What do you all think??
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Spooky!
Here are some pictures of Julia's super fun Halloween outfit...no, this is not her "costume," but something cute and fun to wear leading up to Halloween. Since I've been without my embroidery machines, I tried my hand at what I call "Scraggly App." The appliques were all done by hand (many tiny pieces of fabric!!) and are meant to fray as the items are washed/worn. The skirt is made from a pair of cut off blue jeans, again with an intentional frayed look. I enjoyed this project so much that I intend on doing a couple others for upcoming seasonal outfits.
What do you all think??
What do you all think??
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Catching Up and the Demise of Gus & Gertrude
Wow, where do I begin? If you'll notice the date below, it's been quite a while since I've last posted. There are three major reasons for that...
As many of you know, both our children are ill quite often. Typically, they have "minor" illnesses, but tend to have them in "major" ways. Because Julia has been sick so much and really should have grown out of a lot of that...and because she's been having headaches/abdominal pain, we began doing "additional testing" during the summer. If you'd like to read more about all that, you're welcome to check our family blog for details. To make a very long story as short as possible, both children have recently been evaluated by a pedatric ENT and a pediatric allergist. They are both scheduled to have surgeries within the next 3 weeks in hopes of ending quite a lot of their illnesses. If the surgeries do not make a drastic difference, we'll be headed to an immunology specialist next. Making a long story very short...one of the reasons I've not posted in a while is because I've constantly been taking one or both kids for testing or appointments.
Again as many of you know, I've had major internet problems this summer. That halted quite a lot of my work this summer, both in actual sewing/embroidery and in computer updates. Since about mid-August, I have not had any additional computer/internet issues. Hopefully my phone call to Windstream's corporate "unresolved complaint" department put an end to my internet problems for quite a while. The service technician who came out and *finally* fixed our problem (after another guy had come 3 times!!) was very pleasant. :)
Finally, I've had to say goodbye to Gus and Gertrude. They have been faithful companions and hard workers, often working late into the night without complaint and with little reprieve from the demands of their boss. Gus and Gertrude were sadly placed into the hands of the burned out machine deliverer this morning. They will be greatly missed and fondly remembered. Translation: A freak electrical storm just prior to Hurricane Gustav managed to destroy the memory boards in both my embroidery machines and memory cards for my embroidery software which put an immediate halt to any sewing/embroidery I could dream of doing. I have been without embroidery machines for about 6 weeks now. This morning, I was able to hand off my old machines (aka "Gus" and "Gertrude") to the insurance adjuster in return for a check to replace my machines. I hope to order new equipment tomorrow and have all kinds of new toys to play with sometime next week.
That being said, Julia will be having surgery on Monday. My return to work will depend on how she does and when she's well enough for me to get some sewing time. Grant will have his surgery on October 20th. Once they are both well, I'll truly be back in business, hopefully better than ever with brand new equipment!!
Finally, Sweet Pea's is finally getting a major update. I am working on updating the website with new fabrics and embroidery. I'll be consolidating quite a lot of the website to make the decision process easier for customers and not so overwhelming to look through. I'll also be adding my creative outlet...I am designing photo cards/announcements as well as blogs/blog backgrounds. My prices are extremely competitive to most "popular" card printers and the blogs are fun!! I'll try to post more about this newest creative outlet in the coming days!
Until then....
As many of you know, both our children are ill quite often. Typically, they have "minor" illnesses, but tend to have them in "major" ways. Because Julia has been sick so much and really should have grown out of a lot of that...and because she's been having headaches/abdominal pain, we began doing "additional testing" during the summer. If you'd like to read more about all that, you're welcome to check our family blog for details. To make a very long story as short as possible, both children have recently been evaluated by a pedatric ENT and a pediatric allergist. They are both scheduled to have surgeries within the next 3 weeks in hopes of ending quite a lot of their illnesses. If the surgeries do not make a drastic difference, we'll be headed to an immunology specialist next. Making a long story very short...one of the reasons I've not posted in a while is because I've constantly been taking one or both kids for testing or appointments.
Again as many of you know, I've had major internet problems this summer. That halted quite a lot of my work this summer, both in actual sewing/embroidery and in computer updates. Since about mid-August, I have not had any additional computer/internet issues. Hopefully my phone call to Windstream's corporate "unresolved complaint" department put an end to my internet problems for quite a while. The service technician who came out and *finally* fixed our problem (after another guy had come 3 times!!) was very pleasant. :)
Finally, I've had to say goodbye to Gus and Gertrude. They have been faithful companions and hard workers, often working late into the night without complaint and with little reprieve from the demands of their boss. Gus and Gertrude were sadly placed into the hands of the burned out machine deliverer this morning. They will be greatly missed and fondly remembered. Translation: A freak electrical storm just prior to Hurricane Gustav managed to destroy the memory boards in both my embroidery machines and memory cards for my embroidery software which put an immediate halt to any sewing/embroidery I could dream of doing. I have been without embroidery machines for about 6 weeks now. This morning, I was able to hand off my old machines (aka "Gus" and "Gertrude") to the insurance adjuster in return for a check to replace my machines. I hope to order new equipment tomorrow and have all kinds of new toys to play with sometime next week.
That being said, Julia will be having surgery on Monday. My return to work will depend on how she does and when she's well enough for me to get some sewing time. Grant will have his surgery on October 20th. Once they are both well, I'll truly be back in business, hopefully better than ever with brand new equipment!!
Finally, Sweet Pea's is finally getting a major update. I am working on updating the website with new fabrics and embroidery. I'll be consolidating quite a lot of the website to make the decision process easier for customers and not so overwhelming to look through. I'll also be adding my creative outlet...I am designing photo cards/announcements as well as blogs/blog backgrounds. My prices are extremely competitive to most "popular" card printers and the blogs are fun!! I'll try to post more about this newest creative outlet in the coming days!
Until then....
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