Sevi Designs

Shop Update & Sale

I’ve been busy sewing away. I finally got around to taking some product pictures, and added them to the shop.

Here are a few of the goodies.

Swell Zippy Pouch

Lovebirds Key Fob Wristlet

Pink Damask  Cell Phone Pouch

Create You Own Adjustable Dog Collar

and

Knit Owl Dress {sizes 0-3 mo. – 5t}

Along with a bunch of other fun stuff.

Best of all, the WHOLE shop is on sale until Friday 8/20.

Check it out!!

Sew Dressy

Have you sewn or crafted anything lately?  I have to say that I keep my sewing machines pretty busy.

This last week especially.  I made some new products for the shop.  I finally took photos so I need to list them.

I also made more dresses for my little Fia. She now has a million and one handmade dresses

But for real, I like to try different styles.

I had never made a peasant style dress before last week.

I made this one:

For some reason I made the 5t instead of 4t.  So of course it’s a little big on my munchkin.

I have also been wanting to sew with knits. When I went to JoAnn’s I saw the cutest fabric, and made this:

It matches her colorful Cotton Blossom’s hat perfectly, see?!

I also made a little rolled rosette hair clip with the scraps.

So much cute…I can barely handle it.

(do you see how much her hair has grown since she cut it herself  HERE)

I think I pretty much have this dress style down pat.

They are even cuter when the sleeves are a different fabric then the dress.

Speaking of different, have you ever seen the Lil Blue Boo Dresses?

Ashley makes the most amazing up-cycled dresses.

She also sells the pattern so that those of us that can sew can make them.

I purchased the Sienna Dress pattern a while back.

My hubby and I hit the local Salvation Army Saturday, and I walked out of there with 39 tees.

They were 99 cents, and super cute so I HAD to get them.

The I raided my closet, and the kids, and hubs.

Here is the 2nd one I made: (the 1st is not pic worthy, trust me)

and on the girlie

perfect dress for dancing

The bottom of this dress is actually a jersey cotton pillowcase I found in the closet.

It’s so soft, and Fia loves it.  This was clear since she wore it to bed last night.

As well as tell me that she wants to wear it even when it snows.

I went back to the thrift store today and left with 34 more tees.

I think I have a new addiction,  99 cent thrifted tees.

Is there a group for that? Seriously, I already need Fabric-holics Anonymous. lol

See what I mean? I am 100% serious..I need help!

Anyhoo, this is the dress I made today in the works

Now it’s all done

The reason I went thrifting today was because I was hunting for a blue & white striped shirt to match the Kerropi Tee.

Kerropi, the frog has a blue & white striped shirt on.  So the blue and white stripe tee was a perfect match.

I love it!!

I am debating on making some for sale. But still haven’t decided. I would have to purchase a license thru LBB first.

We shall see

What have you been up to? Make anything fun?

If yes link up and do share.

I wish, wish, wish list {Mommy Edition}

I don’t know about you but I love to window shop online.

I have come across several items that I REALLY, REALLY want to have.

I figured they are swoon worthy enough to post about them.

Like this beautiful necklace from Lisa Leonard

It makes me smile

I would also love one of these camera bags from Jo-Totes

I like the pink one too…

These are supa-fly!

How’s about a few camera lenses to go in my new camera bag?

Like the Canon EF 50mm 1.4 lens

I think I’m going to settle for the lower end 50mm lens the 1.8 instead. It’s a LOT cheaper.

and the Canon Telephoto EF 85mm 1.8 lens

Those are beauties.

I would also love to participate in a local Photography workshop.

That would be absolutely amazing!!!!!

My laptop is dying off slowly but surely.

So, this Dell would be really nice.

Either in the purple or green, I’m not picky.  ;-)

That is a few of the goodies on my wish list.

*clearing throat*

Family.

Enjoy the remainder of your weekend!

For the love of Yard Sales!

Yards Sales are a common Saturday activity for my family {as long as the weather is nice}.

I am fortunate that my hubby loves to go just as much as me, if not more.

Together we find some amazing items, at amazing prices.

Most of the time {but not always} I spot the item I want and tell him how much I would be willing to spend.

At that point Sir Cheap-O does the haggling

This weekend we got a late start.

The first house we pulled up to, I spotted something amazing.

Hubs got out of the car while I stayed in with the kids.

I saw him scoping out the same item I spotted.

He came back to the car and I asked how much it was, apparently it said “Make an Offer”.

So I told him I would be willing to spend $20, that’s it.

Off he went to do his thing {he is really good at the haggling part, since he’s super cheap}

He started out with a $10 offer.

The lady countered with $30.

You see where I’m going here…..We got it for $20.

Check it out!

With some sanding, some paint, and pretty crystal knobs.

{All of the work was done thanks to hubby}

We ended up with this:

PS: Please excuse picture taken by my phone.

Love, love, love the outcome!

Now we need to get it upstairs in the little girlies room.

Unfortunately, I am having some issues with my back and can’t lift anything.

So at the moment it’s chilin’ in the dining room.

Have you found any awesome goods at yard sales, or thrifting lately?

Leave me a link, I love to see good deals, and transformations of said good deals.

A Touch of Whimsy Designs Giveaway!

**THIS GIVEAWAY HAD ENDED**

It’s been so long since there has been a giveaway on the good ole’ blog.

This week I am happy that Gina from A Touch of Whimsy Designs agreed to participate & give away a little somethin’ somethin’ from her shop

I have had the pleasure to meet Gina on Twitter, she rocks!

I have also made a purchase from her shop & have to say that I love her product.  Her customer service is top notch, and shipping is super fast.

That said, I HIGHLY recommend A Touch of Whimsy Designs.

Here is a little about A Touch of Whimsy Designs & Gina:

A love of doodling, a desire to create and a wish to make people smile. This is the makeup of a self proclaimed workaholic oozing with craftiness and the brainchild behind A Touch of Whimsy Designs.  Yep, that’s me in a nutshell.

Living in a house with 4 males, my husband and 3 boys, I seriously needed a way to express my feminine side which explains the many *girly* designs you’ll see here. But no worries, I have the boys covered too! I’m very passionate about my work and want to create a fun and whimsical way to add a smile into someone’s day. I hope my designs help you do just that! My customers are truly amazed at our super affordable prices given the high quality items they receive. I’m so proud to offer such items and love the wonderful feedback from my customers!

The winner of the Giveaway will win a choice of either

Personalized Plate

{Up for grabs}

{Examples of other items, Bowl, Platter, & Plate}

-OR-

A Personalized Stamper

The great thing about the stampers is that they are interchangeable with a peel and stick feature.  So, you can buy the main stamper, and purchase the peel and stick packs to mix things up

Now for the entries. Only the first is mandatory!

{All entries must be separate comments, thank you}

1) Take a peek at A Touch of Whimsy Designs & leave a comment of your favorite item.

Optional entries {More chances to win}

2) “Like” A Touch of Whimsy’s Facebook Page & then leave a separate comment that you did so.

3) Follow my blog with Friend Connect & leave a comment that you do so.

4) “Like” Sevi Designs Facebook Page & leave a comment that you do so.

5) Tweet about the Giveaway and @sevidesigns. Then leave a comment that you did so.

Gina has also offered a 15% off coupons to my readers!!

Just use the code SEVI15 at checkout.

{Not valid on sales or Gift Card purchases}

It is valid from 6/14 to 6/20

So be sure to take advantage of it!!

Also, the winner will be announced Friday 6/18.

GOOD LUCK!!

New Additions

Howdy!

Long time no blog

Just wanted to drop in to share a few new additions to the shop.

and these…

and some of these…

Can you tell how much I love COLOR?

Funky, fun, and vibrant…my favorite.

I have several other items that need photographed, and listed.

Oh and shipping in the US is always FREE!

Aside from sewing I have been playing with the kiddies, and reading.

I love Teen Fiction, and Paranormal Romance.

As a matter of fact I am on my 4th book in the last week and a half.

What I have read recentely: (My opinion)

The House of Night book called BURNED. It’s the 7th book in the Series. (OK)

The Vampire Academy’s SPIRIT BOUND. Book #5 in the Series. (SO GOOD!)

The 5th Lords of the Underworld THE DARKEST WHISPER. (GOOOD!)

and now..

The Black Dagger Brotherhood DARK LOVER (mmm mmm GOOD!)

I really need to get a library card, since I fly threw books with a quickness, and it gets pretty expensive to buy all the ones I want to read.

Does anyone else love to read?

What have YOU been up to or reading?

I really would love to know

New Sponsor Giveaway{The Dizzy Daizy}

***THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED***

This weeks giveaway is from the Dizzy Daizy Quilt Shoppe.

The shop is owned and run by Julia

Here is a little bit about Julia

I come from a family of 10 children and now I’m mom to 5 truly wonderful children (we adopted 1 of our children from Russia 3 years ago when she was 10) and I have been married 18 years to a very fun, devoted husband who makes me laugh every day.

I spend most of my time reading, sewing, driving kids around, running my business, driving kids around, tackling mount washmore, driving kids around, figuring out what’s for dinner, driving kids around, volunteering at the kids’ school, and yes, driving kids around.  Now with 4 kids in soccer (1 child playing on 2 teams) I will get to do even more driving!  Hooray for me!  But seriously, I love every minute of being their mother and the driving that goes along with it!

I started my quilt shop out of my love for sewing, fabric & colors.  I find it heavenly to walk downstairs into my ‘shop’ and just look at all of the brilliant colors!  There is never a day that goes by that I don’t enjoy what I do!  I sell mainly Michael Miller and Riley Blake fabrics and pride myself on my large selection of both.  I also have a growing selection of sewing patterns and unique ribbons and trims.

I commend her for having 5 children & running her own business!

Julia has offered to giveaway these items:

A Hedgehog Themed Fat Quarter Set

Featuring Fabric from Michael Miller’s

Hedgehog & Big E collections

&

3 yards of Hedgehog Family Imported Ribbon

&

A My Folio & My Folia Jr. Pattern from Melly & Me

(Julia says the pattern is perfect for fat Quarters)

3 great prizes, one lucky winner

&

multiple chances to enter!

Here are the ways you can enter.

**Each entry MUST be a separate comment**

1) Go take a look around The Dizzy Daisy Shoppe, and leave a comment telling me something you love!

2) Become a Fan of Dizzy Daizy on Facebook

Leave a comment that your a DD Fan

3)  Follow me on Friend Connect

Leave a comment that you do so.

4) Tweet about the giveaway and @sevidesigns

Leave a comment that you tweeted.

5) Become  a fan of Sevi Designs on Facebook.

Leave a comment that your a SD Fan

Good Luck!

P.S. When Julia told me what she was giving away and sent me pics. I had to buy that FQ set.

I couldn’t believe that she ships so FAST!

I love the set, it is so cute!