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Happy 2009!

Happy 2009!

Aaaaaah, we did it. We made it through the holidays. Good for us! The Etsy shop is now re-opened, and all items are shipping within 2 short business days (or less) after receipt of payment!

I wanted to give…

*blush* I’m in an Etsy Treasury!

*blush* I’m in an Etsy Treasury!

Er…we’re in an Etsy Treasury. Or actually, the Wooly Rosette Felt Brooch is in a Treasury (top left in the gallery below)! Not only that, but it’s in a CHOCOLATE-related Treasury. And we know how much we like chocolate,…

Shopping for shipping supplies

Shopping for shipping supplies

Happily, I’ve steadily been making my way through the 150 padded shipping envelopes I ordered from Overstock awhile back and am almost in need of restocking my supply. I’ve decided to switch things up a bit and find different packaging.…

Featured Shop on the SF Bay Area Etsy Street Team site!

Featured Shop on the SF Bay Area Etsy Street Team site!

Yaaaaaaay, I’m this week’s Featured Shop on the SF Bay Area Etsy Street Team site!

First, I’d like to thank Kendra from Brownies Vintage & Indie Design Clothing Boutique for the interview, awesome post and sweet…

Addicted to podcasts

I love sewing to episodes of Project Runway playing in the background. I guess it feels like we’re all in it together, trying to crank stuff out before the next deadline. But when Project Runway reruns aren’t on,

New bells ‘n whistles on the site

New bells ‘n whistles on the site

I made a bunch of small changes to the site over the weekend, starting of course with the new navigation column over on the right hand side! My whole adventure started with wanting to add a section on craft books to…

A sticky situation

A sticky situation

My stickers are here! My stickers are here! I am now the proud new owner of 250 sheets of 2″ circle labels and 250 sheets of weatherproof shipping labels! My little inkjet’s got its work cut out for…

On the hunt for labels

On the hunt for labels

One of the to-do’s coming out of my meeting with StitchCraft‘s Nicole Vasbinder was for me to consider investing in manufactured labels for my bags. I currently hand make each and every label, so outsourcing this piece will…

I heart StitchCraft

I heart StitchCraft

Today I hauled on out to Petaluma for a private craft business session with Nicole Vasbinder (aka Queen Puff Puff), proprietor of a hip new sewing studio in Petaluma’s cute downtown area. And boy was it worth the drive!

A few site changes

I’ve been futzing around with the site lately, particularly the Home page, to try and find a good way to display product photos. Christine’s helped me customize a WordPress plugin for Pictobrowser to allow me to show multiple “galleries” on…

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