M.I.A.

I may seem to be MIA for a little while. It's officially Christmas time and I need to get started on all my gifts (which I won't be blogging about until AFTER Christmas for obvious reasons). I already finished one and I'm really excited about it! I'm still working on uploading all my items to Etsy and I have a few more things I want to add that I haven't quite finished yet. I have five pages in my sketch book full of new items that I can't wait to make but probably won't be able to until after Christmas...so that's something to look forward too :) I pulled my beads out of the box yesterday to work on my jewelry a little bit...hopefully I have something in that area to share with you soon! Well, that's my little update for now. Hope everybody had an awesome Thanksgiving because I know I did!

First Boutique

I did my first boutique last Friday and I would say it was a success. I learned A LOT. Mostly about myself. I was so hard on myself for not getting everything done that I wanted but I was just being crazy...if I had done anymore it wouldn't have even fit on my table!
The boutique was a lot of fun. It was exciting to get instant face to face feedback about my items. It was great to meet other like-minded people and network and it was awesome to talk with more experienced vendors and get some advice.
I was not too happy with my displays..they were fine but not amazing. I was planning on doing that the day before but I was sick on the couch instead. Oh well..there is always next time.
Having never done any boutiques or craft fairs before, I did not know what to expect and I think it was a great day. I went into it thinking if I made my money back and got my name out there I was going to be happy but I ended up with way more sales then I expected and my stack of business cards were almost gone so I would call that a success.

Crazy for Pinwheels

In preparing for the Holiday Boutique I did last Friday I made a few more of those embroidery hoops that I shared with you awhile ago.
This one I did was my absolute favorite. I was actually a little sad when it sold.

There is just something about pinwheels that I love. So cute and simple...and you don't see a ton of them around these days. After staring at it for awhile I realized they would make cute hair clips too so I made some last minute and they turned out to be a hit so I made some more to sell on etsy.
Ok, I got a little carried away with how many I made because they really are fun...

So look for these soon on etsy...

That's Life.

Ugh. Tired and feeling frustrated. My days have not been as productive as planned. I had a busy week last week getting ready for my Grandma's 90th birthday party (which was a lot of fun) and had some family in town. Now, Jack has been sick since Saturday (like 104 degree fever, er visit, strep throat, wants to cuddle on mama all day sick) and I've been sick too. So needless to say Dreaming of Dandelions has been on the bottom of the list and I haven't gotten anywhere near what I planned on having done at this point. With the Holidays coming up I really planned on having a ton of things ready but that's life I guess. I'm trying my hardest to be happy about the things I do have done, rather then focusing on all the other things I also wanted to accomplish. I have to remind myself over and over that I always planned on doing this in what little spare time I have and to stop being so freaking hard on myself...one of these days, right.
Ok, now that my venting is done it's time to get some rest :)

New Clips/Brooches

I know it's a bad cell phone picture but you get the idea. I'll have these plus a few more colors available at the St John's Boutique on Friday and on Etsy next week.

Yah for Cuteness!

D of D Jewelry!

I've wanted to do this for so long...

This was my first time using dye and I'm so happy with the colors! I'm excited about finally giving jewelry a try!
I have a busy few days coming up so I'm hoping I can get some done in time for the St John's Holiday Boutique on the 19th!

I've Been Busy

I've made a few new fabric flower pins. Available in Olive, Marigold, & Teal





The flowers on these four are removable and can be worn as a pin...

I also have three totes in the natural linen fabric done, they are just waiting for their embellishments. Oh, it feel good to finally get things done.

Happy Day After Halloween :)

I hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween! I woke up this morning feeling in the Holiday Spirit already! Thanksgiving and Christmas are my absolute favorites!
Well, I should have some clutches to share tomorrow or the next day because I'm planning on some sewing tonight!