Moving Sale

It's been an emotional roller coaster these last few months for my husband and I. Wanting to leave his old job teaching art at an inner city high school he decided to apply to every full time position in the state. After a couple interviews and mostly getting rejection letters we were beginning to feel a little discouraged. Then the news came he may not even have his old job back at his current school due to the major budget cuts to education implemented by our governor Scott Walker. Our stress hit a new level as we tried to figure out what we would do had he not been accepted to a new position.

Thankfully a couple weeks ago a school in a small town in the middle of the state asked him to drive up for an interview. I waited in the car for an hour (most teacher interviews are 20-30 minutes with a call back later for a possible 2nd interview). He was told he would get a call the week after if they were interested in hiring him. By the time we made it back home we were beginning to get word the principal was already making calls to his references. The principal was so excited about Jeff she called him the next day to tell him he was hired. She said the panel (of about 5 people) unanimously decided he was the perfect fit for their school. Jeff mentioned he felt the same way about this school on the drive home from the interview.

We've only got about a month to plan this major move before his job starts. We are looking to buy our first home so that alone is taking up much of our planning. So with that said I am going to announce a huge moving sale going on in both of my shops. I have many bulky items such as pillows and skirts that if sold would make our move that much easier. Almost everything will be marked up to 40% off. Sale runs until we move but shop early to get the best choice in styles.

Here are both of my shops:
Rock Paper Stitch
Sew Nina

*Weaving kits will remain at full price since I already offer them at the lowest possible price.

Welcome!

Hello and welcome to my new blog.

I hadn't intended to create a blog because I'm really not much of a writer but lately I've been wanting to share my new discoveries with others. I am a very frugal person and I care about the environment so in the coming days and weeks ahead I'd like to share my successes and failures as I try out new ways to help the environment and save money.

But, since I am kids store I expect to include posts about fun children's products I may come across. So before I continue let me introduce myself:

I am Rock Paper Stitch and my shop is full of unique products for kids and the home.  Please visit my shop www.rockpaperstitch.etsy.com for all of my latest offerings. I enjoy a variety of projects so its not likely you will find just one type of product in my store. Currently I am using a lot of fleece. I help my friend sew her kids hat line (which you have got to check out: www.katiesegel.etsy.com). Since we make so many hats there is always so much scrap material being thrown away. Being the eco-conscious person I am I started saving the extra material and came up with a few items that were cute without looking like they are made from scrap. Here are a couple of examples, my little girl's skirts and some pillows:

(Click the images above to view the items in my shop)

So that's where Rock Paper Stitch took off. I have since included headbands, baby bibs and a variety of other pillow styles. Stick around for sneak peaks and special blog reader only offerings.

Thanks for reading.

 

 

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