After many hours of "ideating", supply chain management, labor disputes and concept-to-market negotiations ;P...we've finally put it "out there"...our new product, the hoop.dee.do is up in our Etsy shop!
Introducing hoop.dee.do: the embroidery hoop bulletin board!
Here is the official info from our Etsy shop (littleprettystudio.etsy.com)
We (Jennifer + John) are the makers of the hoop.dee.do embroidery hoop bulletin board...
+ Each hoop.dee.do bulletin board is handmade, stamped + numbered...
+ The outer hoop is removable to allow for paint or stain...
+ We like to use bright, bold patterns for each hoop.dee.do, but if you would like to use a different fabric, you can remove the outer hoop and stretch your own over the existing board...
+ We try to keep a consistent stock of the following sizes:
14", 12", 9", 6" rounds (some unique sizes may be available from time to time)...
The hoop.dee.do idea came to me one evening while John and I were taking down the last of our Christmas decorations and I was looking for something fun and lively to decorate with. I was going to stretch some fabric over a few of the thrifted hoops I had laying around a la purlsoho- but when I was actually in the process, I thought- "hey, wouldn't this make a cool bulletin board?"....I proclaimed, with much enthusiasm to John, that this was going to be our new joint venture- he would do the manly construction part, and I would do the frilly chick part. It took a few more months for us to get on track, and since then we have been hard at work. John has learned all about batting and fabric and olfa cutters:) I have learned about "prop styling" and the limitations of shipping in a standard USPS priority mail box.
I was up until dawn this am working on finishing up the photos and posting each hoop.dee.do to Etsy, and was delighted to wake up a few hours later to find that someone beat me to blogging about it- JennSki is an amazing artist (I already have my eye on this print for my wall) with a very fun blog and awesome Etsy shop! I am tickled that she found me!
So that's my big surprise!! I really hope you like it and will tell all your friends, lol!! I have more ideas up my sleeve for products for the shop, and I am really looking forward to this new side of my crafting life.
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BTW.... I did go junking this weekend!! I SCORED on a few awesome items that I cannot wait to show you...but it will have to wait until tomorrow, I have to clean up my mess and make room to take a picture of one very large item that just may be the best find ever. Craigslist is my new best friend. :)
also, if you can give your pups a hug today in memory of Honey, that would be wonderful. It was a year today that she crossed over the rainbow bridge and I have been thinking about her all day. I miss her little snuggliness.
(((((big hugs)))))
