Spring is here!!

Hi everyone!

I can't belive I haven't blogged in almost a month! I've been super busy over the past couples weeks between my Etsy shop and my day job.

I've been dreaming and creating new items for my shop and am getting so excited to post them! I've also been working on many wholesale words and selling my birdie sachets in shops along the East Coast. I'm so happy and haven't had a break with sewing!

My most recent listing on Etsy have been embroidered pillows that I have been working on since the Philly Flower Show in the beginning of March. I finally got a chance to post them last week and have already sold my two favorites! Hopefully, there will be more to come!

I have also begun to switch my mind totally to summer when creating my items. My newer items will be inspired my fruits, flowers and the beach! Be sure to keep checking back to the shop!

And finally, I have a flickr site now! You can view photos of my items, vacations, and just life at:

www.flickr.com/photos/sewfragrant

I hope everyone has a nice, happy day!

Bikini is now available!!

Hi all,

Do to many messages about the bikini, I have made it available to purchase in my shop! Yey!! I hope to have the others posted my early April. I will let you all know! :)

Back to the Sewing World!

Hi everyone,

I have been feverishly working both at work and at home. Finally, I had some down time to create a few new items and ideas for my etsy shop!

Ever since our nice, warm weekend we had here a few days ago, I've been dying for spring and summer to arrive. Ever since September, I've been planning on changing the color and theme of my bedroom at our shore house. It is currently roses, but now, I wish to switch it to something beachy. I currently have a collection of flip-flop items and my surfboard in my room, so I think I finally will bring the beach inside (without the sand of course!) With this idea in mind, I've creating a line of new items for my etsy shop! Ready.....here they are!!!

Introducing.....my new Itsy Bitsy Bikini! These new little cuties are probably my favorite from my shop so far! The bikini shown is unscented, but the option to add a scent will be available. Colors will also include: hot pink, light green, neon blue, yellow, multicolored stripes. The hangers are also made by me!

These little bikinis will be perfect for summer picnic favors, wall decoration, even car ornaments.

They will be available to purchase in the beginning of April!

Please stay tuned for more items to be announced. Also, I will be featuring a giveaway next week!

Hope you all have a nice weekend!

Finally, back to reality....or am I?

Hi all!

I'm finally back to my shop and blogging after a busy couple of weeks! During the past two days, I have been working at the Philadelphia Flower Show. If you live close by, and haven't visited it yet, I suggest you do! It was definatly a pick-me-up to see all the beautiful flowers after trudging through the snow to get there. I am a warm weather person, and after seeing all of the fresh cut flowers and gardening supplies, I cannot wait to get outside and get my hands dirty!

Its the perfect time to start your flowers and veggies from seeds. I saw Burpee Seeds at the flower show and they have an awsome seed starting system you can purchase there. It takes away the guess work for watering your seeds and transplants. If your like me, I tend to give up on seeds because when I water them in, I usually water it too hard and wash the seeds away. :( The sytem that Burpee has enables you to just water a mat the seedling tray rests on so the seeds are watered from the bottom up. It's a really cool sytem. I bought 2! I can't wait to start my flowers. :)

Besides starting my seedlings, the past snow storm we had made me really,really, really want spring to come quickly. I'm in the planning process of a bunch of new 'warm weather' items for my shop. I can't wait to start them! I'm also beginning to embroider again. I found an awsome book when I was out shopping last weekend that made me want to start up again. I used to do alot of ribbon embroidery while I was in college (huge stress reliver for me), but I found that the designs that I was stitching were too old fashioned looking for my taste. So, now that I have a tiny amount of free time in my day, I want to begin my own designs and start to post them on my shop as well.

Well, I must be going. I will post another entry soon. I have so much to talk about!

MIA

Hi all,

I apologize for not posting in a while. This month has been extremely busy so far. Luckily, I've been successful in creating new spring and summer items! I've been sewing like crazy after work and on the weekends and have been very productive. Yey!

I have ideas for big and better blog post and am in the process of creating them. As promised weeks ago, I will have a post about all the uses of my Little Birdie Sachets. Also, I will be posting about my new light box that I made! In the near future, I also be adding giveaways!!

Please stick around! it'll be more fun, I promise. :) As a parting gift for the day, I will leave you with a new addition to my shop!

Catnip Kitty Toys..................$3.50 each

Evolution

Hi all,

Here is a wonderful treasury that I had to share with you. My pincushion made it in! The creator is happyment. She has beautifully made felt items. I also featured her Valentine's Day card in my "Heart felt" treasury!

Beautiful colors! Thanks Rasa!

Be sure to visit the treasury before it expries on Saturday!
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=42113

~A Winter Wonderland~

Hi all,

We had some sort of a snow "storm" yesterday and I have to share my photos with you! Since the snow was heavy and wet, it clung to anything it could, making everything have a gorgeous white glow! I hope you enjoy them!

This was taken while it was still snowing last night.

And this is what I woke up to this morning. :)

New in February!

Happy February!

So far, I see this month bringing new items and changes to my shop. I've been on Etsy for about 3 months now and I think I'm ready to expand a bit. To start, I have added a new scent collection to my items! These scents include: cinnamon and cloves, lemon, mint, rosemary, and chamomile, in addition to lavender. I also have added catnip to my selection, but I am not sure of what type of kitty toys I wanna make yet. :)

Cinnamon Sachets: $12 (Set of 3)

I am also bringing in some of my new sachets designs: simplicity. These designs are just simple shapes, made out of lovely, durable home decor fabrics. They can be customized to be stuffed with your favorite scent!

Simplistic Sachets: $4.50 each (not currently listed in shop)

I've also been bringing in many more home decor fabric designs. This extra texture gives my items a richer look. My Birdie Sachets are also receiving this make over as well. I am also adding charms to these 'higher end' birds for an extra touch! Here are 2 of my newest pieces:

Black and White Decor Birdie Sachet: $5


Love Bird Sachet Set: $9

Last but not least, I am adding a line of Emery pincushions to my shop. Emery is a great grain like material that helps sharpen pins and needles every time your pincushion is used.

Mini Emery pincushion: $3.50 each

So after seeing these new products, I hope you stop by my shop and check them out! New colors will be added as the month goes on. If you need anything in a larger quantity, send me a message!!

Have You Ever.............

I saw this on Endless Whimsy's blog (http://renovia.blogspot.com/) and liked it! Your supposed to check off, or bold, everything you've done!! If you like what you see, pass it along! Something to do to pass some time. :)

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disney World
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

RHB Designs Giveaway!

Good snowy morning everyone!

I'd like to bring to your attention an awesome giveaway that I found today. The artists name is RHB Designs. On her blog, she has a giveaway for a $25 gift certificate to her shop. The best part is, her shop is filled with adorable jewlery! My favorite of her works, as of now, is the Je T'aime Necklace that is pictured above! It's a great Valenetine's Day gift! Be sure to check her shop out at: http://www.rhbdesigns.etsy.com/ . If you would like to be in the running for the giveaway, click on the button to the left of this post to enter her blog!

(I love her photos of her items too!!)

Yey for Tuesday!!

Hi everyone!

Happy Tuesday! Thank God Monday is over and done with! haha.

I hope everyone had a nice weekend. I got to visit my boyfriend for a fews days, so that made me happy. :) This next weekend, I'm home, and hopefully getting all of my etsy chores done. I just started to fill out the Seller's Worksheet from Etsy, and man, is that gonna be some hard work!! If you sell on Etsy, it's a good tool to use to get your costs and profit straight! I still don't even know if I'm making any money yet, haha. I'll add the link to the end of this post if you would like to use it!

I would like to figure out if it is worth it to do another craft show. My first show was last October. It might have been a good one, but it was freezing cold and rainy that day. And ontop of it, it was in a shore town, so not many people showed up. I would like to do another one sometime, but I have to finish calculating everything first. Fun times. :)

I'm still getting some orders together for some Valentine's Day gifts, so I better go! I leave you with a few of my favorite "lovable" items from my shop! Enjoy!

Lavender Scented Cuddle Bear

Valentine Birdie Sachets

Etsy's Seller's Inventory Worksheet: http://www.etsy.com/storque/how-to/etsy-seller-inventory-worksheet-954/

Have a Happy Weekend!!

Hi all,

I've been super busy at work, or I haven't gotten the chance to blog recently. So, I'll make this quick!

~~~For anyone who wished to purchase any item from my shop this weekend, enter promo code: BLOGGER10 in the message to buyer to recieve a 10% discount!~~~

And as I leave, heres my latest tresury:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=34928

Valentine's Day is near.....

Hi all!!

I hope you all had a great week! I've been so busy since the last time I posted! I spent a well rested weekend at the boyfriends house last weekend, had a solid week at work, then got the sweat kicked out of me at a hip hop class yesterday with my best friend! :) All in all, it's been a good couple days.

Ever since my last post about the heart treasury, I can't get Valentine's Day out of my head. Even though I don't consider myself a hopeless romantic, Valentine's Day is one of my favorite, smaller, holidays. Yes, I am a huge fan of pink and love and hearts, so, maybe that as something to do with it. :) Since my last post, I created some new sachets for my shop. As you see in the first picture above, I made a few that focused on Valentine's Day! I have posted them already in my shop in addition to lowering my domestic shipping prices too!

As the week goes on, I have a few more mini-rectangular sachets that I will be posting in a variety of different colors and patterns. I also have a sewing set which will include a linen sachet with a mini emery filled pincushion. I'm so excited! I hope you like them all!!

My next post will hopefully be about the many uses of my Little Birdie Sachets.

Talk to you all later!

Heart 'felt'.....

Hi All!!

I got the chance to create another treasury today. This one is titled "Heart 'felt'" and as the theme of...you guessed it....felted hearts! All of theses lovely shops have beautiful items for Valentine's Day!! Check them out while you can! The treasury will expire 4am (haha) on January 12!! When I get back from the weekend and visiting my boyfriend, I'll post a list of all these beautiful items and their creators!! Here's the link to the treasury:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=32052

Have a nice weekend!!

Mmmm....treasure!

Hi everyone!

How are all of you? Happy 2009!! I hope everyone is having a wonderful start to the new year! I started out the year with 3 sales, so I'm happy, haha.

Yesterday's stall of the treasury caused a LARGE number of new treasuries to be created since everyone was waiting for so long! Luckily, as I scrolled through after the damage had been done, I found another Philly Etsy Team treasury! Go Philly!

(Click on the treasury to visit the real one!)

This beautiful treasury was created by Boto Designs! Check out her site! I'm so glad my *NEW* Birdie Sachets made it! Yey!

This treasury will expire on January 9 at 1am! Visit soon!!

New Birdies Big Debut!!

Good afternoon everyone!

I finally got the chance to post my new birdie sachets on my etsy website yesterday! I'm so excited! I love the fabric and patterns that I bought for them. They are so much fun to make and I'm so happy with the sales of my purple ones.

Hopefully these new colors will brighten up your day like they did mine.

In the near future, I will have a post about these little birdies and all you can do with them! Stop by my shop and pick out your favorite one!