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Hellooooo and Happy Holidays! Friday night (Dec. 19) I'm going to be in a crafter's village at Waynesboro's "Christmas In The River City" event. Santa Claus will be there and there will be Clydesdale Carriage rides, caroling, a cookie bake-off, crafter's village and a decorated Christmas Tree display! It will be a fun upscale evening for all ages!

If you're local to my area, please stop by and see me! If you do stop by and mention reading this on the blog I'll have a free gift for you!

If you're not local, or local and not able to come to the event, I also have an offer for you! Mention this blog entry at checkout in my shop and you'll get free shipping on your order! (offer expires Feb. 28, 2009 - only use once).

So, please stop on by Downtown Waynesboro's "Christmas In the River City"!!

I leave you with Valley Momma's 2008 Christmas photo for this year taken tonight...

Trifold Wallet

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18652695

New to the shop today! I've wanted to design my own wallet for some time now. I just haven't been happy with the ones I've seen other people make. My main problem with others is that it seems like the credit cards will just slip right on out of the wallet! So I made one that actually will keep them in place!

The wallet all opened up! Four credit card slots and 3 roomy pockets for cash, receipts, coupons, etc.

Close up of the main part of the wallet.

The wallet folds from right to left and then from left to right. There are two velcro closure spots to ensure everything stays in its place!

Here's the link to the listing in my shop! Go check it out!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18652695

Christmas Loungewear

My son wanted me to make him some Christmas PJs. He picked the Christmas fabric from my stash that he wanted and I went to Target and got a plain shirt and then appliqued the Santa on it. The pants and the Santa applique are from Alexander Henry fabrics. Here he is modeling his new loungewear for the holidays!

Auto Sneeze -- an Etsy favorite of mine!

I haven't had time to do much posting, but thought I'd start some entries on here on some of my favorite Etsy buys.

This first one is great! It's very useful, unique and attractive, too! It's the Auto Sneeze Tissue cozy for your car visor! This item from The Mod Mobile on Etsy is wonderful! My son is always asking for a tissue from the back seat (well, he just screams "BOOGER" at me) and I never was able to get to one while I was driving... then voila! The Auto Sneeze saves the day! I can easily get to a tissue without being distracted while I'm driving! She has them available in many many different designer fabrics (all of which I LOVE!) and includes a starter pack of travel size tissues, too!

This would make a great Christmas gift for anyone really, especially parents of young kids who scream "BOOGER!". And at $7.00 plus shipping, it's a really good buy too! So go check out The Mod Mobile and see for yourself! While you're there also look at her Auto Trash Car Litter Bags. I have one of these in my car as well and just LOVE IT!

FREE SHIPPING!

Starting today and for a limited time you can get FREE SHIPPING on all items in my Etsy Shop! (excludes car seat slip covers and stroller cushions). Shipping prices are already set to zero... so happy shopping!

Stock up on crayon rolls, strap covers, bibs and burp cloths for the upcoming holidays! The crayon rolls make excellent stocking stuffers!

The FREE SHIPPING event is to celebrate the one year anniversary of my 1st sale on Etsy.

Enjoy!

Also check out my selection of chenille Christmas bibs! Perfect for the holidays! Just a few are shown here...

Mountains in the Fall

Thought I'd share some pictures I took yesterday while up on the mountain for a drive. It's just beautiful here in the Shenandoah Valley this time of year with the leaves changing! Hope you enjoy the pictures!

Tree at Sherando Lake

View from Ravens Roost overlook on the Parkway

Sherando Lake

View from Ravens Roost towards the Valley

Ballet Bag

Here's a ballet bag that I made for a friend's 3 year old daughter who is taking ballet. What do you think? I'm making another one with black accent ribbon now and I'll
post pics of that when I get it done.

This bag has a quilted lining and coordinating inner side pocket. The straps are accented with grossgrain ribbon. The outside of the bag looks like a tutu with the tulle and ribbon. I also sewed on a "necklace" and some shiny buttons!

Cute Picture for Today

My kiddos this past weekend in the woods at a wedding we went to!

PS - Don't forget this month's contest... enter here... http://valleymomma.blogspot.com/2008/10/october-contest.html

Apple Days Craft Show

My craft show this past weekend went really well! I even got 1st place among all the crafters! I was VERY VERY surprised by this and VERY happy, too! It's nice to get some acknowledgement for my work! Here's a pic of me with my ribbon! :)

For all of you who are local - I'll be at Augusta Expoland on November 8-9 for their fall arts & crafts show! Come see me! :)

October Contest

Ok... here's the contest for October!

What will you win??

You can win of my new glasses cases! (as shown here: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16021908 )Super fun and very useful! They are padded and very soft on the inside so they own't harm your lenses!

You'll get to pick out your fabric as well! I'll probably do a 2nd and 3rd place prize as well this month!

How do you enter??

Simply post a comment to this blog entry telling me what your most favorite halloween costume that you wore was! My favorite costume that I ever wore for halloween was when I was in elementary school, I was Raggedy Ann. Those plasticy type dress ones with the plastic mask with the slit for the mouth!

If you don't have a google account or open ID and have problems commenting, just send me a message through Etsy and I'll post your comment for you!

Please make sure you leave a way for me to contact you in case you are the winner!

Check out my shop for other great items! http://bethysak.etsy.com
Good luck!

New - Glasses Case!

New item in the shop! At my craft show this past weekend (where I won FIRST place among all the crafters btw!! ) lots of people thought my car seat strap covers were glasses cases... so I thought, well, that's a great idea! Here's my first one...

Blue Crazy Daisy Glasses Case - $8.00 plus shipping in the shop... READY TO SHIP now!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15949470




Leave me comment and let me know what you think!!

August/September Winner

The winner of the August September contest is Carli! She had trouble with entering on the blog, so she submitted her entry to me on Etsy and I added to the blog for her... she said if she won she would like a dress made with pink and orange Michael Miller Disco Dot fabric in size 6-12 months... well, I deem that an acceptable prize, so that's what she will get!

Look for the October contest to be posted soon!

One week left of contest!

Hey people -- there is only about a week left to enter the contest and there are only 4 entries right now! Enter now and tell your buddies! Your odds of winning are GREAT!

Here's the link!

http://valleymomma.blogspot.com/2008/08/augustseptember-contest.html

Have fun and good luck!

My baby grows up...

Valley Momma sent her little man to his first day of pre-school today. :) Here he is... all grown up like. :)

August/September Contest

Ok. I really don't know what to offer up as a prize for this next contest... so why don't you all leave me comments suggesting what I could give as a prize? I'll hold the drawing on October 1 and see who wins. If the winner's suggestion is reasonable (of course! I'm crazy, not stupid!) then the winner may get what they've suggested! If it's not deemed reasonable (please be reasonable, people!) then I'll decide on a different prize for the winner from other people's suggestions. :)

So here's what ya need to do... leave a comment to this blog entry suggesting what you'd like to see me give as prize (prizes) in this giveaway. Then you're entered... simple! It doesn't have to be something that I already make... I'm pretty handy with the sewing machine, so if there's something you'd like to see made, but I don't currently make, go ahead and suggest it! New items are fun!

Good luck! (oh, please leave an email address or another way for me to contact you if you are the winner!)

Mini-Contest

Hi... just a quick contest because I'm in the mood for something fun... The first person who correctly leaves a comment saying where exactly I am in the following pictures will get $5 off their purchase in my shop. Happy guessing! (this picture was taken on 8/16/08)

UPDATE: We have a winner... thank you babycartlidge! You must have done some good Googling to figure that out! "Foamhenge" in Natural Bridge, VA. :) hehe

My new T-Shirts!

Ok, so I LOVE LOVE LOVE my new t-shirts! I put in an Alchemy request for custom screenprinted t-shirts for me to wear out and about and at my craft shows... and the first bid I got was the one I ended up choosing... I sent them the shirts and they printed them right away! Got them in the mail today and I'm in love! Check out what a great job they did...

If you ever need something done quick and done well check out Precision Engraving on etsy. They are wonderful! They even have wall decals that are reasonably priced and very very stylin'!

Let me know what ya think of the new shirts!

July Winner

Hey -- I know, I'm a slacker... but I finally drew the name for the July Contest and the winner was Misty! She thought a good name for my sewing machine would be "Bessie." I think that's an awesome name and congratulations Misty on winning the toddler/travel pillow!

I'm going to post the August/September combined contest here in the next week or so. I'm trying to determine a really nifty prize. :)

Stay tuned!

Oh - Tuesday was my birthday and I got a SERGER! I'm so excited about that! I can't wait to learn how to use and make new and exciting things I couldn't make before!

Batmania...

Here in the Valley Momma house I am surrounded by the world of comics. My hubby loves him some superheroes. He likes his graphic novels, comics and all that stuff. As such he has introduced this love to my son. :) Friday was of course, opening day for the "Dark Knight" Batman movie. We went to see it... LOVED it. VERY VERY good! Go see it if you can... it's by far the best movie I have seen in a very very long time!

Anyhoo - my hubby wore his Batman t-shirt that day and to the movie (yes, he's THAT guy). My son asked "where's MY Batman shirt?" - to which we answered, you don't have one, buddy. So, I got an idea and made him one out of some scrap black fabric and one of his white hanes undershirts. :)

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This pic has nothing to do with my post, but I couldn't leave Miss Nikki out of the blog. :) This is me and her at the local fireman's carnival here last week. :) My headband and necklace were Etsy purchases! I LOVE them! Seriously, if you want a great headband at a great price you need to check out the shop I got mine from. I have like 6 of them! It's the SewFoxyBoutique... Go there... NOW!

My FIRST bolt!

You'd think with my very severe fabric addiction that I'd have bought a bolt of fabric already, right? Wrong! Today... my very FIRST bolt of brand new fabric came in the mail today! I'm SOOOOOO excited! I actually hugged the darn bolt! It's one of my favorite prints... the Alexander Henry 2d zoo blue! Here it is! I hope to be able to afford to buy more bolts of my favorites in the future!



Yes, I'm THAT crazy... I posed with my bolt of fabric. :) But I LOVE it.

Heirloom Lap Quilt

I needed a break from sewing orders, so I decided to sew for fun. Sometimes ya just gotta take a break!

I made what I'm calling an heirloom lap quilt. It's a small sized quilt backed with chocolate minky. I used all vintage fabrics which I bought from people on Etsy (except the minky of course) and did a lot of decorative stitching. There are the words "love", "hope", "faith", and "joy" stitched on the squares as well. I'm giving this to my daughter and I hope she will keep it always. :)

Let me know what you think!

July Contest

Helloooooooo!

Time for the July contest! This contest, you are going to work for me! My sewing machine needs a name. I think it's about time that he or she had a proper name. It's a Shark (made by EuroPro) Intelli-Sew. It's white and the light bulb has started to go bad and kind of looks like a strobe light at times. My son has started decorating it with his Batman stickers. It lives in the corner of my dining room.


That should be enough info to get a good name right?


Anyhoo -- suggest a name for the machine in a comment to this blog entry and you'll be entered into this month's drawing. The prize this month is a toddler/travel pillow. See picture for example... they are generously sized and excellent for traveling and even as a small travel pillow for adults. Once again, I'll probably do 2nd and 3rd place prizes too -- most likely coupons for the shop or whatnot.

June Winners!

June Winners!

Here are the winners from the June Contest... my son drew them out of a bag yesterday! Congrats to everyone and look for July's contest to be posted soon! I'll be contacting you winners later today! (Kim... I can't find a way to contact you from your post, so PLEASE send me a message through an Etsy convo or post another comment on this blog with your email!)

1st place - Desperate Housewife... winner of the car seat cover!

2nd place - Kim... $5 off order in shop

3rd place - Cchristianmomma - $5 off order in shop

Crazy shirt for my boy... work in progress

Well... my son wanted me to make HIM something with my sewing machine... so I asked him "what?" He said a shirt. So, then I had him pick fabric. He picked the Michael Miller Guitar waves and I grabbed the Hot Picks to coordinate with it for the pocket and collar. The pattern I'm using is an altered version of one of my grandmother's old patterns from the 60s.

Can I mention that I really don't like the vintage pattern instructions??? The outside says "simple to make." I BEG TO DIFFER.

So, here people - is my work in progress, my labor of love for my son ... I just have to clip my threads and do the buttons... then comes having my son model his shirt...

Pretty Little Flowers Dress

New Dress in the shop!

This is a super cute one piece dress made with Michael Miller's "Pod Posey" designer fabric. It has a high rounded neckline, kimono sleeves and an inverted pleat in the front. There is also a super nifty flower button sewn on the front for added flair!

This dress will fit approximately 12 months to 24 months. It is based on a vintage pattern, which tend to run large. My daughter in the pictures is 15 months old and it fits her, but loosely. Questions about sizing, just ask!This is the only one available in this fabric. It's ready to ship now! Thanks for looking!

Custom Stroller Cushion (Liners) - Coming Soon!

Pssst! Pssst!! Coming soon...

fun... unique... cushioned... cute... practical... affordable... STROLLER CUSHIONS (LINERS!)


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