I am featured on Neatostuff.com!

How cool is THIS?!?!?! I just received an email from "Neato stuff.com" telling me that I am featured on their site this week! YIPPPPEEEE! I must admit, I've never stumbled across the site before, but it is full of really "neat-o stuff"!! Its a shopping and gift ideas blog. Let me tell ya, I've already signed up for a weekly email of gift ideas & goodies :)
They featured my tie onesie. See it there? SEE IT?!?!!? I'm so excited. :) I love the tie onesies, I must say. On my trip to Texas I picked up some fabulous stripes and argyles. OHHHH I can't wait to post them! My little guy is way past the onesie stage, but watched yesterday & today as I sewed them and hung them on the rack waiting to be tagged. He says "momma.. are these mine?" I said no. He said "momma.. me want this". It had guitars on the tie (yes.. future rock star over here). So, I cut one out today and sewed it onto a t-shirt for me. He giggled when I put it on him today and said it was funny.. then told me he wanted a guitar. :) Ahhh.. innocence.

Well, check out their site (& my feature there!) www.neatostuff.com. It really is NEAT-O!! :)

Did you ever?

Did you ever create something for a gift or a client and then not want to part with it? haha. I don't know where this fabric came from, but I love it!!!! I've made a few small things with it in the past, but using it for burp cloths was a first for me. I think this fabric is called Koto. I love the flowers, the writing, the chinese tower!
Now, I'm past the stage of even needing burps (unless God decides otherwise) so there is no good reason I can think of to keep these for myself, but, I do love them. :)

Now I need to think of something I can make myself to keep. Hmmm..maybe some hair pretties & small keychain wallets from the scraps!! :)

A few new things......

Just wanted to share a few things I've been working on for the shows this week. Lots of little keychain wallets in Japanese fabrics and some great scraps I picked up from Madbags on Etsy. I love these. You just clip them onto your keys and go. I started making them when I realized that I didn't have to ALWAYS leave the house with a toddler in tow. That I could actually just go out alone (what a concept) and not take the ginormous bag with me! (and what a great feeling that was-haha) I also wanted to introduce a new item to My HodgePodgerie. Something I call a "mommy must-have". Wristlet keychains. I'm still trying to think of some trendy name for them. These are great for running errands or just locating your keys! I always seem to lose mine! BUT, now that I have the wristlet (and a matching wallet, I might add) I don't lose it! I get home, put it on the handle and know where it always is (at least for now) ;)
Again, these are great because the possibilities are endless! The fabrics.. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh the fabrics!!! I'm hoping after the weekend to get them into my etsy shop. :)

Girl found alive underneath piles of fabric!

So, I guess the concept of having a blog is that you actually BLOG on your page so that people know whats going on! :) hahaha.. Sorry to whoever does read this. I do have lots of say (you can ask anyone that knows me). I've been so busy getting ready for a few shows coming up that my affair with the computer has been cut short. Hopefully I can stay on top of things. Ok, thats out of the way. I have exciting things to share!

First I want to tell anyone in the area to get over to Jenks and check out my little space at "The Spotted Umbrella". Its on Main Street and an adorable little shop with lots of gifts & goodies inside. (Isn't it the cutest??)

There are a few etsians in the shop as well (BairCreations, Possibilities, AunniesT's). Its exciting.




Here is a pic from around Christmas time. I share my tiny space with Ronda of Bair Creations. She has the most fabulous bibs, nap mats & ribbon paci clips! (she has a slight obsession with ribbons, which must be why we get along so well-haha).

Second, I joined a group of talented crafty mama's - Tulsa Trendy Treasures. We've teamed up to do some bigger shows and some vendor days at local hospitals!! We will be at the Family & Baby Expo this coming weekend! ARGH! Wish us luck or stop by!

Controlled Chaos

So, I've been literally organizing, purging, and trying to come to terms with the amount of "stuff" I have. I think I have a small JoAnns/Michaels/Hobby Lobby in my room. lol. How did it get to that point, I have no idea. But it is what it is, and I have to embrace it.

New Years Resolution part II........use what I have before buying more supplies. (we'll see how long that lasts. I find it hard to resist that 40% off coupon from Michaels. I feel like its wasteful if I don't use it) :D

So, here is it. My 'play' room. Well, the 2 major walls of it. The other 2 walls are windows and then my 3 years olds stock pile of toys. And that section has NOT been organized...........yet.

So much to do, so little time.

So, here is the tour... It isn't as colorful and fabulous as my friend Tara's bright orange space, but for now, it will due. :) Next to my desk is a fab new drawer system that my friend Ronda gave me. It is wonderful and holds all my receipts (yes - in an attempt to be organized) more paper and wrapping that I use and all the onesies, burps and tees yet to be used :)

























My main long wall is home to 2 new cabinets (Target). One is full of fabric and the other is all my "Playin' with Paper" supplies, cards stamps and chipboard. The smaller white 3 drawer cabinet is a repurposed change table (Thank you Dish) and holds the rest of my ribbon supply, extra stamps and craft show supplies. I had my DH hang peg board for me and found this $8 towel rack at WM that hangs over the top of my peg board - holding some ribbon and my punches. Well, the punches I could hang. Some are in smaller drawers. LOL On the side of the change table are shelves that hold TONS of magazines aka inspiration.
















Against the wall is another cabinet (Ikea) which holds bills and boring office stuff inside, but on top papers, and inks and more punches. The other peg board I am using for stock, which is great because now I can see exactly what I have! :)

Then, of course, is a small table that i can move around the room and can put all my works in progress on and orders to be mailed.

Do you have an organized craft room or tips for storage you'd like to share? Please do!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!!! Every year I make New Year's resolutions that I have absolutely no intention of keeping. haha This year I am going to try to change that!

Organize
Find the fun in the day to day
Keep in touch
Get healthy - spiritually, mentally & physically

So there is my list without alot of explanation. I love the feeling of being able to get a fresh start. So, the goal for January is to get things moooooving.

Over the next few weeks ill be transforming my crafty space; some new cabinets, shelving, peg board. Transforming my website and working on some great new crafty goodies! Don't forget to stop by and say hey! :)

Happy New Year!
Blessings!

Darnaby Craft Show

Wow.. I finally made it! My last craft show of the year! What a great feeling. I do enjoy doing shows, but they are so much work. Does any crafter sleep the week before a show? No matter how early I start working on 'stock' or how far ahead I might think I am, the week before the show I always stay up late, working on some last minute idea! CRAZY!

In my whirlwind of getting ready, I naturally forgot my camera. I try to take a picture of my space at all the shows I do, but this time was a blur. Thank God my friend Jessica came up from Texas to help and provide some comic relief. She was a great sales person for me! Afterwards we celebrated a great show and some other life moments at Los Cabos. Chips, queso, fajitas and margaritas... Is there anything better? :)

Here are a few of my big sellers: My baby wipe cases in some new fabrics and my latest.... "tie" onesies for little boys. I'm sorry, but being the mom of a little boy, I realized pretty early that there is just toooooo much cuteness for little girls in the clothing department and not enough in the boy department. So, my goal in the new year is to work on some cute onesies and outfits for little boys. Boys can be fashionable too! ;)