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| Love and Peace, Aqua Clouds, Red Clouds, Pirate Sketches |
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| Tan Clouds, Craftaholic, Tea Party, Magenta Clouds |
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| Green Dots, Toon Frog, Toads on Blue, Lime Clouds |
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| Blue Dots, Pink Dots, Blue Clouds, Biking Monkeys |
Spring 2012 Color Swatches
One big change I am making at The Crazy Elephant this spring is to do large runs of fewer colors. It means that you will be able to get larger quantity of the fabric colors you love and there will be fabric on hand for custom orders as well. Up until now I would buy a very small amount of a fabric and sewit all up to list. The problem is that in the last couple of months I have had many requests for custom orders out of fabrics that are no longer available. I will still pop in a few randoms from time to time but the color swatches below are my spring colors and are available for custom orders. There are 16 and I will post in the comments when one is no longer available.
Pizza Building Party
This weekend we had Jayne's uncles over and we had a pizza building party for supper. We made a homemade crust and divided it among us, then each person made their own pizza. It was so much fun and we got to all do it together. Everyone tried something new and our supper tasted great!
You can find the piza recipe that we use here.
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| Adam makes a stuffed crust and Jayne tastes some pepperoni. |
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| Jayne nibbles on all the stray cheese that fell on the table. |
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| Everyone gets the final touches done on their pizzas. |
Pattern Organizing
Just a quick pop in to share my new pattern organizer. It holds all of my printed and crafted patterns neatly and they are labeled for easy locating too.
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| Binder + plastic sheet holders + circle stickers = Awesome and compact organizer! |
Valentines
Jayne made some very fun valentines for a couple of his little friends. He had so much fun making them and they were very easy. What we used for this project:
You can find freezie sleeves at thecrazyelephantboutique.com!
- construction paper
- printed phrases (You melt my heart valentine)
- freezie pops (not frozen, "melted")
- freezie sleeves
- scissors
- glue stick
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| Jayne cuts out the heart layers |
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| Our crafting supplies |
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| The sayings are glued to the colored paper and the freezies are sleeved. |
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| White heart, freezie, then colored heart glued at the sides to make a lovely freezie pop sandwich. |
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| Jayne models the finished product! |
Discontinuing
It happens every so often, something has to be discontinued. I have spent a lot of time tracking my sales and what is being sold. It is important to me so that I can spend more time working on the items everyone loves and not waste time on the ones that are less popular. So, below are the lines that are going by the wayside. Once the listings expire, they won't be back (except at live shows). So, if you have been eyeing one of these item categories, you should get them before they are gone!
You can click the links under each picture to take a peek at what there is, or stock up before they are gone. I am still completely open to doing these items as custom orders any time. You can drop me a line in my etsy shop thecrazyelephantboutique.com
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| Burp Cloths |
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| Owie Fixers |
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| Mini Crayon Rolls |
Super Mom Powers Activate
...or not. I'm sure I am not the only mom who ever has their super mom powers go on the fritz. Mine are really out of it right now and I am hoping they return soon! Things have felt simply chaotic around here lately, by lately I mean the last 3 months. I am stretching myself to thin and it not working well for anyone. I don't have anything I am willing to cut out at the moment, so it comes down to rethinking and reworking my time. Here is the list I am working with...
You see, we had a great holiday season. It was better than ever before and I knew that January would come and things would get "back to normal". The problem is that I was wrong and never could have anticipated the surge in sales. Don't get me wrong, I love it and I love my customers. I wasn't ready for it though and the growth left me struggling for time for the rest of the list.
So, like any good wife I went to my husband for help. Men like to fix things and this was something I wanted fixed. He came up with a great plan and I think it is going to work well. He mentioned that in November I did all my sewing for the whole month at the 3 day retreat I went to. It meant that I didn't need to do much during the rest of the month. No, he isn't sending me away once a month to sew. He did volunteer to have a father son day every Wednesday so that I could do all of my sewing once a week. He also said that they would play in the evening so that I could have uninterrupted computer time each night to work on listing and photo edits and the like.
I was so excited about the support and I think it will work well. My time will be more focused and uninterrupted (mostly) during my work time and since I am not even allowed to think about The Crazy Elephant during non work times, I will be able to focus on the rest of the list and enjoy myself a little. I will also be on the computer less, which is good. Don't worry about a lack of posts though. I am mastering the art of auto posting!
- House work
- homeschooling
- Jayne time
- Adam time
- Me time (everyone needs a little)
- church activities
- bible study
- exercise
- cooking
You see, we had a great holiday season. It was better than ever before and I knew that January would come and things would get "back to normal". The problem is that I was wrong and never could have anticipated the surge in sales. Don't get me wrong, I love it and I love my customers. I wasn't ready for it though and the growth left me struggling for time for the rest of the list.
So, like any good wife I went to my husband for help. Men like to fix things and this was something I wanted fixed. He came up with a great plan and I think it is going to work well. He mentioned that in November I did all my sewing for the whole month at the 3 day retreat I went to. It meant that I didn't need to do much during the rest of the month. No, he isn't sending me away once a month to sew. He did volunteer to have a father son day every Wednesday so that I could do all of my sewing once a week. He also said that they would play in the evening so that I could have uninterrupted computer time each night to work on listing and photo edits and the like.
I was so excited about the support and I think it will work well. My time will be more focused and uninterrupted (mostly) during my work time and since I am not even allowed to think about The Crazy Elephant during non work times, I will be able to focus on the rest of the list and enjoy myself a little. I will also be on the computer less, which is good. Don't worry about a lack of posts though. I am mastering the art of auto posting!
I Heart Feedback
I have been getting some really great feedback at thecrazyelephantboutique.com and I though I ought to share some. Here we go...
Arrived very quickly, the pads are nicely made and thinner than I anticipated, which is nice. Thank you! - Pad Starter set
Whoa, I received the package of goodies today! What speedy delivery :) I'll be back for more very soon...my son adores the marble maze and the tissues. - Mazes and Tissues
Great product!! I love the fabrics and the pads are nice and thin and comfortable! I love them! - Pads
tried several other styles, and like these best. very soft, not too bulky, and actually stay in place. I've already placed another order. Thank you! - Pads
I realize that they are pretty pad heavy, but I have been sewing and shipping pads like a maniac! Thank you to everyone that leaves feedback on their orders! It makes me feel so good to hear how much you like my products and to hear ways you would like to see them perfected. It is my fantastic customers that help me to make my shop excelent for everyone!
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