You may enter the contest by any or all of the following:

• follow @FlipMaja on Twitter and retweet the contest
  announcement: “subscribe to @flipmaja and retweet this for a chance to win a
  handmade yoga mat bag from http://flipmaja.etsy.com!“
• Posting notification of this contest, along with a link to the the Flip Maja etsy shop (http://flipmaja.etsy.com) on your own blog. Please comment to this post that you’ve done so (with a link to your post).
• “Liking” the new Flip Maja page on Facebook and leaving a message of entry on the Wall.
• Make FlipMaja a favorite shop within Etsy will get you one entry.
• BONUS ENTRY to anyone that visits the Flip Maja shop and gives a review of what they see as part of their entry!

I will choose the winner via a randomizer on MAY 24, 2010. The winner will get her (his?) choice of Yoga Mat Bag from those listed in the shop (as shown as of today, less any sold in the interim).

Cathy and I shared a booth last weekend at the Brooklyn Lyceum Foor & Craft Market. It was a good time! Thank you to everyone who came down to visit us and support the awesome vendors the Market featured. Schrodinger Originals did pretty well! Please check out Cathy’s newest geometric bags, and new lower prices

Flip Maja’s success? Not so much–I am very grateful to the friends that came by and purchased a mat bag. I’m not sure if it was the product, the price, the atmosphere or the economy, but I just didn’t sell that many. I’m not ready to give up yet though! I met a couple of people that were interested in my yoga mat bags for sale in their own studio, or at another market. Let’s see what happens, right?

At this point, I’ve made so many modifications that I can really only say that this is based on Simplicity’s 5118 pattern. I combined views A and C, lengthened it, dropped some extras, and sewed it at .5″ instead of 5/8″ so it will fit Cassie for longer. This is size 2T, modified as described. It’s now a tush covering tunic that will probably be worn as a shirt next Spring.

I hope to get more clothes for the girls finished in the next couple of weeks!

The card has gone a long way to make this feel real and professional. I am excited to see where this all leads…

Hope to see you there!

Let’s pretend that this is me saying good bye to Winter. These are some super warm mittens created for me by Mintrfresh over at Pepperknit! Malabrigo Twist, YUM. This mitten was gifted to me during the annual Spiders Trek to Bay Ridge. Although it does seem that it’s slowly becoming less of a trek for many of us. Stay tuned to Minty’s Ravelry and blog for the pattern… it’s a keeper!

Minty also loaned me her 30mm lens to take the photo–sweet lens, indeed.

I wish I had some knitting to show, but it’s all secret right now. And, really, I’ve mostly just been making yoga mat bags! Tonight I’ll sew my first batch with a secret pocket. Hopefully my clever idea will work!

To shop the mat bags, please click here or on the SHOP tab at the top of the page…

What did I say about 2010? Less thinking, more doing! With that, I give you the new logo for Flip Maja on Etsy, my online shop for yoga bags and, eventually, more. I’ll be listing some more things this week, but here’s a preview…