Stop. Look. Listen

Getting the house ready for Christmas along side the children is always so magical. After putting up the lights, they all layed down underneath the tree, and looked up at all the lights.

"This is the best seat in the house!" Addie said.

Indeed it is. And most things are when you look up. Or get down low.

The past couple of weeks have been a whirlwind here, and it's right about now that I get sick of it, and want to slow down and enjoy the season.  I'm feeling the burn.

There is still so much to do, but all of that doesn't matter as much as paying attention does.

My local news site posted this yesterday, and I thought it was such a good reminder: Stop, Look & Listen.

So I'm making a Christmas List, but not the regular kind.

This Christmas I will:

1. Be grateful for laughter in my life

2. Write letters of Gratitude

3. Sing more carols around the fire, and be grateful that my husband plays the guitar

4. Go Christmas Caroling, even if it's just around the cul-de-sac

5. Take the time with each child to talk about the Christmas Story

6. Teach my children a new Christmas Carol they didn't know before

7. Give thanks for good neighbors and good friendships

8. Cook & bake together- all 5 of us in the kitchen

9. Read Gift of the Maji

10. Write in my journal about this year's Christmas

11. Take more photographs

12. Give thanks for little fingerprints in the winter windows

13. Write a letter to Jesus, and help the kids write their's too

14. Be grateful I'm not huge and pregnant and have lots of tickle fights on the floor

15. Take a break from working, and take time to listen to the quiet magic of the house after the kids are all tucked in bed. Maybe read a book. All by myself.

16. Feel the warmth of warm knitted socks, and give thanks for all the warm soft things in my life

17. Kiss under the mistletoe. Maybe put up more than one :)

18. Let things go

19. Make a fort and have a family sleepover

20. Listen for Christmas Elves

Experience has taught me that writing it down means I'm on my way to making it happen.

What things are you noticing this year?

A warm weekend to you all!

xo

sarah

PS: One more day to shop for quilts and OUT TO SEA hand sewn items I designed on One Kings Lane

STUDIO SALE

CLOSED

As we are redoing the kids rooms, we're also clearing out the garage, closets, etc. and I'm needing to make more room in my studio. But it's filled with fabric, random art prints, left over stationery, extra embroidery patterns...you name it.

I've run out of shelf space, and I need to make more room!

So, what I've done, is filled 30 Priority Mail boxes with: 

• USA & INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTS: 
  • 10 fat quarters of both my OUT TO SEA and/or CHILDREN AT PLAY fabric collections
  • 8 1/4 yard cuts of OUT TO SEA and/or CHILDREN AT PLAY fabric collections
  • over 40 pieces of stationery
  • 4+ Embroidery Patterns
  • Random Scrapbook papers in the CHILDREN AT PLAY design
  • A coupon for 10% off your next purchase
  • A nice note from me:)

  USA RESIDENTS ONLY: 

  • 1-2 random art prints, most likely out-of-print or signed and dated from a while back
  • 2+ catalogs of my fabric collections
  • random fabric scraps

This totals to over $100-150 worth in products!

But I've priced them at $60 each (shipping is included) and will invoice all international orders for the difference. 

Note that Australia/Pacific buyers will have the chance to order later in the day.

I can't promise what you will get EXACTLY (thus the reduction in cost) but I can promise that they are all going to be wonderful. Most of it is products I currently have in my shop, but there will be some things that are no longer available, out of print, or discontinued. Maybe even some hand printed scraps.

If you have something in particular that you would LIKE to see, feel free to mention it in the customer text box at checkout, but no promises!

And if these sell out, I think I'll try and do another clearing out at the top of the year.

Have fun!

(PS: these will ship out on FRIDAY DEC. 7th, and will be shipped priority mail, so all USA residents will get them by DEC. 13th at the latest. All INTERNATIONAL shipping will be based on how long it takes through customs, and will be shipped first class on Dec. 7th)

(And PS: The ONE KINGS LANE  has one more day left!)

We interupt our regular program.....

TOMORROW AT 10 AM EST I'm going to be having a STUDIO SALE!

(I know my posts have been dominately about stuff to buy...but the truth is...I'm trying to get rid of stuff!)

I'm going to be selling flat rate mailer boxes full of left over Studio products...fabric, fabric, fabric, patterns, stationery, scrapbook paper, you name it. Products I haven't sold in years, other's that never made it to the shop, and products that I have now, but will no longer be selling any more! Mostly Sarah Jane products that I've been holding on to, but don't have room any more. Want some?

But they are mystery boxes...meaning you won't know EXACTLY what you will get...but I can promise you you are going to love it.

Come by tomorrow and take a peek of what's going inside! Check back here in the morning! 7am PST/10am EST

Here's another peek:

OK! Now back to the giveaway......

CHRISTMAS GOODNIGHT GIVEAWAY

 

GIVEAWAY TIME!!!

This time last year was super exciting, as I was debuting my first picture book. It's a labor of love to illustrate a picture book....one that I consider awesome and amazing and something I'd do again and again and again.

Today, I'm giving away THREE signed copies of A CHRISTMAS GOODNIGHT!

This sweet story was written in the style of Goodnight Moon, where the reader is saying goodnight to all the Nativity characters....first to the real life story, and then to his own Christmas surroundings.

It's a sweet, simple lullaby text, not complex and narrative, but one that makes for a perfect bedtime story.

You can read reviews HERE

FOR THE GIVEAWAY: 

1) Leave a comment below

2) Make sure you enter your email address in the location asked in the comment box

3) Giveaway Closes THURSDAY at 10pm EST

4) I'll announce the THREE winners Friday

OPTIONAL EXTRA ENTRIES:

1) Like my facebook page here, and then comment below to tell me

2) Sign up for my newsletter (on the sidebar) and comment below to tell me

3) Follow my Pinterest page, and comment below to tell me

4) Commit to reading as many Holiday books to your children this season! (no extra comments here...just a good idea :) 

Good luck!

CLOSED: 

Congrats to Freja, Janet & Michelle! Winners have all been contacted. Thanks so much!

it's live!!

It's LIVE! 

Come and get some AMAZING quilts, pillows and aprons featuring the OUT TO SEA collection. 

You just need to sign up for ONE KINGS LANE to see the event. It's a great site. Promise.

My favorite items are all the decorative pillows with real vintage trims.

And then these canvas pillows with hand stitching....LOVE!

And the quilts are to die for. They forgot to open up the quilts to show the full design (oops!) but I promise, they are amazing. This one for instance, is rows of chevron, alternating with white.

These aprons are reversible, which I Love!! We have a few reversible aprons at home, and I think they are adorable.

Quilts sewn and quilted by the amazing April of Prairie Grass Patterns, Pillows sewn by Sachiko of Tea Rose Home and Susan of Lil' Tulip and Aprons by Gina of Party of Eight.

They lovingly worked together with me while I designed all the products and they sewed them together....they turned out amazing.

What a treat! I'll be shipping them from my studio with lots of love!

CLICK HERE TO SHOP

(you need an account, but it's worth it! No Spam, etc.) 

Holiday Roundup and Sale

It's December!

Wow. It sneaks up on me every single time!

Today, being the beginning of December, I wanted to just recap on some fun holiday DIY projects, books, and art you might want to get your hands on again.

A CHRISTMAS GOODNIGHT

My picture book debut from last year, available here.

 NUTCRACKER PUPPET THEATER

NATIVITY PUPPET THEATER

NUTCRACKER EMBROIDERY

CHRISTMAS COLORING PAGES AND CUT OUTS

WINTER PRINTS

PICTURE BOOK ADVENT CALENDAR

GINGER BREAD WAFFLE RECIPE

And lastly, because you can't have the holidays without a new recipe.....

This week, please enjoy 15% OFF ALL HOLIDAY ITEMS IN THE SHOP!

CODE: CHEER15

I'll be sharing more holiday downloads and projects this month, I can't wait! But please enjoy this holiday round up!

And don't forget: Tonight at 6pm PST/9pm EST the ONE KINGS LANE event will be launching! I can't wait to have you all stop by! 

Cheers!

Sarah

Saturday Giveaway: 83 West

Today I'm super thrilled to be giving away something for the ladies.

Nicole, of 83 WEST designs these amazing clutches from designer fabrics.

This is an amazing gift for the ladies.

WHAT WE ARE GIVING AWAY:

One foldover clutch with vintage brooch accent as well as $25 shop credit.

Also, they are offering 15% off to Sarah Jane readers with coupon code SARAHJANE15.

Here’s all you need to do: 

1) leave a comment below, one entry per person

2) make sure to include your email in the comment section

3) enter by Sunday at 10pm Eastern Time (USA)

Good Luck!

hey, hey....

So, I've been dying to let you all know about this awesome collaboration!

If you don't know about One Kings Lane, here's the 2 second definition: online flash sale site site with the top brands in upscale home furnishings.

It's pretty amazing. I've basically done most of my Christmas shopping from there. It's pretty amazing what you can find. Much of it is super high end designer products, vintage uniques, and home goods all marked down for 72 hours.

So, this monday night, One Kings Lane is featuring my fabric in a super awesome way! I've designed about 60 items, all handmade, that will be for sale. Pillows, original art, children's aprons, and crib quilts. These have all been designed by me, sewn by hand and feature the Out to Sea Fabric collection.

Yahoo! So, mark your calendars:

Monday December 3rd at 6pm PST/ 9pm EST -Thursday December 7th at 8am PST/ 11am EST

Can't wait!!

Have a LOVELY weekend, and come back Saturday for another wonderful weekend giveaway!

xo

sarah