Northern Light Designs

Monday, March 9th, 2009 at 5:15 pm

Welcome to Northern Light Designs! I plan to have unique handbags, purses, and other neat stuff for sale at my Etsy and Artfire shops around April 1. Right now I’m busy sewing up items for my inventory. But since I’m going to visit my daughter and her family in Minneapolis in a couple of weeks, I thought it would be best to wait til I get back to start listing my work.

In the meantime, I’ll keep you up to date on what I’m working on, complete with lots of pictures.

Here’s a picture of my sewing room. I just rearranged it so everything is convenient. Before, there was too much stuff crammed in there. I spent more time moving things around to clear a work area than I did sewing!

Last weekend, I finally moved some stuff out, and arranged my work table, sewing machine, and ironing board in a U-shape. My newest addition is an office chair. Now I can roll back and forth from one place to another as I work. I have to say, this is pretty nice! Should have done it a long time ago!

The only thing that’s missing in this picture is my cat, Molly. She helps me with everything, and I’m amazed I managed to take this picture without her being right in the middle of it. But you’ll see pictures of her as time goes on.

We moved to Marquette, MI, from Tennessee last fall. We discovered Marquette three years ago, and fell in love with this town. After dreaming about it for two years, we finally took the plunge and moved up here. We love it here, and we still have to pinch ourselves to realize that it’s not just a dream. We’re really here!

Marquette is in the beautiful Upper Peninsula of Michigan, on the shores of Lake Superior. Hence the name “Northern Light Designs.” Our house is on a city street about a half-mile from the lakeshore. On stormy nights, we can hear the waves crashing on the shore!

Our first winter here in Marquette has been a snowy one. In fact, we’ve had about 250 inches of snow so far this year! The average is about 150. People wonder how we’re doing since we moved here from TN, but I always tell them that I grew up in upstate New York and lived in South Dakota for seven years. So I’m no stranger to winter. I even bought a pair of snowshoes, so I can get out and enjoy the snow.

Tomorrow I’ll be showing you the mandolin bag I made. This was my first bag, and I’m very pleased with how it came out!

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