New Things

Back to the crafting…

Today is the first of the month, and I’m sure you all know by now that is store stocking day at Nerdy Gerdy. So far, only 7 new items have made it in, and maybe up to 5 more will make it in there by the end of the day. You see, I’ve had trouble getting pictures of everything with the storms the last few days, and I have a few things sooooo close to being done in my sewing room. I’ve been, however, happily busy with some special orders this month, and haven’t had as much time as I have in the past to put new items in the store.

My custom spots won’t reopen for another 2 weeks or so, as I’m still booked up there. Yeah for that! The custom wool order I was working on just went out yesterday. Want a peek?

Here’s 4 items just sent out. They were blocked, so that’s why they were sitting on a towel in this picture. She ordered the salmon shorties that were already in the store, and then 2 wraps custom ordered in the size needed, and then she sent me a picture of the cute silly face on the butt shorties, with some slight modification requests, such as the added ruffle on the bottom.

The other order I’m working on is for a bunch of one-sized pocket diapers, which seems to be what everyone is ordering when it comes to diapers! I haven’t had a chance until now to put individual one-sized diapers in the store, so I made 7 for this month’s stocking. However, at the mall event I went to, someone bought one of them, so I only have 6 added to the store. A bit more expensive than prefolds and covers, the one-sized diapers are popular because they are the cheapest choice for “modern” diapers since a stash of diapers in each size becomes unnecessary. They’re a bit big for newborns, though. I think it might fit on a 10 lber, though, so it depends how big the newborn is!

It was so frustrating, though, because they are so curvy to fit baby that I can’t make them look straight and flat for pictures. I was rushed this time around and didn’t fiddle with them as much for the pictures, so I might go back in a few days and redo the pictures to look a bit better because they are actually not wonky in real life!

I was hoping to get 2 hot mama bags done, but alas, only one of them made it out of the sewing room. The other one is just waiting for the lining, and may show up next month. However, the one that is in there is just gorgeous. Seriously, when it comes to the bags, I honestly don’t want to get rid of one of them. I make each one to be “Wow! This is my favorite bag!” If I actually say that out loud, then I know it’s ready to go in the store. (That way, if it sells, awesome! If it doesn’t, than I’ve got a really cute new bag that I love! Call it an insurance policy to only sell diapers that I myself would buy!) They are all my favorite. This one is just my new favorite. I had to hunt down the fabric for it, but it’s sooooo worth it.

It’s called “poppy” and when I got it in the mail after I specially ordered it Knut liked it so much I think he would have liked to frame it and put it on our wall because it looked like a cool painting. I could not get the interior to come out right in the picture no matter how I tried, but it looks light brown, and it’s actually really dark, as shown a little in the other pictures. It’s just freakin’ awesome. I mean, seriously, where have you seen a diaper bag like that before?

The items that are done but don’t have pictures yet: 3 more wool items, some cotton knit dishcloths that have been requested by a few people. The hot mama bag that was supposed to join the poppy one was very vintage in feel and had some polka dots that I’ve really been drawn to. I don’t know why I’ve been drawn to polka dot fabrics lately. What can I say? Anyway, the fabric totally inspired me, and I am a bit sad it didn’t make it into the store. 3 buttercup bags were also supposed to make it in, and 2 of them were so close to completion. (Well, one of them is completely put together but needs something. I think it needs some coordinating fabric flower or something.) If by some miracle I get them done before next month, I may add them mid month. But…probably not. I have so much going on this month that I don’t think I’ll have a lot of sewing time, and it will be nice to have a few projects near completion to wrap up and add to the store next month.

What is going on, you ask? Well, Knut’s brother and sister-in-law will be flying in from New Jersey with their sweet twin boys for Knut’s other brother’s high school graduation. They’ll be staying for a week, and I can’t wait to finally hold at least one set of twins born in our family this year! Seriously, my arms just started aching thinking about it.

After Lars’ graduates, my mom will be flying in for her ** year high school reunion, and will spend a bit of time with us as well, though not too long, as her official yearly visit with my Papa won’t be until later this summer.

And of course, the garden, my very active kids, and my absent-unless-it’s-raining farming husband whose is not around to help, and actually needs more help from me this time of year. So it will be a busy month! I love it!