mission

this is stolen from the website http://www.reformschoolrules.com/; from their 'about us' section. i found it to be extremely apt--in line with what my future mission statement might sound like.



"We definitely wanted to talk about how sustainable design is a huge focus for us, and that green living is important to us, not only in business but in our personal lives as well. We wanted to be eco-friendly without being too in-your-face about it. The last thing we wanted was to be another shop selling all things hemp & bamboo ( not that we don't love hemp & bamboo).


We really wanted to point out how much we love and respect all of the artists and crafters whose handmade wares fill us with inspiration. One of the greatest things about having a shop is being able to support these talented folks and all of their creativity."



just getting more focus...more direction...more inspiration.

keeping on

it's funny how quickly a dream loses steam. it doesn't help that i have been husbandless for the past month--not leaving much time for blogging and daydreaming and planning; what with all the parenting and working and sleeping i've been doing.

i got my new machine:it's a dreamy piece of machinery and cost more than my first car, but soooo worth it. it will sew effortlessly through 14 layers of fabric, has a walking foot, and will stitch a row of little alligators if you so desire. the other night i made a vinyl bag, and while i did break one needle, it was a small price to pay for a totally sturdy, well made vinyl bag with a vintage tablecloth lining. meesh and i tried to work 'tutorial' style, but i got way to anxious to finish. we used one of lotta jansdotter's patterns, and it turned out super cute. not a beginner project, however. especially not on vinyl.

cite jardin

i'm going around and around about where my business should be...should i be a trailblazer and set up shop in beautiful garden city? if anyone ever reads this, i have a joke for you:

garden city : boise

vatican : rome

are you picturing it? garden city, a beautiful ancient walled city with priceless works of art frescoed on its ceilings. um, not so much. it's one big giant trailer park, but it's changing. and it IS a city within a city, which i find amusing to say the least.

i feel like i have missed so many opportunities to be a part of something BIG--so many cases of being in the right place at the wrong time...leaving just before the renaissance. olympia, williamsburg, nampa...or maybe i was in the right place at the right time, just not doing the right thing. hello!? i think i may have just unlocked a very huge piece of my lifelong problem--i have NEVER been tapped into my possibilities, and so always in retrospect, i see what could have been. it's not that places change and create opportunities for me. i change and create opportunities for me. so now: i am in the right place, at the right time. this is my mantra for today. welcome to my self-help-sewing blog. so much fun for you, dear imaginary reader.

dreaming in cocca

i just stumbled on the website for cocca, and i'm totally floored, envious, inspired and sad that i will probably never get to go there. i don't even know what city it's in because the site is in japanese. but these photos speak my language. my shop will undoubtedly be smaller and a bit more cluttered with this and that, but a girl can dream...can't she?

every day a new hummingbird

this is just getting weird. one of my favorite artist/crafters (boygirlparty) just released this--today or yesterday:

animal medicine

hummingbird person

how am i so lucky as to have a dear friend who is a life coach who calls me at just the right moment for me to step out of my office into the warmish drizzle on this strange june day and ask me just the right questions to help me feel so much better about everything? HOW am i so lucky?

this week, i will:

set up a time to sew at my mom's house for 3 hours
work on design stuff (tonight)
plan out how to put shelves in my closets w/ bri

and get this: i am a hummingbird person. i have been noticing hummingbird imagery EVERYWHERE lately (including on my shirt that i'm wearing at this very moment) and wondered what the significance was...and then michele said it today, and then read about it from one of her woo woo animal symbolism books and it is true. i am a hummingbird person. i have yet to see a real live one this year, so if and when i do...watch out. the symbolism is this: hummingbirds drink the sweet nectar of the earth, and make it their work to spread it around. they also have an ability to adapt to any situation, to make the best of what they have. to stop in mid flight, fly up down backwards forwards. i always thought they were cool, but kinda silly looking, like you would see one on some grandma's doormat or something. but clearly i need to get over that. hummmmm.