diggers
February 1st, 2008
I am very excited to announce that my shop is up and running! The little diggers have been in bits and pieces all week, but I finally sat down with all the parts today. And as my daughter built tower after tower after tower with her blocks, I sewed button joint after button joint right next to her. Setting up an etsy shop was a little intimidating at first, not because of the site itself–it’s fantastic–but because I had to sit down and describe myself and what I make. And make people want to buy it. I have no idea how to do this, so I went with boring ol’ descriptions of the first three then when I got to the pink digger I laid it on thick. I was only going to make three to start with anyway, but then I saw this little bit of hot! pink! vintage! linen in my scrap bag I cut into it without thinking twice. Because how fantastic would it be if a cute indie rock boy out there gave his cute indie rock girlfriend my pink digger for valentine’s day. I guess that’s an odd daydream to have, but I think that’s what mothers of small children do: daydream. Most of what we say could be recorded and just played back over and over again all day, “Stop. stop. sit down. sit down. don’t play with your food. don’t rub your toast on your head. don’t put playdough in your brother’s ears.” I always wondered why I had to say, “MOM!” so many times before she heard me. Now I don’t hear my daughter until the third or fourth mom. So (to get out of this tangent) I’ve been day dreaming about this little shop all week and now here it is! yay.
February 2nd, 2008 at 5:16 am
Well, congratulations! Love the soft diggers – must be a totally unique idea, and it’s just charming.
I must remember to add your blog to my list of faves. Every time I come here I enjoy it so much!
Best of luck with the shop,
Heather
February 2nd, 2008 at 6:49 am
I ‘dig’ them. :)
Great job on them. They look great.
February 2nd, 2008 at 9:54 am
Fabulous idea…I will be back!
February 2nd, 2008 at 10:37 am
Congratulations!
Hope you do great business. And I LOVE the diggers. And I know who would too. They are great!
February 2nd, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Hi, I just found your blog and love your aesthetic! I wish I’d known about the mobile swap a few weeks ago; I used to make mobiles all the time! Can’t wait to see what’s created.
February 2nd, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Hi Meg, Those diggers look great ! I hope your shop goes super well for you. They are unique and beautiful!
February 2nd, 2008 at 9:25 pm
Love your diggers and would love to buy one for my little girl when she is a little older.
February 2nd, 2008 at 10:21 pm
heehee, you made me laugh. stop. stop. sit down. sit down. don’t rub your toast all over your head. were you in my kitchen this morning? because that was awfully familiar. congrats on your new shop and site!
February 3rd, 2008 at 12:20 am
congratulations on setting up your shop! the little diggers are so cute. i wish i had a cute, indie boyfriend to buy one for me for valentines day, even tho i’m about 8 years too old to be a cute indie girl. but it still sounds fun…
February 3rd, 2008 at 12:37 am
congratulations on the shop! They are so cute, an I’m totally diggen (sorry couldn’t resist) the fabrics.
February 3rd, 2008 at 4:08 am
congratrulations on your etsy shop, I’m sure you’re going to do very well, your work is so lovely. I love those diggers, it’s rare to find a plush toy so perfect for a little boy. My son would love that pink one!
February 3rd, 2008 at 1:40 pm
wow! I really really hope you have some of those in your shop when my little boy’s birthday comes round. I’ll heart you and I will be back – I promise!!!
February 3rd, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Hi,
congratulations for the new shop, I love your digger very much.
February 3rd, 2008 at 7:42 pm
Too cute!!! My 2 y/o son is digger CRAZY! (and thomas and Diesel and percy and james!)
They are the coolest thing i have seen in a while!
February 3rd, 2008 at 7:44 pm
Sorry, me again! A quick question, i just popped over to your shop to check them out, i was wondering how big they are? That blue one is SUPER cute!
February 3rd, 2008 at 9:24 pm
those look awesome! good luck with your shop!
February 3rd, 2008 at 10:19 pm
thank you! thank you! for all your well wishes. It’s nerve racking to have your stuff really out there–I was raised a book reader, not an art maker so this is all new for me. And thank you Jess, I need to go measure them!
February 4th, 2008 at 3:08 am
awh those are great
congratulations on the shop – hope it goes really well for you
(know what you mean about the “MOM” thing!)
February 4th, 2008 at 5:03 am
They are freakin’ fantastic!
I’m gunna go check ‘em out…Xxx
February 4th, 2008 at 11:04 am
I love these diggers. They are so adorable.
February 4th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
I love these. So original and very beautifully designed.
February 4th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
Absolutely genius. Great job on everything, congrats on your store! You haven’t been popping up on my Bloglines, but I’m glad I stopped by your old place and checked in on things… nice new digs you’ve got here. Get it? Oh, my, how I crack myself up.
February 5th, 2008 at 12:51 am
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February 5th, 2008 at 1:41 am
you are a genius. off to go buy a digger for my niece.
February 5th, 2008 at 4:27 am
They are absolutely gorgeous! Nice work :)
February 5th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Awesome job! what an inspiration!
February 5th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
These are so adorable!
February 5th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
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February 6th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
LOVE THEM! love ‘em, love ‘em, love ‘em!
I’d snatch one up for my son right now if it weren’t for the fact that at the moment he’d rip it to shreds… perhaps I’ll wait a bit. Definitely a great idea though.
March 4th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Allow me to chime in with everyone and say your fabric diggers are amazing! Really, I’ve never seen anything like them and I’m so glad I visited your blog. Thanks for taking part in The Great Comment Expedition on Felling Stitchy!!! :)
March 4th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
ahem, that is Feeling Stitchy, of course! :)
March 11th, 2008 at 11:58 pm
It’s quite possible those are the cutest things I’ve ever seen.