Sock-o-Lot

Today was a big day for Rachel's Thread!

First off, the scarves are now being sold in a new store in Hammonton, NJ called The Golden Feather. It's an awesome boutique in a brand new building, with a ton of things you will NEED to have... so stop by and say HI. It's on Rt 30, right next to the Pizza-Rama in Hammonton.

Today Matt and I headed up to Berlin to go sock shopping. We came home with over 200 pairs of socks! Here they are:



And these are my 2 favorite pairs:



Tomorrow my lovely assistant, who is also known as Grandma, will cut the tags off all the socks, and then wash and sort them. She is the best!

Finally, speaking of photos, I uploaded photos of a few of the kids scarves that were finished last week. And here they are:

Rae of Green Apple's Purse

Hooray! I just finished off the custom messenger bag-style purse I was making for Rae and I want to KEEP it ... But since tomorrow I will part with the adorable bag, I decided to do a little photo shoot first. Actually the photo shoot starts out when the bag was just a few little squares of fabric. Also in the photos you'll see my new toy: the "Sidewinder". This awesome rechargable-battery-operated machine winds bobbins without having to un-thread your sewing machine. WOW-Winding the bobbins is so fun now! So if you sew, you need to have one. They are at Joann's for something like $22 if you use the 40% off coupon they send you. And they are Limited Edition Breast Cancer Supporting Sidewinders, so you can support a good cause too. Ok, enough commercial. Here are the pictures:

PS . I know I never said how Sunday went at the Berlin Farmers Market. I was too tired to even take a proper picture of my purchases, sadly, but I promise I will post about it soon. It's been a busy few days. But I did get Twister for 50 cents :)

Big Day "Off"

Sunday is the day I try to get things done. I need to get myself over to the bank today to open an account for Rachel's Thread. I got edged out of my old bank (Commerce) after the first year, since they started charging a fee when my balance was under $1,000 (!) . . . I guess they don't really care too much about the very small businessgirl, so I'm heading over to Cape Bank for some free small business checking. Then I'm stopping in The Flying Carp in Ocean City to drop off some new sock scarves. And THEN I'm driving up (over?) to Berlin to check out the new sock store at the Berlin Farmers Indoor Market. And then, finally I'll be stopping on the way home from Berlin in any fabric stores along my route. When I get home I'll be sewing some purses :) So today should be quite a productive day. So far, Matt and I shared a brownie for breakfast. And yes, I was up before 7 am on a weekend. Matt's going fishing on the boat today, so he's already up and out of the house. I'll hang around in my pjs for a while and do some paperwork. In the early morning, my hair looks alot like Paula Small's from Home Movies, which is by the way, one of my all-time most favorite shows. just a few clips: Melissa helps Coach McGuirk write a 'newspaper article' Jason's Ailments