In my attempt to alleviate my production nerves for the upcoming craft shows this fall and winter, I have been trying to chip away at making a bit of inventory, so that I don't drive myself crazy this year with my last minute-ness. Made some great headway this week - managed to glue all the vintage images I had cut out onto the first batch of notebook covers (last count was about 100 books - if these don't sell, I will have a problem)... next step will be to stitch borders around the images with my sewing machine. The sewing part is easy (it's just straight lines)... it seems my problem is always trying to get the tension right and just threading the darn machine... arghhh! This is what happens when a non-sewer tries to sew!
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Good luck with the sewing. I'm so bad at it that it's not even funny!
You have a great plan, I hope it pans out the way you want! Great picture by the way!
Looks ambitious. I'm a nightmare with a sewing machine, so I feel your pain.
love seeing your production in progress :)
Your books look great already! Good luck with finishing them. I'm sure all will sell! They are too cute.
It's lookin' good ! Don't think you'll have any trouble selling them. They are adorable.
Threading the bobbin is always the worst. I get totally pissed! hahaa.
The notebooks look fabulous!
I know what you mean about having way too much stuff. I hope it all sells for you! Otherwise, yes, you will be up to your eyeballs in journals.
i know it's sooo stressful! good luck i'm sure it will turn out great! and nothing wrong with some extra inventory right??? :)
those books are just the cutest!
Those notebooks look so adorable, lots of luck with your sewing project! They can be brutal.
I love the way your work looks! An afternoon at a spa may be necessary ;)
(I think it would be a good reason to be pampered) xo
great works and the tension happens to me as well, I have been sewing for years.
They will sell, every single one!!! I wish I could sew; I'm a hand stitcher but always manage to hurt myself somehow when I pull out the machine. I love your work and it was such a delight to see it in progress!!!
That's a lot of sewing! But you are really getting stuff done, good for you!
Ahh those look adorable already. Good luck with the sewing.
Good luck all of the images look wonderful and very appealing. I am sure you will sell everything, Valerie.
I opened a second etsy shop. I am excited. Details on my blog.
Looks like you've got some great notebooks in the works! I'm hearting you on etsy. Nice blog you have also!
great that u are getting organised ahead of time! tension issues are what makes sewing work for me ~ hope it goes smoothly.
Those are going to be adorable! Best of luck with the show! I should be doing some of that inventory prepping myself...
hah! i hear you on the last minute-ness. good on ya for being prepped! it will feel much better once the craft shows roll around! :)
Ooooh! These look so cute! I hope there will be some available online?
So much work! But sooo CUTE! You're inspiring me to get sewing! But it's so bloody humid in my upstairs studio... ick. I'm not complaining, our summer is too short!
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