Back to School Supplies!

In addition to all this great stuff for making back to school a little cooler, I've got kick ass pencil cases and all kinds of pouches to carry your goodies plus many more bags to carry all your books and laptops and other stuff. Come see me if you need something custom made to make your school days RULE!

New aprons on the racks!

WIN a Jelly Monster!

Come on down to Sew Dandee over the next couple weeks and enter to win one of Marathon 1981's super cool Jelly Monsters!

Each entry is $2 and 100% of the money raised goes to Kami (aka Marathon 1981) to help her get to Plush You in Seattle this fall.


Her plush work was chosen from creators of stuffies from all over the world to be showcased in the Plush You exhibit. Look at our girl go!

New Bags!

Circle & Square: Manitoba Festival of Craft

Check out what a few of my crafty friends are working on! Click HERE and join their Facebook page to see all the latest details on this exciting event for Summer 2012! They've also got a blog so be sure to check it out too!

HUGE Sale at Sew Dandee!

It's time to get some extra sweet deals at Sew Dandee!

Be sure to head on down to the store and check out all of our gently worn Sew Dandee Treasures clothing and accessories now at 25% off!

We've got tons of great summer and fall items for both men and women so come freshen up your wardbrobe!


I've also been a busy screener making some new designs for you lovely folks! Check out a few of them and let me know what you think!

As per usual, I can put these images on your own shirt or hoodie or whatever.

Right now I've got most of these designs on kid's and adult's shirts, hoodies and dish towels.

JADE ASHLEIGH JEWELRY SALE!

Our very own Jade Ashleigh has decided to put her fantastic, one of a kind jewelry on sale at 15% off until Sunday! Come on down and get yourself a unique pair of feather earrings or a beautiful necklace made by Jade! Each of her designs has a real WOW factor that you're sure to love.

The NEW Fanny Pack!

I thought I'd throw in some patches of my super fun fabrics in this new batch of hip pouches. Great for packing light for a day or night on the town!

Let's get cookin'!

So, my latest project is taking vintage half aprons and adding a dish towel panel to the top, silk screened with one of my clever images, thus making it a full super cool apron! Check out the first two I've made up!

I've got 8 more ready to put together and they should all be on the racks by the end of this week!








I also got a lovely package from Barb of Spiro Creations out in New Zealand yesterday. She sent us some new leather medicine bags and some great new fringe purses in the most beautiful colors. Come check them out!





Just a reminder to those of you yearning to learn some sewing skills, Melanie of Sew Free Winnipeg is having her first get together at her new studio tonight!

Get all the details by joining her Facebook page here.

SO MANY NEW THINGS! WEEEEEEEE!

Wow, is this ever a week for new goodies at Sew Dandee! I don't even know where to begin!

Ok, well last night I found some time to silk screen some new towels with the West Broadway image on it so we're stocked up on those along with the Wolseley and Osborne Village images on towels AND men's and women's shirts.

I also screened a bunch more kid's Manitoba pride shirts. And that reminds me! Roy of Dumb Chauffeur brought in more men's Winnipeg Beach, Grand Beach and Confusion Corner shirts along with some kid's shirts, too!


Hmmmm what else?? Oh, the Dani Press cards finally made it from Vancouver and they're wonderful! A perfectly sweet balance to my sour cards, I think. She's got some for birthday, weddings, bon voyage and some no-particular-reason cards that I really adore. Come check them out!



And just in time for this hot, sunny summer weather we're having I got in a whole schwack of new sunglasses!

They're all $12 a pair or buy two pair for $20! Come load up!










Oh, and I had customer come in this week looking for a cool fanny pack so I whipped one up for her and cut out another for the store. It's been a while since I've made any new ones so stay tuned for more with some of the fun fabrics I've been working with lately! Here's one with an adorable reworked, silk screened dress I made last week!





And for those of you that don't already know, Sew Dandee's own Jade has been a busy girl making some fantastic jewelry. Her hottest sellers here at the store have been her wonderful and unique feather earrings. If you haven't checked them out yet, now is the time!

I think that just about covers it. Though I do feel like I'm forgetting something. Just to be safe, why don't you just come down to the store and see our grand handmade items in person! Our gently worn clothing section is also chock full of fantastic summer threads! We hope to see you all soon! And don't forget to 'like' us on our NEW Facebook page! Thanks!

Here it is! The ULTIMATE Winnipeg pride shirt! I hope to have a bunch more men's and women's shirts screened up tonight in time for you Folk Festers (and non-Folk Festers) who are coming into the city to hit up your favorite Winnipeg spots. Such as Sew Dandee! ;)




I've also got some fantastic new silk screened shirts from a couple in Florida. The line is called Dark Cycle Clothing and they specialize in putting random animals on bikes! I've got dinosaurs, wolves and foxes in both guy's and girl's tops so come on down and check them out!




And for those of you wanting to get your monster making on, I've got a workshop scheduled for Tuesday July 12th. Just come down to Sew Dandee and register before 6pm on Monday!

More Winnipeg Pride just in time for Canada Day!

Well, I finally got around to designing some new screens and I hope you like them! I only had time to screen a few women's ones but I'll be making more for men soon as well as putting these new screens on towels. As per usual, you can get any of these neighborhoods on a shirt you bring in to me.





I've also got a new, bigger Riel Deal screen along with the ULTIMATE Manitoba Pride screen coming soon! Stay tuned!

In the mean time, make sure you make your way down to the Village on Friday for the Annual Canada Day Street Festival! It even looks like the weather might be perfect! (Fingers crossed) We're open from 11am to 9pm Friday and we'll be running our HUGE sale all day long! Come by and say hi and grab some sweet handmade awesomeness!

And for the first time, from what I hear, the vendors by Confusion Corner will be a lot of local designers and crafters! FINALLY! So make sure to walk the full length of the festival and take it all in! Bring sunscreen, sunglasses, an umbrella and your reusable bags and you'll be sure to have a fantastic Canada Day!

The Final Prize!

Well, this is the last week of the month which means this is the final prize pack for the 5 year anniversary celebration of Sew Dandee on Osborne. But have no fear! I'll keep having great give-aways and prizes for you lovely customers of mine to win the whole year through.

This week's prize includes button earrings from Periwinkle Designs, 3 Dandee cards, a set of 4 glass slipper coasters, a crocheted handbag, 2 buttons and a light switch plate! And not shown in the picture but thrown in at the last minute, a pair of red Ray Ban inspired sunglasses and a necktie button choker making the full value $105! Come buy yourself something awesome and get entered in the draw today!

And I can't believe it's already here but next week Friday night is the start of the annual Osborne Village Street Festival and Canada Day celebration!! And as per usual, Sew Dandee will be having a HUGE sale so make sure to come by for a visit.

The streets will be shut down come 6pm on Thursday June 30th and all day Friday July 1st! Sew Dandee will be open from 10am until 9pm on Thursday and Friday for your handmade shopping pleasure! See you there!




Oh and on a side note, for all you aspiring sewers out there! My lovely friend, designer and seamstress extraordinaire, Melanie Wesley has found herself a fantastic studio space where she plans to offer sewing lessons and continue her project, Sew Free Winnipeg!

She'll be in Wolseley and hopes to have the studio open to the public come July. Check out her Facebook page for updates.

Little Lady T.'s!

Check out these adorable little girl's dresses by local designer, Tamara Rae! Freshly silk screened with the cutest images in sizes 2, 4 and 6.



Soon I'll be carrying her cool designs for men and women so stay tuned for updates!

Monsters & prizes & sunshine, oh my!

Last night's Monster Making workshop was another success! Corina and Jane left with two adorable little squishy creatures to call their own! And check out the awesome use of an existing 'wing' image used as wings on Corina's bat cat!


I've got the next workshop scheduled for July 12th so be sure to come down to Sew Dandee and register today!


And another week has passed, another super cool handmade prize pack has been won and another is up for grabs! Check it out!

This one has a Dandee spring purse, a set of 4 glass slippers, a fused plastic bag rik rak wrist cuff (say that five times fast!) AAAAAAAND a $20 shopping spree in the $5 and $10 bin of gently worn awesomeness! All you gotta do is spend $20 and you'll be entered to win this fine collection of goodies!

I hope to see you cool cats down at the store soon! Next week is officially summertime and I've ordered the warm, sunny weather perfect for taking a stroll in the Village and supporting your local shop keeps like ME!

New Weekly Prize Pack & New Duds at Sew Dandee!

Check out these awesome skirts and this reworked tunic by local seamstress, Grace Sheldon! I LOVE the little circle pocket details on the skirts and she picks the best fabric combinations, too!


And they look great with a bunch of the girl's graphic t-shirts we've got on the racks right now! Come on down and try them on today!

And if you spend $20 or more you can be entered into week #2's draw worth $84! It consists of a handmade and hand silk screeend tree tote bag, a Tara Davis necklace with a thimble and measuring tape charm and a set of 4 glass slippers made by my super crafty and clever Ma! They're portable coasters for your wine glasses so you don't have to search for a coaster AND you can i.d. your glass and make sure no one steals your wine!