Another Tuesday.... Another Tunic!

It's Tuesday again.... not just any old Tuesday... Its Tunic Tuesday.

 

Once again, I've spent hours (if not days) deciding on just the right fabric for this week's Tunic Tuesdays Tunic. I literally laid out ALL my options on the table.... and then stitched this:

A Size 4 Pleated Late Afternoon Tunic - which I'm just a little proud of - its bright, fun and bold with cute little wooden buttons to accent the yoke. I am IN LOVE with this fabric collection - Cruzin - by Barbara Jones for Henry Glass. And to let you in on a little secret..... I have a couple of the other prints from this collection.... perhaps for future Tunic Tuesdays tunics.

 

This "Cruzin" tunic will be available to purchase at G.D.A.C. from 7pm (AEDST) tonight - simply comment "SOLD" with your email address and this week's Tunic Tuesdays tunic could be on your clothesline by the end of the week.

These tunics are also available for custom orders and can be made in sizes from 6mths to 12yrs.

Tunic Tuesdays - Tunic # 1

Remember my post about Tunic Tuesdays - which is the Feb-Mar promotion at G.D.A.C. ??


A great many people voted for their favourite fabric and I am pleased to announce that VW "Wildfields" in GYPSY from the Wrenly collection won by a landslide! With the fabric selected, I set my sewing machine to CRAZY and stitched up the FIRST Tunic Tuesday tunic.

 

 

This was the result... The "Wildfields" Pleated Late Afternoon Tunic (size 6) with 3/4 wide sleeves,  inverted pleat bodice detail, elastic gathered shoulders and a solid yoke. At the time of blogging it is still available here or alternatively, I have more of this fabric available to remake in a different size (tunics are available in sizes 6mths-12yrs). Feel free to drop me an email gdacorders@gmail.com or use the CONTACT BUTTON on my Facebook page.

 

The next Tunic Tuesdays tunic will be available at 7pm (AEDST) on Tuesday 12th February, 2013.

 

Be sure to follow all the Tunic Tuesdays action at G.D.A.C.



Tunic Tuesdays.... start NOW!

WOW! Its February ALREADY - which means my Tunic Tuesdays at G.D.A.C. start THIS WEEK (Tues Feb 5th!).

 

So what is Tunic Tuesdays you ask? Every Tuesday (Feb-Mar) I will be offering 1 Ready to Post tunic in the above style in a different size and fabric each week.

 

Being the FIRST week... I'm a little nervous (read scared out of my pants) - I want to choose the right size & fabric combo to kick off the promo. So I've narrowed my (vast) selection down to 2 fabrics.

If you'd like to offer a little input into the inaugural Tunic Tuesday tunic, comment here before 12 noon (Perth time) Monday 4th Feb. Your assistance will be much appreciated!

The SHOWCASE Showcase

Oooooooh long time no blog...... sorry.... I'm still about! Whilst mother nature did try her best to melt us over the Christmas/New Year period (like icecubes under a magnifying glass in the sun) she did not succeed!!

Over the break I made a conscious decision to get my little orange t-shirt business (G.D.A.C) OUT THERE. I've done a little planning of promotions (Tunic Tuesday) and I've jumped on board a number of showcases.

I do like Showcases - it gives me the chance to experiment and make items with lots of details because they are OOAK and will not necessarily be a regular stock item.

First showcase... "Sew" You Say Handmade Markets - the "Sunshine, Lollipops & Rainbows" Showcase. I found the PERRRRRFECT fabric and agonised over just what to make from it because you can NEVER undo the first cut. Eventually, I decided on this "Lollipop Magic" dress... in a size 2-3, it sold without any issues (SUCCESS!!!)

The next Showcase (and currently running I might add) is "The Princess and The Pirate" Showcase over at Audrey Elizabeth. Not wanting to leave out either demographic from the theme, I've submitted one  Pirate option (find it here)

 

And of course, a Princess option (find it here)

 



Two more showcases have been booked in for February:

• Feb 6th-9th: "A Walk in the Park" at The Handmade Library
• Feb 26th-28th: "PINK & BLUE with a Splash of Love" at Handmade Boutique Showcase

 

And just one little showcase so far for March, the "Denim" Showcase that will be hosted by Melisa Jane on Mar 6th. This one has me just a tad excited - I love the structure you can stitch up when using denim... and I've already got my materials picked out.
 

Be sure to "like" G.D.A.C. so you don't miss out on any of these and upcoming Showcase items featuring that little orange t-shirt!

Teacher's Gifts & Gratitude...

Its THAT time of the year again.... 3wks left of the school year and I'm still fumbling around trying to find a gift for my children's teachers. They have been fortunate to have the most amazing teacher's this year, perceptive, hardworking, comical - just all round good people. For the record I don't feel I HAVE TO gift to show my gratitude.... there was a year when not even a Christmas card was given... but I WANT TO - especially this year!

USUALLY I've got this in the bag... my husband's work orders hampers and we get a couple in for the teachers as well... but this year they aren't... bugger!

So, I consulted trusty Pinterest and found this...

It starts by listing things that teacher DON'T WANT - mugs, apples, mugs with apples and other kitchy, desk-clogging items.

Being of American origin, it has some helpful and some over the top suggestions.... like #5 Cold Hard Cash!!! This one may not be that well received here in Australia.... the winning lotto numbers on the other hand may be welcomed with opened arms.

After reading this extensive list, I'm still no further in my quest for the perfect gift to show my gratitude... I may just opt for a great bottle of red (its nice to unWINEd) with a hand written note of appreciation. Afterall it takes special people to dedicate their worklife to educating, molding and nurturing our little ones and its nice to let them know they've done their job well.

Belated Spring Clean

Hellloooooooooo... I've been rather absent of late. I've finally finished Apron-Fest 2012 obligations, I've had sick kiddies (what the hell its almost Summer - no one has sniffles in summer!) and I've been trying to Spring Clean around the house!

My darling husband helped with the Spring Clean by purchasing a voucher for a cleaning service. Now before you all gush - its something that he now seriously regrets. Not because he offended me by ordering it (hey if he's paying someone to mop I'm not going to complain), or because it was a one off and he thinks I now expect it to be a regular service... BUT he regrets it because they were 3hrs late, they were rough and heavy handed and there was a creepy guy lingering in my bedroom, walking in circles and polishing the light switches.

TO TOP IT OFF.... they cleaned up my brick letterbox on the way out. Did $1k worth of damage and didn't even come to the door to tell me they had done it (despite a neighbour seeing ALL 3 of them out of the car kicking and pushing at the letterbox to try and get it upright AGAIN).

So the battle has begun trying to get it replace... but lets face it the company is not going out of their way... I even had their office give me a courtesy call 2 days later about the clean and they had no idea that there was any damage even though I reported it to a "manager"

But enough of the drama.... here's a good bit of Spring Cleaning.... I've bundled up some stock that has been sitting around as well as random half yards and will be offering them at $5 per half yard tomorrow (16/11) from 8pm AEDST over at The FabricBUG

Just out of Pinterest....

I love Pinterest!!! (pls note it is pronounced as it is written.... its NOT Pin-Interest!!)

It is my one-stop, go-to shop for everything from crafty tutes, to witty sayings, to recipes, to inspiration and more! The only trouble is that it is extremely ADDICTIVE!! I usually find myself having a Saturday night Pin-fest... and tonight is no different - in fact I'm thinking of changing my name to Ms Pins-A-LOT!

Here is a snippet of what I'm currently seeing on my Pinterest page:

Sadly - there is a lot of "Non-Diet Days" food on it.... and try as I may to pin other topics, when I return the next wk there is even MORE sweet, irresistible treats waiting for me to drool over. The culprit is this board that I follow.... but I just cannot bring myself to un-follow it.

I have tried to group my pins into boards to ensure I can find pins easily.... but then get a little territorial.... my board that is called Inspiration is really for MY inspiration... not others lol! But what are the options... pin on an easy to find board in pinterest with the risk of others following or go back to archaic bookmarks that you'll never find in that looooooong list made PP (Pre-Pinterest)?

Finally, just to prove that Pinterest is USEFUL here is my son's White Rabbit (from Alice in Wonderland) costume that I made him this year for a school dress up day (PS he WON best dressed.... of course). I used this pin for inspiration and the tute for the hat pinned here.

Do you share my guilty PINing pleasure??????