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Make a wish

Today, me and my family, got the opportunity to celebrate something fantastic. Make a wish, Netherlands ( https://makeawishnederland.org/ ). For my little neighbor Lex. Life hasn’t been kind to him and now that organisation made some of his wishes come true. He came to the place where we gathered, in a police car with lights on and all. He got escorted by motorcycle polices. And when he got out, all of us were there cheering on him. It was so awesome!

Chris was ofc overly happy with celebrating this, his friend Lex. So he nagged on me to have his new shirt on, rainbow with rainbow tiger. Who am I to say no, especially since he had a good argument: Mommy, I didn’t make the shirt dirty, may I please have it on again on Lex day?

Picture of the shirt.
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Bed rest and then 150% speed ahead!

After a few days of rest (after taking a birthmark away from my scalp) I went 150% speed ahead today. I had 11 shirts to cut text for and press on. You might think that it’s not that much but… Oh my, the weeding of the htv. If it is small, it’s suck small pieces that they get stuck everywhere. I found one piece in my cola Hihi. But now the shirts are done and they became AWESOME! On the picture with my fingers, the tiny tweeny small pieces I had to get off the vinyl.

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An old gaming friend

An old gaming (World of Warcraft) friend contacted me this weekend, asking if I could make something for him. And well, anyone who knows me, knows that I will not say no unless I think I can’t make it. So said and done. Today when C was at the neighbor, playing with his bestie, I had time to create. 1.5 hour from cutting the fabric til the text was on there. Not too bad 😀 The pattern is a Jelly shirt fro the creator Puperita. First one I make but not the last. Easy pattern and came out great!

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When the child is away…

…the mother gets things done, even on a Saturday!! 😀 So my partner and my son is away on adventures today. The sewing room is WAY too hot now (it has the morning sun) so I decided to work with Silhouette studio a bit. I still need name tags and size tags. Decided to make it all in vinyl after all. So, this is what I have been doing, also some texts to put on rompers and bags (not only the name, I have also done for all sizes). I am going up to the room now to try and air some of the heat out. Wish me luck!

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Paper paper paper!

Well, I started this company the 1st of May. The 3rd , I went to Sweden for 10 days. So from the 14th May til now, I have used up roughly 6 rolls of tracing paper. They are 10 m long and 1 m wide. It is safe to say that I have been tracing some patterns lately. ???? And I still have more to go before the production of clothes start. I want the ones I have printed, traced, before cutting fabric because of the simple fact, it is so much more fun to sew than to trace!!

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Loss, grief, anger

It is OK to feel all those things. Or so I am told. We had to put our beloved cat to sleep last Thursday and it hurts… lots. Yesterday I was alone for the first time since it happened and it was hard. No one to be strong for, just let all those emotions overwhelm you.

I did what I do best when something is up. (Life hasn’t really thrown roses at me lately) I create. It gives my mind peace and I can process things in my own way. Music and creations is the way for me to get through whatever lemons life is throwing at me.

A patchwork plaid almost done. I just need to figure out what to have on the back and if I want filling in it.
I also made a shirt for myself in this fabric, better pic will come when it is dry. (washed it last night)
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Another print made

Fathers day is this Sunday in The Netherlands. So a friend of mine asked me to make a print for her partner who has 2 kids and one bonus kid. Said and done! I became very happy with the outcome! I imagined it being harder than it was to make it straight. It is strange, on the picture it looks like DEZE it gray, it is not. It is white!

And as usual when I work, I have company by my son. He says he is working too! With glue and paper, that is his work haha.

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Cameo stuff

Birthday gifts

As some of you know, I got this really nice machine to cut heat transfer and vinyl with, for my birthday. My partner also got a heat press to better be able to make nice prints stuck. I am always on the lookout for new files, as in funny/cute texts, to use for my shop. I recently found the Mega craft Bundle and I must say, I am very happy with it.

The bundle

You get a whole bundle with a nice discount. A lot of already made texts that you just load to your machine and cut, rinse and press. I loved the first bundle I bought and now there is a new one for sale. A woman can never get enough of fonts right? ???? Anyhow, if you have a Cameo for example, you should really look in to this site that I have linked here under. Maybe it’s something for you as well!

Here is one of them!

You get .svg files, fonts and jpg files. The .svg, you can import to your Silhouette studio program and edit them how you want. You get the commercial rights as well when you buy it, which means you can use it on stuff you make and sell. Also the fonts you are allowed to use in your shop for example.

The ideas!

I have so many ideas, feels like my head is going to go boom off and on haha. I just need to finish all the patterns I need to draw first. THEN I can finally start making cute and cool clothes with texts on. I have some saved already that I am going to use, I have even bought baby blue and baby pink heat transfer to use on rompers/shirts. I have bought woven fabric to make re usable bags (with ofc funny texts on) and also to make microwave rice bags. You know those you heat up in the microwave and use it for soar shoulders for example.

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Squares!

Started sorting all the small squares I have saved. To get them a bit color coordinated. And to know how much I have of each. Oh my I have many! Well as you can see on the pictures, I am not even close to done so I guess I will continue after the monster (my son) has gone to bed. If he is with me, all he will do is telling me ALL the things he wants me to make for him! Which I do not mind doing but maybe not with small squares ????