The final sale

Hello Dear Customers and Friends!

My heart is pounding as I write this but it is time to close the doors to Bunte Fabrics. The shop has been open for 3 years during difficult economic times and I am very proud to have lasted that long!

In the meantime I have realized that I need to also focus more on my art, which will still include a lot of sewing but also means that I will finally be able to work on my children books and turn them from ideas to reality!!
In addition I plan on working more on creating fabrics at Spoonflower (don't forget to look me up there) and I will continue to blog. There are some clothes I plan to sell for children as well, all in all I will be very busy.

So, I am extremely sad to close this chapter in my life but also happy and looking forward to new adventures.

The sale will start on 9/1/11. I am hoping that you all share this news and help me close the shop. All must go!

I am expecting that I will be quite busy cutting fabric and shipping boxes so please bare with me and be patient if you have to wait for your order a bit longer than usual. Also I have to make all sales final of course. Please don't be mad if some of what you ordered sold out quicker than the inventory updated. I will contact you in that event and we'll figure out a solution.
I may also have to contact you if shipping is much higher than $5.00 and update your shipping charge during the final sale. Again, I hope you will understand.

Dear friends!! THANK you so much for loving my little shop and being there!! I hope you stick around and enjoy my new creations with me here, on the blog : )

Warmly,

Other projects

A couple of weeks ago I stumbled across Polish paper chandeliers ( Pajaki ) and ever since wanted to make one of them for our home.
What I used is:

Swedish Straw from here
Fine cotton string
A large embroidery hoop
Some nice ribbon to wrap around the hoop
Sturdy paper (scrapbook supplies)
A 1 inch hole puncher
Tissue paper
Wire
and I used a long doll making needle to string it all together.

Here is just one link of many found on the internet, on how to make tissue paper flowers/pompoms.

All in all I could have finished the Pajaki in one day but I had quite a few interruptions so it took me a couple of days. The girls helped me make tissue flowers and they helped me punch our the 1inch paper disks.

It looks just amazing hanging in our house and I can see making more for friends as gifts!

Another project I have had in mind for months and finally managed to finish, was to have fabric printed with a picture I took from our goldfish, Goldilocks. Thanks to Spoonflower (yet again I LOVE Spoonflower) it was a snap.



And here is my little Goldilocks skirt that I have been wearing this Summer (which btw. finally seems to have arrive in late August). Funky, fun fabric, Goldilocks forever : )