Busy Busy Purse Making

I've been swamped with making purses lately. Lots and lots of spring handbags going out around town, take a look. . . 

I had a "purse party" about a month ago and these are some of the products. The purse party involved a huge get together of ladies with all my fabric, bag examples, so appetizers, wine and chatting that made for a huge success. My next one is lined up for the end of April for some ladies who didnt make it to the premier purse party event.  It was so fun to see all the different styles and patterns each lady liked and wanted. And it was pretty funny to see some scour over the fabrics for a few hours and still be uncertain what they wanted and then the few that came in, picked them out in 10 minutes and then sat around mingling the rest of the time. 

I just finally cut mine out last night to sew up because mine from the fall is definitely in need of retirement. I ran that thing around everywhere, loved it, and now its time to love another one!

Its going to be a new style and Im so excited to get it done because Im making Camryn a matching mini version of mine. I always make mine, my moms or my sisters first if its a new style to work out all the kinks. Stay tuned for the new bag style!

Also, go to Women Who Do it All for a great giveaway with the possibility to win something such as a great bag from  Yellow Plum Blossoms, she has a wonderful blog for all the great sewing busy moms out there, check it out!

xoxo

Kristyn

Excited, I won! sp guess what....!!!

Ok because I am completely overjoyed…..

I’ve decided to…..

To host my first giveaway!!!!!!!

Before I tell you what though, I have to share why I am so excited.

I WON over $90 worth of super stuff from Distinct Design! I don’t win very often but when I do its fabulous! If you’d like to see what I won, stop by Joy’s blog Distinct Design. You’ll find tutorials, giveaways and inspirational creator to follow. She also has her own Etsy shop called SnazzieDrawers with great patterns!

I did win one other time not too long ago…. A FANTABULOUS card! I have it in safe keeping until fathers day comes along.

It is perfect for my FANTABULOUS DAD whom is arguably one of the greatest Dads on Earth… (Yes you to Mom, I most definitely can not let her go without props as well) This is the card I won from Beyond the Fringe Crafts

Ok, drum roll please…………………………………………………………….

My first giveaway one of the newest items I have created to sell at the Local Collection opening April 30th in Boston.

This is the little girl’s “Summer Purse” for my HollieK’s line at the Local Collection. I have an extra one to raffle off to one of my sassy & lovely followers.

Ways to Enter:

1. Become a follower of “My Heaven”, if already a follower leave a comment :)

2. Stop by my Etsy shop and leave a comment of what your favorite item is

3. Become a fan of "hollie k's" on Facebook (there should be a link button in the side bar for it somewhere, sorry you couldn't locate it :( Annie)

4. Add this giveaway to one of your blog posts and leave a comment with the link of the post.

All pretty easy, 4 chances! Goodl Luck! Oh ya, I’ll randomly pick the # of the winner this Friday, April 9th . I will leave a comment for the winner on their latest blog and also post it here :)

Xoxo

Krissy

The Case of the Missing Tutu

Today I wanted to share my newest Tutu. I thought it came out adorable. I tend to sew them more often than the tie version because they are easy to keep up. The tie version tutus get very messy and you need to comb them through them after wearing a lot depending on the crazy girl wearing it :)

The tie version though come out so cute and you have so many color options and other details to add to them. They tend to be puffier too depending on the "stiffness" of the tulle, but today I am displaying the Pink Kaylee Starlett Tutu



The original was made for my cousin's 3 year old girl named Kaylee whom loves to play dress up I hear. I wanted to do something more so I added these dainty little shiny stars I found at Jo Ann fabrics awhile back and added to my embellishments collection. I finally put them to use and still have plenty more to embellish with. Im hoping to see some cute pictures of her in it. I love seeing stuff in actual use! Makes it all worth it.

Funny thing is that I originally made a tutu for Kaylee that was pink with white felt hearts sewed through out it. I had Zack drop the tutu off at my parents one morning when he dropped off the kids because they were going to see my aunt to give the tutu to her grandaughter, Kaylee. Later that day I ask my dad about the "purple bag." I get "What purple bag?." So it was a mystery for a few days what happened to the "purple bag."

A few days later I was at home and asked to watch my niece Amber. Her daddy drops her off and she comes prancing in my front door with jeans, a sweater and the PINK TUTU with WHITE FELT HEARTS! it was hysterical, and my BIL Steve is like "what, dont look at me, I know nothing." Apparently, Zack dropped the bag off with NO explanation, My mom found it and thought it was for Amber to bring to daycare, so she dropped her off at daycare with it. My sister, Katie, picked Amber up from daycare wearing it and assumed she got it from the obvious "tutu maker" of the family.

Needless to say I could not ask a little girl to give her tutu back!!! So I whipped up another one, and me always liking to make things different than the others decided to use the stars, and I love it, even more so than the hearts!

In honor of this hysterical story, I am working on a tutorial to share with all of you on the no-sew Tutu! Hopefully I can get it together by next week, so look out for it. I owe everyone something fun to make as I have enjoyed so many of all your tutorials :)


Happy Monday

Kristyn

Brand New Year

Happy New Year!

Above are a bunch of pictures taken of my beautiful kids enjoying their santa hats this year in their Pajamas, or which we call them "kichees" (old family word thats just stuck over the generationgs i guess).

Right now I am trying to get out of holiday mode, my holiday mode consists of lots of family time, relaxing and reorganizing - only thing it doesnt really involve was making new items for HollieK's so I just started this week to work on some Valentine's Day items for HollieK's on Etsy and for the little shop nearby that now carries some of my items :) Im finding it hard to fit it all in though. Funny how a month of chaotic holidays can throw your whole schedule off!

I am going to try to update my new items here and progress as things move on for 2010.

Again Happy 2010, and hoping for a happy and successful one all you hard working ladies out there!