Droolist

03/23/2024

Can you believe it? It’s already well past periodic update time, BUT with graduation and peak wedding season upon us, the requests for one of a kind gifts are rolling in.
I will always do my best to work with as many of you as possible while continuing to meet my own family’s needs. If it takes me a bit to reply to messages on evenings or weekends, please know I appreciate your patience. If your message appears to have been read and I’ve not replied, do not hesitate to resend. I do my best to not open a message unless I believe I’ll have time to reply, … but we all know quickly life can derail even the best intentions.

***Local Clients***
— MEMORY BEARS & other animals made of clothing: Limited availability thru August, Booking orders for Sept-Dec completion.
— ONE OF A KIND MEMORIAL CREATIONS: I’m happy to see if my work meets your needs, and can work with you to schedule and price projects from throw pillows to necktie aprons, Christmas tree ornaments to bookmarks.
— T-SHIRT QUILTS & BLANKETS: currently booked thru September, but I am accepting orders for October-December completion.

***Everywhere Clients***
— EMBROIDERY: I continue to accept orders as weekly availability allows, so don’t hesitate to reach out via FB or email if you have a need. The earlier YOU know you have a need the more likely I am to be able to say yes.
— SPECIAL NEEDS BIBS: Always available via the Droolist Etsy site or email; shipping times are IN ADDITION TO ‘processing time’ (orders are always made AFTER orders come in), so I can’t compete with Amazon timelines. Message or email if you need customized fit or absorbency, or if you don’t use Etsy for purchasing. :)

10/09/2023

If you’ve been waiting to order adult or children’s bandanna bibs, today and tomorrow ONLY, Etsy is offering a surprise gift: $10 off orders from shops where you spend $40+ — this “on the house” and stacks with my discounts that will apply automatically. Use my link to pop over now. I’ll be adding new items today, so these are perfect days to shop: https://droolist.etsy.com

06/01/2023

GOOD NEWS for Etsy AND Local Clients!
☀️⛱️ Droolist Special Needs Bandanna Bibs over at Etsy are my focus with listings and classics ready for you to shop.
You can CELEBRATE the SHOP ANNIVERSARY now, too. Orders of 3+ listed items are 10% OFF, 6+ listed items are 20% OFF during June.
—> https://www.etsy.com/shop/droolist
(Packs of multiples count as 1 item, one shipping address/order, orders can’t be combined. Clients with Custom Patterns, message me for specifics.)

🪡🧵LOCAL CLIENTS: Set a calendar reminder for JUNE 19. I will start scheduling orders for MEMORY BEARS and t-shirt/clothing QUILTS then for late summer & fall completion. I can’t tell you how much I’ve appreciated your patience during this transition period. Message here via the business page or email me.

EMBROIDERY CLIENTS: Starting JULY 10, you can contact me via messenger to schedule basic embroidery (names on backpacks, nap blankets for daycare , monogrammed towels & bed linens, etc.)
***If you need bags for the whole TEAM, embroidery for a business, custom logo or other specialty embroidery, please plan and schedule ahead — availability for these services will be more limited. THANK YOU for working with other local businesses while I’ve been on hiatus.

03/06/2023

⭐️⭐️IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT⭐️⭐️

For Christmas last year, I gave myself a “gift of time.” My little business had grown too big for me to manage alone some time ago. I’d narrowed the range of projects I took on in 2020 & 2021. When seeing 2am bedtimes to keep up with projects became commonplace again in 2022, I’d learned to say “not now” and “no” rather than “yes.” Even with these shifts and changes, I need to refine operations more, and that brings us to today, and to what will impact my local clients most.

👉 Beginning 3/15, I will SUSPEND work on local sewing & embroidery projects for 3 months (April/May/June) — for both individual and business clients. 👈

👉 Etsy / special needs orders are NOT IMPACTED — this is where my focus will remain. 💗

👉 Projects booked and / or in progress, of course, will continue as planned.

In early June, I’ll reassess where I am to know how operations will look moving forward, and I promise to keep you posted! Thank you so much for your patience and understanding.

11/16/2022

It’s that time of year again! While there are no remaining sewing openings, I do have LIMITED embroidery slots until Dec 10 to get Christmas stockings ready to hang and to make your gifts one of a kind with a monogram or name.

10/17/2021

09/07/2021

I’ve had some questions today about making stuffed animals from loved ones’ clothing or other fabrics. I’m always happy to work with you to make something special, but do want to be sure to have ALL materials for projects needed for Christmas in my hands by OCTOBER 1, if at all possible.

07/05/2021

Sometimes looking at recent projects helps motivate me to start new ones! Last week we enjoyed a long-awaited break in Myrtle Beach, and seeing these definitely brings me just far enough back from vaca-mode to begin a day of embroidery.

06/11/2021

Some of you are 100% HERE for this skirt! A rectangle of fabric can be magically transformed into a statement piece and—better yet— YOU CAN DO THIS!
I promise you that, with a little time and money, there’s a spot local to each of you that will offer project classes for sewists of ALL ability levels. (Yes, even the “I passed middle school consumer science class because the teacher didn’t want me to be back next year” people.)
Friends in the DMV, I highly recommend Sew Magarbo for project classes, lessons, fabrics, and machines. You don’t need to have a machine or experience. Connect via their page or website, and embrace your creativity. Outside the DMV? Check your local area, and support those small businesses.
I wish I could make these for each and every person wanting their own, but as a one-woman enterprise, there just aren’t enough hours in a day. I have full confidence that YOU CAN DO THIS!
Britta

04/04/2021

It’s time! 🎉 I’m opening my summer schedule for commissioned keepsake quilts—June, July, and August each have limited a availability. We can plan for anything from 30x30” to 65x75”, and you can be as hands on or hands off as you’d like, structured or crazy, we can work together to get yours made.

02/18/2021

Orders for special needs bandana bibs and shirt savers are shipping today to NJ, TX, GA, TN, CT, NY, PA and IN. I love making these for big kids and adults, and am always thrilled to see familiar names as well as new ones. The best, though, is knowing people feel good about using them.

01/27/2021

I’ve had several folks asking about making stuffed animals from baby blankets and clothing, so I thought I’d share a few projects here. I’m always happy to work with you to make something special.

01/11/2021

Even in these unprecedented times, there is beauty and there are new beginnings.

01/02/2021

2020 gave it her all (littlest had a broken wrist casted 12/31), but we’re still standing! I’m looking forward to another year of getting to work with and for the most amazing people out there (you), and can’t thank you enough for being part of what brings me joy.

01/01/2021

Ahhh, another trip around the sun! I join all of you in saying goodbye to 2020, and hello to 2021. May our hearts and pantries be full, and may our eating pants not be the only ones that fit. 😂🤣😂🤭

https://www.etsy.com/listing/934003543/youre-not-hungry-youre-just-bored?ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1&sca=1

11/29/2020

Several of you have asked if the 2020 The Worst COVID ornaments and 2020 Dumpster Fires are listed / available to purchase and that’s now a “yes.” As always, half of the proceeds are donated. This year it’s a split between Loudoun Hunger and the Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter/LAWS.
***If you are local and prefer to pick up from me, message me. I can get your order set up outside of Etsy.

https://etsy.me/2NXJMYo

It’s that time! The trash pile that was 2019 devolved into an even hotter mess during 2020. Choose from a dumpster, a virus, or take one of each. If you’re ready to toss it all into yea olde green metal dumpster as it’s lit aflame, just say goodbye to this year’s dumpster fires with the tack...

10/30/2020

I think you can all guess what I’m making in addition to dumpster fire ornaments this year.

10/23/2020

There is nothing I love more than collaborating with other talented makers. This is a sneak peek of something I did with Amy Mikesa of Mama Did. If you need longarm quilting, she is the go-to gal— more details forthcoming. ;)