Tahoe Trip, Labels and Spiral Embroidery

Up at the crack of dawn this morning.. making labels.  Yes, even the labels are handmade.  :)

I just got back from a couple days in Tahoe, at my family's cabin.  We went up there to get the cabin ready for winter - put up the snow panels on the snow tunnel, put the dirt bikes and the canoe away, and anti-freeze the pipes.  Just in time too - the temperature was down in the 20s both of the nights we were there.  

I woke up well before dawn on Tuesday morning, and finding myself unable to sleep, went downstairs and did some sewing.   (Yes, I take my work with me on vacation.  It must truly be love)  I'd brought 3 pre-cut projects, as there's no good cutting table at the cabin, and so I was able to concentrate just on the fun part.  

It's amazing how much time one has, when deprived of internet access.   Over the course of two days I completed three hoodies.  Well, mostly...  I'd forgotten to pack the zippers, and I was out of labels, but I got them pretty darn close.

Two of these were already sold.. a M/L version of the Green Flower Faerie hoodie but with leaf embroidery rather than swirls, and a S/M Purple Flower Faerie hoodie.  I made another Purple one (since that design just flies off the shelf) and took some creative liberties with the embroidery patterns here too.. I did stylized flowers and spirals, and used Wild Orchid fleece.  Pretty!!!

In between sewing there was time to do all the cabin chores, watch a dramatic hail storm, and play on my new Unicycle.  It being only my first time, I got up and down the street clinging to my hubby and managed about 4 feet solo at the end.  Woo hoo UNICYCLE!

Next up: my halloween costume.  I'm going to be a Fairy Ninja!!!!  Probably not on a unicycle, just yet.  What are you going to be?

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Fire Pixie Fashion Clothing Labels!

Last night I made my first clothing labels.  This morning I installed them in the hoodies I have in my inventory.  This is WAY exciting to me.. I feel so “official” now!

I remember when I started Fire Pixie back in 2002 and made my first business cards.  I think I still have a couple of them somewhere.  It was so cute.  I printed them out and then painstakingly cut them apart and sprayed them with sealer so they wouldn’t run if they got wet.. 

These labels were pretty labor-intensive too.  I made them in photoshop and then printed them on inkjet image transfer paper, then fused them to some white fabric and overlocked the edges.  I made them in a couple different colors to match the clothing they’re going on.  They look very professional and aren’t scratchy at all (bonus!). 

Someday I will look back and laugh at how much trouble I went to.. but today, I feel proud and happy.  :)

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