handmade logo labels

I've been working on some handmade goods to add to my Etsy site.. then i realized i need label. After researching few places that i can have it made, i decided to make them myself.

What you need: 
1. iron- i used hair iron since ironing surface was tiny.
2. cotton grosgrain: I used herringbone textured natural color 1.5" wide.
3. Avery Fabric Transfer sheets

You can follow the instruction in Avery packet to print your logo. You must make sure to print them in "reverse." Then, I cut small squares, placed it on grosgrain and carefully pressed down in between hair iron. press for 3 sec then, let it cool, and repeat 4-5 times and peel off. I had to try few to get the hang of it. but it worked really well! very happy with the result. I can't wait to sew it onto my new product.

Home Office

I recently left my full time job and am now working from home 3days a week. I created a little office space in our extra upstair room. 

The cork boards were on sale at Michael's for $10. it had adhesives so it was super easy to set up. I wish it can be thicker but it does its job for weightless paper. I brought out my old sewing machine. not sure what i'll be sewing but it's nice to have it out to remind myself. A cute little plant from my ex-co-worker definitely adds warmth. Frame above my new iMac is from Skip Hop with everyone's signature on it. It inspires me everyday to keep up the good work!

Of course, there's always a visitor at my office. he likes to pretend like he's working for me.

cardboard project 1: car playground

William is now 3. His favorite thing to do is to play with cars. When he looks up at me and says, "mom, play car", I sometimes don't know what to do. so I started to create fun environment for him to play his cars in. Today, he was really into speed bumps so we created lots of bumps and ramps. 

There's no right or wrong way to make this. Just grab a box, open it up, cut all the flaps and be creative with each flap. below is how we made it. We had lots of fun!