tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51025310735076233142024-03-13T16:43:41.148+02:00sewhappinessWelcome to the colorful world of Sewhappinesssewhappinesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303888071022535875noreply@blogger.comBlogger201125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102531073507623314.post-13220375554222569812019-11-21T09:21:00.000+02:002019-11-21T19:44:51.585+02:00It's starting to smell a lot like Christmas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello my lovelies,<br />
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It's that time of the year where we get to share beautiful gifts with our loved ones! And of course what would be the most perfect way than to choose from small businesses and shops to support this community of crafters and makers who love what they do and strive to make their business successful without the "Big Boss" over their heads.<br />
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So I present you the <b>sewhappiness Christmas Guide</b> full of wonderful ideas and inspiration!! There are sweet and small stocking stuffers and heirloom kind of gifts for babies and children as well. You will surely find something unique, that will light up your wee one's face!<br />
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<b>1. Christmas Stockings</b></div>
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If you love <b>woodland animals and minimal Scandinavian Decor</b>, then surely this set of Christmas stockings would be the perfect addition to your home. These can be purchased either as a set or individually. Don't you just love the minimal theme of them?</div>
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<b>2. Christmas Tree Ornaments</b></div>
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These <b>ubercute fabric ornaments</b> inspired by the magic of Christmas would be the most lovely addition to your Xmas tree decor and will surely bring a smile to everyone that sees them!! Or maybe you want to give them as a gift! It's your choice after all!!</div>
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<b>3. Heirloom and keepsake gifts</b></div>
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If you are looking to buy something that will be cherished after the Holidays season then look no further too! From heirloom dolls to one of a kind nursery decor, you can choose from a variety of handmade items that will bring a sparkle and appreciation to the recipient!</div>
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All the above gift ideas and many more are available at my <a href="http://etsy.com/shop/nenimav" target="_blank"><b>shop</b></a>. All you have to do is follow the link to shop your Christmas gifts!! </div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b>And don't forget!!! I haven't told you yet cause I wanted to save it for last! You can take advantage of the Sales that are currently running in the shop from 20/11-20/12. </b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THEM!!!</span></b></h2>
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So a huge shout out and thank you to all of you for your support all these years!!!! Hope you have the best Holiday Season and don't forget to show and express your love it's the most important thing in the whole world!!!</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So time flies when you have to juggle between sewing, and photo shooting and having to prepare orders for the <a href="http://nenimav.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a>, and having to make improvements to the shop, and having to edit hundreds of photos again (since I managed to understand a couple of things about how Adobe Lightroom actually works!!! WooHoo!! thank youtube masters --- hours of watching have paid off... at least that's what I think). . </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So I have been reading a lot of blogs about how to improve your Etsy shop and I've selected a few steps that I have already taken towards this transformation. One thing that I still learn and have to accept is that it takes a lot of persistence and patience in order to build your brand and your shop but you have to remember that.... <b><span style="color: #b45f06;">great things take time!!!! </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Bright, with lots of natural light photos, is the number one key. You can certainly rely on your smartphone nowadays, but if you could invest in a good DSLR camera then take the pledge and do it, and you won't regret it. Editing is also really important, programs like Adobe Lightroom might seem overwhelming, but trust yourself, give time and many hours of tutorials watching and you'll manage to have amazing results with your photos. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Which means that you have to make sure that all your listings have correct descriptions, fill out all necessary attributions. Also, really important too is to polish your policies, Etsy now provides you with a Policies set up to make it even easier for you. So go ahead and fill out everything! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-style: normal;">earch Engine Optimization (SEO) is key and is a very important factor if you want your products to be found on Etsy or online. Your titles should only contain words that shoppers might use for their searches. That might sound easy, but still, there are other factors too to consider like the engagement rate of these keywords and also their competition. Now, for me, this has been a really painful process, cause I'm still on trial and error on how to optimize my listings. There are many articles and youtube videos to help you with this process, but these <a href="https://help.etsy.com/hc/en-us/articles/115015745428?flash_digest=bdd8b27824f3e9d1d39094141d8db3533e4bf391&segment=selling#Q2" target="_blank">articles</a> from Etsy are really helpful. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">First thing you should do is to fill all 13 tags that Etsy provides. Not 5 or 6 but all 13. You should definitely use long tail key tags and not just single words and again focus on tags that will bring traffic who have a high engagement rate with the least possible competition. </span></div>
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sewhappinesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303888071022535875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102531073507623314.post-285662060524112482019-04-27T11:55:00.000+03:002019-04-27T11:55:22.075+03:00A Fresh Start! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello my lovelies, well, it's the 199th post of this small blog! And a comeback!! Yay!!! With a small story and a huge thank you to all of you that have supported me through my creative endeavors, my almost 2-year break from sewing, my difficult times and my joyful times!<br />
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As you can probably see for yourself, there are changes happening on the blog and on the brand of sewhappiness. The general aesthetic has changed along with the design, theme, colors, etc. These past couples of months, I have been focused solely on how to build a better brand that communicates to the world its purpose and its inspiration. Reading, editing thousands of photos that are far far far from professional, rejuvenating my <a href="http://nenimav.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Etsy</a> shop, revamping my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sewhappiness/" target="_blank">facebook page</a>, filling my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sewhappiness/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> feed again with colorful photos, re-organizing my <a href="https://gr.pinterest.com/sewhappiness/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> boards. You name it! And still there is a lot to be done, but it's a start, AGAIN!<br />
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It's been a really bumpy road, with sew many ups and downs, frustrations, disappointments but still sew much love for sewing and deep determination to my goals. There is a lot to learn, tons of reading to be done, and of course most importantly spools of thread to be used, and this is only the beginning.<br />
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You see, being out of the crafting world for such a big amount of time, makes things obsolete. There are so many new things to learn, new techniques, new trends to follow, new crafts to love. Sew, this is it, this is the time to make things right again. Inspiration is everywhere around us at the tip of our fingers, at the scroll of our mobile screens. So many beautiful crafters out there my Gosh, it's an amazing Crafting World out there!<br />
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In my updated blog you will find inspiration on all things |what else| S E W I N G, Q U I L T I N G, C R A F T I N G, D I Y Decor, and hopefully lots of other fun stuff that will be added along the way.<br />
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sewhappinesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303888071022535875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102531073507623314.post-34885993625428163142015-02-10T21:31:00.000+02:002015-02-10T21:31:46.845+02:00I've been a bad blogger I know!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I know, I've been a bad blogger! It's been a year since I last posted anything!So Happy Belated New Year everyone! Here's to a new and even more creative year to come!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I know I have probably missed so many important sewing/quilting moments, but I've been sew sew busy sewing and quilting these past few months, that time did flew without even noticing that it's already February and snowing! Right now as we speak! Now it's not a blizzard or anything, but the snow flakes are huge, and I've had this feeling all day that I might be actually living in a snow globe. True! I wish we had more days like this, and of course to complete the dream, it would be even greater if I could be in a log cabin in the woods, with a warm fire, and just sitting by the window watching out at the woods and the snow... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Speaking of dreams come true! I did it! I made a a lap size throw quilt! Yep! And it was darling and dreamy, and I didn't want to give it away, but it was a gift from the heart for my little "sis" and I couldn't resist. I've been eeeeekkkiiinnnggg and itching for such a long time to make Anna Maria Horner's feathers, and I made two, and it was time consuming but not as hard as I thought. Here are a couple of pics to show you the "feathers quilt" (not a couple!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Where does time fly? It's already December! Who can believe it! This is what happens when you work all the time, there is no time to read blogs or even write on yours. Now I'm not gonna tell you that I will try, cause every time I've tried this, I've ridiculously failed! So we'll see how it goes. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Anyway, I'm writing today cause I wanted to share with you my latest finish. This UFO took almost 6 months to be finished, but it was worth the wait and the effort! I had blogged about it <a href="http://sewhappiness.blogspot.com/2014/04/ohhhh-paper-piecingor-i-need-your-help.html">last April, remember when I've asked you for your help on choosing the fabrics, let me refresh your memory</a>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">And now after all this time, I can finally share with you its finish. I'm really really happy with how it turned out. I was so worried I wouldn't pull it through, but I did. And it's just lovely. I can imagine the mama, sitting in the bed with her son, and coming up with stories according to the book covers on the quilt. Just darling!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The quilting was so hard, cause I've outlined the book covers and the blocks, and this one was not easy. I don't understand how much bigger quilts are being quilted this way. It took me two/three hours to finish it, and of course a broken needle with all this pushing and shaving to try and fit the quilt in the machine's throat. Its final dimension was 40*60 in and the pattern was from Ayumi's amazing book Patchwork please!Oh I would love to have a picture of the crib with the quilt, I think I'll have to ask for one. I'm so jealous of all these sellers that have crib quilts displayed on a crib, I think next time I'll have to go to IKEA and choose a nice white crib and take photos! Can you imagine? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Anyhoooo, it's December already and things get a lot busier these days. Orders are coming in and I can hardly blog about them. But I do have a secret project that I'm working on! Shhh! It's a secret nobody can know about it. I had long ago bookmarked <a href="http://www.annamariahorner.com/Feather.Bed.Quilt.pdf">Anna Maria Horner's lovely feather quilt </a>, and I sew wanted to try this out. And I did, and it was slow as hell, it took me 4 hours to make two feathers, BUT they look gorgeous. I can't imagine how many hours one has to spend to make a whole bed quilt with feather blocks!! Anyway, this is the color palette I've chosen, more low volume tones for this one. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Now, finally the quilt top is finished, it's huge (for me at least, that I've never tried to make a quilt this big) 60*75iand the feathers pop out so beautifully. The batting arrived today! I've never seen such a huge batting, so now, I just have to piece the backing, and think of how to quilt this beauty! I'm gonna share a few pics for you to see, but like I've told you, you can't tell anyone.It's gonna be a huge surprise!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">What do you think!? I want your opinion. Do you like it? I do hope you do, and I sincerely hope that it'll be loved! </span><br />
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sewhappinesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303888071022535875noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102531073507623314.post-39192520838379151682014-09-09T18:38:00.002+03:002014-09-09T18:38:27.810+03:00Tuesday things I love {the wonderland edition} <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It's so dark outside, it feels like the sky is going to fall on our heads. Ohhh...this is not the fresh start I wanted, I've asked for crispier air, and cardigans in the afternoon, and bright days but not such a moody weather. In times like these, all I want is to get lost into a magical world, into a wonderland. Where magic happens every single day, and all bad things get lost just like that! Don't you feel like this sometimes? </span></div>
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sewhappinesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303888071022535875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102531073507623314.post-59378276966626480502014-09-04T21:16:00.000+03:002014-09-04T21:16:26.604+03:00So I've blogged & a Happy Fall!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">how long has it been? 2,3 or 4 months since I've last blogged? Wow! now that's what I call time flies, right? I have so many things I want to share with you, but I just can't find the time or the will (if you like) to sit down and write a few words. It's been a really rough summer round these (and more specifically mine) parts of the world. Bad things have happened, and the most important is my boyfriend's serious motorcycle accident. Happened on the National Quilt day (a few weeks after the accident we were joking (crazy) that he had been pieced again and stitched like a quilt! in honor of National quilt day!!), but the good thing is that he managed to avoid a shoulder surgery, and now good things (hopefully--I'm a scorpio don't mind me) can only come our way!and now that Fall is here it really does feel like a fresh start! I feel like an enthusiastic first grader here! My mind is constantly on what to make next, orders keep coming in and I can't tell you how excited I am. Annnddd, after I think it's two years, I finally sat down to start piecing my Sweet dreams queen size quilt! Yes, it's finally coming together. Each row has 25 triangles, I'm still in row 5, and have a long way to go, but I can't tell you how happy I am, that I managed to start a project for us and our home!!!I haven't even pieced two rows, and I'm already thinking of how I'm going to quilt it and manage all this weight! I'm thinking plain straight lines, but it's too early, but I would die for your opinion too! What do you think? How should I quilt it? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Ohh Happy May!! Gosh how does time flies, from making Christmas ornaments already to May!! Baby quilts were a huge part of these past sewing months. From a first attempt on triangle quilting to adorable applique ones. I <a href="http://sewhappiness.blogspot.com/2014/01/triangles-on-sunday-morning-wip.html">had posted some time ago</a> about a little triangle stroller quilt for a dear friend. </span><br />
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On to the next applique quilt. I had been asked to make a Ms. Simone with a new addition to her friendship circle. As you know Ms. Simone is a little birdie on a tree with the company of her friend the sleeping owl. Now it was time to add a little bunny sleeping on the edge of the tree. The quilt turned out A-dorable!! The fabrics used were all pastel tones, and it turns out that they are my all time favorite shades!!! My heart stops every time I look at the pictures of this quilt. <br />
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The backing and binding was made by using Litllest fabric line by <a href="http://www.artgalleryfabrics.com/cgi-bin/fabricshop/gallery.cgi?Category=92">Art Gallery Fabrics</a>. Apart from the fact that your heart melts away from the cuteness of this fabric line, the quality was just superior, the most amazing cotton I've ever laid my hands on. <br />
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Those are definitely quilts to love and cuddle!! I just don't know when I'll be able to make my own quilt! I had cut the triangles since<a href="http://sewhappiness.blogspot.com/2013/07/and-so-it-begins.html"> last July</a> and still I haven't even sewn a row of triangles!!! Oh!!well what can I say, time really flies!!!!<br />
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sewhappinesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303888071022535875noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102531073507623314.post-62235826613323885772014-04-18T11:59:00.001+03:002014-04-18T11:59:29.402+03:00A week of Peppa & fresh love<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">It's official I'm on a 5-days mini Easter break from my day job!!woot!!woot!! How will I kill all this free time!!!?? sewing? relaxing? partial spring cleaning? visiting my folks? One thing's for sure! There's some heavy sewing in the horizon. Have to start another <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/173677761/the-dog-in-the-air-baby-quilt-crib-size?ref=shop_home_active_2">"the dog in the air" </a>baby quilt & <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/98774607/babys-first-fabric-book-babys-quietsoft?ref=shop_home_active_1">Hugo's first book</a> for a little guy in Germany. Fabrics have arrived so no more waiting! It's time to cut, fuse and sew sew sew!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This week was all about Peppa pig & some fresh love. I've been asked to make a Peppa doll as an Easter lampada (the tradition here in Greece, goes like this, everyone in the church holds a candle in order to get the Holy Light when the Resurrection takes place, so the lampada is actually the Easter candle). I had never seen Peppa before, and I was happily surprised when I watched a 5-min episode of Peppa, since I knew that kids these days watch a bunch of crap (I grew up watching <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0131598/">Sport Billy</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_Candy">Candy Candy</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonderful_Adventures_of_Nils">Nils Holgersson and his amazing adventures </a>, I do hope they ring a bell all these children programs). Anyways, here's my version of Peppa (she's a little fairy pig!!!). I have attached a set of wings on her back, but I didn't manage to get a decent photo of them!dah!!you know me and my photos!!! </span><br />
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sewhappinesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303888071022535875noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102531073507623314.post-1474105699023328462014-04-09T19:10:00.000+03:002014-04-09T19:10:23.540+03:00Ohhhh paper piecing...or I need your help!!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Hello lovelies, happy Wednesday!!! It's been so long since my last post I can't even remember when was the last time! That's not a good thing of course, and it means that I'm not consistent to my word, which was I would post more often, and more wips. And now here I am posting about my latest wip for which I'm sew sew excited! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">A good friend of mine is giving birth to a baby boy in less than a month! She had asked for a quilt of course with two pillows for the baby's crib. Now, I'm not yet sure about the pillows but we HAVE decided on the quilt. Remember a long time <a href="http://sewhappiness.blogspot.com/2013/04/its-time-to-come-back.html">ago</a>, I've told you about this amazing book from Ayumi <a href="http://www.interweavestore.com/colorful-zakka-projects-to-stitch-and-give">Patchwork please</a>. Well, a lovely quilt was featured in the book, all about paper piecing. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">After a long search we have narrowed our fabric choices to two basic colors, grey-ish and aqua-ish. And after a second long search we have narrowed down the fabric search to this lovely mood board. I have made a few combinations, but she sticks to the grey-ish shades, which is fine by me of course. She has rejected the last combinations from both lines. So I kinda need your help on this. Which one would you go for. But let me explain how this combinations work. A is for basic border (yellow in the picture), B is the solid color between the blocks, (dahhh), C is the the border of each block, D is the binding fabric and last but not least E is the backing fabric. Also, I decided to make a small change, instead of 48*48in, I'm going with a more bed-ish look, and hopefully it's gonna end at 40*60in, if my calculations are correct. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> And yesterday, I decided to stitch up a sample block, to check the technique and all, and I fell in love! I want to fill up all the beds/walls/pillows everything with this lovely pattern. And here's the little block. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Isn't it the cutest EVER??? Ohhh paper piecing how do I love you!!! So please in order to start and place my orders, I need your help!! pretty please!!!</span><br />
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sewhappinesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303888071022535875noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102531073507623314.post-12667338882497528262014-01-21T21:09:00.000+02:002014-01-21T21:09:14.528+02:00time to start a new quilt and some finishes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">It's been a while since my last post, procrastination has seriously kicked in... but since some new fabrics have just arrived (happy dance!!!), I thought I might share with you a new start. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So, a loved one is expecting a baby, and actually she's due next month, so I better hurry on this one, and I thought what a better way to express my love than with a lovely baby quilt. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The theme is extremely nautical, and the color scheme is white/aqua/blue.... in love. The basic idea is to make this pillow</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">And now time for the fabrics... in pure love...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I have already prepared the binding which is a lovely Riley Blake fabric, and it's time to cut into these cuties... Sew excited! I'm already thinking of how to quilt it, but there's still time for this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">On another note, I've made two custom photo album sleeves of two Christenings. The one's theme was a little owl, and the other one's was a boat. And here they are..a very simple boat in the sea and Charlie the owl.</span><br />
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sewhappinesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303888071022535875noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102531073507623314.post-42595567720630523072014-01-07T18:26:00.000+02:002014-01-07T18:26:59.048+02:00Tuesday things I love {The Etsy Greek Street team version}<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">today was the first day at work since last Wednesday..it felt like all the Mondays of the world came to stay in the office. Rough day, but now back at home with a new treasury featuring fellow artists of the team I'm proud to be a part of. <a href="http://etsygreekstreetteam.blogspot.gr/">Etsy Greek Street Team</a> is a group of such talented artists, but you'll see for yourself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I'm in love with every single item of this treasury! Aren't you?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Enjoy the rest of the day, and soon I'll be posting all about the new <a href="http://sewhappiness.blogspot.com/2014/01/triangles-on-sunday-morning-wip.html">triangle quilt</a>. Stay tuned!!!</span><br />
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sewhappinesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303888071022535875noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102531073507623314.post-8374525712355290162014-01-05T14:58:00.001+02:002014-01-05T14:58:54.774+02:00triangles on a Sunday morning {wip}<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The holidays are officially over...(sigh) and I kinda got back to my usual routine. Tomorrow it's bank holiday and by Tuesday will be going back to work!!!! I can't believe how these few days have passed so quickly. It's been really hard the past (at least) 6 months to keep up with everything..and I kinda left out my little blog (sigh again). Part of my New Year's resolution list is to keep up with the blog, and maybe post about wips and not just finished projects. I can't promise anything but I least I can try. So with all that being said..here's the first wip of 2014. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">A really good friend of mine is expecting his little baby girl in a month. And I thought that a baby stroller quilt would be more than appropriate. My stash though is running really low after the burst of the Holidays orders, and I thought that I should give triangles a chance (again). I've tried piecing triangles before. I had cut back in <a href="http://sewhappiness.blogspot.com/search/label/isosceles%20quilt">July</a> almost 600 triangles for my own quilt. I managed to sew I think 3 triangles together and left them aside as a lovely UFO for when I'd have the time. So, I thought that a little quilt would be a good practice for the bigger project. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Overall I'm pretty happy with how it's turning out. Needless to say that I was so anxious about the points of the triangles and if the seams would match. And my biggest surprise at the end was that they did, except two or three that didn't. But overall I'm really happy. This will be a small quilt ideal for stroller or napping. Dimensions are 25*30in. I'm off to make my scrappy binding and quilt it with straight lines that will be running 1/2in outside each triangle. We'll see how it i'll look at the end. </span><br />
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sewhappinesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303888071022535875noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102531073507623314.post-63304740869806980502014-01-01T14:40:00.000+02:002014-01-01T14:40:10.111+02:00the best of 2013...and a sew Happy New Year!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">First day of 2014 and I'm already making changes on the blog.Here's to a good start! New Year's Resolutions in my head and soon (hopefully) down to paper too. I love the first day of the Year it's so full of promises. But i do love mostly the last day of the year, and the recap, and all that psychological burden (i'm a scorpio after all). Anyways, here's a little recap of the previous year.!!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">first attempt with a pig sock puppet for a dear friend. Loved every minute of it!! have to do this again <3. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Or as formerly known the month of neck warmers. I can't remember the exact number of neck warmers that I've made. But I do know that mine is getting kind of old and I'm in desperate need of a new one. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The elephant pants!Huge failure!!! Made them for my little nephew. If only they would fit. An adorable failure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">But also mom's birthday gift. Now that was something to remember.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">And of course I almost forgot Aria's quiet book. How could I forget? Such a lovely project having to think of new ways to add some interaction to a fabric book!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Made the fly away stroller quilt for the first time. Everyone loves it and I couldn't be happier. It's such a whimsical design that my heart just breaks every time. But also made another quilt crib size this time. Keep your heads in the clouds. Won't you?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Everyone that could join this project did. Mom, my boyfriend,his sister and me, made a forest of butterflies for a Christening event. Stressful but lovely in the end.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Also, I can't forget the quiet book for Mr. Little Mustache man. Interaction of the below picture, the sun can hide and the rain starts to fall, or the other way around. <3<3<3</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The Circus train came to town to stay! The month of trains. Everything I made that month (with few exceptions)had to have a train as the basic theme. I contributed to a Christening event by making aprons for the Godmother, a plush ornament toy for the candle. But I also made the baby's crib bumper, which was themed after the Circus train again!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Which brings us to today! The first day of 2014.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Happy Wednesday! woot! woot!! the week is finally coming to an end. Good things are happening in our home. We've managed to finish our project (living room and kitchen painting) and now we can finally sit back and enjoy the new colors. If I see a Dido's paw print on a wall I'm going to de-claw him literally. It was so much stressful since it needed a lot of work before painting. But it was definitely worth it. Now I can go back to my regular basis, you know, day job-sewing! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Last Wednesday I skipped etsy time, but today I'm back again. With a lovely treasury curated by a fellow <a href="http://etsygreekstreetteam.blogspot.gr/">Etsy Greek street team</a> member. I was so glad to see that my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/102935294/clutch-pursehandbag-its-raining-polka?ref=shop_home_active">pouch</a> has been featured amongst so many talented crafters!!! It's theme is so like my mood lately. I can't wait for Fall or at least some rain. It's been so sunny, my eyes can't stand it anymore. (I shouldn't be complaining, I know, but it would be darling if this Saturday, I woke up and it was cloudy, and a little bit colder)!!.</span></div>
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sewhappinesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303888071022535875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102531073507623314.post-76522716993112277362013-08-17T08:57:00.000+03:002013-08-17T08:57:24.990+03:00Will you do me a butterfly favor?...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Silence for almost two weeks again! But it's been seriously busy, since we're painting our living room and kitchen...soon peeps. My back and arms hurt like crazy, but the result exceeds my expectation. A long time ago, (probably around May), I was asked by my dearest cousin to produce around 600 favors for my niece's Christening. The theme would be our little Butterfly. I came up with the simplest yet cutest idea. A butterfly on a stick. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">It would look great, it would be decoratively "useful" after Baptism. And I produced them. 600 favors in one month, along with the help of my dearest mom, Ira and Fish Chris. They looked lovely all together in their basket ready to be given to the guests. Like a forest of Butterflies. <3<3</span></div>
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sewhappinesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303888071022535875noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102531073507623314.post-87285073885929123212013-08-06T20:09:00.001+03:002013-08-06T20:09:47.380+03:00Hexagon trivets...check!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Told you in my previous post (or not,now that I'm double checking it---I think I might be having multiple strokes these days, cause I can't seem to focus !!!) that I would be sewing a set of trivets for my dearest auntie as a thankful gift. Well, they're done. And I'm actually thinking of not giving these vintage cuties up!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Every start is the same, with me putting the first piece wrong on my paper and of course ripping it off. But after I get the hang of it it's all good. I love that you can't go really wrong with paper piecing. I mean you just sew on a straight line. Though my straight lines as you see in the picture below, are not so straight after all. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">It was the first time though I made them, and I think they turned out pretty OK. The binding was not as intimidating as I first thought. I machine binded the front side, and hand sewn the back side. I even used some selvages, in case auntie would want to hang these beauties. Overall, I'm pretty happy, and I'd love to make a set for our home too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">TGIF!!! TGIF!! Gosh it's been such a rough week. I'm so exhausted I can't even begin to describe you how painful this week has been. But thank God it's Friday! Happy times!!! Project of the weekend is two hexagon trivets for my dear auntie. Fabrics have arrived, all I need to do is print out the pattern and start sewing. But not now, now I wanted to share with you a book I've made almost a month ago for little Alexander a scientist to be (only one year old..sweetie!).</span></div>
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sewhappinesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303888071022535875noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102531073507623314.post-18838088821268147012013-07-31T20:27:00.001+03:002013-07-31T20:27:56.785+03:00Etsy Wednesday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I love this country & Seaside treasury curated by a member of the <a href="http://www.etsykids.com/">EtsyKids team</a>. My "Let's set sail" pillow cover is also featured. Happy dance, cause I get to be a part of so many wonderful crafters! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">A few months back (this is what happens if you don't post often or at all in my case) I've been asked to make a quiet book for a lovely girl named Aria. I told her mother that I hadn't made any before and that it would be challenging. Mails were coming and going while discussing how the layout of the book should be. I wanted to bind the book as I was used to, but the mother insisted on using bookbinding rings in case she would want more pages. When we finally agreed on the layout, the adventure started. I don't know if you've ever made a quiet book before, but I think it's the most time challenging project ever. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I even made her, her own tote bag so she can carry her book everywhere. It took me almost a month to finish it. Thank God she (the mother) was so patient, and I was lucky enough that my quiet book arrived just in time for Aria's birthday.</span></div>
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sewhappinesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303888071022535875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102531073507623314.post-54622132610714870022013-07-23T19:01:00.000+03:002013-07-23T19:01:28.265+03:00A train for the circus...not<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So I've been asked to make a plush toy for a boy's Christening/Baptism. The theme of the Christening will be (according to the father's obsession) trains. Challenging, since you won't find a whole lot of trains for plush toys out there. But I love challenges even if I'm failing. First attempt was disappointing.. it turned out (according to me--but you'll probably see it too) more like a roller skate rather than a train's engine. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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But the concept was there, I knew I had to make small changes and it would be perfect. And the second time it was (according to me and some friends). It's squarish shape made the difference in this case. And it's generous size (it's almost 14''*14''). I think the little fella will at first use it as a pillow. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It's much more playful this time. That aqua polka dot fabric is so cute. I've managed to make a small pocket for the window so I can include a small finger puppet. I picked a giraffe. No reason for this decision. I kinda liked the color combination, turns out that the godmother's favorite zoo animals are giraffes. Lucky me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Showing some Etsy love every Wednesday. Now, you know me, starting fresh and ending up giving up. But hopefully not this time. Since it's my third post in a couple of days, I think I can probably keep up this time! If only my procrastinator self doesn't surface!!hahah!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Anyways, Etsy Wednesdays will be all about lovely Treasuries featuring my Etsy teams. Please excuse all this cuteness!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So with no further ado, let me introduce to some amazing crafters/artists from <a href="http://www.etsykids.com/">etsykids</a> team! </span></div>
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sewhappinesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303888071022535875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102531073507623314.post-51757088833785661762013-07-16T18:38:00.000+03:002013-07-16T18:38:03.459+03:00and so it begins..<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I think I've purchased these fabrics last September with the intention to start my own quilt. But life got in the way. And now almost a year after I finally found the time to make a start! </span></div>
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Excitement along with fear of triangling are the state of my mind since yesterday morning. I found a few tutorials to help me with the process, but still I feel so frightened of sewing triangles. Yesterday evening was dedicated to cutting. </div>
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Till now I've cut almost 600 triangles which I hope according to my calculations should be ok for a queen size bed. My triangles are isosceles and they are 5'' high and 5'' on the base. My finished size will be 90''*94'' approximately. I know it's a huge project considering the time I have during the day. But now I've started and there's no going back.---feeling excited :)</div>
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