Instagram Update #3

I was house sitting for my neighbour/friend and they have the most gorgeous flowers!

More pretty.

We finally had our first beach day of the summer.  It was a great day for the beach.

My girls  :)

I'm doing a fundraiser with a group from my church going to Cambodia in December.  We've sold 19 necklaces and raised $190 for their trip already!

Map Necklace - Italy.  Available in my etsy shop Oxford Bright.  Or check out Sew Lovely Designs on face book.

Colourful map of Africa.  I really like this one.

Amazing Grace Necklace.  Also available in my shop.

I have some ambitious plans for creating this week, but I also have family coming to visit on Friday.  Cleaning might win out  :)

Have a great week!

Bethany

Instagram Update

It's been so long since I've updated that I'm not sure where to start!  So let's do an update via Instagram.  My user name is bethany_oxfordbright if you want to follow along  :)

My husband, David, went to Russia for the first two weeks of July to help with a building project at a local church.  The kids and I were pretty happy when he returned home!

Silly faces.

Selfie of Evie and me.

I mailed the beauties to Australia.  I sell vintage linens at SewLovelyVintage on etsy.

I ran my second half marathon on June 1st.  Finished in 2:27 something  :)

I opened up a new etsy store called OxfordBright to sell some of my new jewellery! 

Still sewing, too!

I held an open house sale at my home in May.

Lots of thrifting still going on.  I love my globes  :)

I've been getting a lot of custom map necklace orders through my facebook page.  I love making jewellery with a special meaning for people!

Five bucks.  Totally awesome.

Another custom necklace, this time the customer wanted her surname initial and two bead to represent her kids birthstones.  I love this one too!

It feels good to be back in this little space.  Talk soon!

Bethany

SALE!

I just wanted to let you know that I'll be having a 10% off sale in my etsy shop this weekend. Sale starts tonight at midnight and will end Monday night at 10pm (EST).

Just use the coupon code TURKEY10 and you'll automatically receive the discount.

Have a great weekend everyone! And Happy Thanksgiving to my American family and friends :)

A Designer I Am Not

So I've had an idea for a while now about a purse I wanted to make. I've been putting it off because I wasn't sure if I could make it look how I wanted it to look. But this week I finally got my butt in gear and did it!

First I started with some really cheap fabric and made a sample. Then I'd remake it, changing the things I didn't like. I made two samples (just the main part of the bag - no lining or strap) and then decided it was time to use some proper fabric.


This is my first attempt :)








While I love this fabric, I wasn't happy with how the band at the top was laying. Too much gaping.


So one more sample and then attempt #2.






I am much happier with this one. And while I don't really know anything about designing patterns, I'm ridiculously pleased with myself :)

I also opened my etsy shop this week and have started listing items. I'll be listing more items over the next few days. I'm trying not to get my hopes up but I am pretty excited!

Have a great weekend! (All two of you!)

Bethany