Archive for April, 2009

Paying it Forward in 2009 (handmade style)

April 28th, 2009 Shelly

I have been seeing this all over in crafty blogs lately and I want to do it too!

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SO here are the rules for the one I am doing.

  • The first five people to respond to this post will get something handmade by me.
  • It will be done this year (2009).
  • It will be something made in the real world and not something over the internet.
  • I am going to limit this to the US only due to the price of shipping.
  • In return, all you need to do is post this text into a note or blog of your own and make 5 things for 5 other  people.
  • Make sure to comment here that you are interested in my little gift, link me to your PIF post and send me your address!
  • HOORAY FOR HANDMADE! And hooray for paying it forward!
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Wow, I really need to catch up!

April 28th, 2009 Shelly

Not too much exciting stuff going on, but I feel the need to post!  This is what I worked on all last week, I am pretty proud of it!

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It’s a quilt for Jaime and Chad’s baby MaKayla who is scheduled to be born on May 21st.  Yes, I did say scheduled!

In other baby news, my sister Sarah is scheduled to have her little girl Mollie tomorrow!  I am so excited, grandma is going to pick me up at 8am so we can go sit and wait.  I am working on another quilt for Jake’s cousin Marshall’s baby who is going to be born around the same time as MaKayla.  His name is going to be Luke (as far as we still know).  Anyway, I wanted to get it all ready for the binding so I could to the hand stitch work while I was sitting, but I don’t think I am going to get it all done.  So far I only have the “coins” sewed together.

I did scrap a page today, but I can’t share that yet.  I don’t think I have anything new since the last time I posted though.  I have been busy sewing and not really taking time to scrap.  I am all caught up on the sewing that I have to do though.  I am waiting on fabric for one order and waiting for someone to pay for another order.  That’s the worst part, waiting to get paid.  It’s also a HUGE pain.  In fact, I need to go post on the blog over there that I am not doing ANY more work without being paid up front.  I made a diaper bag for someone at church at the beginning of March and she hasn’t been back to church since the week that she messaged me repeatedly on Face Book wanting me to get it done.  I did it that week and it’s still hanging here.  I am to the point where now I have this custom diaper bag and until I find someone who wants that exact bag, I am just out the time and money.  It’s super annoying.

Michele and I are working on something fun that is going to debut on National Scrapbooking Day which is this Saturday.  It’s something we have had in the works for about 9 months now and we just keep putting it off while we are busy with other stuff.  Well, we are finally going to get it going!  SO watch here and I will keep you posted…I promise!

Well, I am going to go sew for a bit…have a great evening!

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In a funk, but I am scrapping again

April 7th, 2009 Shelly

I don’t know what is going on, but I am just not feeling good lately and I don’t feel like doing anything.  Maybe it’s because I know that I have so much to do and it’s overwhelming me to the point that I don’t want to do any of it.  I have 2 tote bags, a purse an overnight bag and cosmetic bag that I need to get done this week.  I am frustrated and I think maybe I just need to vent.  I don’t get any orders for weeks at a time and then I talk to people and answer e-mails and send invoices, etc… and wait and wait for payment from some to the point that I think maybe they changed their minds and then I get the payments all at once and it’s just all piled up.  So that is where I am at this week…2 big orders to get done, along with Easter.  I already decided to buy Bailey’s Easter dress instead of making it.  I waited till this week to make it and then these orders came through and it got put on the back burner…that’s what you get for procrastinating I guess.  I am likely not going to get all these bags done this week though, but that’s how it goes…I just have to do what I can.  Oh and I am making Easter cake pops for the Easter dinner on Sunday…those are going to be so fun, the kids want to help with them.

I have started scrapping again.  I have done a few pages this past few days.

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I actually have one more, but I can’t share that one yet, it was a CT kit that isn’t coming out until Thursday.

Not too much else going on here.  I really need to get to work though…

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