The first photos....

We are super excited for our move, and have taken some lovely pictures before we paint and get set up.

Here's the front:



Here's the store area:



Here's the Office Area:



And the big back workroom:



So, we get painted Tuesday, and we move wednesday. I can't wait! And I get to put of the christmas decorations as soon as we get in there.

On a completely different topic, what is it about Starbucks that puts me in the mood for the holidays? We were at Costco Thursday morning, but got there about 15 minutes before they opened. So, since there is a starbucks not more than 100 feet from costco, we went to get a coffee. When I stepped in to the store, I immediately got super excited for the holidays. And there Christmas decorations this year are absolutely DARLING! The little silhouettes in the windows, and the trees of them- oh goodness, I am swooning. And of course, due to there guerilla marketing tactics, I want one of their christmas cds. Oh dear. I wish the Starbucks marketing team was working for PD.

I am currently watching James strap a 4 foot wide shelf to a dolly to move down the hall. This certainly looks dangerous. I think I better go help.

Ciao!

The holidays are upon us!

Holy cow- how is it halloween seems so far away from thanksgiving and christmas, and then November 5th hits, and I freak out that I am not ready for the season? I had such a crazy couple of months last year, I am still not fully recovered from them. I guess I just want to be on top of things, and super prepared so I don't have to work 18 hour days like last year......

We are on the move again. We will be moving our shop to a new, slightly bigger location. And, it is the best kind of move, three doors down...... So the schedule is the space will be painted on tuesday, and we will move in wednesday, and be all put together and decorated for christmas for the day after thanksgiving. Right. We'll just have to see about that.

I can't believe it has been a week since my last post. It has been another crazy week- we did some business meetings in Seattle on monday, had a crazy storm on wednesday and thought the power would go out all day, set up 2 displays at allied arts yesterday, been making samples for the new line today, filling lots of christmas internet orders, doing lots of custom orders, and sleeping somewhere in the middle.

Alright, off to make more samples, and bears since my display looked a little sparse yesterday....

How long has it been?!

Hello! Hello!

Oh man, I can't believe this week has come and gone already! The Christmas season will do that to a small business.

Thread was Sunday, and we met some really great people, and made some excellent connections. I was interviewed for "Biz Kids" on PBS. But, I don't think it airs until next December. But cool beans, I think I'll be on national tv!

Life in the studio has been busy. We are stocking up for Christmas, I am working on the spring line, and we are establishing a business plan to decide where we want to take this business. Well, when I write it down, it makes sense why I haven't posted in awhile!

So the new line, it is very exciting. It is pretty difference from now, and the only sneak peak I'll give you is this:



There is nothing on this planet that makes me happier than a bag of buttons. Well, maybe a couple things, but not much.

So, funny story. We use these long plexiglass rulers to cut straight lines and stuff. They are great, great tools, and lots of quilters use them to cut blocks and stuff. This is what they look like:




James and I were getting ready for Thread on Saturday ( the day we worked to about 1 in the morning which we haven't done in months) and he waved this ruler at me because I was being a smart ass. I looked up in the window in front of my sewing machine, and noticed his mouth open and eyes wide behind me. When I turned around, the ruler was in two pieces on the table. I have had that particular ruler for about 2 and a half years, and others for longer, and never seen any of them break. Well, this one broke, and James freaked out. It really wasn't a big deal, and we had a good laugh about it. Strangest thing, breaking like that. Anyway, I was joking with him later and whapped him on the arm with one of the broken pieces. Guess what, ruler broke again! How weird, two times in one day. So, this is what it looked like by Saturday evening:



Oh well, we had some good hysterical laughter, that we totally needed.

Ok, off to grocery shopping and dinner! Have a lovely evening! Find out more about our future plans in the next coming posts!

It's not really fair.....

So, why do I get mad when I go to the 3 or 4 people's blogs I read daily and get upset when they haven't posted anything that day. And yet, I certainly don't post everyday myself. Not really fair, more like blog karma...

We got about 25 bags done today since we are doing Thread on sunday ( check them out here). Should be pretty fun, we certainly are looking forward to it! Seems like 25 is a lot, but not when they were suppose to be finished yesterday!

Wow, what is this magical thing we call itunes? Amazing, I click what music I want, and then there it is on my computer. And then even better, it puts a picture on my ipod. And since you just put in your credit card info, it feels free. Wow. I never even knew how cool that could be.

I have a rant today. I think it is so funny, since I do happen to work in the "fashion" industry, I have been buying a few key magazine to keep "up-to-date" (snort) on fashion. Everywhere I see these HUGE bags are in, and yet it seems like my small bag sales keep going up. People who buy bags from me always want them smaller. Oh well, I guess Bellingham isn't the fashion capital of the world for a reason!

Ok, back to obsessing over anthropologie. I know I said I don't find much when shopping, or even really like shopping, but I do obsess over them and their look. I could easily dress myself and my home in one store... please buy more bags so I can afford to do so!