Brother Innov-Is 1200

Hello,
long time no see...
I have been busy with lots of teaching and working in my studio.

I treated myself to a very nice sewing machine. (I think I deserved it after teaching all summer long...) I bought the Brother Innov-Is 1200 (used). It is a sewing and embroidery machine and I love it very much. It is so much fun even sewing a straight stitch. I am working on a quilt right now and have lots of ideas in my head...maybe some ornaments for christmas...

I also started playing around with the embroidery unit and this is a photo of what I made.

The design is from Germany from a website called Huups! They have really nice embroidery files. I will start to embroider some T-Shirts and Sweatshirts...
Have a good day, Sabine

US Citizenship

Hello!
We became US Citizens on Thursday September 9, 2010. It was a very nice Oath Ceremony in San Francisco and we are very proud and happy!!!

My Cat Kevin!

Hello!
I published my first book!
"My Cat Kevin" is a story of a little cat who likes to be wild. All the illustrations in this book are made out of clay. Kevin, my cat inspired me to tell this story. If you would like to order a copy of my book, it is available at Lulu.com.

Sadly Kevin passed away 2 weeks ago and this book is dedicated to him. He was 17 years old and I brought him with me from Germany. He was a very special cat and I miss him very much!

Seconds Sale

Hello,
I am doing the Second Sale this weekend.
Come and join me for the
ACCI Gallery's Annual August Seconds
and Clearance Sale.

Thursday - Sunday, August 26 - 29, 2010
11am-6pm Thurs-Sat, 12-5pm Sunday
1652 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94709

Baby's Room

Hello!
I know you might be confused since this blog was about beads and ceramics, but my focus shifted a little these days. Since we are in the process of adopting, it is hard to stay focused on ceramics. But my goal is to start working on some new projects in August, I have some good ideas.
For now I wanted to share some photos with you from our newly finished Baby's room/ Guestroom. We got most of our items from our friends Stella and Steven.

I think it turned out nice for the beginning and I can't wait for our baby to arrive!
We also finished our adoption website: sabineandstephan.com. Go and check it out!

Pillows!

Hello,
I haven't been blogging for a while. It has been very busy here. I am teaching summer camps and that is going well and is a lot of fun.

Our Adoption Process is going well. We finished our home study and our "Dear Birthmother" letter which you can read on our Attorneys website - Adams and Romer.
I bought a stroller and some supplies and we are ready...
I also made some pillows for the baby's room and now I am working on a Quilt.

I guess my focus shifted a little from ceramics to baby related things...and sewing but I am still doing ceramics and will have a show next weekend. I will tell you more about the show next week.
Have a nice weekend. Sabine

Adoption Mugs

Hello,
I told you about some special mugs I was working on a while ago. They are finished and I am ready to tell you more about this project. We are in the process of adopting a child. To help us raise some money to pay for the adoption, I made some limited edition mugs. Even though we are not sure who he/she is yet, we can't wait to become parents. There are so many children in the world who need a loving home and so many parents who long for a child. If you would like to buy a mug follow this link to etsy. I will add and update more mugs all the time.
Tomorrow I will start my new series about the adoption process.

Thank you very much for supporting us! Sabine