My favorite things..

One of my favorite features on other blogs are the "Favorite Things" posts. I love finding new ideas and products through them. I saw that 320* Sycamore was having a link party So I decided to join in!

1. Leg warmers for my little baby toddler! 

These ones are from my sister's tutu shop, Tootsie Tutu Shop. 

Leg warmers + a tutu for $28? Don't mind if I do!

2. Biosilk by Farouk. Like liquid gold, only better. 

This stuff takes the frizz out and helps straighten and silken hair. 

I've been using it for years and I love it!

3. Kate Spade 2011 Desktop Calendar. 

Simple yet stylish monthly planner. 

And the illustrations by Jenny Bowers are to die for! 

I love anything Kate Spade.

4. My 20 month old loves to wear my shoes so when I saw this book I knew we had to have it. 

Fun & short story. 

Super adorable illustrations.

5. The Blob Brush Tool in Illustrator. My new BFF. 

If you are an Adobe Illustrator user, especially using a tablet, you have got to get acquainted with this tool. And pronto. You won't be sorry you did.

Join the party over at *320 Sycamore!

Special coupon for blog readers!

I was so happy to hear this week that Etsy is releasing the coupon code feature on the site. Mine has been activated so I thought I'd share a coupon code with my blog readers. 10% off until the end of November! Use blog11 during checkout.

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Give Thanks

I can't believe that Thanksgiving is right around the corner. This year has gone by SO fast!
I put together this short list of Etsy finds to help you get prepare for the festivities!

Home Organizer by OldNewAgain, $42

Give Thanks Banner by BekahJennings, $20

foxfun print by schalle, $25

Miss Penelope Headband by sunshineandcarousels, $16

Sew much fun!

For Christmas, I asked for this:

 And Santa delivered early! And he didn't wrap it either.. in fact it was setup just like that right on the table. Yep, that's the story that I'm sticking to. So I got right to work and sewed this!

Ahh! I'm so proud! I only had to unstitch it once. I really considered leaving the ears off. But I'm glad I fixed it. The only part I'm not sure about (besides the crooked sewing and doing the ears wrong even after my messup) is the embroidered eyes/nose. The pattern didn't really explain how to do it so I just winged it. I think it works for this little fox but I'm definitely going to need to practice that one.

If anyone is curious, I got the pattern from Bit of Whimsy Dolls. I got a couple of others too so I'll be fabric shopping this week!

Anyone know about any good sewing tutorials/blogs out there?

Update!

Ahh! I'm such a slacker! I haven't updated my blog in forever! And.. as far as my goal goes.. I fell way short but that's ok! I'm working on quite a few new designs, got quite a few listed in the shop, did several large custom designs & got some things completed around the house that needed it. Here is what we have been up to..

Christmas is coming up really quick so I'll be adding some new designs to the shop in the next week or two. I'm excited about those!

Here is a sneak peek on a new design that I've been working on over the last couple of days..

I finally completed part of the decals for my daughter's room & got them put up yesterday.. we love the way they turned out!

Other shots from her bedroom..

Her room is not quite finished but we love how it has turned out so far!

The biggest goal, ever!

I've set a HUGE goal. I mean ginormous. Like out-of-this-world kind of goal. Ready for it?

Okay, so here it is...

30 new designs in 37 days..

That's a lot of new designs but I can do it! I've been needing to get some new listings in the shop so now is the perfect time. They may be completely new designs, variations of old designs.. wall quotes, childrens wall decals, modern wall decals.. anything!

This goes along with another goal I have which is to lose weight! I've got to get that baby weight off (okay baby-ish weight, she is 19 months old now) but if you are anything like me you can look at a cupcake and gain 5 pounds. Both goals are set to end on the same day. Smart? I'm not sure but we will see!

I've already gotten a head start today and put 2 variations of my favorite tree in the shop. I'm loving the tree with the butterflies and plan to do that one in my little girls room.. Hmm maybe I should set a goal to get that done too!

Woodland Friends Tree Vinyl Wall Decal, $85

 

Tree with birds and fawn Vinyl Wall Decal, $80

P.S. I'm only 3 sales away from 1000 in my Etsy shop. So so excited!

Organization & goals!

Being organized is not something I'm good at. I want to be good at it. I really really do. Sooooo, I set a goal to get better organized when it comes to my design studio and this is the first thing that I came up with..

Ta-dum! It's not quite done. I originally wanted more paper airplanes to go around it.. but now I'm thinking I want to add a quote instead.. we shall see! The words along the top say "low", "order" & "inventory". This will help me keep track of what colors I have on hand and what I need to order. I like it already! This thing is huge, like 45" across. And I put it up all by myself. And no, it is NOT crooked and I would never strategically place a paper airplane to make it looked balanced. Give me some credit!

P.S. I set another goal (go me!) to be a better blogger. So I have to be now that I have set a goal. Isn't that how it works?