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 Happy Monday friends and kittens.

If you've been following along you may be expecting photos of mini wreaths today.  I'm sorry I have to disappoint you.  This weekend had a life of it's own so no photos were taken but between naps and Karl Marx (homework) I was actually able to get a few things done, including a new product I'm trying out at the craft fair this weekend.  Of course, as you might expect, I don't have pictures of the ones I made (yet) but this is a great opportunity to share the fun tutorial with you and a great website/blog/newsletter.

So let's go in order!  Some time ago I came across a website called Sew Can She.
                                   
I can't remember how I found it but I bet you two cookies it was via Pinterest!  So the beautiful mind behind Sew Can She developed a newsletter and you get a free tutorial emailed to you every.single.day!  EVERY DAY!  If you sew, that's pretty much like hitting the jackpot.  So each day I get this lovely email with the latest newsletter. 

I came across the tutorial for my newest product in her newsletter: business card holders.  Sew Can She finds free tutorials from other awesome bloggers, shares them with us, and drives us back to the blog where they live and voila!  The business card holders are the brain child of The Crafty Cupboard.

Here's a little look-see:

I had so much fun making a few of these this weekend. I hope to get more made.  As you will read in her tutorial they are fun and easy!

Don't forget to enter the Awesome Autumn Giveaway by Sunday!!

Cheers,
this little bird

Fall is Falling!!!

Happy Fall all!

I'm a few days late with this post but I hope you won't hold it against me.  I blame grad school!  More on that in a minute.  I have very exciting news!

Yours truly is being featured in the Awesome Autumn Giveaway over at the Yellow Bird + Yellow Beard blog.  Janee has curated 6 amazing prize packages for 6 lucky winners. 

Check out this cute prize package featuring my pumpkins!!!!

Entries for the giveaways close Sunday October 14th so get over there and enter! I would love to be sending two of my pumpkins to one of my readers!!!

In scholarly news, I love grad school.  Yup, I'm a big nerd and I'm proud.  Getting used to the schedule of working almost 40 hours a week, going to school 2 days a week, and studying 7 days a week has been challenging and makes it really hard to get into the sewing room. Fortunately this weekend I will be able to carve out some time.  None to soon as I will be doing the Fall Carnival at my niece's school next weekend.  I'm debuting some fall and winter mini wreaths!  A photo shoot is scheduled this weekend so stay tuned.

Here is a preview of some other recent work:

My favorite new handbag.  This will be up in my Etsy shop soon.

A large zippy made from Amy Butler fabric.



Loki is very hard at work supervising that sun spot. He's doing a very good job.

Okay everyone, don't forget to enter the giveaways! As of today the prize package with my pumpkins has over 1,000 entries, wahoo!

Cheers,
this little bird