Joe and I spent the morning doing something new together (actually something new for both of us individually too), and although it was way more exciting for me, he was a good sport and very supportive.  We woke up early and went yard sale-ing. 

And now, we're getting ready to launch our new products. Due out in July. They are made, photographed  and being put into catalog format now- not a quick step, and certainly not the most fun!  I promise to post more photo's once I'm able to reveal the new products!

We are 8 months and 3 days away from our wedding. Which means we have been engaged for over 6 months! Time is going by so quickly and I know December 8th will be here before we know it!! :)

• wedding planing, wedding planing , and wedding planing.   Which, by the way, is NOT as fun as I had always dreamed it would be.  The whole process is full of opinions, over-priced food, clothes, and "must haves", and lots of tears. Luckily  we are about done with contracting all of our vendors and we can now focus on the fun parts. I think....
• I've been working a lot. Including trip to Texas and New York for big trade shows
• We moved in with Joe's parents. 28 days ago. We want to buy a house and with this economy the only way we can truly save is to eliminate our HUGE rent bill.  We plan on staying until approx. Feb of next year. 
• Joe broke his big toe a week before we moved. Talk about bad timing! Any woman who has lived with a man who has an ailment such as this knows exactly how much it effects everyone. He's doing much better now, and we're both really happy about it :)
• Joe got laid off. Although he's found a new, better job which proves that "everything happens for a reason", it was still a hugely stressful few months for us. I knew the economy was bad, but until this happened, I didn't truly get it. 
• Liz Mathews Studio hasn't gotten the attention it deserves since last year. There is just so much going on that I've totally dropped the ball on my business. But- I'm gonna get back on it.  I still love the idea and my designs- I just have to find more energy :)
• I turned 30! I'm totally ok with it- in fact I still feel like I should be about 25. Except I'm 3-0! 
• Oddly enough, I have an obsessive interest in make up since turning 30 last month. I could watch make-up tutorials on youtube all. day. long.  It all started with wanting to wear red lipstick. It was downhill from there. 
• The only other big change I've noticed since becoming a 30 year old is a new interest in setting myself up for the future. Most specifically- retirement. I don't have any. I should get some. 
• I'm re-joining Weight Watchers tomorrow. I need to loose weight and WW does work. I need to find a way to get excited about the process. My biggest motivation right now is the "women's fashion" section of Pinterest- Man those cute little shorts motivate me. My weight got away from me, and I need to get control. 
• I'm also loving the home design boards on Pinterest. It's a great reminder of why we're living in Joe's parents house and gives me something to look forward too. 
• I haven'te been creative in ages. I desperately need to find some inspiration. 

There it is- my last 6 months in a nut shell.  And hopefully a bit of a preview of things to come!

I am over-the-moon, crazy-in-love with the handsom ginger you see here, and as of Sunday I'm proud to say he's my fiancee!!!!

It took a few days to get over the shock of being engaged, and I've now settled into pure bliss. I wanted to share the happy news with you guys even though there hasn't been much posting lately. If you follow me on pinterest, or facebook you will definitely be seing a pick-up in wedding related itms.

We haven't started planning anything yet, and haven't discussed anything other than agreeing it will be a fall or winter wedding.

I plan on being as creative as I can with every aspect of the wedding- not only because it's less expensive, but because it brings a personal touch- which I love.  I'd like to keep you up to date on what I'm creating, and progress we're making but it wont be an overwhelming thing.  I not your traditional bride so hopefully you'll enjoy seeing and hearing about our personalized twists and won't feel like this becomes a "wedding blog".  I promise there will be no matching bridesmaids dresses, garter tosses, chicken dances, three-course meals, or tiaras here!

Hope you're all doing well :)

I wanted to share with you a few unedited photos from Napa.  We had a wonderful time and I'm missing it already.
I'm sorry I didn't blog sooner or while we were away. Our hotel didn't provide free internet and the price was crazy for 24 hours worth of wi-fi, so it was an internet free vacation for me. Not a bad thing.


Since I've been back its been non-stop work on the new business. We are one month away from the official launch and I have about 4 months worth of tasks to accomplish between now and then. Wish me luck :)

I did start a new website/blog for the business and if anyone would like to pop over and have a look the address is here. It's still pretty empty, but filling is on one of those tasks I mentioned before!
I hope all is well with all of you. I promise- I haven't disappeared from blog land, I'm just on a brief hiatus. I think about blogging everyday and look forward to having the time again- soon!

With all the work I've been doing, it's time for a little play. 

Im so happy to finally be sharing my happy news with all of you, my friends! It is without further adieu that I announce that I will be launching Liz Mathews Studio in September!
Liz Mathews Studio will be getting it's start in the textile industry, but has no limitations on what it may eventually encompass. The September launch will include an all new form of textile art patterns and is sure to be fresh, fun, and exciting!!
Lots of blood, sweat and tears have gone into making this business happen, and I look forward to sharing the first full images and more informationwith you as we get closer to the official launch in September. For now it continues to be long nights, websites, packaging and sewing here in Baltimore. 


I hope you continue to check back often and take this exciting journey with me!

Here is a little teaser! More info to come (so) soon!

Hi, remember me? Remember when I was a regular blogger? Yeah, me too.  I miss those days and hope to be getting back to them sooner than later. Life (just like most peoples) is insanely busy and I'm finding that there just aren't enough hours in the day.  I know you know how that goes... 


In addition to regular duties I've also been working on a huge project that I'll be debuting soon. It's big, it's life changing, it's creative and will make all of you stitches out there very happy :) I can't wait to share it with all of you!


Hope you're all having a great weekend!

I discovered this lovely story while perusing etsy this morning. It made me smile, and I thought I'd share it with all of you. If you'd like to see more beautiful jewelry, check out the French Sentiments shop here. 

For me, one of the best parts of being a vendor at Lucketts Spring Market was getting to see all of the booths set up before everyone had a chance to start buying all of the treasures. It felt like the "calm before the storm"- they buying storm that is. 


I didn't get to snap too many photos while walking around Saturday morning, but here are the few that I did. These were all booths that really caught my eye, inspired me, or urged me to break out the credit card. 

It's been four days since the Lucketts Spring Market wrapped up and I finally have the energy to upload (but not edit) photos from the event. It was beautiful, hot, inspiring, tiring, friendly, dirty, fun, tiring, dreamy, and even more tiring, 


I've included several shots of our booth in this post, and plan to post photos of other vendors lovely booths soon.

Some of the first items to sell; a seltzer bottle, dress forms, a beautiful old wood trunk, taxidermy geese, huge hand written documents, spools of ribbon, one apothecary jar, and mom's jewelry

A few things things that didn't sell that I was sure would; more apothecary jars, beautiful metal scale, metal fan, carriage with flowers inside, large framed french invoices, wooden pulleys.  Go figure!

Saturday was 20 times more lucrative than Sunday, but I'm sure that's always the way these shows work. The energy and rush of Saturday shoppers on the hunt for the perfect treasure just couldn't be matched on day #2. 
All in all it was a great, successful weekend, and I look forward to next year!