getting ready for the show

I have been so busy it isnt even funny! My boys are almost out of school, but i'll still have to take them to 4 therapy appointments a week. I am going to be out of town for 2 weeks in june. Then i'll have family for a few days. then the Show on the 25th. I am working on getting everything done now. i may end up working 7 days a week. but i'll get 3 weeks vacay!
I will have around 30 wake me take me's. Then i am also making examples of bedroom door hangers. Instead of them saying "you wake me you take me" they'll say "so and so's room" I will have 4 to show at the show. and hopefully get a lot of preorders!
I am busy busy with orders too. got around 5 open ones right now i am trying to finish up. Along with organizing for the show.
My chains for the bottlecap necklaces should be here today. i am sorting out the images so they are easily viewable and sorting out the caps so we arn't searching for colors when we are busy.
I still have 3 ruffle capri outfits to make and to finish up some things for my BFF that i am dropping off when i visit in June.
wowzers! I will def need a break!
Watch for lots of photos as i get the show orders done!

Oops got busy

It has been a crazy busy week. I totally forgot to blog till this morning!
Had a small comment sale, got a bunch of orders done, made a sale on Etsy.
OH and my website is pretty well done. I got my logo, but havn't gotten it on every page yet. Which is a lot of pages!!!
www.pepperminttwistcreations.com check it out! I have gotten 52 hits since sunday! No sales. but a good amount of hits.
Made some more Autism bags and matching wallets! I have this pink, a lavender, and an orange still available.

Still working on items for the Vendor Event in June. Hope this goes really really well! Come out and see me in Crestview, Florida at the Community Center on June 25th!!!

Working on a military bag tomorrow and recovering a carseat.  Otherwise I am pretty caught up on orders i think. Got my assistant working on some prep work for a few outfits that are gonna be so so cute! Just need to figure out what i want to put on the tops!

Getting a little help today YAY

I have a crafty friend that will come over once in awhile and help out with some odds and ends here and there. in return i give her sewing lessons, finish projects, or make shirts for her. It's great to have a little extra help!

I am trying to get orders done quickly and shipped off.

There is going to be a comment sale this weekend. starting noon on Saturday and going through noon on Sunday. Everything will be 25% off. or 25% off your total order, its the same thing. That way I don't have to go through each picture and change the prices. that takes a looooong time.

so go check out my fanpage at
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Peppermint-Twist-Creations/109260111738

for some good deals this weekend. I want to get some things done so they can go in it too. I still have 31 lil girl jingle blocks to make and probably about 15 you wake me, you take mes. all going in the sale!!!

Welcome Monday Morning

Well as you may not know, I spend monday morning sitting in my car. My DS1 has ABA therapy 30 minutes away and there is not point in coming home in the time span. Just a waste of gas. So I sit in my car and do whatever or get my walmart and joanns trips out of the way for the week.

Well today I cleaned up all the shirts I embroidered on Saturday. And cut out lots of little circles for Yoyo Animals. My mom inspired me after seeing one at the sewing center in FWB. She had a clown as a child. So I decided to make a couple for the June event. I found kits at walmart with circles already printed up in many different prints combined together. So I picked up a pink set and a blue set. Figure I'll make a cat and a dog. Still working on pricing, depends on how long it takes me to make one.
http://clothdollsupply.com/yoyo.html

Now I am going to make up some embroidery designs for an order, and hopefully get a few stitched out today. and put ruffles on a onesies butt. Need to learn how to do that too!

I got lots of things ordered for the June event for my on the spot bottle cap items. Thinking of ordering a childs body form to display an outfit or a shirt. And it will make taking pictures of pillowcase dresses and shirts so much nicer! We'll see what I decide to do :)

Another Busy day!

Well I finally got the Autism bags done, all I need to do is sew the ties on the sides.

three more that look like this but have red, orange, and lime green instead of the dark green in the photo. 

One is for the Autism Awareness Walk on April 30th in honor of April being Autism Awareness Month. 

The other two are just instocks to have on hand or for the show in June.

I also got the boys' and some of their team mates shirts embroidered with their names and another shirt for an order started then I ran out of red thread. Which I will get more tomorrow after the soccer game. Working on the website and embroidering tomorrow. And sewing on Sunday.

Hope everyone has a Happy Easter. I'll be back on Monday!

Productive Day YAY

So after taking my hubby to PT this morning (and getting my boys up and on the bus) I finally got to come home and get some work done. I let my embroidery machine have a break, its gonna need it!
And I got 12 more jingle blocks for little boys done total 22.  This is just some of the 22. they didnt all fit. I need another tote for instocks.

And I got one of the three autism purses almost done. Still have red and orange to make

Tomorrow I have to get my designs loaded for the day,  take my hubby to pick up his car, then go to DS1's Easter party at school at 930. Then I have to hit do some errands including the bank and post office. And meet up with a fellow soccer mom to get her sons shirt.

I have 2 shirts to embroider front and back and then put the names on the boys' team mates shirts. And I want to finish the other two Autism purses and other odds and ends I have laying around. Which is A LOT. I need to just say no! And back away from the fabric!!!!

on other news i got lots of bottle cap images and supplies in. At the show in June I want to do custom bottle cap necklaces, keychains, magnets and flowers on the spot. All I need is my trusty glue gun!!! I ordered some chains on Ebay last night. All I need is gift bags to order now. Gonna look all professional at this show! So spiffy! and exciting! 

Another day Another post office visit!

Well I got two orders completed yesterday, so off to ship them today. Going to finish hopefully 2 more today to ship off, and should be getting payments for 3 more today.
Need to look in my Designer Quilter machines manual and see if i have a ruffle foot. Going to give my hand at ruffle bottom onesies! Gonna be so cute!
Otherwise have a very busy day today and won't be home from 745-2. Then I hope to get started on work! Still working on the jingle blocks, didnt get any done yesterday. Have the 11 boys' ones i want to finish today.
A customer is supposed to drop off a couple shirts for me to do and i hand over her comment sale items from a few weeks ago.
I have soo many unfinished items (ufo's they call them, unfinished orders/objects) sitting around. Good thing I have a lot of time until the craft show in June.
I'll get more product blogs up soon. I have a lot of those to do. My website is up and running, I can save and edit and publish now! Thanks Colleen! So I have to work on it too! lots and lots to do!
But for now Breakfast!