Sunday, December 20, 2009

Thank you, my friends...

I've always thought of my customers as friends, and often times have gotten off of the phone with a customer wishing I could follow up our conversation by inviting the customer over for a cozy cup of tea and relaxed chat. So many of them (you) I have talked with about struggles, hopes, and dreams, both day to day and in the grand scheme of things. We have shared not just our sewing and crafting experiences, but births, illness, divorce, falling in love...you get the idea. I have been so thrilled over the past year or so to realize that many of my customers think of me the same way...and was incredibly touched when a few sent ME handmade gifts this year.



Maureen Winter, founder, designer, and seamstress-in-chief of Moes Monkeys, sent handmade jammies for all 4 of my kids out of Fabric Fairy fabric (matching monkey on pink for the three girls, and airplanes for my son)! Not only are these my kids fabric jammies and the ones they look for straight out of the laundry, but I loved them so much that this photo was the cover of our Christmas card this year! Thank you again, Maureen!!!


Speaking of monkeys, Christina Marrs of Little Sidekick on Etsy sent this beautiful monkey hat she crocheted. It was intended for Annie, the baby, but all of the girls insist on taking turns wearing it. :-) I should mention that they all like to wear it backwards for some reason, so I don't have a photo of it being worn facing the correct direction (you can check Christina's site for photos of the hat being worn the proper way), but I think you'll agree that it is absolutely adorable either way! Christina is also the extremely talented lead singer of the Asylum Street Spankers, and sent us a copy of their acclaimed children's album, Mommy Says No! If you haven't seen them perform, check them out on You Tube--you won't be disappointed--they put on an incredible show!



Last but not least, I have to tell you about an incredible teenager I have come to know who is the daughter of one of my dear customers. Christine Palmer made me a custom fairy emoticon (click here to see her sprinkle fairy dust) as a surprise after I commented that I liked the dancing bunny emoticon she had made for her mother. Christine is not only talented at making emoticons, she has also created several websites including one catering to homeschooled youth and one catering to siblings of autistic youth (her youngest sister is autistic), sews and sells waldorf dolls, and is an award winning essayist who is planning to attend college and get a degree in material science engineering! You are sew impressive Christine--may your future be filled with lots of lucky fairy dust!

4 comments:

  1. omg! who ARE those amazing musicians??? we are laughing so hard over here we can't hardly BREATHE!! how did you find them, caroline????

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  2. oh my, it is 3 am, and little Sunny Rose wants to stay up allll night, and this amazing music of those spanking folks is just making her act so goofy!! if you could only see and hear her right now, we are laughing so hard, Sunny is totally into this music !!! oh, if i only had a million bucks or a house big enough to have that bunch over, just to see Sunny's joy!! btw, that etsy site - little sidekicks - is really cool too! we sure do love when people let themselves get their fingers into so many different pies they can't even count their fingers anymore! that is what makes the human experience a worthy ride!

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  3. i just cannot believe this.....that band, the asylum street spankers, is like Autism Outreach Incorporated.......Sunny Rose is just totally into this, she's dancing, singing, laughing and laughing, it's fantastic!

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  4. Thanks so much for the shout-out Caroline! And Christine, I'm so glad your daughter loves the music; I just sent you an email, if you don't see it, check your junk mail ;)

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