Ahhh the end of spring is nearing. Don't get me wrong, I am looking forward to summer but there is just something so magical about spring. Also I'm not gonna lie...when you live in southern california the beginning of summer is basically a prolonged spring. I've been checking the weather back home (ok actually i have as many cities as allowed in the iphone weather app to check on. i'm a strangely curious person. a few on my list: Alvin, TX (my hometown), Big Sur, New York City, Sleepy Hollow, Athens Greece, San Francisco and more) and the temp has been in the 90's! Gah! I think its hot when it hits 77 here. Pathetic. But hey, you get spoiled and quickly forget how terrible weather can be elsewhere.
So I'm kind of sad because today when I was watering my container plants I noticed they were not doing so well. For example I swear it looks like there is mold growing in my beets. WHYYY. Anyway. I think they may not be getting enough sunlight. Hmm.
OH! I'm so excited and proud of myself. Today when I was stopping to get coffee I parked right in front of a children's boutique, which I have so many times before. I have always wanted to go inside and talk to the owner about selling my hair clips but I just never could quite build up the courage. It just seems so audacious. Like "Hey! Look at this! Sell it please!?" haha. But it was really easy and comfortable. I just kind of asked her about how the process would be to sell things in her shop and then I pulled out some of my business cards from Moo.com that have photos of my products on the back (awesome idea). Her daughter was there too and she LOVED them. So that was good. Anyway so get this....next Wednesday I am bringing in my collection for consignment selction!!!! WOoohoooo. Now I feel confident enough to take my things to other places for consignment consideration. Way cool. Etsy is just way hard. Too many sellers on there to stand out.
I roasted large chunks of red, green, yellow and orange bell peppers for dinner and it was SO yummy. I need to do that more often. Just thought I'd share that piece of information. Not sure why. It may be because of the iced espresso I'm sipping on. Makes me "mouthy" as husband lovingly refers to it.
I will now leave you with a piece of spring. My spring flower patch hair clip to be exact. Enjoy!
So cheery and springish ;)
this is too cute, id like to learn to make felt clips! is it just regular crafting felt? what kind of thread is it? (button thread?)
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ReplyDeletei purchase my felt from JoAnns in the bulk section by the yard. most of it is wool felt or a wool/acyrlic mix. its a bit sturdier than the squares that you can purchase elsewhere. they are SO much fun and really quite simple and then you get to decide just how creative you want to get with it ;)
oh and i use different threads, depending on the clip but the thread here is just regular sewing thread i think. i really don't know technical names for threads i just kind of grab them. haha. and i also use embroidery threads sometimes if i want a thicker line. you should totally give it a go!
thank you! i'm totally gonna try this. i was also thinking of doing a felt applique on my screen-printed shirts. from what i've read, felt is washable and won't shrink, correct? thx for sharing! do you use hot glue to attach to the clip, or sew it to the clip?!
ReplyDeleteyou know i always heard that you shouldn't wash felt- i always want to put it on clothes as well. i actually made myself a shirt last year with felt sewn on and i have washed it and i suppose it has had an effect on the felt's appearance but i don't mind it. i would do some test runs first before putting anything out for sell i suppose. with that said, i love felt! one of my favorite mediums! i don't use any glue on mine but i think some people do- i actually sew the clip inside 2 layers of felt- you just make a little slit in the bottom layer of felt to let the bottom side of the clip slide through. but i'm sure there are tons of ways to get it done. it just appears to me from my own observation that being able to say "no glue" seems to be a plus when selling hair clips...
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