{ thankful thursdays }

I just want to say a big

THANK YOU!

to everyone who came to the purse party last night.

Your support and kind words mean the world to me.

Over $400 was raised to be donated towards the youth Thailand mission trip.

Thank you so much!!!

To everyone who loved the black bag with red handle (picture above), I'm dreaming up some ideas for more bags and clutches similar to that.

I'll also be designing a large bag collection (diaper and laptop bags), as well as more wrap clutches.

But first, I'm going to take a well needed break. The laundry needs to be done, my bike needs to be ridden and my husband needs some love.

:O)

Thanks again for the fantastic evening last night. I feel very blessed by all of you!

PURSE PARTY {sneak peak}

It's on!

Bags, clutches and coin purses are made.

Wine and chocolate is bought.

Purse party tonight!

Here's a few pictures of some of the goods.

still getting ready!

Roma purse party tomorrow night, Wednesday 27th, 7pm at Shelly's house.....come it will be fun!

I've been working away, excited to show you all some new product. I'll be taking some pictures this evening (hoping the sunset will provide some warm light). So check in tomorrow morning for some product speak peaks!

getting ready

I've been working hard the last few days cutting patterns, getting ready for the purse party this Wednesday the 27th (come it will be fun!). I'm excited to sew more this weekend and celebrate Easter. Yahoo for Christ resurrection, grace and love!

{ thankful thursday }

Easter is coming, the most important day of the year, yet why does it receive only minimum attention? Seems like bunnies get more attention this weekend then Jesus. Funny, yet sad and interesting.

This week's {thankful thursday} is a simple one that is filled with power and strength....

"But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us." - Romans 5:8

Thank you Jesus for dying on the cross for my sins.
Thank you for being my Savior.
Thank you for your love!

market rice bags!

Lalaa!

Market Rice bags are [almost] available. Starting at the roma purse party, next Wednesday, April 27th, they will be ready for purchase. They are $10 each (or by donation) and 100% of proceeds go towards the Thailand mission trip this June. They are limited in quanity so much sure you are there! I'll also have them posted in my etsy shop soon, I'll keep you posted.

The Market Rice bags are designed and crafted out of durable rice bags found at local Asian restaurants!

be there!

This is just a sneak peak at all of the wonderful bags, clutches and coin purses that will be available for sale. Remember, all are one of a kind so once its found a home, it's gone!

50% of the nights profits will be donated towards the Thailand mission trip. Come and stop by and have some fun! Feel free to contact me with any questions!

inside tag

I'm totally loving my new stamps! I'm going to use them as the inside tags. For my zippered purses (I'm still working on a name for this product), I just stamp straight onto the interior of the vinyl. How sweet looking is that!?!

{ thankful thursdays }

{print from Parsy}

facebook!

Yes, roma is now on facebook. I thought it would be a marketing idea and a fun way to reach out and build a community. Befriend me here!

new hang tags!

I ordered some custom stamps for my new hang tags and they arrived today. I'm super excited! Plan is to use shipping tags and then stamp on my roma info. I wanted something crafty looking but simple and clean. What do you think?

new products!

I've been working on some new products for roma.

Here is my new zippered pouch/coin purse/clutch/accessory case (still trying to figure out a name for it). Originally I wanted to add a wristlet and make it more of a clutch but I just wasn't feeling it. They are super cute, crafted out of car vinyl scraps, found ribbon and buttons. Each one is one of a kind. Approximate size is 10" x 5" x 1.5". I'm working on my inventory and will hopefully get them posted on my Esty site opening in May!

Enjoy!

{ thankful thursdays }

Score!

I went to my mother-in-law's church's garage sale a few weekends ago and totally scored some goodies! Ribbons, lace, belts, yahoo! So excited to start making some bags this weekend!

I'm so grateful that one person's junk can be another person's treasure!

weekends rock!

What a delicious weekend we just had!

Ben started the weekend off right by sending me "just because flowers at work". I love it when he does that!

Ate yummy food all weekend. Saturday breakfast sausage, eggs and tartor-tots (above picture is actually my roommate's breakfast, it looked much nicer than ours). Slow cooker cook off with my brother, which I won! Tons of raw veggies and salads. And homemade cinnamon rolls from a local diner topped with 2 dark chocolate raspberry truffles from See's candy. I love good food!

I also spent a ton of time sewing my new zipper clutches. I'll post pictures of them this week. I'm super excited to get them up on Etsy and start raising money for Thailand! Below is a process picture sneak peak!

Amen to that!

(picture from here, I added the words)