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Printed Patterns are Here!

Sewing Patterns August 15, 2017

The hardest part of running a small business, aside from feeling like you’re always at work, is having to do things that you have no idea how to do. For instance, I’ve had to fumble my way through figuring out how to file sales tax, how to set up import numbers, how to build a website (still figuring that one out!). Truth is, I just can’t afford to outsource all of these things, so I DIY it. I spend a lot of my day going, “I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I’M DOING!!!”

Printed patterns was one of those projects where I had no idea where to start. Lucky for me, my best friend Abbey just happens to work in printing! She amazingly took on this project with me and helped me get professionally printed paper patterns and gorgeous glossy booklets!

When these first arrived in the mail a few weeks ago, my jaw dropped when I opened the box of booklets. I’ve looked at my PDF’s until my eyes were ready to shrivel up like raisins, but I had never seen them in full glossy professional print! They look so beautiful! I’ve always wanted to create products that are not only fun to use (or wear!) but also beautiful to display, and I have to say that these nail it!

And… I have to give a HUGE shout out to my dear Abbey for working on this for me.  I could not have done it without her.

I’ve started out with my Jasmine & Ava patterns (but hope to release more if there is the demand) as they are two of my favourites.

With my printed patterns you will receive the pattern printed on a single sheet of paper,  no taping required, and a pretty glossy booklet containing large, full-colour photographs, all packaged in a re-sealable plastic pouch.

You can purchase the printed patterns HERE or through my Etsy Shop!

If you run a sewing shop or boutique and would like to carry my printed patterns, please send me an email or contact me through Etsy for details.

This project was so fun to work on and Abbey and I already have a couple more things up our sleeves!

Loads of Lace

Design Diary, Lingerie January 15, 2017

I. Love. Lace.

I went on a lace buying binge before christmas and recently received some real treasures in the mail.  When I opened the package, I literally gasped with excitement.

I’m really digging two-tone lace. This grey lace has the slightest bit of sparkly pink in it. Pink & grey is one of my favourite color combinations. I absolutely love this set.

This champagne & black lace is a close second to the grey lace in my books. The delicate black motif along the scalloped edge just looks so classic.  I remember a time when I’d cringe at beige… I’m a recent beige-convert.

I’ve been challenging myself to continually add new items to my shop. Taking photos and putting fabrics together are two of the things that really fill my heart with joy – so I’m trying to always make time for that.

New items… Finally!

Uncategorized February 12, 2016

Oh my gosh. Guys, being a mom is hard, hard work. Don’t get me wrong, it’s totally worth the hard, hard work, but readjusting my schedule is an on going learning process.

In January, Isabel started daycare! She goes 3-4 days a week. Her day care provider is amazing. She has so much energy and is just so natural with the kids. Isabel absolutely loves going, which makes me feel really happy about sending her.

So, now that I have more of a regular schedule, I’ve been getting back into the swing of things. This week has been rough though. Isabel was sick for the very first time in her life! It was only a cold, but she had a bit of a fever on Monday and I just hate seeing her sick. All her pep just drained right out of her. So, we had a couple of sleepless nights, and a couple of very long days.  On the bright side, I’m a little ahead of work so that didn’t add much stress to the matter.  I’m very happy to say she is on the mend and much more her smiling, giggly self now.

Anyway, back to business. I’ve added a bunch of new items to  my shop this week and I thought I’d share a few of them with you here!

I’m starting to run dangerously low on My Fleur Romper fabric… I absolutely adore this fabric and didn’t want to let a single scrap go to waste, so I’ve decided to made sleep masks with it as well. I made a few of these cat-ear sleep masks for Changing of the Garnet but wanted to offer them in my shop too!

I’ve got a few “basics” as well as some more fun items…

One of my personal favourites…

I wanted to make a quick note about the peach floral set above – this the item that was chosen in the All’s Fair in Love and Lingerie Giveaway in November, and has been named after the winner, Zoe. I actually made a few of these sets for Changing of the Garnet and kept one of the samples for myself. I seriously can’t get enough of it. I am constantly wanting to do laundry so I can wear it again! The fabric is so light and stretchy and it looks absolutely fantastic on. Every time I wear it I feel like supermodel. My favourite part though is the accent of Rose Gold hardware. Anyway, I just wanted to rave about this set because I really value comfortable underwear and was super happy with how this set turned out. 
And lastly, something I’ve been wanting to do for a while is offer a few super-limited sets using fabrics from indie designers on Spoonflower. I so often get lost in the Spoonflower worm hole and end up losing hours looking at fabrics…  I really enjoy working with new fabrics so I’m buying just 1 or two meter cuts of these specialty prints. They cost a little more than my usual items, but they are truly unique and you will not only be supporting an indie lingerie designer, but also indie fabric designers!