Readying Ourselves Once Again

Somehow the month between Indie Markets feels more like a week. On the eve of the December market we are drinking lots of coffee and frantically trying to finish up last minute projects and errands. This month's Indie Market will coincide with the Downtown Festival of Lights, and despite the predicted cold weather, we're hoping lots of people will come out and support Greensboro's downtown district - full of local shop owners who, like us, will have their doors open late. (You know, if our tent had doors).

We also wanted to introduce you to some of the new fare, making a debut tomorrow.  Both Tracy and I have been working on more sock creatures, since everyone was so enamored by them (and how could you not be). This month we have another batch full of characters, some with bow-ties, some with bandanas, and some with attitude. We'll leave it up to you to give them names (although we'll have suggestions). I caught these two trying to finish Adam Levin's 1000 page tome, The Instructions, by tomorrow (they're on page 30, but are getting some ideas - so be careful).

I've also been feeling rather nostalgic this holiday season, & to my surprise, I was craving those old felt ornaments that my mom and I made when I was six. This time, of course, I used way less glue and glitter (most are hand stitched), and gave some of the ornaments a more 'retro' feel. Missing are those glass bells with the glittery stripes, but maybe I'll make some of those for the Etsy store front. Also making a debut will be felt and ribbon Christmas-Tree-shaped ornaments. And, of course, we'll have the wool felted birds, felt doves, and felt apples & pears, bird and vintage card garlands (just like last month).

Tracy's been busy knitting scarves on the hand loom - so don't worry if you forget to bundle up tomorrow, we have you covered.

We'll also have plenty of stocking stuffers including Tracy's hand embroidered, felted wool coffee cup sleeves (made from old sweaters). So if you have a coffee lover out there, who can't start his or her day without their 'Cuppa' of 'Vitamin C', this might just be the perfect gift.

Also on hand will be our hand knit baby caps and receiving blankets. Grandma's been working hard on the blankets and has even sent along a few Christmas themed ones.

As always, we will have our fun, fabulous & functional attitudes - and anyone who brings back their Super Secret Fabulous Society cards (with the code name on the back) will receive 10% off their purchase.  If you didn't get a Super Secret Society card, dress up in 50s attire & visit our booth and we'll give you 10% off for being fabulous (& take your picture to post on the blog) - only one coupon per person per purchase. (no doubling down).

We hope to see you tomorrow night!

& Thanks for reading,

.n & .t

OH BABY!

We're gearing up for Indie Market in a couple of weeks... busy making stuff, designing tags, taking pictures, band-aiding our poor needle-poked finger tips, etc. But I have to say, the results include some KeeyUte baby gear!  With a new batch of stuff finished and ready to photograph (we'll have pictures soon), I thought I'd point you toward some of the adorable knit baby hats and blankets we have already listed over at the Etsy store.

We're excited for Indie Market, where these guys are sure to sell, so if you're eyeing anything, you might want to grab it while you can.

And thanks for lookin' - you guys are great!

.n & .t

It's a Family Affair + Quilt Giveaway!

30" square receiving blanket

Both my Mother and Grandmother have hopped on the quilting band wagon. When they get together, the dining room table is transformed into a series of work stations for design, cutting, sewing, and quilting. They're so efficient that we wrangled them to help us with the new line of abstract/folk art quilts.  They've even taken it upon themselves to expand the line to include crib-sized quilts, so we will have not only receiving blankets, but also the larger crib-sized baby quilts available in the coming month! What powerhouses! {Thanks Mom! Thanks Grandma!}

We still have a few receiving blankets from last year & thought it might be nice to show our appreciation by giving the one pictured above away to a lucky follower. All of our blankets are made with 100% cotton tops and soft flannel backings. This one measures approx. 30 inches square and is machine washable (naturally). The giveaway will end Friday Oct. 8, when we will pick one lucky person at random.** All of this is building up to our Grand Re-Opening of our Etsy store, Oct. 1. So stay tuned, as we are working like busy little elves to get items up on the virtual shelves.  And hey, thanks again for following us. We think you're great.

To enter, fill out the following form. If you pass on the info, by tweeting, blogging, facebooking, etc. let us know in the form below, so you can have even more chances to win! And listen, all contact information is used solely for this giveaway. It will be deleted once the giveaway is over. Honest to Betsy. (we don't like skeezy mail of any kind, so there's no way we'd subject you to it - we like good karma, not bad).

** This giveaway is open to U.S. addresses only.

This giveaway has ended. Thanks to everyone who participated!