Snow Day!

Posted on 01/24/2012 by

Guest written by our friend Gladys Fuentes

I was so glad that we had Direct.tv today when I looked out the window and literally saw two feet of snow. None of the streets had been cleaned and looked icy. I called into work and a voicemail was up that we would be closed and would have a “snow day”. My husband did the same and he was off work too! It was too cold to go outside and we are a little too old for building snowmen and sledding, so we spent the entire day curled up on the sofa with our beagle watching movies. We have all of the premium channels and they had some great movies. I made a pot of chili and we had chili for lunch and dinner. It was a great way to spend some much needed time together just relaxing. My husband even watched one of my favorite “girly” movies with me, “Sweet Home Alabama”. I must have seen that movie a thousand times, but I love it every time I see it and never seem to get tired of watching it.

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Crafty Pack is now AVAILABLE!

Posted on 01/23/2012 by

Come get it!!

A cheeky take on the ol’ fanny pack! Great for anyone that is a vendor at craft fairs. You can carry everything you need for your sales. Especially your money pouch!

Also a great design for anyone who is in the service industry like a waiter or waitress, or wedding coordinator and needs to be hands on with their stuff!

Crafty Pack Dimensions: – 7″H x 12″W

Suggested fabrics :
Lightweight Cotton fabric (use stabilizer with light cotton), Heavy Cotton Canvas or Twill, Upholstery fabric, Cotton Duck or Cordura.

Fabric shown is available on Spoonflower.com under Mackerilla
(link to swatch http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/513084)

MATERIAL LIST:

44″ – 46″ Wide fabric 1/2 yard

Optional Stabilizer 1 yard at 22″ wide

PARTS LIST:

” Wide shoe lace at 54” or longer or 1“ wide ribbon

-Velcro (either precut square or circle at 1”.
NOTE: do not buy Velcro with the sticky backing

-matching thread

This pattern is $8 for the PDF version

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New Sewing Pattern!

Posted on 01/20/2012 by

THE CRAFTY PACK!

I just whipped up the “Crafty Pack” sewing pattern. I will be finishing up the pattern soon. Need the cover image and to proof it and then I will post it to my ETSY page. This pattern just like my others is available in PDF format for $8.

You can buy this fabric in any weight material on my Spoonflower page.
BUY The Detective Tinkerton fabric here!

Being a craft show vendor and a pet show vendor with my Gimpy Pet products, It’s nice to have everything on hand. And when a show is super busy with tons of customers, you don’t want to be worried where your stuff is. You want to make that sale and move on to the next. I hate to make my customers wait. I know they want to pay for their stuff and move onto the next booth!

This is also a useful pack to wear for anyone in the service industry! Waitresses and or Waiters, Show coordinators, Wedding coordinators, etc…… LOADS of people can use this item!

It’s features include:

2 open rear pockets. One for your cellphone and the other to put your money pouch in for when you doing craft fairs! Got to keep your cash safe and keep it with you at all times. I don’ t like using the cash boxes. You have to always monitor where it is. And if you have to take a potty break, you either take it with you, have a friend or show mate keep an eye on it or hide it and hope no one has seen where you had put it!!

Front features are:

Two pen or pencil slots, one open top pocket for your business cards. Easy access to hand them out without digging for them. And then the roomy center pocket with a velco flap closure. Good for all your catch all items like small scissors, calculator, notes, clips, etc……..

The tie for securing around your waste is a easy wide shoe lace. You can get them super cheap at most shoe stores. I like them better than using a ribbon which can come undone and then your Craft Pack is around your feet! Shoe laces tied tight stay put!!!

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Get your Wool on!!!!!

Posted on 01/17/2012 by

Attention all you Knitters out there!

Wool and the Gang is a cool online Wool Yarn Shop with Knitting Kits for Sale, Video Tutorials as well as finished Ready to Wear knitted items for all you who are too impatient to knit your own which also make great knitted gifts! (that would be me for sure!!)

Buy kits of yarn, needles, pattern and accessories, from simple to sophisticated. Just so you know, their knitting kits will give you super soft 100% cotton sweaters. It is the classic craft of hand-knitting coupled with a high-end raw material like alpaca knitting wool that offers a high quality product and great experience to their customers.

Top quality wool, produced deep in the heart of the Peru’s Andean Highlands.

Each collection is a selection of basic pieces. “Extra seasonal” seasons, according to our choice of design, colors and finishes. Models made from wool for women, men, children, animals, the house, and more, following the seasons and WATG inspiration.

Wool and the Gang , where you can buy kits of yarn, needles, pattern and accessories, from simple to sophisticated.

Check them out!!!

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Appliqué day

Posted on 01/16/2012 by

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Gearing up for my upcoming Bay Area Pet expo event where I am a vendor in. I silkscreened my artwork and text I designed for promoting adoption of rescue pets. Then I appliquéd them onto some alternative apparel sweatshirts I ordered. I will be selling these for $34 at the show and will post them on my ETSY gimpy pets page.

Appliqué is a great way to add cool art and designs to clothes instead if risking screening directly onto a favorite clothing item. This way you don’t risk a failed screening job!

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Sewing Tip!!!

Posted on 01/13/2012 by

When your sewing with velcro, it’s best NOT use the kind that has the sticky backing on it.

It gums up your sewing needle and then pulls the thread and causes missing stitches. NO FUN!!!!!

I usually buy it by the yard instead of the little squares or circles or small strips.

Also it’s cheaper to buy the wider velcro. So get the 1 1/2″ or 2″ width and just cut in half. You get more for your money this way!!!!

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A Cuttin and a sewin!

Posted on 01/11/2012 by

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Making Cat post surgery recovery collars to sell at the upcoming Bay Area Pet Expo on Feb 4th!

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PLEASE HELP AND VOTE!!!!

Posted on 01/02/2012 by

PLEASE, PLEASE, Please help me get at least 1000 votes to get a write up in Bark magazine for Gimpy pets and win food for shelter animals by going to this link and voting for “My Gimpy Pets” on page 1 or page 2. Let’s get me to the top of page 1 and win!

https://www.facebook.com/FetchCorporate?sk=app_314221608593606.

PLEASE VOTE EVERY DAY! AND SHARE THIS WITH ALL YOUR FRIENDS! THANK YOU!!!!

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Time to still sew for Christmas!

Posted on 12/20/2011 by

There is still time to get some fabric and make some gifts!

My wine tote and Journal bag sewing pattern is super simple and a great gift.

Check out what is available on my ETSY page!

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Sewing/Craft room ideas

Posted on 12/15/2011 by

I finally sold the overly large quilters table! Yeah!!! It was nice but too big for my wee little work space. I need to organize up a fabulous room of creativity! I can’t work in chaos! I need a tidy need and welcoming space.

Well this is where lots of research online for ideas and making a list of functional needs for such a space. I  want a whole wall of shelving, cabinets and drawers. A cool work surface and a comfy chair to ponder in……………..

My friend Jason will be building up the furniture. He has done most of our shelving a storage in our house. Plus a sweet entertainment center for our living room! If you want to see some of his work you can go to his website.

Suggestions for crafty spaces are welcome! I can use some inspiration on this!

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