New Embroidery Designs

I have been working on getting some burp cloth/onesie/bib set examples done for you to see! They are turning out quite nicely. Look for the photos to come in the next week or so.

Also, I bought these these the other day:

Contest Winner!

You lucky, girls, you! Whenever I host a giveaway, I usually post about the giveaway on many other giveaway blogs. Well, I was busy and lazy this weekend so I didn't. That left my giveaway with 10 entries, which included multiples from a couple of entrants. My laziness=better chances for you!

And the winner of the coin purse giveaway is Robin Stallings!

She was chosen at random by the random number generator at random.org:


Congratulations, Robin!

College Football is Coming!

How great are these aprons for tailgating or grilling out on game day? Or every day?! These aprons are one size fits all with adjustable neck straps! You can even add an embroidered name or monogram for the perfect personalized game day apron! I can get other teams' fabric so please let me know what team you'd like! Most larger universities' fabrics are available.

Team aprons are $25 ($55 if you want a UGA one...just kidding...Go Jackets!...not kidding about that!) and to add a name or monogram is $6.50. Shipping is $3 for the first apron and $1.50 for each additional apron. 6% sales tax will be added for Georgia residents.

A New Look!

On Friday, I discovered that blogger actually allows more than one page on a blog. Awesome! I can have my own little complete information station right here! So I set to work...I got a new background design and I added some pages. My intention was to have a tab for all of my services with pricing, photos, etc. It was going to be fantastic!!! Turns out, however, that these additional pages do not allow any of the fancy blogger gadgets that the main page does. It would add the gadget to every page and I didn't want that! So I mentioned my woes to my husband and he went to work. I did not ask him to do this at all. I even told him not to worry about it because it was taking so much time.

I think, in all, he has probably spent about 10 hours figuring out the code to pull my photo sets from Flickr into those extra pages. I am so grateful that he did this because it looks AWESOME!!! The only page that still needs some work is my Product Pricing page. The only issue is the pricing difference between purchasing from me directly or purchasing through Etsy. I don't want to charge everyone the same. I have a plan, though, so no worries! It will be finished later today I believe.

So check out the new tabs at the top and tell me what you think!

Also, I will be posting more personal stuff on this blog. Maybe you already know me, maybe you don't. I like to read about different peoples' lives so I assume that other people want to know about my life. Thoughts?

And go enter my giveaway....HERE.

Giveaway Time!!!

It's time for a giveaway. Enough said, right? This one is a small zippered change purse. OR you can put whatever you want in it. I use mine to hold my debit/credit cards. Scroll below the pictures to see the rules.

Rules:
1. You must leave a comment below for one entry.
2. You must follow me on Twitter (http://twitter.com/aprilforshee) for an additional two entries. Please leave a separate comment saying that you follow me on Twitter.
3. Include your email address in your comment so I can tell you when you win.
4. Contest open to US and Canada only and closes on Monday, August 16 at 5pm EST.

Happy Winning!

The Marti Bag

I have made four of these bags so far and the owners love them! I have named it The Marti Bag because I made it for my sister in law Marti first! This is the style of purse that I am currently carrying also and I think this is the best size for me. Not too big, not too small. Lots of pockets and an adjustable strap. The dimensions are 13" H x 16" W.

Here are the photos of three of the bags:

This one has two shorter straps and a boxed bottom:

The vast array of pockets (those are two pen holders there on the far right) and key holder:

The inside zippered pocket and magnetic snap:

My Sewing Room

Here are some photos of my sewing room, in case you are interested! The color is Fame Orange from Sherwin Williams. It's much brighter in person!

My table with my machines: embroidery, serger, regular machine. Nothing fancy at all.

All my stuff. Scrapbook albums, fabric, sewing project queue, scraps, buttons. Everything.

Embroidery Thread & All Purpose Thread

My vintage sewing box that my husband scored on eBay when we were just dating.

My cutting table/desk.

My son, Kendall, at his desk doing his math classwork. This is where we homeschool.

Another view of the cutting table/desk and the machine table.