Handmade Holidays Day Two and Thank You

Hi Everyone,

We started playing Christmas tunes in the shop today. Hope that doesn't scare you away, I tried to make them not too obnoxious.

Here are a few of the lovely Handmade Items I have had the pleasure to peruse.

If you have been around Flickr at all, you probably have seen one of the pillows like this made by my friend Cori from Let's Eat Grandpa

At Teresa's shop ttBirdDesigns you can find this adorable wallet. Made with my favorite print from Belle by Amy Butler.

Thank you to Terry T I couldn't email you back because you are no reply on Blogger. Thanks for the shoe recommendations. I already spent $400 on shoes this fall so I will have to wait until I wear something out :) But I appreciate it :)

Thanks to all for the sweet Birthday wishes as well. If you didn't get a personal thank you it is because you are no reply on blogger... I think I see a theme here.

Handmade for the Holidays and a Cushion For Christmas Blog Hop

After two days of cutting fabric for 9 hours straight my right shoulder and feet are killing. Have a hard time walking. We are about 1/2 done with the Black Friday orders. I will be making a push today to get as many more as I can cut. We will be shipping over the next 4 days or so.

For the next 22 days I will be featuring a different shop each day for buying handmade items to gift to your loved ones. I am going to do the best I can to support my friends and customers by buying handmade wherever possible. Can anyone make an Ipod touch? My daughter needs a new one. :)

First up is Silly Mama Quilts. You recognize that name you say? Yes, well you probably do if you have been around here for long. Here are a couple things you might not know about my sweet friend Brooke.

1. She is the most encouraging person I know.
2. Even when I am grumpy she is sweet to me.
3. She never forgets my birthday or Christmas and gifts me with her sweet creations on a regular basis.
4. If you went to Market and saw Ann Kelle's or Tamara Kate's booths you saw a bunch of her handy work.
5. She doesn't know I am doing this and she will probably be shocked.

Okay on to the pretties...

How about this gorgeous diamond table runner made with Reminisce:

An adorable iPad cover for a boy:

Or maybe a fun Holiday decoration for yourself:

Like I said I am going to be doing a post everyday until the 22nd. If you own a handmade business and want to be considered for inclusion in my little gift guide just send me an email with a link to your shop.

Speaking of pillows/cushions. My friend Ms. Midge is starting a blog hop today all about cushions (pillows) She has some great sponsors (us included) and a great line up of bloggers showing off ideas for making cushions. Take a hop on over and check it out.

Great Big Thanks!

Thanks to everyone for making our Black Friday sale such a success. Please be extra patient with us while we fill the orders. It could take a few days. We received a full twice as many orders as we have in any other sale, so it will take us some time to get them out to you. 

Thank You!

Botanics, True Colors by Heather Bailey, and Rapture

Wow, I feel like I have a lot to say lately :)

Botanics is here. We have all of the prints in stock.  We also have all of the matching Kona colors (we added 11 yesterday) You can order fat quarters or half yards.... we also restocked the text prints in black and navy from Architextures.

Heather Bailey's True Colors matches Lottie Da... gosh I love those tangerines....

If you are in the middle of a winter storm maybe Rapture can warm you up... I adore these Summery colors .

It's my birthday....

So in trying to answer the age old question (what do you want for your birthday?) these last couple weeks, I discovered that I am more acquisitive than I ever thought myself to be. I used to want things a lot, before I was satisfied by the one true thing that can satisfy (yes, I am talking about Jesus). So it has been a long time since I have really wanted a thing. I need things sometimes then I have squeak open the pocket book and buy them, but I rarely say "Oh, I wish I could have..." So I was quite surprised with myself when I started obsessing over a handbag of all things. Especially since I swore years ago that I would never spend more than $20 on a purse or shoes... my poor feet are paying the price now. I also make my own purses (which with the cost of fabric and interfacings cost way more than $20) so why all of a sudden am I obsessing over this:

Michael Kors Hamilton Tote. Ack! Luckily I can't find anywhere that the red one isn't sold out so I am safe. Please do not, I say not, send me links to where it is available. Thank you so much!

Off to work... for my birthday!

Update:
Just got my Birthday Pressie... wanna see?






Real Parfum I have never had the real stuff before... and Chanel of all things... I am so lucky! Oh my gosh it smells so good! Goes great with my bunny slippers and robe LOL

Happy Monday! Yes, we are having a Black Friday Sale...

Hi Everyone,

I thought I might post this tomorrow or Wednesday but I decided there was no reason to wait. We are having a Black Friday sale on the website.

30% (or more) off our already low prices on all yardage, 1/2 yd bundles, and pre-cuts. Prices will be marked down at Midnight Eastern US time on Thursday night 11/28 until Midnight Eastern US time Friday night 11/29. Gift Cards are available for Holiday Giving or for your own wishlist.

Locals:  If you are local to the San Francisco Bay area join us on Monday 12/2 for the in store sale. Please note we will be closed at the brick and mortar starting Wednesday and continuing through Sunday.

Still loving Waterfront Park

At Spring market my favorite collection was Waterfront Park. Many reasons... it might be slightly sentimental since I grew up in Oregon and the prints are based on Portland. I might be because I love Violet Craft who is just so sweet and fun with a great sense of humor... or it might be that the prints are just that awesome...and I really do think they are.

I was reminded how much I love it today when I saw this blog post by Violet she explains her inspiration behind each print. Hard for me to pick my favorite but the Domino Dots and the Reflections always draw my eye. I marked it down today at the shop if you want to pick any up... just saying.