Great Tip for Home Embroiderers

Whenever I have something fun and new to share with home embroiderers, I'm going to post that information here along with any links.

Although I've been doing this for about 8 years, I found this great video for embroiderers to watch at Nancy's Notions online. So many times, embroiderers want to embroider on the pocket, but aren't sure how to remove it or, even more important, get it back on the shirt in the same spot. Now you won't have to embroider the pocket through the shirt, losing the pocket's functionality :) This method is the same one I've used repeatedly and it's so easy.

The link to the video is below. When you get to the page, look just slightly below the Bear Days of Summer designs information and you'll see the link to click to play the video. Make sure you turn up the volume so you won't miss a single word. The embroidery designs creator not only chats with Nancy about how the Bear Days of Summer designs came to be digitized, but this is where you'll learn the tips for embroidering on a pocket. And while you're at Nancy's Notions, check out all the great projects she has available and new notions you just can't live without. Enjoy the video!

http://www.nancysnotions.com/product/code/adp-66j.do?extid=090521T

Happy stitching,

Shari

New Page of Gift Ideas

I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday weekend and remembered to shake the hand of a veteran and thank them for their service. If it weren't for their sacrifices, we couldn't enjoy the freedoms we have.

Something new has been in the works! I've been working on a new page of gift ideas for home decor. Have you noticed that aprons have become the rage again? They're everywhere and I have a special fondness for them myself. And I'm not talking plain aprons...no way. I'm talking easy care cotton aprons with embroidered designs. Do you have a special chef in your family? Or maybe you know someone who is a "king" of his grill. Well, come on over and visit the new Kitchen Decor page!

www.sharianndesigns.com/kitchen-decor.html

Plus, I'm working on my newest set of embroidery designs, Funny Gingerbread Men. They are taking a little longer than I first anticipated because I want them to be so unique. These should be ready in early June, so please check back. It's never too early to start planning for the holidays!

Have a great day :)

New Site is Online!

This is a very happy day for me as the new web site has gone public. It took a long time in coming, 6 months to be exact :) I learned a lot from my web designer, Maureen, who has the patience of a saint! It's not easy learning all the ins and outs of html, css and the many quirks you run into along the way. So, thanks Maureen, I couldn't have gotten this far without you.

Hopefully I'll be able to post to my blog on an every other day basis, but definitely whenever there is something new to tell you about on the site. I'll be able to channel some of the time I've gained back from working on getting the site ready to digitizing more design sets for the home embroidery market, plus creating new gift and home decor items for the site.

I'll also be posting some tips for the home embroiderers since we love using machine embroidered designs on anything that doesn't move, and even on those items too when possible :)

So welcome again to my blog and I hope you find something useful here that you can take with you! If you'd like to follow this blog, just click on the link at the top of the blog to become a follower. I'd love to read your comments and ideas.

One Day Closer

Well, the new web site is nearly ready. Possibly tomorrow will be the day the switch from the old site to the new will happen. I'm very excited. This was a long time coming! I hope you enjoy the new site and will bookmark it to visit again.