Tie Tees

Fun with Blingydings

I have one of those little hotfix guns for the occasional bling application. Last week I was feeling sassy so I made myself a shirt-- one of those blingy cross tees you see all over Canton. Then I went Crrrrrazy and blinged a free hat that had a random logo on the front. What do you think?

Open House TONIGHT!

This is SO last-minute. But that's exactly how I work!

YOU are invited to an Open House that's happening TONIGHT! I will be there with my inventory, (and order forms!) as well as my friends Ashley Hollis with Two Sisters Originals, Angela Ables with Puddles and Bugs, Jennifer White with Stella and Dot Jewelry, and Leslie Strange with Homemade Gourmet and Strange Gifts.

This will be a fun time to shop and eat and chat with girls. So bring a friend or two and come see us!

Details:
When: TONIGHT!! August 8th, 6-8pm come and go
Where: 2530 Preston Ave, Tyler, TX 75701

Hope to see you there!

For non-local customers, if you email me or leave a comment on this post TODAY, you will receive 25% off your order!

Ruffle Necklace

I've recently become obsessed with following craft blogs. I have dreams and aspirations of having one of those awesome craft blogs myself, and I'm doing the best I can here. My favorite things to see are repurposed clothing tutorials, like how to take a ratty old t-shirt and make it into something fabulous! Like a cardigan, or a toddler dress. Both of these I WILL make. Soon.

Anyway, my newest favorite blog, as you have seen if you clicked the links above, is Happy Together. She makes the coolest stuff! And is so nice to post step-by-step instructions with lots of pictures, so her readers can make cool stuff too. I recently saw a necklace that I HAD to make. It was one of those opportune moments when I had everything I needed at arm's reach, so I just DID it. It was a simple ruffle necklace that I made with leftover chiffon and a necklace cord I already had. It took 30 minutes, and only because I had to make it twice because I did bad eyeballmath the first time. And then, because I'm partially insane and have vain tendencies, I uploaded a picture of myself wearing said necklace to her flickr photo group. This was at least three weeks ago, maybe four. Look what I found on her blog tonight..

http://ohsohappytogether.blogspot.com/2010/08/in-spotlight-holiday-craft-along.html

Talk about SHOCKER! She has 2396 followers of her blog and my face is on it now, and a link to my blog!

It is a pretty necklace though, isn't it!?

p.s. If you are reading my blog because you clicked the link at Happy Together, Hello! Won't you be a dear and follow mine too? Pretty Please?

The Shirt

If anyone knows me personally, they would know, or easily guess, that I do not make a habit of following directions. If you need proof in my personal life, this blog post describes it well.

So I took on a personal challenge last night and decided I would make myself a top using one of the *many* patterns I've collected over the past couple of years, with grand plans to do them all.

Here is the result:





Conclusion: "She CAN BE TAUGHT!"

I also made this hiphugger skirt for a friend. She makes these sweet handbags and we did a trade. I am really loving my new Amy Butler Love fabric! It is SO nice to work with!



p.s. the background is my bathroom wall that I retextured last weekend.. it will eventually be painted a light gray-green called "Willow Tree." I've been busy getting my craft on lately!

'Nother Name Banner

I made this for my friend Meg, who is having her second baby - a little girl this time - and is using the same crib bedding she used for her son. I helped host a baby shower for her, and my fellow hostesses decided we wanted to help Meg "girlify" the room a bit. One thing was to make a banner with baby Rachel's name on it. I also made a toy organizer and put some ribbons on it, but sadly did not take a picture of it.

Kennedy's summer wardrobe (at least, some of it)

These were all designed by my customer -- doesn't she have a creative eye? She's also good with colored pencils.. ;-)

A new flouncey outfit:


Love this one -- it's got a sheer cheetah overlay showing the stripes underneath


closeup of the details on the top.


The shorts that go underneath:


TRIPLE cheetah ruffles! ME-OW.


Satin ruffles = my worst enemy! But it turned out cute, eh?