AWESOME Swag for "Spring Line Up"

Ninjas, Robots, and Earrings, OH MY!

Look what fabulous swag we have to give away at the "Spring Line Up!"

If you want to see more great pictures check out my Picasa Album!


My kitchen has literally been overrun with swag!

So for my part in the great swag giveaway I decided to make earrings! We are giving away 100 swag bags to the first 100 people at the Spring Line Up! Well that sounded fine and good, but I had no idea how much work making 100 earrings would be! 100 pairs of earrings actually means you need to make 200 individual earrings! (duh) But man are my hands tired!
I think they came out pretty cute, so it was worth it!
I wanted to show off some of the other great goodies we recieved! These are some of the plushies and cards from www.sweetandsourgoodies.com I am just amazed at all of the cool things she is giving away for FREE in our swag bags! I cannot imagine the time she must have put into these!

She just has such a neat variety of stuff, there are tiny ninjas, medium ninjas, and huge ninjas for our raffle (not pictured). My personal favorite is the geisha! there are also neat cards and pin cushions!

These SUPER cute cards from www.heartsandlaserbeams.com They are so funky, I love it!

BEADS!!!! The pack on your left is a "build-a-bracelet" kit from www.p-starr.com (what a cute idea, now people can participate in the DIY fun!) The pack on your right is a huge bag of beads from www.southsunproducts.com a local bead shop here in San Diego

These elegant cards are from www.invitapaperstudio.com I love the sift colors, it makes them so classy!
Fun stickers!!! From sandiegonorthparkcraftmafia.com www.bellepeppercouture.com www.velvetklaw.com and www.iwishihadapenguinfriend.com
I love the UGLY=CUTE movement, and I think these darling little monsters qualify! They are from www.bognogginz.com
Everyone loves buttons!!! From www.madewithluv.com www.longbeachcraftmafia.com and www.poseurink.com
The comb is from the fabulous stylists at www.hairdrezzersonfire.com and the cute candy bracelet is from www.jewelrybyallison.com
These are SO CLEVER! It looks like a little matchbook, but it is actually a cute little notepad! They are from shindigshirley.etsy.com
These cards are so witty and clever! They are from www.iwishihadapenguinfriend.com
What a funky and fresh card! It is made by staceywinters.etsy.com
I am sad that you cannot see these earrings more clearly, I tried to take a clear picture but they are wrapped in parchment paper and I did not want to open them! They are from asilomarworks.etsy.com and I cannot believe sh made so many, I love them!
This cute little magnet is from alteredprovisions.com and this yummy smelling soap from sparkledarkko.etsy.com is fantastic!
Well www.pixelknit.com makes these coffee cozies to go on your coffee cup, but quite frankly I think they make excellent arm warmers too!
These are cute little stitch markers from itscute.etsy.com
Great coupons from www.theweeset.com and sewhut.com
These are lip balms from naiad.etsy.com and they come in such neat unusual flavors! each one also comes with a cute little button!
Ohhhh, I am soooo jealous I don't get a swag bag! I'll have to see if my friends get any, maybe I can do some trades, heheheheehehe.

Asian Inspired Quilt

So I laid out all of the really cool Asian inspired fabrics that I bought at the Ontario Quilt Show to try to see what my quilt will look like. As I mentioned I am using the "County Lines" quilt pattern so it is a pretty easy one to try to visualize. I am happy overall with all of the fabrics I picked out, but I think I went a little further into the purple end of things then I meant too. (what me? I bought too much purple, no, never...). Obviously purple is my favorite color, I am an absolute purple fanatic but the very first two fabrics that started this whole fiasco were teal!

Well, then I said hey, I could make a teal quilt but throw in a few purple accents, that would be cute.... And then suddenly purple had taken over! So I guess it is back to the quilt shop to spend more money, ~sigh~.

Ontario, CA Quilt Show Report!

Well, I had a very fabric-filled weekend up at the "Road to California" which is California's largest Quilt Show up in Ontario!


This was my first quilt show ever! I have been sewing for over 10 years, but much of that has been apparel and accessories. I made my first quilt in 2000 (it was just a bunch of squares, but I love it anyways!). I have been working on a log cabin quilt for a few years now but I think I am not 100% satisfied with my fabric choices so I have not been very inspired to continue. Well I found some of the most gorgeous fabrics at the quilt show, so now I am all fired up to finish my log cabin so I can start my next quilt!

Now the sad part is I really did NOT intend to buy much fabric. I wanted to get a few new prints for the wrist cuffs I make...
...but I was not really going for fabric for a quilt. I mostly just wanted to take in the new experience. Well, at the very first booth (Sweet Treats/Pincushion Boutique) I found the most gorgeous asian fabrics in bright bold beautiful colors. Well I was like ok, I guess I will buy a little fabric, I'll find something to do with it.... Well then I kept seeing more gorgeous fabrics that coordinated with my first 2. Well then I started getting ideas for a new quilt and then I was on a mission tearing through the quilt show (and my wallet, eek!). I found some fabrics at another booth called "Monica's Quilt & Bead Creations."

Well my friends Katie was like, "Hey, their store is in Palm Dessert, we can go there tomorrow!" Well, all this fabric buying is a bit difficult if you do not have a pattern in mind (which I didn't). We were at the store when I looked up on the wall and said, "yes, that is the pattern." So I bought the "County Lines" pattern which is perfect because my fabrics are so bold, I think this pattern will really show off the beautiful prints. I also think it will look nice to have black edging around each bright square and I love the stained glass look!

Well, all in all the quilt show was fun but expensive, hehehe, opps! If you want to see more pictures check out my Picasa Quilt Show Album! There are some simply amazing quilts, I would be lucky to have a fraction of that kind of talent someday! I am sad I did not take more pictures, my camera ran out of batteries!

Nerdy Soap coming soon to Game Towne in San Diego, CA

I am VERY pleased to announce that the store Game Towne in San Diego, CA is interested in carrying my 'nerd soap.' Ok, you are probably saying what is 'nerd soap' and why should I be excited? Well, here are some example:




































The one on the top has an actual d20 (like a nerd like me might use while playing AD&D or other roleplaying games). So when the nerd is done washing his/herself they have a shiny new d20 to use! The one on the bottom has high elf spearman.

I am very excited by my nerd soap. I could NOT think of what to get all my male friends for Xmas this year. I really like to make handmade gifts, but that is so much harder for guys. With my female friends I give them jewelry or something. I just learned how to make soap this year and I was like "cool, now I can make all my girl friends cute little handmade soaps, but darn I don't think the boys want my flowery handmade soap." Well I was going along, using my flowery molds and making soap for my mom when I saw a little plastic Darth Vader head (we got a pack of Darth Vader heads filled with Halloween candies from target) and I though, hmm, I wonder if I could use that as a soap mold. Lo and behold, you can! Now there are many kinds of nerds in the world and not all of my nerds are Star Wars nerds so suddenly I was making soaps in AD&D, Hello Kitty, Lego, Batman, ect... Sadly I don't think I can sell Darth Vader Soap, I have a feeling Lucas Arts might not appreciate that but do look forward to some other non-copywrited soaps in gamer store near you.

If you are not familar with Game Towne is is located in "Old Town" in San Diego, CA at:
3954 Harney St
San Diego, CA 92110 (619) 291-1666

It is my favorite game store in all of San Diego! They really have a wide variety and decent prices!

P.S. If anyone thinks of a better name then "nerd soap" I will be ever grateful.