Custom work round up #1

It has literally been months since I've shared any custom work on the blog!  Now that the kids are back in school and I have a little bit of time (ha!) I'm determined to catch up.  First up is 6-page books: 

Summer Sale

It's about time for a little sale, don't you think?  Now through July 6 all printed books (100% organic cotton) are $5 off.  It's a great time to stock up on birthday or holiday gifts for your favorite babes!

Olana and Etsy

Tomorrow afternoon I'll be leaving my studio and setting up shop at Olana, the spectacular Hudson Valley Estate of Frederic Church, for a Handmade Fair sponsored by Etsy.  I'll have organic cloth books and recycled monogram notecards.  It's going to be a beautiful day, perfect for a trip to this lovely spot if you're anywhere nearby!

June Book of the Month: Dinosaurs!

 Dinosaurs organic cloth book!

And another new release, Leaves!

Giveaway Day!

 UPDATE: Hooray for the winner, Laurel09!  Thanks everyone for stopping by and for all of your great alphabet ideas!

Until just now I wasn't sure I was going to participate in Sew, Mama, Sew's May Giveaway Day this year.  I am ridiculously busy trying to finish up a bunch of orders before we take a little trip to Nickerson State Park on the Cape next week, not to mention running a household and trying to keep the kids happy and clothed and fed.  But heck, I couldn't resist!!

So if I'm going to do it might as well make it super awesome, right?  This time around I'm going to give away a set of 3, yes THREE, of my 100% organic cotton printed cloth books to one lucky winner!  And of course if you win you get to choose which ones you'd like (check them all out here).

For your chance to win all you need to do is leave a comment here telling me one (or more, if you'd like!) thing that starts with the letter of your first name that you'd love to see in an alphabet book.  I'm working on a line of printed alphabet books and need ideas!  I'll start: V for Victrola :)

This giveaway is open to folks worldwide.  I'll close comments at 5 p.m. PST on May 25 and announce the winner the following morning.  I'll ship the books by June 1.  Please be sure that I have a way to get in touch with you if you win!

Thanks for looking, and GOOD LUCK!

Comments closed, I'll post the winner in the morning!

Moving on

No need to dwell on the several months this blog has been neglected, right?  It's just a testament to how busy I've been!


I have tons and tons and TONS of work to share, but also tons and tons of photo editing before that happens.  For now I'll share a little home improvement we finished recently: a new room for my newly-turned-nine-year-old girl!

 I had such a great time creating this room for my girl and fulfilling my preteen dream of being an interior decorator! Almost everything in the room is handmade or secondhand.  I only bought the duvet cover and the lamp on the dresser retail, plus a few prints from Etsy--the bike and two others yet to come.  The chandelier was bought at our local Habitat Re-Store and painted green, the bed was free from a neighbor, the dresser was found on Craigslist, the little red doll dresser and the record player were thrifted, and I bought the rug at a church rummage sale for $1.50 (!).  The desk was mine at Tigerlily's age and my Father's before me.  I made all of the pillows, the curtain and the name banner on the door. 

 

Success ;) 

 We also had a nature themed birthday party for Tigerlily at a favorite local park, complete with a short hike and lots of stream exploring.  I was far too caught up in the festivities to really get any good shots but I can show you the invitations!

Add party planning to my list of missed callings!

The Annual Birthday Mix

Can't believe my girl is NINE!

366 Photos: Week Three

Time just keeps flying by...
This week I (finally!) finished and mailed out all of my Kickstarter rewards, launched the Cloth Book of the Month program, started work on a series of printed alphabet books, gave my girl bangs (adorable), relived my 80's summer vacations with some spirographing, fell in love with my new Silhouette Cameo, and chilled with my favorite people.

Cloth Book of the Month, officially launched!!

All of the details are finally in place and it's with enormous excitement that I announce the official commencement of the Cloth Book of the Month program!

January 2012 Book of the Month: BIRDS!

January's book is Birds, available as part of a subscription or on its own. Birds are one of my favorite things to make and for this first book I wanted to include a broad spectrum of types of birds. I will surely make lots more bird books with a more specific focus!


The subscriptions come in 3, 6, 9, and 12 month lengths and would make a wonderful gift for a baby shower or birth. Check out the options here.

I had a blast working on the details to make the subscriptions super-special, including these library card welcome letters!

Here's to many months of cloth books!!

366 Photos: Week Two

It's the second week of the year and halfway through January and it looks like winter may have finally arrived, but still no snow. Boo.This week was filled with lots of sewing, a new haircut for the girl, painting rocks with friends, lots of hot beverages, kids crafting, and weekend shopping (tractor not included). Living the life!