Holiday Beads and a Road Trip

Hey, Hey! I just loaded up a bunch of new holiday beads into the Etsy shop. This is it for the week beacuse I am off to Quilt Market. My mom and I leave today and we'll be driving. I have so much stuff and I am really hoping it all fits into the van I have rented. I am usually a light packer but this is such a new adventure for me I can't really know what to expect. So I am bringing everything I think I might need. If you're going to be at Quilt Market this weekend please... oh... please, stop by and say Hi. My booth is 2145.

I am hoping to post some pictures while on the road but they will have to be iphone pictures until I can get home with the camera and my computer. I have promised to take lots, I know there are many folks who want to see everything.

Wish me luck,

Happy Fall

Happy Fall! I hope you're all out doing fun fall things on this Saturday. We're just waking up around here and I don't know what our plans are, I'm thinking a corn maze might be fun. But over the last few weeks we have been having lots of fall fun. We're only a few hours from the mountains so we have found ourselves up there a few times this month. We went to an apple orchard and picked apples. It was fun and beautiful. I could have picked apples all day.




I am kind of goign backwards here with my post...sorry it's how things are flowing this morning(pre-mocha). Above is a cute little house my mom made with my new Home Sweet Home Pattern. How cute is that? The fabric is Hallowgraphix by Jason Yenter just in case you need to get your hands on some.

My mom is going with me to Quilt Market next week. She and Nik's mom are coming down early to help me get ready. How nice is that? I am hoping she will sew some more houses for me. Once she does, I will post them.

The next few days are super busy packing up for the show, you might not hear from me for awhile. But people are asking for holiday beads....just to let you know by Wednesday they will be up. I even have a holiday themed necklace for this weeks newsletter.

Have a great day,

SALE!

Etsy Jangles

Hey, Hey,

I just marked down a bunch of beads over in the Etsy shop. Halloween is all marked half off, wahoo! I will ship them today if you order so that way you'll still have plenty of time to get your jewelry ready for the 31st.

Have a great day,
Jennifer

My New Sewing Patterns

Yippee! My Sewing Patterns have arrived! I am super excited about these. They were lots of long and hard work. They have been a year in the making....and I couldn't be happier with the way they turned out. I wanted them fancy so I went all out. They are printed in a large 6" x 9" book format, color all the way through, and photos and illustrations for every step. In the next few days I will show you more photos but it's raining outside today and so I can't do my photo shoot. I just can't wait any longer to show them off...



Otis and Rhubarb



Daisy Pin Cushions



The Happy Quilt



Home Sweet Home

You can find more information about all of these patterns on my website. If you're a store and want to order, please e-mail me at jennifer (at) jangles.net

Have a great day!

Supply Bags

Hey, Hey,

Have you gotten the premier issue of Cloth Paper Scissors Gifts? It's super cool! I have one of my favorite things to make as a project in the magazine. They are my hand painted supply bags. I love painting the fabric, sewing the bag, embellishing it, and then making a beaded handle for it. I like projects with lots of different steps. I guess that's why I love mixed media. In the magazine you get a full size pattern for the pencil bag. The instructions and photography are amazing. Cloth Paper scissors always has pretty photographs, I can't believe how good they made all of my bags look.

I know you're thinking those bags below don't look hand painted....You're right. But with all this Happy fabric floating around the studio I couldn't help myself, I had to make some. I love how they turned out and I am thinking these are going to be teacher gifts this year.


I love velvet ribbon, so I added a stripe across the front of the bag. I think it helps show off the supply tag.


I own an entire bolt of this purple flower fabric. You'll be seeing a lot of it, I love it!



I did sandwich some batting between the layers when I sewed these bags from the cotton. I did some fun wavy striped quilting on this one.

I have been making these supply bags for over a year now and everyone has been asking for these tags. I am offering them online now. You can find some on my website, along with my buttons which work great for embellishing as well. You can also find a handful of tags in the Etsy shop. Oh, and if you really just want a bag and don't want to make it, I have you covered in the Jangles Emporium.


If you leave a comment today, you could be entered to win the painted bag and a copy of Cloth Paper Scissors gifts shown in the top photo. I will announce the winner in next weeks holiday newsletter.

Have a great day,
Jennifer

Etsy Jangles

And The Winner is...

It's time to announce the winner of the gigantic fabric give-a-way! The winner is Trix. Wahoo Trix! send me an e-mail at jennifer (at) jangles.net so I can get all of the fabric and buttons out to you.

Thanks to everyone for all of your great comments. I can't wait to see what everyone sews up with Happy. I will be showing some sewn projects later in the week so come back by.

Have a great day,

Something to Drool On

Don't you just love this necklace? The nice folks at Lima Beads just sent me the picture. They just started carrying my beads along with C-Koop and Humble Beads. This necklace will be in their BeadStyle ad this month. I am drooling over it and I think I am going to have to make my own. I love all of the different elements going on and there's a locket! That way you can carry around a picture of your sweetie or your pet. How fun. I will also let you in on a little secret, you can get 20% off any locket you buy if you enter LOCK20 in the coupon box.

Ouch!

I spared you last week the post I was going to write about my gigantic bug bite. In a nut shell I woke up last Sunday morning with a bite on my leg that was a welt the size of a grapefruit. Since in Georgia we have things that can bite you and kill you I headed off to the ER. Luckily it was just a gigantic insect bite. I took pictures, but it was on my thigh and I'm not going to go posting my thigh all over the blog world.

So yesterday, I was working on the quilt market booth and I was putting a table leg on with my cordless screwdriver. The driver fell off the top of the screw and went into my hand. Ouch! You know that flappy part of skin between your thumb and pointer finger? It went in there. So I was off to the doctor. It wasn't a big cut just really deep. I had to get a tetanus shot and get it cleaned. I was told to put ice on it and keep it elevated. Kind of hard to work on your quilt market booth that way.

Today, I am on the mend but I have a history of stupid injuries and it's genetic, my dad has a list a mile long too. But that's another post, another day...

Have a good weekend,

Holiday Happenings

Hello, Hello,

The first Holiday Happenings newsletter is on it's way out. Check your inbox. This is not the project that was sent out today but it was mentioned in the newsletter. I put together another set of beads to make a found object necklace. My red combo sold out a few months ago. I didn't want to make the exact same necklace so I cam up with this combo. I am in love with the flower pendant. I put the sets on Etsy and when they are gone they are gone.

My challenge of the day is my Quilt Market booth. Several times in the past month I have wondered what I have gotten myself into. Quilt Market is one big ol fancy show. I need a top notch booth better than anything I have ever put together before. It's intimidating and overwhelming. I feel like I am getting there, you can see below my walls and floor, they were being painted today. I will keep you posted as I progress. The shows only a few weeks away so I need to progress a bit more quickly!

I mentioned in the Holiday newsletter today there will be a give a way each week during the holiday newsletters. Well this weeks newsletter revolved around found objects so I thought it would be fun to put a selection together for one lucky member. You can leave a comment to be in the drawing. If you place an Etsy or online order this week you will receive another chance to win.
It's back to work on my booth there's so much to be done. Have a good day,

Shop List

Here is the promised store list. These stores carry my fabrics and buttons. If you don't see your local store on the list, let them know you want Happy fabrics from In The Beginning and I am sure they can order it.

If you are a store or online retailer and I don't have you on the list, please e-mail me and I will add you. jennifer (at) jangles.net I will continue to update this list every week so check back often.

Thanks so much everyone for liking my fabrics as much as I do! I appreciate you all.

A Little Country Character	Green River, WY
A Stitch in Time -NC	Franklin, NC
Accent Sewing, Inc.	Murrells Inlet, SC
Aitkin Quilts & Fabric	Aitkin, MN
All Ways Unique	Brighton, MI
Always in Stitches	Noblesville, IN
Amazing Quilts			Lakeside, AZ
Among Friends Quilt Shop	Louisville, KY
Angelquilter	Lincoln, CA
Another Quilt-PA	Wapwallopen, PA
Appletree Fabrics	Auburn, MA
Asheville Cotton Company	Asheville, NC
Attic Window Quilt Shop	Comstock Park, MI
Aunt Mary's Quilt Shop			Arlington, WA
Backdoor Quilt Shoppe	Billings, MT
Baron's Fabrics	Camarillo, CA
Baron's Seing Center	Woodland Hills, CA
Bear Patch Quilting Co.	White Bear Lake, MN
Bella Quiltworks	Tucson, AZ
Bernina In Stitches -TN	Jonesborough, TN
Bernina Pfaff Sewing Center	Tampa, FL
Bernina Sewing Center of Dallas	Dallas, TX
Bernina Sewing, ETC -MS	Ridgeland, MS
Betty's Fabrics	SANTA Mria, CA
Big Horn Quilts	Greybull, WY
Bits N Pieces	Pelham, NH
BJ's Fabrics and Quilts	Cloverdale, OR
Cabin Arts	Burlington, KY
Calico Creations -WA	Mt. Vernon, WA
Canvas Works	Olympia, WA
Cloth Carousel	Winters, CA
Coastal Sewing Machines	Old Saybrook, CT
Colonial Quilts	Savannah, GA
Cornerstone Quilts	426 First Ave East
Cotton Weeds Quilt Shop			Freeport, ME
Cottonwood -VA	Charlottesville, VA
Country Heart Quilters	Plymouth, NH
Dakota Quilt Shop	Watertown, SD
Debbie's Fabrics, ETC.	Tehachapi, CA
Dragonfly Quilt Shop			Watkinsville, GA
Eddie's Quilting Bee	Sunnyvale, CA
Ella Rose	Cleveland, MS
Essentials Department Store			Invermere BC
ETC-Every Thread Counts			Hood River, OR 97031
F & S Fabrics	Loas Angelos, CA
Fabric Flair-MI	Bay City, MI
Fabric N' Friends	Castroville, TX
Fabric Shack, Inc.	Waynesville, OH
Fabrics Notions & More	Ridge Crest, CA
Fabrics Plus _ WA	Anacortes, WA
Family Threads	Tres Pinos, CA
Faye's Henhouse Quilts	Mayville, ND
Flying Geese Fabrics -CA	Tustin, CA
Flying Goose Quilt Shop	New London, MN
Front Porch Fabrics	Stilwell, OK
Gathering Fabric, Inc.			Woodinville, WA
Gathering Friends	Bird Island, MN
Gray Goose Fabrics	Alamosa, CO
Gruber's Quilt Shop	Waite Park, MN
Guildcrafters Quilt Shop	Berkley, MI
Hancock's of Paducah	Paducah, KY
Heart N Home	Worland, WY
Heart To Heart Quilt Shop	Trussville, AL
Heirlooms and Comforts	Central, SC
High Sierra Quilters	Cameron Park, CA
Icehouse Quilt Shop	Grayling, MI
Idaho Quiltworks	Twin Falls, ID
Intowne Quilter	Decatur, GA
It's A Stitch	Humble, TX
Jane's Fabric Patch	Tillamook, OR
Julie Ann Quilt Shop			Cadillac, MI
Karen's Quilt Corner	Eagle River, WI
Keans Store Company	Mason, MI
Knight's			Cape Neddick, ME
Knit One Smock Too	Winston-Salem, NC
Larson Enterprises	Shops at Marshall House
Liberty Bell Quilt Shop	Cedar, MI
Little Quilts	Marietta, GA
Little Rascals	Tiverton, RI
Lolly's Fabrics & Quilts	Shipshewana, IN
Lone Star Quiltworks-TX	Bryan, TX
Loose Threads Quilt Shop			Harriman, TN
Lou Ann's Quilt Garden	Oetwein, IA
Luella's Quilt Basket	Redondo Beach, CA
Mabelena Quilting Supplies	Ortonville, MI
Mad River Quilting-VT	Waitsfield, VT
Madsens Crafts	Idaho Falls, ID
Mangelson's	Omaha, NE
Mare's Bears Quilt Shop	Lewes, DE
Marietta's Quilt & Sew	Simpsonville, SC
Material Girl-NE	Grand Island, NE
Material Mart	Midland, MI
Mennonite Quilt Center	Reedley, CA
Mullica Hill Quilt Co.	Glassboro, NJ
Mystic Maine Quilts	Gardiner, ME
Oxford Mill End Store	Oxford, ME
Park Bench Quilt Shop	Midland, MI
Pennington Quilt Works			Pennington, NJ
Pieceful Hearts Fabrics	Lisle, IL
Piecemaker's Quilt Shop-MN	Hackensack, MN
Pin Cushion-NJ	Vineland, NJ
Portsmouth Fabric Company	Poprtsmouth, NH
Pumpkin Patch Quilts	Lee, MA
Q-First In Quilting	Lexington, KY
Q Bee Quilts-NC	Charlotte, NC
Quakertown Quilts At The Woodlands	Friendswood, TX
Quilt Divas	Rockland, ME
Quilt Essentials-WY	Laramie, WY
Quilt Studio -NE	Omaha, NE
Quilted Memories	Montague, MI
Quilted Threads	Henniker, NH
Quilter's Connection -WI	Green Bay, WI
Quilter's Corner, Etc. -MT	Deer Lodge, MT
Quilter's Cottage-TX	Richmond, TX
Quilter's Crossing -TX	Tomball, TX
Quilter's Haven	Rosemount, MN
Quilter's Studio	Loveland, OH
Quilters Cottage-SC			Pawley's Island, SC
Quilters Haven-IL	Rockford, IL
Quilters Way	Concord, MA
Quilting Studio	D.F., C.P.		MEXICO
Quilts 'N' Things	Montrose, CA
Quilts and Other Notions	Creston, IA
Quiltz -PAZ	Phoenix, AZ
Quintessential Quilts	Reedsburg, WI
Rachel's Fine Fabrics -LB	Lubbock, TX
Sarah's Fabrics	Lawrence, KS
Scrapbooks Etc.	Mesa, AZ
Sew Bee It	Ringold, GA
Sew Creative-MA	Beverly, MA
Sew Fun-CA	Atascadero, CA
Sew Original _WSNC	Winston-Salem, NC
Sew Right Sewing Machine	Flushing, NY
Sew Smart			Rhinelander, WI
Sew What Bernina	Beaumont, TX
Sew What Fabrics & Batiks	Wytheville, VA
Sewing By The Sea	Trenton, ME
Sewing Circle, Inc.	Wilmington, NC
Sleepy Valley	Port Angelos, WA
Stitch-N-Frame	Vicksburg, MS
Stitcher's Crossing	Madison, WI
Stitcher's Garden	Pueblo, CO
Stitcher's Garden			Franklin, TN
Strawberry And Rhubarb	Williston, VT
Sue's Stitch In Time	Shelton, WA
Summer Breeze Creative Quilting	Wilmington, DE
Sunshine Sewing Company	Margate, FL
Sweet Creek Creations	Metaline Falls, WA
Sylvia's Quilt Depot			Wasilla, AK
Tala's Quilt Shop	North Adams, MA
Tangled Threads	Lynden, WA
Tennessee Quilts	Jonesborough, TN
That's Sew Debbie!	Groton, CT
The Busy Thimble/Ben Franklin	Bowling Green, OH
The Calico Shoppe-WI	Eau Claire, WI
The Cherry Pit	Sevierville, TN
The Clothesline Quilt Shop	Avon, IL
The Door Mouse	Bettsville, OH
The Dusty Attic	Fruitland, MO 21826
The Fabric Center-IL	Morris, IL
The Fabric Patch -MI	Ironwood, MI
The Fabric Stash -MA	Charlton, MA
The Material Girls	Fairbanks, AK
The Quilt Barn-WA			Ouyallup, WA
The Quilt Basket -NE	York, NE
The Quilt Corral	Hill City, SD
The Quilt Shop-CT	Danbury, CT
The Quilter's Ranch	Tempe, AZ
The Stitchery	Howell, MI
The Textile Company, Inc.	Greenfield, MA
The Village Quilter	Mt. Holly, NJ
Thimble Pleaseures	Chapel Hill, NC
Vande Lune Fabrics	Pella, IA
Viking Says Sew n Quilt	Greenville, SC
Viking Sewing Center	Ann Arbor, MI
Waterwheel House Quilt Shop	Londonderry, VT

The Big Give-a-Way

Hello, Hello,

Check out all of those boxes that went out last week! Whew, loads of shipping, it was really great to see it head out after six months of work. Stores are slowly getting there buttons and fabric. I have started a list and in a few days I will give you all a list of where you can find them.

I have some fabric and buttons to give away. I decided instead of giving three smaller prizes, I would give one big ol'huge prize. Wouldn't you love to be the winner of this? You get a fat quarter of all 27 of my fabrics and some buttons. Leave me a comment and you'll be entered. Also while you're leaving me the comment, let me know what you would make with all of that fabric. I will choose a winner randomly so don't worry about your answer, I'm just curious.

This is yet, another big week for Jennifer Jangles. Holiday newsletter start this Wednesday! I can't believe that it's October. How did that happen? So I am scurrying around here like one of Santa's helpers getting beads pulled and ready for Etsy. I've got some new ones planned as well as kits and jewelry. It's so exciting! I know some of you are thinking it's way too early for this but I spotted Christmas decorations this weekend when I was in Atlanta. Crazy eh?

Let's see you have until next Sunday to enter the give away. It might be confusing but there will be another give away on Wednesday, that one is part of the holiday newsletters. Get signed up if you're not already.

Happy Monday!
Jennifer