tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11357129132713134502024-03-13T11:40:38.235-07:00Sir Bubbadooadventures in sewing, crafting, and being a family of threeKristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652467027795060978noreply@blogger.comBlogger297125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135712913271313450.post-84879718473980233472013-10-12T19:22:00.001-07:002013-10-17T11:25:56.477-07:00Moving...In Flux...Transitioning<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hi! to everyone who takes the time to stop and read what I have to say or what we are up to! Sorry its been so long since I've last been here but a lot is going on. Most importantly there will be a new sirbubbadoo website starting monday which incorporates the blog AND my new shop! The site will still be www.sirbubbadoo.com and the blog will be here: <a href="http://www.sirbubbadoo.com/blog/">http://www.sirbubbadoo.com/blog/</a> but once I make the switch Sunday night, it might not <i>look</i> quite the same and some stuff is going to get lost. Since we've been mostly focusing on getting the store to work properly the blog things have been put on the backburner (like moving the followers over, subscriber signup, email list, making sure you still get to see it, and all that stuff). SO please bare with me, it is going to take a while to make it all smooth and nice. But if you want to continue to still follow and such, please bookmark me for now or hope for the best during the transition and that everything goes smoothly :)<br />
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Hope everyone is well!<br />
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Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652467027795060978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135712913271313450.post-6048604682666716812013-08-09T12:20:00.000-07:002013-08-09T12:20:12.247-07:00Bridesmaid Dress Baby Blanket #5<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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And here we are again. Another day, another bridesmaid dress baby blanket :) These are so much fun to make as I love coordinating with the customer and picking fabrics. The blankets are all so different because each dress I receive is always so different. I also don't get asked to make them all the time, which makes each one special as they are spaced just the right amount apart for me not to get over (or under) whelmed.<br />
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Somehow I managed to miss sharing number 4 with you but here is the 5th one. The dress is a deep burgundy color but they wanted it to be gender neutral, which obviously is challenging since burgundy with anything gives such a feminie feel. We wanted the dress to be the feature, so it was decided that gray and creams would be ideal (as gray/white, black/white, and black/cream all made it seem girly and more elegant for some reason). Anyway here it is! The recipient loved it and I hope the mom-to-be does too!<br />
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On the back is cream minky which makes it light and airy and not to dark like a gray minky would have done.<br />
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Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652467027795060978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135712913271313450.post-30877834794900551182013-08-01T13:52:00.000-07:002013-08-01T13:52:16.677-07:00Waterfront Park by Violet Craft for Michael Miller Fabrics<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This summer has been filled with exciting new releases! <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/FabricBubb/search?search_query=waterfront+park&order=date_desc&view_type=gallery&ref=shop_search">Waterfront Park</a> by Violet Craft for Michael Miller Fabrics may just be my favorite so far. Love those bridges so much! I have been wanting to do a black and white quilt and they are just destined to be part of it I think. <br />
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So I've been trying to be better about not posting all the fabric that we are getting in the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/fabricbubb">shop</a>, but I can't not share this: we now have <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/FabricBubb/search?search_query=briar+rose&order=date_desc&view_type=gallery&ref=shop_search">Briar Rose</a> in the shop. It is so so lovely and so soft!<br />
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We are selling in bundles and by the yard :) So happy to see it on our shelves. And for those of you not following on instragram (@fabricbubb or @sirbubbadoo) we have added a ton more shelves to our fabric storage, hopefully we will get some more things finished soon so I can do a basement tour one of these days!</div>
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Last month I got contacted by the <a href="http://www.jansdotter.com/">Lotta Jansdotter</a> studio. You know the one that makes the incredible fabric lines like Bella, Glimma, Echo, etc. I almost passed out and completely didn't think that it was true and that it was a total scam (and then reassured by husband that no one is going to pretend to be them and yes they've noticed you and are interested). I responded and turns out, yup she was contacting me to make them some baby good items with some of her prints! Unbelievable and unexpected.<br />
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Once the details were worked out I got to sewing and shipped them off to her :) And they are now available to buy in her shop in New York! So excited! (this is my first physical store presence and what an honor it is to be in a shop that I admire so much!)<br />
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In case you're interested <a href="http://www.jansdotter.com/en/workbook/679">here </a>is the press release where she showcases her new collaborations and her feature on <a href="http://www.jansdotter.com/en/workbook/704">me</a>.<br />
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Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652467027795060978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135712913271313450.post-18558136716279613472013-07-09T08:12:00.000-07:002013-07-09T08:13:08.193-07:00Briar Rose Quilt<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The Briar Rose Quilt is finally finished! Completed it last week and have finally taken a few pictures. So here it is! This Briar Rose line by Heather Ross for Windham Fabrics is just gorgeous (it comes out later this month and yes I will be carrying it in the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/fabricbubb">fabric shop</a>)<br />
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I kept it simple by cutting the charm squares down and putting white kona inbetween the rows.<br />
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Finally, finally got around to cutting and making a quilt top with the briar rose fabric that Windham Fabrics sent me. (if you follow on instagram @sirbubbadoo, you've seen the progess, sorry for being so slow to update the blog). Because some of the squares weren't a full 5", they were chopped short I opted to go with a layout that could accommodate these shortened squares. I also added in some KONA colors to make it brighter.<br />
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Now I am auditioning backing options, probably going to go with minky...which means I have to wash this puppy. Should I serge the edges? to keep it more together? I've washed others and they do okay but thinking that maybe it would be even better by serging them first. Hmmm.<br />
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These strawberries (comes in 4 colorways) still remain my favorite<br />
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I'm pretty impressed. It is exactly what I wanted (aside from not being a boat). But it is simple and perfect.<br />
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Evan had a lot of fun hauling sand in from the car, we brought bins to have them dump it in to try to minimize sand in the car.<br />
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We finally took the plunge and brought The Bubb to Disneyland. Being huge Disney fans ourselves I have been patiently waiting until he was tall enough and walkable enough to get him there sans stroller. <br />
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We drove down to Anaheim, as The Bubb travels fairly well in the car and it is only 5-6 hours. So we made it mostly down 5, then stopped for lunch, where I gave him a 'present' - a new flip book - which kept him occupied and willing to get back into the car. We stayed across the street from Disneyland and although the hotel was nothing special it worked and compared to the Disneyland hotel prices it was totally worth it and just as close, if not closer to the entrance than some of their hotels. The other reason we decided and planned our trip within about a week is that we had to get there before he turns 3 (as we didn't want to pay for him, yup, kiddos are free under three) and I refuse to go in the summer months as it is crazy crazy crazy, so we had to go now.<br />
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I cannot describe the pure joy and happiness that The Bubb expereienced at the parks. He loved it! And granted he went from sugar high to not having a nap low and back and forth and being completely overstimulated, he was fine.<br />
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- Train x3 (he loved the train, of course! This is also where we went to wind down sometimes)<br />
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- Tea Cups x14 (his FAVORITE ride. Particularly the orange teacup. There wasn't much of a line for this ride most of the time, so he was able to ride it, get off, wait a round and then get back on)<br />
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With summer approaching (and us now having a pool that is about 200 feet from our front door) I decided I needed to get a jump on making a bag that can transport a wet towel, bathing suit, shoes, etc. OR if during potty training we have a car accident/store accident I can pop everything into the bag instead of the back of my car. So I came up with this:<br />
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It is made with IKEA canvas fabric on the outside and lined with ProCare (a superior alternative to PUL in my opinion), which is waterproof. I mean, obviously if you dump a glass of water in it, it probably is going to leak a little at the seams? but I used it on my other <a href="http://www.sirbubbadoo.com/2011/10/waterproof-bag.html">bag</a> and it seriously has done the trick, never had any leakage or anything.<br />
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Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652467027795060978noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135712913271313450.post-63819628831326534362013-04-24T19:54:00.000-07:002013-05-15T17:10:11.582-07:00Briar Rose Winner!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652467027795060978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135712913271313450.post-18677165045578841902013-04-22T07:05:00.000-07:002013-04-24T17:00:43.351-07:00Briar Rose Fabric by Heather Ross Giveaway [CLOSED]<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Okay so here it is! The new <a href="http://heatherross.squarespace.com/">Heather Ross</a> collection called Briar Rose by <a href="http://windhamfabrics.com/cgi-bin/fabricshop/gallery.cgi?Category=649">Windham Fabrics</a>. And we are going to GIVE AWAY one of these charm packs to a lucky reader! (sorry but I'm keeping the other one ;) )<br />
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Okay so how to enter! Go to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fabric-Bubb/244266638982238">Fabric Bubb Facebook</a> page and 'like' us and then leave a comment below on this giveaway post. That's it! If you follow the blog, twitter @fabricbubb, instagram @sirbubbadoo instead or as well, then let us know by stating how you follow us and you'll get more than one entry (up to 4, as 1 entry = 1 way of following).<br />
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Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652467027795060978noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135712913271313450.post-21987586063903626712013-04-19T08:42:00.000-07:002013-04-19T08:42:33.081-07:00Surprise Fabrics from Windham Fabrics<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Yesterday I received this lovely bunch of sample fabric from the wonderful people at <a href="http://windhamfabrics.com/">Windham Fabrics</a> (seriously, love you guys!). In this bundle included two, yes two, charm packs of the new Briar Rose Collection by Heather Ross.<br />
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Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652467027795060978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135712913271313450.post-13096884371911103552013-04-15T07:00:00.000-07:002013-04-15T07:00:11.404-07:00Row Boat Dreams<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I found this image on <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/216383957068804163/">pinterest</a> and well I can't stop thinking about it, like measuring in the backyard at 11:30 at night can't stop thinking about it. I mean really, how cool would it be to have a row boat sandbox, umm awesome! The Bubb NEEDS this.<br />
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Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652467027795060978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135712913271313450.post-71311232964277198002013-04-08T14:15:00.000-07:002013-04-08T14:16:36.669-07:00Bordered Pearl Bracelet and Minky Quilt<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I actually made this a while back and just realized that I hadn't posted about it :) This quilt is made with Pearl Bracelet in Bright Star (white on white) with Coal Kona border around the edge. (really loving the pearl bracelets but it is hard to find a reason to use them on The Bubb)<br />
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Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652467027795060978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135712913271313450.post-16861979428665525702013-04-05T12:52:00.002-07:002013-04-08T20:04:07.724-07:00Growing Up So Fast<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well it has been a while since I've given an update on The Bubb so I thought it was time.<br />
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He probably weighs around 35 pounds now and is 38 inches tall. He is a growing boy! Yup that's right he is no longer a baby :( He is definitely our little boy now. Being 2.5 his interests and personality are getting more and more developed which is such a joy to watch!<br />
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Here's sorta a quick run down on The Bubb:<br />
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Interests: trains, cars and playing in the water (washing hands, doing dishes, etc).<br />
Favorite Color: Orange<br />
Favorite Spice: Cinnamon<br />
Favorite Fruit: Blueberries<br />
Favorite Food: Cheese or pancakes<br />
Favorite Movie: Cars<br />
Favorite Song: Pumped Up Kicks by Foster the People <br />
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Alphabet: He knows all his upper and lower case letters except for 'l' it is always "I" totally confusing, I get it. <br />
Numbers: He can count to 20, although he prefers to count 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,11,20!<br />
Colors: Red, Pink, Orange, Yellow, Green, Dark Green, Blue, Dark Blue, Purple, Gray, Brown, Black and White. I am working on Teal or Aqua but just can't get there, almost have scored on Cream but not yet.<br />
Patterns: Yes that is right, he can identify Polka Dots, Stripes, and Chevron. He also knows if I ask him for a certain pattern like ninja or letters or elephants or vikings he'll go locate the correct fabric. Thus the life of growing up in a fabric shop I guess?<br />
Countries: He can identify Australia, Brazil, Russia and Greenland on our globe and on our big flat map which is just continents he can do Africa, Australia, South America, and Asia. Although I do think that he is mostly just memorizing the colors but gotta start somewhere.<br />
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He is very verbal, sometimes he takes a little while to warm up to you, or perhaps never. But if he chooses to, he won't ever stop talking. Constant monolouge, not that I am complaning, it is pretty aweseome to hear his little bubb thoughts.<br />
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He is an unbeliavably sweet boy and is very good natured. Although he will defend his cars, trains and most importantly Babo. And things must be orderly. Things go in lines and get turned off or closed, we are very particular about this.<br />
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We have come to realize that we need to stop saying 'momma' is going to do this, 'daddy' is going to do this, as usually he says "emmett wash hands, emmett go outside, emmett needs a fork, etc. always from 3rd person. Which is pretty cute but we realize we need to start correcting that.<br />
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He loves to read books and has taken it upon himself to start reading to himself, it is really adorable. He mumbles along and then will say words clearly as if it is just part of the story. It is really adorable.<br />
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We just transferred him to a big boy bed and had absolutely no trouble with it. Although it has only been 3 days now. But he tells me that he loves it and that he gets to sleep in it so I think it is a success. And we still have him taking a 2 hour nap, he can go with out it, but as long as I am consistent with it he keeps taking one, and I am not ready to give them up yet. We are working on potty training very slowly. But he will go pee and poop in his potty and on the toilet (we have a special seat). Sometimes he asks us, sometimes we just put him on it and he goes. We'll get there but I have decided against letting him run around naked for a weekend as thinking he'll pee all over our carpet I just can't handle. We have tried all sorts of bribing and nothing will get him to go on the potty if he doesn't want to. So when he's ready I guess.<br />
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Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652467027795060978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135712913271313450.post-79084015368434094112013-03-25T06:30:00.000-07:002013-03-25T06:30:00.676-07:00Bridesmaid Dress Baby Blanket #3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Okay so maybe it is becoming 'a thing' as I got asked to make another baby blanket from a bridesmaid dress and sash. So excited about this one! The black bridesmaid dress and pink sash just lent itself perfectly to the white and black damask pattern by Riley Blake and fuchsia bubble dot minky by Shannon Fabrics. <br />
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The finish size is about 30x35 as I do 5 inch squares to keep everything simple in my head. The fuschia minky matched the pink sash perfectly but I really love how the pearl bracelet fabric isn't as bright but still looks so wonderful!<br />
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A little while ago I got asked to make a baby blanket with pieces of a bridesmaid dress incorporated into it. After a discussing fabrics it was decided to use these pieces<br />
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I love the Birch Camp Sur / Camp Modern lines that came out last fall. So I was super excited to get to make a couple of changing pad cover with them. So cute! (and btw for those that have asked,<a href="http://www.sirbubbadoo.com/2013/02/camp-sur-patchwork-cheater-quilt.html"> the camp sur patch</a> will be back in stock hopefully in May)<br />
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So I've gotten asked a few times if I could give away my leftover fabric bolt cardboard inserts from the fabric that I sell so that they could use them to put their larger fabric stash quantities on. (and unfortunately since my home isn't a commercial front I can't start having people I don't know over - not that everyone isn't a nice person ;) but you know it is my home, so I've had to say no). So I've just advised them on where to find some.<br />
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I used to go to Joann a lot. And I mean a lot, like I knew the staff rotations and when to go to get the 'good' cutters and fast cashiers. Anyway. At one point I started talking to them, I think I happened to be there about 5 minutes before they closed and was telling them about storing fabric etc, and they offered me all their left over cardboard bolt inserts from the evening. Score! So I walked out with about 10 of them and happily bolted my fabric at home (this was before I started buying wholesale myself and was buying in bulk from online stores).<br />
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So if you are wanting to bolt some of your larger quantities of fabric, probably 2 plus yards, I highly recommend going to a Joann type store and asking if you can have the ones they are throwing (hopefully recycyling) out. They never reuse them. Clearly you probably won't get lucky if you go in the middle of a Saturday and ask them with 20 people behind you waiting to get fabric cut, but if you get them alone, typically at night, then you can score a bunch of them. I did it a bunch of times and it made my life SO much easier. Plus fabric looks super pretty all bolted on your shelf! Or you could probably also cut them in half and make minibolts out of them or of course <a href="http://www.sirbubbadoo.com/2012/06/cartastic.html">build roadways</a> for little people :)<br />
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Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652467027795060978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135712913271313450.post-70128487395892664032013-02-08T06:00:00.000-08:002013-02-08T06:00:09.363-08:00Camp Sur Patchwork Cheater Quilt<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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From far away this patchwork quilt might look like I put all these squares together, but I didn't :) It is a cheater patch, called Camp Sur Patch by Birch Fabrics. (this fabric sold out super quick and its not surprising as it is super cute!)<br />
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I am seriously in love with this quilt and really really really didn't want to send it away :( I love the weight of the sherpa with batting inside, definitely what The Bubb is going to get for his new big boy bed (whenever we get around to getting that but of course, like always, we have a problem. The bed we were going to get is no longer being made. Sigh. All other beds in the universe, I of course don't like and will never live up to the bed I originally wanted. Plan B is toddler bed, as I found one that I LOVE but we weren't going to do a toddler bed for various reasons but are now thinking that maybe we'll just do that instead. Anyway.)<br />
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Decisions. Decisions. As you all know I routinely complain about my lack of decision making surrounding the baseboard topic. I just don't know what I want and I realize that once it is installed I most likely won't notice it ever again. But I have a few concerns. I want chunkier baseboards but this creates two problems. One: Our door frames are super skinny from the 70s. So they won't meet up properly. Does this mean that we have to get new door jams? Or can we just replace the frame with a thicker one? Two: Thick baseboards could be problematic for furniture that we put in. Although all the furniture that is going in most likely won't be affected by this. (and we are most likely going to be getting all new doors anyway, so perhaps the time is now to deal with that while we are dealing with the door frame/moulding situation)<br />
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We went to a new moulding store and I must say that I was in heaven. Lots and lots of choices. So this is what we came back with. I really really really like the super tall fat one (far right one above) BUT it does not work downstairs (or probably anywhere in this house. Next house I guess, ha.) We both really like the shorty fat one (second from the left above/below) but that is one of the ones that could create furniture problems. So we are researching about door frames and that may or may not make the decision for us.<br />
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Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652467027795060978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135712913271313450.post-53757333993635532252013-02-04T14:30:00.000-08:002013-02-04T14:30:23.097-08:002 Years on Etsy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It is extremely hard to believe that it has only been 2 years that I've been selling on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SirBubbadoo">Etsy</a>.
The time sure went by quickly! We were a little curious last night so
we tried to determine just how many items I've made for others over the
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- 1,808 Baby Burp Cloths<br />
- 1,114 Baby Blankets <br />
- 1,069 Baby Bibs<br />
- 58 Baby Quilts <br />
- 26 Crib Sheets<br />
- 18 Changing Pad Covers<br />
- 9 Pillows<br />
- 4 Crib Bumpers<br />
- 3 Embellished Onesies<br />
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- 2 Drool Pads <br />
- 1 Crib Skirt<br />
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we are probably off a little bit here and there because I do make
things on the side (for those who approach me off of etsy and well we
are human and it takes a while to count all of this and we started to go
cross-eyed)</span><br />
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Overall selling on Etsy has been a good
experience and I have made a couple of really good friends from it,
which I love, and it has turned my hobby into a full time business which
I love even more because I get to stay home with The Bubb. (Of course
looking at these numbers makes me think that I need to start looking
into hiring a staff :) we'll see. And it also explains why my husband,
kiddo, family and friends haven't really seen much of me in the past two
years.) But a huge thank you for all the support over the past 2 years
and for keeping those, I think she's crazy comments to yourselves,
particularly when you can see that I haven't slept, eaten or showered
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So happy to share with you the Glimma Quilt that is finally finished. Love love love this new line of fabric coming out in April, so excited!! Anyway after receiving the <a href="http://www.sirbubbadoo.com/2012/11/glimma-by-lotta-jansdotter.html">sample pack</a> I knew exactly what this fabric was going to be used for, and I am sorta weird about not believing that it is going to be a girl or a boy until they are born (despite what they tell you and what you see), and so I waited until my friend had her super adorable baby girl and then dived into the fabric.<br />
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I decided to just keep the squares whole, as I wanted to see the patterns and not cut them up. And to show them off I paired it with KONA Ash. I like simple baby quilts so rows of patchwork divided up seemed like a good plan to show off the different patterns.<br />
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Then on the back I used my fav, organic cotton sherpa. And then quilted (top-stitched, whatever) along the outside of the rows, as I didn't want to impede the patterns.<br />
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Thee Bubb was pretty helpful too, mixing up the squares and of course taking pictures!<br />
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Hope everyone is having a good week! It is raining here :( but luckily all the new windows got installed just as it started. Phew!<br />
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Kristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00652467027795060978noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135712913271313450.post-82452991096701551852013-01-23T11:30:00.000-08:002013-01-23T11:30:46.913-08:00Wet Bar Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Just wanted to share a quick update on our once wet bar room.<br />
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We started with this<br />
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and then ripped out the 'bar' cause we have a 2 year old and really, we aren't the entertaining type of lets hang out in our basement and drink, anyway. So away it went. We ripped out the carpet and then capped the plumbing in the wall. Then the HOA fixed some of the <a href="http://www.sirbubbadoo.com/2013/01/2013-year-of-completion_7.html">mysterious bubble patches</a> on our wall.<br />
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As soon as the wall was fixed, we finished off the flooring :)<br />
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And then we sanded and painted. And yeah, it took 4 coats of white paint that supposedly had a primer in it! But I love the ultra bright walls down here in the basement, it makes everything so much brighter and crisper. So it is totally worth the extra effort, although if we ever repaint down here we are totally investing in a paint sprayer as those cracks are a total pain!<br />
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We are hopefully going to go and look at molding this weekend but I do keep saying that week after week. But in the meantime it means that we can move all the shipping supplies down to this room out of our family room. Our plan is to put in cabinets and a counter to make a little shipping station for our business :)</div>
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