Need supplies? High Pie Supply is here!

After months of seeking only the finest, cutest, best trinkets to include in my I Spy Bags, (and the need to declutter a bit)... I have stumbled upon the phenomenon that I can sell my supplies all by themselves - and possibly even make some money doing it! Thus, I have opened a new shop on Etsy - High Pie Supply!

A few recent listings:



Where did I come up with such a cute name, you ask? Here's the scoop:

In my studio, I have an entire wall of supplies I use for my I Spy Bags (or as one of my sons calls them, "high pie bags"). My children LOVE to come in here and look around (no touching please!). To them, it is like being in a candy store - each delicious color in its own bin, carefully labeled, seemingly miles tall and wide.

My daughter likes to say, "Can I help you E-range them, mommy?" Of course. Some day.

So, help yourself to my high pie supplies, and feel free to e-range them however you please.

As the shop grows, I may begin to help my mother to clear out her workshop, which has an abundance of vintage miniature treasures and odd trinkets (which she is currently turning into very cool jewelry).

Give me a visit! Mention that you learned about my supply shop on my blog, and I'll even throw in free shipping! Happy shopping!

A product of Alchemy! Matryoshka doll I Spy Bag!

I don't have much time to post right now, but I wanted to show off my newest design! I made it in response to an Alchemy request on Etsy.... I totally plan to make this part of my fall line! What do you think? My daughter loved it so much, she almost cried when I had to ship it off this morning (okay, she *did* cry)...

Relax, there is SPACE for everyone...

In light of recent, um, heated debates on Etsy regarding whether there is a place for vintage and supplies right alongside handmade goods, I made this treasury - featuring handmade, vintage, AND supplies!


Treasuries are so much fun to put together! I wish it wasn't so hard to get one! Don't know what a treasury is? Click here.

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If this is your first visit, then you may not notice.... However, if you've been here before, I sure hope you notice the HOURS of work I put in today figuring out how to make my blog 3 columns! Yippee! I've always wanted a blog with 3 columns. That, and a nanny.

So, what do you think? Was it worth my time? I definitely exercised my brain today. My mom says that will make me younger. Do I want to be younger? Maybe.

I found some great help and even a tutorial (or two) on bloggerbuster. Click here for the post on how to make your blog 3 columns. It was fairly simple...

Stay tuned - maybe someday I'll get even fancier. I didn't even know what a favicon was until today. You don't know, either? Here.

I've become an occasional blogger again...

I don't know, sometimes I just don't feel like blogging! I get into this great rhythm, then I don't post for a few days and it's SO hard to get back into it! Why is that?

Anyway, I've been on a sort of supply kick as of late. I came into this great stash of clay shoe beads that are just adorable (thanks mom). I'd love to see what people can do with them!



Also this week, I'm working on a pig and cow design (two designs, not a 'pig cow' LOL) for the I Spy Bags. I know I should be working on building inventory, but it is so much more fun to design something new, don't you agree?! Plus, I have to stay on top of my game and ahead of my competition! I Spy Bags are popping up everywhere I look these days :)

Creative Slump?

Yeah, that would be me. Not just a creative slump, just in a slow funk right now when it comes to the business. The weather outside is so amazing right now! I just can't be spending all my time inside at the sewing machine, can I? The past few days I have been outside working on the yard, the landscaping, trying to remove the past 20 years of neglect that the previous owners so lovingly left for us to repair...

I'm in a state of mind to just rip everything out and start from scratch. But, no, I think that would make the house look awfully naked this winter! Since this is our first spring and summer in our new house, I have been trying to let things come up as they will - you never know what perennials will be rearing their pretty heads, and it would be a shame to lose them just because I'm impatient.

However, spring yielded not a single daffodil or tulip. It appears as though the previous owners did nothing short of mowing the lawn. I think there is more grass at this point in the flower beds than anything else.

It's an adventure, if nothing else!

Last fall, as part of our entire house renovation (before we moved in), we ripped out the old sidewalk and put in a new one. We have yet to fill in around the walk with dirt, let alone any plants. Our front flower beds look like a construction zone! We're hoping to at least get some fill dirt, top soil, and mulch in there over the next week or so. Then at least it will look somewhat presentable to any summer visitors we might have.

House renovations are soooooo slow, aren't they?

Sorry - no pictures in this post.