Holiday Schedule

Since there's only a little over 2 weeks left til Christmas, I decided to make up a holiday schedule for all of my handmade and embroidery/monogramming orders.

So to ensure local delivery by 12/22-12/23, all orders must be received by Tuesday, 12/15. Customers will have the ability to place rush orders between 12/16 - 12/18 (only) for an add'l fee.

All handmade/custom orders must be received no later than Saturday, 12/12 to allow for production time and local delivery.

For any orders that need to be shipped, please review the holiday cut-off dates from the USPS @ http://www.usps.com/holiday/shippingcalendar.htm?from=home_ftpromo&page=holidaymaildates

If you have any questions regarding this schedule or about ordering feel free to message me on Facebook or drop me a line at conceivednotions@gmail.com.

Thanks!

Pardon my dust

I decided it was time to make some cosmetic changes to the ol' blog so please bare with me while I try my hand at creating backgrounds and banners... I'm not the greatest with html but I'm getting better with Photoshop so hopefully it will balance things out. (Ok... probably not, but it's wishful thinking right??)

...Keep your fingers crossed...

What's new

I decided to take advantage of some Black Friday sales and was able to pick up some cute new applique designs for projects as well as some fabric that I've had my eye on.

The designs below include all of the designs that I currently have along with the new ones from this weekend...

I've also recently picked up a new curly applique font that was used for a recent order as well as an add'l font that I think will help add some variety...

But for now it's time to finish up some orders for this week and maybe try to squeeze in some time to make something out of that new fabric!

... More soon ...

Bibs, burp cloths and appliques.. Oh my!!

Here are a few new projects that I've been working on lately... I have a few more gift sets and onesies to work on as well still but I at least wanted to post what I've got finished so far.

I was able to purchase a few applique designs for the holidays and plan on getting them out there as well as everything is quickly approaching.. yikes!

More coming soon!

...and more new projects!

The creative bug has bitten me hard lately so I've been working on a ton of new projects and trying to finish up some others that have been lingering for awhile...

I'm currently trying out some hand cut appliques with various materials and seeing how well they hold up. I think they're turning out cute and really hope that they past the test as I have several other designs I'm thinking of at the moment. *fingers crossed*

I also finally decided to try making a pacy clip and travel wipes case. This first clip gave me ideas on how to improve it almost immediately so I'm sure you'll be seeing more varieties for these in the future.

Making the case was a little time consuming but I think with more practice it will get better. This is also up for some different variations... personalizing the top with a monogram/name, adding decorative ribbon or a bow, etc.

New projects

I decided to see if I could make some fabric toy blocks today... For a first attempt, it didn't turn out all that bad. I used some scrap fabrics for this one and plan on testing it out on my niece to see how well it holds up. If it passes her test and some washings then I will try to pursue it further. I have some cute ideas for them with applique designs/letters so I'm hoping all goes well.

I also recently made a new 16x16 blankie (above) with light blue minky and a chocolate brown dot fabric. I have done an applique on it as well on the fabric side using the minky and I think it turned out cute. However, its a gift for someone so I won't show the initial on it just yet. *wink*

New infant applique bibs

After trying out some different styles, I decided to make a smaller version of my bib pattern that I already had. These bibs are best suited for infants (0-6/9mo) and measure approximately 5" from neck to bottom and are 7.25" wide. Total height from top to bottom is 9.75".

Like all of my bibs, all fabrics are pre-washed before assembly and are top stitched for extra durability. Each bib features an applique letter in a coordinating fabric, an absorbant terry cloth backing and will have a choice of closure at the neck (button or velcro).

What a long journey it's been..

A lot of things have been going on since my last post here... I started outsourcing my embroidery work to some local boutiques and have also been working on new patterns for some of my handmade items.

Some of the new styles for bibs and burps...

I also have some new fabrics, novelty embroidery designs and monogram styles that I'm working on uploading to my online galleries. Plus, an official CN website is in the works!

..More info coming soon..