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Me Made May Update and What’s Next For the Snugbug Blog…

by Patty | May 23, 2017 | Curvy Sewing Capsule Wardrobe, making, Me Made May 2017, plotting, running a business, small business | 0 Comments

This month has turned out to be just a wee bit more crazy than I had originally planned... how 'bout your month? Today I've got a recap of current projects and a rather lengthy overview of how I'm switching things up in June to better focus on my goals. Me Made...

Bringing Home Backyard Chickens

by Patty | May 8, 2017 | backyard chickens, how-to, inspiration | 0 Comments

Last weekend Jeff and I took the rather monumental step (for us) of jumping out of the intereweb research and taking action. We got chickens. More specifically, we got eight chicks of the egg-laying variety If you've thought of getting chicks and don't have...

#CSCminicapsule – My Mini Capsule, Take #1

by Patty | May 2, 2017 | Curvy Sewing Capsule Wardrobe, plotting | 3 Comments

Woo hoo! I've gotten down to business on plotting my summer wardrobe capsule that I'm stitching up as part of the Curvy Sewing Collective Capsule theme month. I've sorted through fabrics in my stash based on my (current) priorities... more separates, especially cute...

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Hi there! I'm Patty. I'm a writer, innkeeper and maker. Read the blog for tutorials, tricks and inspiration. Visit the online shop and check out our handcrafted soaps, candles, cool finds and more. Or plan a visit to Northern Comfort, the bed and breakfast and antique shop in northern Minnesota that I run with my husband, Jeff, and our basset hound, Peppermint. Are you a business owner? I also work with indie retail and creative business owners to build beautiful social media platforms, websites and email marketing programs.

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{finished} Spring Wardrobe Sudoku Capsule 2017

Mar 25, 2017 | fashion, finished objects, making, plotting, the sewing studio, the snugbug closet

Hello sewing friends and assorted other internet dwelling creatures! I was staring at the buildup of fabric scraps in my sewing room this morning and realized that I had actually finished my spring wardrobe capsule! I'd gotten a little sidetracked with piles of silk...

New Look Prairie – A Blend of Lagenlook, Mori, Sweet Lagenlook and New Look

Mar 11, 2017 | fashion, inspiration, making, plotting, the snugbug closet

Greetings fluffernutters! Just a bit of my plotting to get the wheels moving in like-minded fluffernutters who love the prairie-gypsy vibe of sweet Lagenlook and Mori styles but also, you know. Enjoy having a waist. A quick primer for those not steeped...

What are my colors – revisited

Feb 20, 2017 | fashion, plotting

What a horrible topic for me, Snugbugs... Here I am.. a redhead in my heyday. Now a washed out, ashen lady with oddly pinkish skin. For a redhead. I want hot pink to be my color, turns out. It's not. So these posts come up when plotting capsule wardrobes. I mean. If...

Sudoku Capsule Wardrobe Planning for Spring/Summer 2017

Feb 18, 2017 | fashion, making, plotting

Alright alright alright!! It's springtime. Supposedly. Almost spring. There's eight feet of snow outside right now and it's freakishly warm outside this weekend. I have some serious doubts regarding the likelihood of ever seeing spring again. Moving back to...

2016 Revenue in Review + 2017 Goals

Dec 29, 2016 | life, plotting, running a business, small business

New Year’s Eve is just around the corner and Jeff and I have been talking a lot about business goals for the next few years. I love this time of year and the chance to stop and take stock of where I’ve been and plan out what’s next. I’m not always so great at...

{tutorial} Cashmere Wrist Warmers

Dec 8, 2016 | finished objects, how-to, inspiration, tutorials

Hey Snugbugs! I’m coming at you with another fun new project! Unlike the last few finished projects, like the Jane Tunic and the Cozy Wool Socks, these cashmere wrist warmers weren’t made just for my pleasure, I made them for our shop. Although, to be completely...

I Lived In The Woods With No Electricity

Jun 24, 2016 | life

When I was a little girl, I lived in the woods with no electricity. My dad raced sled-dogs. We had a lot of dogs. That's the story I tell people all the time. It's all true and I enjoy the reaction I get... usually a mixture of confusion, interest and a bit of...

A New Adventure in Hospitality and Homesteading

May 30, 2016 | life, Northern Comfort, running a business, small business, techniques and tools, the vintage home

Summer's here (or almost here in some places) and Jeff and I are getting ready to start the next grand adventure! At the end of June, we'll be heading north. Way, way north. In fact, we're heading all the way to the coldest place in the country. And I mean that in all...

{sewn} The Wedding Dress

Mar 2, 2016 | 3 snugbugs studios, fashion, finished objects, life, the snugbug closet

Nearly a year ago, Jeff and I quietly closed the shop right before lunch, locked the doors and were married in a nearly-secret wedding ceremony with only Peppermint the basset hound and two friends in attendance. After the ceremony, we sat on one of the sofas in...

{studio notes} Sketches from the 3 Snugbugs Launch Line

Feb 29, 2016 | 3 snugbugs studios, fashion, finished objects, inspiration

Planning out the launch of 3 Snugbugs Studios has been a mix of super-fun and super frustrating so far -- like everything, am I right? When we started last summer, we were set with momentum, ideas and a freshly written business plan. Since then I've stocked the...

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