In the Workroom Recap : Week 255

Hey guys! I did it! Back in a week!

Week 255 consisted of organizing my to-do list, dropping off some goodies to Chapters, and workroom times getting ready for a craft show in Waterdown on Saturday!

Before I got started, I had some fun planning out another fun thing to make just for myself, another skirt! Seeing as how my to-do list over the next couple months is bursting at the seems (sewing pun, ha) I may not get around to it for a little bit but I at least know what I'll do once I take the time to!  I took some time to dye some cream coloured fabric I had laying around a nice milk chocolatey colour.  So it's all ready and waiting for some extra non-Needlings sewing time... 



I managed to get a little homey doodle in before dropping off some goodies at Chapters and working on a batch of Little Robots, Minou Kitties, and Little Owlings.


All stocked up on Littles at Chapters!


(phone pic - oops, forgot my camera)

Then sewing time!







And we were ready to go for the craft show!  I also received an amazing unexpected gift the day before the show from my crafty friend Lisa ofNerdbiskit : a new craft show apron! It is wonderful in all it's custom-made for Needlings glory. I'm so lucky to have such sweet friends!



And I got to use it the very next day at the craft show in Waterdown!
I had my mom's knits on the table this time, The Nature Of Mary Jane, and had a nice day hanging out with my table neighbour, Jen of Sparklegirl.





Now I have two weeks to concentrate on restocking a couple stores then I'll be back down on James Street North in Hamilton at the Makers' Market for October Art Crawl! 

I can hardly believe September is over but October and November are two more of my faves! 
See you all next week!

I Lied (Belated Recaps)

Remember when I said I would "be back next week with a recap of Locke Street Festival?" Obviously I lied to you as it is now magically September 21st and you have been recap-less. 

Firstly, PLEASE FORGIVE ME! I have slacked on my recap posts, but I will tell you that it only feels like a week later to me!

Secondly, September 2012 marks Needlings five years of existence. Can you believe it? 5 years of sewing Needlings and I couldn't be happier about it! In honour of this milestone, I am giving you an opportunity to enter to win lots of Needlings goodies.  Pop on over to the Needlings facebook page to enter.

Thirdly, get ready for three weeks of workroom recaps, weeks 252-254, and two show recaps in one! In one!

Locke Street Festival and then Supercrawl a week apart so soon after Fan Expo took me for a bit of a loop.  They were both amazing of course! Hamilton came out in full force for both events (even though there was rain for the first few hours of Locke Street) which kept me busy sewing like a madwoman for these few weeks.  

First I had to stock up on a few extra littles!

Locke Street Festival came and so we headed out in the crazy wet downpour to set up in the rain!  Lucky nothing got too wet and it even cleared up enough to turn out to be a sunny beautiful (and really busy) show day!

Callie the pup also enjoyed her first festival! 

It was fun to do a great Hamilton show and get a chance to see lots of familiar faces. I was also excited to be set up right across the street from Little Bird's new location inside of The Button Pushers with a few Needlings in the window!

It was such a great day on Locke Street in Hamilton and I had lots to do the week after to stock up for Supercrawl for the following Saturday!  

I did what I could! We headed out on Saturday morning to James Street North in Hamilton to set up. It was chilly but beautiful and exciting!

I was quite happy with the booth that day! And happy I managed to fill the table again so soon after Locke Street Festival!

(With Lisa of Nerdbiskit and Callie!)

There were amazing art and music performances all day! So much fun! I can hardly wait until next year now.  It's events like these that make me fall in love with Hamilton and feel so proud to be a part of it.

And now back to reality (which involves a lot of the same sort of stuff really)! On to restocking lots of shops waiting on more Needlings! First on the list is Homespun in Indiana!  

Whew! Off they'll go this weekend then on to more! I now have a to do list longer than it has ever been and even more to sew! I will be back in another 20 days for another workroom recap! Just kidding, I'll only be a week this time!

In the Workroom Recap : Week 251

Hey guys! Happy September! I love the fall, I can't wait until the leaves start changing and all that good stuff.

Well, this was my first week back in the workroom after Fan Expo so it was used for general recovery (did I mention already how intense Fan Expo was?), finishing up a big bookmark order that was waiting for me, and some planning for the busy month ahead.

First, bookmarks!









Then they were all wrapped up and sent out! Bookmarks might be my favourite things to see laid out in a big colourful group after finishing.

After some to-do list organizing and a break to do a little doodle of my new rescue puppy Callie, I have a full couple of weeks planned to get a couple store restocks sent out and to prepare for Locke Street Festival next Saturday on September 8th, and Supercrawl the following weekend on Septempter 14-15th, both in Hamilton.



I hope to see some of you there! Keep an eye out for my booth near Hunter and Locke and come say hello.

Otherwise I'll be back next week after Locke Street Festival with another workroom recap and show recap! 




And keep an eye out too on the Needlings facebook page for an upcoming 5 year anniversary giveaway contest!

Bye for now, friends!

Fan Expo 2012

Hi guys! I've finally recovered from the insanity that was last weekend enough to let you know how it went! Get ready for a long one!

Fan Expo is Canada's version of Comic Con where apparently 80,000 make their way, over the course of four days, to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. I had never been myself until a few years ago when my friend, Jen of Sparklegirl, mentioned it would be a good fit for Needlings.  Now I've been going for the past three years and it is always super fun.

I took lots of pictures of my booth as well as a bunch of crazy costumes over the weekend so I'll show you a few here! If you'd like to see the rest, check out the facebook album if you haven't already!



Here it is on day one! It was quite a crazy morning getting in to Toronto with enough time to drop off my puppy at her sitter (who is one of my best friends and was amazing to watch my new little Callie pup the whole weekend!), get through lunch time Toronto traffic, and register for the show with enough time to set up! And we did it! 

I wore my table matching handmade skirt for the first time too, twice!
                     


I also stopped by my close-by friends Lisa of Nerdbiskit and Jen of Sparklegirl! Both of their booths looked great!




And a few costumes of course:

A kitty that bought a kitty!


Day 2 went a little more smoothly in terms of commuting in to Toronto with the puppy again but after the late night, I must admit we were all pretty sleepy! Lots of tea was required behind the booth.






Funnelling out after a long day 2!


On to day 3!







Day 4! Last day! (It really felt more like 10)








I didn't buy anything over the weekend but I did do a trade with fellow artist, Sincerly Swiggins! Check out his etsy shop here!



Happy! Overall, it was a great weekend! Worth all the sleepiness and long days for sure! 

I am already back in to the workroom program finishing up some big orders that were waiting for me when I got home, store restocks, and prep for more festivals coming up in September here in Hamilton, Locke Street Festival and Supercrawl, with another show at the end of September in Waterdown. Busy month for Needlings!

I hope everyone is enjoying the start of fall-ish weather! I'll see you at the end of the week for a workroom recap!