tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91068411832159489662024-03-13T15:52:31.060-04:00ModernJuneModern June is a hip housewife with two young children that learn at home. She makes stuff that is vintage inspired while trying to be balanced, organized and stylish.Kelly McCants http://www.blogger.com/profile/11257009777921454100noreply@blogger.comBlogger1215125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106841183215948966.post-56108413202089106892015-08-30T20:05:00.000-04:002015-08-30T20:05:30.654-04:00Sew Junie Shasta Series!
I have a great new toy and I'm sharing it all with you. Head on over to my new Modern June blog and read all about the history of my little Shasta camper!
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When I started blogging way back in January of 2007, I was a stay at home mom of two, at the beginning of a creative journey. The Modern June and Oilcloth Addict blogs took me down roads I never thought possible. After running a great handmade business and writing two sewing books, I’m ready for a new start. I’ve started a new blog on the Wordpress platform, and I trying to find my creative Kelly McCants http://www.blogger.com/profile/11257009777921454100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106841183215948966.post-997521194823888892014-12-09T12:12:00.000-05:002014-12-09T12:12:11.546-05:00New DIY Kit: Hanging Chalkcloth Banner Kit
Perfect for the holiday chalk art, dinner party menus, or an everyday to do list! Use this kit to make your very own Hanging Chalkcloth Banner. Click here to see the tutorial!
Kit Includes:- 18" x 47" of chalk cloth - 24" dowel rod- 1 yard of mini pom-pom trim - 1 yard of ribbon- 1 yard of bias trim - 3 yards of 3 different rick racks- 1 piece of chalk - 1 permanent chalk marker- Kelly McCants http://www.blogger.com/profile/11257009777921454100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106841183215948966.post-24470072633457298922014-12-05T09:35:00.000-05:002014-12-05T11:16:07.119-05:00Ooh, Dream Chicken...
[Chorus]
Ooh dream chicken
I believe you can get me through the night.
Ooh dream chicken
I believe we can reach the morning light.
Yep, I went there!! I am as cheesy as I am kitschy, and proud of it.
So, let me tell you a little something about myself: I have freaky dreams all the time. Bizarre dreams that are fragmented and combine different aspects of my past and current life. The dream I Kelly McCants http://www.blogger.com/profile/11257009777921454100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106841183215948966.post-63706705559390961692014-11-28T11:47:00.001-05:002014-11-28T11:48:29.081-05:00Modern June's 3 Day Sale
Starting today I'm having a Instagram sale! For the next 3 days I'm selling some of my fabulous Modern June stock. Think "gift giving," but don't forget yourself, you totally deserve a gift or two!
How does an Instagram sale work? Just head on over to your Instagram feed and search for @ModernJune_IGshop. Once you have found me, click to follow, or simply click on this and then the follow Kelly McCants http://www.blogger.com/profile/11257009777921454100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106841183215948966.post-49655546517758474692014-11-11T16:28:00.000-05:002014-11-11T16:29:45.621-05:00Getting real on Instagram!A few weeks ago, I opened up about something that's been bugging me for quite some time now... You all know it. You've all felt it. It's the dreaded BURNOUT!
Now, I've been burnt out before, but never like this. I have burnout on top of burnout. When you run a crafty biz you don't have much time for burnout recovery, do you? Nope. You job is to keep creating. To keep churning out the handmade Kelly McCants http://www.blogger.com/profile/11257009777921454100noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106841183215948966.post-74307465884962039222014-09-24T14:11:00.002-04:002014-09-24T14:22:36.079-04:00My Country Living Fair Booth - 2014
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It's that time of year again, it's summer! We're celebrating our
favorite season with a sale. Save 20% on all our products and fabrics by using coupon code summer20sale at modernjune.com and at our Etsy shops: Oilcloth Addict and Modern June.
Sale ends Friday, June 27 at Midnight!
Happy shopping, Kelly
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Modern June
Modern June Etsy
Oilcloth Addict Etsy
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Are you ready for a chance to win my new book, At Home with Modern June?
How about I chip in some chalk cloth? Enough to make two of the no-sew
chalk cloth placemats? If so, head over to the following blogs and sign
up for the RSS or email feeds to you don't forget!
Follow me on Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest and/or Facebook feeds for daily updates as well.
Blog Tour for At Home Kelly McCants http://www.blogger.com/profile/11257009777921454100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106841183215948966.post-89471164468351033182014-04-02T15:20:00.001-04:002014-04-02T15:26:45.355-04:00Announcing Spring Oilcloth Tablecloths
Announcing oilcloth tablecloths, just in time for spring! Now on sale at ModernJune.com!!
Pick from one great print from the following four oilcloths...
And one fun print from the following 3 oilcloths...
Our tablecloths now come in set sizes, start with how wide your table is. We have slim and wide widths, and then pick which length works best for your table.
Slim Oilcloth Kelly McCants http://www.blogger.com/profile/11257009777921454100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106841183215948966.post-25073601173673982562014-03-19T09:49:00.001-04:002014-03-19T09:49:48.347-04:00Book Trailer!
I am so excited to share my little book trailer for At Home with Modern June with you! I just got a big stack of books and they are listing in my new shop, modernjune.com!! (How's that for a soft opening!) I'd love to sign one for you!
xoxox,
Kelly
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Despite last weeks snow and ice, I spied a few daffodils blooming in my back yard today! Modern June is ready for spring, are you? Our oilcloth pillows will surely get your front porch or back deck pretty in no time. They are trimmed with a band of oilcloth which keeps the rain from leaking into the stuffing.
Choose from a 16" square and/or a 12" x 16" lumbar pillow, then pick from Kelly McCants http://www.blogger.com/profile/11257009777921454100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106841183215948966.post-34651004147941613952014-02-27T08:39:00.001-05:002014-02-27T08:39:05.365-05:00In just 2 days?
So, I made this decision to stop making custom items and now with only two days to go it's scary as hell! Change can be terrifying, can't it? I mean what if I'm wrong, what if I never make another penny doing what you love? What if I can't meet payroll? What I can't pay my rent?
Don't get me wrong, I know that this is for the best thing for my family. But I'm still scared. It's just that Kelly McCants http://www.blogger.com/profile/11257009777921454100noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106841183215948966.post-82723739501675155132014-02-26T08:56:00.001-05:002014-02-26T09:10:57.638-05:00Last Chance Sale
Want one more cool tablecloth from Modern June? There is only 3 more days left to order, so we thought we'd tempt you a bit by offering you 20% off! The entire shop is on sale! Feel free to snag up some stock items too!
Fabrics are running out fast so please have a look at our swatches and pick out 2-3 prints. We won't be carrying as much fabric in the future so once some of theseKelly McCants http://www.blogger.com/profile/11257009777921454100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106841183215948966.post-15599560904241824932014-02-20T08:28:00.000-05:002014-02-20T12:09:54.265-05:00The end of an era...
Over the last few months I've learned some very hard lessons. And, all of these lessons have led me to the same decision: as of February 28, 2014, Modern June will be taking it's last custom orders.
By the middle of last month, I knew that the time for a change had arrived. A number of
issues were coming to a head: a slow January, financial difficulties, and
poor planning. I realized that Kelly McCants http://www.blogger.com/profile/11257009777921454100noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106841183215948966.post-37201623957880419162014-02-17T14:37:00.000-05:002014-02-17T16:04:24.569-05:00Publishers Weekly Review
My upcoming book At Home with Modern June gets a great review from Publishers Weekly!!
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Did you know that you can pre-order a copy of my next book, At Home with Modern June, at your favorite online book retailer? Have a look inside my book at Amazon! Buy it up at Barnes and Noble! Or, better yet, check out my publisher Stash Books to pick up my book and many more!!
Official release date is April 1st!! Stay tuned, I have lots of fun planned!
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Now's the time to spruce up the house and fight off those winter blues with a new tablecloth!! Save 20% on all custom and ready made items on the Modern June and Oilcloth Addict shops now through Saturday, January 18th.
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For the last two weeks I've been posting a ton of photos with my Christmas decorations on Istagram and on my Holiday Pinterest board. Several people ask me about the paint color I used in my living room, so I dug out my paint can to share it with you all.
Those who know me well know that I don't take the easy route very often! Well, picking out paint is no exception. After Kelly McCants http://www.blogger.com/profile/11257009777921454100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106841183215948966.post-81096164889415322622013-12-01T17:04:00.001-05:002013-12-01T17:04:02.835-05:00Art smocks are back!!
Girls art smocks!
How how I love these sweet art smocks!! Made with laminated cotton in fun prints for boys and girls. Think of all the memories your little people will paint up for you both. Kerri, my Ohio Junie, has been hard at work to bring us many prints to choose from, I'm happy to have these back on the Etsy shop for holiday gift giving!!
Boy art smocks
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When your chalk cloth arrives it's a nice solid black, if you were
to write on it at this point you would end up with ghost lines. Meaning,
if you write "pie is yummy" on the black cloth, your going to see a
faint outline of those words. I prefer to cure my chalk cloth so it
looks like a fabric chalkboard. This just requires a little TLC.
Start by rubbing a piece of chalk Kelly McCants http://www.blogger.com/profile/11257009777921454100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106841183215948966.post-21223969023713757982013-11-29T10:12:00.000-05:002014-04-10T16:53:39.104-04:00Thanksgiving at Kelly's
We have just gotten a few new laminated cotton prints in and this one from Amy Butler is just perfect for my dining room. The name of the fabric is Couture Floral. I love, love, love it so I had the Junies make one last tablecloth before taking off for a long holiday weekend!! My family and I really like our Modern June elasticized tablecloths because the stay put and are so easy to Kelly McCants http://www.blogger.com/profile/11257009777921454100noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106841183215948966.post-76987172552681001072013-11-26T19:14:00.002-05:002013-11-26T19:25:48.232-05:00Black Friday Sale!!
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It's been a mighty long time since we've offered laminated cotton baby bibs on our Etsy shop. I'm happy to say that I have a terrific staff of Junies that is able to keep us stocked up!! Check out our bibs in prints for girls and boys at Modern June.
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