New York, New York

Wow... time really does fly. I can't believe I've been away this long. T'is the season to be a little elf and what do little elves do? Why, make things of course. Hats, gloves, scarves, dolls, dolls, and more dolls to name just a few of the things that have to be made for Santa and holiday shows but I did get in a little time to visit my beloved NYC - the day after Thanksgiving of all days. It was madness ... overwhelming, delicious, madness. I loved every minute of it - hangin' with my cousin, the most fabulous cup of coffee from the Bridgeport Train Station (who would'a thunk it), the lines, the Christmas tree, the holiday windows, the subway, the Union Square Holiday Market, the pastry from Juniors (when did Grand Central station become so fabulous?)and most of all ... the hordes and hordes of people. Loved it. :) I've decided that my New Year's resolution is to figure out how I can live in that city without having a truckload of roommates and without going broke.

Crazy 2 Weeks

Well, I'm back...physically, anyway. It's been a rough couple of weeks. Packing, moving, and on top of all that, my mum had surgery. Phew! It's over and thank God she's doing well. The saga continues because now it's time to unpack and find all my stuff. Not complaining though, because mum is great and that's all I care about. Here are some new aprons and product tags. These aprons may look like those from the September 10th post because they are in the same color family but they are different.

In the coming weeks, I will have all new stuff in my etsy shop (as soon as I find it all). I'm gearing up for the holiday season which is wicked busy but my favorite time of year. Can't wait to get started on all of that fun stuff. :)

Think Pink!

Feeling a bit pinky today. Don't know why. I should be feeling blue considering I'm in the middle of moving. :) I've shown you the green pillows, now here are the pink ones. They're in the etsy shop. I've thrown in a pink painting just because of the pink theme. Happy Thursday!

Thank You Treat!

I want to thank Derilyn at Treat for highlighting my work on her fabulous blog. It was the first non softie blog to feature my work and I was pretty excited. Check out her great, inspirational, design, artsy, kick-butt blog at http://www.treat.typepad.com/.

Ugly, Yummy Polyester

look at that tan + white pattern...love it!

also lovin' the cute pink + white floral pattern

Woke up Sunday morning (yes, this post is tardy due to photo upload issues) with one thought pounding at my head ... Polyester! Had to run out to see the "fabric lady" at my local flea market and her stock did not disappoint. Found some things on top but then starting digging through bolt after bolt and found gold. Just what I was looking for, Poly and her sister Ester. I was craving some really ugly polyester. You know ... the kind of polyester you see in the photos of your grampy in his favorite ugly poly pants from way back when. I love that ugly, ugly polyester. To me, it's delicious. I didn't find the ugly stuff but was still happy with my discoveries. Can't wait to dig in. I'm having visions of dolls, christmas stockings, hats, mittens and maybe some bags. Yummy!

Inventory Findings

hand drawn coasters

patchwork pincushions w/hand drawn appliquesThe ProodinThorpe Family of plush dolls

Here are some of the inventory items I came upon yesterday while packing. Some of these goodies will find their way over to etsy the first week of October. Enjoy.

New Items in Etsy Shop After 10/1

Over the next 2 weeks I'll be packing and moving, so I will post all new items after October 1st. This whole process has allowed me to see just how much inventory I have. I came across things I'd completely forgotten about that had all been neatly packed away awaiting the day I had an online shop. I found cat dolls, bird dolls, girl dolls, indian inspired dolls, wallets, pillows, eyeglass cases, christmas stockings and ornaments, some funky, textile wall art - all kinds of stuff. If I do any holiday shows this year, I have plenty of inventory to work with. :)