http://tracyjoy.com The Tracy Joy Bag Blog Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:16:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well I didnt anticipate this.... but... over the holiday season we SOLD OUT of the "original" Kristine bag in BROWN... so, GOOD NEWS!! all orders now and on will be the NEW Kristines NOW... a little "not so good news"... the New Kristines come with a slight price increase. From ... http://tracyjoy.com/2009/01/new-kristines/ here she is... my "New" Kristine shooting bag!  She is pretty much the same, just a few minor changes.  For instance, the twill is a 'touch' thicker, and the padding will be a thin foam (keeping the same shape as before, but a tad firmer than the padding used now).  The firmer ... http://tracyjoy.com/2008/12/introducing-3/ Recently I had my logo redsigned by Lilac Creative, soooooo, of course I had to have new labels designed! My FAVORITE label maker/designer/supplier is Labels America, and if you check out their website, you'll see I'm a rockstar on their site! hehe I would hightly recommond Labels America TO ANYONE, looking ... http://tracyjoy.com/2008/12/new-logo-new-labels/ With my "free time" this week, I was able to take some product pictures! Not for Tracy Joy Inc... but for this great lil esty shop The Patacake Baby. She bought some fabric from my etsy fabric store... and saw I was into photography... so asked if I would ... http://tracyjoy.com/2008/12/vacation-rocks/ So yesterday the thought crossed my mind... WHAT AN AMAZING YEAR THIS HAS BEEN FOR TRACY JOY INC!!!! Last year, 2007, at this same time... I had a 10+ week waiting list, and was cutting, pinning, sewing, pressing ALL my own products. Each bag, I tediously hand crafted myself. Each ... http://tracyjoy.com/2008/12/what-a-difference-a-year-makes/ Taryn Jade Photography! Congrats Taryn! Your number was picked randomly from Violet Cottage Random Generator! You hav WON the Tracy Joy bag of YOUR CHOICE! A Reese, Joey, or Kristine... in black or brown and your choice of flap or Amy insert!!!!! THANK YOU to everyone else who entered our last 2008 TJ ... http://tracyjoy.com/2008/12/and-our-tj-bag-winner-is/ *revised below in bold* Just a friendly reminder that THIS FRIDAY is the last day for orders before we close for Christmas.  We will be closing Saturday Dec 20th, and reopening on Saturday Dec 27th, 2008.  During our closing, you WILL be able to make purchases, but order will NOT ship ... http://tracyjoy.com/2008/12/closing-reminder/ Then take a peek at BabiesandMommies.com. I found out about Babies and Mommies.com over the summer, and fell in LOVE with their site. They offer a great variety of custom and unique items for babies and mommies (hence the great website name), but alo... they are a Tracy Joy bag retailer!!!!  ... http://tracyjoy.com/2008/12/want-to-check-out-a-cool-website/ This is just so exciting for me to share... My dear friend Nicole, and her company Bangerang Bake Shop "Cupcakes in a Jar" have just been featured on the TODAY SHOW!!! YEP, the REALY LIVE TODAY SHOW!!!! The feature ran this morning (Thursday Dec 11th)! The link I had ... http://tracyjoy.com/2008/12/bangerang-bake-shop-2/ and a new, fun, FABULOUS contest for YOU! I decided to run this last 2008 contest early, in celebration of my bday today. So... here it is!!!!!!! A TRACY JOY BAG OF YOUR CHOICE! Yep, YOU (the winner) will get to choose from my JOEY, KRISTINE, or REESE bag! Not only do ... http://tracyjoy.com/2008/12/happy-birthday-to-me/