Potholder assembly

Hello friends, 

Can you believe January is almost over? I have no idea where the time is going ... it's just flying by. I thought I'd let you take a peek at where the potholders get assembled .... 

My favorite workhorse sewing machine, my Pfaff. I love it.

Cords and cords and cords waiting to be cut!

  I miss my elves ... they were such great helpers ... 

See? There's a whole bunch of potholders in the works .... about 45 will done in soon! Can't wait to get started on some pillows and pillowcases!

Happy crafting ....

February Sneak Peek

Here's a treat for you stampers ... sneak peak of my February class cards! Hope you can make it to class!

Welcome 2012!

2012 will be a great year! (Hopefully everyone feels the same!!) .... the end of 2011 was a whirlwind and then some ... the POTHOLDER frenzy was something to behold. Many of you have heard bits and pieces. Just thought I'd get back into my first love (fabric) and make a few things to sell at the craft fairs. And boy, sell I did. Between Oct and Dec I ended up sewing about 175 potholders, plus all the other things I had to sell at the fairs. It was chaotic and a lot of fun. Needless to say, that spawned numerous resolutions for 2012 - beginning with start sewing NOW!! And maybe update the blog more often??? Here's a few pictures ... in case you missed seeing things ....

THE POTHOLDERS!

Standard Pillowcase

Ruffled composition book cover

Thank goodness my elves came home just in time to help with restocking and getting ready for this year. Kerry and Ryan have been cutting potholder guts and guts and more guts. They have been busy. We will have so many new fabrics for you to chose from!! And I'll have lots to work on when they go back to college.

I did manage to have a Stamp a Stack at the beginning of January - here are the cards we made.

And in case you missed us at the craft fairs, here's a couple pictures ...

Happy New Year! Hope to see you soon!

Holidays are Coming !!!

Hi Stampers,
Hope you've been busy stamping and stamping even more ... the holidays are RIGHT around the corner - it's already almost Halloween. Hope you are in the mood for some holiday happenings .... first, some holiday card ideas for you ....

 And then we (Fran and I) did a Wrap It Up Early class ... it was tons of FUN ... here's a peak at the projects we did that night ....

Hope you can make it to the NEXT Stamp With Friends Event ... stay tuned for the next event next year. My classes will be on hold until January also - I'm working on craft fair items now - come visit me ....

Nov 19 - Parker Methodist in Kaneohe

Nov 26-27 Okinawan Center in Waipio

Dec 4 Castle High in Kaneohe

If you can't make it to the craft fairs ... check out my Etsy store - open all the time and NO shipping charges for Oahu residents ... check it out! Visit often - I'm adding new items daily - just as fast as I can make them ....pillowcases and potholders are up and ready ... more to come! Credit cards welcome on Etsy ... better than the craft fairs (for those who prefer to charge!)

http://www.etsy.com/shop/koolauhugs

Haunted Treats presented by Stamp with Friends

Hi Stampers!!
We had such a great time last month at our Haunted Treats class. It was an overwhelming success. Almost everyone signed up that night to attend the next one! Here's a treat for those who could not attend .... I will share some of the projects that we made with you ...

Have a Happy Haunting Day!!

September's cards

Classes were tons of fun this month ... hope you can join me soon!

Quilts in between cards

Hello everyone!

Here are the quilts I made for Kerry and Ryan. They were very happy with them.

Don't forget to sign up for card classes - Sep 2  - Friday 6:30 pm or Sunday Sep 4 - 9:00 am.

Kerry's was the in colors of purple and red .... and Ryan's more traditional with red, black and white.