Welcome, September!

August was a record month for me and I have the pictures to show for it!

 

Here was a bridal order where the bride contacted me with less than a week until her wedding.  Her original clutch seller had disappeared and she was left in the lurch.  I was able to fit in this rush order and get them off to her with a couple days to spare!

 This was a large order with beautiful purple color.

 An order that combined my bow clutch with nautical embellishments.  The pearl brooch is removeable and she can put an anchor on that one instead if she wants.

 This one has a different embellishment for each bridesmaid.

 And embroidered initials with a little charm.

 Another gathered order (glad I introduced this style!)

 Champagne colored. Champagne has been a big color this year.

 Eight bright yellow woven clutches with gray interiors.

 Pink and champagne gathered.

 Chocolate and ivory gathered.

 This clutch was fun, if a little stressful at times.  After I ordered the applique for it, my supplier contacted me to let me know she couldn't find them in her inventory.  Instead, I had her send me some white ones, and I then dyed it to the right color.  The first time I dyed it, it wasn't quite the right shade, which was pretty depressing. Then I remembered that I still had yellow dye from an order last year, so I dyed it again with fuchsia mixed with a little yellow, and it ended up perfect.

 I have been cutting out purses like crazy in preparation for the holiday season.  I really want to have a full shop, and to make extras of popular products so that I don't have to worry about making items to order during the busy periods.  Anyway, I have a new shelving unit just filled with purses I've cut out, and I'm trying to work on those items and current orders simultaneously.  Here are a couple recent favorites.

September will be an interesting month for me.  My 4 year old starts preschool mid-month every weekday for three hours.  That means I'll have to drive my husband to work and back home every single day in order to have the car, which will make dinner prep interesting until I can get into the groove.  I'm excited to have my daughter in school, learning and making new friends.  And I'm also happy to have more one-on-one time with my 2.5 year old, who dearly loves his sister and may have problems with her gone everyday.  The afternoons and evenings will still be my sewing time. :]