That's what friends are for...or advetures in the tutu factory!

last week some of my girlfriends came to my rescue as I madly got ready for a trunkshow at my mom's...tutus are always a big hit but I had run out of time to get them stocked up...so...we had a tutu tutorial here and a few of my gal pals joined me in the fun!

A huge thanks to Seamstress Susie, Mary Ellen - the cutting queen & Luscious Lara who even enlisted the help of her 9 year old DD!

Oh Sew Busy...Take 2!

Yes...2 more listings up on ebay....

my final one for StudioR's Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree is a felted wool jacket that coordinates with Michael Miller's Holiday fabric...but also goes great with a pair of jeans!

The design has been needle felted on and I incorporated angelina fibers into the wool roving to give some added sparkle. The green trim is from my stash of vintage trims and is the lovliest shade of limey green!

Through the Woods

My second set that just listed this morning is a semi-custom felted wool skirt with hand appliqued wool polka dots..I just love how this came out!

Fall Frolic

Enjoy!

Oh Sew Busy...

I have 3 new sets listed on ebay this week ..

the first is Let it Snow with StudioR, this is a 3 piece custom featuring a wool skirt with hand emboidered details, needlefelting and applique using wool felt and recycled felted wool sweaters!

The next 2 sets were done for my guest appearance with the Cherry Blossoms...an amazingly talented group of women!

Their theme is "Tattered Beauty" and I listed 2 tonight for that and will have another 1 or 2 more later in the week.

The first I have named Autumn Splendor and this features a REVERSIBLE dupioni silk skirt - double your fun for the holidays!

the other one listed with theBlossoms is called Chocolat and is a Euro inspired Zuma pant setEnjoy!

Fabric Therapy....

well, Stanley was not the only one to have some fun in NYC...I also had the chance to take a quick trip through the garment district...WOW!! It is a good thing I was on foot and limited by how much I could carry otherwise I could have done some major damage!

The selection, colors, textures, trims were overwhelming and inspiring at the same time...I limited myself to a few goodies that I will share as I use them...for now, enjoy the photos...

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!