McCall's Quilting Ad

So excited to see my "Flower Bucket" fabric collection ad in McCall's Quilting!  Shop owners can order now through Windham Fabrics/Baum Textile.  Fabric will be shipping to stores in October so stay tuned!  

July Mood Board

Going with a bluesy-watery theme this month.  Listed are my favorite Etsy finds for July:

• Super stylish blue wave pencil skirt by cippcipp

• Lovely fish postcard illustration by the talented geninne

• Pretty lilypad earrings by the talented Nicole of lillyella

• Wonderfully hand tooled leather passport case by moxieandoliver

• Amazing whale and ship illustration by mattbrown

• Pretty antique starfish charms sold at patinaqueen

Etsy Front Page

Thanks for the front page Etsy!  They put together this group by searching the keyword "distressed"- love it!  Get yourself a pair of earrings here...

Southern Hospitality

Cherry tomatoes our neighbor gave us from their garden this evening- one of the reasons I love living in a small town...  Gonna mix them up with some fresh mozzarella and balsamic dressing for dinner...

Hope everyone has a great week ahead!

New to Shop - Itty Bitty Button Rings!

New to shop! These itty bitty button rings are a fun little summer treat! At $12 a pop they are a steal! Comprised of a wooden scallop base, charming button, and hand stiched embroidery detail. Comes on an adjustable copper ring base so it fits any size finger!  Visit my Etsy shop to get one of your own!

Add a Little "Charm" to Your Wall...

Came across Charming Wall, a great online resource for wonderful and unique artwork.  Not to mention the website design itself is very cool...  Above are 3 of my favorite prints:

"Blondie" by Bailey Saiwanchik

"Astroland" by Danica Novgorodoff

"Leafing Out" by Cori Dantini

Which one should I get...?

Featured Artist: Freya Art

Came across the wonderful Etsy shop FreyaArt the other day.  Don't you just love her stuff?  My favorite quote has to be the top one, "Let's plant grass seeds in all our shoes and paint yellow inside our hats so even when it's cold and dark we will always feel like we are walking barefoot in the sunshine."  Love it.  Things have been on the sunny side here lately- finally feeling like my hard work is starting to pay off... Working all day then coming home and designing all night has been taxing at times, but it is all totally worth it in the long haul.  Wrapping up my next fabric collection that I'm really really loving, and also in talks for another big project that I hope pans out soon...  I'll keep ya posted...

Anyway, not to sound too cheesy, but just wanted to say if there is anyone out there who has a dream but for whatever reason has not gone after it yet- take the plunge- make it happen!  For real- anything is possible, it just takes focus and determination...  You only get one shot at this life so make it count!

Local Inspiration

Hope you guys are having a wonderful weekend!  Spent the morning with the Hubs at the local Athens Farmer's Market.  Picked up some soap from Ansley of lilsongbird, and a beautiful bouquet of locally grown flowers.  I'm putting the flowers in my studio, as they will be just the inspiration I need to finish up my next fabric line!  Can't wait to see how it will all finally come together, and hoping to have it done in time to show at the Fall Quilt Market.  Keep your fingers crossed for me...

Happy 4th,

Genevieve :)