http://www.sewcrazydoglady.com Hand Crafted Collars and Leashes Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:04:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Things have been pretty busy around here, what with the holiday season upon us.  So I ordered some extra supplies. Evidently I was rushing. I meant to order 1 inch wide webbing. Instead I got 1/2 inch webbing.  Totally my own fault.  See, I had worked all day, went to the library to ... http://www.sewcrazydoglady.com/2009/12/fast-finger-fail Today is Black Friday.. and today I spent the day FINALLY updating the website. I've been kinda sick for about a month. Pretty much since Halloween, actually. It's been rather unpleasant. I'm finally on the mend and ready to get back into the swing of things. Check out the ... http://www.sewcrazydoglady.com/2009/11/cyber-monday September will be here in only two days! and after that is October, which means HALLOWEEN! I'm so very proud of myself. I've actually managed to get some Halloween fabrics up in the store on time! Anywho, take a look at what exciting new things are in the store, just waiting ... http://www.sewcrazydoglady.com/2009/08/boo-to-you Last year, I started canning things. Mostly because we joined a CSA for the first time and we would never have been able to eat all of those veggies and fruits! In the process, I discovered the joy of "puttin' up" food. I bought a canner from ... http://www.sewcrazydoglady.com/2009/06/on-first-and-last-batches-of-goodness So, it has come to may attention that some folks are not comfortable filling out their name, address, email and phone number in my store. Initially, I didn't think it was a big deal. ZenCart, the shopping cart software I use is very stable AND I've modified many ... http://www.sewcrazydoglady.com/2009/06/beware-geek-speak I've been slooooowly reinstalling things and reuploading things.  I've added a few new things to the shop.. but not much.  I spent a little time working on the photo gallery today. I'm really hoping to knock out a lot more work on the site. The Plan: Make a collar Take pics Upload to store Create a ... http://www.sewcrazydoglady.com/2009/06/website-lunacy A few weeks ago, I sent some collars over to Carol for the first ever French Bulldog Jamboree!. These are them. Carol held this as a fundraiser for the Eastern Canada French Bulldog Club, and French Bulldog Rescue. They raised quite a bit of money thanks to the generosity of ... http://www.sewcrazydoglady.com/2009/06/on-star-trek-and-frog-dogs-and-jamborees I know this post isn't about crafting.. but it kinda is. I've noticed that many of the folks that are crafters are also finding that the "old ways" are worth investing in again. I've learned a lot from my family.. things that I'm looking at again with a critical eye ... http://www.sewcrazydoglady.com/2009/05/i-feel-so-earthy-crunchy So!  My friend Lora over at It's The Dogs Life is always pushing er... encouraging me  to try new things.. so she sent me so BEAUTIFUL brocade fabric to make a few collars for her dogs. I love this stuff!  I've wanted to make collars out of it for a while, ... http://www.sewcrazydoglady.com/2009/04/the-brocade-that-ate-manhattan You know, just when I think I have the store the way I want it, I decide I don't like it the way it is. It's very disorganized to my way of thinking.. so yes, yet again, I'm going to play with it. Sigh http://www.sewcrazydoglady.com/2009/04/and-the-tweaking-will-never-end