OMG, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!??

So I made and shipped this adorable (if I do say so myself) zippered owl wristlet for a customer. Just adorable.

The customer is in Havertown, PA.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE ADORABLE OWL
FLEW TO PUERTO RICO.

I'll be taking the receipt, which clearly states HAVERTOWN, PA, to the post office. Delivery confirmation. No insurance, of course.

I have more of the purple fabric, but I used the last bit of that cute wing fabric...

ARGGHHHH. I'll keep you posted. Pun intended.

Up Close and Personal with NICHOLSON'S Teeth!

Tilt your head to the right.
It's Nicholson's teeth.
On a QUILT.




That's the rest of his mug on
Sandy Curran's award-winning quilt
at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Show.
He just makes me smile.

The quilts were stunning
and I took over 300 pics.
Check back for more quilted awesomeness!!

OH, and I'm having another giveaway SOON!

That's a PARTY!

Hi, my name is Robin.
I have storage issues.

Specifically, I have a rickrack problem. When I opened the jammed container, rickrack would pop out like a nest of snakes. It was easier just to buy more than to rummage through the mess. Which is why I have yards and yards of rickrack in some colors and not a speck of the color I actually need.

Yesterday, the answer hit me!

WA-LA!!
My husband took one look and said,
"That's a PARTY!"

It's easy to use, I can tell at a glance what I have and best of all, I love looking at it. So simple - I just looped each "hank" onto a large binder ring and hung them from a cute hook.

Here it is on my studio wall,
next to one of the two ribbon racks
my husband made for me.
Don't you just LOVE it?!

NEW!! Silly MonsterTissue Holder!

An itinerant preschool teacher contacted me the other day with a desperate request. She travels to people's houses to work with their preschoolers one-on-one and had FINALLY gotten tired of watching parents watch their little ones kids wipe their noses on their sleeves!

EWWWW!!!!!!!!!!

She'd seen a tissue holder on Pinterest and wondered if I could make her two, although she thought they were not as cute as our Silly Monster Coin Purses that she'd ordered. Turns out that these were a free tutorial from
Totally Tutorials, with no restrictions on making these to sell. I "cuted" them up and made two for her.

And here they are with the matching coin purses:

I think I love them!

Be Mindfuls

(No, this is not my studio
but I sure LOVE those letters!)

So this year, for the first time in as long as I can remember...I've made no resolutions for the new year. Kim of Kim's Big Quilting Adventure allows as how resolutions just set one up for failure. Thinking back to my past resolutions...she's right. They rarely last through the first month of the new year.
This year, I decided to make 'be mindfuls' instead of resolutions. I'm going to continue to be mindful to eat right and drink more water. I'm going to continue to be more mindful of my blessings than I am of my frustrations (well, at least in theory). And I'm going to be really mindful of DOING MORE OF WHAT I WANT TO DO.

I seem to spend hours each dayrushing around, doing stuff that I HAVE to do. By then, I'm usually too tired to do anything that I WANT to do...other than staring at the Jane Velez Mitchell show or the Nancy Grace show.Since I HAVE to do the things that I HAVE to do...I'm not real sure how to work in more time for fun stuff. But last night, I made an effort and dragged out a hand-sewing project that I haven't touched in forever. I really enjoyed working on it- this project is special to me and I'll post some pics of it.

What about you?
Any new year's resolutions??

MEEP

So we used to have this adorable teddy bear hamster named Albie (short for Albert). He was the sweetest, silent-est little thing who really seemed to love people. The only time Albie made any noise at all was after we cleaned his cage. Hamsters are hoarders and along with his used bedding, he always had a little stash of goodies that we wound up throwing out. When we put him back into his fresh, clean cage, Albie would run all around looking for his stash and going, "MEEP!!"

We are in the process of tiling our downstairs floors, which includes my studio area (aka the dining room). All the floors are finished, except the studio. In preparation for tiling that area, we moved all my sewing and embroidery stuff into the living room. We unloaded a heavy oak storage unit so that we could move it and the contents are now in a bunch of cardboard boxes. Everything is functional, but I'm spending a lot of time wandering around, trying to figure out where things are. Albie, now I know how you felt! MEEP!!

How Did This Happen?

Avery's mommy requested a
monkey Halloween costume for him.
I'm making him this one,
except the felt is a gold/camel color.He will look cuter than this boy,
because, well, he's just cuter, LOL.


And here is a real tear-jerker,
at least for me it was.
Zoey is wearing this costume.

And here is her DADDY, wearing it in 1983.
(Same exact costume...with the eyes repaired.)
I made it for him.
That's my mom holding his hand.
She has been gone since 1991.
How did this happen,
that I somehow "lost" 28 years??
Where did that time go?
It's hard to comprehend how time flies...

New BOY-FRIENDLY Monogrammed Tote

Don't you just LOVE our new tote?
This is for Addison's little brother.
I LOVE the rickrack on the handles!!


Addison's Nana previously ordered this

and this from us

Here's the listing for our new tote. You'll have to copy and paste into your browser if you want to see it. Blogger won't let me do a live link today!
http://www.etsy.com/listing/58460801/childs-lined-tote-bag-totes-for-all

The Gorgeous Milleigh!!

Wow, just look at her EYES!!
It's hard to concentrate on the Halloween tote, LOL!
Still taking orders for this year, probably through this weekend...

My Newest Creation!!

How cute is our Halloween Twirl Skirt?!
It's made with ONLY 100% premium cotton designer fabrics!
And how cute is the adorable Kendalyn?!?

Here's the Etsy listing:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/82161126/halloween-twirl-skirt

Voila!

Pulled myself out of my blahs!! YAY!!
Check out my latest Halloween Tote!
OMG, are those korker ribbons not hilarious, LOL?!
They make me happy, just looking at them!
Will have more pics for you as soon as
my little model has her photo shoot.
I'm mailing the tote to her this morning.

And I thought these turned out cute, too.I'm steering away from bibs and burpies,
but these were for a coworker.

I need to run so I can mail the tote before work...

Thanks for visiting!

Last Day of Freedom Sparks SALE

My summer is OVER.
I report back to school at 8 AM tomorrow.
I will be resplendent in my bright lime-green shirt.
(That's not my choice. Don't ask.)
I actually bought this shirt. AND another one that's more appropriate.
I'm getting a haircut and then probably just moping around.
I put our Tooth Fairy Pillows on sale, just to cheer myself up.
20% off. Email me if you're interested. soggybottomsbabyduds[at]yahoo[dot]com
Off to mope now.

Something New

Sometimes customers have the BEST ideas. Like the lady who asked if we could include a letter from the "Tooth Fairy" with her child's Tooth Fairy Pillow.Such a simple request, but she reported that it totally made her son's day. So now we include the Tooth Fairy Letter with each Tooth Fairy Pillow order. AND we mail the Tooth Fairy Pillow directly to the child. (You know how kids love to get mail! Imagine getting mail from the TOOTH FAIRY!!)

And just the other day, there was a lady who contacted me
about our owl cardholder/keychains.

She wanted one just like the purple cardholder below, but she wanted the owl to be big enough to hold her Droid. And with a strap, to make it into a wristlet.

Here's the wristlet I came up with, in the picture below. I used the bigger, zippered owl design. It's easily twice as big as the little owl cardholder. You can kind of get a feel for the size difference between the two owls if you know that the snap hook on each is the same size. The wristlet is big enough for a large cell phone, keys, credit cards, a lipstick...

I listed them on Etsy (CLICK HERE)
and I'm so excited that I think I'll make one for myself!
Whaddya think?? CUTE, right?!?!!

Hmmmm....TA-DAAAAAAA!!!!!!!

[NOTE: I just finished listing this jumper for sale. CLICK HERE to see more photos of the jumper on Etsy and CLICK HERE for Facebook.]

Okay, I think I've been hinting around that I have been up to something big. Or maybe I've only been hinting around in my own head, which is scary. Anyway, later today I will FINALLY be listing on Etsy and Facebook our FIRST garment for sale in our new line of boutique couture clothing!!!!!

So, without further ado, check out the ADORABLE Tasha modeling our Halloween Patchwork Jumper!!!!! OMG, COULD she be cuter?!Remember that post where I talked about going above and beyond? (If not, CLICK HERE to see a great effort and to contrast that with a POOR effort, CLICK HERE!)

Look at all the different settings, poses and accessories Tasha's mom came up with! She really showcased the versatility of our jumper in both warmer and cooler weather.Check out Tasha's giant purple hair puffs, polka-dotted sandals, cute purple witch hat, striped leggins' and even those zingy orange bows on her sneakers.Her pictures were back lightning fast and mom is a great communicator, too. Tasha has been ill these last couple of days, so mom let me know there would be a slight delay in shooting her pics with a long-sleeved shirt under the jumper.Tasha and her mom obviously take pride in their work. You'd better BELIEVE I'll be booking Miss Tasha again!!!!!!

I am BACK!!!!!!!!!! Did You Miss Me??

Did you even know I was gone?? LOL
We were in Grandbabyland, this time in CT.
Here are just a few proud Nannie pics of Zoey
(can you even believe she is ONE already?!??)
and Avery!!
They were hilarious together. Zoey kept doing things like this,
and like this,
which made Avery look like this.
As a kindergarten teacher,
I can tell you that they BOTH sit for an incredibly long time
when someone reads to them.
I was amazed. I read that book
5 times in a row to Zoey!!
I have K kids who can't sit that long for a story!!

Okay, just three more.
This is a giraffe hat I had custom made for Avery.Zoey got an custom owl hat, but she hates hats,
so this is Avery modeling it.And check out the cute Dora birthday dress
I made Zoey. She has matching bloomers, LOL!