Make a Statement!

I've been in the midst of a BUSY 2 weeks, but I don't want to neglect my blog, so here I am! Some exciting things are on the horizon, including: the debut of my Sock Scarves at Studio 27.28 this Saturday night...... Brand new patched purses and mini's at Underground this weekend during Octoberfest...... And a new home for Rachel's Thread scarves at Hair Culture in Galloway, NJ in the next few weeks!

Over the next 28 hours I will be busy finishing off some purses, making some mini's, designing some dressy and sock scarves, and straightening up my sewing room. It's exciting and FUN, but my regular job is definitely getting in the way right now :D

Are you looking for something to do this weekend? Check out my new "Upcoming Events" section on the right side ------>>>

Have a good Thursday <3

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

Blah blah blog

Hi. I spent a long time last night trying to figure out how to 'feed' this blog onto my myspace page www.myspace.com/rachelsthread . I think I finally have the application working ok, so we'll see. If you're reading this on myspace then, hooray, success. And if you're on the myspace page and would like to see the complete blog check out rachelsthread.blogspot.com .

So I see that people can sign up to be 'followers' of this blog. I never thought the term 'follower' had a very good connotation . . . but we promise no one will judge you if you do decide to 'follow' in this instance.

Ok. I guess that's it for now about that. Fall purses will hopefully be in the works tonight, So keep your eyes on my etsy store :)

Oh boy !

I have a new blog... so if you want to hear about what I've been up to, new scarf news, and other big announcements such as what I had for breakfast, this is where you want to be.

So, in scarf-related news ~ a new line of patched purses is almost in the works, and they'll be made from recycled upholstery samples! I have TONS of these samples, thanks to a friend in the furniture industry, in loads of perfect FALL colors. This should be really exciting. Anyway, I'm looking forward to making one for myself :)

And, in other news ~ I'm eating grilled veggies, mac+cheese, and steamed beets for lunch. [The beets have turned everything in my tupperware pink]

That's it.