I hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving Day. We shared a wonderful meal with our friends [who happen to live six houses down from our house]. I spent most of the day in the kitchen preparing pumpkin pie, apple crisp, green beans + shallots, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce. We had a yummy spread of food and every belly left full + content. [We'll be returning for leftovers this evening.]
Thank you for all the nice comments regarding the goods I made for ReForm School. I admit I was a bit nervous since the owners had never seen my handmade goods in person. I was a little worried they might be disappointed. So I was thrilled when I received a nice message from them letting me know they were really happy with the order. Phew!
Have I mentioned that I love little details? Well, I do. I was hoping to order some custom clothing labels for the patchwork + bibs and bebe + onesies, but it wasn't in the budget. These are the times when I'm kicking myself for not purchasing a Gocco machine [pre-extinction days]. But who knew a custom rubber stamp + fabric stamp pad + linen = custom clothing labels? I purchased a custom rubber stamp at our local stationery shop for $5. [They goofed a bit and made the "+" sign too big, but the lady was so nice I didn't want to complain. Of course the OCD side of me looks at the gigantic "+" sign everytime I see it.] After stamping your "design" on fabric, heat set the ink with an iron and voila, custom clothing labels. [Note: Make sure the stamp pad you purchase is intended for fabric.]
I was happy with the results.
And I always have fun designing collateral for my business. [That is my all-time favorite photograph of the boys, taken over a year ago.]
