Mustard Tote Giveaway:

First, I want to say thank you to those who entered my giveaway and most importantly took the survey.

I appreciate all of your feedback and will keep it in mind while progressing in business.

A lot of great things are in the future of a girl named katie and the love I receive from fans only makes me even more passionate about the outcome. 

And now for the winner:

Congratulations, Jaclyn Cage!
Please email me your information to katie(@)agirlnamedkatie.com 

so I can ship this little beauty to you!

Inspiration Library.

Nothing is better than relaxing with a good book that stimulates the mind with design inspiration.
I thoroughly enjoy the hunt for a great new book.
So I found a few books that need to be part of my library.  

I first stumbled upon this London Style book on eat drink chic's blog. Which led me to Amazon.com. Which led me to stumble upon some more interior design books. Which led me to desire these books in my life. 

This book is full of beautiful pictures and inspiration I could drool over for hours while sitting at a chic kitchen table sipping tea. 

I would love to visit London, and when I get that chance, this book will be in my carry on.

 Case closed.

One of my favorite things about a well decorated room are the color choices. I was attracted to this French Flair book for that reason. Nothing is better than a well planned color pop! 

Except maybe an ice cream machine in the kitchen. But let's start small. 

I love the term "Modern Vintage." I actually came up with this term approximately a year ago. Turns out someone else had the same idea and naturally beat me to the punch by writing a book about it. 

Oh well! I still want this book!

My most recent obsession has been scouring thrift shops, flea markets, and auctions to score awesome vintage pieces to use as accents in my rooms.  

Flea Market Chic seems like another book I would enjoy for the same reasons!
I have been able to find a lot of great pieces at thrift shops.
I love when a room is full of quirky finds or when colors and prints are mixed and matched. 

And of course, being the hand crafter that I am, it is only necessary for me to have a book called Handmade Home! Nothing is better than pieces in your home that are made by you. 

 Undecorate shows a lot of good ideas on how to make a room look pulled together, but is still laid back and easy. Which is perfect!

By the way, my birthday is coming up. (wink, wink)
=] Only kidding.
I hope you check some of these out and let me know if you find anything else I might like! 

A little bit of Awesome.

I have to admit, I love interior design. Which really isn't that shocking since I love fashion design as well and they are rather closely related, I like to think. 

Fabric, color, accessories, etc. 

When a good friend moved into a new place I offered to help him in the design field.
I just enjoy decorating rooms, I can't help it. 

 I asked him to email me a picture of the space and then I came up with three basic ideas for the space and put together a rough collage in Photoshop so he could visualize each thought.

I figured I would show you what I came up with because I am rather proud of myself considering 

I don't do this for a day job. 

Idea One: 

I thought it would be fun to add a bold art statement in the room that is eye catching yet very simple. 

This could be done easily with square canvases and paint for a fun ombre effect that doesn't

 take a lot of effort or talent. 

Idea Two: 

This idea began with the center image, which I have been admiring on my desktop for the past week thinking it would make a great drawing. But then I thought it would even be good as a enlarged print in a guy's apartment. I thought 3 images would be a nice focal point, so I added two other prints.

It would be fun to do a similar photo shoot and create your own special pieces for the wall.

Idea Three:

My favorite part of any room are the details. Especially those that are quirky or vintage.

I chose some "floating" wood shelves and then added some cool knick knacks to add some personality to the space. I tried to choose a few items that reminded me of my friend.

The best part of this wall is the thrill of the hunt for each piece.

I get super stoked when I find things in great accent colors.

Don't forget to enter my giveaway from a girl named katie!

Check out this post to find out the details of how to enter: Giveaway

Thank you to all of those who already have! 

I appreciate your support!

-Toodles.

Giveaway and survey!

Hello there!

As I work on making new awesome products, I want to hear from my past and potential customers about what they look for in a bag and some other questions of how I can better fit the needs of my dear supporters.

I wrote a little survey to help get your feedback because I want you to have a wonderful shopping experience with a girl named katie.

I appreciate all of my customers and friends and would like to offer you a chance to win a bag handmade by me to show my thanks!

To enter to win you need to complete the following:

Follow me on facebook: Here!

Or follow me on my blog (look on the left side of my blog for the button) 

(If you follow me on both you will be entered to win twice!) 

Then comment on this post to let me know you how you chose to follow me.

And lastly, take the survery: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KWJ2YYC

The winner will be announced September 3rd, 2012. 

Please share this post with your friends and family!
The more feedback I receive, the better I can make my products and business.

Thank you so much!

Sew Jealous.

See what I did there?
Yeah, ya did.
I have been a proud stalking of sewing rooms since Pinterest came into existence.
I have been working to get my own sewing space up to par 

while I await for my brother's room to clear out so I can actually have a room
since I have seemed to out grow my small corner.
Someday I will have a dream sewing room.....someday.
Maybe when I buy my dream Mediterranean home.

But anywho,
Fabric Mart wants to see everyone's sewing studio, room, or space.
Whatever you have, Fabric Mart wants to see it.
Some might even be featured on the blog as a studio tour!
And everyone's will be post on the Fabric Mart Facebook.
http://www.fabricmart.blogspot.com/2012/08/inspiration-sewing-room-jealousy.html

It's time for me to clean, I guess!

Keeping it Classy.

I love, love, love A line dresses. 

Check out these classy beautes I am adoring from Modcloth. 

Only the best place to find the best stuff! 

Coral Lace Bodice Dress

Art Deco A-Line Dress

Tiered Red Dress

Pink Zig Zag Dress

Gray & Yellow A-Line

The awful question's answer.

Hey! How are you? I haven't seen you in a while. What have you been up to?

You know, just working. 

"Just working." 

The most simple and direct answer I could muster together for a question so open-ended as  

"What have you been up to?"
Maybe I should follow that question with another question like, "How much time do you have?"
or "Which category of my life would you like to hear about?"

No one would probably ever ask me again.
Which would not be so bad on my end, but I do like when people at least ask because it makes me feel as though they are interested in my life, even if just for the moment. 

Even if I can only giving you a one worded answer to suffice that moment.
But really, I am doing a lot. 

So, here is a list of things I have been up to recently.

• Working. Ah yes! it is true! I am now at Fabric Mart, no more Joann! 
• But I am also working on new ideas and bags for a girl named katie. 
• Beginning to prepare for winter craft shows. 
• Selling in two gift shops: Goggle Works and Five and Divine
• Sewing a few items to enter into the Lebanon Area Fair.
• Photographed a wedding over the weekend.
• Selling mustache pillows on Etsy. 
• Majorly cleaning and reorganizing my bedroom and bathroom. 
• Making my first quilt!
• Blogging for Fabric Mart Fabricistas.
• Helping Joshua get settled in a new place. 
• Preparing to go to NYC for a fabric show with work. 

Yep. That's my list for now.
P.s. This is my 100th post!
If you haven't read the last 99... You should.