut into some of Amy Butlers new fabric Nigella...yum!

Lots of ideas swirling in my head so pop back often to see what is new....

In the meantime, here area few of my favorite pics from vacation..

My 85 year old grandomther ~ she is the one who taught me to sew many moons ago!

the kids on our dock at the cabin ~ last morning

Too Cool...

I just saw this on ETSY and had to share...

ths is the molecular represntation for CAFFEINE! Too clever and right up my alley!

I am a self-proclaimed starbucks junkie!