I drafted a pattern for a Kindle pouch on friday night, then saturday morning I stitched it together… Here is my first attempt, about 1/2″ wider and 1/2″ shorter than I wanted the final result to be but the standard Kindle fits nonetheless. The button fastening is a bit tight because the pocket could do with being higher. I [...]
December 26, 2012 – 2:14 pm
I’ve not written a business post for a long while and since I’ve had a small Etsy sale and I was packaging it up anyway, I thought it would be the ideal time to pass on my advice about packaging a sold item for maximum effect. Firstly, I take the time to wrap the item. [...]
October 20, 2012 – 11:07 am
Over a year ago now, Laura decided to arrange a meet up for Folksy sellers in the local area and invited me along as we’d been to fairs and stuff together even though I wasn’t active over there any more. What actually happened is Laura, Zara and I (who had met before at various craft [...]
October 12, 2012 – 10:06 am
I’ve got a new design in my Spoonflower fabric shop… It’s available in two colourways as above, and I have a single FQ available in my patterns/supplies Etsy shop for $6- click here. I’ve also already whipped up a simple Kindle pouch using it.
August 28, 2012 – 2:07 pm
After my tutorial yesterday on how to make these, I have made quite a few more phone cases (until I ran out of decent wadding scraps) working with stuff I’ve rooted out of my scraps drawer. Basically it was a diversion from patching together the world’s most boring pattern curtains. I have done nearly a [...]
August 9, 2012 – 10:21 am
I have done very little of anything else but watch the Olympics recently. The odd bit of chocolate has been made and I have sewn a couple of hems on trousers but that’s pretty much the full extent of crafts, and don’t get me started on laundry, hoovering, etc, etc. Anyway I have just about [...]
From now until the end of August I am going to list at least one item on Etsy every day. This motivator has worked well for me, since Tuesday I have listed 14 items in my general shop alone! Here’s some of them… I’m thinking of hosting a weekly linky party to see what other people have [...]
December 2, 2011 – 10:15 am
Sorry I’ve been a bit quiet recently, this week in particular is a strain, but after the fair this weekend, I will have a few days to sew and get Christmas stuff sorted before the mad Christmas chocolates post rush begins, then I am looking forward to lots of me time from my birthday onwards [...]
I am drastically cutting down the pieces of jewellery I am now selling. I’ve started by giving the Etsy and Folksy shops a good weeding and this will follow onto the main PennyDog site. Why? Well it is silly me offering more and more made to order items that I don’t have time to replenish. [...]
September 20, 2010 – 1:25 pm
After working at the Stitch and Creative Crafts show this weekend, I am now the owner of our demonstration model of the Sizzix Big Shot! I love playing with all of the textures and shapes it can cut and have ordered a crease mat and some box cutting dies, as well as other “useful” shapes [...]
