Friday, September 12, 2008

Lilly's Twirly Skirt







Well, I knew that I would have to make another outfit. That is what happens when you have two girls so close together. Everything comes in twos.
Lilly's is made of Sandi Henderson's Ginger Bliss fabrics. I made the design for the shirt and added a button for the center.

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Website Update

The website has been updated. I added aprons and fixed some areas to work a little better. There is now a link to my etsy shop on the bottom of each product page. This will let you go directly to the shop from the site to place your orders. It is then really easy to use Paypal to make payment and speed up the process of receiving your product.
Aprons are a 3-4 week special order item. You will be able to select your own fabrics from my current stock. When you order, I will email you an order sheet with the current in-stock fabrics and you will email back your choices.
I already have quite a few orders for these so, if you are thinking Christmas (which I know we all are), please place your orders soon.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Edith Twirl Skirt and Mariposa Top


I purchased Jona's Edith Twirl Skirt pattern awhile ago. Claire loves twirly skirts so I knew this one would be a big hit.
I had seen several of these on the blogs and finally got around to making one for Claire last night. And she needed a shirt to match (of course).
I am thrilled with the finished set. The skirt took about 1.5 hours start to finish. The shirt was about 30 minutes. The shirt is based on the Mariposa template from Sandi Henderson. This link seems to be stuborn lately. I just used it as inspiration because I couldn't get it to print.

I am getting a lot of requests for aprons since I posted about them. I will be making up a sample to take to craft shows and adding them to the website. Adult sizes will be $35 and kids $30. I will make a generic post on etsy for easy ordering.

Email me if you are interested.

Parenting With Style Review


Shanda from Parents with Style contacted me a few months ago about a bag that I had in my line last season. I happened to have one left in the style that she wanted. She had been wanting the bag for a long time and I was so glad that I had one left for her.
Today she reviewed the bag on her blog.
She even included an awesome video about what she keeps in the bag and how to use the stroller straps.
Parents with Style has been kind enough to give Handbags by Jen their Stylish award.

Be sure to check out their sister site Lemon Kisses where you can find all kinds of cool things.

Shanda:
Thanks so much for the great review. I am glad that you like your bag and use it so often.

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Coco's Senior Pictures

Courteney's senior picture gallery is up. There are some wonderful shots. Feel free to weigh in on your favorite.

They will be up until Monday night. Be sure to check them out before then.

Marybeth is an excellent photographer and she captured Coco really well.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Fun Stuff to Add to My To Do List



This is a great pattern for a round neck dress that I plan on using to make Claire some school dresses. Paired with a long sleeved t-shirt, it would be adorable.







Barrettes are necessary accessories with two small girls around. These are awesome! Angry Chicken has a tutorial that makes them look really easy.






I recently picked up these patterns from Heather Bailey. They are great! They look like they will be easy to follow.

We went to the mall last weekend and picked up Roxaboxen for the girls. It is a great book and it is now on our nightly reading list.

Monday, September 1, 2008

Labor Day Weekend Up North

One last hoorah up north for the year. The girls were in the lake for hours on end, we had camp fires, made smores, and read lots of books. Since the girls took swimming lessons, they are little fish. Claire tested out every pair of goggles in the swimming toy box. Lilly, on the other hand, will not put her face in the water. She will play in the water, but not get her eyes in. So, if Papa is around, she has her own "transportation."
I made progress on another project this weekend. Claire is loving the "cool cold lunch." I am looking for new things to include in the lunches. I decided to make zucchini mini muffins. I thought I could sneak in some veggies where she would least expect them. She saw the batter and wondered what the green stuff was. I told her zucchini and she didn't say much. They turned out great! They didn't take a lot of time and one batch of batter made 48 mini muffins. Much more cost effective and healthy than the store bought ones.
Here are the girls baking with Mimi.I whipped up the aprons for the girls on Saturday night. They have a playhouse where they play restraunt all of the time. They can keep these up at Mimi's and use them to play or bake.
All in all a very good weekend. Now, back to the real world and the fall schedule.