Happy Birthday to Eily!!!!

well...this post is 1 day overdue, but not as overdue as Miss Eily was! It is hard to believe that our little girl is 8...it seems like just yesterday that we headed to the hospital on snowy January day ... 10 days overdue, hoping that this would be the day we'd meet baby #2...

when she finally decided to make her arrival I was thrilled to hear it was a girl! When the doctor asked if we had a name, my husband and I replied at the same time...:Eily" "louisa"...whoops, I guess we had narrowed it down to our top 2 but hadn't finalized it yet!

Needless to say, Eily won out and today we are wishing her the Happiest Birthday Ever!!!! Love you little girl!

Now...for some fun birthday self portraits...mom & eily on the school bus going on a field trip yesterday!

Happy Birthday to our Sweet Girl Eily!

Meet Floppy....

I have been in love with the many softie creations on etsy that I decided to try making one of my own! I found this book at our local Barnes & Noble and fell in love with the adorable dog on the cover...

Leo, a dedicated curious george owner spotted the little dog and instantly adopted him naming him "floppy"...floppy has had to go everywhere - even the skatepark - with Leo since I finished him!

Leo at the Skatepark...

last week Leo and I spent some time at the skatepark ... I brought fabric and patterns to cut out and leo, his skateboard...who do you think had more fun???

mom's supplies

Leo drops in the mini half-pipe for the 1st time!

practicing 360's and tailgrabs without his board...


leo is loving it!

Island Getaway...

I am participating ina guest launch this week with the ebay design group - The Materialgirls. We have designed items around the theme...Island Getaway! I have listed 2 new outfits today for the launch...

Clementine
luau

hope these bring a little brightness to your wintry day!

Listing Frenzy!

I don't know where the energy has come from...maybe now that I am working out again I am renergized ?? but where ever it is from I will take it anytime!

I currently have 2 new sets up on ebay and have been stocking my etsy store as well...other news too but I will save that for my next post.

So grab your cup of coffee...glass of wine...and enjoy the new designs!

New on ETSY

The simply Charming Collection....

Blossom by Moda

Full Moon Forest by Moda

Love is in the Air by Moda

Look & Learn by Moda

Aunt Grace

Chez Moi by Moda

dupioni silk bubble skirt

little sparrow


And on ebay....


Bellisima

(don't you love Eily's toes in that pic!)



Heartfelt

Hope you had fun looking! There are more to come!

A boy and his dog...

unseasonable temps found us at the beach for an afternoon of frolicking fun!

First Ebay auction of 2008!

I have just listed my first custom of 2008! Come take a peek ;)

je t'aime

Thanks for looking!

Kristen

More Customer Cuties!

everyone must have had a new years resolution to clear out their photos from 2007 as I have gotten a few great emails from customers including photos of their children in gock's frocks!

Have I mentioned before that I LOVE to get photos of kids in their gock's frocks....it is so much fun to see someone other than Eily grinning away in their frocks...so a HUGE thanks to 2 great moms who sent me these photos:

Happy New Year!

The past few weeks have flown by with the craziness of the holidays taking over everyday life. It was hard to believe the good times were over yesterday as we waited for the bus in near sub-zero temps! We spent a lovely vacation visiting with family, skiing, playing, skating and hanging out in our pj's for hours on end. My sewing machines gathered a bit of dust as I took time off to just be with the kids....it was both relaxing and rejuvenating ! Among the holiday highlights was a new addition to the family!

DIZZY!

We had the good fortune of adopting my aunt's 3 yeard old labradoodle - Dizzy, named for Jazz great Dizzy Gillespie! The kids were thrilled as they have known him since he was a puppy and he has the best disposition with the kids. I was thrilled because being an older dog it meant No Paper Training! Whoo Hoo - he barks at the door to be let out!

The kids had a blast sceeching behind him across the ice rink - he is almost 100 lbs and REALLY stong!

Leo got a drop spindle from castleman's shop on ETSY which put a huge smile on his face!
the kids also got these amazing masks and swords made by an artist friend of my brother and his wife. Watch out! Here they come!

Happy 2008!

Happy Birthday
to 2 of my littlest customers ~ Michal & Kenna!
I was thrilled when their mom contacted me to see if I could make them skirts using some of this FABULOUS Japanese import fabric with the gingerbread baby being chased by the big bad wolf! I set right to work, added coordinating tees and snuck them in the mail on Christmas Eve so that they could get to the girls over the winter break.

Their mom just emailed me the photos and I just LOVED how they came out and wanted to share their birthday cuteness with all of you!

So...Happy Birthday Girls!
Thanks for letting me be part of the celebration!