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!

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.

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!

A Clovergirls Mini-Launch.....

Raspberry Jam

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

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

Flea Market Fancy Tie-Neck Tunic

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!

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

fresca amica

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 ;)

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: