Snowday!

Last night on the national evening news, Diane Sawyer told me that the temperature is colder in Texas right now than in Alaska.
Great.

This morning, I got up at 6:30 am to check the school closings and discovered that it was officially a SNOWDAY!

It's a dry, powdery snow though, so I don't think there will be many snowmen on our street.  It's suppose to get up into the 40's-50's tomorrow and all of it should melt away fairly quickly.

It's been nice staying in all day today.  I was very thankful that I didn't have to drive my son to school in this aweful weather.
So far I have finished 2 aprons and some bookmarks and taken lots of pics.  My son parked himself on the sofa early this morning to watch TV and play his DS. 

It's been a pretty good day. :)

This is a pic of my snow covered gazing ball.  It looks kinda funny.

Holiday Bazaar

This coming Saturday, November the 13th, Handmade Whimzy will be at the Holiday Bazaar at First Christian Church on the corner of Broadway and Loop 323 in Tyler, Texas from 9 am to 4 pm.

I'll be taking all my stock with me and it may or may not come back to my online shop.  SO, if there is an apron that you had your heart set on, nows the time to buy.  I won't be making any more Christmas aprons this year, so when these are gone, they're gone.

Keep your fingers crossed that this will be a great show!

Santa Apron

I listed a fun new apron in my etsy shop today.  Happy Santas on a blue background.

My blog posts may be scarce for awhile because I'm trying to stay off the computer and get some sewing done. 
But, if I'm able to do the projects that I have planned for this weekend, then I'll have some fun pics for you all soon.

Christmas

New Christmas aprons coming soon!

Feature!

Every Monday the EtsyMom Team features a different EtsyMom and this week the feature is ME!
Read all about me and Handmade Whimzy here.

I'm also doing a promo during my feature week.  15% off total purchase from Handmade Whimzy from today (9/20) until Sunday (9/26) - does not include shipping charges.  All you have to do is put "Etsymom Team" in the notes to seller to get your discount.  You do not have to be a member of the EtsyMom Team to get the discount but I would love it if you read my feature article :)

Christmas already!

I've listed my first Christmas apron for the upcoming holiday season. 

Christmas is only 3 months away so we need to get ready now, right?  Plus there's only 1 more week of summer so that means it's practically winter!  LOL

Here it is:

Fabrics by Moda's Twelve Days of Christmas line.  Very sweet and festive.

I have 2 more Christmas aprons cut out and fabric for several more.  YAY!

What I bought in Dallas

In my previous post, I mentioned my little family and I took a little trip to Dallas this past weekend.
One of the reasons we went was so that my boy and his dad could go to the Comicon convention in Richardson.  Well, I didn't want to go to that.  So I dropped them off and took myself off to a sweet little fabric store that I found by googling called CityCraft.

They describe themselves as a modern fabric store and sewing lounge.  That sounds like heaven.

It was a sweet little store.  They had lots of fabric from Michael Miller, Alexander Henry, Moda, Amy Butler, Robert Kaufman and more.  I usually order my fabrics online but it's so nice to be able to see it before you buy.  Of course, you pay more to see it than you do online.  But it still makes for a nice trip.

Here's what I bought.  Those will make some nice aprons, eh?

This is the apron that I'm working on right now.  I should have it done and maybe even listed by the time this post is up (I'm putting it on the timer!).

EtsyMoms team and an Earring Swap

Happy Wednesday everyone!

I'd like to say thanks to my new team, the EtsyMoms team, for featuring my Plain Jane apron in their Blooming gift guide. It's a beautiful guide and I'm honored to be in it with so many other great artists and crafters.

And I'd like to share my latest prize. The Etsy Texas Crafters team had a Mother's day earring gift swap. Here's a pic of the great earrings I received from Ruth at RHRadcliffedesigns. The purple ones are my favs and I've got a great skirt I made to wear with them.

Thanks Ruth!

Gift swap gift

I recently participated in the Etsy Texas Crafters April Color Green Gift swap. My partner was Jaclyn of the etsy shop Jaclyn43552. She sells charming hand knit and sewn items for baby.

Our task was to use the color green predominantly in our gift. After reading Jaclyn's profile and visiting her blog, I discovered that she likes to bake. So, of course, I had to make her an apron. Funny thing is, she made me one too!

Here is the cute green apron I got from Jaclyn.

It is a gardening apron but I think I will also use it at craft shows. It's perfect for holding money and pens, etc. She attached a key holder and put in 3 pockets. The fabric is very durable and washable so I should get lots of use out of it. Thanks Jaclyn!

Now, here is the apron I sent Jaclyn. It's a half apron similar to the full aprons I sell in Handmade Whimzy but without the bib. I hand embroideried the "J" onto the pocket. I also sent her 2 of my families favorite recipes - the Peanut Butter Bars that I've shared on this blog and also my Buttermilk Pie recipe (my son's favorite).

I think this half apron turned out really cute. Mayhaps, I'll start offering them in my shop.:)

Happy Earth Day!

Today is the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day.

I've decided to have a sale to celebrate. What better way to celebrate Earth Day than by shopping? LOL

So I'm having 15% off all items at Handmade Whimzy. Sale goes until midnight on Sunday, April 25th.