HOP HOP Easter WINNERS!

Congratulations to the following lucky folks:

WINNERS of the 15 Green Bag Lady Easter shopping bags are:

Anna C, MOLDOVA
Marcella W, ID
Yevgeny Z, UKRAINE
Mieke L, NETHERLANDS
Evgeniy S, RUSSIA
Guzel G, RUSSIA
Ljudmila L, RUSSIA

Kris P, MO
Svetlana S, UKRAINE
Tamara M, UKRAINE
Mikola M, UKRAINE
Dmitrii K, BELARUS
Kim T, WA
Andrey G, UKRAINE
Simona U, ITALY
Please look for an email from Bagette Dad. He will be asking for your mailing address so we can send you your prize. PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM FOLDER. We have issues with emails going to spam. Thanks and enjoy!

The emails will look like this:
Green Bag Lady, HopHopEaster_3_2015

HOP HOP Easter Freebie!

We are coming up on Easter, how about a pretty bag to go with the season? We have pastels, bunnies, and jelly beans! 15 peeps will win!

To enter to win a BAG (open to everyone, world-wide):

•LEAVE A COMMENT, IN THE COMMENT LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN THIS FORMAT: name(at)something(dot)com it is important to spell out DOT and AT so you don't get spam, if you DO NOT leave an email address, you will not be entered in the freebie.

•DEADLINE FOR THE FREEBIE IS 9pm (MST) Tuesday, March 31. (winners will be notified no later than April 1 via email and here on the blog so CHECK BACK!)

Don't forget to leave us your email! We will only contact you if you win. 

We will randomly pick 15 lucky peeps to win shopping bags.

One entry per person. If you enter more than once, all your entries will be disqualified.

You MUST use English for your comments. Do the best you can. Non-English comments will be removed.

Good luck + Happy Easter!!! Teresa

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Photo Finish Friday

Crested Butte, CO

Little chapel at the cemetery in Crested Butte, CO

I heart bees.

Whoa.

My favorite kind of cake.

I need to make this.

Cute idea.

Natural egg dye + here too.

To do with fabric scraps.

Since we spent the week in Crested Butte, I'm looking forward to being home this weekend. I hope to get some sewing done and get the girls settled in the redone bath. What are you up to? Hugs, see you on Monday! Teresa

Workday Wednesday

We are on a little spring break trip to Crested Butte. It is beautiful here. YAY! I'll share some photos soon. While we are gone we are getting one of our baths redone (before and after pics in the near future) and my cousin is house sitting. Win win!

I'm doing some hand stitching this week. I was a huge dork and organized my embroidery thread…

I did some embroidery for TWO different babies with the same name. Weird, huh? I had to double check to make sure I wasn't making it up, since the name is so unusual. One is for a friend of mine and one is for a friend of my sister. I'll finish these up when I get home. They will be sewn on a towel set and a burp cloth.

Remember this idea I posted on Photo Finish Friday a couple of weeks ago? This is my first attempt at it. Fun to make!

And, this is the one that Little Man is making…

He's doing a good job. How about you? What are you up to this week? Teresa

Sewing with Fabric Samples

Even though there is more work involved, I enjoy sewing with fabric samples. The bags made from samples take more time because each sample needs to be cut individually and then matched with another sample to form a bag. Sometimes, samples happen to be 18 inches square. These are awesome to work with for obvious reasons (the bag pattern calls for 18 inch pieces). However, most of the samples we get are 24 inches square.

The following diagram shows how I cut those samples. I get one side of a bag and 4 handles out of each piece…

As you can see, some of the bags have longer handles from the 24 inch pieces. This is great because some people like a bag with a bit longer handle. We only give these bags away at events as they are far too heavy/expensive to ship. Aren't they pretty though? Nice and sturdy too!

I liked some of these so much that I numbered them and have them in the back of my car to give out. I keep meaning to have a supply in my car…

now I do! Grab some fabric samples and start sewing! Many home decor places will give them to you for free. Let me know if you make some. Teresa

From Bagette Anna in Australia

Four of the girls at my daughter's residential college with greenbaglady bags. Thought you might enjoy a photo. 

Love to you and take care, from Anna Davey
(Bagette Anna, Australia Chapter of Green Bag Lady)

More from Greece…

Ioanna, from the last post sent me this picture of her birdie bag. Glad you like it! By the way, I'm a big fan of kalamata olives! Teresa

Dear Teresa,

good morning from Kalamata, Greece

 

I Hope you have in your hands the card postals, that I sent you from the city I live, Kalamata.

I also sent you handmade bracellets

 

So, today send to you and fotos of my new green bags (my hands and the bag, in the office I work)

Thank you, Ioanna

So Sweet!

Last week I got a wonderful envelope in the mail from Greece. Ioanna sent me a package with a lovely letter, beautiful postcards and bracelets that she made! How sweet is that? I love them all…

A close up of the beautiful handmade bracelets…

Thank you Ioanna, your kindness is lovely! Teresa

Argentina Bag!

A nice note from Vivy in Argentina. I got to meet her a few years ago! She is darling and so is her little girl! SO cute…

Hi Teresa! How are you? I hope you are very good!

Sorry for the delay in sending the photos, but I was on vacation and no internet :-(
I send you pictures of my daughter Maia using the bag (31455) to carry her beach toys (my bag met beaches of Mar del Plata, Argentina)
I love my bag and I am forever grateful for your generosity. Maia and I send you a strong and sweet hug. And a giant THANK YOU !!

Vivían Galán

Photo Finish Friday

Little Man was in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory this week. He was Augustus Gloop and a squirrel. So cute!

Quinn is one of Big Girl's best friends…

Of course I like fabric wrapping!

Crazy bandages!

Wish I could bank here.

DIY roman shades.

This looks delicious.

What is on your list this weekend? We are getting some new appliances (energy efficient!) and gearing up for spring break, you? Teresa

In the Wall Street Journal…

A little tidbit in the Wall Street Journal about the real cost of paper grocery bags. See the article online HERE. Teresa

Quilty Love

I got this lovely note and photo from David "Sus" Susalla (Harmony's husband) thanking me once again for the quilt I made and sent to them about a year ago. Glad they are still enjoying it. So fun to make!

Think of you every night !  So cozy!!!  We love the quilt

You are keeping us warm by your love & quilts every night!!!!

susman…

Michigan Bags!

A bag full of bananas from the Eastern Market in Detroit! Bringing in some snacks from the grocery store!

Rachael M--Detroit, MI

PS, I'm not sure if this is the same little guy or brothers but they sure are cute! Thanks for the photos Rachael! Teresa

Workday Wednesday

I have been busy as of late. It is SO great to feel better. I just want to make stuff all the time! I started out the week sewing bags and moved on to other projects. Little Girl is a HUGE Taylor Swift fan. I had the idea to make a pillow with the title of this song on it.

Looks pretty cute on her bed! She loves it. :) (quilt at the bottom of bed is HERE)

And, a couple more pouches were made. This one to try out faux leather. It worked well, no problems.

 A little camo surprise inside…

This one is for Big Girl. She picked out the dream catcher fabric when I dragged her to Joann's today. I came home and whipped it out for her. She was impressed that it only took 20 min. She plans to use it for pens and pencils.

Cute pink dot inside…

I also wrapped up another future freebie to hand off to Bagette Dad when he visits at the beginning of April. YAY!

A package of labels came in the mail. Just in time as we were beginning to run low. Bagette Dad will be happy that there is more space in between each label. We need the space for bigger numbers!

Whew! I did some hemming and mending too, but that's boring. What about you? What have you accomplished this week? I'd love to see! Hugs--Teresa

Entry Redo with FLOR

I have been really struggling with the entry to my house from the garage door. It's ALWAYS a mess. The kids (and hubby) come in the door and simply drop everything. ARG! I finally found a bench that fit the space, but the rug was a different story. For a while I had 2 small rugs but they kept moving around and slipping. I ordered the brown one you see below on line but it kept curling on the edges (tripping) and was too small. By the way, it is impossible to buy a rug that is 5' x 6' which is the size I needed. All of them are either 5X7 or 4X6.

Then, I remembered about FLOR squares. I could buy as many as I wanted  and cut them if necessary. Score!

I went to the FLOR site and poked around. I needed 13 squares and was not willing to pay $22/square. Just as I was about to click off, I saw the FLOR Outlet link. Many of the squares are $5-8. YAY! I took a gamble and ordered 15 of the Kevin in Teal. Since they were only $5, I added a few extra for future spills and wear and tear.

Doesn't it look great??

I had to cut one of the tiles to accommodate the vent but it was super easy. I simply used a pair of heavy duty scissors and a ruler.

I am so happy with how it looks. The size is perfect and it is meant for heavy traffic which this area gets. The whole thing took me 20 minutes to install including cutting. I'll let you know how it holds up, but I have high hopes! Teresa

If It Flies…WINNERS!

Congratulations to the following lucky folks:

WINNERS of the 20 Green Bag Lady "If It Flies" bags are:

Mariya E, RUSSIA
Francine P, MA
Beth P, CO
Anna M, CANADA
Ekaterina K, RUSSIA
Volha F, BELARUS
Natalia Z, UKRAINE
Lori S, IL
Nita C, CANADA
Anzhelika V, RUSSIA

Irina N, RUSSIA
Maria M, BELARUS
bryan.king3 . . . . NoResp
Betty J, ID
Mary Lou R, OH
Nadya R, UKRAINE
Monica U, ITALY
Jelena L, UKRAINE
Sergey R, UKRAINE
Jennifer C, TN
Please look for an email from Bagette Dad. He will be asking for your mailing address so we can send you your prize. PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM FOLDER. We have issues with emails going to spam. Thanks and enjoy!

The emails will look like this:
Green Bag Lady, IF_IT_Flies_3_2015

If It Flies…FREEBIE!

It is 72 degrees as I type this…YAY! Spring!  Butterflies and dragonflies will start fluttering about soon. I have always wanted to see this. 

We have 20 fun bags ready to fly into your hands. It's hard to tell here but the blue ones do have dragonflies on them…

Are you a fan of flying things? Enter to win!

To enter to win a BAG (open to everyone, world-wide):

•LEAVE A COMMENT, IN THE COMMENT LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN THIS FORMAT: name(at)something(dot)com it is important to spell out DOT and AT so you don't get spam, if you DO NOT leave an email address, you will not be entered in the freebie.

•DEADLINE FOR THE FREEBIE IS 9pm (MST) Tuesday, March 17. (winners will be notified no later than March 18 via email and here on the blog so CHECK BACK!)

Don't forget to leave us your email! We will only contact you if you win. 

We will randomly pick 20 lucky people to win shopping bags.

One entry per person. If you enter more than once, all your entries will be disqualified.

You MUST use English for your comments. Do the best you can. Non-English comments will be removed.

Good luck!! Teresa

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To make your own bags, super easy pattern HERE.

Photo Finish Friday

Picture of Little Girl enjoying the ocean in Maine last summer. It feels like spring here! YAY!

Colorado has the better cookies!

Very cool up-cycled cardboard.

Super super creepy!

Shirt to produce bag.

Double sigh.

To do with my kids.

HILARIOUS App. But useful!

Alrighty then, what are your plans for the weekend? We have a friend of Little Man staying with us so there should be movies, popcorn and general boy stuff in the works. How about you? Teresa

Workday Wednesday

This week has been kind of crazy. I have been doing some sewing, but we are remodeling one of our bathrooms (that is really gross) so that has been taking up a good bit of time. I'm waiting on the tile to buy grout and some other things. Hoping it will come soon!

I did manage to make a couple of sweet bags for my nieces. Complete with pockets on the front!

And sew some bags. Left are sewn, right are patiently waiting…

 And buzzed some handles through the serger…

What about you? Make anything fun lately? Do tell or send me a link, I'd love to see! Teresa

PS--TODAY marks 2 months from surgery and I will GREAT!

Where in the World is Green Bag Lady?

When the Colorado Bagettes and I met on Sunday we were talking about all the locations of Green Bag Lady. They suggested I do a post to let everyone know where in the world all the locations were, here you go!

USA Chapters:
Denver Area, Colorado (Teresa VanHatten-Granath)
Nashville, Tennessee (Ann Wehby + April Simpkins)
Knoxville, Tennessee (Sara Klisz)
Brewster, New York (Dorene Battles)
Minneapolis, Minnesota (Jen Madsen + Lisa Hoon+ Bagette Dad)
Dallas, Texas (Haylee Hall)
Hopkinton, MA (Pat Doucette)

INTERNATIONAL Chapters:
Netherlands (Miranda Hoogenbosch)
Chilliwack, CANADA (Linda Ingram)
Australia (Anna Davey)

I'm so glad I was able to meet with Bagettes Elisa, Marianne and Tami on Sunday, we haven't met since November. It was great to see you guys! 

Are you interested in setting up a chapter of Green Bag Lady in your area? Please let us know! Email address is under contact tab above.

Teresa

Ha ha!

Chuckling over this thread color! But, they spelled Bagette wrong. He he. By the way, I would like to take this moment to thank all my fabulous Bagettes (Green Bag Lady helpers) here and around the world. You guys are all AMAZING! Teresa

Russia Bag!

Teresa, thank you so much! Our bags are in my hand now... It is so inspiring, you are wonderful woman! I'd like to send you pictures as we went with my son to the store today. We were proud of their involvement in the great cause! Tomorrow we will take pictures of my sister and my mother, who is also very grateful to you. And will send these photos to you :)

Number of my bag is 31503

PS: Sorry for my english :( 

Nina, LENINGRAD, RUSSIA

Photo Finish Friday

Shadows on my walk.

I love these. So much.

Pretty DIY.

Have you heard of this? Green too!

Lovely.

Scary stuff.

Nice design.

So pretty and more here.

What are you doing this weekend? I'm excited to get more items marked off my to do list. I would like to read and relax too. How about you? Teresa

Kindnesses…

I have gotten some nice things in the mail recently. A thank you post card for a bag from Cate in the Ukraine, some wonderful soap and face scrub from Veronika and Sasha of Herbolution, and a set of lovely Green Bag Lady cards made by sweet Harmony. Thank you everyone, I adore all of it! Teresa

Another California Bag!

This is my new bird bag. It is going on a trip to San Diego this week!
Margaret in California

PS, Apparently, people in CA were lucky in the Happy Bird-day Freebie!