Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Heel tags

I had an interesting order this week.  This customer wanted custom heel tags to go on the back of her wedding party's Converses.  With bridesmaids, groomsmen, a parent, and the happy couple, it was 14 people, so 28 labels! 
 I wanted to do double topstitching on the edges to match the look of the heel of a Converse, but it was hard to get it straight and consistent from label to label.  Those things were just so small! Eventually I set up an assembly line and topstitching all of my labels like this.  They ended up much better.  I hope the bride sends me a picture!
Here's a taste of my personal life.  We had the day off last Monday for Rosh Hashanah and headed to the beach.  The weather was perfect, the toddler and I made sand castles, and the older kids froze in the water with their dad.  Their grandparents came too. A great end to summer!
 I also started a new part-time job.  As someone who has employed herself since college, this has been more nerve-wracking than I expected. But since I am teaching at the school my kids have gone to for three years before this, I know everyone. I've taught two days of music so far and both have gone well.  I redecorated this whole classroom, which before had a bunch of posters with lots of words.  These are preschool kids ages 2-5, so I took everything down, printed and laminated a bunch of pictures of animals with musical instruments, and redecorated!

 My youngest started at the school today.  She loved school and seeing Mommy in music class.
I am finishing up testing on my first clutch pattern!  My testers are giving helpful feedback.  I have the other two framed clutch patterns almost finished, but am waiting on supplies.  I am offering those patterns in new sizes and need to test them myself before sending them to others.