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I’ve been featured…

in kleinformat! It’s an Austrian magazine with a great DIY, design, kid’s craft kind of vibe.

Oliver + S did a great review on it here.

I am pleased as pie to be apart of such a beautiful magazine.

Love this center fold of art.

And there’s me!

I can hardly believe it. I had been in contact with them earlier this year, so I knew this was going to happen, but to see it in actual print is totally different. Almost surreal to me.

They featured my Easy Knit Produce Bags.

If I may, I’d like to tell the quick story behind these bags.

It was May 2011 and Kojodesigns and I were doing the first round of Color Your Summer. Which was originally Color My Summer…but that’s another story. 🙂 I had planned to make up a crochet pattern for a reusable produce bag. After a morning of unsuccessful attempts…it was just not happening. My ability was just not matching up with my creativity, which happens more than I would like to admit. I had to get the project done quickly. It was a week before the post was due, but I had some other things going on and had to get it done that weekend. As I often do, I gave myself a day to do a project that should really require a week. I was feeling the pressure. I was almost ready to scratch it, until…the idea to sew a produce bag instead of crochet it popped into my head. It seriously felt like a light bulb had clicked on.

I could suddenly see clearly what I wanted to do and, most importantly, could do.. In a matter of an hour, I figured out how to make the first bag. Then, deciding there must be an even easier way using my rotary cutter, I made a half a dozen more.

As I quickly snapped the pictures to have my post ready in time, I had no idea they would end up in a magazine a year later. I could never have imagined that what was almost a craft fail, would become one of my most favorite, most popular projects.

I really needed this reminder, because I am in the middle of a very frustrating project at the moment! 🙂

I hope I haven’t come off as obnoxious. Thank you for allowing me to share this small success with you.

I hope you’re having a beautiful day.

It’s double beautiful for Kimberly who has won the eMeals giveaway!

Kimberly said, “I liked them on FB!” I’ve emailed you. Please email me back by the end of the week to claim your three month subscription to eMeals. Congratulations!

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  13. Congratulations, how cool to see your project in print! And I agree, this is one of the first projects that drew me to your blog – it's so smart, accessible, earth-friendly, and thrifty! Hm, I should make some…

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  21. Congratulations! That's awesome!

    I am a fan of yours from Hamburg, Germany! (so, I can even read the Kleinformat magazine. 🙂 Do you know if it's only available in Austria?! )

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  24. That is awesome. It is great to know that sometimes things don't always work out the way you first plan but end up so much better in the End. Love all your cute pictures on Natalie!

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  25. I have observed your blog for a long time but this is the first post I m u s t comment: first of all – congratulations!! the magazine is great btw and secondly – I think it is a much needed piece of encouragment for all mothers, artist, bloggers… just all of us – women who struggle with their creativity (as well as their perserverence;). Thank you!!!

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