So things have been pretty crazy around here lately and I see it's been a while since I've posted but in my defense there's been a lot going on! ^_^ So here's my update...
Sept. 25th - I picked up my consignment sale check and I have to admit I was rather disappointed...didn't sell a lot. My guess is that there's just too many people consigning at the MKA sale. They have an overload of clothing! (Hence the reason I spent so much...I kept finding more stuff to buy!) So I brought home my Winnie the Pooh Travel System (stroller, infant car seat, & base) and a basketful of clothing that didn't sell. *sigh* I'm going to do a yard sale at my dad's (along with a friend of mine) in a couple weeks to try to move some things out. Dad has several things he needs sold as well so I'm going to be busy getting everything together, cleaned, tagged, and ready to lay out that day. -_- Eh...I need to get started on all this soon...
Sept. 26th & Oct. 3rd - A friend of mine from church and I discovered a need for sewing lessons so we've started a sewing small group at church on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month. We have a pretty good sized group so far. Debi's handling all the actual sewing teaching and I help with the sewing machines (I honestly didn't realize I knew so much about sewing machines until I started helping some of these girls and women that knew NOTHING about sewing!!!). So Sept. 26th, we went to Joann's and Debi walked us through picking out fabrics & notions and taught us how to locate and read pattern covers. We all picked out our fabric and notions that we needed for our first project (a simple but very cute apron). I picked a chocolate fabric with the names and containers of different spices arranged on the fabric for the main fabric with a contrasting chocolate fabric with green circles all over it. It looks really good together! On Oct. 3rd, we got together at the church and Debi walked us through layout of the pattern on the fabric, how to pin down and cut out and little details we needed to know to cut our patterns out of our fabric and then we pressed the fabric to prep it. Then we all got out our machines, turned them on and used scrap fabric to test our skills and tension and all that before starting on our projects. Most of us got the main parts of the apron seamed together and the pockets made and ready to be put on. Did you know that you're supposed to press your seams as you finish sewing them? ^_~
Oct. 2nd - I went to a Creative Memories Scrapbooking meeting with a friend of mine and we had a great time! This one was at the consultant's house and man is it a beautiful place! They have 27 acres with a lake and a beautiful house! She had a whole room that was just for her scrapbooking stuff and meetings!!! We spent the day scrapbooking and just having a great time! I had to make a Scholarship Drive poster board for the dance school Heather and I attend so I did that first. I got to use one of the cricut's that was brought along and that thing is awesome! Debi (the friend I went with) ended up buying it from the lady that brought it for a great price! After I finished it I got 4 pages done on Mikayla's birth scrapbook before Eddie arrived to pick me up at 5pm. After that, we rushed back to the dance school for the Open House. IHS Dance has recently acquired a new studio building in town and we've all been working hard to get moved in and start dancing there. We started having classes in the new building a few weeks ago and just had the opportunity to have an open house. There were several people there and we had a blast! Kelly (the director) had us all doing the chicken dance, a version of a line dance, and a bunch of other fun dances around the studio. Everyone was laughing and having fun. ^_^
Newest News: I am now a LICENSED seller of Wigglebunz Creations Soakers, shorties, longies, and Skirties! I can make them as cloth diaper covers with gussets and extra room in the bottom for those fluffy cloth diapers or I can make them with flat bottoms for babies and toddlers to wear as clothing over disposable or AIO/pocket cloth diapers as well! My plan is to start making a regular weekly blog post of my work in progress with pictures! I'm hoping to get enough business from this to help pay for Christmas presents for the girls. So if you want custom sized bottoms, please email me to get a slot! Oh and my new business name is Lizzie's Loops! (Mikayla's middle name is Elizabeth, and Lizzie is a nickname and I was thinking about different combinations for a business name and this came up ^_^) As I get more organized and everything, I'll post an official opening blog post and get some pictures up of items I've made in the past. I'm hoping to add crocheted shirts and other items as I find patterns that I like and can get permission to sell the items made from them. Hopefully, I'll get enough recognition that I can do a collaboration with some yarn dyers, too and get to work with some nicer yarns. ^_^ Hopefully this endeavor will succeed and I'll be able to work at home for a while...it'll be a nice distraction from cleaning and sitting around bored too ^_~
Heather
Mikayla
