tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56764631716013679652011-11-27T23:52:15.623-05:00Welcome to Mama's Pocketbook Blog. All about the love of creating with beautiful fabrics. Particularly hand-crafted fabric pocketbooks, totes, purse accessories, organizers, aprons, home decor, sachets, gardening smocks, pillows and oh so much more. Here you'll find ... Romance * Nostalgia * PassionDianne Hadawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17241435594133612264noreply@blogger.comBlogger1751100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5676463171601367965.post-89631597401125211912011-09-06T06:46:00.000-04:002011-11-27T23:52:15.630-05:00

First I want to say how very grateful I am to those who have continued to visit my website and blog over the past four months. As you can tell, I've been away from both since May. As it happens sometimes, life turns on a dime and we find ourselves dealing with completely unexpected changes. My world turned upside down in May when my husband abruptly, without warning, decided to leave and file for

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Tote & coordinated Fabric Card Cases & Tissue Cover with Printed Tissues One of a Kind - In stock - READY TO SHIP NOW! I just love this Spring-y Happy Fabric Ensemble Caitlin Tote & Accessories Set is a One of A Kind Original Design! Includes 2 fabric card cases/organizers & a coordinated tissue cover with printed tissues ENTIRE SET: Caitlin Tote, 2 Card

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Mama's Pocketbook - Miranda Hobo Sling Bag is my newest creation. I’m so happy to present a new Miranda Hobo Sling Bag. This is a One of A Kind Original Design! I have also created some optional accessories: A set of 3 coordinated card cases to help organize your new bag. These bright colors are sure to get your attention - and everyone else's attention too! But only one lucky girl can carry

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Amy Butler Sewing Patterns - April 2011 SALE We are so happy to now be carrying the entire line of Amy Butler Sewing Patterns! This includes all purse, home decor and clothing patterns. And to celebrate we are offering 10% any Amy Butler Pattern purchase through the end of April - that's in addition to FREE SHIPPING in the U.S.!  That equates to just over a 20% savings total! Check out some of

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My friend Janet Coon, of ShabbyFuFu is having an amazing giveaway right now on her blog. This one you really don't want to miss! If you haven't visited Janet's online boutique, you are missing out! It is filled with fabulously beautiful and romantic decor, furniture, textiles, hand painted porcelain, and much more. If you enjoy creating a beautiful home, you owe it to yourself to experience

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SOLD!!!   Thanks for looking - New ones coming this weekend! New One-of-a-Kind Porch Pouch / Tote in Amy Butler's LOVE: Sandalwood Soul.  First come, first served. Ready to ship. Thanks for looking!

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Mama's Pocketbook - Fabric Pocketbooks, Black Tweed Victoria Purse NEW - One of a Kind Original Mama's Pocketbook Design. Ready to ship! I am offering free shipping to U.S. Address and I will also include a coordinated business card case and tissue holder with pretty tissues free with this purse!

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Wow what a January this has been! It has been a very eventful past 3 weeks, so I'm just now getting started with my blogging for 2011! The first week of the year we were just getting back into the groove of the regular school schedule and getting over the holidays when into week two we were surprised to get a doozy of a snowstorm - in North Georgia! We rarely ever get snow like that! That snow

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Truly Last Minute Gifts! Perfect for Teachers, Neighbors, Co-Workers, Church Friends, Mail & Paper Carriers, Bus Drivers … A thoughtful and sweet gift that is economical enough to make it easy for you to honor everyone you want to with the spirit of the season. Do you need last minutes gifts? Hurry - These cute tissue holders are just waiting to ship out to you to finish off your stocking

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I have to figure out how to add a wish list to my site! I think this is a fabulous tool for both the customer and the retailer! Today I discovered that one of my fav online fabric stores has a wish list feature! So here are a few of the fabrics I’ve added to my wish list at Above All Fabric … View Full AlbumYou know, just in case Santa is wondering what I might like to have for Christmas.

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Hello, I am a little late to the party but, what else is new?!! I absolutely love Thanksgiving and it is a big holiday for my family and my husband’s family. My family has a reunion every year at Thanksgiving, usually at my brother Don’s house in Alabama, but sometimes we have all traveled and joined together at various cabins in Pine Mountain, Georgia, and we all went to Gatlinburg, TN one year

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I haven't been a good blogger, I've been sporadic and I finally feel like I'm able to really give my blog some love and attention and see what I can make of it! What better way to breathe new life into my blog than with a PARTY? My good friend Lynn Meadows Wheeler of The Vintage Nest is having a "Give Thanks Party" this Friday, Nov. 19th, hosted on her "The Vintage Nest" blog at

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First I have to apologize - I had posted that my name drawing would be held at Noon today, but I forgot that my son had a doctor's appointment at the same time! I did give one more nudge on Facebook for posting comments on the blog, but I only had on more post and it was done before noon. So everything is still fair and square even though I am running the Random List tool a bit late. I had 32

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Sensational Effervescent Wonderful Titallating Innovative New-fashioned Adorable Put it all together and you are only scratching the surface of SEW TINA!  Tina Givens is a multi-talented designer of some of the brightest and most clever, fun, favorite fabrics ever and now she has a fantastic new book with 30 cute projects & adorable decor items for kids! I was

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With 73 votes in our Perfect Pocketbook Design Contest Andrea Ferguson, affectionately called Andy Bee, has won the Grand Prize capturing 66.4% of the votes for her design description! Congrats Andy! Your Grand Prize is a custom made bag created following your description below: My perfect bag is sort of Betsey Johnson meets Gianni Versace and they travel in a Gypsy Wagon! lol It's medium to

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Choosing the Top 3 entries for the best “Perfect Pocketbook” description was WAY harder than I had thought it would be.  I had to have my husband help me choose, and it was actually great to have someone who is totally impartial and who could judge just by the descriptions alone which ones sounded like winners to him. Now mind you – I realize he doesn’t carry a pocketbook, but he has been around

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  Here’s the list of entry names, some have multiple entries depending on the extra chances they used. Patricia Rose X5 Marjorie Miller Meier X4 Andy-Brown Bee Studio X5 Georgia Grandma G's X5 angelhomemaker@yahoo.com X3 HollyBaum  X5 Lilli Blue X2 Debbie Naegel X2 Liz X3 Margo Leah Edwards X2 I loaded all the names the number of times shown into the

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Oh Joy! I'm in heaven and drooling like crazy over  the images from Amy Butler's new book! Seriously – did you hear that squealing noise – that was me! Amy Butler Design - Amy Butler's Style Stitches Here's what Amy has to say about her new book: Because every girl loves a great bag, and I love designing them... I'm proud to introduce my brand new sewing book - Style Stitches! My book

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How many times have I heard women say they wish they could find their perfect purse? Do you have a blueprint in your mind of what would be the perfect handbag, tote, pocketbook, purse  - or whatever label you want to give it? HOW ABOUT A CONTEST? I love a good contest, and for me a good contest is one that is pretty simple to enter and win. But I know there’s also some competitive girls out

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Technorati Tags: Bird tote,Friday Sale,MakeMinePink.com,Mama's Pocketbook,bird purse,bird fabric Please join us for shopping with a twist on Friday August 27th, 2010 as we present "Birds of a feather" Mama's Pocketbook - MakeMinePink Friday Shop Page It seems like just a few weeks ago that I was awakened to the sweet melody of a robin cheerily singing it’s good morning greeting outside of my

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This beautiful limited edition "Porch Pouch" is handcrafted from a gorgeous pink and white floral fabric called Pearl Baby Pink and it's lined with a sweet white and baby pink French Toile. Simplicity and elegance define this bag as it's slightly tapered at the top, and flares nicely at the bottom - just right! It's the perfect size for magazines, books, papers, with room for your

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Pouchees® - The Ultimate Purse OrganizerJuly 14 - 31- Last Chance Sale Price = $21.00 each on Cotton Pouchee's There will be a price increase beginning August 1st Cotton Pouchees will be $25.00 each.

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 Now thru 7/31 Handcrafted Card Cases! Organize Your Purse! Custom Card Cases Only $7.00 each! Plus Free Shipping* when you buy 3 or more!   (*Free shipping to U.S. addresses only – you do need to configure shipping in the cart, but I will immediately reimburse it upon receipt of order of 3 or more card cases. This offer expires 7/31/2010)

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Heads up everyone – My friend Janet Shaw Coon, owner of the fabulous ShabbyFuFu.com is participating in the Where Bloggers Create Party & having an Anthropologie Giveaway at the Shabbyfufu Studio http://networkedblogs.com/4Z9HT. Go over and gaze at the gorgeous workspace Janet has created in her daughter’s room and enter the giveaway! And don’t forget to click on the Where Bloggers Create

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FRONT SIDE OF FLOUNCY FLOUNCY IN BLUE-GREEN AMY BUTLER FABRICS I'm so excited to introduce my newest line of One of a Kind Bag Designs Flouncy Flouncy!! Featuring a OOAK Assortment of Amy Butler Blue & Green Print Fabrics Perfect fun tote for everyday use. Roomy inside with two large fully lined pockets. Lightweight, but sturdy construction. Outer bag and inner lining are

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Amy Butler Purse Sewing Patterns Summer Sewing Sale One Week Only - June 4th - June 11th Make a FunBag - Enjoy a Whopping 15% off! and Free Shipping in U.S. PRICES ALREADY REFLECT 15% OFF SAVINGS & FREE SHIPPPING View Full Album

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Click Here for our Special FREEDOM packageOrder any Amy Butler Fashion or Travel Bag by midnight May 31st  EXTENDED Through June 31st! Summer Introductory Special! And You Get 3 FREE coordinating Card Cases AND a FREE Pouchee Organizer (Total $53 Value!) NEW - Introducing Amy Butler Fashion & Travel BagsPlace order and I will email you to get your fabric choices and colors for the

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Modern grace, confident color, lush pattern, feminine beauty, impeccable quality. Organic cotton, low impact dyes, the highest grade leather accents, zippers, & trims, and bulletproof construction. The compelling fashion & print design of Amy Butler and the detailed quality of Kalencom. Style for your Life. Click images for details & ordering The Muriel Bag – Avail in Tomato or Navy

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Please join us for shopping with a twist on Friday May 7th 2010 as we present "Color Me Pink" Mama’s Pocketbook has Pink items for today's shopping event I’ve been a huge fan of pink for a very long time now. But all of a sudden, it seems that everywhere I look, I see more and more pink. I remember when pink was a color that was pretty much reserved for little girls' dresses and women's

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I decided to include the comments from Facebook since I didn’t designate that all comments had to be on the blog itself. The purpose was to get new faces looking at my website and blog and to have some fun and that was definitely accomplished between all areas of the giveaway!  AND… since I ended up with a total of 21 combined comments, reposts, shares, or other promo methods, I am going to use

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Found this interesting little psychological profile test in my inbox this morning. I'd love to know what you think - What's your Purse Pursonality?  Are you a fashionista, a designer snob, eco-conscious, casual chic? Don't forget to come back and post a comment for me telling me your purse personality style! That's all you have to do to be entered in a random number drawing for one of my OOAK

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I just love sewing up these fun little card cases. They may be little but they do big work organizing your purse. I keep 3 of them in my Pouchee organizer. They fit perfectly in there. One for my biz cards, one for cards I collect from others, and one for change. They will hold up to 50 business cards each. Each is a one of a kind, with a mix of fabrics, a handmade yo-yo and an antique or unique

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Saturday Sales Blitz – Mad About Patchwork I love these color combo's! I want them in my home to brighten up for Spring and to make new purses, card cases, and new accessory items for Spring and Summer!

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You do not want to miss out on this amazing giveaway! My friend Dawn Mohrmann is the exquisite designer and owner of Hydrangea Home and she is having a fantastic giveaway of one of her gorgeous tassels! I have been lucky enough to see her work up close and personal and these tassels are breathtaking! They are large and expertly made. Be sure to visit her site and enter in every possible way!

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Pouchees® - The Ultimate Purse Organizer Organizing your purse is easy with our new Pouchee Purse Organizer! As Featured in the December 2009 Romantic Homes Magazine!! FEBRUARY SALE - COTTON POUCHEES ONLY $19 EACH! (Regularly $23) Are you always hunting for your glasses, can't find your lipstick, have to dig for your check book? Now those days are over! You can find all your essentials as

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Please join us for shopping with a twist on Friday February 5th 2010 as we present "One of a kind treasures"Mama's Pocketbook has many One of a Kind items to offer you today during the MMP Friday Shopping Event! One of a kind treasures give you an opportunity to celebrate your own unique style pretty easily. Whether you prefer fun and whimsical designs, or if you go for nostalgic pieces that add

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I just discovered this amazing giveaway through Dawn Emondson’s gorgeous blog “The Feathered Nest”.  The Crystal Winter Giveaway is being held by Linda of “Robin's Egg Blues”.  I don’t mind sharing it one little bit, but I sure hope “I” am the winner. I was lucky to be the 100th comment poster! Have a look at the pretties she has for one lucky winner:  

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I’m so excited and honored to have a product featured in the December 2009 issue of Romantic Homes magazine! Senior Editor Jickie Torres visited my site and selected the Pouchee® Purse Organizer as one of her featured items in the “Our Favorite Things” section! What a thrill! Thank you so much Jickie!   Check it out on page 30! I’m in love with these organizers too, and I’m extending my offer

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I found this fascinating quote today:We are all probably feeling the stress (remind me not to ever move during the holidays again, mmm kay?) of the Christmas season, at least a little, right.  Please tell me I’m not the only one!Katie @ Frugal Femina, Holiday Help to the Rescue, Dec 2009You should read the whole article.

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Thanksgiving Week starts today! And I’m so thankful for all the wonderful customers and friends of Mama’s Pocketbook that I’ve decided to offer yet another special on my best selling purse organizers.  So… today, Monday, Nov. 23 through Monday Nov. 30th when you buy 4 of our Pouchee Purse Organizers, you will get a 5th one FREE!! Just list the color you would like for your 5th Pouchee in the

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I love how well these organizers work together to keep my purse organized! So… I’m offering one of my very chic, very pretty fabric card cases for FREE with the purchase of each Pouchee Organizer purchased now through Dec. 15th! I’ll coordinate the fabric on the card case to go with the Pouchee color you choose. Each of my card cases is a one of a kind due to the handcrafting and the selection

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Wow, looks like I fell off the earth or something around here doesn’t it? Well, not quite so dramatic as that, but I did have to take a bit of downtime. I had some surgery back in September and all went perfectly fine, but I never expected it to take me so long to get my energy back. I’m happy to report that I feel great now and I am back at work, getting it together again. I wasn’t completely

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Please join us for shopping with a twist on Friday August 28, 2009 as we present "Getting Organized" Getting Organized has taken on a new look! From being strictly functional to being functional and stylish has become the latest and greatest way of getting and staying organized. Pretty and stylish organization means that you no longer have to hide everything away in back room closets and filing

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OH MY HEAVENS! As soon as I saw the email from Amy with these images of her new rugs I fainted! Then I came to and wrote her and told her I fainted! LOL! I LOVE RUGS! And these are the rugs of my dreams. They are straight from heaven if you ask me. I want them so much I can hardly stand it! I’m ready to redecorate starting with these fabulous rugs! This is my Christmas List, just rugs, that’s all

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Please join us for shopping with a twist on Friday August 14, 2009 as we present "Cozy Seaside Cottage" at Mama’s Pocketbook and other participating Make Mine Pink Friday Shops. Cozy seaside cottage decor provides an opportunity to repurpose discarded furniture and decor that no longer fits in your home or day to day lifestyle. Items that have been well-loved because of the special memories they

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Please join us for shopping with a twist on Friday July 31, 2009 as we present "Pretty Pillows and Purses" If there's anything a girl can't have enough of it's pretty purses by day and pillows at night. A woman's purse can reveal a lot about her personality. If you're fun and flirty, you might carry a giraffe handbag or a pearl patent purse with pink polka dots.  For the more reserved - a

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Today our Pink Friday theme at Mama’s Pocketbook and Make Mine Pink is "A STITCH IN TIME – ALL THINGS QUILTED AND STITCHED " I’ve finally had a chance (well made the chance working til 3 AM!) to get back into the Pink Friday Special Events at Make Mine Pink.  And this week I have marked several items with special discounts and rebates, as well as a Buy 3 get a 4th free Amy Butler Pattern, and

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Our Amy Butler Pattern Purse Making Kits are back! Choose from 85 great new 10 oz. cotton fabrics, both solids and fresh new prints. I will be adding some new Amy Butler fabrics very soon to expand the selection. These kits have everything you need to make your own Amy Butler purse or bag (except thread) All the interfacing, fleece, zippers, buttons, or whatever your pattern choice calls

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"The Original Slip Covered Shoulder Bag" Change Your PURSE'onality Easy As 1-2-3 Never leave things behind, Simply change the outer cover of your bag! You can even change the strap and tie. INTRODUCING NEW FABRIC CHOICES!! I’ve just added 19 Solid Cotton (10 oz.) color choices for the base bags and 60 Print Cotton choices for the reversible slipcovers! We’ve-engineered the handy basic

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OH my! I usually miss out on these awards because I always forget to post my answers and tag others for them. But it’s the weekend and I have a little time so … I have my pink friend Caroline at Carolee Craftes http://caroleecrafts.blogspot.com/ to thank for awarding me the honest scrap award. Thank you Caroline for thinking of me and sending me this award on your Show & Tell for this week! To

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SPECIAL EXTENDED TO JUNE 1st!! Amy Butler "Sweet Life Bags" All orders placed between Thurs, May 21st and Mon, May 25th will receive FREE SHIPPING* and a Free Coordinating Amy Butler Fabric Card Case and Tissue Holder Set! *Free Shipping to U.S. Addresses only     This is an example of the Amy Butler Fabric Card Cases I make that coordinate with these bags.

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Come and see my newest pretty floral bag - "The Miranda Hobo Sling Bag" mixes rose patterned fabrics inside and out! Gorgeous color combos and a great new design! Join us for shopping with a twist on Friday May 15, 2009. The MMP Pink Friday theme today is "Romantic Roses"  Enjoy! ~ Dianne

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I just had to share this. Those of you who know me will know how deeply meaningful this poem is to me. This was my Mother’s Day gift that my daughter Lauren wrote for me today. My heart is so full from her love and understanding. You say that I look like her that I have her eyes and her lips as you stare longingly at the faded photograph You say I act like her my

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  Ah! This design came out just like I pictured it in my mind! Gotta love when that happens! I’m so happy with my new Miranda bag design.  This one has complementary colors of peachy-pink on one side and french blue on the other with matching bouquets of cabbage roses, rose buds and lush foliage which combine to create a grand garden on my modern version of the classic Hobo bag. Not only is

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How cool is this! (Bottom Center!) My Claire Wristlet / Clutch is included in today’s Treasury West called The Garden! Be still my heart!! What a great way to start my week! Thank you so much to Chyrl of My Paper Garden or Handcrafted Cards Boutique by Chyr’s Origami! This is my first time to be chosen for a Treasury (that I know of) and I have to say it’s pretty darn thrilling! I love these

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A lavender field in full bloom creates a purple and green landscape and infuses a sweet fragrance into the air. A field of flowers brought to life with the buzzing of bees, decorated with birds and butterflies drawn to its fragrant aroma. The lavender fragrance wafts gently through the air, carrying the memories of flowers, happiness, and sunny days. Far away, a summer porch, framed by windows

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Please join us for shopping with a twist on Friday, April 17, 2009 as we "Keep It Green." Restoring and repurposing vintage products keeps the earth clean while we decorate our homes and our lives. Suddenly following the 3 R's - reducing, reusing, and recycling - is much more than environmentally friendly. Now it's about making everyday things more beautiful. The practice of keeping it "green"

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VISIT OUR PINK FRIDAY PAGE!! Spring is here, and you don't even need to look outside your kitchen window or open your front door to know it. Just waking up to the sweet melody of a backyard robin cheerily singing outside your window is enough to tell you that life is renewed and spring is reborn. The birds of spring have returned and the earth reawakens. Outside, in our fenced yards and open

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I am so excited! The long awaited release of the new 2009 Amy Butler Sweet Life Bags is finally here! These bags are beyond awesome! This second line of Sweet Life Bags was designed by Amy with her crafting friends in mind. Custom-made for creative passions like knitting, quilting, and sewing. NEW features include extra pockets and tool channels, strong and long straps for carrying comfort,

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On Easter mornings, when we were children, we would awaken to discover Spring had magically arrived overnight… and delivered some delightful surprises. The world was new again and filled with treasures just waiting for us to discover them. Tall chocolate bunnies hidden in springtime flower beds. Eggs delicately painted like rainbows, waiting in the grass. Plush rabbits in ruffled dresses and

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One of a Kind Treasures By: Joyce Lucas, Founder Remember the days when we wanted to be like everyone else? We wanted to have the same clothes, same hairstyles, same…. everything. Only the very brave dared to be one of a kind. Sometimes it takes courage to say "I am different. I will be one of a kind." But over time, you discover that what makes a thing, or a person, unique is often the same

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The joyful march into spring begins, a cacophony of bird calls fills the blue skies, the trees show their fresh green buds, and the tulips start to poke their heads from the earth to face the sunshine. Colors are about to burst forth, and the earth will be new again. With fresh eyes, we are stocking our shelves with pretty greens, bright yellows, vibrant pinks, and beautiful blues. For the

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 Fun with Wordle! I just discovered this fun website - http://www.wordle.net. You can create your own word clouds with words that have meaning to you and be creative with fonts and colors and randomizing. Pretty neat huh? Just thought I'd share! Take a little fun break and make yourself a few Wordles!

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One morning last week as I was rushing to get the kids off to school, I took a nasty tumble down the entire flight of stairs to my basement. Thankfully my husband was still home and could help me and call 911. I shudder to think how long I would have laid in a crumpled pile on the landing if I'd fallen later when I was here alone. Ater being carefully placed on a backboard and carried to the

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First thank you all for your comments and for telling us why you'd love to win the Amy Butler Midwest Mode Pillows pattern in my Valentine's Day giveaway!I had 11 comments. For the first prize winner, I read all the comments to my daughter first, then my son and then to my husband Steve, each heard the comments and voted seperately from the other and it was unanimous, each picked Patricia as they

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Today I've whipped up a couple of new Romantic Porch Pouch / Day Totes - "Sweetheart Bouquet" . Yes, this is truly a Limited Edition of only TWO (now only one is left!) and I have been holding on to this beautiful fabric for just the right time - and what could be a better time to carry a tote blossoming with such gorgeous bouquets of Sweetheart Roses than Valentine's Day?!!This sweet tote would

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Last time I did an Amy Butler pattern giveaway everyone loved it, so I thought I'd make it a monthly event here at Mama's Pocketbook! You like? Sweet... So, here's what 'cha do ... Post a comment and tell me why you should win this month's pattern! Ok, this month I think we all need some warmth and sunshine and are looking forward to spucing up our homes for Spring! Well, I have just the thing.

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I'd hoped to present a new bag today, but that will have to wait for later in the week. This weekend I was prompted to create a new pdf tutorial on "How to Make Boxed Corners" as an added feature to expand on my Free "Pink October" Tote Pattern. Seems I have quite a few new seamstresses trying out my free pattern and getting stuck when it comes to understanding how to create the boxed corner for

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This week our theme for Pink Friday is "Winter Whites" and that's pretty appropriate considering all the ice and snow many have experienced lately. Perhaps you'll find the Winter White offerings from Mama's Pocketbook and from the other participating Boutiques at Make Mine Pink a bit more warm and inviting! I'm sure you will! So cozy up with a warm cup of coffe, tea or cocoa and browse all the

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Help! I cannot keep up! I have two blogs, facebook, myspace, twitter, LinkedIn, and a bunch of Ning networks I try to keep up with! I have my Mama's Pocketbook website, my Little Pink Boutique, my Etsy shop, Art Fire, and heck fire, I cannot even remember what else I'm doing!  I don't usually whine, but I think I do need to purge, share, list (rant) and maybe in doing so I'll see where I need to

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We are all about Romance and Roses at Make Mine Pink and at Mama's Pocketbook!And Today - Pink Friday - Our theme is ROMANTIC ROSES! It's bound to be the best one yet! You don't want to miss visiting each and every one of our boutiques as they are overflowing with the most gorgeous ROMANTIC ROSE items you've ever seen!  I love nothing more than creating with beautiful rose floral fabrics! Please

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I always love trying something new and this adorable wristlet clutch bag has turned out to be one of my favorite products to make! It's fun and looks great in all kinds of fabrics. I will be making quite an array of these I'm sure. The "Claire" Wristlet is a great bag for date night, church, weekend events, parties, Easter, or anytime you want to carry a smaller bag. On my prototypes I didn't

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I'm in just under the wire for this week's Pink Friday Sale! I'm happy to be able to offer this beautiful New OOAK Emmaline Sunhat, Tote and Accessories Set in Pomegranate Red Floral! What a fun new Winter set. One lucky someone will enjoy using this new set to keep her head warm, protect her skin from the sun (or maybe the glare off the snow and ice?!!) and enjoy using her new matching tote and

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When I ran my drawing for the Amy Butler pattern, my winner was Dawn of The Feathered Nest. I was so happy to have a new visitor to my site sign up for my newsletter and leave a comment to enter the drawing. Little did I know that I would become such an enamoured fan or her blog, but I have fast become addicted to it! Dawn is extraordinarily talented, and that is an understatement for sure! Many

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Are you ready for 2009? I sure am and I'm jumping the gun a little and posting a peek at one of my new pocketbooks. I'm really excited as I am finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel of 2008 and I know that it's not a train up ahead! It's sunshine and happiness! I've been promising to turn things around for over 6 months now ... and despite delays caused by illness, financial disasters,

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First, thank you to the 22 ladies who either signed up for my newsletter this week, or commented on my post about the Amy Butler Pattern Sale (or both!)  The sale is over and thank you very much to those who took advantage of a very rare discount of 20% on these great patterns. Ok, I made a list of the names, in the order of either the comments or the sign up time on the newsletter. Now I have

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Merry Christmas! My gift to you this week is a whopping 20% discount on all Amy Butler Sewing Patterns! Click HERE for more details. Also, I am having a drawing! Anyone who leaves a comment on this post, or who signs up for my newsletter by Friday Dec. 19th will be included in a drawing for Amy's newest pattern release ... Domestic Goddess Aprons!!   There's a box over on the right hand column to

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If you are like me, this year a lot of people on your list really just want gift cards for Christmas.  My daughter and my niece want gift cards to their  favorite stores and for downloading music and  my sisters-in-law enjoy getting gift cards for buying fabric and sewing notions, books, groceries, meals at great restaurants and for going to the movies.It used to seem like giving a gift card was 

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Adorable Holiday Tissues and Dottie Tissue CoversThese are not your ordinary tissue covers, they are from Mama's Pocketbook, so you know they are of the highest quality and made to last. There are no raw seams even on the inside - my special technique for making these cute little accessories results in a durable, washable, functional, and fashionable cover. The red dottie or green dottie fabric

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OH GOODIE! The time has come to dive into your Christmas shopping head first! And there's no better place to shop than from the comfort of your own home, browsing at your leisure all the fabulous shops participating in Christmas at Make Mine Pink , a Pink Friday Christmas shopping extravaganza!  Today we kick off our Holiday Shopping Series of Pink Fridays! I am so excited about Christmas and I

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I'm late, so late ... but hey ... better late than never right? I thought I'd have to pass on today's Pink Friday sale, but I was inspired by our leader, Joyce Lucas, to make up some great gift baskets. I have put together a couple that I think someone will like. They'll make great holiday gifts or just a nice gift for yourself, or anyone who sews. You can see more images and descriptions and

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Mama's Pocketbook cordially invites you toJoin us - November 2  - November 13for the Make Mine Pink 12 Days of Christmas Shop Hop!When: November 2nd - 13thYou can register now or wait until you've found one of the Christmas Trees. Registration is necessary to get credit for each of the trees that you find.There will be prizes daily! Mama's Pocketbook will be adding Holiday Items and Specials

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OK, Here's my best Show & Tell yet!I just found all these pics on my iPhone! These are my Pink Friends at the MMP Retreat we had in September in Williamsburg, VAEnjoy!

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I really enjoyed creating this One-of-a-Kind "Victoria" style pocketbook. I love combining contrasting fabrics and these compliment each other beautifully. I dug around in my baskets of trim and found a perfect flat braid with all the right colors and then added some of my dwindling supply of the ecru tatted lace. I love that lace, I need to start hunting for more of it, or more similar to it

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Just wanted to remind everyone that Pink October is coming to a close and due to other obligations and my construction schedule I will only be able to offer the Pink October Tote Set through Oct. 31st. in order to guarantee early shipping before the holiday rush.These sets make wonderful holiday gifts and today only, Oct. 22nd, I am offering FREE Shipping to U.S. addresses. and I am still

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Mama's Pocketbook is a small business - my pride and joy - and I will never stop doing what I love so much. I've learned so much , and now that I am well into my third year of this venture, I can see where it's time to make a few changes to improve the quality of service and to improve operations to stay strong in this time of change for the entire country.While the present economic tightening is

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I'm so excited to launch my new 2008 Pink October Tote Set benefitting Susan G. Komen for the Cure! This year I am offering a limited edition, one time only release of this special tote and accessories package. Each set will be numbered 1/50 through 50/50. Sales of this bag will be available beginning on October 6th, with the kick-off of the "Make Mine Pink "Pink October Shop Hop". Sale will

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Ah, now this is my kind of Pink Friday! All about the love of stitching and things stitched with love. And that's how I spend the majority of my time ... sewing, or as I like to call it "making the pretty!"This week I am celebrating Fall, kicking it off with two of my favorite fabrics, one I have been saving - hoarding - for 14 years! And today instead of OOAK offerings, I chose fabrics that I

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Last week I traveled from North Georgia to Williamsburg, VA for the Make Mine Pink 1st Annual "Getting Down to Business" Retreat with another Pink Sister and let me tell you we had a blast! We took our time on the road going up to the event and while we were in North Carolina we saw a billboard for a "Tour of Homes" in Salisbury, N.C. Well, we soon discovered that most of the billboards we saw in

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I attended the Make Mine Pink 1st Annual "Getting Down to Business" Retreat this past weekend in Williamsburg, VA and I had the time of my life from start to finish. I've been a bit tired today as I drove straight home ... for 9 hours ... yesterday! Today my website has been out of commission due to my hosting company migrating to new servers, so that has been a bother. If anyone has been trying

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It's late on Pink Friday, but it's not over for sure!  I missed out on part of the "Harvest Home Pink Friday" myself because my brain decided it had to have some sleep. I've been keeping some very weird, awful late hours lately and it finally caught up with me and no matter how much I wanted to post more pretty porch pouches for todays sale, my body said no, no no! No more working, you crazy

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Just had to share! Hubby knows I've been working really hard for weeks on end, getting by with little sleep and my stress level has been pretty high. So he did the grocery shopping for us on Sunday and this is what he brought me to cheer me up!The most beautiful PINK CUPCAKE I've ever seen! He knows I have a weakness for cupcakes. I mean who doesn't? They are so perfect! And this one - Oh, so

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HURRY!! This is the LAST WEEKEND to take advantage of the Summer Sale Price on PURSE'onality Bags!I've been so busy, I forgot to end the Summer Sale! So take advantage - I want to give one last shot with a slight extension of the Summer Sale Price on the Full Package. Take note that this extension is only good until midnight Sunday, Sept 7th! I WILL remember to reset the price this time!! PURSE`

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Welcome back, it's already Pink Friday again ... And the Specials keep getting better and better! Looks like MakeMinePink.com has a record number of participating shops this week! It's going to be fun to look through all the shops and see what is offered up as each owner's favorite things!I have some deals for you today! Since my favorite things are Fabrics, Sewing, Magazines and Saving Money .

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You know, I just cannot commit to one look, I just can't. I love too many styles. I'm eclectic. So I have decided to embrace my many moods and inspirations and give in to this designer's heart of mine and stop worrying about having one everlasting look - at least here on my blog!Maybe that it's just too much fun to make new banners! Esp. with the fun and easy to use graphics from Shabby Miss

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This weeks's theme for Pink Friday is Gotta have Bling.... ... a little pink bling, maybe a little vintage bling. How about some rhinestones and pearls~ anything to please the girls! I didn't think I'd be in on this one, but I remembered these pretty sparkly blingity blingie sequined and beaded and lame purses and hats I have! So here I am, ready for Bling Friday after all! These bags are

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I just love this tote! It's so pretty and feminine! I know someone is going to claim it as theirs pretty quick but I still just had to show it off here on the blog! It is truly a One-of-a-kind ... I don't even have enough of this fabric left over to make one for myself (Waaaah!) It may look delicate and too pretty to use, but trust me it is made to be used! It's been protected with a high grade

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It's once again Pink Friday and this week the MMP participating shops are offering beautiful goodies in the "Wonderful Whites' theme! I have a few items for you on my website. A bit different this week as I did not have much time for sewing. I did handcraft these lovely White Eyelet Lavender and Rice Sachet Sets (learn more on the site!) And I have some vintage white dress-up purses and a very

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I'm posting late for Monday Show & Tell, but as promised ... I've got pictures of my freshly painted lovely green kitchen to share! Steve and I worked so hard the past two days finishing the painting in our kitchen (that I started oh, about 2 years ago!) ... and we are so happy! Happy not only because it's finally finished, but because we really love it! It's so cheerful! Green is our favorite

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Make Mine Pink presents the first annual Make Mine Pink "Getting Down to Business" retreat in historic Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia on September 19-20, 2008. Join the Women of MMP, who are always willing to welcome, mentor and help build a circle of friendship.This is an energized opportunity to network, and gain or enhance business knowledge in a fun and inspiring way~ plus we will have lots

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