Okay friends + followers of Sparky Jones
I kinda need YOUR HELP!
Remember how we had a huge Clearance Sale in our Etsy shop last month? Well the topnotch thing about that, is those funds are getting put back into La Sparky Jones business ... to make it even better - YiPpY!!
So I built a fun little survey with Survey Monkey called 'Its all about YOU!!!', because well it is - without you peeps, I wouldn't be in business. So the scoop is...it takes about 5 mins, its anonymous + I would love love love for you to be completey honest. That way, I can cater towards what YOU want, instead of moi having the bestest idea on the planet + it being a complete flop (which... has happened before today!)
So head on over to our survey ::
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/sparkyjones
And hey why not send the link onto anyone that you think might be interested too!!
When you have completed the survey, you'll receive a 10% discount code that you can use in our Sparky Jones etsy shop. I know I know, your thinking...but the shop isn't really up + running yet, well we're nearly back at it + you shall be able to receive your discount up until Dec 31st 2015 (aka christmas shopping discount!)
Don't forget - I love posting snapshots of behind the scenes life, inspirations + upcoming projects on Instagram, but I try to keep our Sparky Jones Accessory Facebook page just strictly updates/news + not so much personal
Au Revoir for now my friends
Jemima
PS :: do the survey now, otherwise you'll think ... i'll just do it later andddddddddd then you'll forget!
Its only up for a week 23rd July - 30th July, so get movin' chop chop
PPS :: Thanking You!!
Supplies
Only when you move your life + studio...do you realize how many lovely goods you have accumulated! So I might be getting a touch excited to make a one unclaimed room in our new abode, to my brand spanking new 'at home' studio or ... as some may call it - a sanity room! However, before i get back into full production sewing mode, thought it might be best if i actually take some time to knock a couple o important things off my ever growing 'to do' list - for example my 2014 taxes (just have to drop em off to the accountant!), remove the beige (each to their own but the colour beige does not inspire creativity in this homie) ...and lastly, get organized. I never ever take time to do that and have the ol' habit of thinking ' i'll just do it later' - inevitably ... I never do it!
So with this organizing...comes a bit of downsizing, purging + getting downright callous with the 'accumulation'. Yes, I have quite a bit that I love dearly... but will probably never be able to use all of it in my life time (my Mr will definitely agree with that statement with a growl!) So I thought it would be a fantabulous thing if i 'let-go' some of my topnotch supplies onto homes + hearts that will actually be able to use them, this is the kind of the hard part for an addict let me tell you - hehe!.
Alrighty, here we go ::
First up, I'd love to introduce you to part of my stash ... Lydia's drapery fabric - a deliciously kitschy abstract floral in sea foam,apple greens + browns ... a combination that seems to go so oddly together, yet the definite draw card for moi. I made a few delightful Hello Everything Clutches and it surely was dream to sew with, but truth be known, my original plan was to snip + stitch it into a couple o Humphred Jones handbag paired with the magenta trimmings + big wooden buttons (ahhh perhaps one day!). Side note - I will be keeping a touch for myself for an upcoming, take time for yourself 'me' project - a retro inspired full skirt! oh la la
Anyways i've put a precious 3 Metres in our etsy shoppe under the new section 'Supplies'. This superior quality fabric is a light/medium weight 100 % cotton canvas made the perfect drapes for Lydia , but could be used to recover a retro armchair, or make a trusty tote bag ... Ooohhhh the possibilities are endless, best snap it up before I reclaim it!!!
Keeping it Real
Okay so i thought it might be a great idea to tell you about last week - Keeping it Real i think its called! Lets just say it was Ba-Hummmmmbug + the reality of having 3 little people under 3 definitely sunk in, for instance ... I had a million things i wanted to do and achieved absolutely nothing (this drives me completely nuts, an aspect of my new life i'm really going to have to work on!). Firstly, it was crazy hot, like 3 mini cold showers hot, the kinda hot you can't even be bothered to drive 5 mins down the road to jump in the lake hot - now even though i love love love our new house ... a little something that would make breastfeeding 2 little heaters in 38'c heat, a bit more comfortable, would probably be that luxury called air-conditioning!!!!
But anyways, moving on, you get the idea. Secondly we had an outing - OOhhhhh I was soooooo excited to a) get out of the house + b) converse with adults about anything unrelated to little people. It ended in, babes that wouldn't nap, low milk supply + the kid had a poops blowout from another world, so we headed home before the birthday party really started. We sold our truck, it just had so many memories of happy travels (driving solo to the Make It show in Edmonton, Vancouver Island, Oregon Coastline) + my beloved Daisy dog who loved nothing more than cruising with her head out the window, ears + lips a flapping. But thats ok, we had grandpa's cool ol' Valiant to drive around, which ... in turn, ended up having a couple o issues which left us vehicleless. No biggy! (still holding on to sanity at this point!).
But then ... my 3 little top notch sleepers (for whatever reason) naps did not align for the whole week! When one would go down, the others would awake. Which is fine, we all had fun in the end don't get me wrong, but i'm one of those that needs some part of the day to be quiet - this is when i get my head straight. Sometimes i just get myself or the house organized + other times i get in an awesome creative zone. Whilst being a Mumma is definitely a cool job, I believe we all need that something (outside of motherhood/parenthood) that keeps us sane - and being quietly creative is mine.
But what really tipped me over the edge, was Facebook weirdly enough! Holy inhumane + worldly atrocities batman. Now whilst i don't believe being in naive or ignorant of todays world, i'm finding FB way too heavy in this department of late - so i said 't h a t s i t !' Take some time off, rebuild + refocus - and well, being a normal human you just have to do that sometimes!
The good news is - this week is going a lot better, some of which i'll be posting about later in the week!!!!
