New year, new sewing

I just posted up the one of a kind, best of 2009 wallets which I worked on over Christmas break! I love them all but like always here are my favorites!

I fell in love with this stained glass like design .

This is probably the most retro looking wallet I have ever made!



I was about to post this one when I realized I loved it too much! Sorry peeps!

I want to take this time to yet again thank all of you who have made this last year possible. Two tattoos down many more to go!

Just so you know I'm going into 2010 with a total of....

drumroll please....

$50. 36!

None of this would be possible without the help of all of you!

Much love and happy 2010,

Em

Winters wonderful wallets

All of the winter wallets are up as of now! They are looking pretty snazzy if I do say so myself... my fav from this batch is definitely Dreams of Orange (the one above).

As the year dwindles down I would like to say thanks to all of you who have made this project a fun thing for me to do! Two tattoos down, many more to go!

Now for a thanks for your wonderful support I'd like to share my plans for 2010...

First off, I will bring you the Best of 2009 wallets, with a mix and match extravaganza! Limited edition wallets of my favorite fabric from the past year.

Then, for those of you who have asked for it... a few new designs of clutches and purses will be making their way onto S.O.F.T. I am sooo excited!!!!!

My goal right now is new tattoo on my birthday- Feb. 27th. Wish me luck, as the sewing mayhem continues!!

Much love,

Em

SOFT's want list

I've seen similar black beaded necklaces at Target which I have been admiring.

Doesn't it seem more fresh then plain pearls?

Fiesta Dinningware. Out of no where I have become obsessed with it.

Vibrant colors in the kitchen? Yes, please. I bought a 4 piece set yesterday, there will be many more to come!

Hardcore biker boots.
Oh how I want to wear a dress and these bad ass boots!

I wanted to try to mix it up and add some of my favorite things of this week. These are the cravings I've had shopping-wise. Enjoy!

First Tattoos

I want to thank all of you who have supported this project. There are many more projects to come soon!

BIG NEWS!

Over the weekend a total of 12 wallets were sold for a total of $48.61! The total was then brought up to $109.75!!! This in turn reached GOAL #1!!! I am proud to announce that the first two tattoos of S.O.F.T have been acquired! I will have pictures up tomorrow. Without tip they were $80 out of this fund leaving $29.75 left for the next tattoo goal!

Check back soon for winter line to pop up....
I am going to be sewing up a storm and hopefully getting a lot more up before Christmas!

I want to thank all of you who have supported Sewing only for tattoos!

Much love,

Em

All for fall!

All of the fall items are up! Just so everyone knows the total is up to a huge $61.14! For those of you who don't know that means once I get a few of the fall items out the door I can go in for the first two tattoos!! I honestly can't believe that!

Winter fabric is already in, I am totally in love with the fabric! Seriously... in love! I'm hoping to get a lot of sewing done in November so all of the winter one's will be up hopefully by December 1st! Cross those fingers that I don't have too much homework next month and I think it can be done!

Have a great Halloween! And remember to pick up your wallet today!

<3 Emily!

And custom!

Just sold a sweet custom made wallet, pics will be up soon! That's $8 to add to the total! Would you like a custom made bag? It's easy, email me and I'll let you know what fabric I have in stock. Once the product is finished, I email you pics and it's yours for the taking! I love custom bags! Hell, if you have fabric that you'd like made into a bag we could even set something up!

I'm going to be finishing the fall collection this weekend so there will be more pics up on etsy soon!
Thank you all and remember to buy a wallet soon!

New! Fall items up now

I have four new wallets up for grabs! These are some of my favorites! I mean just look at Colored In (above)!

There are four more to go along with the Fall collection those should be up either next week or the week after.

Thank you all for your growing support!

Sold out... for now

Just sold the last one from the summer collection bringing the total up to 47.70!

I'm going to be posting the first few of the fall collection on Friday before I leave for Boston!
My goal is to get the first two tattoos next month.

It's been great to have so many people interested in the wallets and the cause. I started this thinking that it wouldn't go as well as it has. yet alone did I imagine that within a month or so I'd sell out. So thanks again for buying those of you who have. Fall is going up soon. One word - neon!

Love and stuff,
Em

As of today...

WOW!! As of today, I have a total of nine wallets sold!!

I'm starting my fall/winter designs now. Let me just say, the fabric I got is amazing!! It was a lot of trouble to get them and I'm not very happy with my supplier, but it's cute fabric. That means cute wallets coming your way.

Total amount so far going towards tattoos----$42.65.

I have Wednesday off which is going to be slightly spent roaming the city getting prices on the first tattoos. For those of you just joining in, they're going to be my grandparents signatures right below my ankle. One on each foot.

Thank you for everyone who bought so far! Check back at the end of this week for new wallets!!! If I procrastinate on my homework I might be able to get a bunch done! Woooo!

WHOA!

Two more out the door!! How exciting!!

That brings the total up to $20.10!! Super awesomeness!!

Huzzah for today!

Two Items sold

Over the weekend I had a sale and was able to sell two of the items in shop! So as of today I am 9.05 (with shipping) into the first tattoo goal! To celebrate this first two sales I have kept the prices at 50% off!
New fabric is on the way! It should get in today or tomorrow!!! I already have a custom order for one wallet. Also I will be adding a few new items that I have been designing so S.O.F.T. will become more than just wallets! I am so excited!

Also since I have nothing new to add due to laziness of Labor Day weekend, I'm adding a few vintage items up to my other store. Check it out in the next few days at http://emnemily.etsy.com!

Sales

I was thinking last night about sales. I decided to start one of my own. From now Sept 3rd to Sept 7th we will be having our first sale! The Labor Day Sale! All wallets are $5 a pop!

Go check it out!

New items posted and other rambles

I did get the opportunity to post yesterday, which was late of my goal for listing on Mondays. It's already looking like a rough week for me. The past few days have been hectic to say the least.
I ordered some amazing fabric that I was hoping to get this week. Of course I have heard nothing of them being sent out. So hopefully the supplier will ship it soon (cross fingers) then I can get a few new designs out for you! At the moment though it is looking like a meager upload of new stuff for next week. I am running low on fabric and all the stress has made sewing a little lower on the priorities list. Never fear, I am not giving up!

I wanted to also talk a little about the first tattoos that I had in mind. I have been wanting to get my grandparents signatures on the top of my feet closer to the ankle. My grandparents have and always will be a very big part of my life. Even if there are times when I can't be with them they are always in my thoughts and leading me on this journey called life. Without them I wouldn't be the person that I am today. The signatures are small and most likely will be the least amount of money but mean the most to me. As soon as I can I will go in for a consultation to get pricing on them.
I have yet to sell a wallet but I am not letting it get me down. I know that it's easy to run to whatever super store near you and buy a plain black one cheaper. I'm hopeful still...

I have to get back to work, but have a wonderful day all!

Also...

Updates of wallets on etsy will be done on Mondays, since I am far too busy during the week to do them. I have a few to add now, all are super cute. I also finally finished a new wallet for myself the other day that I will most likely take pics of to add to here Monday. So far I love my wallet!!! Have a great weekend!!

Start the presses!!

Good news!!

Earlier this week, sewing only for tattoos, became a part of the HandmadeMN etsy team! There is now a link up to the etsy shop ON their website--- handmademn.com~! I could not be happier about this because I am a huge fan of HandmadeMN. I've been lurking around their website for a while now! I'm happy that I am gaining friends and press!

My lovely friend Amy over at http://craftease.etsy.com/ also featured the shop in her blog!! So cool!

If anyone else would like to feature me on their blog or in other words give me some free advertising please do email and let me know!

The start of something grand

A good freind of mine made me this beautiful banner and icon! Isn't it spiffy? She makes some pretty amazing work, you can check out her stuff at http://craftease.etsy.com. Just thought I'd share! Okay, now back to sewing!

Hi there all!

Welcome one and all to sewing only for tattoos blog. I set up this blog for the main purpose of giving shoppers a little insight into the project. The shop is sewingonlyfortattoos.etsy.com it was first thought of and start on August 21st. As I was walking home from work I was trying to think of a way to get my stuff out there and obtain my goal of getting tattooed up. I decided that perhaps the best way to do both was to as they say 'slap both hands together'. I mean, I seriously have a ton of bare skin just itching for some fresh ink and sewing is starting to become a big hobby of mine. I know what you may be thinking, why? Why should you fund this? I understand that there are many shops on etsy. You can buy seriously anything your heart desires. I wanted to do was to make something that not only are you getting a product but you also get to see the outcome. Every wallet you buy goes into a special fund that will not be touched for anything but tattoo work. Whenever I get a tattoo it will be posted on here and on etsy for all to see. With this blog I can give a little bit more into the whole process. I will walk you through my ideas for tattoos, every tattoo idea has a back story. I'll let you know how consultations go. I'll let you know how the actual tattooing goes. You will get to be a part of all of it. I'm very excited to see how this goes and I hope you are too!

Feel free to leave comments on here or email me at sewingonlyfortattoos@gmail.com.

Buy a wallet, tell your friends and stop by often!