Fat Free Treat

Who says "Fat Free" is all bad? This little treat is sooooo sweet! This was created using a scrap piece of fabric and a kitchen towel.. Its getting packed up and shipped out : ) The future owner is going to LOVE it and I am loving how it turned out! There will be one in my kitchen soon too : )

Merry Christmas Everyone!

New Halter Top

With the upcoming holidays its been a tad bit crazy. You know holiday shopping, parties, family, etc.. I am sure you get it.. But I was determined to finish this and post it before It's full blown out of control madness around here! This is a new Halter top paired with.... you got it Posh Pants.

I created this set with Heather Bailey fabric. I have had this fabric for a while now and have been dying to play with it. Its really pretty! I am ecstatic with how it turned out! Its a size 3/4 and will be put in my Etsy store. I have no idea why I have been on a kick with the 3/4 size.. Sorry!

With my much needed upcoming vacation I am going to focus on my new Spring collection. I know its early but I want to get a head start : )

I ordered all the fabric about a month ago and have not touched it... Its killing me. I feel like someone placed a cupcake in front of me and said you can look and smell it buttttttt you can't touch it!

Let me know your thoughts and Merry Christmas to everyone!

Giveaway Winner!

First let me start with saying THANK YOU to everyone who left a comment and started following me!! I hope you enjoy reading my journeys and viewing my creations!

Now the WINNER of the gift basket!!

Compliments of Random.Org .... # 13 (Funky Finds) is our big winner!

I will be sending you an email to collect your mailing details and get the basket out right away!

Thanks everyone and Merry Christmas!

Giveaway and New Pieces

During my little break I was able to get a few new pieces completed! First is a reversible jacket! It turned out so sweet! Its perfect for the cooler weather we are having.

This one is going to be donated to a benefit. The benefit is to help raise money for a little girl with stage four cancer : (

I had been itching at the skin to create this next piece ever since I got the pattern! I am thrilled with it and am thinking of making myself one : )

I mixed the fabrics on this one. Cotton and fleece. It would be really cute with wool but I was afraid wool would be too itchy for the kiddos. As you can see I have been playing with my applique! The satin stitch is awesome!! Its missing the clasp closure because I have not found one with enough bling for Princess!

I am going to try and get a few of each of these in my shop very soon! If anyone is interested they can be recreated using whatever fabrics you like : )

Happy Holidays to Everyone and a HUGE thanks to all the new followers! The giveaway will be announced on Monday!

Holiday Giveaway!

I read a great article this week! It expressed how this is the best time of year to get followers and to join a new blog yourself. REASON: Giveaways!!!

With the holidays approaching and with hectic schedules it’s always nice to sit down, read a few blogs and regroup. It’s an added bonus to send a comment and enter yourself in a Giveaway! After all who doesn’t like something FREE?

That’s why I have decided to do a Holiday/Christmas giveaway! The basket includes the following fab items:

1. Tara Frey "Blogging for Bliss"

2. Holiday Mug
4. Holiday/Christmas socks
5. 1 Great smelling candle
6. Sock Monkey

I tried to design a giveaway to help put everyone in the giving spirit! While not every item may appeal to you, you can always re-gift!!

Ways to Win:
1. Start following me (and leave a comment)
2. Leave me a comment if you already follow me

I will announce the winner December 7 by using Random Org.com

Good luck : )

Anticipated new top!

This little beauty was put on the back burner too long! But I think you will agree with me when I say its precious!! My pictures never do my garments justice! I hate that : (

Introducing my new Reversible top!

This will become a staple in my collection. Its so versatile. I have it paired with "Posh Pants". These are actually longer Posh Pants due to the season change. The reversible top could be paired with a long sleeve top to also accommodate the cooler weather : )

This set is a size 3/4. I choose to create this set using Michael Miller Fabrics (which look soooooo much better in person). It can be recreated with fabric of choice. I will be posting on Etsy tonight!

On a different note!!! The girls and I celebrated me turning another year older! Technically I am not another year older until next week but with the holidays and schedules this week worked out perfect for our annual dinner! We had an absolute BLAST (and a lot of WINE)! I guess getting older isn't so bad when you have family and friends like mine to celebrate with! LOVE YOU GUYS!!!

Hi! and Sweet Give Away

Hi Blogger Friends! It has been crazy busy! I had a custom order come in (HOT DOG!) and have been sewing like a crazy person to get it finished!

I am also trying to finish up those pieces I promised to share. Which I will do very soon!!!



In the mean time there is a sweet give away going on over at Bjanebrewing! Its happening Fast so hurry and leave her a comment to be entered!

Chanel has Skill

I knew when I got Chanel she had skill! I took a class on how to Applique. But wait, not just any Applique. Embroidery Applique! Take a look at my project!

Notice his little body is done with a scrap piece of faux suede and the rest is embroidery... I will be downloading new designs to test out and share as fast as I can! (I will more then likely burn up our computer doing this) This project was created on a hand towel and I know just the person I am giving it too : )

Nothing is sacred in this house anymore! Towels, shirts you name it I will be Appliqueing it! This is going to make a great addition to some of my little people clothing!

Let me know your thoughts and if there is anything special you would like to see : )

Alice is Back!

I have not quite finished the new pieces yeeeeetttttt. But tomorrow I promise to have something done! In the mean time take a look a Alice!

This was created for a really good friend of mine. Her birthday was back in September and I created two bags before I got this one finished. Yes I know I am a tad late!! Maybe it was OCD I have no idea. Anyway here it is!!!

I am really proud of how it turned out! Especially considering I almost glued my hand to the table getting it together! ROFL...

The inside is equally cute! Something about this style bag is so fun!

Let me know what you think!

Photo Shoot Pics

The much anticipated wait is OVER!! Yippee! I wanted to put together a collage but then you wouldn't get to see the details. Soooooo get ready for picture over load!

I hope these help portray the work I do. Also note the girls are each a different size. I wanted parents to see I can create unique items for any age/size. Any of these garments can be created in fabric of your choice and embellishments can be added!

These are only a few my my pieces! I hope to do this again with other sets!

This is the Faith top and Posh Pants - This set is on Etsy ready to ship! size 3/4

Beautiful back!

Baby Posh Pants

Groovy Dress (I Love this Pic)

Sweetness Dress and Holly Dress (Holly Dress is on Etsy size 4 ready to ship)

Back of Sweetness Dress

The much anticipated Christmas dresses! I went with three different looks on these! Each is my vision of Traditional and Fun! The red and white was inspired by a pair of my Christmas socks that are red and white stripped! We tried to put them on her but big people feet socks don't work with little people feet : )

The headband worn in this shot was created/made by this fab mom!

Be sure to check out her site and see what she is brewing up next!!

http://www.bjanebrewing.blogspot.com/

I have had a few request for Christmas dresses. I will not be posting any on Etsy. I have time to do a few more. If you are interested please post me a comment or send me an email threw Etsy!

Thanks a Million times to everyone who made these pictures a reality!

Sewing up New Creations!

Before the photo shoot I created a new dress. I was waiting to post it because I wanted to put the pictures with full details up. But I just can't wait. Soooo meet "Holly"!

I think it turned out adorable. My pictures never do justice. Keep in mind it can be created with any fabric. This is corduroy and cotton. I am going to create a few more in different styles and embellishments. Some of us are more visual then imaginative : )

On a different note some of you will be excited to know I am working with a few new designs (Whoa Hoo). They are tops (FINALLY). I have been asked quite a bit about tops. I am hoping to be able to share by Sunday.

I am also working on another dress that I am POSITIVE is going to be a hit!! But I don't want to spoil it's entrance and will wait until it's finished to chat about it!

Let me know what you think of "Holly"

OHHH - I was told the pictures are ready!! So I should be able to share some later this week.. Yippee!

THANK YOU Heartspun and Mom's

The weekend may have been busy but it was so GRATIFYING!

Case in Point!!

LOVE THIS PICTURE

Heartspun Imagery took some FABULOUS pictures of my creations and did an AWESOME job of it. They brought tears to my eyes...

I am over joyed with the generosity of Viv and the mom's who made all this possible!

THANKS to each of you from the bottom of my heart!!

As stated from Heartspun Imagery's blog, these are only a few of the pictures. We had a full blown production. It was great fun! I can't WAIT to share the others with everyone! To see a few more of these great pictures be sure to click on the link above...

These precious little girls were amazing and captured my pieces beautifully!

Busy Weekend

This weekend has been crazy!!!! Not even sure if I can classify it as a weekend. There has been no relax time!

It started on Friday night with cocktails and dinner then some good girl chat. OK that sounded a little like relaxing : ) Then Saturday AM early at the GRB convention center.

Princess and her team had a cheer competition! OMG is pretty much all I can say about that! I was all about some spirit fingers : ) I am not sure who had more fun me or her!

I have posted a few of her and the team and of course grandma!!!

Oh and they WON!! Way to go girls!!

I am off to finish a few pieces for the photo shoot today! Real excited to get the girls together wearing my SNOS Originals!

Thanks again everyone for the support! Mom's RULE!!!

Princess and Family Pics

So I know today makes TWICE that I posted! Sorry I know its over kill bbbbuuuuttttttt

Heartspun posted the anticipated pics of Princess and Family! And she is wearing the dress with the cutest boots! Which looks soooo good on her (I knew it would)! I was super excited to see how great these turned out! As stated in her blog we have a photo shoot coming up in a couple of weeks!

I have no words to express my gratitude and excitement to get REAL pictures with some of my creations! A HUGE thanks in advance!!! : )

View more of the family pics here

Christmas Dress

This dress and I have a LOVE/HATE thing going on! Before it can be worn it needs to be dipped in holy water! I have said every curse word in the book while making it!! NO LIE..

You name it and it went wrong.. I can't tell you how many needle I broke and how much re-threading I had to do...

Buttttt in the end I have to say I really like it! This one is the classic/traditional one I mentioned in a previous post. I will have to shorten the tulle a little but want to wait until Princess puts it on to see just how much trimming to do. I am also going to make a sash for it but have not made up my mind on which color. Prob red! Although black would look good too.

I am also thinking a faux fur wrap would look really cute..

So now its pretty obvious I need some HELP. Please leave me your comments and let me know your thoughts on the faux fur and the sash!

Princess in Posh Pants

Princess has actually had her pants for a bit now but I am just now getting around to posting her pics! She cracks me up! She does not take a bad picture. EVER!!!

Miss Thang is in cheer and every pose says it all! After putting these pants on she informed me that the ruffle was a little itchy. So with as cute as they are I will not be making them with the sequence again : ( Will have to find an alternative....

On a different note I started Christmas Dresses. I have one almost completed and should be able to post tomorrow. Its a more classic/traditional dress. I am also working on something a little different. I was inspired by a pair of my own knee high Santa socks that are red and white stripped. WISH ME LUCK!! It very different...

OHHHH today Princess and fam had pictures with Heartspun Imagery! She wore the new dress I posted earlier. Can't wait to see them : ) Will post a link once they are available to share..

2009 Festival and New Dress

So it has been very busy around here…. I got my first custom order on Etsy and even if she leaves me negative feedback I tell you that mom is GREAT… She has been super friendly and EASY to communicate with… I always get worried when creating something for anyone else because I want them to truly love it.. I can take the criticism but would rather not : ) So thank you friendly person on ETSY!

Last weekend I also attended the International quilt festival! What an experience!!!! I had a great time and meet some really nice ladies. I have no idea why they call it "Quilt Festival" because it was way more then quilting! It was very overwhelming to see all the booths and to take in all the excitement. With two thousand booths how could you not be overwhelmed! There was a lot of cool new items like this one The Fabric Organizer. Such a simple item but so helpful. Yup I have placed my order!

I have also been busy whipping up some Christmas/Holiday dresses! I should have a few posted later this week but in the mean time have a looksie at this one!

How cute is this???? I LOVE it. I have decided I can shorten and also make it a top if anyone is interested. It would be cute with the posh pants ooohhhh and a pocket! Don't be fooled and think it looks like "Faith".. It's different I promise!

These pictures really don't do it justice!! I will take some of Princess wearing and post again.

As always thanks for the support and let me know what you think of the dress!

Kreativ Blogger Award & Thanks!

Thank you BJane Brewing for nominating me! So cool!

I am passing this along to my friend WalaWalaBingNae

Rules

1. Thank the person who nominated you for this award.
2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog.
3. Link to the person who nominated you for this award.
4. Name 7 things about yourself that people may not know.
5. Nominate Kreativ Bloggers.
6. Post links to the blogs you nominate.
7. Leave a comment on each of the blogs letting them know they’ve been nominated.

HMMMMM this was not easy! But here goes....

1. I can eat cereal for every meal
2. Nordstorm is my favorite store
3. I have not washed my car is six months (so bad)
4. I am itching for another baby (hormones)
5. I love my full time job (weird)
6. Sundays I try to stay in PJ’s
7. I have road rage

Faith Outfit

Well since we had such bad weather I was able to complete this "Faith Outfit" its a size 3/4 (I can make this in 6M to 6Y) if interested. I think it turned out adorable. The set will be going on Etsy today. Thank goodness I purchased the form. It works so much better then a little person hanger! The only problem now is that I will have to buy more in different sizes....... EEEK!

To make this versatile I would pair with a long sleeve light weight shirt under the top. Sorry did not have one for model purpose.

I personally love the back I think its so darling!

Note: The top band has elastic which I did not seal due to each child being different. If you look further down my blog I have this top posted on Princess. Its suppose to have a little ruffle effect. Which does not show well on this form : (

Please let me know your thoughts : )

Winner of Posh Pants

Thanks to everyone! The winner is.......

I did this the only way I knew. I told my son to pick a number 1-10 and he chose the number that represents Bjanebrewing. Congratulations! I will be contacting you to select the size and pattern you want.

Thanks everyone : )

I will be doing this again soon stay tuned : )

Reminder

Don't forget tomorrow is the Give Away! You remember something I am giving to someone else for FREE! YA... I will post the winner tomorrow evening..

Thanks again to the new followers!

Etsy

So first I am sorry it has taken me so long but I finally got some items posted tonight. I will say I am a bit challenged at 10:00 pm uploading pics when I have already put in a full day! So I am so sorry if they look like crap.

If you have any questions on any of the items please just shoot me an e-mail I will be happy to answer all questions or send better pics. On a positive note I will have some new pieces to feature by this weekend and list as well.

Again thanks for all the support : )

Etsy

FINALLY! I created an account on Etsy with Fun-n-Sheek. Except it does not appear the way I would like it to read. More like FunnSheek. So I am going to work on a website because I am crazy like that! I promise to have items uploaded tomorrow. Take a look and let me know your honest thoughts.

My Sheek items can be found at FunnSheek.etsy.com

I spent the weekend putting together a new dress and more of the Groovy Dresses (not shown). This one is actually more of a summer spring dress but I figure it could still be worn with a darling sweater! Again I used Amy Butler fabrics. This little dress so needed a model to do it justice : ( Sorry!

On a different note my wonderful husband spent part of Saturday putting together my new work space.. YA!! It was long over due and I could not be more happy with how it turned out. Thanks MacGyver : ) See the unstable table I have had to work on? And how crowded it is!

NOT any more : )

So happy with this. I even have space for a dress form!

As always let me know what you think of the dress! And again thanks for all the support : )

More Posh Pants

Just as I promised here are a few more of the Posh Pants (not pictured size 5*6). These are way more vibrant and have more action going on! Each featured with Amy Butler fabrics.

Sorry for the not so detailed pictures. I am no Viviana : )

Note the sizes below the pants in the above and below pics. A good description of these is loose fitting more like Gauchos! Working on getting a model for a better description and view : )

So I am thinking of doing some coordinating aprons for these. That way you fierce moms will have a matching outfit but also two pieces that can be used separately. A long or short sleeve will coordinate nicely with the aprons.

Send me some comments/suggestions and let me know your thoughts!

It's Time for a Give Away!

That’s right Give Away! You know something Free : ) I am giving away a pair of the Posh Pants! I desperately need more followers! All you need to do is add yourself to my Followers and post a comment (to this posting).

If your already a follower don’t worry I am not leaving you out. Leave me a comment (on this posting) and you will be added too.

I will announce the winner on October 9! Once the winner is selected I will contact you for the size (6 month to 6 youth) and ship them to you : ) Easy Peasy!!

Oh and be sure to view tomorrow I plan to post several pairs in a variety of sizes!

Family Pictures

Family Pics were way over due! The last time we had them done JT was in elastic shorts!!! I have always admired HeartSpunImagery and could not wait to book our appointment. I am sharing a few but you can view more by clicking on the HeartSpunImagery link above.

Family and Friends that have viewed are ready to burn up her phone and book up her calendar for their shots!

Thanks Viviana for being so great with our family! It was a real treat for us and we had a great time and I too look forward to any future ventures : )