Spring Break in Sew Gracious-ville

Finally . . . almost . . . SPRING BREAK!





but there is still work to be done! 

Spring Break coincides with Easter for us this year.  That creates some challenges for things in the ol' SG Etsy Shop.  This has been the biggest year yet for SG Easter Baskets.  I'm happy, I'm blessed and I'm sewing like crazy!  :) 

I have established a work schedule to accomodate orders, but still have time to get ready for vacation. It's hard to get all of the details in the shop announcements at Etsy so I wanted to explain things here. 

• April 11-24 : Orders placed during this time will go into production the week of April 25
• All Easter Baskets & Organizer Bins currently listed in the shop are READY TO SHIP and can be mailed until April 14
• Easter Baskets ordered before April 3 will ship by April 14
• Some items {including wallets and organizer bins} have been temporarily removed from the shop to allow time to finish pending Easter Basket orders before spring break.  These items will be activated in the shop around April 15
• April 15-24 : The Etsy shop will remain open for your shopping convenience, I will check convos but not as often as usual.  No orders will be in production and no shipments will be made.

If you have questions about a pending order, please contact me via Etsy.


Have you had your Spring Break yet?  What did you do?

Wordless Wednesday : Spring Canopy

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Easter Basket Order Deadline

Easter Basket DeadlineSunday April 3, 2011

Easter is coming soon and the SG studio is overflowing with orders for Easter Baskets!  It's a good thing, but there are only so many hours in the day.   This one-woman show will be busy for the next week or so. :) In order to have time to sew and ship in time for Easter, the last day to order Easter Baskets is this Sunday, April 3, 2011. 

After that date, any Easter Baskets listed in the shop will be ready-to-ship.  If time permits, there will be some OOAK {one of a kind} Baskets listed beginning Monday April 4.

Spring Break is coming up in Sew Gracious-ville too ... tentatively April 13-April 24.  No orders will be processed or shipped during that time.

Clock Change

Set your clocks forward one hour before going to bed tonight

Happy Spring!

So good I had to share again!  Originally posted in 2009

Fabric Easter Baskets are back for 2011

Sew Gracious Easter Baskets are always a customer favorite.  Easter is April 24 this year so it's a great time to shop early while the selection is still good.  Most Easter fabrics are available in very small quantities.  This means that sometimes only 2 or 3 baskets in a particular fabric will be available. 

I do receive a number of questions about monogramming baskets.  Before I came to Etsy, the majority of my business was monogramming.  After offer the service for several years, I decided to take a break for now; however your basket can still be monogrammed!  If you have a local embroidery/monogram shop, they should be able to personalized the finished basket for about the same price that I would have charged.   Shops that specialize in monogramming generally have large, professional embroidery machines that can handle finished items.  You've probably seen some in the mall too.  Most malls have a kiosk that offers personalized luggage, backpacks, etc.

You can see all the Sew Gracious Easter Baskets here.  Also, most any Easter Basket can be made into an Organizer Bin . . . and most any Organizer Bin can be made into an Easter Basket.   How cool is that?  Just contact me via Etsy to order!

Wordless Wednesday : Table for Two

Spring Forward

Set your clocks forward one hour before going to bed tonight

Happy Spring!

So good I had to share again!  Originally posted in 2009

Easter Baskets are Back!

Easter Baskets have been so popular with Sew Gracious customers for the past few years so I'm always on the look out for fun new fabric.

Ta-daaaah!

These are 3 of the new fabrics for 2010 Easter Baskets.  A couple these baskets have already sold & been relisted so don't miss out on yours.  These are sure to be popular for this spring.

Handles have been improved for this year's baskets.  I've made them a little wider, a tad shorter and reinforced them for even more durability.  The basket itself is also interfaced differently than in years past to make it even better.

Easter is Sunday April 4 this year.  It will be here before you know it! :)  Click here to see all of the Sew Gracious Easter Baskets in the shop.

Wordless Wednesday : Daydreaming

Pink Punch . Paris :: New Pretties

It's been busy in the studio lately and I love it!
I've been enjoying working with some new fabric like this one.  I call it Pink Punch because it reminds me of a Vera Bradley print.  This isn't Vera, but I still love the colors & design.

This is one of the newest organizer bins, but I've always used Pink Punch for lots of other favorite accessories in the shop.

Some fabrics are just timeless.
This is Springtime in Paris by Michael Miller
So fresh, so pretty, so feminine!

When you think of Paris, you think of the Eiffel Tower.

More new fabrics & new accessories are in the shop now!
It's still wintertime, but catch your first breath of spring with visions of Paris
Pink Punch or Posh & Preppy pretties. :)