babble and whine

i haven't been around much lately. anywhere. the holiday season hit me like a ton of bricks and i haven't quite dug myself out yet. don't get me wrong- it was GREAT, but i feel like i haven't had time to just breathe in a few months. i'm on a fake vacation right now (fakation/facation?) but i think i'm going to need a real vacation after my fakation. (i wish made up words looked better in print.)

i'm so incredibly thankful for all the business that came my way this year. but for as prepared as i thought i was about a month ago, well, i wasn't. i fucked up a couple orders, i shipped slowly, i missed a few local deadlines (zach, i don't know if those onesies will be ready tomorrow)... it was kind of a one-armed juggling act. i'm the sort of person who likes to do everything myself. i learned that for the next holiday season i absolutely have to have help. i basically have 3 businesses and it was simply overwhelming. getting a cold that kicked my ass didn't help either.

anyway! my holiday rush will all be over after this textile art show i'm in on january 2nd.


i was asked to be in it pretty last minute but i'm flattered just the same. and the gallery is conveniently located about 10 feet from my store, so how could i say no? i keep guilting myself about how simple the work i'll be showing will be, that it isn't really art. i insist on making new stuff for it and i haven't actually sewn ANY of it yet.
t.i.m.e.
need more.
i must subconsciously like pressure. here is a little preview of a half finished squid cape-


that squid is freaking huge! i think mary pattavina will be showing squid fascinators- that's very exciting. i don't know what the other ladies are showing but i am thrilled to see all of it. and now i should be sewing instead of babbling and whining.