Inspiration

I am so excited that school is out, all of the teacher gifts are completed, delivered and shipped....life is good!!!

And now for a little inspiration. I absolutely L.O.V.E the Sandi Henderson fabrics. I ordered some a few weeks ago, and have been soooo excited to get sewing on my brand new Bernina. I am going to make a cute little round collar top for the girls, wish me luck! I have never made anything like this before. Most of my sewing consists of ribbons on burp cloths, koozies, sewing on buttons, making messy flower pins, etc. I used to make my own scrub tops when I was working as a nurse at the hospital, but no tops for the girls. I am so excited!! Hopefully if all goes well, I will post pictures when all is said & done. Don't expect anything to soon though... you know how that goes!!

So anyway, hopefully we can all take a step back & enjoy some time with our kids this summer, and mix in a little yummy craftiness. Take a look around the bologosphere, there is inspiration everywhere!

Inspirational

You have to check out Crystal (yes, maybe I am partial because of her name) over at Little Bit Funky. She has beautiful stuff & I have been coveting a silhouette picture of my girls for a while now. I absolutely LOVE this one with the bright pink and the polka dots....right up my alley!

So go on over and have a look, you might just find some inspiration for yourself!

Is it summer yet?

I don't know about you guys, but I am so ready for summer! The last week and a half of the school year is so hard! Abbey doesn't want to get up in the morning (and who can blame her?), teacher gift orders are in full swing for me, I am working nonstop to get them done for everyone, and it is raining and yucky here in Tallahassee! Agghh!

I am taking the first 2 weeks in June off for a much needed vacation with the family. As I weed vinyl for clipboards & keychains, & sew together more koozies & tote bags than I can count, I just keep dreaming of the beach, don't you want to go?

Beautiful Bunnies

So, a few weeks ago, I went up to a dear friend's house because she is an amazing photographer & has a really cool studio. She lives on acres & acres, and has a beautiful landscape for capturing great pics. If you are local to Tallahassee & you don't know Cindy at A Moment Captured, you need to check her out. She took a bunch of photos of the girls, and they were absolutely amazing! I thought that I would share with you one of the casual shots that she took for me to put on the website. These are the new bunny tees that I have been doing. I just don't have them on the site yet!! They are coming...in the mean time, if you would like one, just email me or call me. I just couldn't wait any longer to share this great picture, Thanks Cindy!!

Really Cool Stamp

I was reading one of my favorite blogs, and they sent out a giveaway from a cute little stamp shop. I checked out the shop, and I really love it. Check it out & see what you think! The etsy shop is Terbear Collectibles & they have the cutest stuff!

Cool Mom

I absolutely love these little hand sanitizers! They have been great for little add-on gifts & they are only $5.50. You can customize your font & colors! I love pulling mine out of my purse & having everyone ooh & aah! Abbey has one in her backpack for school & her friends say "Your mom made that? How cool!" I have to enjoy this now, because as she gets older, I know that I will just get the eyeroll & an icy "whatever mom!" I love that she thinks that I am cool! I'll take it as long as I can get it!

Crazy busy anyone??

I am amazed at how busy it has been lately! Tiny Tulip Monogramming is doing great & keeping me super busy! This is just a small sampling of all of the things that I have been working on lately. I have had several extremely large orders, and have even had to enlist the help of my mom to get them out on time! My mom is great & is such a support to me. She is proud of the business that I have built and helps me in many many ways. She comes over on a Saturday & helps me weed vinyl, or keeps my girls so that I can get some extra work time in, all while working a full time job during the week herself! Can you believe that? And by the way, have I mentioned that my dad keeps Lily every Thursday? What a blessing! It is wonderful for her to spend time with her Papa each week, to be spoiled rotten & play in the dirt or eat ice cream, whatever her heart desires!

Family is so important & I don't know what I would do without the continued support of my parents & my husband, it is truly awesome!

Also, I really appreciate all of my great customers & friends, this would not be possible without all of you!