11.19.2009

I MADE IT Jr. Market Sunday!!!

I've been super busy working on a gi-normous Lumpkin event starting next weekend (more on that tomorrow I hope) But right now I have a different announcement...
If your in Pittsburgh this weekend come out to the
I MADE IT Market at the
Children's Museum from 12-4pm 11/22/09

I will be there with all my Lumpkin goodies just in time for your little lumpkins this Holiday season. There will be tons of great stuff on sale for the kiddos and isn't it about time you treated them to a visit to the museum anyway?

(here's a clue for the next event!)

See you there!
Mention you read about this on my blog and get 10% off your entire purchase at the event.

11.09.2009

LancasterOnline.com:News:Towns unite to bring in shoppers

Check out the story about this years Think Local First campaign and the Local Lumpkin in the Lancaster New Era today!

LancasterOnline.com:News:Towns unite to bring in shoppers

11.04.2009

Halloween

Well I'm just about ready to start back to blogging again. The house is almost completely moved into. However there is just one huge room holding us back from total contentment here in Pittsburgh. But more on that nightmare later. For now let's share some Halloween fun. I have really been enjoying reading everyones Halloween posts and I love the creativity of all the costumes out there especially the handmade ones ;) So here are this years costumes:

the littlest was a billy goat:

the older two went with a Wizard of Oz theme:


We really had fun decorating the house for our first official holiday here...

And for day of the dead we honored our loved ones with potato soup (for Kurt) and homemade peanut butter cups (for Nanny Nan). The girls made sugar skulls at the children's museum and we saw a shadow puppet play performed by a wonderful Spanish immersion school for the occasion.

The girls enjoyed serving up the dishes on our altar. I like Day of the Dead so much because it's not celebrating the day your loved one was born or the day when they died it's celebrating their life and their memory. It's a great excuse to take a sweet melancholy trip down memory lane.

All in all I'd say it was a nice weekend. I hope yours was too.
See you soon!

9.28.2009

Seamonster Collar Giveaway!!!

I almost forgot. Kathy (one of my favorite woolie, beautiful baby-makers) over at While Tangerine Dreams interviewed me for the Etsy Fridays feature over on her blog. AND she's hosting a giveaway for one of my child-sized seamonster collars! Get over there quick I think the contest ends on Wednesday...

What are you waiting for? Go!!!!


9.25.2009

Let's do the time warp again.

It's been more than 2 months since my last post so I feel like I have a ton of stuff to share. Let's go in order of relevance for now and then maybe in another post we'll have time to reminisce about the Summer months that just flew past, am I right?

First of all, we moved to Pittsburgh two months ago as you know. This is what my street looked like yesterday afternoon, what's going on in your neighborhood these days? Pretty much constant sirens and helicopters yesterday and today. Yesterday saw 5 unmarked vans loaded with police in riot gear drive past my house. That doesn't happen everyday does it? So far the actually impact on us is a day off of school today.

Next on the list: Crafty Bastards. I can't believe I haven't gotten to share my excitement about being accepted this year. I'm very excited and somewhat terrified to be part of my first big outdoor craft show- and in D.C no less! I've sort of put cleaning and unpacking this house aside while I prepare for the show. I've been a knitting machine lately. I have a bunch of new sweaters, hoods, hats, and hopefully I'll get some sewing done this weekend too. I've spent a ton of time thinking about my booth layout so hopefully it won't disappoint the shoppers next weekend. By the way, go to their website and vote me Craftiest Bastard and I'll be eternally grateful to you.

I've set up my working area a little bit. Unfortunately it's in my bedroom temporarily as the girls bedroom is under construction so they are occupying my Lumpkin space for the time being. It's really not too bad- brightest room in the house that's for sure!

Well I'd better get back to work.
I'll try to post again next week and we can get all caught up.


7.09.2009

MOVING SALE!!!!


The Lumpkins are officially leaving this weekend. The movers come tomorrow morning.
Everything left in the house after they leave HAS GOT TO GO!
tell your friends!!!

*HUGE MOVING SALE*
Saturday July 11th

8am-noon

343 W. Lemon Street
(Across from Mandros)


We have a crazy amount of stuff to sell so please stop by. Tons of
SEWING/CRAFTING SUPPLIES
VINTAGE CLOTHING
TOYS
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
PAINTERS SUPPLIES
S/M Jr's/Misses CLOTHING
BOOKS
FURNITURE
GARDENING SUPPLIES

It's a crazy amount of stuff over here.
Meanwhile I still have some more packing to to before the movers get here! UGH I'll still be packing long after they leave I'm sure. Sunday we drive the truck out to the 'burgh so stop by if your around and bid us farewell! We'll be here cleaning up all weekend.
WISH US LUCK!

6.19.2009

SPOONFLOWER HAS ORGANIC!!!

Oh my goodness. My heart is actually racing I'm so excited. (Does that make me a weirdo fiber fiend?) SPOONFLOWER has finally included organic cotton as one of their options for custom fabric printing! Finally I will have the opportunity to use this incredible service! So what's been the hold up? Well, I've been on a self imposed hunger strike from buying new fabrics. Since September 12th 2007 (yes I know the date, it's been really hard OK?) Which means I haven't been able to partake in beautiful patterns like these from this gal, this guy, or this guy.
My fabric fast started out as a year long experiment but once my year was up I decided to make it a way of life. I now buy only vintage, re/upcycled, and if I buy any new fabric it must be organic or sustainable. Which basically means I've been scrounging around and living off my mountainous fabric stash that was accumulated in the pre-September 2007 days (also known as the Age of Decadence). Read this previous post to find out more about my decision to take a more sustainable route for my business and everyday life. And here's a good article about why fabric can be so damaging to the environment.

I really have no time to be doing any Lumpkin stuff right now ( shouldn't even be doing this, Shh!), but you can be sure I will be printing up a fabric design sometime this weekend. I can't put this on hold any longer whether my house is a wreck from the impending move or not. I've just been waiting too long for this! So look out for some new Lumpkin printed fabric to be incorporated into my Fall designs this year. And who knows, maybe I'll even start offering some Lumpkin supplies soon. I won't go over board though- I 'm still very committed to recycling fabric and keeping some of the worlds existing fabric out of the landfill. But there is something very appealing about creating the exact fabric you need for a project. Something with your name on it. And now their is an organic cotton option to do it. I love it! And FYI -all I want for Christmas, Mothers Day, birthdays, everyday is Spoonflower gift certificates. Consider it my permanent gift registry for life.
I'm really too excited about this huh?