Halloween Giveaway!

You can enter our giveaway on Facebook or Instagram!  Checkout our page for more details!  

www.facebook.com/littlegerts

All you have to do is share our photo for an entry!  Winner will be announced on Halloween!  Winner will have their choice of any item $20 and under!  Good luck :)

Fabric!

I've been working hard the last week, or so.  I have been so busy getting things ready to sew, I haven't had a chance to blog!  I don't have much to show for all of this work, because I've been working in stages.  I have about 60 small bags (clutches with large buttons and zipper pouches) cut out.  I interfaced all of the clutches, attached the magnetic snaps, created the darts and I am slowly getting them sewn.  I have been sewing a group of them that have similar colors, so I can use a coordinating thread.  I think I work better in assembly line fashion! :)

Here is a photo of my pile of projects!  This was prior to my productive day yesterday!

We are starting a giveaway today!  Check us out on Instagram and Facebook for a chance to enter!

Applique Shirts!

My first attempt at applique went pretty well, actually! I decided I wanted to do something for our craft shows, so we could represent our label.  I considered having them embroidered somewhere, but I didn't really want to spend the money, and have to come up with fonts/logos/etc.  I did some research and found how easy applique actually is!  So here is my first attempt.  I did 5 more shirts, and each one is better than the one before it.  This is literally my first t-shirt...

I used shirts from Target, and I realized halfway through my first shirt that I needed a stabilizer behind it, so the fabric didn't shift as much, so you'll see these letters are not as straight! Don't be too harsh!  I am still working on it. 

Are you a LittleGerts fan who is planning to attend our craft show, and would like to help us advertise??  Well, send us a message and we'll get you a shirt!!

Our first craft show is tomorrow, October 19 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lansdale, PA from 9 am- 2 pm.  Check out our items in person!

Crayon Rolls

How cute are these?

These crayon rolls have space for 24 crayons.  When you order a crayon roll, you receive a brand new box of Crayola crayons.  These are each $12.  As I have said in previous posts, we welcome custom orders, and these are no different!  If your child has a specific interest, let us know and we'll create a custom crayon roll for you!

Also, are you having a birthday party for your child?  We can create custom crayon count rolls, and bulk orders for you! Contact us for pricing!

Happy coloring!

The Biggest Bag Yet.

Today, I conquered my largest bag pattern yet.  This bag was a custom order from a friend I worked with, and I didn't actually have a pattern.  She needed a bag to transport a Cricut Expression with cartridges to and from scrapbooking events.  I had lunch with her in SD when she was traveling and I mentioned my etsy shop, and she was instantly interested.

So, the bag specs- 24 inches long x 20 inches tall x 12 inches wide.  HUGE.  I literally can fit in it.  I had to come up with my own pattern.  I tried searching the internet for a comparable size bag, but couldn't find anything.  I had my pattern for my market bag, and was hoping to modify that to make this bag, but all the math was making my head hurt.  I decided to just cut panels, and go with it.  Here is my creation.

I couldn't get a great picture of it, because I was by myself, and couldn't get my arm far enough away to get a picture!

Don't forget!  We take custom orders.  :)  

Bracelets

Little Gerts offers many different types of bracelets.  Here are some collections!

Sets of Beaded Bracelets- 5 for $20

Nautical Rope Bracelets- $16 each

Woven Beaded Bracelets- $24

Zipper Bracelets- $16

All of these items are for sale in the Jewelry Section of our Etsy shop!  Kathryn is our jewelry maker, and does a fabulous job!

Craft Show Update

We will be attending 3 Craft Shows this fall!  Hope you can make it out to some :)

Saturday, October 19- Trinity Lutheran Church, Lansdale, PA- 9am- 2pm
Saturday, November 16- Bensalem High School, Bensalem, PA- 9am- 3pm
Sunday, December 1- Merry Mart, Baltimore, MD- 11am- 5pm

We are really excited about these craft shows, and hope to see some familiar faces!  Don't forget to check out Etsy page for new listings.

Braided Infinity Scarves

These braided scarves are one of my favorite styles in the shop.  They are very popular with our customers, especially the mustard yellow one.  I have a bunch already made (ready to ship!), but some are made to order.  I've even been asked to customize this, which is always fun!  It gives me an excuse to go to the store and buy some new yarn :)  It is a good thing I have some of these already made, so we have some for the upcoming craft shows.  Surprisingly enough, these do take a while to make, but I don't mind, since I like them so much.  They can be worn as an accessory, or as a a true scarf with your coat in the winter.  These braided infinity scarves are long enough to be wrapped around your neck to become more of a neck warmer, and keep the bulk out of your jacket!

These Braided Infinity Scarves are included in our "Infinity Scarves" shop section.  Check them out!

Things with Buttons

I thought since I created a new album on Facebook today called, "Things with Buttons," I decided to name this post the same thing!  I have worked on my cowls and neck warmers today.  I had made a bunch of them in San Diego, so I just needed to add the buttons!  Each cowl gets 3 large buttons, and 2 smaller buttons, which are hidden inside to help keep it situated correctly.  Sewing buttons onto items takes a lot longer than you would think.... So I'm leaving you after this short blog post to sew on more buttons.  Perhaps I will dream of buttons tonight!

Here are some of my finished cowls, with tags, so they are craft show ready!

Check out our section called "Things with Buttons" on Etsy for more!