No more fat kitties?

This is my realization of one of Josh's ideas. Since he and I have such opposite schedules most days, it's hard to know if we're double-feeding the cats. Josh had the idea that if in the morning we portion out their food into containers then we'd know how much they're getting each day. I made these today and I think they're going to work great!

Tracy Hynes

Happy Halloween!

We went out for Halloween on Saturday night. I thought I'd share my Medusa costume with you. 

Creeeepppppyyyyy.....

Here's a couple pics of how I made the snakes for my hair...

Now making Home Decor Accessories!!

Check out my new pillows. There are many more to come as well. 

(I didn't make the 2 middle ones)

These 2 are SOLD! Hooray! 

Sold these too!

Art vs. Craft fair at the Halifax Forum, Aug 20, 2011

Check out the pics of my table at the Art vs Craft fair at the forum last Saturday!

I'm going to be selling to real live people!

Hey all!
I'm going to be selling my wares at the Art vs. Craft fair in Halifax on August 20th, 2011. It's being held at the Halifax Forum and I'll be there all day and I hope to see lots of familiar faces.
Now to get crackin' and make enough stuff to fill an 8ft table!



http://www.facebook.com/artvscrafthalifax?sk=info

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Trying out some new things.

I made this wallet the other day and tried out some new things. It didn't quite work out the way I wanted so I'm not going to sell it. Here's what it looks like though. I think it's pretty cool.

I protected the outside with fusible vinyl. I love the materials and colors and the little cowgirl snaps. The only problem is that I marked the spots for the snaps with disappearing ink and then ended up putting them in different spots and since I ironed on the plastic, the marks won't disappear! 

I also didn't line up the snaps quite straight (I think I can fix that though) and the inside blue trim isn't straight either. Ah well, learning experience I guess. 

Maybe I'll just keep it and use it myself. :D

(Update: I fixed it up and now it's SOLD!)

Where to get supplies.

I thought I'd pass along a few tips I've discovered in trying to find sewing supplies in bulk for a decent price.
The first place I started was Ebay. You can find just about anything and most of it is very affordable if ordered in bulk. A lot of places in Asia will ship for free too!! Awesomeness. :)

Here's a link to the sewing supplies section of Ebay:

http://crafts.shop.ebay.ca/Sewing-Fabric-/160737/i.html?_nkw=craft+supply&_catref=1&_fln=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282

Now that I'm on Etsy, I've discovered that you can get all kinds of supplies there too which is great b/c they're sold by crafters to crafters so you can get a lot of neat things for decent prices as well.

Here's a link for these as well:

http://www.etsy.com/search/supplies/commercial?search_submit=&q=&noautofacet=1

I've also found it useful to look on Kijiji sometimes. Occasionally people will be looking to clear out their craft rooms and will practically give things away for free.

I hope this has been helpful. I live in a small city and was having a really hard time finding what I needed. The added bonus to Etsy and Ebay is that they are delivered right to your door!! I love it.

My latest and best creation!

I named this one "Pleats Don't Go" (hee hee hee). It's my favorite of any purse I've ever made and I'm very proud of how it turned out. It's for sale in my Etsy Shop for $50. Hope you like it as much as I do! 

Happy May everyone! In celebration of Spring drawing very near, I'm reducing my prices on Esty. Fun! Check out the savings. :D
http://www.etsy.com/shop/steepedtee#

Enjoy all,

♥ Tracy

Pants Purse!!! Up-cycling at its finest.

My newest creations, in Nova Scotia Tartan!

Etsy Contest!

The first person to follow this blog and comment "Gimme a coupon!" will receive an exclusive 10% off coupon to my Etsy shop!

Here's my Mini Etsy:

New Etsy Shop

Hello World!
I'm excited to announce that I now have an Etsy shop for my teebag. brand. The shop is called steepedtee and the link is http://www.etsy.com/shop/steepedtee.

Check it out for my purses and wallets for sale! My stock is growing every day and as soon as I can afford the supplies I'll be adding some awesome new jewelry.

That's all for today!

Here are a few pics of some of what's available:

Some pics of my work in the last year