Countdown to CHRISTMAS!!

Posted by on December 14, 2010
This Sock Monkey design is featured on the right hand of my blog. Like the Elizabeth’s Embroideries Lamb #3 from my post a week or two ago, I get a lot of e-mails from people looking for it. It is from Applique For Kids and this is her photo as well. It also comes as just the Sock Monkey face which is cute! I believe MODA sells the sock monkey fabric too (seen on ETSY). I usually use brown gingham or the Fabric Finder’s brown houndstooth fabric (small houndstooth) ~ need to order some of this fabric because it is pretty cute. Anyway, I thought I’d post where it came from since I get asked at least once a week! This is one of those designs too that may look off center with the tail – I did it on a tee yesterday and got it centered w/ the name! I did a post on centering off center designs a month or so ago as well and will try to post that link ~ HERE it is!!

Here’s a new AC design sampled by http://sewinitially.blogspot.com/ today. I love this design! This and the Topiary are my favorites for Spring! We’re also working on several Valentine designs and Mardi Gras (a couple are not listed yet but preview pics are on Facebook).

Here is my train of work for this week. This was taken a couple of days ago so luckily I am down to 4 big towels and 7 hand towels (ALL MONOGRAMMING) and 1 bag of shirts. The towels are for Christmas so they will be done in the next day or two. This is IT for me! Jeff was so proud of me last night ~ someone called with some items to monogram and I referred them to a place in town that might do them. My usual answer is “oh sure (twist my arm, I hate to say NO to anyone) I can do them” and I have vowed that this is it for this week so I can enjoy a couple of weeks of Christmas (no school) and the New Year!
JOANN!!!!!!! This weekend they had 50% off NOTIONS, so all of this was 1/2 off including the Gingher 4″ curved scissors (mine were getting dull). BUT….. I also had a 20% off your total purchase coupon that started SUNDAY as this sale ended on SUNDAY! So I got all this at 50% off, then they took another 20% off. Needless to say that is why I bought so much. My drawers are overflowing with Heat N Bond Lite but I use it so much that I couldn’t pass up this deal. Hopefully no one else in Montgomery wanted any b/c I cleared out the HNBL shelf!

Here are a couple of shirts I did this past week – the AC Owl…

The AC Tinsel Tree…

Lastly, the AC Zig Zag Christmas Tree done in the Michael Miller Play Dot fabric.
We are done with our shopping, I think! Jeff & I ran our last errands this morning and hopefully that’s it! Our kids are getting way more than they need! What’s new, huh? I have bags of toys crammed on my closet shelves (half hidden) and more up in the attic. I can’t even remember what all I’ve bought! The little ones have their parties tomorrow, B on Friday and G has his program at school Friday. Then they are OUT OF SCHOOL for over 2 weeks! Pros and cons to that – hopefully they won’t get bored and I can SLEEP IN! Back to monogramming…
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Where did December come from?

Posted by on December 3, 2010
First and foremost – isn’t this the cutest tree you’ve ever seen? I borrowed this picture from http://preppypapergirl.blogspot.com/ which I have added to my blog list. I ordered some little gift tags from her earlier this year and had not thought twice about them (just when I use them) and someone sent me a link to her blog this week so I immediately added her to my list b/c everything is so cute! Take a look! She sells on ETSY of course, where everything is so stinkin’ cute! My goal is to do a SEWING TREE!! Love the ribbon and ornaments and THE TREE!! I believe she sells these ornaments too, so pop on over to her blog and see. Cute Cute Cute!
I saw the above blog TODAY ~ YESTERDAY I bought THIS ORNAMENT from Joann…
Coincidence?? I already had a SEWING TREE on my mind?? I hung this cute thread guy on my kitchen cabinet and this, my friends, is the extent of Christmas decor in the Gulledge household other than an Auburn Christmas tree in G’s room. My “FALL” market basket is still on my front door. No. Christmas. Anywhere. But, I have a thread guy ornament for my sewing tree! You may be wondering what a sewing tree has to do with the Preppy Paper Girl cute ribbon and ornament tree? Not much other than my sewing tree will have ribbon on it, and my thread guy.
I did this Swirly Tree today to match the below striped pants. The shadows are bad. I can’t seem to take a picture these days. My broken LENS is finally back from being fixed and I pick it up tomorrow.
I also did this Rudolph with Lights this week. I like him!
And a new AC design is this cute TOPIARY which was listed today. I also have a pic in Christmas fabrics I need to edit and post. I did this on a tee for Mallory and I could totally see this design in her future bathroom ~ on a towel or something? You could also put an initial in the box!
I’ve been sewing like a crazy woman all week and am down to MY LAST 4, YES FOUR, QUATRO shirts!! I have agreed to do a few shirts next week for 2 people and that may be IT until 2011! We showed our house yesterday, which meant everything had to be taken down. The taking down and putting it all back out thing is getting really really really old. That, and the fact that Christmas is around the corner and I haven’t decorated anything and have only bought about 3 presents, are reasons enough to call it quits for a few weeks. Email me with any questions!
All Christmas and Holiday designs are now 25% off at www.appliquecafe.com! Also, take $5 off your $20 or more purchase ~ sale prices/deals good through December 31, 2010! WAR EAGLE ~ we are going to the SEC Championship game this weekend! I hope the “All I do is win win win” song is still applicable Saturday night!
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Rain Rain Rain

Posted by on November 30, 2010
I’ve been working like an ELF yesterday and today trying to finish all of the shirts I have. I’m down to my last 12, yes TWELVE!!!!!!!!!! Woo Hoo!!!! I WILL finish these by the end of this week! Here is one of my favorite designs for Christmas, especially for older kids (with an older looking font). I did a red turtleneck last year for Browder which G will probably wear this year!
If you’ve followed my blog for a while, then this picture looks familiar! This is where I sometimes pile all of my “DONE” shirts ready for pickup! Most of these were done yesterday and today!

Here is the weather photo for today ~ RAIN!!! It has rained all. day. long. I resisted a good afternoon nap and have slaved behind this machine most of the day.

How cute is this????
This is a daughter of a customer and Mallory has one of these precious headbands. I want to take a picture of her with it on and will try to do so and post this week. These are by ZoeLynn & Co. and can be found HERE (Facebook) and HERE (Etsy). They are really cute and she has some great fabrics for Christmas too! Check her out and become a fan on Facebook!
So much for my WIWW (The Pleated Poppy)!! I failed miserably! I will try to take a pic every now & then and post, but as far as every day… I’m just not that stylish! HA! I still LOVE the blog and will keep up with what everyone else is wearing! I added her and another great blog to my blog list ~ both unrelated to applique but fun to read!
We have at least 7 new designs coming to Applique Cafe. There was also some confusion as to the Elizabeth’s Embroideries Lamb design from my previous post. The website owner misunderstood my post and thought I was claiming it as my own! Most of you know a lot of the designs featured on my blog are from all different sites. I changed it so that you can see it’s clearly from her site, and I may start adding captions underneath all of my right-hand-side pictures so you know where the design came from! She & I e-mailed this morning and it was a simple misunderstanding. I will add that info in my spare time….
As far as taking on more work! Maybe next week? We’re heading to Atlanta for the SEC Championship Saturday so I’d like to finish my 12 and enjoy my weekend and then might take on a few orders before Christmas!
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