Yard Sale

I have needed to clean out my house for a while now and having to squish another person in our apartment in a few short months has required me to go through literally ever box/closet/pile. It feels great to sort through all of my stuff and clean house, but some things are hard to part with. That's probably just the guilty hoarder in me that wants to keep every silly thing for sentimental reasons. (I can thank my mom for that trait.)

My two sisters, mom and a couple friends will all be contributing to this yard sale. There will be gently used/new clothing, shoes, furniture, jars, art supplies, etc.

As an added bonus my sister will be selling her amazing infant swaddle blankets, baby girl bows and headbands, baby boy bow ties, and other goodies There will be hand-bound notebooks and adorable party/wedding decor available as well. Maybe even some original art done by yours truly if I'm feeling generous...

You won't want to miss out! Come and bring your friends to support us by buying our quality and well-loved junk and other wonderful hand-made goods.

..the SWAP..

The SWAP at Riverwoods last weekend was a hit. 
For the entire three hours that it was going, 
there were people lining the sidewalks outside of Soel Boutique. 
Shoppers bargained, traded and bought "new to them", clothing to take to their closets at home. 
Here are a few pictures I snapped while there.

Preparing and laying out all my clothes. Ridiculous right? I know. I have repented of my old ways.

The sidewalk line up of swappers.

This little girl was super happy about her find while there. She eyed this pretty jewelry box all by herself. I gave her the money and she bravely walked up to the owner and asked to buy it. So cute.

She was my best pal there. Haley was a worker bee. She didn't complain once in helping me set up, sell, give back change to buyers, and close up shop at the end. Such a trooper. I wouldn't have gone and done it without my little sidekick. 

So happy.

Our rewards after the SWAP. Yummm.

..More Bowties..

I have been busy at the sewing machine making new bow ties. Do you like them? These are all the different fabrics I used at my wedding and I just used the leftovers to make these. I also made each of these prints in a mini size for little boys (probably age 2-6. They are so cute! I have many more in the works so check back and let me know what you think.

-Laura