The Postman has been busy!

This week the postman has made several special trips to my house to deliver some exciting packages.

Firstly these absolutely gorgeous buttons arrived from this Etsy shop - Buttons by Robin 

Aren't these cute - I have a project in mind for these along the lines of the picture on the button - can you think what I might make?  The buttons in this shop are just so sweet to finish off special projects.

Also my Divine Twine arrived - this will be used to wrap some Christmas presents as well as many other parcels.

Along with "baking" Gingerbread men I have also been making Plum Puddings.  There are some ready made or Felt Kits available in my Etsy shop.

On Sunday I went to the Subiaco Craft and Community Fair.  It was a hot day and wonderful to meet lots of new people.  Here is my stand all set up for the day.

A busy week of catch up

After all the time off, this week has been a busy week of trying to make my list of "To Do's" into "Dones"!  What started off as a very long list and a frantic panic on my behalf  has slowly been whittled away.  So often I know exactly what is to be finished off in my head and so I start making my way through it only to be side tracked by other projects along the way - usually of the making and sewing variety rather than off the paper work completing.  So after some helpful advice by Justine (thanks Justine!) I have been crossing off items on my written list. 

Last post I showed you a sneak at what I have been creating and yes I have had rainbows on my mind.  Introducing my new Hairclip Hangers.

These Hairclip Hangers have just been listed in my Etsy Shop.  These Hairclip Hangers are a great way to tidy up all those draws and boxes of clips and ribbons onto one cute neat and tidy accessory.  You can keep all your pairs of clips together down the sides and ribbons tie onto the centre sewn ribbon. These would make sweet gifts for young girls for presents or with Christmas just around the corner. 

Also just listed in my Etsy Shop are Plum Pudding Felt Kits. 

With Christmas just around the corner there is still plenty of time to make these to decorate and trim your tree this year.

I have also been working on some other orders this week.  One custom order was for a Halloween twist on my Party Bags.  So with some not too scary ghosts and the request for velvet some children will have an extra sweet surprise this Halloween.

And this special package has been posted with more to come once it is received at its new home !!!!

Shopping on Etsy

I love shopping!  I feel it could almost be my part time job!  Since starting Tied with a Ribbon I have not done of much of it as I used to - well not actually going to the shops as such.  I now buy lots of things off Etsy.  This week I treated my girls to these beautiful place mats from Pilli Pilli.

I love receiving parcels of goodness in the post.  And already they are showing signs of appreciation with some spaghetti sauce.

This week things have been quieter on the stitching front and busy on the preparing side.  I have had a chance to catch up on some bookwork,  have some new flyers printed and some activities organised for later in the year. 

These flyers along with some samples of my personalised items have now found their way to a beautiful Children's Boutique in Mount Lawley - Little Horrors.   

Along with flyers being sent to the printers so was a new pattern.  After several requests for these fellows introducing - Plum Puddings.

Lots of packing, sticking, cutting and counting mean that these are now available.  These are one of my most popular Christmas Felt Characters and now you can make them yourself with the Pattern, Instructions and supplies to make them for your own tree.

They will be coming along with me to the Perth Upmarket  which is on September 12th at U.W.A.  Book the date in your diary and come along and say hello.  I will have several other new items with me on the day.