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    Giveaway Day 6

    ByHeather Bailey

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    Thank you, everyone for your encouraging comments. Please don't lose any sleep over my last post.
    It's been years and I'm doing okay now. I think I've only shared that
    experience with ten people beyond my family. It just needed to be said
    aloud. I knew it would explain some things I haven't been able to
    explain around here. Like why I've been rather quiet about Trash Ties, when they are so darn fabulous.

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    WhereWomenCreate_wSo, let's get back to lollipops and chirping birds. There is plenty to celebrate. Especially in the fabric department. I have
    two cotton quilting collections coming out in the next year—one of those
    is very, very soon. I also have a basics line to support those feature
    collections that will be out in the fall. And. And. And! I just heard word
    this week that Free Spirit will be moving forward with my fashion fabric
    collection for next Spring. Now I can put my fashion design
    degree to direct use in designing dresses, skirts, blouses, shifts. I've got a sketchbook full of ideas.

    Ashley
    and I have been brainstorming new products all morning and I'm
    dying to make time on my schedule. If only I commanded a troop of robot
    clones. Or hired a larger pool of talent at the studio. That might be
    more feasible. Especially if I can get these great products into your
    hands.

    I'll be patient. My business is art-centered which means it just
    plain takes longer to get those products made. I'm cool with that. I
    just get excited.

    Okay. So are you ready for today's giveaway yet?

    SignatureStyles_wToday's HELLO giveaway prize is a copy of Signature Styles
    by Jenny Doh, featuring 20 stylish stitchers. Projects from each
    designer are included. My contribution is the quick and easy wristlet
    purse shown at left. Winner will also receive Where Women Create—the
    one with me on the cover up there. This magazine is much more like a
    book for its fabulous content. In my opinion, they should make these
    things with hard covers. Every page is draped with images of luscious
    studio spaces and inspiring stories and insights. A $45 value.

    Comment to enter today's contest. Be sure to include your email address
    so we can contact you if you win. Today's giveaway closes at 11:59pm PST on Tuesday 8/6/13.
    Watch for the winner to be announced within a day or
    two at the bottom
    of the post.

    Prizes from our friends are starting to arrive at the studio now, so
    watch for a greater variety of items in the weeks to come. We have a
    full-on Project Life
    kit, fabrics from my upcoming collection (yet to be seen!), a giant
    50-spool pack of thread, inventive baby items, and much, much more.

    xo—Heather


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  • Creative Spaces Giveaway

    ByHeather Bailey

    There is a new issue of Creative Spaces out this week. Apparently—and of course—volume #1 was so popular that Creating Keepsakes decided to publish a second volume—and this time I was able to say "Yes!" Kudos to Megan Hoeppner for gathering such inspiring spaces—and for her patience and tenacity with my busy schedule.

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    Confession: I've been holding back on you guys—a little. You see, I've finished a handful of craft-organization projects around here that I haven't shared yet. I'm letting Creative Spaces Vol. 2
    have the scoop: embroidery-floss storage made from a spinning earring
    display, colored-pencil storage from a transformed gift box, tiffin
    boxes for paint storage, the handy metal caddy I keep next to my
    drafting table for paints, brushes, pencils and inks—FUN STUFF.

    CreativeSpaces2So,
    go pick up a copy at your local book store or craft store for 132 pages
    of DIY storage and décor projects, and a behind-the-scenes tour of a
    wide variety of crafting spaces, from Amy Yingling's sleek and modern space to my own eclectic menagerie. For a full-size sneak peek at the issue, click here, then click on the ISSUU image at the center of the page.

    !!! I have one glorious copy to give away. Leave a comment below to enter. I'll announce the winner on Monday. !!!

  • After

    ByHeather Bailey

    ArchAfterB_300Here's the finished remodel. We went ahead and laid down the white flooring from our last tradeshow booth,
    figuring we could swap out the flooring in both rooms later on.
    However, I'm liking it. It's incredible how much brighter the room is
    with a big, white reflector for a floor.

    Here's a glimpse of one of our finished work tables
    too. They are amazing. Each table is seated onto a rolling platform.
    The tables can be lifted off the platforms as needed for classes and
    workshops—at some point—or for a myriad of other uses. And they are
    tough as nails with a commercial-grade finish.

    Now that the sheetrock dust and construction debris  have been cleared out, it's time to get back into artwork. With Project Life under my belt, next up is more fabric. I'm working on completing a couple of new lines for next year. 'Tis true.

  • Lucky Number

    ByHeather Bailey

    My son is 13 today.  Thirteen!  What in the world?  I was such a little grown-up at thirteen.  At least, I thought I was. 

    BoxShot470WT Things
    have been extra busy this month.  Isaac has built a wall to divide the
    main floor of my new office, allowing pattern storage to be neatly
    hidden away — and allowing the main work area to be cute-ified. I
    don't know when I'll get around to that cute-ification, but it now has
    the potential, which is a start.

    I have successfully ignored the
    move in order to wrap up some pressing projects.  A serious feat.  It
    looks like I have one more week to go.  Next time I make my way up
    there, I'll snap a photo of the new wall.  It was a lot of work and is
    just about finished.  There is a lot more work to do, but it will have
    to be gradual. With Nicey Jane new on the market and several new
    patterns popping, we're extra busy behind the scenes.

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    On a
    personal note, I purchased some cool, mid-century modern chairs today. 
    They need refinishing and new upholstery, but I can do that.  If it
    weren't for birthday dinner & birthday baking, I'd be out sanding
    them this evening.  Perhaps tomorrow.

    OpenBox470My camera is back too,
    which means more blogging. I can't seem to get comfortable posting
    without including photos. Case in point, the photos in this post. They
    don't relate to what I'm saying at all, but isn't this a fun vintage
    box? I gave it to Lindsay for Christmas, along with some other fun bits
    & baubs.  It's probably a stationery box from the 60s or 70s.  All
    it needed was a good cleaning and a refreshed interior. I used one of
    Amy Butler's scrapbook papers from a while back.  Don't they say that the best
    presents are those you have a hard time giving away? 
    Something like that. I love funky kitsch like this.