I have to do WHAT?!?!?!?!?

I think it has finally settled . . . my blood pressure has gone back to normal . . . I'm going to Houston!!!  Read HERE if you don't know what I'm talking about (and to find out about the great deal going on until the end of October . . . )! 

Anyway, here's the thing . . . I have to dress up like a witch on preview night!!! 

I don't do dress up!!!

Ever!!!

So, I need your help!  Do I do something like this . . .



Or this . . .



Do you have any suggestions???  PLEASE give me some ideas!!!  If you asked my kids they would probably tell you I could just show up as myself and be fine . . .

Hugs!

Oh - My - Gosh!!!

You're never going to believe this . . . I can't believe it myself!!!

I'm going to the Houston Quilt Market!!!!! 

 

You all know I'm a consultant for My Lazy Daisy, right?  Well they drew my name out of a hat and I get to be in the My Lazy Daisy booth in Houston!!!  WOO-HOO!!!  :)

 

To help celebrate, I'm going to ADD to the already AWESOME Starter Kit, which is only $99, when you become a My Lazy Daisy Consultant with me!  You can go HERE to see what comes in the Starter Kit (including the additional Story Time Snuggle Quilt Kit they're giving you FREE until the end of October) and I'll be ADDING a YARD of fabric - your choice - from the My Lazy Daisy Website!!!  Here's some fabric you might want to consider adding to your stash:


S'Noel


Tippy Toes


A Ghastlie Night

or maybe . . .


Ooh La La!!!

You'll have to check out all of their fabric HERE and then let me know which one you want a FREE yard of!!!  To qualify for the free yard of fabric to be added to your Starter Kit, you must sign up as a consultant for My Lazy Daisy before midnight (MST) on October 31st!!!

Merry Christmas, to YOU!!!  :)

Send me an e-mail (julie@cut.net) and I will get you all signed up!!!

Hugs!

Happy 26th Anniversary to Us!!!

Twenty-six years ago I married my very best friend! 

After all these years, I still get butterflies when he walks into the room! 

 

I love you so much, Todd!  Thanks for always being by my side,

through the good times and the not-so-good times! 

Thank you for being my #1 fan with everything I try . . .

especially when my ideas are a bit CRAZY! 

What a great life we've had so far! 

I can't wait to see what the next 26 years brings us!

I love you, Hon!!!

Hugs!!!

My Lazy Daisy Consultant Information and *NEW* Starter Kit

I'm so excited to share with you about how you can become a Daisy Consultant like me and launch your own home-based quilting and sewing business!  In order to enroll as a Daisy Consultant, you must first purchase the Starter Kit . . . 



No time is better to become a Daisy Consultant, because now through the end of October 2012, the Starter Kit includes not only all the basics needed to start your home-based business, you also receive a full kit party topper (46"x46" with pattern and all the fabric to make the quilt top, binding and backing) and a SECOND quilt called Story Time Snuggle (41"x49" with pattern and all fabric to make the quilt top, binding and backing), in addition to the Lazy Daisy Cottage Cookbook, pin cushion kit, and a Candy Ribbon quilt demonstration kit.  The retail value of this special Starter Kit is well over $300, but is currently available for only $99!!!  Sweet!!!  :o)  Here's a list of everything you'll get in your kit:   

* Party Topper - Cupcakes (fabric and pattern)
* Story Time Snuggle (fabric and pattern)
* Petal Pushers Pin Cushions (pattern and materials for 2 pin cushions)
* Candy Ribbon consultant demonstration kit
* Lazy Daisy Cookbook
* Daisy Charms Bracelet
* Catalogs (10)
* Daisy Folder and Essential Paperwork including:
- Compensation Plan (1)
- Price List (2)
- Daisy Consultant Handbook (1)
- Ordering Instructions (1)
* Daisy Event Invitations (100)
* Customer Order Forms (50)
* Credit Card Processing Slips (25)
* Daisy Clipboard
* Daisy Designs (designs not included in Catalog)

You will have an opportunity to purchase additional materials, including a wide variety of quilting kits, during the enrollment process.  I strongly recommend you purchase the Basic Bundle which gives you the "most bang for your buck" and is only available at the time of enrollment.

Send me an e-mail letting me know you're interested and I'll send you the My Lazy Daisy Compensation Plan information!  You'll see for yourself why being a Daisy Consultant is an excellent way to make money while having fun!  :o)

Join me and My Lazy Daisy . . . Start your quilting legacy today!

 

Hugs!

My Lazy Daisy Retreat

I just got home from the BEST retreat EVER!!!  As you know, I'm a consultant for My Lazy Daisy, a company that designs and sells the CUTEST quilt kits you've ever seen, and I attended their retreat last Wednesday through Saturday and had an absolute BLAST!!!



Here I am with Dana and Diane, two sisters who are co-owners of My Lazy Daisy!  The quilt behind us is called "Love Heels" in memory of their Mother who died of cancer. 



Here's a better picture of "Love Heels!"  Notice the high-heeled shoes in the pink fabric in the outer border? That's why it's spelled heels instead of heals! Too cute!!! They are donating a portion of the sales from this quilt kit to the National Breast Cancer Foundation! So awesome!!! :o)  LOVE IT!!!



This is my AWESOME team leader, Kay McArthur!  She has more energy and fun packed inside her than anyone I know!  Love that gal!  :o)

In addition to "Love Heels," look at all of these new products that they announced at the retreat!



"Smell My Feet"  (This table runner matches their "Hocus Pocus" quilt!!!)



"Story Time Snuggle"



"Frank -n- Friends Table Topper"



"Ghastlies Table Topper"



"S'Noel Table Topper"



"Tinsel Toes Christmas Stockings"



"Trick or Treat Door Hanging AND Table Runner"

Isn't all of this the CUTEST ever?!?!?  And guess what?!?!?  The "Trick or Treat Door Hanging AND Table Runner" are on SALE for the month of September!!!

I LOVE SALES!!!  :o)

Here's some more random pictures of the retreat . . .


Oreganata fabric line to be released early in 2013 (sorry about the blurry pic)!

Table decorations for the night of the gala!



Leslie Christensen and I are speaking with Karen Pedersen - an AWESOME gal My Lazy Daisy hired to teach us how to grow our consulting business!  Three days FILLED with incredible information! 
I'm so excited to start using everything I learned in my business!!!

WOW!!!  What great times we had!!! 

 

I'm going to leave you for now, but tomorrow I'll be telling you about some changes that My Lazy Daisy has made with the company! 

 

It's so AWESOME to be a consultant for such a GREAT company!!!  :o)

 

Hugs!

Helping Out When Disaster Strikes

Many of you know I'm a consultant for My Lazy Daisy, a direct-sales company that sells complete quilt kits. Look at this article that Diane Card, co-owner of My Lazy Daisy, just sent me! I'm so excited!!! :o)

Click here to see the article!

The donations I'm receiving daily are ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! My thanks to each of YOU for "helping out when disaster strikes!" You guys are so AWESOME!!! :o)

Hugs!

Changes for Phoenix Quilts

What a whirlwind of events we've had around here lately! With speaking assignments, attending quilt-a-thons, delivering quilts, having a Phoenix Quilts booth at an event where there were approximately 1,200 women in attendance, PLUS keeping up with the day-to-day work Phoenix Quilts requires, it's been CRAZY busy!!! But oh, so AWESOME!!! :o)

Because of how much time I'm working with Phoenix Quilts I need to make some changes that will allow me to stay sane! :o)

• I would appreciate it if you would now send in completed quilts and/or monetary donations. It's taking a lot of time piecing tops with the blocks that are being sent in and then finding people to quilt and bind all the quilts. Everything I've received has been so beautiful - there are a lot of talented quilters out there! I have been totally amazed by the generosity of everyone sending in these donations, but for now I need to limit it to completed quilts. I also think I have enough fabric to make the backs for all of these quilt tops. The monetary donations will be used to help complete quilt tops and blocks that have already been sent in and to help with distributing the quilts. If you are currently working on something you were planning to donate, please still send it in! I really do appreciate everything all of you are doing! :o)
• I'd prefer that you send in lap-size quilts to be used for Phoenix Quilts purposes. That way we can give one quilt to each family and the entire family will be able to use it. I have received soooo many baby/child size quilts, it's unbelievable! They are all so darling! :o) I've got enough to cover our needs for now, though. If you would still like to donate smaller quilts (which would be awesome!) I'll be donating them to our local ambulance service (I'm a volunteer EMT when I'm not quilting!) and hospitals. If that's all right with you then keep sending them in! :o)
• I would love to have a picture on my blog of every quilt that is being sent in, but that also takes a lot of time (I'm not very fast with cameras and computers). If you would please post a picture of your quilt in the Phoenix Quilts group on Flickr (use the Donations tab on the Phoenix Quilts blog) then we'll all be able to see the quilty goodness being donated! :o)

I am deeply grateful for all the donations that have been sent in and hope that you will continue to help us help those who have lost their home to a wildfire. I hope that you can understand why I'm making these changes. I haven't ever done anything like this before and I'm having to learn what works best for everyone as I go along! :o)

If you have any questions or suggestions, please leave me a comment or send me an e-mail at julie@cut.net.

Hugs!