{Christmas in July} SUMMER SALE!!!

Hi friends! I hope you are having a happy Friday!

We haven’t had a sale in the shop in a lonnnnnnng time so I figured today was a good day to fix that! Your welcome!

Lot’s of fun pretties in the shop like…

My new Sunglasses Cases…this one is made with a vintage flour sack!

Coffee cuffs…great for iced coffees too! Love this burlap one!

Ruffley Zipper Pouch…perfect for all those little odds and ends that get lost in the bottom of your bag!

Yo Yo Button Headbands…great for keeping the wispies out of your face on beach days!

Now for the fun part…take 20% off your purchase with the code HEATWAVE20 at checkout! Any order over $25 will receive a FREE GIFT form me as well!

Happy Shopping Friends!

Elizabeth

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A sneak peek at what’s coming to the shop!

I’ve been hard at work coming up with new ideas for the shop! Fabulous new items for home, for baby, and lot’s of things “for fun!”. Here is a sneak peek at some of the things I have been working on for the “for fun!” section…

As you can see, my “Shabby Blossom” is showing up a lot! Here is a closer look at each item.

The “Shabby Blossom” will feature a fabric covered button and attached to the back is an alligator clip as well as a pin back so it can be worn in your hair or on your favorite shirt, sweater, bag, etc…

The pleated zipper pouch to hold all those essentials that get lost in the bottom of your bag! How cute are those owls?!?!

Here is a pleated pouch with a shabby blossom that I made for a friend who is graduating from college.

And last but not least, here are a few bags I embellished with raw edge appliqué , ruffles, and more Shabby Blossoms!

Thanks to the girls at Saving Money and Living Life, Tea Rose Home, Tatertots and Jello, Sugar & Spice, Blue Cricket Design, Fireflies and Jellybeans, Sew Much Ado, and Fingerprints on the fridge for letting me link up!

Going GREEN and staying stylish!

I just completed an order for 9 sets of cloth napkins for a new customer at my etsy shop. She wants to use less paper in her home and switching to cloth napkins is a great place to start! I am really proud of how they turned out! Beautiful and eco-friendly…doesn’t get any better than that! More eco-friendly items (like coffee cozies, reusable snack bags, and market totes) will be added to the shop soon so check back regularly or convo me if you’d like a custom order.

One a side note…I have quite a few scraps left from these napkins so I think I am going to start working on a string quilt for me!

Happy Monday everyone!

A rainbow of colors!

I had 3 custom orders this week…all cloth napkins! One order was for 2 sets, one for 3 sets, and one for 9 sets! That’s 60 napkins total. The two smaller sets are already done and I am working on the larger set today. They are to match the clients Fiestaware and I am loving all the bright and cheery fabrics I get to play with! Fiestaware is very inspiring! 

What do YOU want to see in the shop???

Hi everyone! It's slim pickings in the shop right now. Good problem to have since things are selling, but I want to increase my inventory ASAP! Here are some ideas for things I am planning on listing in the near future (aka as soon as I am caught up on all my custom orders). Can you help me out by leaving a comment and telling me what else you would like to see in there? Thanks so much!

• For Home: Patchwork dishtowels, reversible cloth napkins, reversible coasters, scrappy quilts, aprons
  
• For Baby: Boutique-style baby gifts sets w/ an appliquéd onesie, bib, and burp-cloth, some booties, quilts, security blankets
  
• For Fun: Beach totes, headbands, purses, ruffled make-up bags
  
• *NEW* Eco-Friendly Items-Coffee Cozies, Market Totes, reusable snack bags

Happy Mother’s Day to Me!!! My new bag!

I have been wanting to make myself a new bag for a while and since Mother’s Day is here I decided to take a break from sewing for other people and whip myself up something pretty! We have been going to Disneyland quite a bit and although we are out of the diaper bag stage, I still need something big to hold everyone’s things! Why is it that the mom always has to hold everything??? Anyhow, a cross-body messenger bag seemed like a good solution. So here it is in all it’s cuteness :) I used the tutorial on All People Quilt but made a few modifications. I made the strap a little longer and patchworky because I am in love with this camera strap but I have no need for it! I also added some extra pockets. There was supposed to be a big pocket along the back of the bag on the outside, but I totally forgot to put it on there…had it all cut and ready to go too. Oh well…maybe I’ll make a matching makeup pouch or something! And last but not least, I added my super cute Sew Chatty label from MommieMadeIt. I am sure to get lots of use out of this bag starting today!!!

My first order from someone I don’t know…YAY!

A few days ago I received an Etsy “convo” from a someone who was looking for cloth napkins for her office. Turns out she works for the CA Association of Food Banks up in the Oakland area. I am so excited to get going on these! Here are the fabrics I chose for her. Hope she likes them as much as I do!