I know you shouldn’t obsess over your stats and likes and followers and sales and such but every once in a while you hit a neat number.
I just did this the other day on my Pinterest boards.
Wonder how long the next 1000 will take? Challenge accepted!
Posted in fun finds, uncategorized
So you know what I should have been doing yesterday with my afternoon off, no not attending 3 appointments, I *should* have been photographing my finished bag!
I promise to snag some pics over the weekend.
Also I’m going to make this next.
You may be able to find it elsewhere but that’s where I bought it.
Posted in createalong
Tagged japanese fabric, purse, scraps, sewing, stitch magazine, victory bag
I’ll forgive you.
Yeah more scrappy wallets. I love Michelle Patterns, perhaps you’ve noticed. I want to grow up and be like her. I keep collecting PDF patterns and trying them all out in an effort to better understand them and how they work so that someday, someday, I can create my own from all these sketches I just keep accumulating.
I just need some time to research it all and get going on it. Michelle Patterns has this great resource for heading in that direction. It’s an ebook/document sharing some of her knowledge from years of selling PDF patterns online.
Description from her site:
• What the pattern user needs
• Basic overview of the pattern making process
• General photo info – test photos, file formats, etc.
• General info about the pattern pieces – margin guide, text to include, etc.
• Setting up and saving a template so your document will be ready for future patterns
• Tips for writing the instructions – style, voice, font considerations, etc.
• Inserting the instruction images
• Inserting, testing, and troubleshooting the pattern pieces (the hardest part!)
• Exporting to pdf
• Testing the pattern
• Lots of tips from my own experience!
I love that she supports other women in starting their own business by letting you make and sell items from her patterns. I don’t always intend to do that with what I make but it’s nice to know you can if you’d like. Also now that she’s branching out and sharing tips on how to *make* your own that’s even more awesome. She’s also selling patterns made by other people in her online shop now so if you’re ahead of me and making your own PDF patterns already that’s something you might want to explore for some more exposure.
I recently bought the Idea Pouch and can’t wait to make one and store my iPad, stylus, little notebook some markers in it.
Posted in crafty books, sewing
Tagged keyka lou, michelle patterns, patterns, PDF patterns, sewing, small business
Apparently, not only has this publication been around for a while, but it’s only published twice (?) a year. But I have to tell you it’s the cutest magazine, full of such eye candy.
I had one in my hand during one of my cross border expeditions but I passed on actually purchasing it. I regret that now. It’s hard to find now since it’s published in January, and I’ve found it once here in Canada and it was $15 which just sort of breaks my brain and I can’t part with all that money for it.
I did find a download for a bit cheaper online, well I think it was $10 so not *that* remarkably cheaper.
I tried to be a cheater pants and take screen shots of parts of it but they seem to be onto that sneaky trick. You’ll just have to trust me it’s a super fun magazine. Find a copy and flip through it.
Made this as part of Back To School month over at Meremade. It’s sort of my fall/teacher/learning/girl wish list. Sharing it with you!
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Treasury tool supported by the dog house
Hope all my fellow Canadians have had a great Thanksgiving weekend and at least one turkey filled meal. My meal is today and I hope to spend the time around it crafting and snuggling my boys.
I’ll have to catch Wesley though since yesterday was his 6th birthday and he’s buried in new LEGO.
Have a wonderful day with your family and loved ones, even if it’s just a normal Monday for you.
Posted in uncategorized
After posting about this button and getting all the comments on the orange bunny button I had to stop in The Paper Place while we were downtown in Toronto and replace the one I used.
Once again no clue what I’ll use it for but it’s so adorable, so I spent almost $4 on a single button.
Oh and I picked up pieces of these awesome ribbons.
I broke down and ordered 2 issues of Cotton Time from CD Japan. They have a points program and you get some on your birthday, so when I was awarded some at the start of the month I decided to put them to good use.
I ordered the July 2012 and September 2012 issues. I have no idea which is which.
Gotta love the adventure of buying Japanese craft books.
The photos and projects are so amazing though, I just can’t get enough of them. It’s almost soothing to just sit and look through it over and over and over.
We went into Toronto the other weekend and I spotted these bikes while walking up Queen Street.
How amazing is this bike!? It’s adorable. Sadly, not only is it $899, it’s also gearless and therefore sort of a token bike to have and not very useful for excercise rides, or biking to work or such.
But it’s still beautiful to look at.
