pinprick designs

bibs of fun

i've been working four days a week at this new job i have.  the job is lousy, and when i say "lousy" i mean "soul-crushingly boring."  the good news is i have this extra day to work, and i've been making myself work.   plus, this type of work does not make me want to poke my own eyes out!  hopefully it won't make you want to, either.

babies and toddlers are wonderful.  i love them, really i do.  some people think my little jokes about them mean i don't like them, but those people are wrong.

people who actually know real-life, wonderful toddlers and babies know that they can be a bit demanding.  which is totally reasonable seeing as they can't really talk to you and say things like, "i'm feeling a bit hungry, may i have a snack?"  so sometimes they act like teensy dictators.  and you and i love them for it.

also, i miss the mix tape.  i know it's not the same as a mix cd, which are easy to make and fun as well, but remember making a mix tape?  you had to get everything together before you started, you had to think it through, and you had to be right there at the end of the song to make sure you cut it off on time.  plus, mix tapes are unlike cds in that you have to listen to the whole damn thing.  no skipping around.  theme was important in a mix tape.  i'm not knocking the mix cd, because i love them too, but i liked the thoughtfulness and thoroughness of mix tapes.  which is why i made this bib.  that's an awful long explanation, isn't it? 

in any case, the bibs are for sale over here. 

two new shirts

i love the grumpy rainbows.  i thought i needed a few more.

they are for sale over in the photo album!

no really, DO THE DISHES

i love you so much that my embroidery callous is bigger today than it was yesterday.

i made a onesie at some point, and ran into it while putting linens away.  moving is full of surprises.

this looks more red in the photo than it does in real life.  it's more of a dark coral color.

this is what my mother calls my kitchen.  if only she could see it now!  it's spotless.   having roommates has done wonders in regards to my cleanliness.

and another do the fucking dishes for your pleasure.  this is the same pretty rose color as the shit hole towel.  they would make a nice set, don't you think? 

you can buy them!  over here!

a couple of new things

look what i found!  i don't know why he's not in the gallery, i'm sure i made him before i moved. 

i also made another do the fucking dishes towel, which is all done and ready to be shipped!  details and paypal buttons in the gallery.

dirty words ahead!

i never, ever get tired of embroidering dirty words on dishtowels.  NEVER. 

this is the second of my sad stain towels, this one is a little wine stain.  so sad, yet so cute. 

i also found some old hankies i made while cleaning up my inventory.  they are not 100% cotton, which is why i stopped making them for a while.  however, i found a place where i can get cotton hankies so i'll be making more!  until then, there are a few of the poly-cotton blends that would make great stocking stuffers. 

even though they aren't all cotton, they are incredibly soft.   

this is what my mom always calls my dad's hankies.  hankies aren't just for men, though.  no way.  i carry one with me everywhere!  they're great; i use them to clean my eyeglasses, to wipe my nose, to clean myself up if i accidentally spill coffee on my shirt (which happens all the damn time to me), or to clean up any of the other messes i often find myself making.  they're environmentally sound, and people get all nostalgic when you whip one out.  "oh, my uncle used to carry one of those around," or "my grandfather always had a hankie on him," or even "my mom always said a lady carried her own hankie." 

even if you don't buy my hankies, i still think you should think about using them.  let's bring back the hankie!

ordering information and fun stuff over here, as always.

onesie!

i have been making onesies, but my sister is also busy making a baby right now and i have such a hard time parting with anything!  thank goodness she finally told me to knock it off, baby has enough clothes for now.  (my new niece has a whole lot of clothes with skulls and monsters on them and she won't even be here until january.  i may have been a gotten a bit too excited.)

this is a long-sleeved carter onesie, nice and thick and soft.  it's a size small, 3 month, or 8-11 pound baby-sized.  all cotton, made by me, and it can be yours for $25.

slowly but surely

how did november get here?  the past month just flew past.  i hope you all had a happy halloween!  i spent mine in vegas, which was super fun.  i took a lot of photos, played some pinball, and for the most part watched other people gamble.  i did enjoy some fun with the slot machines, but overall i was way too distracted by all the people and bright shiny lights to stay focused on it for long.   

now i'm in my new state, settling in.  not all of my things have made it here yet, but i did bring along some towels to work on.  i got this blue beauty done, and here's introducing the first of my new "Sad Stain" line:

isn't he cute?  the cool thing about the Sad Stain series is that as you use the towels and they get naturally, um, "colored," the design will be even cuter.  i'm making all of them in grody colors; this is sort of a nice muddy grey, i have a good beet/red wine color, and some grassy green as well as others.  they've been really fun to work on, i hope you like them! 

there are lots more coming, since right now i'm sort of looking of for a job and watching a lot of netflix movies.  there is nothing i like better than watching a movie and embroidering.  my goal is to also get more stock ready so that when the holiday's roll around i'll be prepared. 

prices and ordering information are in the dishtowel album!

shameless

but not completely!  nope, my trusty and lovely pen pal came though with a lovely set of copy kraken pins.  you have no idea how these made my day.  in fact, the entire time i've been slaving away over a hot copier, i've gotten more than my fair share of treats through the mail, and if i haven't thanked each and every one of you for them, i'd like to do that now.   thanks! 
 

back to the buttons!  i'm roadtripping with a friend to my new home, and i'd like to go to vegas when i blow this popstand.  if you'd like to support my trip to the happiest place on earth, please feel free to buy a copy kraken of your own!  they are a bit more expensive ($2.50) than my other buttons, but please remember you are supporting a good cause; amanda having cocktails on the strip and taking photos of showgirls and neon.  like with all button purchases shipping is FREE.  please make sure you specify which color you would like; the top button is "green" and the bottom button is "less green."  or if you don't care, please choose, "don't care."  i love you, buy buttons.

Update!  since i'm in my new home, these buttons are now $1.50.  still a bit more expensive than the regular pinprick buttons, but that's because i only had fifty made. 

Color

greenless green don't care

buttons!

i wish i didn't have a day job.  if i didn't have a day job, i could stay home all day long and embroider things with dirty words and imaginary monsters.  then again, the day job means i get to see all sorts of crazy stuff that makes me think of even crazier things that i end up embroidering on baby shirts.  it's a vicious cycle. 

if i'm not making stuff fast enough for you, you can now buy buttons!  they are $1 each, and no matter how many you buy, you will not have to pay shipping.  because i love you that much.   remember to tell me what color you want, though, okay?  okay!

 

color

redpinklight bluegoldsilver

 

is it an onion?

i can't think of what else it could be, so it must be an onion monster.  kids don't much care for onions normally, so that makes sense. i based his shape on the garlic that always sprouts in my house.  all my garlic grows, there's something in the environment of my apartment that makes garlic sprout! 

it can be your favorite baby's friend for the ultra-low price of $15!*

*it should be noted that all purchases made in the months of july and august go directly into my "the car needs a new pair of a shoes and a muffler" fund!   no beer purchases shall be made until the car stops sounding like a lawn mower.