National Small Business Week (5/20/12-5/26/12)
Did you know that this week is National Small Business week?? Do your part and shop at your favorite small business this week (well, heck, every week). Here are a few I would like to recommend to you: GeminiRed Creations - this is my little business where I get to be...
Teacher Appreciation Week (5/7-5/11)
Not only is the end of the school year fast approaching, and not only are parents scrambling around to figure out a great gift to give the teachers who have helped develop and mold their child(ren) over the past school year, but Teacher Appreciation Week is only a...
It’s Earth Day!
In honor of Earth Day I'd like to show you some things I've created recently by upcycling and recycling. Do you have a bunch of t-shirts around that you don't wear anymore for one reason or another? The most common reason I don't wear them is because (1) I'm not a...
See you at the local vendor fair!
Some of you may know that for the last 2 years I've manned my friend's booth, Rinse Bath & Body, at the local Marietta Square Farmer's Market. Well, this Saturday is the start of year 3 and I can't wait. I love being there, talking to the customers, and meeting...
One of my best customers!
Today I received a text from the mother of one of my best customers! I guess you'd actually say her mom is my best customer, but Sloane loves wearing the aprons and hair clips I've made her. Last year I made her this short apron. [gallery columns="2" size="medium"...
My Sewing/Craft Room
As a rule I hate clutter - I love things in their proper place (ask the people I work with full-time and they will tell you I notice right away if someone has taken a pen from my pen cup). But...I can definitely tell when I'm in the middle of several projects at...
Lots to do…one thing finished!
So glad to have a 3 day weekend (thank you George Washington)! I have lots to do and only finished one thing! I had covered a wreath with white grosgrain ribbon about a month or so ago and have been looking at it ever since to determine how I was going to decorate it....
Aprons runneth over…
If you don't know already, I help my friend Heather (yes - even another Heather than the one I've mentioned in previous posts) at the local Marietta Square Farmers Market from April-September/October. I. LOVE. IT! First, I love her products - Rinse Bath & Body....
Do you believe in small business?
Do you believe that small business and entrepreneurship is important to the future of the U.S.? Do you believe that small business helps provide jobs and helps the economy? I DO! I told you about my friend Heather's business recently (Extreme Cakes by Heather). She...