Spunk & Sass Designs

Handmade Valentines

2011-02-15T18:07:00.000-06:00

What else is better than at home, handmade Valentines??? We used a few things from our craft scrap box, some cardstock, a sewing machine, and Voila!!! Valentines!

We've really loved all the paper sewn cards we've seen around etsy, but were a bit nervous to try it. Oh silly girls we were. They are so simple and they look so expensive!!! Here's a look at what you can make if you take about 30 minutes during naptime or before you go to bed:

Supplies {as always we recommend either stocking up on a few craft staples when they are on sale or using coupons whenever possible.}
- Felt {20 cents a sheet at Joanns} 60 cents
- Cardstock {$1.99 for a pack of 50 8x11 sheets with a 50% coupon at Joanns}
- Sewing machine

Total Cost for me: $2.59 which will make a ton of Valentines!!!

How to:

Cut out desired shape you'd like to sew onto your cards. You can do anything from a heart to the first letter of your Valentine's first name.

Cut your cardstock down to fit into an extra envelope you have lying around {I always have extras when I mess up writing cards!} You can do a postcard or a folded card.

Layer your shapes as you would like them to sit on your paper, you can add a bit of scrapbook adhesive if you'd like and then place on top of cardstock where you'd like to sew it.

Now, sew away! Go slow & don't forget to backstitch. I used contrasting thread for fun.

So, what do you think???

Simple, but sweet!

Like???

{xoxo}-

Sass

Shopping Etsy

2011-02-11T07:00:00.002-06:00

Now that your love is taken care of, what about those sweet littles you have running around? You tell them morning, noon, & night how much you <3 them. So a little something for your little will just give them that sweet smile you love! Here are a few little ideas:

For your baby girl...

{$3 from Couture to Cure SMA}

{$10 from Cody's Boutique}

For the baby boy...

{$16 from Cody's Boutique}

{$10 from Love Deliveries}

For your older littles...

{$10.95 from Preschool Doll}

{$7 from Pretty Paperie Printables}

We still love the sweet ideas of a crayon drawn card or heart shaped pancakes, just because we can't wait to make them for our littles one day! It's not the gift that ever counts, it's that fact that that little one knows you love them the same every single day!!!

Have a happy day!!!

Shopping Etsy

2011-02-10T07:00:00.001-06:00

We wanted to help you guys spend some of that money you budgeted for the day of Love! We both agree we love to tell those we love them everyday, but a little fun gift is always extra special. We went hunting for gifts for all those special people in your life. Today we shall focus on...

The Man

You might be thinking, what in the world could you buy a man on etsy or that's handmade that he would actually Love??? Well...we found a ton!

For the man who wears a suit...

{cufflinks.etsy.com}

{thesilverdiva.etsy.com}

For the man who travels...

{felixstreetstudio.etsy.com}

{anandi.etsy.com}

For the cook...

{dellcovespices.etsy.com}

{beckydenslow.etsy.com}

For the artist...

{loreleirose.etsy.com}

Coasters!!!

{retiredrecords.etsy.com}

For the sporty guy...

{tinylovetreasures.etsy.com}

{cookiemamas.etsy.com}

Hope you can find a little something for that sweet man in your life!!! Just click on the link below the picture and shop away!

Felt Flower Wreath

2011-02-08T10:18:00.000-06:00

In the spirit of Valentine's Day we thought we'd share a fun tutorial from Spunk!

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I wanted a pretty Valentine's wreath to go in my kitchen. A friend sent me this wreath tutorial, so from there I developed my own version. Feel free to use our tutorial or the other. I think it really depends on what you want. I personally didn't want to draw spirals, then cut out spirals. I'm all about the quick route these days! Anyways...on to my tutorial...

Valentine's Wreath Tutorial

Supplies:

{If you can go when supplies are on sale or use coupons, that's the best!}
Metal wreath ($2.49 at Hobby Lobby - 40% off coupon used)
Satin ribbon ($3.99 - 50% off at Hobby Lobby)
Sheer ribbon or tool ($4.99 - 50% off at Hobby Lobby)
24 pieces of felt in 4 colors - 6 per color (4 for $1 - $6 total)
Hot glue gun & glue sticks

Total cost (for me): Approximately $12

How-to:

Apply glue to satin ribbon and attach to wire wreath. Begin wrapping ribbon around at an angle.

Apply glue at every wrap. This will not only adhere it to the wire frame, but also prevent it from moving around on the frame.

When finished wrapping, tuck the end of the ribbon and glue on the back. Now your wreath base is done!

Next, lay out your felt by color. Take one piece of felt and fold it into 3s.

Cut the folded sides. Now you have three rectangles. Fold that in half and cut.

Now you should have 6 squares of felt. Repeat for all colors. Now all your squares are cut and you're ready to move on!

Take 1 square and fold it like a hot dog then a hamburger.

Trim from one corner to the other in a half circle.

Unfold and you have a half moon. Roll in one side.

Apply a small amount of glue along flower fold and bring the other side to meet it - press together to seal glue. This creates your flower.

Apply a small amount of glue to the wreath base and place your flower. Placing the flower seam side down will prevent future unraveling.

Now make more flowers and arrange them on the wreath base. My method was to do one to the right, one to the left and then one straight up in the middle.

This makes for pretty edges and good volume for your wreath. Also be sure to alternate colors so you don't get two of the same color next to one another. Place flowers all around your wreath until finished.

Take your tool or sheer ribbon and make a bow. {I took one long piece and tied it around the top - leaving the ends long. You will use them to secure the bow. Then I took another long piece and looped it back and forth. Pinch it in the middle and tie onto the wreath using the long pieces remaining.}

All done! Hang it up and enjoy :)

You like?

{xoxo}

Spunk

We Heart Etsy Shops

2011-02-07T07:00:00.001-06:00

Continuing for the theme of Love this month, here are a few shops we LOVE to shop for our babies at:

birds in the bramble

This shop has adorable made to order mobiles decorations for your little ones room.

Cozy Crafter

This shop has ubber affordable accessories to make your little one as fashionable as you!

Aunt J J's Attic

A fun take on adding your little ones name to their room or a fun baby shower gift can be found at this shop.

babycakes design co.

We adore their onesie stickers, a great newborn gift!!!

Paola's fabulous baby slings

Can you tell what we love about this shop? You can even personalize them!!!

Misty's Blessings
This shop is special to us, simply because we love her, her crafts, & that she's family!

Go visit these lovely shops! Just click on the shop name and you'll go straight there!!!!

We Heart Etsy Shops

2011-02-02T07:00:00.010-06:00

We are constantly looking for new shops on Etsy to find...well anything! We look around during naptimes & on lunch breaks to just find fun things & new Loves!!! Here are a few of our news favorites that we would buy to make ourselves feel happy:

Betsy Farmer Designs
This store just makes us smile. Yes we make jewelry, but we love to buy it too. And the million styles of personalized options are just wonderful!

burlap + blue
If you love anything with a vintage look, this is the shop for you! We have a soft spot for her sweet stuff!

emily ann designs
We still get excited when we get mail...you know the real kind??? This shop makes fun and beautiful stationary for anyone's taste!

Keep Calm Shop

Since we are always trying to "Keep Calm" this shop is perfect for any woman!!

Dressing on the Side

This shop will add a bit of fun to your "dressing". We believe in dressing simply, but with a statement and this shop has many statment pieces.

Click on the Shop name & it will take you straight to their lovely shop! Hope you love them as much as we do!

Month of Love

2011-02-01T07:00:00.001-06:00

For the month of February we want to bring you a bunch of new loves. Loves on Etsy. A Loves of crafts. And just loves. So we hope you are as excited as we are for all this Love!!!

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thank you thank you thank you!!!

2011-01-21T22:01:00.000-06:00

We wanted to say a huge thank you to all of you out there that helped 2010 be such an amazing year for us!!! Your support & purchases tripled our sales from 2009!!! We want ya'll to know how gracious we are...so here's a coupon code to give a little back!

THANKS2010

Put this in the coupon code area when you check out on etsy and you will get 15% anything you want! It will be good until January 31st.

Thanks again!

xoxo -

{Spunk & Sass}

Sewing Mania!

2011-01-21T08:55:00.000-06:00

Ever since Sass and I learned to sew, we've been trying new things right and left! We're really excited to bring you a line of sewn items this Spring!! But that's for later...

So sewing...

You can check out some of our personal sewing projects if you want! Spunk's are here and Sass is on a roll with her Project a Day series here.

We're always trying out new tutorials to better our sewing skills. Recently some friends have asked what my "go-to" sites are, so I thought I'd share them with y'all! Just add them to your Google Reader and you can be updated when there's new goodies to look at :)

{P.S. you might want to create a folder in your e-mail inbox for all the tutorials you'll be e-mailing yourself! I know ours is packed!}

OK and now to commence blog/tutorial dump! Enjoy, because these are our favorites :)

http://diaryofacraftaholic.blogspot.com
http://myhomespunthreads.blogspot.com/
TONS of free tutorials: http://www.homespun-threads.com/free_patterns_tutorials.htm
http://blog.fabric.com
http://sew4home.com/projects
http://sewing.craftgossip.com/ (great tutorials and a good variety of projects)
http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/
http://www.bhg.com/crafts/sewing/
10 simple to sew patterns :
http://www.bhg.com/crafts/sewing/accessories/simple-to-sew-totes-purses-and-bags/
Sewing Glossary:
http://www.bhg.com/crafts/sewing/basics/sewing-glossary/
http://7layerstudio.typepad.com/7_layer_studio/sewing/
http://sewtakeahike.typepad.com/sewtakeahike/
http://www.skiptomylou.org/handmade-gift-ideas/
Purse, tote patterns: http://www.linda-matthews.com/free-purse-tote-handbag-patterns-tutorials/#sep2010
More tote patterns: http://www.tipjunkie.com/totes-bag-free-patterns/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+TipJunkie+(Tip+Junkie+-+Creative+Inspiration)
http://www.prudentbaby.com
Lots of great tutorials: http://www.prudentbaby.com/search/label/Sewing

Did you get all those? {hehe}

Enjoy friends and happy sewing...

xoxo
{Spunk & Sass}

Meetings Meetings Meetings

2011-01-14T21:22:00.000-06:00

We had our business meeting last Wednesday, geez...so long! hahaha. We never get a chance to go to dinner, between Spunk needing an early bedtime with a baby on the way & Sass at home with a baby on house arrest...dinner out is a luxury! We decided that we are going to start a few new things on the ole blog {we love to reinvent ourselves, can you tell?} One big plan we have is to have a focus each month on a topic, such as "LOVE" or "Flowers". We hope to show you our favorite items, stores, DIY projects and tutorials that can expand your crafty thoughts on this topic!

A New Year, A New Page...

2011-01-05T10:47:00.000-06:00

The New Year always brings about a fresh air. You have a fresh, clean slate in which to draw out your goals and aspirations for the coming year. We here at Spunk & Sass are aiming to do the same thing!

We want to bring more product, NEW product, and interact more with our customers!

Spunk & Sass is actually having our first "official" business meeting tomorrow at our favorite Mexican restaurant :) Yum yum! We're planning to map out our goals for the year and where we want to see Spunk & Sass go. We think it is very important to have a plan and even more importantly, to have goals.

{Really we just love making lists, but it's all part of the planning process}

To help us better Spunk & Sass, reach out to new and old customers, as well as market our business, we've found this little inexpensive tool via (guess what?!) Etsy!

{Via Businessminded on Etsy}

She has compiled a digital book of all the wonderful things you can do to boost your sales and market your handmade business! It's $19.95 and has helped over 3,000 Etsy sellers (per her website).

We've decided to give it a try, because it certainly can't hurt! We also wanted to share our little find with you in case you have an Etsy shop or want to open one this year.

So since we're talking about goals and aspirations...what are yours? We'll share with you all of ours after our meeting tomorrow :)

for now...

{xoxo}

Spunk & Sass

Coupon Code Mania

2010-12-10T09:52:00.000-06:00

Are you a fan of Spunk & Sass on Facebook?

You should be!!

We've been posting ways to earn unique promo codes for percentages off your purchases with Spunk & Sass!

Check out our Facebook page here.

Don't miss out! Become a fan and never miss an update....or a code....or a freebie!

xoxo
Spunk & Sass

Cyber Monday BOGO!

2010-11-29T18:00:00.000-06:00

Last set of deals for Cyber Monday!

6pm-9pm

NECKLACE - BUY ONE GET ONE 50% OFF

Refunds made through PayPal once payment is received.

Cyber Monday BOGO!

2010-11-29T15:00:00.000-06:00

Next set of deals :)

3pm-6pm CST

BUY A SEWN ITEM AND GET A BOOKMARK FREE

Refunds made through PayPal once payment is received.

Cyber Monday BOGO!

2010-11-29T12:01:00.000-06:00

New deal is ready to go!!

12pm-3pm CST

BUY A WINE STOPPER GET A SET OF 4 WINE CHARMS FREE!!

Refunds made through PayPal once payment is received.

Cyber Monday BOGO!

2010-11-29T09:15:00.000-06:00

Any online shoppers out there this Cyber Monday?

Spunk & Sass is offering new deals every 3 hours!!

9am-12pm CST

BUY ONE PAIR OF EARRINGS, GET ONE FREE!!

Refunds made through PayPal once payment is received.

Oops...Black Friday "Weekend" Sale

2010-11-27T10:34:00.001-06:00

So in the hussle & bussle of our Thanksgivings this year, Sass' family being trapped in their home due to baby sass' "house arrest" for the year and Spunk's extreme tiredness due to a little buddle of spunk on the way...we completely forgot to post about our big sale! We started a Big Black Friday Sale yesterday:

Check out our deals! Sale ends Sunday at Midnight!!!

All Necklaces buy 1 get 1 50% off

All Earrings, Clips, Headbands, & Bookmarks by 2 get 1 free

15% off all sewn items

Buy a wine stopper get 4 wine charms free.

...50% off rings

Wine charms buy a set get 2 free

We will also be posting a big sale on Monday for Cyber Monday!!!

Pearland Craft Show

2010-11-10T14:09:00.001-06:00

Spunk & Sass had another craft show this past Saturday in Pearland. We didn't do fantastic, but we still had fun just being able to sit for hours, chat, and really do nothing! Just quality time with your best friend :) and maybe some people watching...

We did our set up a little different this time and it turned out cute!

Funny enough it was one of the coldest mornings in our area for this time of year...and we were outside...freezing!!

We thought we were going to freeze to death, so Spunk ran home for blankets. Such a good idea!!

We only had one mishap where a HUGE gust of wind blew through and our tent started to take flight, our lunch tried to blow away, and all our merchandise went blowing down the aisle!! It was crazy! We felt like we were in slow motion - we're running to grab hold of things and people all around us are just staring with their mouths gaping open. No, no it's fine...we've got it...we don't need any help. {EEeek!} We must have laughed for a good 10 minutes on how funny we must have looked.

As the afternoon approached, the warm Texas sun warmed us up and we were able to strip off some layers. It was pretty funny because every 30 minutes or so we would lose some article of clothing. Strip craft show? Just kidding. Once the sun was out, it was just perfect outside.

Oh and a little side note...some of you may not have heard, but Spunk is joining Sass in the Mommy Club! Baby Spunk started to make an appearance :)

Handmade gift exchange

2010-11-03T09:44:00.000-05:00

Do you love handmade? Do you DIY?

Then we've got the perfect thing for you!

While perusing our normal crafty blogs, we came across a Handmade Gift Exchange hosted by Craftaholics Anonymous.

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Spunk participated in a similar gift exchange last year and really enjoyed it. It's a great way to find other wonderful handmade items and of course share your handmade items with someone else.

The sign up closes on November 10, 2010 and your package has to be postmarked by November 30, 2010. It's one small handmade gift that will surely make someone's day!

Come on, we all love getting packages in the mail :)

So if you're interested, go here and sign up!

xoxo
{Spunk & Sass}

FUMC Pasadena Fall Fair

2010-10-25T16:48:00.000-05:00

On October 16th, Spunk & Sass participated in FUMC Pasadena's Fall Fair. FUMC is Sass' church and we had so much fun! It was our first big show of the year and we had a lot of our new inventory. The set up was quick and easy, largely thanks to our organization :)

Here's our set up in pictures...

What do you think??

Our next show is the Pearland Arts & Crafts Show on November 6. It is at 4717 Bailey Road in the school parking lot. The show is from 8am-2pm. Come see us!

xoxo
{Spunk & Sass}

Fabric flowers

2010-10-12T09:39:00.000-05:00

Well we promised to share with you fabulous things we find online, so here's our first "sharing" post!

We love flowers. What girl doesn't?

Well how about adding some fabulous Fall Flowers to your wardrobe? Yes? We thought so :)

While perusing the internet we found some really adorably spectacular flowers for you to try out. Let us know what you think!

{p.s. thanks to Tip Junkie, one of the best websites EVER, for linking to all these wonderful finds. If you're crafty or desire to be crafty add this to your Google Reader or RSS feed. It will certainly tickle that crafty bone!}

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This Zipper Daisy Tutorial comes from Craftaholics Anonymous. Isn't it great? Spunk is dying to try out some zipper flowers :)

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This sassy little belt makes me want to run to Michaels on my way home and get some supplies. On second thought, I'm definitely stopping at Michael's to try one of these babies out. Check out the Autumn Bloom Belt Tutorial by I Am Momma Hear Me Roar.

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Maize Hutton gives a great tutorial on a beautiful little frayed fabric flower. It's so easy and cute, you could really use it on anything! The best part is that you could use up some of those scraps lying around. Don't have scraps? Check out the remnants sections at your local craft stores.

Liking what you see?? Tip Junkie lists MORE fabric tutorials here.

We love tutorials and finding inspiration online. We hope you like the post and fun links. Let us know if you try any of them. We can post pictures of everyone's creations. I think we'll probably try out a few ourselves. Stay tuned friends.

xoxo

{Spunk & Sass}

Private Party

2010-09-26T12:30:00.001-05:00

A friend of Spunk's asked if S&S would come and set up our jewelry and accessories at her wine tasting party and of course we said yes!! We've never done a private party before and we had never set up our table either. We had designed and put everything together WITHOUT actually seeing it set up!

We got everything into the party in 3 trips - pretty impressive right? We got all set up and we think it turned out great! What do you think?

We thought it turned out so pretty and definitely a reflection of Spunk & Sass. Since it was a wine tasting party we brought a wine charm for everyone at the party...little did we know they would be super fancy and have stemless glasses haha. Oh well. We think everyone enjoyed the little "extra."

We brought our whole lot of wine charms. They are so fun and colorful! Sass's husband made us these really awesome stands to hang our necklaces on. They worked out so perfectly!!

The earrings display turned out really cute too! We thought it would be an easy way to display all the earrings and make it easy for people to browse.

We brought a few things from our new line of sewn things too!!

We also had some rings and wine bottle stoppers :) {sorry some of the pictures are blurry! the lighting wasn't so great :(}

We had a great time together and think it was a great first show of the year. We're very pleased with our product, the set up, the sales, and can't wait for our next three shows!!

It was a great experience to do a private party at someone's home and hope that maybe we can do some more in the future. We enjoyed meeting new people and just being able to sit, relax, and enjoy a Friday night with a bunch of other fabulous ladies!!

And of course, Spunk & Sass had to get a picture together in our matching shirts :)

{xoxo}

Spunk & Sass

South of Sheridan

2010-09-24T08:47:00.007-05:00

Another day, another fantastic blog shout out! Go check out South of Sheridan for her sweet shout out about our Love Birds Necklace and a chance to enter her giveaway!!!

http://southofsheridan.blogspot.com/

EtsyHouston

2010-09-22T11:49:00.002-05:00

We were profiled on one of our newest endeavors: joining EtsyHouston! There are a lot of really amazing artisits that are apart of Etsy and this is a group of us in Houston. We recently went to our first group meeting and enjoyed it thoroughly! Go check out the post:

http://etsyhoustontx.blogspot.com/2010/09/etsy-houston-profiles-valerie-of-spunk.html

T-shirt bag Tutorial

2010-09-18T20:05:00.002-05:00

A a new part to this blog is that we want to bring you tutorials. We LOVE tutorials and find it to be a great way to learn. So we're going to find tutorials, try them out, and tell you how to do it! We'll also have some original tutorials from us too! Sounds fun right? We think so ;) The first one is how to turn an old tank top into a cute tote!

T-shirt Bag Tutorial

We found this fab little tutorial here. Spunk & Sass had a little craft day Friday night and decided to try the tutorial out. Let's get started...

Materials:

an old tank top

thread

pins

marking pen

fabric for flowers

buttons

needle

seam ripper

sewing machine

Find an old tank top...

Fold shirt so that side seams match and handles lay on top of one another. Measure up 5 inches from the bottom. Mark with lines and pin.

Sew a gathering stitch 1/4 in. above and below the marked line. Be sure not to backstitch.

Pull bottom thread on each side to gather. Once you have it gathered to your liking, sew a stitch down the middle of the two gathered stitches and along the dotted line.

Pull out both gathering stitches, so all you have left is your center stitch as shown above in the picture to the right.

Trim off the excess fabric 1/2 inch below your seam. Turn inside out and you're done!

Well almost...

From here you can add any embellishments you want! We chose to do yo-yos. You can buy a yo-yo maker at any craft store. We bought ours at Hobby Lobby. They are really easy to use and a great time saver.

Here's our finished product. What do you think?

{xoxo}

Spunk & Sass

Meet Sass

2010-09-16T12:00:00.000-05:00

Who are you & what do you do besides "Spunk & Sass"?
I am a new stay at home MOM to the best baby in the world! J was born in February 2010 along with his older twin brother B. We lost his brother after loving him for 6 days in the NICU, so I'm throwing double the love into our strong little surviving man. So as my husband calls me, I'm a "home maker". I do the normal cleaning and straightening all day long as well as tons of cuddling our little man and getting him to develop into a smart little kiddo!

What is your favorite hobby?
Wow...just one? Probably my favorite hobby is to find new ones! I love researching a new idea to figure out where I can go with it. Right now I'm tiptoeing into sewing, very lightly:) I still love doing jewelry, it's just so fulfilling to see someone wearing one of our pieces and then to hear that they love it!

How did you get started with crafting and where do you find your inspiration?
I've always dabbled into crafting. I can't remember a time when I was growing up when I wasn't trying to figure out how to recreate something I saw. Having a mother, grandmother, and aunts that were the same way probably helped a bit too!

I love the outdoors, to look at them that is. I have horrid allergies. But nature I think is the best and most beautiful thing God gave us. So why not be inspired by it?

When and why did you decide to open a shop?
When Spunk told me about Etsy, I fell in love. I knew we needed to do something like this after all the dreams of opening our own store I had had. I believe that this was God's way of saying, try it! It can't hurt! So we did. And now look at us? Ha ha.

Do you have a favorite item in your store?
Wow...tough one! OK, here's a few...you can't really ask the owner to pick her favorite can you?

This was one of our first sales. The Live Now Necklace. I just love it.

This is one of my newest favorites we make. The Love Bird necklace.

Do you keep any of your things for yourself?
Of course! I was at the pediatricians the other day with baby j and a lady commented on my necklace and it just made my day to say, "It's from our store!" I think I smiled the rest of the day, after handing out business cards to the entire waiting room.

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
Well, with a new baby I could easily say there is none. But as I said before he is the best baby ever, I am partial, he sleeps through entire night and takes good little naps. So the minute his head is down I'm doing something I enjoy. I always take a few minutes to look up new tutorials of ways to improve what I'm doing then if time does allow I head to my craft room downstairs {video monitor in hand} and start doing what I do!

What is your favorite food?
Inexpensive Mexican Food...Celayas anyone?

Tell us something interesting about yourself.
Wow...something interesting...I'm really pretty boring. I think it's interesting, for me anyways...I love to organize, so I always dreamed of having a house that was fully labeled with bins and drawers and shelves...pretty boring huh?

Meet Spunk

2010-09-15T12:00:00.001-05:00

Who are you & what do you do besides "Spunk & Sass"?
Howdy! I'm Spunk :) I'm a mid-twnenties, DIY addict that works 8-5 as a marketing manager for an engineering firm. My full-time job has me on my toes as I develop my firm's marketing department (I AM the marketing department) and show the world what great work my company can do.

What is your favorite hobby?
Currently I'm addicted to sewing. I can't get enough of it and I'm always trying something new. If I'm not at work or doing something around the house, you can almost always find me sitting in front of my sewing machine -- that has now set up shop in my formal dinning room! I also really enjoy reading and am currently in a book club with some friends from college.

How did you get started with crafting and where do you find your inspiration?
My family is pretty crafty so I imagine my exposure to it started really young. For as long as I can remember I've been crafting, whether it was coloring, making felt puppets, playing with construction paper or painting rocks. Yes...I painted rocks :) In college I started making jewelry for fun and that just evolved, as it continues to do now.

I really find my inspiration from my surroundings. I take everything in and I read a lot of blogs too. I just love crafty blogs. {You can find some of my favorites over to the right} A lot of my inspiration stems from something I want! I love to see things and try to make a version of my own. If I can make it, I'd rather do that not only to save money, but because I have a really good time doing it.

When and why did you decide to open a shop?
When I first found out about Etsy I knew I wanted to be a part of it. Sass and I were always having "craft days" where we would work on little projects, especially jewelry. Once we knew about Etsy, we started dreaming about the idea of having a store. It stemmed from the want to do it and from so many people telling us we should sell our creations. After much thought (and a little bit of cash), we decided to open up Spunk & Sass designs in August of 2008.

Do you have a favorite item in your store?
Oooo that's a hard one. I really can't pick one (go figure) so I'll pick two...

The birds nest ring in black

and the love birds necklace

Do you keep any of your things for yourself?
Yes! Absolutely! {Guilty as charged!} I am out and about a lot, so I figure if I'm wearing my goods then it's one) free advertising and two) a chance to pass our business cards. That's how I pass out a lot of cards. You just can't beat free advertising!

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
Spare time? Que? Just kidding {kinda}...Spunk & Sass keeps me pretty busy whether I'm making orders, inventory or trying out new products i.e. product testing. As I mentioned earlier, I'm also in a book club, so I do read quite a bit. However, if I'm not working and I'm not doing things for S&S, then I'm most likely spending time with my husband :) I love just hanging out with him!

What is your favorite food?
Hands down, Mexican food. I love me some enchiladas or fajitas. We're really spoiled with Tex-Mex down here and I just never get enough. I could have it every night for dinner and be one happy chica!

Tell us something interesting about yourself.
Interesting...I did beauty pageants when I was younger and I can flip my tongue completely in half without my teeth :)

Welcome!!

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Welcome to the grand unveiling of

Spunk & Sass designs
the blog!

We are are so excited to bring you this extension of Spunk & Sass and to be able to connect with our fans in another way besides Etsy and Facebook. We hope this becomes a "go-to" blog for inspiration, news, tutorials, and all things crafty.

First and foremost we would like to thank our fans for all of your amazing support over the last year. Spunk & Sass is officially 1 year old and we couldn't be happier. Without your support and dedication to our brand, we wouldn't have what we do today and certainly couldn't bring you this new little blog. We owe our success to you and extend our thanks times a million!

Stay tuned for questionnaires by Spunk & Sass themselves so you can get to know us better. We hope you enjoy them!

Welcome to Spunk & Sass designs, The Blog! We hope you'll browse around the site and check out our tabs. We're happy to have you! Last but not least before we introduce ourselves, here's a few helpful links...

We're social!
Facebook - become a fan!
Twitter - follow us!

The store

and of course...
the blog :)
http://spunkandsassdesigns.blogspot.com
{you can put that into your Google Reader!}

Be sure to check us out online and stay tuned. We have lots of fun things in store for you!

xoxo
{Spunk & Sass}