Kraftykrew

Blanket For Grandma

2010-03-02T23:35:00.000-08:00

Well I have been tring to get this blanket ready to give to my grandmother , well my step-grandmother but she is the only grandma I know so we drop the step.... I have all the squares done but have beenso lazy to get the borders done and sewn on my grandma has been real sick has dialysis 3 times aweek so I better get going on this blanket dont want anythiing to happen and I have never given her the blanket that has been ment for her . So here we go onward and up ward we start tomarrow to get those borders on just have to cut the borders and sew them on so I can have the top done and then go to Joanns fabric to buy the backing and put it together doesnt sound like alot but it is and well its not like I got other things that i have to do during the day . SO wish me luck on finishine with in the next month I hope my grnadma will be 85 in Sept so I want to get it finished way before then. Oh and also I have a blanket that i am workiing on for my grand-daughter and I havent gotten that one finished yet and she is 16 mons old .. oh man am I behind... was hoping to get that one done by her 1st birthday well that didnt happen. so we are tring to get it done some time before her 2nd birthday in august. I need some help lol.....

March In Like a Lion and out Like a Lamb

2010-03-02T23:24:00.000-08:00

So its March how this year has started to fly by. Well I am tring to get motivated on creatin some of my items but just cant for the life of me. and I am a bit frustrated Etsy.com hasnt really worked for us and so disappointing. I am now tring to do ebay with thrift store finds and doing fairly well with that but not making tons of money. I need a better way of putting out our items on the market and with little moeny dont have much to use on websites and listing items without selling them. So what to do what to do...... Notsure looking for some great ideas

Thinking of sewing for charity at least I feel like I am doing something useful have found this great charity www.littledressesforafrica.org really loved this one you make pillowcase dresses for orphans or t-shirt dresses for the teen girls and also you can make "britches for boys" for the young boys and teens boy and I am going to bring this up to my church ladies and have sent a message to a friend for her Girl Scout troop and see if they are interested . iam thinking of going to our local school who still have Home Ec classes and see if the teachers are interested in having thier students make some at least for one semester to donate.

There are so many other charities I would love to get involved in but need to do so much more research and to see if I really agree with their missions.. and ot make sure who they intend to give the items to really get them... I do implore you if you are interested in the charity above do make some great little dresses for these lovely little girls who are so delighted in to receive their dresses you can go to the website to see for yourself and see if this is for you ...

Christmas is in the air

2009-12-23T21:05:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone it's almost Christ---mas time and I havent written in such along while. I think the last time I wrote was when my Aunt Mary had passed away in Feb. 2008. We all took it so hard we all loved her so much and wanted her to get better, but the Lord had better plans for her, so now she is celebrating Christ---mas in heaven with him this year. I hope to do a better job on our blog this coming year I havent really been really crafty this past year and feel pretty awful about that and discouraged. Etsy hasnt done much for our business had 2 sales in almost 2 years not that great huh!!!! Havent tried the other sites a little discouraged about it hopeing next year will be better. I am although doing Ebay and have done well there selling finds from thrift stores but still sad that my hand-crafts dont do well on ebay but will try again after the holidays and we'll see what happens.

We here at Kraftykrew wish all of you and yours a wonderful Merry Christ---mas and a wonderful Happy New Year and wishing the best in all you do. Please watch for us and google us and you'll see what we're up to next year thanks for following and we'll see you real soon

Special Order Blanket

2009-03-30T20:00:00.000-07:00

Here is the finished blanket for that special little girl that her anut and uncle just loved her so much they had a special blanket made for her.

So much has happeded in our family over the past month. We had 3 family memebers in the hospital and one of them passed away my Aunt Mary passed away from Luckemia of the bone marrow I had made her a blanket last year, with little angels on it. Well hopefully I can blogg more often now that everything is back to normal well everyone is home out of the hospital its been a ruff 4 weeks.

Banner Exchange

2009-02-16T21:25:00.000-08:00

Opps!!!!! We forgot one so here we go and we wish this shop the best of luck we left the best for last :~)
www.childofprivledge.etsy.com

thanks everyone for checking out all our shops that we have listed throguhout the weeks and I sure hope all of you made a purchase and supported all these lovely shops

Banner Exchange

2009-02-09T21:59:00.000-08:00

The last shops are here so come on lets go and take alook give a sista a break
www.beautifulbridget.etsy.com
www.christopherpines.etsy.com
www.abbydonkraftwerks.etsy.com
www.sandroticat.etsy.com
www.msfabric.etsy.com
www.gigglinggoldfish.etsy.com
www.nickandnessies.etsy.com

Special Order Baby Blanket

2009-02-02T17:55:00.000-08:00

This the only block that our customer requested that the baby's name and date of birth be on it , but we still had all creative license to play with it. My sister did this on her embroidery machine, which I dont touch I get what I want that's our deal and I dont touch her machine LOL!!!!

This little cute kitty is jsut sitting and waiting for some food she is alittle hungry , but she doesnt have a mouth to eat with , she is also waiting for her face to be embroiered on. Hummmmm!!

Here is a pretty little pink kitty laying down and resting she'll look prettier once she has her little face on LOL!!! Women having always to put on their faces LOL!!!

The Picture above shows what the blanket would look like with the borders and with the blocks all set up.

This is what I've been working on the last few weeks. I have had so much fun designing this little blanket for this special customer. She has been great and lettiing us design what we want she just gave us the colors she wanted. I hope all of your think it as pretty as I do.

Here is a pretty littel kitty with a little bow tie and he is being bothered by a butterfly fly by.

Another look at the blanket with the borders and tring to play with where I want to set the blocks and what looks better

We are having so much fun so much fun designing this pretty blanket for this special little girl. Her Aunt and Uncle cant wait to give this little girl her first birthday gift :~)

Banner Exchange

2009-02-02T13:20:00.000-08:00

Sorry I havent writen in a whille but I have had alittle cousin in the hospital having heart surgery and I was a little occupied working on a baby blanket along with everything else but here are the shops that we are promoting this week and the following 3 weeks

www.retroclassics.etsy.com
www.5erg.etsy.com
www.flutterbuggcreations.etsy.com
www.theabomb.etsy.com
www.tialeyvintage.etsy.com
www.rhisbitsandbeads.etsy.com
www.kurdthorg.etsy.com

www.littlediva.etsy.com
www.allaboutyoshi.etsy.com
www.pickleberries.etsy.com
www.softpencil.etsy.com
www.solojewellery.etsy.com
www.cropinggal.etsy.com
www.fiazco.etsy.com

www.beautifulbridget.etsy.com
www.christopherpines.etsy.com
www.abbydonkraftwerks.etsy.com
www.sandritocat.etsy.com
www.gigglinggoldfish.etsy.com
www.nickandnessies.etsy.com

We're on Creative Ladies

2009-01-19T20:23:00.001-08:00

Hi everyone we want you to go and take a look at all the wonderful work and support that creativeladies have done. Here you can see all those who have donated for there baskets for the hospice homes. If you notice kraftykrew donated those little fat guys "pudgy buddies" we hope that all the little kids have fun and enjoy the stuffing out those little fat guys. Go and take a look at their blog. http://www.craftiveladies.blogspot.com/
We hope to donate more in the near future and if you would like to donate just contact kristina and she'll get back to you right away just remember to leave her your email address so she came get back to you.

The Great Banner Exchange

2009-01-19T20:09:00.000-08:00

Shops of the week
www.mistflowerstudio.etsy.com
www.retrograndma.etsy.com
www.beadscraftz.etsy.com
www.queensnuff.etsy.com
www.jillredesigns.etsy.com
www.woolies.etsy.com
www.littleredcottage.com

New Baby Blanket

2009-01-12T14:06:00.000-08:00

I've been working on this blanket for my cousin's baby for the last year. Well I just need to do the binding and my baby's cousin is just about to turn 1yr old. Well at least she isnt graduateing high school. I have had to put it aside from time to time to work on other projects like special orders and craft shows. Her are some pictures

Banner Exchange for this week

www.hosslass.etsy.com

www.amotherscrochet.etsy.com

www.fabricsbythesea.etsy.com

www.lenmar.etsy.com

www.mariesvintage.etsy.com

www.bijouxdesignsforyou.etsy.com

www.dragonrags.etsy.com

I am going to take alook at these shops right now I am sure they are great ;lets go take alook together come on lets go shopping, I'll by you a starbucks hot chocolate :~)

Banner Exchange

2009-01-05T14:27:00.000-08:00

Hi!! It's been awhile since I've blogged I just havent wanted to do a thing have been abit lazy. But I cant put off these shops so here we go

www.mareastudiodesigns.etsy.com
www.brickhousefabrics.etsy.com
www.pinkparchmentsoaps.etsy.com
www.uberart.etsy.com
www.paintedmemoriesbyros.etsy.com
www.mjrojasphoto.etsy.com
www.areleldesigns.etsy.com

I have seen so many great shops throughout this banner exchange. So you need to take alook at these shops and get your credit cards out and start shopping and have some fun and start the New Year right!!

Banner Exchange

2008-12-29T17:14:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone, I hope that all of you had a wonderful Chirstmas and celebrated the holiday the way it was ment to be. Well here are the this weeks shops to take a look at and see if you find something you just cant live without.

www.glitterstarz.com
www.julianfinucane.etsy.com
www.monkeyheaven.etsy.com
www.winniel.etsy.com
www.busterandboo.etsy.com
www.kraftykrew.etsy.com

I have see these shops and they are great and hey some of them are having sales!!! So go and get your credit card and start shopping the more you buy the more you can save on those Sales!!!

Banner Exchange

2008-12-22T19:20:00.000-08:00

Hi all here is this weeks banner exchange
www.bluetricycle.etsy.com
www.pearlsquiltledcrafts.com
www.npsunchine.etsy.com
www.bythewayside.etsy.com

take a look at these shope there are great and there maybe something you just cant live without !!!

Hanford Craft Show

2008-12-22T19:04:00.000-08:00

Hi all well we did it 3 shows in les than one month wow !!!!!! And now I havent blogged b/c I got sick well at least I waited till we were done to get sick LOL!!!
Somehow we lost the pictures that were taken at the craft show since I didnt use my camera and I wanst incharge of the pictures I didnt know what happened to them.
But anyway we met 2 etsy shop owners there at the Hanford show and it was great to meet some of them and hear their opinion of etsy, which was great. We were alittle disapointed in our sales, but I gues this ecomony is hitting everyone.
We did have so much fun and I met some great ladies who want to wholesalewith me!!! So well thats a project for the first of the year after we get all holidays done with. Here are some people that we met at the show

Cavity I thought this was a great name for a candy shop LOL!!! too cute here is their email if you would like to contact them
sweetcavitys@yahoo.com
Monica Matos she sold Mary kay mmatos@marykay.com
GraceNote Chimes Wow these were so great and they were all hand made and so beautiful www.gracenotes.com
My Bella Books they sold books for children with the childrens name in the story great idea www.mybellabooks.com
Custom Needle Arts she had so many little creations her and her husband I just loved thier little knitted kittens dewneal@comcast.net
Alpacas at PorterBray Pines wow did they have some great picturesque art and all done with alpaca wool my sister loved it she may wholesale with them so she can work with their wool www.aplacas-porterbraypines.com
CBS Crafts adn Gifts these lovely peolpe were selliing crafts and all proceeds were going to the foster care programs, which I thought was such a good idea
www.chehime.etsy.com was one of the etsy shop owners I met
Jennifer was another etsy shop owners I met she was great and much help
www.jennifersworkshop.etsy.com

I sure wish I could find those pictures its no fun without pictures but enjoy the shops and you do need to take alook at those who have a website and take a peek at them and see if there is something you just cant live without.

Neatostuff.com Banner Exchange for the Week

2008-12-17T18:29:00.000-08:00

Hi there, I've been in bed sick all this week and over the weekend so I havent been on my computer or updated our blog. But I have to do advertise our shops this is a must so here goes
http://www.xabiajewels.etsy.com/
http://www.pawsforpeace.etsy.com/
http://www.lavenderdragonherbs.etsy.com/
http://www.abrider.etsy.com/
http://www.tapertryarabianfarm.etsy.com/
http://www.mariesvintage.etsy.com/
http://www.unicorngem1994.etsy.com/

I havent been able to check these shops out yet due to being sick but I am more than possitive there are great shops and run by great people. Give me a few more days to feel better and I'll take alook and let you know what I think about these shops, which I am sure I'll love I've loved every shop so far from Neatostuff.com

Banner Exchange

2008-12-07T22:03:00.000-08:00

Hi All I am actually on time this week can you believe it LOL!!!
her are this weeks shops

www.eviestoolporium.etsy.com
www.foofooandmore.etsy.com
www.whimsicalstar.etsy.com
www.housewifecollection.etsy.com
www.Lynniebbags.etsy.com
www.vixenware.etsy.com
www.doreenbatesart.etsy.com

You might find something for that special someone in one of these shops so go and take a look at their great items and spend some money :~)

Many Thank Yous

2008-12-03T21:18:00.000-08:00

My dear friends thank you so much for leaving such lovely comments on our blog. It makes us feel good that all of you have become our friends. We do try to blog about once a week since we are so busy at the moment I really dont have the time right now. I have been failing in our banner exchange and I do aplogize for that neatostuff.com I know you have looked at our site and have seen that we are doing our job in promoting.
And to our friends in Brazil thank you are so great and such good friends :~) I just love these ladies they have sent us so many free patterns that I dont have the time to make them all. One day I hope I can make them all and just to see all the lovely faces that come out on the dolls and stuffed animals :~) You know that not one come out the same they all look different even if you use the same pattern they all have a differnet personality, isnt that wierd? But it is fun thats my favorite part.
To all of our friends at ETSY just love you guys you ahve been such a great help to us when we were just starting our shop. I sure hope I have helped someone along the way to pay forward. Boy do I hope our sales start going up this is a bumber its so slow. We have opend a few new shops on other sites
dawanda.com/kraftykrew
silkfair.com/kraftykrew
madeitmyself.com/kraftykrew
shophandmade.com/kraftykrew

We're justing testing these shops at the moment to see what happens. I am not sure if I am all that crazy about dawanda due to the fact that I have to deal in EUROS glad I have a currency converter on my blog other wise I would have no idea how to do that conversion.
Well I just wanted to thank everyone for being there for us and supporting us
we'll talk soon

New Shop

2008-12-01T20:03:00.000-08:00

We just opened our new shop online
http://kraftykrew.silkfair.com
go and take alook at our new store we only have a fewitems listed give us some time and we'll have more soon busy getting ready for our next show this saturday

Christmas Street Fair -- Morro Bay, California

2008-12-01T17:39:00.000-08:00

Well we did it went to Morro Bay and got there at 6:30am to start setting up. We were sad that we were miss led by the foot traffic that was expressed to us. We did ok in sales but not as great as we hoped. But next year we're going to ask to be on the main though fair of the show and not a side street. But we did meet some lovely ladies there that were our booth nieghbors and they did help us in some tips on how to display our items and after we put those tips to work we started to sell. We had all our shop oweners promo items set out and we give them out to everyone who visited our booth and we let them know that we like to promote other shop owners on etsy so they knew what they were getting and where they could find us all. But all in all is waws ok not great but we did get some leads on some other shows for next year. But we still have our craft show here locally this saturday so we'll be promoting all of you shop owners that send us your promo items at this show also.

Banner Exchange

2008-12-01T17:30:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone I know I'am behind on promoting these shops ,but I have mbeen so busy getting ready for a show this last weekend that I didnt get a chance to list last weeks shops but here I go
Thanksgiving week
www.glitterstar.etsy.com www.strangechild.etsy.com
www.cthings.etsy.com www.lunarrastar.etsy.com
www.kayzkreations.etsy.com www.jenniferladd.etsy.com

This Weeks Shops
www.gaiatrovechicago.etsy.com www.abbadabbabags.etsy.com
www.crostini.etsy.com www.mixit.etsy.com
www.batfineart.etsy.com www.myrecordpurse.etsy.com
www.paperaffection.etsy.com

These shops are fabulous I take a look at tehm and yes you need to go and take a peek and maybe buy an item or two you'll just love them :~)

Our First Craft Show

2008-11-16T15:16:00.000-08:00

D&J Sewing Center 1st Annual Craft Show

This our host at the register with her helpers. It was wonderful ,she hosted our first craft show and she made a great sale to someone who didnt know the store even existed now this lovely ladY has a great sewing store to come and visit.
We donated a baked goodie so the store could have aVbake sale at the same time while the craft show was going on and hot apple cider was provied along with a sample of some outrageously good cookies and friut cake that "Kats and Threads" donated.

Boy did we have so much fun and make so many new friends. And we did great in sales. For our first show it was a blast. I took so many pictures of all the other vendors and promised them I would put their booths in our blog along with a little blurp about their business , So here goes ladies I hope you're watching :~) The picture of the top is our booth you can see my little critters and my mom's pruses and a few scraves that my sister makes. Here we have a picture of a very happy customer that bought one of my sister's handknitted hats. She told us she was a retired school teacher. We think she looks lovely with her gorgeous hat :~) ENJOY!!!!

Here we have "Creative Threads Captured" a lovely booth full of Old Victorian Chirstmas ornaments that this lovely ladies 90 year old Aunt had made. She told us that her 90 year old aunt has supplied these ornaments for years to many shop owners throught the world.

Here is another lovely booth from Mother and Daughter "Stich in Time" their names are Linda Curutchet and Dine Sandlin. They had some great looking items I just wanted to buy them out. But I have a rule I dont buy without selling first I am funny that way. They had to leave early on Saturday do to family emergency. We hope everything is alright.

Here we have Donna's Jewelry & Things from Fresno, Ca. She had some great looking jewlery, too bad I have a nickel allergery :~(.

Here is our hosts way of taking care of unruly parents of unruly children LOL!!!

THANK YOU D&J SEWING CENTER AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR NEXT ONE LETS TRY FOR A SPRING SHOW

Here is our new banner exchange for the week and last weeks too we are alittle behind but its getting done :~)

http://www.zeba.etsy.com/ http://www.norakaren.etsy.com/

http://www.renewedresopurces.etsy.com/ http://www.purpledaiseyjewlery.etsy.com/

http://www.shrupg.etsy.com/ http://www.maryzoom.etsy.com/

http://www.littlepinkplum.etsy.com/ http://www.threadedgoodness.etsy.com/

http://www.moodygirl.etsy.com/ www.uniquegarden.etsy.com

http://www.greencard.etsy.com/

http://www.craftpudding.etsy.com/

Cambria California Craft Show

2008-11-05T14:09:00.000-08:00

hey we went to Cambria Craft Show it was nice to get out of town and go to the coast , but we were a little disappointed it was so small. Theior were about 10 booths. But hey we did get some new info about the Morro-Bay Christmas Street Fair. We are hoping to get into that fair as a vendor . The Street Fair is on Nov. 30th and they do expect 50,000 people to attend so lets all cross our fingers and hope we do very well YEAH!!!

Banner Exchange

2008-11-05T14:05:00.000-08:00

Hi there I am apart of this great site www.neatostuff.com and we're doing a banner exchange and here are some great sites you need to take alook at

www.babymakesthree.etsy.com
www.Elladean.etsy.com
www.randomscraps.etsy.com
www.gogokioko.etsy.com

I've taken a look at these great sites and I just love them and I hope you do too. so lets go on a littel shopping trip and get some christmas shopping done.

DaWanda

2008-10-25T22:42:00.000-07:00

We just opened a shop on DaWanda http://kraftykrew.dawanda.com
take alook at our new shosp . we are tring this site out and see if we like it. So give us a few weeks maybe months to see how we do.

Christmas Ornaments

2008-10-25T19:04:00.000-07:00

Well my sister has added some Sworski crystals to her ornaments I dont think you can really tell on how great they look by a picture but you tell me what you think.

I really like this one of the Christmas Tree it is also embellished with crushed autrian crystals. They would look so pretty with those twinkly lights that you would put on your christmas tree. The crystals catches all the different colors that it is near. They look fabulous. I also love this nativity one it looks so pretty. It does have a crystal right at the north star. Good to our shop to see the whole line of our Christmas Ornaments http:www.kraftykrew.etsy.com
We have many more to list and different styles

New Template

2008-10-09T20:30:00.000-07:00

Hi I've been playing with all the templates and tring to make up my mind which one I like I love pink but it just wasnt doing for me especially on the 2nd page. I have been tring to add a 3rd colum but it just isnt working for me either. But I guess I am pretty computer stupid for now I guess until I figure it out then I wont be so stupid LOL!!!! But well let me know what you think of this one ok

My Tia's Quilt

2008-10-09T18:48:00.002-07:00

Hi All, I finally finished my Tia Mary's quilt , well that's my aunt Mary's for those of you who don't know what Tia means it's Spanish for aunt. But do you know that I didn't take a picture of it. I was in such a rush to finish it that I totally forgot. But it is a design that I made myself. I hand appliqued angels on muslin and I put 3 borders on it one solid bright yellow, bright pink and pretty blue with little flowers that have yellow and pink flowers. I am going to see if my Tia will take pictures for me and send them to me so I can post them on my blog. I feel so dumb about not taking pictures I can pictures of everything I make. My Tia was diagnosed with Leukemia of the bone marrow. And I used the cancer pink ribbon fabric for the backing of her quilt. All of our family would appreciate all of your prayers for her.

New Friends

2008-09-27T21:01:00.000-07:00

I have made so many new friends on etsy.com and also on flickr.com. This has been so much fun to write a blog , its abit hard because you dont know what to write, but I have found that if I read other blogs it gives me some ideas of what to write. Please excuse me punctuation and style of writing, I am not a English major LOL!!!
So lets see New Friends. I have met some great ladies from Brazil and wow do they have some great talent you can see them on their flickr photostream I am waiting to recieve their blog address so I can post them here. I plan on doing some swapping with them when I am not so busy. I would love to receive some new items from different countries and why not start with Brazil. I think it great. I love some of those patterns they use and I have seen on Picasa Web. One of my new friends tuned me on to picasa,thank you Veronica , gracias Veronica.
I have access to all of the patterns they post there , the only problem is my photoshop trial just expired now I have to buy the program and I cant print anything that requires this program, bummer. I'll be listing my New Friends blogs, flickr.coms, etsy shops, etc as soon as I recieve them so keep those lovely eyes open :~)

New Kreations

2008-09-18T20:52:00.000-07:00

Well we've been working on our christmas line. I am creating little elf pillows . They are looking so cute I dont have a picture to post yet they are not finished yet. I am still working on the faces and all their little decorations. You'll be surprised. I got the idea from a tuorial I saw but I changed it some to suit me. First on the tutorial they didnt have ears only arms and legs. I gave them ears and their hats are made from different shapes like one is a christmas tree and the other is a kinda of a santa hat. I am creating one that will have a big star as the hat haven't figured that one out yet, but I am having fun with it. I hope to have pictures this weekend. I am working hard, but I fear that I will not be ready for my crafts show in November. My mom has been working hard also, but she has been in bed with a terrible back pain for the last few days so she hasn't been able to do much of anything really. So keep us in your thoguhts and prayers that we will be ready for our crafts show and that we do well.

Little Tid-Bits

2008-09-14T16:06:00.000-07:00

We have been working on some new items lately and we have been working very hard. Believe it or not my mom is working on a Mr. "T" doll he is a soft sculpture doll with all the trimings; meaning he has all the jewlery and mohawk that the real Mr. "T" wears. She made one about 25 yrs ago it was to be for my little brother who at the time was about 5 yrs old and he just loved Mr. "T" and the "A" Team; you remember that show. Well anyway somehow I cant recall , but my mom sold that Mr."T" and now she owes my little brother , who isnt so little anymore, he is 30 yrs old now and is 6'5" and he is a Correctional Officer, but he still wants his Mr. "T". Can you believe he asked me to make him a diansour?
Which I did last Christmas and I put a spike dog collar on it and named him "Roffie". There is a story behind that name. My little brother nick name is Fofie and well my one of my newphews when he was young couldn't say it and it came out uncle Roffie. So now we call him uncle Roffie.
But I anyway I was sidetracked with the story of my little brother.
My mom is also getting ready to make a Betty Boop Doll and she is cute . The last time she made this doll was around the same time as Mr. "T". You wont believe it, but Betty Boop is anatomically correct.
My mom had made many dolls back then she would get pictures from customers that wanted her to make a doll that looked like their child and specially if the child had a scar, they wanted that on the doll. My mom made me a doll on my 21st birthday it looks exactly like my baby picture when I was just a few months old. She also put on the doll the scar I have from my heart surgery when I was 3 yrs old. I need to take a picture of that doll and my baby picture and post them here. My mom has a few dolls over seas that she had sold back then in the late 70's. She has sent them as far away as Germany, and that's before the internet LOL!!!! People would just hear it from word of mouth and call and order them and well she would send them out. Well I guess we'll have a few more tid-bits at a later date keep up with us 'K :~)

It's Looking Alot Like Christmas

2008-09-11T20:01:00.001-07:00

Well everyone we have finally gotten there its about that time to start thinking about Christmas. Didn't this year just fly by? Well I think it did. My sister started her Ornaments series here are some pictures of them.

You can see them on our slideshow on our blog and of course you can also find them at our etsy store. She will be adding crystals to the ornaments, so we will be updating those photos once the crystals have been added. These have been machine embroidered.

Featured

2008-09-11T19:52:00.000-07:00

We've been featured on this link. Hoenstly this was a great surprise I had forgotten all about this feature I had signed up for. She did a great job in the feature and I was so excieted about it that's why I have to write about it and have to place 2 links on my blog about it . Can you tell I am excieted!!!! We have been featured before on "thereddoor" about our craft space, which was abit embassing due to the pictures of our mess LOL!!!! you can see some pictures here . Here is mom (Irene) making some of her purses and wallets, she was a bit embassed when I took her picture, but I told her I had to; that someone wanted to feature us and see our crafting space and working area. She staring laughing she thought that was funny they wanted to see her mess!!

Beginning of Kraftykrew

2008-09-11T19:19:00.000-07:00

Hi There , I'd like for all of you to meet "Milo" he was a custom order for my very first customer mrshennejoyner and you can find her at http://www.mrshennejoyner.etsy.com/. Her special order was he have a mohawk and well I did it . It was a first for me I had never added a mohawk to anything before, but doesnt he look great ? I think it turned out the best little octopus ever. I had to down size this pattern due to shipping cost. mrshennejoyner and I had a heck of a time tring to get him to NC for her and the shipping was out rageous , so she suggested that I shrink the pattern, which I did. Believe me "Milo" has ahead circumfernce of 50" and tenticals are approx. 60" long so can you image the size of box he needed, wow that was a job in its self. So now let me introduce you to the newest memeber of the Octopus line the re-sized version. This is "Cleo" she has a head circumference of 30" and her tenticals are 16" so whe is a lot smaller than her big brother. She is up for sale on http://www.kraftykrew.etsy.com/ so come take alook at her and maybe give her a forever home. So now from mrshennejoyner's advice I may re-size alot of my bigger items to smaller items due to shipping costs and make them more affordable to buy.

Craft Fair

2008-09-11T18:58:00.000-07:00

Hi all , we are now getting ready for our first craft fair in Fresno ,Ca at J&D Embroidery Shop. This is where my sister , Fances, has her classes and where she buys most of her machines and equipment. This is a first for D&J's and a first for us as Kraftykrew. We will be working hard for the next 2 months creating and designing new items for the craft fair. So be patient with us we may have to neglect our etsy shop for awhile but keep your eyes on us. The new designs may end up on our shop. These are a few new items that I , Rita , created for a christmas givaway for MAU Studios from etsy .com. So these are about to make their debute at the craft fair and they will soon to available in our shop. Let me introduce you to Thumbkins Buddies. There is Olen the Tool Man, Lil'Miss, Woofy, and of course Paw-Paw Kitty all Thumbkins Buddies. I'll be creating new little Thumbkins Buddies and we'll see what I come up with. I have so may ideas floating in my head I wish I had more time in the day to do all that I want and not to sleep. I have so many drawings and sketchs in my pad that I want to finally create, but be patient and I'll get there and you may be surprised we'll see :~)

You can visit MAUStudio blog at http://maustudios.blogspot.com/ She'll be having these little guys with the next couple of days so maybe she'll have them on her blog so follow them on their trip.