This week, Massdrop has posted an amazing opportunity for you to SAVE 33% on my All-Wool-Blend-Felts Pack from the Heather Bailey Store. Included with these 50 designer felt sheets is a FREE copy of my Full Bloom Felt & Fabric Roses pattern.
Take a look. Only FOUR more days to go.
Visit Massdrop.com and type "felt" into the search bar. Please share this news. The more who join in, the lower the price becomes.
How about some luscious felt? Three palette packs of our designer wool-blend felt in Reds/Pinks, Blues and Oranges/Yellows
for today's giveaway—perfect for accessories and embellishments,
embroidery and applique. In my opinion, everone should have a rainbow of
glorious felt at her disposal. Let's get you all set up! A $32 value.
We are onto Day 4. Hello Sunday. I'm posting a little bit late today.
Perhaps that will increase your chance of winning? Sorry about that. I
had church.
Today's HELLO Giveaway prize is a DOZEN 9"x12" sheets of Heather Bailey designer wool-blend felt ($27 value). Winner picks the colors. Our wool-blend felt is far
superior to polyester felt in appearance, texture, durability — and
style. Great for hair accessories, pincushions, brooches, dolls and more. Several of our top sewing patterns
use felt for embellishments, including Henrietta Turtle, Effie &
Ollie Elephant, New Leaf Folding Totes, and Fresh Picked Pincushions to
name a few.
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 8/4/13.
Watch for the winner to be announced within a day or two at the bottom
of the post. For more info on my August giveaway madness, click here.
We have some seriously amazing prizes planned, including tools,
equipment, jewelry, toys, Project Life, stationery, fabric from my next
collection (which I'll introduce this month)—exciting stuff. Please
share the word.
If you're watching
for updates, I'll post the winners from Day 1 through Day 3 this afternoon.
Good luck, everyone. Thank you again for your love and support.
xo—Heather
Some color-yum for you.
It's not often I get to help out with orders. But, every once in a while, I sneak my way into the warehouse and join in on prepping fabric, assembling felt and gathering stationery and other goodies for you, our awesome customers.
My favorite is gathering up your selected felts and rolling them
together. I love to see the resulting color palettes. Often, they are
truly unexpected and transfixing. Sometimes they remind me of a familiar
era or theme. Take this roll here, it makes me think of Sky King Tricycles, Radio Flyer Wagons
and other classic American toys. These colors make me want to sew up
some felt cars and trucks or something. They get my wheels spinning.
I'm often tempted to pin on a note that reads, "Ooo, wow!" or "So
delicious!" or "Please send me pictures of your finished project!" It
drives me crazy not to know what folks are making with these varying
color palettes. Same goes for fabric, really. Hm, what about including a
text-field at the end of ordering that lets the merciful 'tell Heather'
what they are planning to make. Or I can just resist hanging out in the
warehouse, right?
I do try.
I'm feeling
appropriately patriotic. If you have a chance to watch The Story of Us series on the History Channel, do.
I've watched several episodes over the last two days. It's had me
choked up on more than one occasion — the struggles and triumphs of our
country's past (and present). The series is intelligently paced. It
ties in the technological advancements of each era as well, and shows
their impact on historical events. It's just good.
So now LA
Ink is on while I type. I go high-brow, I go low-brow. I'm
strangely relating to this episode. The main tattoo chick is
interviewing for two new employees while absorbing their duties in the
meantime. I'm hiring for two positions right now too. Sorting through
resumes took an entire day by itself. Tattoo chick, I feel you.
I'm
not too busy to celebrate Memorial Day though! The BBQ brigade is
coming to our house today. We have a new backyard to christen, after
all. And it's gorgeous out. For now.
Hug a
soldier, hug a veteran, hug the free earth beneath your feet!
God
bless America.
You asked for it. Felt palette packs are now available for faster and easier shopping.
Five palettes: Reds/Pinks, Blues, Greens, Oranges/Yellows, Neutrals — and a limited-edition Holiday pack. The five staple palettes cover 25 of the available 40 colors, so don't forget to check for other felt you may want to add on. All colors continue to be available by-the-sheet as well.
I'm heading out to dinner in a bit with a gaggle of girlfriends, then over to the movie theater for an 8pm showing of New Moon. It's a special-screening of
some sort. I haven't read the book yet, but I do love to go to
dinner & a movie with friends. And it's for a good cause.
Till then, it's clean the studio, play with my nephews, and design, design.
This photo could seriously be a poster. I may have to print it out
onto canvas and hang it over my couch. Oh the many uses of felt.
If you haven't stopped by my shop for a while, you may want to take a look through the all-new Designer Felt section.
I know how hard it can be to find high-quality felt in good colors.
Most chains only carry the nasty, polyester variety or a handful of
muddy colors in wool-blend. I needed a source for great felt and
figured you must need a source as well.
I'll be stocking a custom palette of over 3 dozen wool-blend and
bamboo felts at the Heather Bailey Store. I love to embellish projects
with felt flowers or use felt to make pincushions and ornaments. These
are the felts I use for the leaves & stems in my Fresh Picked
Pincushions, in La Fleur Debris scrap flowers and in
several upcoming patterns (getting so close now!).
I
recommend stocking up on a variety of colors & neutrals to have on
hand — like a box of crayons. You'll be surprised how many flowers,
leaves, stems & whatnots you can make from a small stack of felt.
We'll be changing out the colors occasionally, so check back often to
see if there is anything new. Did I mention how excited I am about
this felt? No more hunting. And they're nice to look at.
