I have cut prices on the remaining items in hopes of clearing them out before the end of the year. Prices are from $2 to $3.75. We are currently snowed in so I will ship as soon as the roads are clear enough to get around safely.
~~The store is currently sold out, thank you! January 1 there will be all new inventory! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Friday, December 25, 2009
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Why do I even leave my house?
Whether it's via the internet or actually getting dressed and leaving I always manage to see something that I really want but know I can't have. Am I the only person this happens to?
I picked up my sewing machine today and while I was at the shop I started to covet sewing tables. I sew on our dining table now so if we ever need to use it I have to put everything away. I've been rearranging furniture in my head for a couple months trying to come up with a plan that will leave our table free and still give me room to work. So far getting another table or cabinet for the sewing machine and serger are all that's coming to me. So after I got home I got online and found this
Isn't it beautiful???? Now I am seriously lusting. I think the green(my favorite color)is what really caught my eye on this one. I would love to have a flat surface like that to sew on, too. There's no drawer so I can still use the knee lifter, an absolute must as it's one of my most favorite features of the machine. I have really missed that knee lifter while sewing on the WalMart Brother I bought.
I'm off to test the machine, I have a 30 day warranty on the work so I must make sure she is working properly before that time is up.
I hope everyone is enjoying this Christmas season and isn't too frazzled from shopping, parties and programs. Merry Christmas to you all!
I picked up my sewing machine today and while I was at the shop I started to covet sewing tables. I sew on our dining table now so if we ever need to use it I have to put everything away. I've been rearranging furniture in my head for a couple months trying to come up with a plan that will leave our table free and still give me room to work. So far getting another table or cabinet for the sewing machine and serger are all that's coming to me. So after I got home I got online and found this
Isn't it beautiful???? Now I am seriously lusting. I think the green(my favorite color)is what really caught my eye on this one. I would love to have a flat surface like that to sew on, too. There's no drawer so I can still use the knee lifter, an absolute must as it's one of my most favorite features of the machine. I have really missed that knee lifter while sewing on the WalMart Brother I bought.I'm off to test the machine, I have a 30 day warranty on the work so I must make sure she is working properly before that time is up.
I hope everyone is enjoying this Christmas season and isn't too frazzled from shopping, parties and programs. Merry Christmas to you all!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Inventory Reduction at my Etsy store
From now until the end of December I will be having a buy one get one half off special to reduce inventory before year's end. Refunds will be given when shipping labels are printed. If you order different items you will get half off the lesser priced item.
The winner is...
SAMZE said...
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Would love to win as I have just been lurking at all the cute pads...it's Christmas time and I've put a ban on myself from making any indulgent personal purchases! he he he. Thank you, as always, for your generous giveaways! :)
I used the Random Integer Generator as I usually do and it picked comment number 3. Since I had so few entrants and they are all faithful readers it's the only fair way to choose. So, SAMZE, please go to my store and pick your item, then send me an Etsy convo so I can reserve it for you.
I have been working tirelessly this past week on the above quilt and I'm nearly finished, YEA!!! I've been quilting it for 3 years, ugh. I didn't realize how much I dislike hand quilting such a large quilt. It's a Christmas gift for my sister-in-law and I am determined that she have it this Christmas. I am just too ADD for such a large project. I love to do the piecing but not so much with the quilting. From now on all large quilts will be machine quilted. I pledge to only hand quilt wall hangings and baby quilts from this day forward;). I had to add that last part because while going through my craft supplies I found a baby quilt that I had already pieced that I have decided to finish and add to my store this next year(as in 2010). It's a cute little thing that will have embroidered ducks, dressed for each season in the blocks and then the quilting is the cutest little duck footprints around the border. I know there will be some who don't want to see anything but pads in my store but I have found that I just don't have the energy to run more than one store, I never could keep up with keeping them all stocked. So for now it will all be in one place:)
I have been working tirelessly this past week on the above quilt and I'm nearly finished, YEA!!! I've been quilting it for 3 years, ugh. I didn't realize how much I dislike hand quilting such a large quilt. It's a Christmas gift for my sister-in-law and I am determined that she have it this Christmas. I am just too ADD for such a large project. I love to do the piecing but not so much with the quilting. From now on all large quilts will be machine quilted. I pledge to only hand quilt wall hangings and baby quilts from this day forward;). I had to add that last part because while going through my craft supplies I found a baby quilt that I had already pieced that I have decided to finish and add to my store this next year(as in 2010). It's a cute little thing that will have embroidered ducks, dressed for each season in the blocks and then the quilting is the cutest little duck footprints around the border. I know there will be some who don't want to see anything but pads in my store but I have found that I just don't have the energy to run more than one store, I never could keep up with keeping them all stocked. So for now it will all be in one place:)
Saturday, December 5, 2009
December Drawing
I'm going to do it a bit different this month. The entrant who wins will get to choose any item, no really, anything in stock at yurtcraft. I'm only going to announce it here which means only my faithful, diehard readers will be eligible. I'll plug the numbers in on Wednesday morning(December 9) and make the announcement, then the winner needs to go to the store and make her choice and send me a convo so I can pull the item from the store for her.
Be sure to leave your comment on this post for your chance to win!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
December already???
Where has this year gone? It seems like it has just flown by. It's been a big year for us. We have our first licensed driver in the house. We bought a house. Our youngest will be 16 in two weeks.
Even though I did a lot of weeding out before we moved I still feel like I am overwhelmed by stuff that I never use. Some of it I feel guilty about getting rid of because it belonged to family members who are no longer with us and some of it I just need to deal with my hoarding issues and get rid of it.
My goal for the new year is to scan our photographs and put them all on thumb drives and one day when we are finally debt free and have some disposable income get one of those nifty digital picture frames. I used to think they were silly until I moved three(or was it four?)very heavy boxes of pictures during this last move. Now I'm thinking it would be pretty sweet to have one picture frame and a couple of thumb drives.
I did think of a way to preserve a childhood memory and not keep an entire punch bowl set.
I made this pin cushion from a cup that goes with my late mother's punch bowl. I'm pretty sure that any of you who grew up in the 70's had one of these sets at every family gathering. I can't remember any special get together where the punch bowl was not brought out. This set was one of my mother's things that I inherited so I really didn't want to haul it off to Goodwill(how many of these have you seen at Goodwill lately? I don't think I could count the number on both hands). But we NEVER entertain and we have a small house so I was struggling about what to do with it. I really like the pin cushion idea but I'm not thrilled with the cushion I stuck in there to try the idea out, so I'm going to dig out some vintage fabric that I got from my mother-in-law's estate and make the cushion part from that. With that I've killed two birds with one stone:) By the way, if any family members read this and want their own pin cushion from Mom's punch bowl set send me a message.
I feel bad for my post about my Bernina that I made in October because now that I've been without her for over a month I've realized how much I do love her. I stopped by the shop today and they don't have her parts yet:(, I made the mistake of sitting down in front of(and sewing on) the Aurora 440 QE. Now I am lusting, it has a walking foot, several other feet and the Bernina Stitch Regulator for free motion quilting. I am in love, but it will have to be an unrequited love because we have made the pledge to get serious about our debt. Get it paid off and never get into it again.
Total Dave Ramsey! I am about to become the biggest funsucker in Texas! I hope my kids can forgive me and learn a lesson from our bad choices.
OK, I'm off to do some Christmas sewing. I never realized how hard it is to find handmade Christmas gifts for men. I've taken to making family gifts instead so that I don't have to try to come up with a not cheesey handmade gift for all the men in my life.
Happy December!
Even though I did a lot of weeding out before we moved I still feel like I am overwhelmed by stuff that I never use. Some of it I feel guilty about getting rid of because it belonged to family members who are no longer with us and some of it I just need to deal with my hoarding issues and get rid of it.
My goal for the new year is to scan our photographs and put them all on thumb drives and one day when we are finally debt free and have some disposable income get one of those nifty digital picture frames. I used to think they were silly until I moved three(or was it four?)very heavy boxes of pictures during this last move. Now I'm thinking it would be pretty sweet to have one picture frame and a couple of thumb drives.
I did think of a way to preserve a childhood memory and not keep an entire punch bowl set.
I made this pin cushion from a cup that goes with my late mother's punch bowl. I'm pretty sure that any of you who grew up in the 70's had one of these sets at every family gathering. I can't remember any special get together where the punch bowl was not brought out. This set was one of my mother's things that I inherited so I really didn't want to haul it off to Goodwill(how many of these have you seen at Goodwill lately? I don't think I could count the number on both hands). But we NEVER entertain and we have a small house so I was struggling about what to do with it. I really like the pin cushion idea but I'm not thrilled with the cushion I stuck in there to try the idea out, so I'm going to dig out some vintage fabric that I got from my mother-in-law's estate and make the cushion part from that. With that I've killed two birds with one stone:) By the way, if any family members read this and want their own pin cushion from Mom's punch bowl set send me a message.I feel bad for my post about my Bernina that I made in October because now that I've been without her for over a month I've realized how much I do love her. I stopped by the shop today and they don't have her parts yet:(, I made the mistake of sitting down in front of(and sewing on) the Aurora 440 QE. Now I am lusting, it has a walking foot, several other feet and the Bernina Stitch Regulator for free motion quilting. I am in love, but it will have to be an unrequited love because we have made the pledge to get serious about our debt. Get it paid off and never get into it again.
Total Dave Ramsey! I am about to become the biggest funsucker in Texas! I hope my kids can forgive me and learn a lesson from our bad choices.
OK, I'm off to do some Christmas sewing. I never realized how hard it is to find handmade Christmas gifts for men. I've taken to making family gifts instead so that I don't have to try to come up with a not cheesey handmade gift for all the men in my life.
Happy December!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
UGH!!!
My machine's board needs to go to the factory for repair. That will take at least 2 more weeks, depending on how busy they are. Since it's an older machine they don't have parts they repair yours. So my sewing will remain basic until I get the good machine back:(.
UPDATE: I bought a cheap machine that has my favorite stitch so that my sewing won't be dull, I hope it holds up until the Bernina gets out of the hospital:)
UPDATE: I bought a cheap machine that has my favorite stitch so that my sewing won't be dull, I hope it holds up until the Bernina gets out of the hospital:)
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