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I Made It!

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Here is my little table in the wine tasting room.  I managed to get most of my new holiday merchandise on display by Friday afternoon, as I had hoped.  It is quite shocking what a person can do when they put their mind to it.

There is still some tweeking to be done.  I need to make another "present" for the left hand side of the table, where I will stack one of my baskets of zippy bags and eyeglasses cases, then the tray of boxy bags can be brought closer to the front of the table.  I can see that raising the level of a couple of the displays is a really effective technique in presentation.  I am learning!

The little basket on the left holds what is left of my Fall line: one zippy bag and four eyeglass cases.  My son in law refused to let me take them home.  "It's still Fall," he said.  Next week that basket will be full of red and green cosmetics bags and eyeglases cases.  The fabrics I am using are Fig Tree, the Cinnamon Stars collection.  Vintage by now!  Oh, and I made a couple of camo boxy bags for the guys, just to see how they do.  My little student saw them down in the studio when she was with me this week, and dropped several hints that she thought they were very cool, and shouldn't just be for guys.

Grand total of production for the week: 13 tissue holders, 6 table runners, five sets of mug rugs, six boxy bags.  In the works for completion next week:  6 zippy cosmetics bags, 6 eyeglasses cases, four more sets of mug rugs.

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44 responses to “I Made It!”

  3. Yes, it does look great. I know with your little helper how hard you worked to get this all accomplished. I’m sure you will get some great sales before the holidays.
    Mary

  4. Yes, it does look great. I know with your little helper how hard you worked to get this all accomplished. I’m sure you will get some great sales before the holidays.
    Mary

  7. You go girl!!!! Nicw job getting all that done AND watching Eva in the middle of it all. Your display looks very nice. The table runners are gorgeous, very classy. Now take a breath and relax over the weekend! 🙂 BTW, I was so inspired by all the tissue holders you completed that I have decided to add those to my Christmas list of gifts to make. I Googled the tutes and and I’m ready to get started next week! THANKS!! 🙂

  8. You go girl!!!! Nicw job getting all that done AND watching Eva in the middle of it all. Your display looks very nice. The table runners are gorgeous, very classy. Now take a breath and relax over the weekend! 🙂 BTW, I was so inspired by all the tissue holders you completed that I have decided to add those to my Christmas list of gifts to make. I Googled the tutes and and I’m ready to get started next week! THANKS!! 🙂

  13. Your tablerunners look so good! Funny about the Fig Tree vintage fabric, I totally have that…now I know what I can do with it 🙂 PS love your little teenager, I think pink camo would be cute.

  14. Your tablerunners look so good! Funny about the Fig Tree vintage fabric, I totally have that…now I know what I can do with it 🙂 PS love your little teenager, I think pink camo would be cute.

  19. I am still working on the same table runner that I started 4 days ago! Somehow I pulled a muscle in my lower back, and the sewing machine chair and foot pedal are extremely uncomfortable right now. You amaze me with your production in one week!

  20. I am still working on the same table runner that I started 4 days ago! Somehow I pulled a muscle in my lower back, and the sewing machine chair and foot pedal are extremely uncomfortable right now. You amaze me with your production in one week!

  23. Great job! Just a thought – do you have a clear glass cake stand? Great, easy way to elevate and not distract from the beautiful Christmas colors and fabrics.
    I love the quilt you are using for your header background!

  24. Great job! Just a thought – do you have a clear glass cake stand? Great, easy way to elevate and not distract from the beautiful Christmas colors and fabrics.
    I love the quilt you are using for your header background!

  25. Yesterday swirled away with me along for the ride, so here I am to play catch-up! Good morning!
    Love your wonderful display and think your arrangement shows off your beautiful creations very well. Thank you making the photos we can click so large. It’s like I can reach out and pick up something from the table!
    Ah, yes, camo bags with pink, turquoise, purple, or lime green zippers would really delight many a young lady!
    Hope you can rest and play this weekend. You’ve earned a break!
    Hugs!

  26. Yesterday swirled away with me along for the ride, so here I am to play catch-up! Good morning!
    Love your wonderful display and think your arrangement shows off your beautiful creations very well. Thank you making the photos we can click so large. It’s like I can reach out and pick up something from the table!
    Ah, yes, camo bags with pink, turquoise, purple, or lime green zippers would really delight many a young lady!
    Hope you can rest and play this weekend. You’ve earned a break!
    Hugs!

  31. I need a dose of what you’re drinking, Nicole, to get my production line revved up! Your display looks wonderful. Fingers crossed for lots of sales 🙂

  32. I need a dose of what you’re drinking, Nicole, to get my production line revved up! Your display looks wonderful. Fingers crossed for lots of sales 🙂

  35. Impressive! You did a very nice display. Amazing what you can do…think how much more could get done if there were no distractions…(never happen) but WOW you did a lot.

  36. Impressive! You did a very nice display. Amazing what you can do…think how much more could get done if there were no distractions…(never happen) but WOW you did a lot.

  37. New name for you — Wonder Woman. Fabulous display and a culmination of more hours of cutting, sewing, pressing, etc., than most people realize, especially while babysitting. Congratulations.

  38. New name for you — Wonder Woman. Fabulous display and a culmination of more hours of cutting, sewing, pressing, etc., than most people realize, especially while babysitting. Congratulations.