Wordless Wednesday

Ciaos at it's Best!

It seems that trying to build a studio, starting a middle-schooler and a high-schooler in home schooling, getting a business ready for craft shows and stockings, and keeping the family and house running all while your hubby is working himself in the ground and out of town the majority of the summer, has finally caught up to me and actually isn't as easy as I thought it would be. Or maybe I didn't think it would really be easy and just put the auto-pilot brain in and I now see that it wasn't the best thing to do?

I don't know.

But I do know this, I am not the super-mom-can-take-care-of-everything-under-the-moon-and-still-look-like-she-came-off-the-runway-with-a-million-$$-smile-and-nothing-bothers-her look. lol

The studio is complete on the outside, it's the inside that needs to be done and there is no end in site. We have part of the electrical in (the wiring) just waiting on the breaker box and then we can finish the wiring, but in the insulation and lay down the flooring. Then it's just finding what we will do for walls. If I can get in before the middle of November, I will be more than happy at this point!

I had a show last weekend! It went okay. Had a lot of traffic, so hopefully that will mean more people into my online shops and all :)

I have another show the 16th. But between then and now: in laws arrive Thursday (also my mom's birthday), my anniversary is Friday, Sunday is my youngest's third birthday, and my in laws leave on Tuesday!

So, I hope after this next two weeks is over, that I can find a away to update the blog more often and be back to my usual, can't keep her mouth shut or her fingers from typing self! It's been a long while and I have all kinds of topics that I can talk about, some about the business and some about families and kids.

Drop a line, say hi, let me know that you read the blog! Lately I have been feeling like no one reads anything I write anymore :( Did I also mention that I am working on my self-image? lol Yeah, making myself believe that I am the best that I can be and if no one notices, it's their loss. I am also hoping that I can teach this to my teenage daughter! lol RIGHT

We Have a NEW Website!

It's still www.stitchnlove.com, but it's got a whole new look!

Go check it out! Come back here and let me know what you think of the preliminary stuff.

After taking off last week for my birthday, this week is rush, rush, rush to get ready for our next craft show. The Soft Shell Crab Festival is THIS Saturday in Port Royal, SC from 12 - 5pm. If you are a local, stop by and see me. If you aren't, please say a little prayer that sales are good!

Thank you to everyone who reads my blog. I hope to be back to my 3-4 posts a week here soon. Life got me down for a bit (I guess death will do that to a girl) but I am trying to work through all my problems and face life head on and with a happy perspective.

It's a Birthday Sale!

In honor of the owner's impending birthday, there is a sale going on until next Monday. Spend $25, get free shipping! You must put FREE SHIPPING in the notes to the seller for the discount to apply. If you forget, just send me a convo through Etsy!

Shipping charges will be refunded via PayPal within 24 hours.

We won't talk about the number of years that she's been having birthdays, but she can't believe that she actually gave birth to a daughter fifteen years ago! lol

Last weekend was a lot of fun at the Baptist Church of Beaufort Child Enrichment Center's Spring Fling! I had a lot of fun meeting new people, getting compliments on my work, and helping out the enrichment center raise money. I donated a Stitch'N Love Boutique Nursing Cover!

This weekend, we are contemplating heading over to another church to participate in their yard sale. Well, I am pretty sure that we will have yard sale items, just not sure if we will take some Stitch'N Love stuff or not!

On Saturday, April 24th, we will be down in Port Royal at the Soft Shell Crab Festival! Can't wait because it will be the second time we are there and it means that we have been finding craft shows for a year now!!!!!!!

Hope that your week is going good! Hugs and laughs for everyone who reads this :)

Oktober Fest 2009, Port Royal, SC

A great thank you to all the people that came by the booth to see the great things that we had to offer! It was a lot of fun to get to talk to all of you. The worst part of the whole day was when the wind would blow without the sun.... Oh and the cooking oil smell from the seafood booth across the street and a few booths over!
Our next show will be at the Aqua Grill, November 15th.

Finally Got the Craft Show Pictures!

Somehow we lost the cord that connects the camera to the computer a while ago. I have a feeling that a certain family member walked out with it to be honest. 

At any rate, when we took pictures of our first ever craft fair here in town, I did not have the SD card in the camera, so they went onto the harddrive of the camera!

So here are some pictures that were taken. Next time around, I will have a TON more merchandise there. I have the summer to get ready, right?

Enjoy!

This obviously is the front of the tent. It looks sooo barren!

This is my table set up. Next time, I want more tables and more baskets! The glasses were painted by my mom and never sold!

 

Here you can see the clothing, tutus and hairbows! I like how they are set up on this side for the most part. I know that I need some POW-WOW power.

My First Festival Show is Tomorrow!!!!!

I can not believe that it's tomorrow! I am SO not totally ready. It's been a heck of a week. My kids are feeling neglected, but the older kids have been such a great big help while on Spring Break. I am rewarding them by going to the beach when we can, maybe Sunday or in two weeks when they are with my on a weekend again.

I do know that I will take a day, maybe to rest and then it's back to working hard again but not when everyone is gone! Ana and Zack deserve some mommy time next week. I deserve to get out of the house and let them play, if my playdate group will have be back, that is!

I will post pictures tomorrow night, cause, well, I am just like that! I have given up on making a few things today. No time, but with all these ideas in my head, it's hard not to try and do it all. I have to practice setting up today too so that we know how much time it'll take.

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!