New in the Shop: Sunglass Sweaters! (& commentary from Ryan)

Happy Friday!  I bet I’m not the only one who’s glad the weekend is here, and I figured we should celebrate with a little giveaway from Janery!

Just yesterday I added a brand new product that I’m really excited about – Sunglass Sweaters!

They’re little sweaters to keep your sunnies safe and warm – just in time for the chilly fall weather.  Here’s the story behind this product:

Since last winter Ryan has been scouring dishes that I’ve burned, putting up with countless questions about when he was going to propose, and, when he finally did propose, a further barrage of questions, comments, and demands regarding wedding venues.This isn’t relevant to the post at all but I walked away from my laptop and Ryan took over. He’s hoping fervently that I don’t find this.

Sunglass Sweaters!  As we all know 6 out of 5 doctors warn us that exposing sunglasses to temperatures below 72 degrees leads to the lenses “shivering” and a reduced ability to filter the sun’s harmful rays from our delicate eyes. Our new line of super-hip Sunglass Sweaters are clinically proven in an imaginary lab to keep your sunglasses warm and toasty all year round.  In these fetching and stylish colors, your Ray-Bans will the envy of all the Gucci knock-off glasses on the streets!  With our non-patented technology of a dynamic plastic fastening system integrating with a well-defined aperture in a woolen textile-based material, which we refer to as a button, you can keep your precious sunnies snug until you’re ready to filter some UV wavelengths!

Ok, I’m back. Sorry about that interruption – I walked away to proofread some things for Ryan.  And this is the thanks I get? Comedic commentary?   🙂

AS I WAS SAYING . . .

I’m really excited about these sunglasses cases.  They’re totally unique, absolutely useful, and they allow me to bring old materials – primarily wool – back to life!

Here’s the story of their origin:

Last winter I started experimenting with “felting” old wool, when I found some pretty sweaters at Goodwill that had already shrunk or had holes in them.   I loved the colors and textures, and the way it allowed me to make old into new, and I was hooked.  I started keeping my eye out at thrift stores for wool sweaters, either hole-y ones, shrunken ones, or ones that were ugly as sweaters but had parts that would be pretty when re-used.

I ended up with a stack of sweater parts – because after you felt them, you dissect them into usable pieces.  One day a tiny shrunken sweater sleeve caught my eye, and I instantly thought of making it into a sunglasses case.

So to cut my long rambling story short, Janery now stocks upcycled Sunglass Sweaters!

They’ve got three layers of protection:  a thick felted wool outer shell, a layer of interfacing, and an inner liner of linen/cotton blend fabric.  There’s an elastic loop and button closure, and the cases are totally machine washable.

(**Please note, this giveaway is now closed.**)

And now, as another thank you to all my fabulous blog readers and Janery supporters, I’d liked to do a small TGIF giveaway!

Prize:  One Sunglass Sweater of your choice

Giveaway Closes:  Monday, Oct. 10, 2011 at midnight EST.  Approximately.

To Enter:

1. Comment on this post.
2. Tweet about a Janery product you love – be sure to include #ShopJanery and/or www.shopjanery.com in your tweet!  Comment back here to let me know you tweeted.
3. Follow Janery on Facebook, mention a Janery product on Facebook, and comment back here to let me know.
4. Disclaimer:  If you’ve previously won a Borrowed Abode giveaway in 2011, I’ll have to choose a different winner.

Monday’s a holiday, and I’ve got a good friend’s wedding to attend, so I’ll be back Tuesday with the start of an awesome new series:  Interviews with Small Business Owners!  Hopefully I’ll have a more catchy name for the series by then.    🙂

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