I've Been a Busy Bee

I've been working on things to send to our cousin to put in her store in Alabama for sale. Since I am testing the waters to see if there is any demand for my things, I am only sending a few items. Here are some that I am sending to her tomorrow.

I made these two purses. I love the pumkin purse. I definitely have to make one for myself.

Sheila said scrapbooking is real big in her area so I did four of my Scrapbooking Diva shirts.

I have the small Scrapbooking Diva tote that I made earlier to include in the box and if I don't run out of steam, I'd like to make some little girl's boutique hairbows.

Luck, love and laughter,

Judy

Soccer Moms Rock!

Robin asked me to do a tee shirt for her to wear to Addie's soccer games. I used a design that I came up with last spring for a shirt for Joy.

Luck, love and laughter,
Judy

Personal Shopper

I have my very own personal shopper!!

I recently received a very nice order for large denim tote bags and the smaller purses like what I made last Spring which will be for Christmas gifts. I mentioned to my hubby Sunday that I needed to keep a lookout at Hancocks, Hobby Lobby and Wal Mart for denim to be on sale. He replied that he had to do a posting in Batesville this week and did I want him to go to the big fabric warehouse that is there. To which I replied, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

Yesterday he went to Batesville to do his foreclosure sale posting at the courthouse (he is a 3rd party posting provider for a local attorney) armed with samples of denim and a sample of the craft stiffner/interfacing that I use in the bags. The amount of fabric in this store is mind boggling and the prices are fantastic. He bought denim for me but they were out of the stiff interfacing that I need.

When he left Batesville, he went on to Heber Springs to do another posting at the courthouse there. While at the courthouse, he asked to see a telephone directory so he could see if there were any fabric stores. He found Quilter's Corner Fabric and they had the stiff interfacing that I need. He brought me her business card and said she would be happy to mail some to me whenever I needed more.

He is the greatest!!

Judy

For Our Little Cheerleader

Sarabeth is in a beginning cheerleading program with the Future Panthers Football League in Benton. She is cheering for her big brother Jesse's team -- the Titans. I embroidered her a cheerleading shirt and added lots of bling with hot fix crystals.

Luck, love and laughter,

Judy

Embroidered Shirts

I wasn't very creative this week -- did not get any cards or layouts made. I did manage, however, to embellish three shirts with machine embroidery.

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Addie asked for a shirt with a soccer ball on it so here is her shirt.

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Addie is invited to a birthday party today for one of her preschool classmates and Robin asked me to do a couple of shirts for Addie's gift for her. Raygan's daddy is one of the coaches at the high school so with that in mind I did this shirt for her.

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Every little girl is a princess and needs a crown so here is one for Raygan. I added some bling to it with hot fix crystals.

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It seems like I have a million and one things that I need to do this weekend. Time to make a to do list and prioritize it. Then see how much I can get done or not get done as the case may be.

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Have a great weekend.

Judy

Tamara's Card Sketch #61 & Recipe Challenge #14

Here is a card I made using Tamara's Card Sketch #61.

Basic Grey Ambrosia paper pad; Prima flowers; rhinestone brads; Offray ribbon; and Stampabilities stamp for sentiment.

And this card was made using Tamara's Scrapping Recipe Challenge #14.

The challenge was to use lace, flowers, and buttons.

The Paper Studio Basics paper pack; Prima Flowers; lace and button from my stash; Threading Water punch; Swiss Dots embossing folder; and Stampabilities stamp for sentiment.

We were very lucky....Ike moved through our area very quickly overnight. I was so tired that I slept through it. We did loose power during the night but it was back on at 9:00 this morning. And the sun began to shine very shortly after that.

Have a great week everyone.

Luck, love & laughter,

Judy

Scrapbooking Diva Tote

I made a Scrapbooking Diva tote bag today. But this one is smaller than the ones that I made last Spring and not quite as complicated to put together.

I am going to make several tote bags, purses, and tee shirts and send to a cousin in Alabama to put in her store to sell. She was here this week and saw a couple of the purses that I made and told me that I needed to make some for her to put in her store. She has an antique mall/flea market and also carries a lot of handmade items. So I am going to test the waters with a few things and see if they sell.

The outer bands of Ike arrived this afternoon and there was heavy rain in the counties around us and a lot of tornado warnings. It all skirted metropolitan Little Rock. We have had as yet very little rain but it sounds like the wind may be picking up some. We are supposed to get 3 to 6 inches of rain tonight with 20-25+ mph sustained winds and supposedly it will all be moved out of the state by tomorrow afternoon.

I have stuff strewn all over my craft room from sewing so I need to take a few minutes to get things picked up and put away. Then think I'll make a card or two before I call it a night.

Luck, love and laughter,

Judy