The one cold day of winter

I found some pictures from the holiday City Flea . It was a beautiful winter day, with lots of people dressed as Santa. 

We featured patchwork stocking at the Flea. They were a hit.

Thank goodness for the outdoor heaters and Coffee Emporium, it was just a little chilly.

New space

This month, we welcomed a new house guest, my brother. He moved into my sewing room, so I had to find a new workspace. I am currently sharing the computer room with my husband. My husband designated this room as the disaster area. He liked it the way it was, messy. Since it was an unorganized room, I had to create some inspiration and order in my corner of the room.

I purchased some cork squares and stick on flower decals from the craft store. I typically dislike the stick on decals, but I kind of liked these flowers and sometimes you just have to try new things. I also used a bookshelf as a room divider. I covered the back of the bookshelf with a table cloth.

Here is the final product.

My new space inspired me to make some neck tie bags and a shoulder sling bag!

Market Side Mercantile

You may be wondering what we have been up to this winter? Here is a preview of some new stuff.

Shoulder bag made from a re purposed tent. I love the pattern and the red button. 

Ipad bag!

Piecing together a new tie purse.

We recently found a great new store in Northside called Market Side Mercantile. The concept of the store is re purposing, so it is perfect for our stuff. Currently, they have some of our wrist purses, aprons, and reversible shoulder bags. Stop by and give this local business some love.

What's holding you back?

It is easy to become comfortable with daily life, but maybe not really enjoying the life that you have chosen. Sometimes, you are forced into a lifestyle that doesn't reflect your true self. Ask yourself what you really want out of life and don't be afraid to go after your dream. Today, I read an article about letting go and going after you true desires. This article inspired me to define the things that are holding me back from being the best me I can be, so I wish the same for you. Hope you are inspired too.

http://www.positivelypositive.com/2012/02/05/letting-go/

Even kids like aprons

Our most recent custom order was for a children's birthday party. The theme of the party was baking, so we were asked to make aprons for each of the kids. The aprons turned out adorable and the kids look like they had a lot of fun at the party.

The evolution of baby TIto

I was looking through my pictures today and decided to make a Tito collage. Enjoy the cute puppy pictures. He will be 3 years old next month. Where has the time gone.

Here he is all grown up!

Time for holiday shopping

The Seasonably Chic Showcase is just 2 weeks away. This is a great opportunity to get all you holiday shopping done early. We were apart of this event last year and had a blast. When you register tell them that you heard about the showcase from Purdy Everyday. Also, the entry fee is a canned good or non perishable item that will be donated to the Freestore Food Bank.

We are excited to feature our window treatments at the showcase. We will have a display of the Purdy Roman blinds for customers to admire.


Last Thursday we had a couple of our purses features on Fox 19 News. The segment was a sneak peak at some of the goodies that will be available at the showcase. Click here to watch.

Inspiration

With the change in season I find it easy to get inspired. The leaves changing colors, the evening sunsets, the pumpkins and Holiday decorations. What inspires you?

My inspiration today is from a lovely maternity dress that I am going to re purpose into a scarf. Thank goodness I don't need that dress anymore.

It is done

With much pain, sweat, and tears the new Purdy website is now up and running. I had been working on the site for a couple of weeks, but I just couldn't decide on the color scheme. Then one day, when I was shopping, I found inspiration. On a lonely shelf at Anthropology, I found an adorable set of bath towels. They were way too expensive for me to purchase, so I thought maybe I could take some inspiration from them. The towels were gray and mustard yellow, kind of reminded me of the 1960's. I liked the way the colors complemented each other. Which, by the way, I love the way people dressed in that era. My quest for the perfect color scheme was finished. Anyway, stop by the site and let me know what you think. Visit us at www.purdyeveryday.com

One persons junk is another persons treasure

I grew up in an area of town that is called "the boonies". That translates to living out on a farm with not many neighbors. In this rural area, trash was trash. You put out your trash the night before and the garbage collectors would pick it up in the morning. Since childhood, I have moved much closer to the city. I love every moment of the melting pot and new experiences. One experience would be the friendly people that scavenge on trash night. Every week, we have folks that drive down the street looking for treasures at the curbside. Some are modest but most are very open about what they are doing, and will pick through your garbage right in front of you. So when I had a piece of furniture that I did not need anymore I didn't feel too bad about putting it out for the garbage. It took about 45 minutes and someone was stopping in front of my house to load up the cabinet. My husband even when out to help the man load it into his truck. I was glad that someone found my unwanted piece of furniture as something that was wanted.

Cleaning out the unwanted items in my house has been a welcome occurrence lately. Getting rid of things that just collect dust is one of my favorite things. I sometimes keep things that have a sentimental value rather than enjoying them for the time being and then purging them when the time is right. It is amazing how much stuff you can accumulate in such a short amount of time. For the time being, I am free of some of the items that clutter my world.
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Behle Street Revisited

Recently, Christina and I visited our friends at Behle Street Cafe to checkup on our aprons and to take some pictures.

The girls said, "We get lots of compliments on the aprons and they are reversible!"  We love to hear that. Probably one of the best things is that each apron is different so the staff can express their individuality!

Behle Street Cafe is such a cute restaurant with an old world charm and decor, great outdoor seating and yummy food.  Stop by and say "hi" to the staff and tell them how much you like their aprons!

Missing in action

The past couple of month, nine to be exact, have been filled with lots of new and exciting stuff. Purdy has been alive and strong but kind of on the back burner because a new addition that will be joining us in the next couple of weeks. I am expecting a baby boy to be born August 23rd, so the Purdy family has been busy prepping for the big day.

Christina and I have lots of fun stuff planned for this fall...so don't think we have bailed out. We are still here working diligently to plan a fabulous fall line of aprons and bags, as well as, personalized window treatments and more community classes. Hopefully, things will be back to normal in a couple of months.

Come visit us this Sunday at  Sunday at Second Sunday on Main. We will be featuring our window treatments and purses made out of fabric from St. Theresa's Trove. See you Sunday!

Happy Purdy People

We love to see smiling faces!

This Friday

  Friday marks the first Indie Craft Show on Fountain Square. There will be music, food and shopping, guaranteed to be a fun event. We will be there 5-11 with lots of aprons and clutches for sale. Stop by and say "Hi"

What's coming up?

We have been busy this year making window treatments and custom aprons for some local restaurants, but what is next you may ask? The summer is filled with great local summer events, featuring unique artists and yummy food! Of course, Christina and I will be frequenting the ever popular Second Sunday's on Main in Over the Rhine, but first up is the Yellow Springs Street Fair. If you are not familiar with Yellow Springs, then you are missing out. This little town is home to Antioch College. It is an eclectic, artsy area of Ohio, that features some great restaurants and unique shopping experience. If you like the outdoors, just up the road is the local Bike Trail and John Bryan State Park.

June 11th..... Yellow Springs Street Fair
June 12th, July 10th, August 14th, September 11th, October 9th.... Second Sunday on Main
November 5th..... Seasonably Chic Showcase

We are at Behle Street Cafe

Christina designed some ultra cute aprons for the staff at Behle Street Cafe, located in Covington Kentucky. They wanted something fun and different. So stop into the cafe and enjoy a bowl of Cajun Bayou Linguine and check out the aprons.

If you really love the aprons, they are also available for purchase, just ask the staff at Behle Street for details or contact us at purdyeveryday@gmail.com

New stuff and some old

Large spring clutch

Lime green and purple arm bag

The ever popular evening clutch

We are in the spotlight

To kick off the Eco-Fabulous Fashion Show this Friday, we are featured in the Chic Spotlight section of Cincy Chic's online publication. Learn about our inspirations and much more, then visit us on Friday at the Lexxus River Center in Covington. This event will benefit the Civic Garden Center. Here's the line up.

8pm Fashion show feature Eco fabulous designs by local DAAP students
Food provided by Behle Street Cafe

Fabulous Vendor's
SerketJewelry

Mitchell's Salon and Day Spa
FENNOfashion
Keep It Tight Fitness
Miche Group
Spice and Tea Exchange
Votre Vu by Julena Bingaman
Purdy Everyday

Spring Teaser

Last Friday was a sunny and warm day. I actually thought, maybe winter is over, but now a week later, I know that is not true. Today it is snowing. With the warm weather inspiration I decided to make spring scarves. Here are two styles that I made over the weekend.

I used my new retro camera app to take the pictures. The app doesn't produce the best quality picture but I like the affects. I will be featuring these fun scarves at the Eco-Fabulous Fashion Show at the Lexus River Center in Covington, March 25th.

Two booked more to go

We have started to plan out our vending season . First off, we are going to be working with Cincy Chic at the Go Green Fashion Show on March 25th. Then again in the fall at the November Showcase at the Phoenix Hotel. The November Showcase is a one stop holiday shopping experience! We will keep you posted on all upcoming events.