Universal Christian Key Fob

I finally got in my 7/8" grosgrain ribbon that I have been wanting since a year ago!

Here they are, my newest additions to the Christian Collection, Icthus Ribbon Key Fobs!

The Icthus is the universal symbol for Christian's everywhere. "Give a man a fish, he can eat for a day, but teach a man to fish, and he will eat for a lifetime."

These are currently in my Artfire shop for sale: $5 + $1 shipping. Not sure yet if I want to add them to my Etsy shop. I am not getting a whole lot of traffic there anymore.

I know that I am going to make a bunch for the craft show here in town in October. I hope that they sell well online too!

Meandering with Stitch'N Love

It's been a week so far here. Sunday was spent with part of the day at my mom's celebrating Mother's Day with her, my grandma, my sister-in-law and her mom. I was in a funk all day mainly due to the fact that I just don't handle holidays of sort well anymore. Too many demons to fight I guess. Then Monday rolled around and hubby had to go away for work for a few days. He's back home now though!

I have many ideas in my head to create, but whenever I would go to try and get them out (ie 

create) I would hit some road block. The little kids wanting mommy all the time, or not wanting to go to sleep, meltdown cities and nations, or impromtu babysitting gigs. I did finally get a few things done though, but only two are 

photographed and on my computer, lol. They can both be 

found in my Artfire shop and soon in my Etsy shop too.

The Tepee includes the four poles. I have some yellow fabric also that will be done after I get the horse-themed sleeping bags done. Chipmunk LOVED platying with this inside and outside.

The kimono booties are being modeled by my 3 month old niece. I need to grab her again for my other booties that I made too! I just love those fat thighs! lol

I DID it! I DID it!!!!!!

I have been toying with the thought of.... when does a design (clothing) become your own? When you change one thing? Two? I mean, I know that there are fabric designers that create the pictures that are put on the fabric and sold by the bolt. Then there are pattern designers that come up with an outfit and make a pattern to make the outfit.... But the person that takes the fabric ~ sees and outfit ~ then finds a pattern to bring the outfit to life and creates that outfit is also, by definition, a designer as well.

Right?

Well, today, I went farther than that! I took parts and pieces from several patterns, and used my imagination, or brain on other parts, and created an outfit!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't think it's horrible for a first attempt, and I already know how I am going to change it around for the next one that I do, but all in all. I am happy with what I made.

Now if I could just figure out how to get in with the ebay boutique groups. I hear so much about them. Some have found me on Facebook, but I really think that is more to be a buyer even though I don't buy clothes on ebay.... I make them!

It felt great to be creating again. It'd been about two weeks since I sat at the sewing machine and created an outfit. I have a lot more to create in the next three weeks too. On April 18th, I am going to be in my first festival craft show. Talk about scary! lol At least it's here, local. I hope that a lot of my "friends" in town come and help me with sales!