Ouchie!

So...a while back I designed a fabric label for a fellow Etsy seller to use on her sewn products. The product she was label was a very cute idea and I was contemplating purchasing one, when this wonderful customer offered to send me one to try! It's called the Ouch Pouch and it is awesome! It is designed with moms with kids in mind...it is a small pouch that you can easily throw in your purse, diaper bag, stroller, etc. filled with first aid goodies! My Ouch Pouch (which she made to coordinate with my own handmade bag) came ready to go, filled with a couple bandaids (one was Hello Kitty for my daughter), wet wipes, tweezers, tylenol, chapstick, and a couple lolipops to make the boo boo's better. You can purchase a preloaded Ouch Pouch (basic or super) or buy and empty one and fill it with your favorite goodies. You can check out Karen's entire line at www.pillowsewcute.etsy.com

At Long Last...

FINALLY!!!! I finally made myself set aside time to make my little guy's new bedding. It features Alexander Henry's Surfin' Pareo in sand and brown Minky and the skirt is a brown bamboo/linen blend. Without further ado....

Karing for Kaitlyn

Kaitlyn is a girl that I have had the absolute pleasure to meet this past year. She and her family are fighting an uphill battle against neurologic complexes that I can't even begin to understand. Below is her story as told by her mother, Kelly. (just click the image for a larger, legible image).
Kaitlyn has faced countless brain surgeries over the past couple years and the family has maxed out their lifetime insurance allowance and are now turning to the public to help Kare for Kaitlyn. You can help by purchasing a "Karing for Kaitlyn" wristband. All money raised from the sale of these wristbands will help with Kaitlyn's medical expenses. The cost for each bracelet is $3.00 (Incudes S/H). To order please send payment to:
Karing for Kaitlyn
PO Box 243
Minooka, IL 60447
Please include the quanity desired and a shipping address.
Thanks for your support!!

Busy, Busy...again

This month has been CRAZY busy!!! I did another craft show...this one was a French Market...and had such a great time and such a great response, that I am going back again in the fall!!! You can check out pictures of the event here: http://3frenchhensmarket.blogspot.com/2009/06/3-french-hens-market-june-27-2009.html
In all the excitement (and stress) of getting ready I forgot to bring my own camera, though.

I completed another crib set and it turned out soooo cute! I can't wait to do another one.




I also made this little t-shirt for a customer from the market...and I am really pleased with how it turned out.

Next up on the agenda is another partical crib set, a diaper bag with changing mat, and an ottoman cover. Plus, somewhere I need to squeeze in a summer top I wanted to make for myself (although that will probably not get done until next summer:-) and my Baby Boy's toddler bedding.

I'm a Yankee Doodle Baby

This is a little dress I did as a pre-birthday gift for a friend's daughter. She's turning one in July but needed a patriotic dress for the summer. I used a blue fabric with white stars, added a red, white and blue star stripe trim and white star appliques. Red ribbons keep it secured at the shoulder.

Happy Birthday, Baby!

My baby girl is turning 5!!!! We celebrated her birthday over the weekend with a Tea Party theme. Check out this spread:

And here's the birthday girl:

It doesn't get any better than balloons!

Mother's Day Gift...a little late

My mom's birthday is the first week of May and so many a year I have combined her gifts...this year was no exception. Well, the exception is that there are just a few days left in May and I JUST now giving her gift to her! I made her a custom cushion set for her deck swing (that's partly why it's late...I didn't tell her I was doing this until her birthday and then I let her pick the fabric so I had to wait for fabric to arrive). Speaking of fabric, she picked this really cute outdoor fabric by Diversitex at www.fabric.com I made two seat cushions, two back cushions, side arm rests, a center arm rest and two matching pillows. I am really pleased with how it turned out and I hope she is, too. (The kids and I snuck down while she was at work and left them for her to find). Check out the pictures below.

On a separate note...one of my diaper totes was featured on a rockin' blog today! Check it out here:
www.PunkRockerByeBaby.blogspot.com
and you can check out her Etsy shop at www.RockerByeBaby.etsy.com for funky finds for your little one.