handmade...

handmade is my favorite... i'm very happy when i'm creating something... it's a big part of who i am...

 

my dining room has been overrun this summer with supplies, my sewing machine, and fabric... piles of fabric...

 

now that the girls are back in school, i have high hopes to get everything moved back up to the studio space on our third floor... i love working up there but in the summer months it's not the most convenient... and it's hot!

 

the pocketful of posie garlands are one of my favorite things to make...

maizie and marina help pair fabrics and choose buttons...

  they enjoy it and it's a nice way to spend extra time with them while i'm working...

 i just love all of the colorful combinations...

and i'm so happy that so many of you love them, too!

 

i've had a few questions come up about the flower and mason jar hoops...

i honestly am working on things as fast as i can and i'm hoping to have a few more of these available soon...

 

but right now i'm up to my ears in pumpkins...

the requests for these have way exceeded my expectations...

 i'm so thankful for all of you who've shown an interest in the pumpkin patch garlands... it means the world to me that something that i've created will be in so many of your homes...

 

i recently added these hand crocheted hats to my etsy shop...

super cute for fall...





{removable frilly flower clippie that can also be worn as a hair clip...}

 

sharing my love for handmade and creating is something that i've always wanted to do and i'm so thankful for all of your orders and patience as i try to find balance in it all...

 

xo

angie

pocketful of posie garlands...

i've seriously been slacking on this little, blog of mine... like, i skipped the entire month of april... how does that happen?

 

i had good intentions... still have a bunch of posts sitting in draft mode... i just never got around to sharing any of them...

 

nothing major was getting in my way... just the busy of every day... i have lots to catch up on here, but thought i'd drop in real quick today with a little shop update...

 

the pocketful of posies garland is something that i've had in the works for a while... i finally sat down the other day... made up a few pattern pieces and started pairing up fabrics...

 

i'm so happy with how they turned out... there is an eclectic mix of 7

{5"} flowers strung on approximately 9 1/2 feet of twine...

 the flowers slide around on the twine so they can be adjusted to fit any space as needed...

each flower is embellished with a vintage button center... i like the special touch that they add :)

i've spent the last few days in my studio working away on these... i hope that you enjoy them as much as i do...

 

xo

angie



my etsy shop...

so... i've been chatting with jen at the cottage nest... for a few months we've been encouraging one another to follow our dreams... this week she opened up her etsy shop {she makes such pretty things!}

and...
see that little tab up there that says my shop?  welp, i finally did it... yesterday i set up my little shop on etsy... it's only taken me years and years...
 

i don't know why i let fear hold me back so much... fear can be a real jerk... freezing me into doing nothing... so silly... if i just try, then i'll know one way or the other if something is going to work or not... which is probably better than talking about it for years on end and never knowing...

in the past, i've always said when i have 5 of this, this, and that... then i'll open up a shop... or, maybe i'll add some things to a shop once i get a really cute banner designed for it... turns out i'm not a factory pumping out endless items and i'm no graphic designer either, so i end up doing nothing... i always wait for the perfect moment, the perfect item, want it to look perfect...

guess what? nothing is perfect and i'm learning that, too... it's better to start... add items as they come... and hope that it just evolves over time... fingers are crossed here, friends :)

right now there are these adorable, little hand crochet easter baskets listed...

the crinkly filler is hand painted and you can choose the color that you would like in your basket in the notes section of your order...

they're the perfect little gift for a teacher or special someone... tuck in a gift card and maybe some yummy dove foil wrapped eggs...

 

i'm hoping to add a few more things soon... next up... fun, decorative hoops to add to your wall décor :)

i'm pretty excited about this new venture...
 i love making pretty things and i hope you all enjoy what i make, too...

 

xo

angie