tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54532112008-12-02T19:17:35.251-05:00Here is where you can find out where I'm at in production of Blythe clothes.SqueakyMonkeynoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453211.post-30835393436996438952008-12-02T19:15:00.002-05:002008-12-02T19:17:35.270-05:00I didn't get everything finished. I'm very close and tomorrow is a bigger shipping day! I have delayed the re-opening of the boutique until Thursday. A few new things this week and more end of next week in time for holiday delivery hopefully!SqueakyMonkeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453211.post-63022646973711734592008-12-02T13:15:00.005-05:002008-12-02T19:15:16.294-05:00Still working on getting some large orders out today. Then I need to fix the cart. Worked out the original tech issue with the cart update - but, now the CSS is screwed up! Oh boy!<br /><br />Some new things available this week with more to come next week - all to ship in December! Doing my best to get everything together so little plastic girls around the world have some SqueakyMonkey goodness waiting for them under the tree... (for those plastic girls who believe in Santa that is...)<br /><br />Still waiting on replacement part for embroidery machine - POOH! :(<br />But, my goodies from Japan are on the way to me now! YAY!!! :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">New Noir Dobby Striped Blouse Preview<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/squeakymonkey/3077679262/" title="Upcoming &quot;Noir Dobby Stripe Blouse&quot; by squeakymonkey, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3212/3077679262_19f7e02f0e.jpg" alt="Upcoming &quot;Noir Dobby Stripe Blouse&quot;" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><br />New Faux Leather Top Hat Preview<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/squeakymonkey/3075772734/" title="Batina by squeakymonkey, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3007/3075772734_551410a52e.jpg" alt="Batina" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><br /></div>SqueakyMonkeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453211.post-56790751123958533922008-12-01T18:21:00.003-05:002008-12-01T18:27:14.187-05:00Shipping will be tomorrow. On the couch hand sewing all day... Have run out of black eyelets for corsets - Rick will go get me more tomorrow. He's so helpful! My own personal mail boy, errand boy. He goes to Joann's and Michael's for me to get things so I can keep working! Thanks buddy!<br /><br />Boutique will re-open soon! Updating the cart - screwed it up AGAIN! I'm moving to bigcartel for now...SqueakyMonkeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453211.post-21402458877564370772008-11-30T18:01:00.004-05:002008-11-30T20:11:18.937-05:00I expect to be shipping some HUGE orders tomorrow! Fingers crossed I can get everything together by postal cut off time... Will get out a much as I can - the rest would ship on Tuesday if I don't make it... Some are partial (still huge) orders... The rest of your order will ship in the coming weeks...<br /><br />Here are the Initials of major orders processing to ship -<br /><br />RB, LC, DH, DM, LP, JB, JC, TR, KE, MG, IK, RL, PL, VM, MV, JYSqueakyMonkeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453211.post-31973637775910416372008-11-29T17:32:00.002-05:002008-11-29T17:33:12.071-05:00More will be going out on Monday. I am trying to get as many things finished as possible for some of the bigger orders that will be going on Monday...SqueakyMonkeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453211.post-49210071007363518582008-11-25T13:41:00.004-05:002008-11-25T14:47:05.323-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/squeakymonkey/3059531654/" title="It's shipping time... by squeakymonkey, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3027/3059531654_79f34794e1.jpg" alt="It's shipping time..." height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Finishing and Shipping a lot of orders. Many will head out tomorrow. And more on Saturday. I will be taking latter half of Wednesday off to prepare for my parents to come - we'll be having Thanksgiving dinner on this table (Thursday is off too for Thanksgiving - will be cooking up a storm with Rick in the kitchen!)... So all this good stuff must be put away!<br /><br />A special thank you to Rick for going to Home Depot for me last night and getting me a tall door so I can put 2 sewing machines on the table and slide from one to the other. I'm a serious sweatshop now! There are 4 sewing machines in this room! ;) Crazy!<br /><br />And also thank you for the lovely flowers - look forward to seeing them bloom.<br /><br />It's raining "cats and dogs" outside and I call it a "craptastic" day! Wah! Just want to crawl under the covers...<br /></div></div>SqueakyMonkeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453211.post-47704364401913455862008-11-22T14:33:00.000-05:002008-11-22T18:36:09.444-05:00Making major progress:<br /><br />Here is what will be ready to ship next week... This includes pre-orders for December...<br /><ul><li>Swiss Miss dresses<br /></li><li>Green Blouses</li><li>La Mer Dobby Blouses</li><li>Black Top Hats<br /></li><li>White and Black button down blouses</li><li>Gray Cords</li><li>Faux Leather Corsets</li><li>Swiss Miss Drop Waist Skirt</li><li>Black Forest Drop Waist Skirt</li><li>Black Tartan button mini Skirt</li><li>Rotkäppchen dresses </li><li>Sasha Coats</li><li>Black Faux Fur Hats</li><li>White Tulip Sleeve Ruff Blouses</li><li>Houndstooth Blouses</li><li>Neo Coats</li><li>Black Motorcycle Jackets<br /></li><li>Denim Jackets</li><li>Grandpa's Coveralls<br /></li></ul>Hoping to get these finished as well...<br /><ul><li>Edelweiss - I had to take a break from them because I have a few that the bodice ended up crooked so I need to completely redo them. The skirts are gathered and the trim is there. </li><li>I have a few pink/white striped stockings to make. </li><li>Pink Eleanor Blouses - still mid-way...<br /></li><li>Black Corsets<br /></li></ul>Waiting on trim from Japan - so these will be finished in a few weeks...<br /><ul><li>Brown Gothic Petticoats (this is only for those who ordered the second round past September)<br /></li></ul>I have some really cool new trims coming from Japan and some new designs debuting next week including - a sister dress to Swiss Miss (Black Forest) a few more faux leather corsets (just love these), more button down shirts in different colors and button color combinations.<br /><br />I will be closing the boutique for a few days while I make some changes. I am considering moving to bigcartel.com - as I'm really not happy with the software that I am currently using. Still haven't made a final decision. Oh sooo much to do...<br /><br />I truly appreciate everyone's patience - and I look forward to some cool stuff I have set for end of December/January too! Sadly - these things won't be ready before the holidays. I'll be working hard to get them out tho' as I'm really excited and inspired.<br /><br />and if there are things that aren't listed in the list - that means they are pretty much ready to go or ready to go period! :)<br /><br />SOON! My friends! SOON!!! Yay!!! It'll be a huge day of shipping!SqueakyMonkeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453211.post-27311140349234649562008-11-21T15:23:00.002-05:002008-11-21T15:26:14.109-05:00It'll be like Xmas for me! I love getting notions etc. OK - back to work. I'm trying out a Black Forest skirt made with the main part of the fabric to see if it might be cute... It won't have the scroll part sadly. I wish I had bought more... I actually bought that fabric to make myself a messenger bag a long time ago...SqueakyMonkeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453211.post-74336091900917343172008-11-20T22:20:00.004-05:002008-11-20T22:27:17.068-05:00A picture from voting day and I'm in it - you can barely see me - but I'm the 5th person from the back on the left with the 2 tone brown striped shirt and hat on!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/photos-by-jondonnell/3003805008/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/photos-by-jondonnell/3003805008/</a><br /><br />freaked me out - because i saw the picture and it was so familiar!<br /><br />hee hee - and this one too - I'd put my brown hoodie back on...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/photos-by-jondonnell/3002970777/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/photos-by-jondonnell/3002970777/</a><br /><br />Yay Obama!SqueakyMonkeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453211.post-11246753592815783612008-11-20T12:30:00.001-05:002008-11-20T12:31:05.723-05:00Continued to look high and low. :( Had to order a replacement which I should have next week.SqueakyMonkeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453211.post-63944289997854168422008-11-19T17:58:00.002-05:002008-11-19T18:29:18.890-05:00Looking for something! NOT!!!!<br /><br />I have been searching high and low for the power cord to the new embroidery machine for 3 hours! Where on earth could it be? Sidney and I cleaned/gutted the studio the other week as it was such a mess and I needed to clear my head and it must have ended up in a pile of junk which is now in my basement - buried and mixed with all sorts of other junk...<br /><br />Anyone who pops by here and reads this - can you send out some positive energy that I can find it without losing my mind? ;) Or hopefully my buddies at the sewing machine store can sell me a replacement part quickly. I'd rather find it tho' - wouldn't you? Good vibes are very much appreciated - I've been working so hard - although I can't complain that I'm unlucky or anything. The other night I scored my second Audrey Kawasaki print - 1 of 200 (but actually 1 of 115 that were available) - It's beautiful! I am so excited!!! :D<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/squeakymonkey/3044741246/" title="Audrey Kawasaki print by squeakymonkey, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3167/3044741246_fc76f78f8b.jpg" alt="Audrey Kawasaki print" height="500" width="435" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Reminder to self - "Life is not an emergency..." And it's all good - it'll either be found or replaced and I can get onto shipping those adorable skirts! :)<br /></div><br /><br /></div>SqueakyMonkeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453211.post-46418284728658026542008-11-15T16:51:00.001-05:002008-11-15T16:52:54.502-05:00More orders and partial orders will ship on Monday. Been hand sewing all day and now I think I'll have some soup and a Margarita... ;)SqueakyMonkeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453211.post-59377210041264689322008-11-13T12:58:00.004-05:002008-11-13T13:16:11.348-05:00I am in a bit of a haze lately. I have so many things that I'm working on at the same time and they are coming along. Please do feel free to write to me to ask where I'm at with your order. Many SqueakyMonkey designs are extremely intricate and have crazy details...<br /><br />What I can say at the moment:<br /><ul><li>Swiss Miss dresses waiting on Zippers</li><li>Green Blouses - half made and waiting on snaps and buttons - I still need to make a few more</li><li>La Mer Dobby Blouses - half made and waiting on snaps and buttons - I still need to make a few more</li><li>Pink Eleanor Blouses - 3 finished - the rest are 7/8 there... Then snaps...</li><li>Edelweiss - I had to take a break from them because I have a few that the bodice ended up crooked so I need to completely redo them. The skirts are gathered and the trim is there. </li><li>I have a few pink/white striped stockings to make. </li><li>Black hats - I'm still working on. </li><li>White and Black button down blouses are sewn - waiting on snaps and buttons</li><li>Gray Cords - pants are made - need to make the belts still.<br /></li><li>Everything else is pretty much there...<br /></li></ul>Again - I apologize and I understand many of you have been waiting some time. Please know that I care and am doing the best I can while maintaining my strict quality standards.<br /><br />Shipping some orders later today. I'm starting with smaller ones first - it gives me the sense of satisfaction to cross it off my list! ;) And that feels great! And - no worries on December orders - that's in progress too. This summer/fall wait will never happen again. I have worked very hard to build a strong reputation and I will do whatever it takes to keep SqueakyMonkey alive because I really love designing Blythe fashions (and those other dolly's too! - speaking of which I see a blonde Momoko that is calling my name...)! It's actually funny sometimes - when I stop and just say it to a friend or to myself (yep, I sometimes talk to myself or the dog...). Because I really do! I am constantly getting ideas and inspiration - I just wish I could make everything that is in my sketchbook... Over time perhaps.<br /><br />So - thank you to all the lovely people who have been kindly waiting and it is ok to write me if the above status doesn't make sense and you are curious where I'm at with your order.<br /><br />Ah - the growing business... :)<br /><br />And - please note - an email is always sent out when your package is nearing the point of shipping or has been shipped. It's automatic through the website.<br /><br />Thanks again everyone!<br /><br />xoxo<br /><br />Tiffany and the girls!SqueakyMonkeynoreply@blogger.com