yum... Jeff Dye...

Ok, so this is totally not business or craft related whatsoever but...

I must profess my love for Jeff Dye. He is on Last Comic Standing on NBC and he is friggin' HILARIOUS! Plus, not too shabby to look at... right ladies???

And, for an extra brownie point, he is from Seattle! I should take him out for a tall vanilla latte... (if you saw him on LCS then you would so get that joke...c'mon..)

Anywho, go get a bib so you can start drooling over his picture...

New Item...

Introducing my new Ouch Relievers...

They are unscented, filled with wheat berries, and can be heated up or put in the freezer for your little ones who get a cut, scrape, bug bite, headache, or whatever!

Will be up in my Etsy shop soon...well, as soon as my computer and Etsy can get along with one another :)

Coming soon..

Just a quick post to catch you up on my life:)

I got food poisoning and thus oculd not attend this week's Farmer's Market, it bummed me out.

My local Etsy Street Team (EtsyRain) is working on some pretty cool things, look for updates on my blog :)

One of my fellow etsyrainians, Katie, is going to be my table-mate at the Seattle Crave Party on August 13, 2008. Yes it's a Wednesday, but it's 6-9:30pm so you have plenty of time Ladies to get out to Seattle after work!
For more info and to buy tickets online go visit their website at CraveParty.com

I'm super excited for the Crave party and thus will need to get my butt into high gear and sew sew sew!
:)

How to Install a Magnetic Snap

I am by no means a veteran at sewing, in fact I'm kind of a novice/amateur...but I had to learn how to install a magnetic snap, and here is how I did it. PLEASE read the entire post there are some notes I made at the end that are helpful :)
* Make sure you install a magnetic snap BEFORE sewing the lining into the outer fabric!








1. So to begin, make sure you have the male part, the female part, and the two "plates", as seen in the above picture.

2. Mark on the fabric where you want the snaps to go, but make sure it is the same on both sides of the lining of the purse so when it is all finished, the snaps will match up and close correctly. Now make small slits where the marks are, and you can use a no-sew glue or fray-check on the slits after you cut them to make sure they don't fray or rip.

3. Now poke the prong side through the slits, you want the prongs on the Wrong side of the fabric, and the smooth snap side on the Right side of the fabric, see my seams....:)

4. I cut out 2 small pieces of heavyweight interfacing, cut the same size slits in it, then placed it on top of the prongs on the Wrong side of the fabric. I also use a little fabric glue to hold the interfacing down.

5. Now you can put the 'plate' part over the prongs. In this picture I bent the prongs outward, away from each other. I actually NOW recommend bending them INWARD, facing each other. This is because after I finished this purse I could feel the prongs and am wondering if they will rip the lining fabric....so, Note To Self: Bend inwards. You can also see my fabric glue on the plate, this is just so the interfacing won't rip...not a necessity.

6. So here is one side of a finished magnetic snap....

7. Here is me testing out my magnetic snap for a lining of a purse...

So here are a few things I learned along the way...

* Heavy interfacing was NOT enough, I actually went back and re-did the lining and ADDED a small piece of regular fleece ontop of each prong piece. This added extra security for me, knowing that every time I opened, and closed, and pulled apart the snaps I wasn't going to worry about the lining tearing or ripping...

* Bend the prongs INWARD, as to try to prevent them 'sticking' out if you bend outwards and to not rip the fabric.

* Fabric glue gets everywhere and if it gets on fabric it is very visible. So... use caution!

I hope this helps someone out there :) Feel free to add any of your tips also!

Market's opening day...

I had my booth up at the opening day of the Mukilteo Farmer's Market yesterday! I think it went pretty good, for being my first ever market/fair/show.

Here are a few pics of my table....

Website up & running!

LoveMeKnot Creations very own website is now up and running everybody!
I will still blog on here, but I now have a calendar on my own website under About Me section, and on the main page you can subscribe to my newsletters that will be full of great info (like discounts....)

And the Farmer's Market starts in TWO DAYS! whoo hoo!

I did It, I have a Business!

YAY! I'm so stinkin' happy right now! I went online and applied for my business license, and it seriously only took like ten minutes, but I even got to print out my UBI #. SWEET! I do still have to get a license for my city, and then any other city I plan on doing business in.... but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. But, just thought I'd share how happy I am and how good it feels to be *almost* legit :)

New Items!

I just listed some new items on my etsy shop, along with the brand spankin' new Eye Pillows:)

Feel free to pick one up!

http://lovemeknotcreations.etsy.com/

Etsy Addicts Unite!

Thanks to KieutiePie for making a great blog for all etsy addicted people can come together and bond... and perhaps share some great finds:)
I posted a link to the blog on my Check This Out down to the right....
but here you go!
http://etsyaddicts.blogspot.com/

Enjoy!

First shipment

So I mailed out my first order today (well, techinically my second sale on etsy the first was local...) I wasn't sure on how to package it, so here is what I did. Also, what you can't see is a handmade circular tag that says my shop name and "instructions" on the backside, tied with ribbon and safety pinned to the top of the wheat bag. Let me know if you have any ideas to help improve it!!!

My machine died....

Help,
I have no clue what is wrong with my sewing machine.... The top thread is getting caught underneath where the bobbin holder is... I just don't get it! So, creating new items is on hiatus right now... I do have an eye pillow in the works, but that'll have to wait.