Happy Halloween!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Bunting & Garland & Banners ... oh my!

Fun . Festive . Colorful .

Let's face it...bunting is fun!  It's a great way to add color and pattern to any occasion or home decor.  As Sew Gracious moves forward, we are now offering BUNTING!  Some folks call it garland, flags, banners, bunting...just know it is fun!  Visit the SG Etsy Shop to see them all.

• Use bunting to decorate for a baby shower, then let the parents-to-be take it home to hang in the nursery.  Make your little one's birthday special by hanging their special bunting at their party.
• Bunting is a great casual window valance
• For outdoor gatherings, string across the fence or hang from the branches.  Just remember to bring your bunting inside after the party.
• String along the mantel...pretty for holidays!
• PHOTOGRAPHERS ~~~  This is the perfect photo prop!
• THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX!

About Every Sew Gracious Fabric Bunting Banner:

• Front and Back of EVERY INDIVIDUAL flag are made from the same fabric for a finished look
• Reusable and eco-friendly! 
• Flags are securely sewn into a bias band that is made in the studio from 100% cotton fabric  
• No premade bias tape is ever used; insuring the durability and quality of your item

***Please exercise the utmost care & caution when displaying banners around children. This item is purely for decoration & is not a toy. It must be kept out of reach of children or babies.

Miss Minnie Halloween Trick or Treat Basket

I've mentioned how creative my customers can be.  Two of these baskets were recently requested by a customer whose daughters are dressing up as Minnie Mouse for Halloween this year.  She sent me a picture of their costumes and asked if I could design something to coordinate.  After working out color decisions together, this is the finished product.

LOVE THIS!

 I hope the 2 little Minnies carrying these cute baskets have a great time on Halloween and fill up their baskets!  Big Thanks to their wonderful Mom for shopping with me!

Sew Gracious in The Big Apple

Start spreadin' the news!
Sew Gracious is in New York City!

If you are heading to NYC soon,  stop by

BOOK CULTURE

They have 2 locations:

536 West 112th Street

and

Broadway at 114th Street

Annie, one of the owners, contact me recently to order

Trick or Treat baskets for Halloween!

I was thrilled to be able to work with her on this custom order.

If you're in The Big Apple, stop by to pick up a book and a SG basket!

Scooby Doo and Daphne Too

Sew Gracious customers are SO very creative!

 It's always fun working on customer inspiration while being given creative license.

That was the case with this fun trick or treat baskets!

These were custom ordered for Halloween this year

by a customer who has shopped with me before.

{have I said how much I love my repeat customers?!}

This year's theme was Scooby Doo and Daphne.

Pretty cool, huh?

I hope the 2 little ones who receive these baskets

have as much fun filling them with candy as I did making them.

Time is running short for custom orders,
but some Halloween baskets are still available in the Etsy shop.

Happy October!

Happy October!

The SG studio has been filled to the brim with orders; especially for Halloween Baskets.  Some customers are very creative and have requested some really cool custom baskets!  I'll have to share pics when one particular order is done.   Another custom order is pretty large and is heading to The Big City where some famous folks might just run across them.  I'm VERY excited about that one too!  Martha, hope you shop there!

Funny how time slips by and things creep up on you.  Not to scare you; only to remind you that Halloween will be here in 30 short days.   You don't have to place a huge order or design your own. . . . just order from the shop.  :)  Easy Peasy, Pumpkin Squeezy!  As the bewitching hour approaches and sewing time for Trick or Treat Baskets wanes, the baskets will start disappearing from the shop.  Order soon at the Sew Gracious Etsy shop so you won't be disappointed.

Happy October, Friends!

Don't wait til the last minute to Trick or Treat!

Trick or Treat!

We are halfway through September and Halloween is just around the corner!

Don't wait til the last minute to order your Halloween Trick or Treat Tote.

These are just a few of the cute Trick or Treat Baskets available in

the Sew Gracious Etsy Shop!

Cute for collecting candy, on your desk at the office
or holding your candy to give out on Halloween night.

Enter TRICK OR TREAT at Etsy checkout and receive free US shipping or 1/2 off international shipping,

now through Sunday Sept. 19, 2010

FRONT PAGE FRIDAY !

Do you ever just walk by your computer and decide to check Etsy or your email quickly . . . not expecting anything out of the ordinary . . . more out of habit than anything else?

That's what I did this afternoon to find

THIS!!!

Sew Gracious made the
FRONT PAGE OF ETSY!

Can I get a woo hoo?

Here is a direct link to the Halloween Trick or Treat Basket featured

or you can see all the cool Halloween Baskets here

Huge thanks to lalabuababy who created the treasury!

Happy Halloween!

From our Pumpkin Family to yours

Happy Halloween !

Perfect Pumpkin Muffins : recipe

If you noticed the fine print at the bottom of yesterday's post, you know that it was Sew Daddy's birthday. He has always preferred pumpkin "something" rather than traditional birthday cake. Maybe it's because his b'day is on October, I don't know. Before meeting him, I was never a big pumpkin eater {and my name's not Peter}.

Early on in our marriage I found this recipe for Pumpkin Bread and it became his instant favorite.

This year I decide to make muffins rather than loaves. We just happened to have fun Halloween cupcake liners on hand! Yea! Wanna make your own pumpkin muffins this weekend? Here ya go!

Perfect Pumpkin Muffins

Dry ingredients:

1-1/2 cup sugar
1-1/2 cup plain flour
1/4 cup oats
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/2 cup chopped pecans {optional}

Wet ingredients:
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup oil
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup canned pumpkin

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Makes 24 muffins.

Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add all wet ingredients and mix well by hand. Pour into 24 lined cupcake pans. Bake 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Don't overbake so the muffins will be moist.

Enjoy!

Old School Jack

If you've read my blog for the past few years, you know that our family always carves a pumpkin or 2. It's never anything elaborate like some you see on TV or in magazines, but it's good family time anyway. In the past, I've gotten free templates from the web or drawn out my own designs for carving.

This year, I decided to completely wing it. No pattern, no transfer; strictly free-hand. Old School Jack is the result. He turned out pretty cute, didn't he? Did you notice . . . I didn't even have to carve a nose thanks to the natural little "dimple" on our gourd this year.

Jack-in-the-Dark

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For pumpkin carving posts from years past, click here
For all Halloween posts, click here

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p.s. Happy Birthday, Sew Daddy! Love you!

LAST CALL for Halloween Trick or Treat Baskets

As you can imagine, Halloween Trick or Treat Totes have been wildly popular this year!

As luck would have it, there are a few left that are ready-to-ship!
These have been marked down to $12 each in the Etsy shop

BUT

because I love my blog readers . . .

You can get yours for only $10

all you have to do is enter SGBLOG at Etsy checkout & make your payment.
I'll refund the difference back to your Paypal account and ship your item right away.

Don't wait! The 5 baskets pictured above are the only baskets that are ready-to-ship.

Other baskets in the shop will be removed later today because there is not enough time for me to make them and get them in the mail in plenty of time for the holday. :-)

Select HALLOWEEN Items ON SALE

The clock is ticking and HALLOWEEN is a little less than 3 weeks away. It's time to shop, people! ;-) The bonus is that this great tote and a select group of Trick or Treat totes have been reduced to sell now!

All sale items are ready to ship. Buy now, pay now and your order will ship the same day or next day.

Super Cute Halloween Patchwork Bag
ready to ship and only $24

These are just 2 of the special group of Trick or Treat baskets that are
ready to ship and only $12 each!
Visit the Etsy Shop to see all Halloween Baskets

Wordless Wednesday : Perfect Pumpkin

30 Days to Go

Where have 9 months of this year gone?

It's October 1 . . . already!

You know what that means. It's only 30 days until Halloween. The stores are filled with candy, decorations, costumes and the weather is getting cooler. {yea!}

There are lots of cute Halloween Trick or Treat baskets in the shop, but they won't last. Now that we are into in October things will be busy in the Sew Gracious studio. Some fabrics are limited too. Don't be disappointed and miss out on a basket that you love.

Here's the latest . . .

Just cause I love my blog readers . . .

• Get FREE US SHIPPING on your Halloween Tote
• Simply order between now & Sunday October 4, 2009
• BE SURE to type SG BLOG10 in your notes to seller at Etsy Checkout.
• Remit your payment & I'll refund the shipping to your Paypal account
• Offer good only on Halloween Totes

Happy Shopping! ;-)

You Asked For It!

BAGS are BACK!

Halloween Patchwork
READY TO SHIP

Black & White French Damask with a SPLASH

With the holidays fast approaching, so many customers have asked about Sew Gracious Bags. During the summer, I took a break from bag making, but now they're B A A A C K! :)

Here are the first bags of the season. Visit the shop to get these great ready to ship bags and see new bags that will be listed soon.

NEW Halloween Baskets

A tisket, a tasket

It's time to get a new Halloween Basket!

Brand new Halloween Baskets just added to the shop today. One has sold & been relisted already so don't wait. Get yours while the selection is good! As Halloween gets closer, some fabrics will certainly sell out!

Click each picture to go to the listing for that particular basket or just click here to see all of the Halloween Baskets available!

for the love of Minnie

HOOT!

yum . . . CANDY CORN!


Are you on Facebook?
Are you a Sew Gracious Facebook Fan?
NO? !

If you are shopping for a Halloween Basket,
you might just want to become an SG FB Fan

I'm just sayin' . . .

Did Someone Say CLEARANCE SALE?

Who doesn't love a sale? Who couldn't use a sale? Who can help?

SEW GRACIOUS !

I've added lots of new items to the Clearance Section of the Etsy Shop. What a great time to get a jump start on Christmas & Holiday shopping! {hint, hint} Pick up a few things to have on hand for "just because" gifts. These are all first quality items. They just need to go to make room for new goodies that I'm working on for fall & Christmas.

Another on-going special is the Buy 3 : Shipping is Free offer. This applies only to regular priced items {sorry, standard shipping applies to clearance sale items}. If you live outside the US, you will receive 1/2 off standard shipping for your order. Simply checkout & remit as usual, then I will refund the postage to your Paypal account.

Good News! The Buy 3 : Shipping is Free offer DOES apply to Halloween Baskets.

Trick or Treat!

I know . . . it's not even Labor Day yet, but Halloween will be here soon. Trick or Treat baskets are back in the Sew Gracious Etsy Shop this year. Get yours while the selection is good. You'll also find some other cute Halloween accessories in the shop. Trick or Treat!

Happy Halloween : pumpkin carving

Today is the day! October 31 : Halloween!

The day for costumes & candy; pumpkins & hayrides. You've probably carved your pumpkin by now, but I wanted to share some pictures from our Pumpkin Carving Day.

The Tools


The Pumpkin

The First Cut is the Deepest



The Guts

More Guts