Football Inspired

If you haven't noticed from a few of my items, I love to show my school spirit. This is more evident during the season of FOOTBALL, I mean, fall. Now from the houndstooth and combo colors of blue and red, fellow SEC lovers can tell my heart lies with the Crimson Tide and the Ole Miss Rebels (born and raised a Bama fan, but college scholarship drew me out of state to the Heart of Dixie.) However, I consider myself a pretty open-minded person, and have created some fabulous items for a fellow SEC team. :)

This customer was so creative with her vision of having a football themed baby shower, and her wording was the icing on the cake! I created the clipart. Printed on white cardstock. Background black and red are cut, textured cardstock.

Price for similar invite: $1.75 per piece

I've been dying to make some collegiate-inspired baby gear, so this was a great opportunity for me to use my clipart and the giant ric-rac I love oh-so-much!

Collegiate-Inspired Burp: $14

Just a pic of the two items together so you can see how cute they are--a great way to keep a memento of the party for months on end!

If you like these items, I can create them for ANY team you root for and I'm not limited to just the Southeastern Conference.

Birthday Gear! From Head to (almost) Toe!

YAY! I've had a chance to make several BIRTHDAY OUTFITS! And I ABSOLUTELY LOVE them all! My newest accomplishment is the coordinating boy shorts I sewed using a pattern I CREATED!!! I'm so proud of myself. Have to give my Sorority Big Sis, Jill, a shout out for some conversational guidance on how to accomplish that task. She's an AMAZING semstress! I'm so lucky to have someone that creative and talented in my life, not to mention the fact she's an even more amazing friend. :)

Back to topic at hand--here's the photos of birthday outfits, complete with MATCHING birthday hats. All of these hats are finished in fabric and embroidery!

Full outfit, similar to pictured above: $52

This princess hat: $22

Birthday Leotard, perfect for your little dancer: $22 (for current stock only--sizes 2T, 5 and 6

Birthday Shirt: $18

Boy's Short Set Birthday Outfit, similar to pictured above: $52

Coordinating Shorts, sold separately: $14

Pants coming soon: $18

Stylin' Baby Boy

I haven't had a chance to create many new things over the past week, but I did get to make this for my baby boy. We had a wonderful time celebrating a friend's 30th birthday, and thought my Wild Man needed to dress for the occasion.

"Tuxedo" shirt $14

Have a GREAT week, y'all!

Birthday HATS! :)

Ok. I can't begin to express how happy these hats make me! They are so fun, AND I'll be working on a few more over the next week (including ones made of fabric, applique and embroidery!)

These listed are all made of paper, yarn, ric rack, and grommets for the cord. You don't see the cord in most pics, since I should be receiving the cord stops in the mail today. The cord stops make it a breeze to slip on and off a kid of any age! Any girl hat can be finished with the "princess topper" instead of a yarn pom pom--you'll see pics below. Hats are finished both outside and in so they look fabulous from all angles.

These hats, just like most everything else I create, are completely customizable and no two are exactly alike! I can custom match your theme or decor. Once the fabric hats are established, I'll be able to create an entire fabulous outfit for your little one to celebrate in--from head to toe--literally! :)

I will be listing a couple of the "generic" hats on my storefront at Etsy.com, but you can order then directly from me for a discounted price.

For Kelli's sweet Jack and his monkey themed FIRST birthday party!

The cord you see here is what will be used on all hats in either brown, black or white.

A preppy 1st birthday hat!

An über girly 2nd birthday!

A shabby chic look, perfect for a "Kate" of any age!

What little princess wouldn't love to have this for her birthday--or year round, for that matter!

Prices for Paper Birthday Hats will be as follows:

No personalization: $14 • Personalized: $16

Fabric Birthday Hats will be as follows (once available):

No personalization: $18 • Personalized $20

OH, I almost forgot! For those of you wanting embroidered bucket hats for your kiddos to wear in the summer--I can do those now! I have 2 white, 2 tan, and one pink bucket hat currently, but I think they fit older toddlers. I goes over my little ones head, with it just being a bit big, so they can be used for several summers!

I can also do beanie caps, or skull caps as they're sometimes called. Both bucket hats and beanies are $12.

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all the amazing mothers out there!  

My mother's birthday happened to fall on Mother's Day this year, so this is what she got from me.  (The Hubs thoughtfully made our gifts for Mother's Day this year!)  Sadly, this is the first thing I've had a chance to make her for her own use, and my poor mother-in-law hasn't gotten anything yet!  :(  Hopefully, I can remedy that situation soon.  :) 

Momma's Pillowcases to match the color scheme in her room

I also had to make my mother something else last week, but as a gift for one of the kiddos she keeps.  This sweet boy and his family also have an affection for the Crimson Tide, so Momma had me whip up this almost as sweet shirt for Easton's birthday present.  Happy 2nd Birthday!

Boys Will Be Boys

I also had to make another shirt for my wild man.  I picked up a great piece of fabric a few weeks ago, and I've been dying to use it.  You can't tell very well from the photos, but the little silhouettes are little baseball players.  I don't tend to go for "theme" type fabric, but since it was such a simple pattern, I had to get it.  I added the blue letters in tribute to my Ole Miss Rebels.  Might as well be baseball related, since we ARE somewhat decent in that arena.  Ha!

This is another boy birthday shirt I just finished tonight, for a sorority sister of mine, Kristy, and her 3 year old, James.  James loves rocket ships and outer space, so this is what he'll get to wear on his big day!  (His shirt is navy, though you really can't tell by this photo.)

Snips & Snails

Here are a few boy applique items I've just completed.  I wanted you to see that even rough-and-tumble little boys can still look oh-so-cute in appliqué!  :)  The One Year Cupcake is the same as Bella's, but this time it's for presh Ben, son of our friends The Smiths in TN.  I also couldn't leave my very own child out of the mix, so I finally got around to designing him his very own appliqué in honor of his past Halloween costume when he was the cutest little dragon/dinosaur.

Knox's Luggage Tag

I've been wanting to make a luggage tag for the bag I use for Knox's diaper bag. It doubles as my purse, because I was tired of hauling around both a diaper bag and a purse --and knocking everything over! Since it's not monogrammed because it kinda looks like a purse, I thought I needed a tag for when I leave it with him in the church nursery. Plus, we've recently discovered he's allergic to two types of antibiotics, and I think it's best that his caretakers know that pertinent info. So here's what I came up with--I think next time I'll put a satin stitch border around the initial & name, but I love it just the same!