in business... almost

I spent a couple of days over winter break, after Christmas traveling and before tour traveling, sewing coin purses to sell on tour.
I didn't sell them all, and I plan on getting them up on my etsy site soon! ...then I'll be in business... litterly... possibly.

4 days and 1420 miles in....

and already a billion stories to tell. 

For those that are just joining, my band the Diamond Center started our tour on Friday which will take us 12 shows in 14 days starting in our home of Lubbock Tx and lead us all the way to NYC and back. I will be posting a tour blog, with tons of pics thru this whole deal starting this afternoon AND, we, as a band, will be featured word famous The Llano Idea, telling our stories from the road.

I thought I would kick this whole thing off with a couple of images from the preparatory night before we left town. We spent the majority of the evening making tags, rolling shirts, mounting labels, and constructing talismans (that was k's contribution).

and now for the big K surprise... INTRODUCING with no further delay...... (drumroll please)

My Only Companion SALSA! Kyle slaved over 2 batches of his delicious salsa to be able to bring it on the road to sell... and it's been a HIT. You MUST get some if you see us.

This is our buddy and expert t-shirt roller Taylor, who was a HUGE help in our preparation night... Thanks T-no-no, we wouldn't have made it without your mad skills. You can also see t-no-no HERE, although he's not with us for this tour, he's joined us on the road before.

been sewin for days!

The bags are finally finished, and they look great... if I do say so myself! This round has a little something special, a diamond stitched into every single one. You can see them all HERE. 

If you would like a bag and are planning to come to a show, tell me which one you like, and I will reserve it for you! (these babies are one of a kind) If you don't reside in a city that the Diamond Center will be touring thru email me, brandiprice{at}gmail.com, and let me know which one you would like, and I will ship it to you!

The bags are $20 each ($22 if mailed) Made with 100% reclaimed and recycled material, they are all lined and have a pocket inside. There are two sizes the MESSENGER which is 15" x 13.3" with a 45" strap (that can be tied up if needed shorter) and the TOTE which is 14" x 15.5"

check em out! your very own diamond

lined, and a pocket to boot!

This is another hint for what K has been cookin' up to sell on tour... ill do a full post on it tomorrow! yuuuummmmyyyyyy!

This is how the bobo's are helping... jerks.

bags galore!

In 2 weeks from friday my band The Diamond Center is leaving on a 2 week tour of the East Coast and Midwest... wooo hoooo! 

Trying to think of things that we can sell on the road to generate more cash-flow for the ever-rising gas prices, I came up with the idea to make Diamond Center tote bags! Its been a blast re-connecting with the sewing machine (the last time I used it was when I was in 4-H as a youngster) AND not to mention designing the bags. I decided to use found fabric, so the bags are 99% reclaimed and recycled! (the thread is new)  I debuted the bags at our CD release show here in Lubbock last week and they were a hit! Hopefully the rest of the country will think the same.

K also has something in the works that he is creating to sell... more on that yummy surprise soon!

To see if The Diamond Center will be hitting your neck-of-the-woods, check out our tour schedule at our rockin' new site over HERE.

less protesting, more Van Panther...

THAT is exactly what is in line for this weekend! ( and Cotton to, of course )

I have started a new project of sorts, something that I can take on the road when we tour to sell, and hopefully generate more cash flow for gas! I will reveal more about that later BUT I though I might just show these images. This project does involve me sewing, on a machine, which is something that I haven't done since I was in 4-H in jr. high... just like riding a bike, right? And just like when I do laundry, or recycling, or just about anything else, Van Panther has to be RIGH up in it! His favorite sewing thing to play with is the pin cushion.... REALLY VAN, the pin cushion! I come home daily and find it in a new place. He has also found a new favorite place to sleep, the fabric bag. That darn cat... if he wasn't so dang cute!