Hancock Turkey Day Sale 2015 Begins at 4pm

by | Nov 25, 2015 | Blog, Lucy's Sewing Lab

HANCOCK Turkey Day SALE

Hancock Turkey Day Sale starts at 4pm.  You know, by 4pm you are full, rested, and happily dreaming of the goodies you need to sew. You do not have to wait until Friday at the crack of dawn! Hancock fabric is stepping it up a notch this year with a 20-page ad and 540 deal listing.[envira-gallery id="2536"]
[envira-gallery slug="hancock-hours"]The deals begin with 10% off your entire purchase on Thursday.

Then there are these coupons as well

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WiLd Wednesday……

by | Nov 25, 2015 | Blog, Lucy's Sewing Lab

The Holiday is tomorrow, get some good deals, today is WiLd Wednesday!

Wild Wednesday…..most women are in the grocery stores or kitchen. The savvy woman already has everthing ready to go and the turkey is defrosting. She, her laptop, her list, and mind are on the great deals for Wild Wednesday. She may hit a few stores as well, I avoid leaving my house the day before Thanksgiving. There is just too much panic out there for me to deal with unless the store is Hancock. I like to visit this store a day early and make a list of what is going on sale and in stock. We have two pretty close to us so that helps out too.

Amazon, don’t forget about this online retailer who likes to strut their stuff at the holidays. Take advantage of Amazon Prime for FREE for the first 30 days. Think of all the money you will save on shipping! Amazon’s Deal of the day is something to keep an eye on.  We all know you are not sewing all your presents.  Even though I wish I knew how to make socks, I don’t but Amazon does. Today they are offering SINGER 1304 Start Basic Everyday Free Arm Sewing Machine with ZigZag, Blind Hem Stitches and more for $69 plus free shipping

Hancock Fabric has just rolled out their new Designer Club.  It’s FREE for the first 30 days and you will always recieve a 10% discount and a 10% rebate when using this card.  There are a variety of stores to use the card for savings, including Starbucks! :-)[envira-gallery id=”2521″]
[envira-gallery slug=”2521″]Hancock also has their sewing machines on sale today, most with an average savings of $50.

Hancock Pre-Black Friday

Hancock Pre-Black Friday

by | Nov 24, 2015 | Blog, Lucy's Sewing Lab, Reviews

Hancock Pre-Black Friday

Hancock Pre-Black Friday sales are nothing short of spectacular! Do not miss the pink tag sale items. Today I bought bead strands in the pink sale items for 25 cents each!  You better belive, I stocked up.  They also had earrings, home decor, and tons more things to purchase for dirt cheap! The coupons for this sale are such an extra bonus I couldn’t believe it! 

Black Friday is one of my favorite days of the year!  I realize this does not hold true for everyone a lot of people’s favorite thing of the year is to avoid Black Friday. I posted JoAnn’s goodies earlier, you can compare the prices for your own shopping pleasure. Hancock Fabric’s Understands……No One has to wait for Black Friday or Regret missing sales! Start shopping now, Look at what Hancock Fabrics has to offer! 

November 19 to December 2 (Avoid Black Friday sale)
 

Visit www.hancockfabrics.com all the juicy details

  • Entire stock of novelty cotton prints
  • Licensed Character Fabrics including fleece, cotton, and flannel (wonderful for all those children’s items begging for the Christmas Tree)
  • Entire stock of accent pillows (faster to buy the accent pillows as gifts at 40% off than handmade)
  • Cotton quilting prints ( I don’t know if you ever thought about this, but this fabric is amazing for curtains, throw pillows, children’s room decor, the list goes on and on)
  • Batiks
  • Throw blankets (again, you can purchase faster than making them)
  • Utility panels
  • earrings
  • Apparel lace and trim by the yard ( we all love to get a little gussied up around the holidays, don’t we?)
  • Baskets
  • Buttons
  • Sewing Baskets (for the sewist on your list this year)
  • flannel (wonderful for sleepwear as well as apparel)
  • Faux fur (all the rage and looks great on blankets)
  • Denim (too many uses to list, and while it’s on sale, buy some extra, this is a staple)
  • All Christmas home accents (everyone likes adding a few new things to their festive decor, right?)
  • Social and Career fabrics (parties, work, work parties, it’s on sale)
  • Home Decor fabrics
  • Christmas fabric (perfect if you wanted to make some throw pillows of your own or coordinating dresses)
40% off is just the beginning…..look at some of the 50% off offerings 
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  • Social and Career fabrics
  • Home Decor fabrics
  • Christmas fabric

 

My Clothing Tags UPDATE

by | Nov 22, 2015 | Beginner Tips, Blog, Fashion, Lucy's Sewing Lab, Tools and Technique

UPDATE

The labels went through some change prior to printing. The original draft didn’t seem to fit my  branding.  The final image is now shown in the feature photo. I love it!  I love the thought of putting clothes on with this label.

Are Clothing Tags Important?

I don’t know about you, but, I make a great deal of the gifts during the holiday season.  Clothing tags have become necessary. Gifts go home and used without my supervision.  Thank  goodness lol  So, when my granddaughter gets dressed in LucyLou 918 originals.  She needs to know her clothing is on her the right way. Also, when I make blankets, purses, scarves, and other wearable items, I want bragging rights.  Don’t we all want people to know about our art?

 I have tried so many methods of making clothing tags.  I’ve used cotton ribbon similar to shoestrings and written on it with a marker.  I didn’t like the way it looked.  I am professional and my clothing and other items should reflect such in the clothing tags. In the olden days, haha, my grandmother would sew a 1″ piece of lace in the back, she didn’t want me looking silly either.

I’m going to make mine like this:

  • I’m using my lovely printer, its honestly nothing special.  It was free with the purchase of my MacBook Pro about five years ago.
  • First I’m going to design my logo. Using an illustrator program and possibly a clip art or symbol you create to represent your line.
  • Then, when I feel fully satisfied with the appearance, I’ll reverse it.  This is the MOST IMPORTANT part.
  • Reversing the image will ensure perfection when ironed onto your ribbon or whatever you choose to use for your clothing tags.
  • I will do a rough run with printer paper and inspect the logo.
  • If you need a visual, this is a great video on my channel.
  • When I’m satisified with the look I’ll print it onto the transfer paper, I bought mine at Amazon.  I love their free and fast delivery special! I’ve included a link for you.[envira-gallery id="2444"]
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  • I’ll probably use 1″ ribbon to make my labels.
  • The internet has a great application on the Avery site.
  • Enjoy!  Knowing everyone will know who made your item 🙂

Inspirational, Fashionable, Tutorials

by | Nov 20, 2015 | Beginner Tips, Blog, Fashion, Inspiration, Lucy's Sewing Lab, Reviews

I surf the web quite a bit, the blogs incorporating  inspirational, fashionable, tutorials are my favorites! I don’t know about you, but I get inspired with other people’s creations.  Fashion sewing blogs keep me on my toes. I take it all as a challenge. My ultimate favorite is not even aimed at the sewing community.

Who, What, Wear is a daily inspiration.  I especially love the fashion trends section.

Inspirational Sewing Related Blogs

Colertterie: Has been mentioned many times on my blog.  I love her instructional manner.  I read her book!  I seriously went to the library and checked it out.  She is such an inspiration. Make a wardrobe that’s truly yours. That is exactly what I love about her!  She doesn’t want you as a clone of her, she wants you to learn and be your own person.

Dixie DIY: Is inspirational, I love how she mixes a circle skirt with  a sweatshirt, but for the most part, we don’t share the same style.  Which is fine.  The completed projects section is a great place to start if you are looking for overall ideas.

Cloth Habit:  I love to dream that one day I won’t even need Victoria’s Secret.  Well, so far in my few attempts, they have nothing to worry about.

Ladybird: Is not only inspirational she’s quite the teacher as well.  Check this out, she goes into great detail about how to create your own personal croquis.[envira-gallery id="2415"]
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Julia bobbin: I love this blog.  Not only does she look cute and hip, she can sew!  She’s also into pop culture and shows the reader how to make things you see people wearing on TV.  An actual “as seen on TV” blog lol. You, too, can look like Jess from New Girl, or someone from Mad Men, who cares?  She has great sew alongs as well.  Check her out!

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Erica B. : Look at that ^^^^^^^^ love at first site.  If you need me, I’ll be over at her place. I want to know the art of cultivating a stylish wardrobe!  I know how I do it, but WOW, someone with blog I can relate to…YESSSSS! She sews like I do by looking through fashion mags.  LOVE

WOW, if you have not hung out on any of these blogs, I hope you do now!  Enjoy!

So Can She

by | Nov 16, 2015 | Blog, Lucy's Sewing Lab, Reviews

This is an awesome creative blog.  So Can She is one of the more talented people and has great tutorials!  I know a lot of people who would love to have a cool cosmetic bag for Christmas like this! [envira-gallery id="2407"]
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The best part is that right NOW she has an awesome giveaway going on that anyone would be lucky to get.  HURRY though, it’s almost over.  Sorry, I just found out about it myself. But, if you hurry and enter, you can……

Win a huge package of goodies
from Thermoweb!

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I’m currently making some Christmas presents using Thermoweb. I don’t think you can make purses that are going to last very long without this tool.  It makes what you create more durable and gives the item shape.  I want to thank So Can She for offering this giveaway.  Now hurry and enter!