It has been a whirlwind around here the last couple days. I never really managed to get my butt in gear yesterday. Didn’t get a whole lot done, just some bits and pieces. It was probably more than I think, but since it wasn’t anything big it didn’t feel like much.

Today flew by. I mean, I can’t believe it is almost 6:00 already. I got in this morning, quickly did free shipping on the websites, then etsy, finalized the mailer that went out today, quickly cut out a custom appliqué, got the same bag together for Kendall (our sewer), had a friend stop in, wrote a couple emails, and here we are at 5:55. James just ran to get americano’s, since we are here late tonight for a party. Plus tomorrow night too. And tomorrow we have one of our consultant’s first party, which is really exciting. But, this is the first 2 in one day party, and I know since it is Friday it will be mob-ed in the shop as well. I hope I wake up more tomorrow than I ever did today! I was dragging all day today as well as yesterday. Geesh, hope that changes come December 1!

Whoosh, here we are almost December, and whoosh I know that will be gone as soon as I blink my eyes.

No pictures today, again. But hopefully I’ll snap a couple of the shop full of ladies tonight!

29 Days Left Means I Need A Break!

I got up this morning, after rather crazy weekend, took a shower, ate breakfast, and promptly went back to bed. I felt like the living dead, and no matter how hard I tried, simply could not will myself to be a functioning human being. Thankfully I have a trusty assistant who got everything going at the shop, let me sleep for several hours, and came back to get me. So, Lucy and I slept from 7:30 (when we were suppose to leave home) to 11am, and then watched The Simpsons until James came to get us about 12:15.

It was wonderful, especially since we have several parties in the shop this week and I know I wont have time to break come NEXT Monday through probably January 1!

That’s about all that went on today. I didn’t ever manage to get much done, being Monday and being I still feel sluggish. I did manage to decide on a theme for the, CATALOGUE, that will be coming out in January. I am very excited about it and will be working on it all month between customers.

It is really cruddy out today, and there is a possibility of SNOW tonight…..I am sort of excited, only it snowed bad this week last year and totally killed sales for merchants downtown. We’ll be here, no matter what, since we have chains and a car that amazingly does great in the snow. I love snow, so I sorta hope it snows, but sorta don’t. I guess we’ll just have to see what it decides!

30 Days Seems Much Closer Than 31 For Some Reason

James and I were on our way to Thanksgiving dinner Thursday and stopped at Starbucks on the way for some, uh, holiday-and-two-hour-drive cheer. We managed to get stuck in line for about 40 minutes, which I didn’t notice too much since I was knitting. The problem with the drive thru is once you get in line, you can’t get out. Especially in a van the size of a UPS truck.

Anyway, my knitting project was in one of our bags, since, that is all I carry. They handed us our drinks and sploosh, as I am putting the lid on my travel mug coffee goes right into the knitting bag. I started to get upset and then realized that the bag was lined in nylon (just like all the sash bags) and simply grabbed it and wiped it out. No coffee nightmare, no clean-up nightmare, just one happy camper. I looked at James and said, “Wow, our bags really ARE amazing!”

I mean it is one thing to design something to function while looking good, another to carry them and realize they are super functional and fantastic, but something entirely different to have an “Oh Shiiii-oot” moment completely neutralized by good design. It makes me want to blaze new trails in the world to save more women from “oh fudge” moments! See, we really DO plan to take over the world one persnickity bag at a time….

31 Days Left: The Madness Begins

Phew, we made it through Black Friday with just a bit of craziness in our small b-burg. We were super swamped all day yesterday and we’re back and ready for an even busier day today.

Just so all you Christmas present seekers know, we have our newest bag design available in our etsy store only: www.persnickitydesign.etsy.com


Fiat Mini

And Fiat Large

We designed them with gift giving in mind: they are priced to share at $48 for the small size and $58 for the large. They drop right under your arm with seatbelt webbing straps and keep everything secure with a zipper top. Available in all of our designs and colors: rocket, poppies, guitar, and car in three color combos each, you'll find yourself buying several to have on hand for emergency gifts.

Grab what’s on there now, or convo me for a new listing of different colors or size.

Shop Decorations?

I’d like to say that these pictures haven’t gotten up because of Blogger, but it just isn’t true. It is almost full on shopping month here and it has become quite crazy. I had the party last week, tons of customers Saturday, a party in Everett Sunday, a new employee Monday, business meetings all day yesterday, and couple more this morning (which I am right between as I type.)

With 33 shopping days left and counting, lets try the Christmas decoration pictures again….



The back wall with darling fabric "paper" chain



The cute display table, complete with trees as you walk in the door



More fabric trees, which I do believe will have their own post here in the next couple days



More trees and a hint at the current window display



A christmas tree...



And of course, a pug picture.

Have a great Thanksgiving everyone, and we'll see you for all your holiday shopping starting next week!

Shop Decorations

Today's post was suppose to be pictures of the shop at christmas, but apparently blogger wont have it that way. I have now been trying to upload pictures for about 30 minutes to no avail.

It was an otherwise uneventful day here, not worth typing about. Hence the pictures. But, now I must run off and get ready for tonight's purse party.

We'll try them pictures again tomorrow.

Thanksgiving is NEXT Thursday?!

Oy! How is it Thanksgiving already? Not that I have not been prepping, it just seems so, close. Yikes.

So, the decorating the shop project has now turned into a three-day affair. James and I stayed up until 2:30 am on Monday (Sunday night) sewing trees for the display and baking cookies. Then Andrea and I worked on it all day yesterday. Errr, Andrea worked on it all day yesterday while James and I made appearances. We managed to double book ourselves on decorating day. Mmmhmmm, what else is new? We had an interview for our sewing room job (did I mention we were hiring again?) and then a meeting with an artist, but more on that later.

So I set Andrea free with 50 fabric trees, 4 bags of snow, and a pile of green glass ornaments. Though "we" got the front half of the shop looking great, I felt like the back half was still missing, something. So I came in today and worked ALL DAY, and by myself today, on the missing something. It is looking much better, but still needs some finishing touches.

So, my one-day plan of decorating the shop has quickly become a three-day project. Oh well. At least we are getting it up early enough it feels like it is worth the time and energy.

Pictures to follow as soon as it is “finished”!