Etsy shop receives new stock

Hello all.....

Just popping in to let you know there are new items in the shop.....and I will continue to add more as the weeks go by.  The shop has been closed for the last 2 weeks as I spent time in England with family.  But I'm back with a new level of drive to get this Etsy shop jam packed in time for the holidays.  If you can't find the following items in the shop that just means they're coming soon!!!!  And you can always email on Etsy if you see something you want but can't find it!

Renegade Brooklyn, September 2014

What an absolutely fantastically exhausting weekend.  I had such a successful time at Renegade Brooklyn, busy both days...even in the rain on Saturday afternoon people were still spending money!  YAY!

I think I might have sold about 75% of my inventory which is great!!!!  The only minor downside is that I have Jersey City 'All About Downtown' this coming Saturday....so I have to work like crazy again this week!



Anyway here's the pics I snapped quickly on Sunday.....I wish I had taken more but I had about a 1 min break with no one in the booth so I had to be fast.  If you think my booth pics look a bit one sided, you are right....I had the right side and Le Petit Elefant had the left side.....I stupidly didn't take a pic of the whole booth with both of us!!!  Mad at myself for that!  Sorry Genevieve!

Going to work on adding risers to the white boxes....it's hard to see in them with the piles of bibs at the front!!!

Just noticing that my 'O' is flipped in my sign!!!  Oh well!!!

Renegade Craft Fair - Brooklyn Septermber 13th and 14th 2014

So for those of you that are not on Facebook and following my news I'll be at Renegade Craft Fair - Brooklyn this coming weekend Sept 13/14
http://www.renegadecraft.com/brooklyn-september-market-details

"99 baby bibs in a pile, 99 baby bibs"

I have been busy working my tail off preparing for my first ever two day show!  Up at 6.30am and working through til around 11.30pm yes it's exhausting and tonight I hit a wall!  I don't think I can sew another bib!
I'll be taking inventory tomorrow so should be able to report back exactly how many items I have made.....it's never enough though I find....you always feel you need to make more.  There are fabrics I wanted to use but never got around to.....in the end you can only do so much.

If you are in the neighbourhood swing on by 50 Kent between 11th and 12th street.
I am sharing booth #98 with Le Petit Elefant.....figured I'd try a half booth this year and if it's successful apply for a full booth next year!!!

 

Here the link the last year when I was a mere spectator.
http://textiletrolley.blogspot.com/2013/06/renegade-craft-fair-brooklyn-summer-2013.html

Squirrel Picnic Table

Thought I'd share these pics today....has nothing to do with anything at Textile Trolley but I woke up to these 2 buddies having breakfast on our deck and it made me smile.....it's taken them a month or two to figure out that they can actually sit on the chairs......before they were hanging upside down on the corn cob.

Would be a better quality picture if I didn't have to take it through glass!!!  They run away every time I open the sliding door.

I bought the picnic set for my boyfriends birthday and it's the gift that keeps on giving.  Children that come over to visit are mesmerized by our furry friends.  Would be a great gift for any animal lovers...this one is screwed onto the railing of our deck.

Anyone interested in purchasing one I bought this on Etsy HERE

Greensleeves Shop in Flemington, New Jersey

Are you finding yourself singing "Greensleeves" and not knowing the words beyond "was all my joy" like me???  LOL    If you need to hear the song you can click on the arrow below....
(if you're reading this via email that link won't work)

Anyway back to MY Greensleeves....the newest shop to stock Textile Trolley.  I went for a visit last weekend to check it out as I missed the grande opening.

Here are some pics.  If you live close to Flemington it's DEFINITELY worth a trip.

Greensleeves is a huge space, grab a coffee and a cake and sit and have a chat at one of the reclaimed chairs and tables.

How amazing is this?  Volunteers painted shutters to cover the walls.  BRILLIANT!

How adorable is that Bakery counter? 

I can definitely vouch for the Egg and Cheddar stuffed croissant  OMG!!!!  I think my boyfriend has mentioned them about 4 times in less than a week!!!
Also the Brownie with peanut butter icing was to die for as was the Magic Bars, Lemon Bars, Hungarian Raspberry Bars, and the regular Brownie. Yes I tried them all......we bought a box of goodies to SHARE with friends.  Everything was so fresh and moist and delicious.

Check out the 

amazing lights.

They covered up 

the ugly boxy

lights with

kitchen utensils,

shells,

cutlery,

teacups!

One of the hutches with some of Textile Trolley's baby items.

Another beautiful hutch with Textile Trolley's items and also amazing soaps and lotions from Secret Garden Soap of Madison

Fantastic aprons and clothing from Norma and Henry

Beautiful jewelery from Stia Couture

Wonderfully vibrant Painted Mason Jars from Noble Dippy

A beautiful selection of gorgeousness (I didn't even know that was a real word...no spell check LOL)

Love these paper pom poms from Ruffled Paper I bought 3 that I'm hoping to display on my tent at  Renegade Craft Fair in Brooklyn on September 13th/14th 2014

Love these coffee sack bags from Lavanta Coffee will try the coffee too next time I go.

Big shout out to Koz's Korner who was the one who recommended me to Greensleeves.  All the wooden signs you see in the shop are done by my pal Koz

I cannot describe to you how delicious these chocolates are from David Bradley

I've got a feeling that one of these will be coming home with me next time I visit.  Beautiful items from Charlie Thyme

Another reclaimed wood business....isn't it great these people are saving all the wood....One Man Gathers Studio

Jewelery by Lisa features reclaimed/recycled materials.

Beautiful Jersey printed flour sacks!

So as you can see for yourself this place is WORTH A VISIT!  Not only does it have the best baked goods around for miles it has fantastic local artists too....and if it's not enough that you support local you are also helping support people with special needs.  A percentage of all sold goods goes to help provide housing, healthcare, meaningful employment, and recreational opportunities to people with special needs in the communities of their choice.

Greensleeves is an affiliate of Allies.

And if you STILL need further persuasion.....Liberty Village outlets are right next door!!!!!!!!!

What's happening at Textile Trolley!

OK so it's been a ridiculous length of time since I last posted.....I feel bad, I feel I should be putting more posts together but there are just not enough hours in the day.

Since I last left you ....

-  I whizzed by 500 sales in my Etsy shop

-  Have taken on 5 wholesale shop orders (including one in NYC and Malaysia)

-  Was chosen from many (I presume) to be involved in a new shop opening up in N.J.  It's called   Greensleeves and has it's opening at the end of this month in Flemington.  They have chosen a handful of local NJ artists to display their work in this shop, each one having their own area to display their work not mixed together.  I'll be writing a full post on this shop once I go and visit in July.  I'm excited to be a part of this organization as they are a charity that help local adults with special needs.

-  I was accepted into a Jersey City show in September

-  I was accepted by Renegade to be a part of their Brooklyn show in September...can't tell you how excited and privileged I feel to be a part of that, it's a tough show to get in to with a lot of amazing new artists....if you are not familiar check out this post from my visit last year
http://textiletrolley.blogspot.com/2013/06/renegade-craft-fair-brooklyn-summer-2013.html

- Was interview by Spanish Glamour (Spain based magazine) on what it's like to be a 'Norland Nanny'.  The article is supposed to be out in the June or July issue.  I have a friend in Seville picking up a copy.

-  I got half way through re-organizing my studio, wrapping fabrics around those comic back boards...it looks great so far but that was about a month ago when I started and I just haven't had time to finish it yet.
I have more fabric than I can make bibs with - possibly 30-40 new fabrics that are just lying there waiting to be made in to bibs....it's very frustrating but hopefully I will have some time in the summer to get to them.

- Totally not connected to T.T. but my pool team won a local 9 ball tournament that qualifies us to play in the National tournament in Las Vegas in August, flight and accommodation paid for YAY!!!  Another amazing achievement.

I'm sure there's more but there are orders that need to be completed and out today so I gotta dash....I'll be back soon with new posts.

Second Outdoor Craft Fair

So I had my second outdoor craft fair this last weekend in Hoboken, N.J.  Hoboken is the last town in NJ before you cross the tunnel in NYC it's a very young, happening place so I thought I'd give the annual spring Art and Music Festival a go.  This is one of the reasons I've been a bit quiet lately....preparing for Hoboken....and it's a good job I did!!!!  It was the busiest show I have ever done.  Took me 3 hours to eat half a sandwich because every time I picked it up there was someone interested in a purchase....now I am NOT complaining it's merely to show you how busy I was....and of course with being busy comes great sales, the best I've ever done....so I was a happy camper despite the terribly windy weather.

Here are a few pics, they are not the best because I just managed to finish setting up as the festival opened and I had only brought my phone with me because I knew I could be busy and I had no help to watch items like expensive cameras.  I had to alter my display a little because of the weather.

As much as I love my handmade sign it's difficult to read.  I can't bare to redo it so I was thinking of possibly going around the edges with a black sharpie?  What do you think?  I tried to sew around the edge in dark thread but because it is all strung together it was really difficult....plus it didn't make it stand out too well either...I did the first 'T' can you tell?

This was the front table with blankets, bib and burp sets and burp cloths.  I had to take my cards out of a carousel because of the high wind so I stuck those in a rectangular basket next to the hair ties.  I didn't put out my button hair elastics or my wood and fabric tags because it was windy and I didn't want to worry about little things blowing away.

This was the side table with organic items and baby and toddler bibs.  I usually stack the wine crates on top of each other but was worried they would blow over....the ones on the other table are nailed together so they were fine.  The tent was swaying from side to side so the wine crates wouldn't have stood a chance.  I had to put a metal rod on the row of bibs that are raised because they were starting to blow away.

I kept the side wall off the right side because most people only had 2 sides up ...I figured they knew what they were doing so I just did the same PLUS I ran out of time.  See the back wall?  I learned that if you roll it up at the bottom the wind won't rock your tent as much because it comes through.

You can see the bibs blowing in the wind in this pic.  I love how they decorate the tent when they hang on the washing line all the way around.  I hung the toddler bibs at the back this time and also switched a blanket in there half way through the day, that's when the blankets started selling!!!!!  I think I may try and hang a lower line too next time if I have time this way I'll have more table space. 

I had so many wonderful compliments on my bibs, display, the fabrics I had chosen etc it made me feel really good by the end of the day and I wasn't quite as exhausted as I usually am.