Exciting weekend

I'm super excited to share that I finally have a logo for my store. I have slowly begun to work on the website and I hope it will be ready in the upcoming weeks. This is a long time idea that has been on the back burner and that I wasn't even sure I wanted to do. Yet I have found a lot of people encouraging me to sell my creations. I'm really excited and can't wait until everything is up. 

Ta-da!!! Yes, Banjo and Threadz.  I'm so geeked about it. What do you think?

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I finished a custom tote for a purple loving gal.

Snuck a few bows...

Lastly, my sister got to keep my cloud lavender filled novelty pillow. 

-A.

Music and its effects.

Can we talk a little bit about music? Looking back to six months ago, I'd like to say I went through a little epiphany. I learned a lot about myself. I took initiative to make changes within me. I allowed myself to be me. I even stepped out of my comfort zone by picking up banjo classes. Within this realm of finding me, I found myself searching for new music. Somehow music is always my best friend. Music, is always there for me. Music, allows me to reflect. Music allows me to feel. Music, moves me. 

So I'd like to share some of these very same artists that have been very present in my everyday. I'm ever so thankful for the Internet and mostly Spotify. I listen to these few daily. 

Vancejoy...this guy right here, James Keogh. It's my morning ritual at work to listen to the entire album. 

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi0vNpDrBJPdBeS1Ln3BtsAz_komgsNfn

James Bay and his album Chaos and the Calm. My second choice of the day... Sometimes battles Vancejoy for first place, depending on the mood. 

Bahamas

Bon Iver

The Avett Brothers

Punch Brothers 

James Vincent McMorrow

Ben Howard

Jose Gonzalez

Hozier

Iron & Wine 

Matthew Santos

Well the list is totally longer but these are a few that are worth listening to if you haven't...

-A

Apple picking, tractor riding and hay sitting...

Another successful trip out to Indiana to the County Line orchard. This year however we made sure to first buy the donuts and then do everything else. Sure enough we didn't have to do an insane line and by 6 pm we were walking out with all our goodies in tow. One major negative this year, mud. It stormed last night so there was lots of mud, and walking around the orchard got pretty messy. However, the weather was perfect, a little breezy, and the best part, no Mosquitos!  The kids enjoyed the tractor ride. My sister climbed the trees for her random photo ops. My mom also went into the shrubs and trees to get the best apples, and I mostly held the bag to collect them. 

Ps. Sorry my fellow locals, Chicagoans really enjoy your local goodies. I do wish the orchard was in my backyard. I'd love to go out there more often. 

-A.

"Holy moley, me oh my, you are the apple of my eye. Girl I've never loved one like you." - Ah yes, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. I'll never look at an apple and not sing that tidbit from Home. 

   She is such a mama's girl. Unlike S,     who is all about her daddy. 

I spotted this apple in a nest. Surely someone must have placed it there. 

-A.

Super productive sewing weekend!

I am happy to say that despite the many hats I must wear on a daily basis this weekend I got to do a lot of sewing. I am so excited because I got a number of things done.  

First up, this bundle of cotton & steel fabrics arrived and I made totes. 

These totes and a few more that are still in the making will be up for sale shortly.  

The next set of items I got accomplished is Halloween inspired hair bows! 

These are completed and will be listed on my Instagram page tonight. Should there be more interest in these super fun bows I will most certainly make more. 

These I made for the girls and they love them... Especially Sophia, who is such a girly girl. 

This mini pillow case I made for miss Sophia. She has nap time at school and I decided to make something fun for her, it's quite darling.  

Lastly, for myself I made a little novelty pillow. I'm going to put it on my shelf in my cube at work. My cube is pretty bare so it's time to make it homey with none other than with my creations!

So all in all it is pretty fair to say that a few house chores may have not gotten done since I spent a lot of time on my sewing machine. Heck, it's my therapy so laundry and dusting can wait. 

-A.

 

Zara Elaine...

I will keep it short and sweet...Well it's my little bit's 2nd birthday and my husband decided very last minute that he wanted me to make a little birthday decor. So a Tinkerbell inspired banner I made since he bought her a whole bunch of Tinker balloons. This year we decided on a super low key birthday and just the grandparents and my sis were over for cake. Zara enjoyed us singing happy birthday to her and basically spent the entire evening singing it herself. So banner + balloons + cake= a birthday party in a 2 year old's head. The end. :)

-A.

Wedding shenanigans....No more words are needed for the following photos.

and they all went home quite drunk after a good night. 

THE END :)