I'm Moving

My blog is moving to a new home (currently under construction).  Soon you will be able to find everything you want to know & see from byMindy at http://handmadebymindy.wordpress.com/

Hope to see you there!

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays!  It's the busiest time of the year!  Hope you all are staying sane!

Here's a quick byMindy udpate!

This year you have many options to shop byMindy!

Online:
byMindy
www.weshopamano.com, based in Minneapolis

Brick & Mortar:
Space Montrose & Tinderbox Craft, both in Houston TX
Sparrow Collective in Milwaukee WI

Or come visit us at:

Renegade Craft Fair, Dec 7-8 Chicago IL

Yelp's Honkytonk Holiday Bazaar, Dec 10 Kansas City MO

You must follow the link & RSVP for the Yelp event.

We are also more than happy to work on a custom item for you!  Please contact us soon as shipping deadlines are just around the corner.  Send us a convo on etsy!

Like us on facebook, twitter, or instagram to stay up to date!  We are much better at updating those :)

Have a wonderful holiday season!

--Mindy

BUZZZZZ

I've been a busy, busy, busy bee, and a neglectful blogger.  Here's what's been happening since we were at the Renegade Craft Fair in Austin back in May:
Gypsy Market here in Kansas City: while it was super windy we had a great time!
Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago in September: AMAZING
Since then I've been working like crazy on wholesale orders! It's so fun to know that my little shoes are going to be available all over the country!
Next up: MommyCon in Kansas City on October 26, Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago Dec 7-8.
Then in January I plan to hang out with my friends!  I haven't seen any of them in so long! And I'll start working on a new fabric collection.

I'll post pictures of some of the new shoes I've been working on real soon!  Check back!

Fruit Ninja Baby | I was featured in a blog!

I LOVE THIS!!

Swedish photographer Emil Nystrom digitally inserts his 1-year-old daughter into such crazy situations as fixing a car, wielding a ninja sword or flying after a plane. Interestingly, some of the photos were made even before baby Singhild could crawl, her mom Isabelle had to hold her up for a shoot and be erased from the frame later.

Follow this link to see more!

Ann Kilzer from the 365 days of pattern blog interviewed me about the M collection!  I am honored!  Read the whole post here.

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Obscure Holiday & Some Savings for byMindy Customers

Today is National Splurge Day!  Here's a little info about the holiday:

National Splurge Day

When : Always June 18th

It's National Splurge Day, oh Yeah!

There are certain dates on the calendar that you look forward to with great excitement. You mark the date and wait in eager anticipation. For me, National Splurge Day is one of those very special days.

National Splurge Day is a day to treat yourself excessively, to anything you want. And, to excess if you desire. Isn't that a great thing?  Maybe, you're on a diet, and that special dessert is too many calories. Maybe, you want to buy a steak, and the budget is a little tight. Toss out the reservations, and go for it today.

Celebrate this day to the fullest degree. Treat yourself to whatever you want and to excess . For, this is a day to splurge. Do so without worry or concern...until tomorrow.

To celebrate byMindy is offering a great deal to let you Splurge a little & Save A LOT!

To cash in this great deal, visit www.bymindy.etsy.com, select the item(s) you wish to purchase, then enter the code "HOLIDAY" in the coupon section at checkout!

Hope you all are having a great summer so far!  We are busy little bees prepping for Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago in September!

The M Collection

So in my last post I wrote a little teaser about my 1st line of fabric "The M Collection".  I thought I might tell you just a little bit more about it.

I'd be thinking about designing a line for a long time, but always felt like it wasn't the right moment.  For Christmas this last year, my supportive parents gave me a wacom tablet.  Once I got accustomed to using  it ... GAME ON!

Most of the inspiration came from nature.  I did, however, also seek inspiration from some pretty normal icons (arrows).

After designing numerous patterns & selecting my 30 favorite, I had a collection.  I ordered a sample from Spoonflower.  When my package arrived & I opened it, I felt like a kid on Christmas.  I was super happy with how it all turned out.  After the excitement faded, a little disappointment came over me.  I realized that with prepping for all the upcoming sales, I couldn't afford to order my fabric so I could make products out of it.

A few weeks went by & a package arrived at the house.  My hubby had ordered 10 of the fabrics so I could have it for the upcoming shows!  He's got some serious brownie points accrued right now.

I hope you enjoy the pictures of my fabric.  Let me know what are your favorites!

All of these fabrics are available for sale at: http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/bymindy

The following links will direct you to products for sale made out of The M Collection.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/153016358/m-collection-navy-gold-anchor-ballet?ref=shop_home_feat

https://www.etsy.com/listing/153012039/m-collection-pink-chevron-mountains-baby?ref=shop_home_feat

https://www.etsy.com/listing/153305562/m-collection-navy-with-emerald-feathers?ref=shop_home_active

https://www.etsy.com/listing/153219825/m-collection-red-hanging-gems-ballet?ref=shop_home_active

Visit www.bymindy.esty.com to see the rest!!!

Thanks for dropping by!

Back in Action

We're back! We've been gone for a while, it seems like forever. We went to Austin, TX for the Renegade Craft Fair. It was AWESOME!! So many great makers of things all together in one place working towards common goals! I love it! Back in Kansas City we participated in the Gypsy Market Royale! We had so much fun! The clouds & wind couldn't bring us down. Here's some pictures from our latest adventures to tide you over as we update our Etsy shop... in progress now.
Doh!!  Almost forgot!  I designed my own line of fabric which we are calling "The M Collection".  All of our products are available in my designs.  Check out the whole line at Spoonflower.  All of my fabrics are available for purchase as well.

The Great Etsy Update of 2012

We are in the throws of what is being referred to as "The Great Etsy Update of 2012".  Working around the clock (when not at our day jobs) to stage & photograph our products & write great & informative descriptions.  I have to say, this is not necessarily the "fun" part of the process.  However today we did have a blast shooting product pics.  Our niece came over to model our tote bags for us.  She did great!  Here's a few pics to gander at.  Keep an eye on our ETSY to see all the different options!

Hope you have had a wonderful weekend!  We are looking forward to some good old fashioned R&R once we complete our shop update & finish up our custom orders.

Happy Recipient

This baby was gifted a bib & shoes that we made.  Look how happy!!!  SQEEEEEEE!  Babies are so cute!

Where we went

The weekend following Thanksgiving we participated in our very first Renegade Craft Fair in Austin TX.  I cannot express how much fun we had & how many nice people we met.  There were so many amazing vendors, I wish I had had the time to shop!  I took plenty of business cards on a quick walk through for shopping later.  We definitely plan to apply to many more RCFs in the future!!!

Holiday Sales Prep Time

I've barely had time to post!  I'm prepping for 3 craft fairs in 3 consecutive weekends.  Am I crazy? Perhaps.  One of the sales I'm getting ready for is the Renegade Craft Fair in Austin.  It's my first time & I am super excited!  I've already designed 2 new styles of baby shoes... I'll post pics eventually.  If you are going to be in Austin the weekend following Thanksgiving, I hope to see you there!!!

Visit my Etsy

Visit my shop here

Topeka Cider Days Festival

Recently we participated in the Topeka Cider Days Festival.  We had a lot of fun & met lots of great people.  Here's some pics of our booth from the show.

Ric Rac Roundup 2012

This past weekend we participated in the 4th annual Ric Rac Roundup!  It was a tremendous event put on by BonBon Atelier!  The weather was perfect, the turnout great, the vendors fantastic.  I can't say enough wonderful things about it.  Enjoy a couple of pics of the event!

 

Another exciting thing to note about the Ric Rac Roundup: we debuted our new line for babies!  We received great feedback from our customers & plan to expand the line to include other sizes, more shoe designs & more gender neutral options.  Stay tuned...

Holiday Sale & a Little Charity

Shop our holiday sale!!!  www.bymindy.etsy.com, enter the code "BLOGCARE" at checkout & save 15% off your total order!  Also 10% of your purchase will be donated to Harvesters!

Happy Holidays!!!!

All New ... well almost!

I've been busy designing almost all new products for my byMindy line.  I aim to provide women with a variety of essential accessories full of function & absolute style! 

Over the next month or so my posts will be about these new products as I prepare to release my summer look book!  Stay tuned ...

And for the men in your life, please take a minute to check out www.dandyandies.blogspot.com.  My husband & I are in the process of launching a line of fine accessories for men.

Please "like" us on facebook.  byMindy & Dandy Andies.  This is a great way to stay up to date on our special offers & events!!

Under Construction

byMindy is currently under construction.  We plan to be back in late July early August with wonderful new products for women.  At the same time we will unveil a new company we have in the works right now that will provide "man-cessories".  Check back often as we will keep you posted when our companies will be back & better than ever!!!!

Busy, busy, busy, busy

Soooooo busy.  We had a successful day at the Honey Pot Shop.  Then accompanied our friends Owl & Mouse at first Friday & then joined them & Michael Baxley at their shared studio for a Christmas in July!  Next up is Artilicous next Saturday (see our facebook page for info on that http://www.facebook.com/bymindy).  After that... much hard work to get the etsy page back up & running with a bunch of new listings!!!  And then prepping for Christmas.  Sorry there haven't been any posts for far too long.  I'll be better, I promise!  Besides... I owe you pics of all this craziness!

Love to all
byMindy

absent

Sorry I haven't blogged in a while.  I've been busy preparing for the Honey Pot Shop.  I promise I'll have interesting stuff once it's over.

Hats!!!

I am a huge hat person, I wear one almost everyday.  I am lucky enough that hats look good on me.  So today I think I will feature cute, unusual & interesting handmade hats from etsy.  Without further ado...

the Gothic Lolita mini hat made by Harriet at http://www.etsy.com/shop/myfanwynia.

I think this hat is adorable & weird in a good way.  I would want a brown & white pinstripe something to wear with it.

Next up...  an olive polka dot cloche, I am in love!!!  Someone please buy me this hat!  I need it, want it, gotta have it.  It is true love.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/bonniesknitting  Here's the link.  I love her cloches.

And finally, the perfect walking on the beach or reading in the sun hat.  Love it, also love a couple of the other designs in this store.  Beautiful hats!

So adorable!  I can feel the sand in my toes just looking at this hat.  WOW.  Here's the link... http://www.etsy.com/listing/47645136/parisisal-straw-sun-hat?ref=v1_other_1

Well I have a busy night ahead, many projects & collaborations are in the works.  I'll post all about them as each comes to fruition.