Happy Easter!

I hope everyone had as great a day as I did yesterday.  After hearing a wonderful sermon at church, we came home to finish up getting the house ready for family to come over. Things were a bit delayed, which is usually the case in our family, lol. Luckily, though, the severe weather that Arkansas had yesterday managed to go just to the north of us and we had a beautiful day.  We did get a few sprinkles and a small shower, but nothing that lasted very long.  Instead of the traditional Easter feast including ham, potatoes, etc., we had a family BBQ and I really enjoyed that. I had some left over BBQ nachos for lunch today even - YUM!

I made a sweet little shirt for Jesse and dresses for the girls, though my oldest daughter's dress did not get finished in time for church. I had told her that this year she would be helping in the process and had reminded her daily all week that she needed to cut out her fabric. She didn't cut the last piece out until Easter morning and, while we were very, very close to finishing, we still needed to attach the bodice to the skirt and put in the zipper but ran out of time. I did finish it that evening after most of the family had left, however, and it turned out really nice. I still have those pictures to edit but will hopefully have them for you tomorrow.

I did promise pictures of some new items I have listed on Etsy, so we will do those today. Some of these I just listed today even.

First up is a girls size 6 T-shirt with an appliqued Eiffel tower. I used the frayed applique technique on this one and I believe it turned out very cute. I couldn't applique to the middle of the front of the shirt as it had a gathered neckline, but I think the placement makes it unique and fun. The shirt style also is great for those girls who aren't necessarily your more slender body type. I can make these in 4-6x and even in a couple of diferent colors. If you like this one, you can purchase it here.

Apparently, I have Paris on the brain today because I also listed this super cute Viva le France pillowcase dress today. I made this for the secretary where my husband works as she wanted one for her daughter. Since I was making one, I figured I might as well do a few more!  So, this is available in a 6m, 12m, 18m, 2T and 3T ready to ship. I have more fabric, so making other sizes won't be a problem. You can purchase the 6m or 12m version here and the 18m, 2T or 3T version here.

I'm  really excited about the fact that I now have size tags to put in all my custom creations. Now my customers will no longer have to guess at what size their handmade item is - yeah! These are woven tags, not stamped, screen printed or a ribbon tag with the size painted on it with fabric paint. This means no matter how many times you wash it, you will always know what size it is. :)

I have also added a completely new item to my shop, a Lovie (aka tag-along or security blanket). I have actually had them for nearly a year now, but have just now taken the time to get them listed. They are made with minky on both sides so they are super soft and awesome at resisting staings. I bind them with grosgrain ribbon so they stand up great to those active toddlers! You can find the giraffe one pictured below in my Etsy store here. I can make these in all sorts of patterns and colors so send me an email (simpliegirlie@ymail.com) if you'd like one custom made. :)

Besides the custom birthday short sets that I have already talked about in my last two posts, I am working on getting several short sets listed and ready to go.  These are also going to be available at Monogram It! in downtown Arkadelphia for those of you in that area. I have several plaid versions in the works and some other cute boyish fabrics. There are actually about 10+ pair that I have serged already and just need their elastic casing and hems done and they will be ready to list. Of course, I am also working on some orders in the meantime so it may take me a bit to get them finished up, though I plan on having them done by this weekend for sure. I did list this Boogie Monster set Saturday. I have them in 2T, 3T and 4T. You can choose red, blue or white for the shirt and I will add your little monsters initial or age to the front of the shirt in the same fabric as the shorts. Super cute! Find it here.  

I also listed this adorable Peace sign appliqued t-shirt, tutu and hair bow combination. The bow is made by my friend Anessa Burgard of Vilonia. She does an awesome job and this bow matched the outfit absolutely perfectly. I only have this in a 12month. I do have one more shirt like this in a 3T so I can made you an outfit that size if you'd like. You can find it here.

There are several other items I have listed in the last couple of weeks. I figure for today, you've probably seen enough, lol.  You can visit my online store Simplie Girlie Designs on Etsy anytime day or night. You can send me messages there as well and I try to anwer them ASAP so just send me a note if you have any questions. You can always send me an email to simpliegirlie@ymail.com as well or visit my fanpage on Facebook.

Thanks for reading and have a wonderfully blessed day!

It's official....

I am the world's worst blogger! I know I should really pay more attention to this part of my hobby/business but I get so busy with everything else that posting gets pushed back. Well, hopefully that will change in 2010.

Since my last post, things have been pretty busy around here. We have now moved from Arkadelphia to Vilonia to be closer to my husband's work. Since I can do my job anywhere I have a computer and internet connection, it doesn't matter where we live - which is great. No more daycare bills either - awesome! On top of that, I am actually getting a larger paycheck without the extra expenses involved with working in an office like professional looking clothing (I can now work in PJs- HA!), gas and, as mentioned, daycare. That is sure a relief as we are renting a place here until we find a place we want to buy and still have the mortgage on the house in Arkadelphia. Plus, we have utilities on both places as we are going back every few weeks or so to work on the other house. We still have a ton of things to get done to it before we sell or rent it out. We were in the middle of a remodel that seems to take forever when you are living in it and doing it all yourself so the house still has much to be done to it.

I have had several orders since I last posted and those have kept me super busy as well, especially when you add it to the full time job, being mommy, etc. So, here are some photos of a few things I have done since I last posted.

I did two crib sets for a customer who is adopting but doesn't know the sex of the baby yet, so she wanted a set for each. I just love the fabrics used. Not everything is shown here, but I did 2 crib skirts, two bumpers, three crib sheets, 2 burp clothes, 2 blankets and 2 reversible bottle koozies.


















This is a curtain panel set I did as a custom order for a customer in Maryland. Since this set was completed, she has now ordered 2 panels for her dining room and 6 for her bedroom. She is sending me the fabric she wants to use and I am doing all the sewing. This set turned out better than I thought they would as they are made from burlap. I am starting the dining room panels this week and we are still working out the details on the bedroom panels.

I added my key fobs/wristlets to the store and have sold a few on Etsy as well as locally. Here are pictures of the ones I have for sale on Etsy. I also have a custom listing for those who want a different fabric/color combination.











I've also added new packaging to my initial bracelets and had several orders for these for Christmas. I also sold a couple pairs of my initial earrings.

I did several lap blankets in the last couple of months as well. The ones shown here are 3 of 4 that I did and shipped to Texas. I couple of lap blankets made like my cotton and minky dimple dot blankets you can see in earlier posts but I wasn't able to snap pictures of them before I delivered them. They did turn out rather nice though. Both used black minky dimple dot but one was done in a Razorback print while the other was in an elegant black with white swirly leaf pattern.

I did this minky dimple dot set for a local customer. She wanted a blanket for a toddler bed but wanted it larger than a baby blanket so I did this one 40x50 inches. I did the dimple dot on both sides of the blanket and then made a matching standard size pillow case as well as a travel pillow to match.
















I had an order for one of the aprons I had in my shop. She wanted an applique and wording added to it to give to a family member who just opened her own cake decorating business. I love the way it turned out and they were very pleased with it as well.


















I had an order for a spa wrap. She wanted straps added to it so this is what I came up with. Sorry I don't have a picture of the wrap unfolded or on a "model."














I also just finished this cute little dress. It is going to be worn by the little girl for her one year photo shoot. I am glad someone finally chose to use this toile fabric in a dress as this is something I have wanted to do for some time but haven't been able to get to. I hope she sends me a picture of the little girl when she is wearing it.















I also did several wooden name sets and blankets over the holidays for family but I will post those pictures another day as I have probably bored you to death already, lol. :)

Well, there you have it. All those orders on top of moving, the holidays and a full time job - whew! This year is shaping up to be pretty busy as well. I already have orders for travel pillows, a baby blanket, the curtains mentioned earlier, a shopping cart cover, a fleece blanket, 2 LSU jumpers, 1 LSU romper, 1 HSU jumper, possibly a chiffon pettiskirt (you know, those super frilly, super cute ones that are so popular right now) and I have the window treatments for a local customer's sunroom.

Hope you all had a wonderful Holiday season and I wish you all the best in 2010. Have a wonderful and blessed day!

Who doesn't love dots?

I LOVE dots. No, not like, love! LOL. There is just something so very fun about dots, no matter what size they come in. If you have ever had the chance to look through my fabrics or check out my stuff for sale in my shop, then you can see this love in action.

Well, I am at it yet again. Today, I made this fun blanket and added it to the store. It features white Minky dimple dot fabric and a great Michael Miller disco dot fabric. I absolutely love it. This one was actually one of the hardest for me to give up for sale. I wanted so badly to keep this cutie for myself, LOL. Of course, if I kept every blanket that I made and loved I would have enough that I could use a new blanket practically every day of the year.






I told you it was cute, LOL. I only have the one blanket in this style/pattern so if you can't live without it, you'd best head on over to the store and snag it (you can just click on the last photo to go right to the listing if you want). I have a feeling this one won't be around long. For those of you wondering; yes, I am doing a girl version which should be in the store soon. Of course, I will post here for you to see it as well.

That's all I have for today. Time to get back to reality and do my work. Hope you all have a wonderful and blessed day. :)