Wednesday, March 12, 2008

The Fanciful Collection

just listed on etsy.....made with Heather Bailey's fabulous Freshcut collection for freepsirit!

I decided to give each of the skirts one of my favorite Polish girls names as a title!
The fresh colors reminded me of spring in Poland....a beautiful time of year.

Let me introduce.....

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

nervous excitement.........

I have been asked to participate in a show in Manhattan at the end of May!

Vida's Market

this is being held for the 1st time on May 31st and features over 50 vendors of childrens handmade items. I am so excited but also wondering where I will find the time to make enough items to take - and then how will I fit them all in the car to get down there LOL!

I will keep you posted on my progress...if there are any of my designs that you love & think I should take with me...leave me a comment or email me ;)

Thursday, March 06, 2008

Ginger Blossom launch on ETSY

I am participating in a launch on etsy this week celebrating the debut of a FaBuLoUs new fabric...Ginger Blossom.... from my internet friend Sandi Henderson of Portabellopixie!

I was lucky enough to snag a treasury on etsy - this is the place where an individual can showcase some of their favorite finds on etsy...I have filled mine with lovely ginger blossom designs! Click the link below to go to the treasury - click on the thumbnails to see the designs up close and feel free to leave a comment!

treasury on etsy

I have my 1st set up for the launch as well....

I am calling it Peace, Love and...Ginger Blossom!

peace, love & ginger blossom on etsy

Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Tooting My Own Horn LOL....

one of the 1st sites I stumbled across on the internet when I was looking at selling my designs online was Journal Modiste
...it was a wealth of information for someone getting their feet wet in the boutique world and has been a steady companion the past 2 years.

They are currently sponsoring their Modie Awards...given to top designs in a variety of categories. One of my felted bags has made it to the final 3! I was thrilled to say the least...here is the link to the voting in case you have not yet cast your vote!

Modie Awards on JM

I hope you enjoy peeking at the nominees in all the categories!



Tuesday, March 04, 2008



Good Morning! I am pleased to offer 3 new listings this week on ebay...


the 1st 2 are for the Clovergirls..Asian Inspiration launch....



Spring Showers





Zen






celebrate!


and for Boutique Eden's Escape launch....




individually inspired for you by gock's frocks


I will also be adding some new offerings to my etsy store this week as well as part of a kick off for Sandi Henderson's new fabric GinGer BloSsom!


gock's frocks on etsy











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mango moon madness!

when we were in Aspen, Klem asked if I could make him an ear flap - pilot style hat...in PINK! so when I stumbled upon this luscious yarn...carnation dreadlocks.... from Mango Moon I knew it was just what he was looking for.....the pattern is Nelly from Rowan and was knit on size 17 needles ... it took about 45 minutes start to
finish!

when we got home the other kids really wanted one too but we were unable to find the mango moon locally so we headed off to the local yarn store and they choose some nice super bulky wool...

Monday, March 03, 2008


Egads!

it is March already - where did Feb go??? So sorry to have been MIA..I appreciate the emails asking if all was well ; )

We were off playing in the powder in Colorado!

Leo - our 5 year old is obsessed with the terrain parks!

our 10 year old likes to fly too!

Leo- takes a leap!

mom & eily in a self-protrait

the whole crew with grandpa dickie!

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Have you heard about the ebay strike??? A number of designers have decided to list on etsy during the boycott week and would love for more of you to join us...


click here to join teh group on yahoo!

Monday, February 11, 2008

Estate Sales....

I LOVE going to estate sales! We happened upon one this weekend in our neighborhood...it had been quite some time since I'd gone to one so I was a bit excited to see what there was...it was also a bit sad as I knew the couple who had lived there.

When we bought our house 11 years ago you would see them walking arm-in-arm through the neighborhood to get their daily exercise. I believe they were already in their 80s...He died 1st...she stopped taking her walks...then this fall she passed away. They had no children, nobody to clear out their house for them.

it made me think about the things I hang onto and cherish...what will others think of them when I am gone? The woman who lived there must have been quite a fashion plate in her day as we found fur hats and stoles in neatly labeled boxes as well as a box full of old hats....we couldn' t resist...many of them came home with us, along with some of her gloves...eily, leo & I spent the afternoon dressing up in her treasures...something a grandchild would have loved.

I hope she saw the happiness it brought us.





Saturday, February 09, 2008

Don't Play with Your Leftovers!

unless they are wool felt scraps!

I decided to let the creative juices flow this week with some of my wool scraps and made these little pins to send along as thank you to some customers...

of course I had to get photos of them and they turned out so cute i am offering them for sale in my etsy store!

little love bird

this one was actually created for the February Challenge for the etsy street team - etsyFAST - a group of fiber artist who have come together to promote their work on etsy. Search februarychallenge on etsy to see more "unvalentine" treasures!



Love Love Me Do!


Enjoy your Saturday!

Friday, February 08, 2008

A Clovergirls Mini-Launch.....


just listed on ebay with my new design group - The Clovergirls!

Also..added a new listing to my ETSY store...

Project Runway...Family Style!

...or following in mom's footsteps??? We have had some designing fun here this week...

Eily outfitted her new guinea pig in a boa and dress from Heather Bailey's Freshcut Fabric...




Leo decided to outfit himself in 3 pairs of boxer shorts...I think he has something with the criss cross halter top!



Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Fresca Amica

this week I am participating in a launch with Elite Euro where we invited a friend to list with us...I invited the very talented Cammie of MyLittleFairyTales


Tuesday, February 05, 2008

How to keep a boy busy....

leo was waiting rather impatiently last weekend to leave for skiing...so needing to keep him occupied for a few minutes I handed him the juicer and a bag of oranges...


he squeezed 500ml of orange juice! Thanks buddy ;)

Friday, January 25, 2008

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!

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

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!

Monday, January 21, 2008

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...

hope these bring a little brightness to your wintry day!