modern baby quilt

i finished this quilt a while ago.

but i just got around to sending it

to christina for the quilting.

she did three others for me too.

i just love it.

this color combo is my favorite 

these days.

the size is perfect for the 

stroller, travel, and just 

good old fashioned cuddling

with your baby.

it is for sale in the shop.

i hope it goes to someone

who loves it as much as i do.

finally....

i created a bag that i love!

i hope you love it too.

you can find them in 

the shop.

the ideas are flowing
so more will be added weekly.

bling

because a girl can never have to much bling.

Ipad Sleeve 

if.....

if you missed lucends at the RMSC Holiday Bazaar
or if you live out of town.
you are in luck.

i am loading the remaining
of my inventory onto the
lucends etsy shop.

better still, i am offering
you dear readers
a coupon code.
from now until dec.7th 2010
enter BLACK10
and you will earn 10% off
your entire order.

all the inventory will be in
the shop by black friday.

so i hope you will take a look
and
give the gift of handmade
this holiday season.

practice, practice, practice

practice makes perfect, the saying goes. and after all the practice, i think i finally got it. got what you ask? well, a quilted kindle cover.

my mom has a kindle, she loves her kindle, and i thought it be fantastic if she had a stylish travel cover for her kindle. instead of the boring black one she has. little did i know, what a creative journey i would travel down on my quest for the perfect kindle cover. the above picture is all my different attempts, envelope style, clutch, velcro closures, button hole closures, and zipper installation.

i finally settled on a quilted cover with a zipper closure. its perfect for the kindle, but also for ipods, cameras or anything else that needs a whimsical bag to call home. i loved this creative exercise because it forced me to try new things and become more comfortable with my sewing machine. it has also allowed me to experiment with color, fabric, and machine quilting. i have become quite proficient at quilting wavy lines, next up swirls. and i have been able to work through some of my fabric stash and use scraps, which allows me to buy more fabric, guilt free. you see the pattern here, right?

now, on to more sewing......

**i love this little frog

just added

just added to the etsy shop... and a few other last minute gift ideas

wee models

I know that all is right with the world when its 11:30 on friday and i am eating lunch with alli, tommy and charlie. its been a while since we had our friday ritual (baby charlie arrived the end of july and then alli spent 3 weeks in the hospital), but today we resumed our friday tradition. and i thought it would be a good idea to use her darling kids as models. charlie or chuckles (as tommy calls him) was very cooperative, tommy needed a little bribing. luckily alli had some m&ms that did just the trick.

these are some of my favorite pics.

alli and her hubby make pretty cute babies.......

finally

finally, the etsy shop is open! i will be working on adding the knitting patterns in the upcoming days ( i need to make sense of my random notes in my design notebook), so knitters stay tuned.

i hope you will stop by, browse a bit, say hello, tell me what you think, feel free to buy and by all means tell everyone you know about lucends!

please enjoy.....

faves

with all the recent talk about my soon to be open etsy shop, i thought i would share with you some of my favorite etsy shops. this is just a small sampling of my etsy faves, i have 95 shops marked as favorites.....

for great party decorations, pomlove is the answer
for the ultimate fabric selection, check out fabricsupplies
if you are looking for fresh ceramics with a modern feel, stepanka is your go to
if you want to be the hit of the baby shower, a set of onesies from handmadejig is the gift you need
for fabulous refurbished vintage furniture go to sprucehome
for the most luxurious leather handbag without the designer price, morelle has the bag for you


now be a dear and go check out this fabulous etsy shops!

price war

i have alluded to the fact that i am going to open an etsy shop in september, a place where my creative loose ends come together. it took some convincing that people would want to purchase my creative endeavors. ok, it took some serious poking and prodding from my precious husband, family and friends to convince me to just give etsy a try. i mean what is the worse thing that could happen, i don't sell anything......

the shop will mostly be small items and patterns, things that i can knit and sew quickly. and that are not too painful to make more than once. i have never been a sock knitter because you have to make two, and knitting 100 wire and bead candle holders for my brothers rehearsal dinner, just about did me in. you see, i hate making things more than once!

but my real struggle with etsy is what to charge for my work. the constant dilemma for all artists. i don't want to charge too much because i wont sell anything, but i also don't want to undercharge either. a very wise friend who paints fabulous pet portraits told me its easier to lower your prices rather than raise them. very good advice. in addition, i have looked at comparable items on etsy to get a sense of what price points, but alot of them are knit with less than desirable yarn, making the artist able to charge less. but i am a yarn snob (there i said it) and will only use the best quality of yarn. this adds to the overall cost of the item.

so i am at a bit of a cross roads, and am open to whatever suggestions you may have......