No time for sewing...vacation and a 10k

Not much has happened at the sewing machine in the past few weeks and this is why...
After my last post with some of my new Fall designs I headed out of town to spend a week with my sister, brother-in-law, and 2 adorable nephews at the "Happiest Place on Earth". That's right...we went to visit Mickey Mouse and all his friends at Walt Disney World! I was so blessed to be invited to join the Wiggins on their family vacation and loved every minute of it! As we all know, vacations can be somewhat exhausting. Trying to get back to reality and life as usual has been a bit of a challenge. It just seems there are not enough hours in the day to get everything accomplished.






Another reason I haven't been sewing...
Last Spring a good friend of mine asked me to take on the challenge of running a 5k. Together we trained for a 5k race and accomplished our goal!! I decided to continue my training and keep on running. A few weeks before I went on vacation I decided to register to run a 10k (6.2 miles) and began running more frequently to help prepare myself. Another good friend joined me on this challenge and just a few days ago we crossed the finish line of the 2010 Tulsa Zoo Run!! My goal for the 10k was to finish in under 1 hour 15 min. With beautiful weather, good music on my Ipod, friends and family waiting at the finish line I accomplished yet another goal!! My official race results: 1 hour 8 min 42 sec!!!!! My Ipod was on shuffle throughout the entire race and the song that was playing at the very end when I needed that "extra push" was Tim McGraw's "How Bad Do You Want It?" Ironic? I like to call it a "God thing," and at that point I knew I was not running alone. Who knows maybe next year I will be up to running a 1/2 marathon...only time will tell!


All of this to say...I am getting back to life as usual and will be back to the sewing machine soon! In the next few weeks I will be sewing a variety of items to sell at 2 local craft shows. The first show will be October 30th at Berryhill Elementary's Pumpkin Patch Festival and the next show will be November 20th at the Jenks Church Student Ministry Craft Show. These will be great places to get some shopping done before the Christmas rush is upon us. Hope to see you there!

New Fall Designs!!!!

Another productive weekend at the sewing machine!

Quilted Messenger Bags will be one of the new designs for Fall 2010! I have a variety of material that I will be working with the next few weeks. Stay tuned to see which design is next!

Messenger bag has an adjustable shoulder strap, large back pocket, 3 front pockets, and 2 inside pockets. It also features a removable bottom for easy washing. Bags will be available for sale at my Etsy.com Shop as well as directly from me through e-mail or Red Rover Designs fan page on Facebook.



Another new item for the Fall will be kitchen towels! Needing to replace some older kitchen towels or looking for the perfect gift for someone? These are great for House Warmings, Teachers, Brides-to-be, etc.
The towels will be sold in matching sets for $10. I will be making several designs in the next weeks, but if you have specific colors you are looking for please let me know!


I am linking up to a few blogs that I have recently come across and sharing my creations!

Fall Craft Shows

Fall is in the air (well...some days still feel like Summer) and the holiday season is just around the corner! I have begun sewing a few new items for Red Rover Designs...new items will include quilted messenger bags, purses, kitchen towels and possibly a new scarf design. Christmas will be here before we know it and most people will be on the hunt for that perfect gift for someone. I am planning to have some items that are Christmas specific while others can be put to use year round.

Thanks to a few friends of mine I have been encouraged to sell my designs at another Craft Fair. I am currently trying to decide which Fair I would like to be a part of the most. I will keep you posted on what I decide as well as details so you can come out and support Red Rover Designs as well as the other vendors.

As always I will still be taking custom orders and requests as I prepare for this event!

What's Black and White and Red all over????

My newest purse design is Black and White and Red all over!!!
I had a friend call and request a new purse for football season. Her son is going to be playing High School football and their mascot is the Zebra with school colors being red, white, and black. I tried to incorporate football into the design, but wasn't thrilled with my options. Zebra print is very popular right now so that fabric was not hard to find. After much searching and thinking I decided to embrace the zebra print and just make sure the school colors were represented. I added some black beaded fringe to pull everything together. There are a few inside pockets as well as a magnetic snap closure.

I had so much fun sewing this purse and hope it will show lots of school spirit during all the football games this season. GO ZEBRAS!!!!!





I am linking up to a few blogs that I have recently come across and sharing my creations!

Etsy.com

If you haven't heard of Etsy.com yet you must go check it out. It is a great website for handmade items and hard to find vintage items. People from all over are able to set up a "shop" and list thier items for sale. You pay a minimal listing fee, set the price and shipping (if applicable) for each item which lists the item for 4 months or until it sells.

After several friends suggesting I sell my designs on etsy.com I decided to give it a try. Why not? I wanted to have my shop name of RedRoverDesigns, but someone else already had that name (I was totally bummed when I found this out). Well, I could have gone with RRDesigns, but decided to be a little creative and use DoubleRDesigns as my shop name!
Click on the title of this entry and it will take you to my shop!

Check it out!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/doublerdesigns

August Clearance Sale

All in-stock items are going to be 10% or more off for the rest of the month of August. This sale is to help make room for some new designs and items coming this Fall! If there is a particular item you are looking for send me a message or give me a call.
The Red Rover Designs fan page on facebook.com has photos of all the items that are currently available in the August Clearance Sale.

Some of the available items are jewlery bags, aprons, burp cloths, pacifier clips, scarves, etc.

Arts and Craft Show

Hope everyone can come out and join us at the Jenks Church Student Ministry Arts and Craft Show this Saturday from 9am-6pm! There will be over 30 vendors as well as refreshments available while you shop and look around.

Aprons, Burp Cloths, Pacifier Clips, Drawstring (Jewelery) Bags, Scarves, & Gift Certificates for custom orders will all be available at the show!!

Come stop by and say "hi!"