Make Shop Live MIA from Patchwork Long Beach

Sorry guys, but today we are not going to be at 

Patchwork Indie Arts & Crafts Festival in Long Beach

Sunday 11/6/11.

I want to apologize if us not being there today effected you- Our Fans & Customers.  

When it rains the serpentine belt of our car slips off (Our car has no lip or anything to keep it in place and for some reason it gets knocked off in the rain) and then the steering gets locked up, the alternator goes, and we have to get a tow to get everything in place.  It is a huge pain in the butt to deal with  for something that should be a non-issue.  The mechanic has said he hasn't seen it on other models just our car :( Since the situation with the car is only a problem in the rain and it is SoCal, we had planned to hopefully purchase a car before it was an issue and that obviously didn't work out.

The weather was bad around when we would need to pack the car and get on the road and I felt I needed to make the decision for the day about whether to brave it. Even though it is nicer now, it looked like online like it will pick up later around the time when we would be driving back too. We never wanted to inconvenienced any of y'all and I hate that we may have kept a spot from someone... Gosh this post is making me feel even more horrible. I just wanted to vent my apologies because I have put in so much work and money into the show it is killing me not being there.

Please except our apologies for today and we promise, PROMISE that next week the Culver City Show is a definite!

XOXO, KC & Kevin

What I Wore- Friday 11/4/11

Today was one of the first rainy days here in LA and I got to listen to the rain and make crafts for the bulk of the day.  What I would like to bring up today is- Why did we stop wearing house dresses as  lounge wear? I don't quite know when terrycloth jumpsuits came in and mumus went out, but the right ones are fabulous. I think they should make a comeback-

The quilted house coat was a fun find.  I don't usually collect house coats, but this one is the perfect shade of raspberry. Plus, the quilted fabric is still in really nice condition, so I can feel snugly in it.  It has exquisite costume jewelry buttons with little crystals inside and it has pockets- love it! Don't hate on my shlumpadinka picture- I am not a persona, I am a person who likes comfort and I will definitely take risks because fashion should be fun.  Do you remember when you were little and you would want to throw on everything you loved even if the pieces don't quite work together?? That is kinda my favorite.

Main project for today was finishing up these upcycled containers as packaging for our pin cushion rings.

Made from paper towel/ bathroom tissue rolls, old maps, decorative tape and sticker details. The shape and size is perfect for the rings. I really lucked out connecting that this would be a perfect fit as packaging to protect the rings.  This could be a good addition to your holiday craft fair as packaging for jewelry and other small gift items.

Hope everyone has a stellar weekend!!! Make sure to come to the Patchwork Indie Arts and Crafts Festival in Long Beach this Sunday 11/6/11 and say hi! 

If you come buy our booth & mention this posting- we will hook you up with  a free gift :-)

Hope to see you there! XOXO, KC