Made With Love #16

Welcome to Made With Love!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! We were blessed with the opportunity to attend The Art of Marriage conference with our church and it was so great!

Such a nice time to reconnect. If you get the chance to attend this conference, take it!

A continued thanks to all who continue to come and link up their projects each week! I am so inspired by your creativity. There were so many great projects last week. Very hard to pick my favorites, but I narrowed it down to…

this awesome bleach pen pillow from Carolyn’s Homework

this super cute crocheted headband from You Seriously Made That? I am teaching myself to crochet {you know…in all my spare time…} so I am definitely going to be giving this little beauty a try!

and I also LOVE this jacket from Mandy at Sugar Bee.

Such a talented group of ladies!

Are you ready to party??? Let’s get to it!

{Just a few party guidelines}

1. To link up, I would first love for you to follow my blog. I like followers. The more the merrier. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy!

2. Link up your crafts, recipes, home decor....anything that has been made by you! {Multiple links to different posts are fine}

3. Link back here by grabbing the super cute button on my sidebar and posting it either in your post or somewhere on your blog to let others know you've joined the party!

4. If you see something you like, click on it and go leave them a comment. Everyone loves comments!

5. Lastly, feel free to help me spread the word about Made with Love Monday! Follow me on Twitter {just click on my little Twitter button} and use this tweet "I linked up my craftiness to @sewchatty's Made with Love Monday http://sewchatty.blogspot.com Check it out and link up your craftiness too!"

Thanks for stopping by!

Shop Update {and some other goodness}

Happy Friday friends! This week has been kind of a whirlwind and I am really ready for the weekend. Especially because I get to go on a marriage retreat with the Hubbs. It’s going to be awesome :)

Lots of fun things happening at Sew Chatty today!

First item of business…how about a FREEBIE FRIDAY???? Take 10 % off your order in the shop when you use the code HAPPYDAY at checkout!

Next…are you a fan of Sew Chatty on Facebook?

If not you totally should be because I am having a fabric de-stash sale for my fans today. To become a fan, just click on the little FB widget on my sidebar. I’ll be posting the details of the sale on the fan page this morning!

The big winner of the Rock A Bow giveaway is……

Erica from B is for Boy. Congrats Erica!

I’ll be contacting you shortly to let you know how to claim your fancy new Children’s Artfolio!

So let’s recap…10% off in the shop, Facebook de-stash sale, big winner! Well, that’s it for now. Make sure to visit the fan page later if you like pretty fabric :)

{What I’ve Been Working On}

So far this week has kept me very busy!

I’ve been finishing up my custom orders for the month. Ever wonder how I do custom orders? Well, I limit myself to 3-4 per month. Otherwise they take too much time away from my ready to ship item schedule. So if you ever want to place a custom order…get it in towards the first of the month :) Here are the orders I’ve been working on…

Checkbook Cover for a friend from church

Ruffley Tote for Dolce Vita Mia…I BIG FAT PUFFY HEART how this came out! You might be seeing them in the shop soon!

St. Patty’s Day Shabby Blossom Hairclips for some sweet little girls!

Tissue box cover {Amy Butler Pattern} for another church friend.

Once I finish up these orders I will start working on my very fist wholesale order! Yep, you read that right…Sew Chatty goodness will now be available at a local {Orange County, CA} handmade and vintage shop! I am beyond excited about this endeavor! This first order will include Patchwork Coasters and Dishtowels, Burlap Market Totes, Coffee Cuffs, and Covered Notebooks. More details on the shop opening soon!

Lastly, I am teaching myself to crochet. My son has occupational therapy appointments during the week that leave me sitting in a waiting room for an hour at a time…so why not keep myself busy! My friend is an awesome crocheter and she came over on Sunday to refresh my memory on some of the basics. Look what I made…

It’s a crocheted cookie :) Now I want cookies. Real Ones. I decided my first official project is going to be a cowl. I love this pattern. You can find it here.

Hope mine comes out okay! Here’s what I have so far…

Well that’s what I’ve been working on. What have you been working on???

{Guest Poster Kristen from Ladybug Blessings}

I have a special treat for you all today :) It is my pleasure to introduce you to one of my bloggy friends! This is Kristen from Ladybug Blessings. Take it away Kristen!

Hi everyone! My name is Kristen and I blog over at a little place called Ladybug Blessings. I am very excited to be sharing my Towel Apron with y'all today!



So this has been on my "to do list" since December and I have just now gotten around to it! I love aprons and think half aprons are adorable. Easy to wipe your hands on. But I feel guilty wiping my hands on my pretty fabric (A little OCD, I know!) Solution? A hand towel apron! This way I am really wiping my hands on the towel but it looks pretty :)

Supplies

• Hand Towel


• Two long fabric strips (for ties)


• Fabric strip for the middle. A little bit longer than the length of the towel.


• Fabric to embellish with

Cut your fabric into strips. You can do this in a few different ways. Because I didn't have one long strip of fabric I cut two side pieces (7" high and 33" long) and one middle piece (length of towel and about 2" high). But you could use one long piece if you wanted to.


Izzy decided he had to lie right on the ironing board but here are my strips.


I cut my strips 7" high so that I could fold them into each other making it about 3.5" high and then I folded it again where the finished strips were a little more than 1.5" high.


If you do not want to do this you could use interfacing to give it a little bit of weight.


Sew your strips closed. I also angled the edge of mine because I like how that looks but that is completely up to you.

Now take your center piece and pin it over the top of the towel. I should have gotten a picture of this from the back but I didn't. You can hem it over in the back but it won't be visible in the front.


Pin it over and hem it on the bottom on the front. Pin the bottom. Like I said, I made mine about 2" long but you could make it as large as you wanted to. You can sew this on now or wait until you pin on the strips to sew it all together.


You will then pin the strips on each side. Once you have it pinned go ahead and sew it all together. You will need to sew 4 times-
1. The bottom of the middle piece
2. The top of the middle piece (I sewed this one first)
3. The strip on the left side
4. The strip on the right side

Then you can embellish. It would look adorable with ruffles at the bottom or a cute pocket. I decided to sew a flower on.


Sew your embellishment on (or leave it plain) and then you are done!!



Adorable right? Thank you so much Elizabeth for letting me share my tutorial with your readers today!!

You are so welcome Kristen!

Have a great day everyone!

{Made With Love} # 15

Welcome to another edition of Made with Love.

I apologize for those who were unable to link up last week. Linkytools was doing a major site upgrade and it caused some problems. But it’s all fixed now.

So many fabulous projects were linked up last week! I thank all of you who come each week to share your creativity! Here are a few of my faves!

Lego Head Cake by Ashley from I’m Topsy Turvy. My son is totally into Lego’s and he’d love this!

As I have mentioned before…I love all things Anthro so this bag by Caroline is right up my ally!

and this pillow from Perfect Chance Memories…pretty sure I see some Ty Pennington and Ikea fabric in there…love!

If you were featured feel free to grab the featured button form my sidebar! Let’s get this weeks party going!

{Just a few party guidelines}

1. To link up, I would first love for you to follow my blog. I like followers. The more the merrier. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy!

2. Link up your crafts, recipes, home decor....anything that has been made by you! {Multiple links to different posts are fine}

3. Link back here by grabbing the super cute button on my sidebar and posting it either in your post or somewhere on your blog to let others know you've joined the party!

4. If you see something you like, click on it and go leave them a comment. Everyone loves comments!

5. Lastly, feel free to help me spread the word about Made with Love Monday! Follow me on Twitter {just click on my little Twitter button} and use this tweet "I linked up my craftiness to @sewchatty's Made with Love Monday http://sewchatty.blogspot.com Check it out and link up your craftiness too!"

Thanks for stopping by!

{Sponsor Love}

Have you said “Hi” to my sponsor Diana form Dianapantz yet? You can learn all about Diana and her beautiful Etsy shop by visiting her blog. She just listed this fabulous hand knit cowl to her shop.

Don’t forget that for the month of February, you can use the code IMNEW20 at checkout to save 20% on your purchase! Diana is also donating 40% of the proceeds from her shop to charity. You can read more about that here.

I also have a brand new sponsor to introduce you to! Meet Pursebling! Pursebling is an awesome company that offers “FUNctional ways to add charm to your purse!” They have really fun organizers for every size and type of bag you can possibly think of!

Some of their best selling items are the

Purse To Go

Purse To Go Zip Up

Purseket Purse Organizer

and my FAVORITE….

Purse To Go Pocket Plus

This organizer is so fabulous and it would fit perfectly inside my Shabby Blossom Bags to keep it all nice and tidy! And guess what? I’ll be reviewing the Purse To Go Pocket Plus soon to show you how to use it and Pursebling has been kind enough to have me host a giveaway! So stay tuned friends because this is a giveaway you won’t want to miss! If you click the Pursebling button on my sidebar, you can take 10% off your purchase with the code CHATTY.

I hope you’ll visit my sponsors and give them some love. Happy Sunday friends!

Sew Chatty {behind the scenes}

We took a trip to IKEA today! Love their fabric!

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The more official {Shop Update}

Well, the sun finally peaked out for a split second so that I could get some decent pics of the new Shabby Blossom Bags!

I was able to list 2 new bags in the shop and there are several more in the works.

Shabby Blossom Bag in Plum Flowers and Mustard

 

Shabby Blossom Bag in Leaves and Zucchini {yes, that’s the real name of the cotton solid!}

 

Did you hear the news???

All baby and home items are now shipping for FREE in the US! Need a baby shower or housewarming gift? Now is a great time to get them!

Teeny Tiny Baby Shoes

 

Ruffled Baby Quilts

 

Ruffled Dish Towels

Essential Burp Cloths

I let the chores slide a bit this week and I am regretting that now. Needless to say instead of working on more items for the shop today…I’ll be cleaning. Boo.

Have a great day friends and happy shopping!!!

{Shop Update}

Happy Friday!

I have a fun shop update for you today!

I'll be listing these pretty Shabby Blossom Bags as soon I have nice lighting to photograph them...phone pics are nice and all, but they are way prettier in proper lighting :)

All Baby and Home items are now shipping for FREE in the US!

I'm working as fast as I can to add more of your favorite items to the shop. I think I need an assistant! Maybe someday...

I'll update when the bags are up :) Happy Shopping!

Blessings,
Elizabeth

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{Featured Business+Giveaway} Rock-A-Bow

Today I am excited to spotlight Kristen and her handmade business Rock-A-Bow.

Kristen has a blog where she shares recipes, and tutorials, and everyday life things. In her shop you’ll find all sorts of fun accessories for babies and kids…even some fun hair accessories for mom! Some of my faves include…

The Felt Bow Headband

The FUNky Bow Headband

and this super cute Yoga Mat Strap

Kristen is having a Grand Re-Opening in her shop and has a special treat for you all too! She is generously giving away an ADORBALE “Children’s Artfolio” {valued at $23.50}.

These are perfect distractions for dinner out, waiting at the doctor’s office, etc…It will even come loaded with crayons and a sketch pad!

AND you get to pick your color palette. Choose from Tweet, Tweet {above}, Teeny Tiny Zoo, or Dino Dudes.

Here is how you enter:

…each comment = one entry…

1. {Mandatory Entry} Visit the Rock-A-Bow Shop and comment here with your favorite item.

*additional entries*

2. Follow Kristen’s Blog and comment here saying you are a new follower.

3. Become a fan of Rock-A-Bow on Facebook, leave a little note on the wall, and comment here saying you are a new fan.

4. Follow Rock-A-Bow AND Sew Chatty on Twitter and post this tweet “I follow @sewchatty and @RockABow because they make really cute things! Enter the FIRST Rock-A-Bow giveaway at http://sewchatty.blogspot.com”

BONUS!!!

Love Kristen’s shop and want more than the Artfolio? Head on over to Rock-A-Bow and use the code SewChatty for 15% off your entire purchase!

{This giveaway is now closed. Winner will be chosen by random number generator and announced 2-25-11}