Fabulous Fridays

The work week is FINALLY over! I thought today couldn't come soon enough. My husband has decided not to work tonight, and now we are trying to decide what we will do for the rest of the evening. If he would have worked tonight, I would have worked on my new bag orders for a co-worker.

I LOVE sewing. It has become my newest hobby, and I never had any idea I would love it this much! But I think what I love the most is giving someone something that I have made JUST for them, and watching their eyes light up with joy! :-) The best feeling in the world - bringing joy to someone else's life. I would make bags for others for free if all my supplies were free...that doesn't make me a very good business woman, does it? I'm already doomed!

Here is a pic of my first Sophia Carry-All (pattern by Amy Butler). You can check out more of my bags at: http://doziergirl.etsy.com/

Lazy Saturdays...

My own blog...whoever would have thunk it!

After spending almost a year staying in touch with the going-ons of my friend, Sara, while she was in Russia, I realized that it was just the greatest concept. My sister, ERIN, does a great job keeping all their friends around the country in touch with their four kids with her blog. Everyone's doing it - so why not me, I asked myself?

Anyway...enough rambling (or isn't that the point of blogs?) I am a happily married girl (just over 7 months now) who loves traveling, sewing, reading, spending time with my family, wine, and of course, food! I am always so sad that I cannot do all the things I love at the same time. Something must always take a back seat.

Recently, I have become almost obsessed with sewing, and i love AMY BUTLER & HEATHER BAILEY fabrics. After seeing Amy Butler fabrics featured on a Martha Stewart epsiode the week before my wedding, I went immediately online to find out where I could find such beautiful and stunning fabrics. Her fabrics are what have inspired me to sew and create. Her website is absolutely beautiful and inspiring as well. I only wish her new line August Fields was a little more, um, robust. It seems a little lacking for the start of fall... But Heather Bailey's new lines, Bichou & Pop Garden, more than make up for what Amy's is lacking. I love, love, love these new lines, and I only wish I had all the money in the world to buy it and create, create, create! By the way, if you're in the Indianapolis area, there is a great little store located in Franklin, IN that carries these designers and more. Check out Clementine's Dry Goods when you get a chance. The owner is a funny girl with lots of good chatter. It's always a pleasure to make the drive down there, drool over the fabrics, and be inspired.