Dorothy (Entrelac) Bag -- Almost Finished!
Well, I scored a beautiful button on Saturday when Theresa & Bonne Marie took me to this great trim shop called Soutache (no website I'm sad to say, but here's the location). So I finally found a bit of time to sew on the handles and the button and snap a photo of the entrelac bag which will be named the Dorothy Bag (after my mother-in-law). I still need to take nice pictures out in the garden in hopes of getting something that will be good enough for the cover of the pattern. And speaking of the pattern, I need to do the final edit and get that off to the printer.
I had hoped that this all would have been done by now but my other business fell apart -- or the website did. My current web host has been having major server issues and their customer servie has been awful. They were purchased and the new parent company basically wanted me to purchase *their* product. I didn't want to. They are letting the old platform go to wrack and ruin, as they say. So the only option was to find a completely new ecommerce solution and completely rebuild my store. This has been taking up every free moment of my time for the last few weeks -- I'm wearing myself out with the whole thing. It's a bit stressful.
But the end is in siight. My new store should go live sometime this week if all goes well and I can get the evil company to release my domain name so that I can attach it to my new store. I have more data entry ahead of me, but I have a massive amount done and I'm feeling good about the new company I went with. I can't wait to put this behind me so I have energy for crafting and Black Sheep Bags things (like getting the Dorothy Bag out!) and time to enjoy the weather which has taken a turn back for the better again!
(Insert big sigh of relief here.)
That's too bad about the on line business and the web host. I hope you get it all back up and running soon.
Just wanted to say that I love the entrelac bag design. Definitely one I'll have to go out and get once you've got it ready to go. It looks so cool.
Posted by: Uli | Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at 01:07 PM
Good luck Julie. The bag is cute and I love that color.
Posted by: Kathleen | Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at 01:08 PM
The bag looks great. I can't wait to try it once the pattern is ready. Good luck getting the site back up and running.
Posted by: Shannon | Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at 05:13 PM
Good luvk with the new website. I love that bag can't wait until you have the pattern for sale!
Posted by: Kelly | Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at 06:14 PM
What a cute tote!
Posted by: Dove | Wednesday, June 14, 2006 at 09:08 AM
It's a wonderful bag!
Posted by: Lynne | Wednesday, June 14, 2006 at 11:20 AM
Ooh! It's gorgeous.... Can't wait!
Posted by: Frarochvia | Wednesday, June 14, 2006 at 11:51 AM
love love the new bag! this is the one that i'll have to put my entrelac-fear away for and just do ---
i think. i'm such a fraidy cat
Posted by: rebecca | Thursday, June 15, 2006 at 02:53 PM
I hope things pick up SOOOOOONNN!!!
Dorothy looks good. I like the fact that it has a flap. I have too many open top bags and, with a kitten, can't use any of them!
Chin up!
Posted by: Laurie | Friday, June 16, 2006 at 11:56 AM
Hi.That was a very fine bag.I love the colurs.And I also have to say that you have a very fine blog,many things that have inspired me:-)
Posted by: dilley | Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 04:27 PM