After all the votes, I have narrowed down what my daily post topics will be. Fun Finds by color was one of the top three voted for. Under this category I will be featuring different photgraphers according to shades of color, since their is nothing better than a colorful photograph to brighten up your day:)
I simply love Simply Hue. Visit her fabulous blog here . These are a few of my favorites that each have hints of soft yellow:
You can purchase her prints on her etsy shop ! They are perfectly priced:)
Sorry I have been MIA all weekend. It was CRAZY FUN. Will post about the craft fair later. For now, I have some exciting things to share. I participated in Structured Chaos’ Shop Swap and Blog. We were assigned a partner who blogs and crafts, and we sent each other items from our shops. I was partnered with Mandy Pfeiffer from 2sweetthings. Let me tell you, this woman is TALENTED. I can’t say enough good things about her.I felt like it was Christmas morning when I opened up her adorable package. Here are the photos, and then I will tell you a little about her! See her links below and pay her a visit!
The whole package.
Precious Baby Girl Booties.
Look at the lovely tag! Her packaging is exquisite!
Matching Burp Cloth and Boy Booties!!
A little bit about Mandy:
I am a student of Jesus, stay-at-home wife to one patient man and to two lovely little ones, Remy (3) and Halle (1). I have always loved creating things, and started blogging about these things about a year ago. I think in the last year making has helped me find a bit of myself that was lost after having kids and devoting all my time and energy to them. I’m learning (baby steps) that I have to do things for me! =) I was fortunate to grow up in a home where creativity was always encouraged. My mom sewed, sawed, painted, and my sister and I were always right in the middle of it with her. I grew up believing that there was nothing I couldn’t at least try.
What made me start my business:
2 sweet things (named for my own ‘2 sweet things’, my kiddos) sort of just started on its own. I think I always daydreamed about making and selling things, but it just stayed in my head. When I had Remy, I was really frustrated that there weren’t more cute things for babies, especially little boys. (I didn’t know about etsy!) I was pregnant with Halle when a friend gave me her old sewing machine. I went to the fabric store almost immediately and bought fabric to make some cute burp cloths, and it sort of snowballed.I started with just bibs and burp cloths in funky fabrics and started adding shoes & things I loved for my own kids. I began making dresses when I grew more frustrated with sizing.I hate that you spend lots of money on things size to only get a few months worth of wear. My goal was to incorporate extended sizing so that the items grow and change with the child.
What you plan to accomplish with your business:
I am already shocked at how 2 sweet things has grown in just the 4 months since I began listing on etsy! This winter I am going to be having a booth at two different craft fairs and I am also going to begin selling items at a local boutique. My goal once the holiday craziness is over is to really concentrate on building a seasonal collection, most likely starting Spring ’10. I would also love to grow my etsy business and find several “brick and mortar” sores that would carry my designs.
What you get most out of your business:
I think for me this is sort of the fruition of a dream. I feel really blessed, satisfied (and tired!) after a day of creating. I am so thankful for each sale and the opportunity to provide people with cute and funky things for the ‘sweet things’ in their lives.
Your Favorite online shop:
I absolutely can’t choose! Every day I look through the amazing shops on etsy and find about a zillion that I could live in! Recent discoveries that I love are Crafty Mama Designs , who makes the most darling hair clippies, and Kori Clark Designs , who makes wonderful stationary. I am trying to narrow down which Christmas card I’ll get this year from all her great ones!
Have you heard of SHADE CLOTHING ? Classic. Feminine. Chic. Not to mention AFFORDABLE. And they are offering giveaways all week for their 5th anniversary! You can also enter for your chance to win a 25$ gift card from Madeline at UberChic! Can’t you tell I love her blog? Speaking of…..
Another blog I LOVE is StyleStance . And I wanted to give her a SHOUT OUT for featuring my work today! I was so excited about this. She is a lovely writer with a great eye for fashion and fun finds. Thank you Linda:) You can see the post here . Please pay her a visit!
I felt like I got to enjoy Fall in all its festiveness this weekend:) Here’s a little recap:
I got ordered these lovely boots from target …. Just the color, style, and height I was looking for.
Went to a Stamp/Card Making workshop with my sister. You can find some really cool supplies here.
We had so much fun….. Everything is set up for you and ready to go. I love creating Seasonal cards. Maybe you will be one of the lucky ones to get these in the mail from me;)
I got my little boys Halloween costume on ebay and I couldn’t help but try it on for a sneak preview..
Lastly, my husband made some incredible caramel popcorn and cider for our pumpkin carving (will post on that later in the week). Just had to share the yummy picture and recipe :
Did you have a good weekend? I am looking forward to a full week of Fall Goodness! I have a craft fair on Halloween so its a crazy week. So if you don’t hear from me you know why! 🙂
So this is a sneak preview of my up and coming listing for the Ladies Accessories Line in my etsy shop. This is a “Special Occasion Ivory Bloom” piece attached to a clip that has multi-use options. I need your input. Which way would you wear it? I want to feature it the best way I can so I would love your opinion! Here are a few photos to display the options. Sash, sash bow, hair clip, or shoe clip. Tell me what you think! Have a lovely day!
Remember when I posted about my fun fabric finds? Well here are a few pictures of what I did with it! I wish there was more time in the day because I have millions of ideas I want to add to the women’s accessories line in my shop, but keeping up with orders, graphic design work, art lessons, and being a mom seem to zap the time in my day in an instant:) I am blessed though because I love every minute. My beautiful sister Maria modeled these for me. Thanks Sister:) Have a lovely mid week day!
I can’t get enough of the color Plum right now. I realize the last few things I have bought are all this color:) This fall season you can find some delicious shades of plum to change up your nail bottle collection. Its time to say goodbye to the bright pinks and say hello to this season’s elegant new shade. You can find a variance of this color just about everywhere. The drugstores have pretty comparable colors at half the price too! Here are a few I thought were eye popping:)
