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🌱 March Photo/ Video Recap 🌱

This past month has been so incredibly full, near to bursting. It’s been wonderful and tiring and full of surprises and lots of wins. It’s also called on me to take a long, hard look at my priorities and see where I am giving too much of myself and where I’d rather be spending my time. Never an easy task, nor a complete one as the seasons change and so do I.

These are the kinds of thoughts I contemplate in my monthly newsletter. I look back at the month that has passed while simultaneously look ahead at the dreams that have yet to bear fruit. If you’re interested in taking a peek behind the curtain, of delving deeper into one of my *many* varied interests, you should sign up to receive it, which you can do via the link in my bio.

I’ve never done this before, but seeing that I now offer way more physical items in the shop than I do digital, I thought I’d share!

The last day to order items from the shop to guarantee they will make it in time for the holidays will be as follows:
 
* (USA) Priority Mail, First Class Mail, USPS Ground Advantage: December 16th
* (USA) Media Mail, UPS Ground Service, FedEx Ground Service: December 9th
* (International) First Class Package, Priority Mail: November 30th

Also, there is a special Small Business Saturday discount available only to newsletter subscribers 🎁 I’ll be sending it in tomorrow’s essay, so there is still time to get on the list if that’s your thing ✨ link in bio ✨

Photo ID {images have shipping information listed in caption above set against a beige background with golden stars in either corner}

I am SO super excited to be participating in this year’s Holiday Hooray put on by ! It is definitely one of my favorite holiday markets to attend ad a customer and will be equally spectacular to now attend on the other side of it as a vendor ✨

I will have all sorts of bookish goodies on display including:

🎁 Hand embroidered bookmarks & tea towels
🎁 Homegrown and dried herbs
🎁 Book advent calendars and stocking bundles
🎁 Surprise Book Dates
🎁 Holiday themed mugs
🎁 And so much more!

I hope to see lots of your beautiful faces next month, even if it’s just to pop in and say hello 🥰 I promise to bring all the cozy vibes I can carry.
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Photo ID{ A green background with gold text that reads: 18th annual holiday hooray/ since 2006/ 100+ artists, makers, & vintage curators/ food trucks + tunes + free maker stations/ December 14th & 15TH/ Saturday & Sunday 10-5 PM/ Bishop Park}

If you enjoyed Big Magic, then I’ve gathered a few other reads you may like! These are all creative books that I’ve found especially helpful, both in my writing and motivating myself as an artist.

Have you read any of these? Or what books have you found motivating that I should add to my list?

Are you team rotary cutter or team scissors?

For me, it really depends on the project. For anything requiring super precise lines, or for fabrics that tend to shift, I will reach for my rotary cutter in a heart beat. I especially love the sound it makes as it glide across slippery silk and rayon fibers.

For everything else, scissors are my go-to. I tend to keep a pair in every workspace I occupy as they always come in handy for something!.

Photo ID {A white hand with red finger nails holds a black rotary cutter in front of a white and green background. The rotary blade catches the light making it shine.}

*This rotary cutter was gifted to me as I am a brand ambassador for . I was not asked to create this post.

What are you working on in this second week of the new year?

Currently, I am trying to find the motivation to finish these tartan wool shorts before the end of the weekend. I started these last year and have since abandoned them in my “to be finished” pile. Is it just me or are there other chronic multiple-unfinished-project sewists out there with a pile of half completed work? I can’t be the only one, right?

Photo ID {A close up of a WIP pair of green and grey tartan wool shorts pinned together at the pockets.}
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