Allium is Open!

Hi all - I have been out of touch for a bit and busy making new goodies for my etsy shop and shows...but I couldn't resist telling you all about a great new shop in Beacon, NY.

The name of the shop is Allium and it is a wonderful new boutique that carries a bit of everything (including some of my goodies) along with a plethora of other handmade items. The shop owner, Lauren Whyte is quite the hostess - I have yet to meet her, but I love chatting with her about the shop through email - I can't wait for my next NYC visit so I can pop in to meet this absolutely fabulous person and see the shop!

I am including some pics so you can check it out if you aren't close enough to visit - Allium is located at 442 Main Street in Beacon NY - a short trip from the city on the Metro North Blue line - a great day trip for the summer!

Spring Blooms!

Wow - my brilliant red Amaryllis looked to be growing as the days went by, and all of a sudden, this lovely bloom appears (well actually 2). I love getting up in the mornings to be greeted by these two marvy blooms - Enjoy everyone!

Featured!

Hi everyone - I have been busy making some new goodies for my shop! Hope everyone is gearing up for spring - there are a lot of great fabrics out there for handbags and clothing this season.

My local DC etsy street team has a feature on me in the the blog today - so check it out!

http://etsycrest.blogspot.com/

Ginger Blossom is Here!!!

I got another box of fabrics from my coop this week and was sooooo excited to see the new line by Sandi Henderson - Ginger Blossom - in my box. These are so fresh and colorful, I just had to start making stuff - here is my newest tote and zipper pouch - I can't wait to create more!

Face of Wisdom

I took this picture of my silly friend Miss Dahlia - she is so curious about everything and is constantly learning new tricks around my apartment. She finds the little toys I hide from her when I want to go to bed at night (undisturbed) and has recently been practicing at opening the cupboards - I am pretty sure I will need to install child locks on them as she can almost open the doors herself and knows exactly where the treats are hiding. This photo definitley displays all of her wondrous wisdom!

woohoo - more fabric arrived!

I came home in a crappy mood today - but not for long - I had a box of new fabrics waiting for me! Yay! I already have a bag cut out, and if I can get Miss Dilly out of my chair - I may be able to sew tonight. I love new stacks of fabric - so much to do!

Laminated!

I love, love, love this new laminated fabric! It's fab for market totes, beach bags, knitting projects, or just about anything you want to put in it!

I have several new bags (big and small) listed in my etsy shop and had a custom order as well - Yay! The patterns are great and I have more on the way!!!

Dilly in a bag - The New Tote by oblinaknit

Miss Dilly is up to her silly tricks again - this time I found her in one of my store-bought handbags, and so when I started to sew last week, I designed a little market tote in honor of Dilly Dahlia's love of bags and name it after her! These little beauties will add some style to your outfit and help you tote your groceries or whatever you want!

Here is a new set I knit form one of my fav MCY yarns - hand-dyed wool and silk blend in beautiful jewel tone rusts and browns - I love the skullcap/flapper look of these hats I designed...I always try and add a different element but keep the same basic style - this one has a little flower at the brim - tres chic!

Ascocentrum Pumilum Blooms!

woohoo! I was watering my pants this morning (to which I have been a bit neglectful) and look what I found - my little guy has blooms!

I got him from the lovely sapphirechild of etsy as just a little green guy on his piece of bark...and now he looks exactly like her pic of the bloom! I am so excited to see the little flowers - can you tell?

here are some specifics on him from her etsy listing:

"Ascocentrum pumilum is a miniature species in the vandaceous group that can be grown in intermediate-warm conditions in Phalaenopsis level light (East or West facing window)."