I've been wanting to do this set for so long! Finally it is finished and listed. When I was first thinking of making it, I told Miss B about Pippi and we went to the library to borrow the movie. She thought she was hilarious and watched it several times. If you haven't watched in a long time, like me, you must! It's still the same silliness I remember from years ago.
This was one fun collaboration! Several of us teamed up together for ATeam's Rock-A-Luau launch and put together some pieces I know you will love looking at! Thanks to Lisa (LyndsayLeila) for inviting me! I had a great time working with you and this sweet group of ladies!
You can find so many darling sets and pieces to these sets here....boys overall, patchwork capri set, bows, necklace, hair cookies, backpack and even a matching dress for her American Girl doll! If you're searching for my set you can find it here. It's a sweet three piece set with a dress, top and leggings. It would be perfect for 4th of July!
This past week, I had the pleasure of meeting my sweet friend, Tracy (pbj*creations) We had so much fun together and the kiddos were instant friends. We took pictures...(well, Tracy did since I forgot my card AGAIN!) and talked as fast as we could for the short time we were together. Tracy knew the perfect photo spot for our sailor themed sets. Don't you love the lighthouse???
It was so much easier for the kids to take pics with friends close by. They were so silly and did some crazy posing!
Miss B comes over to hang out with me a few times a week. Most of the time we are in the sewing room. She has me lower the ironing board to make her 'work station' and sits on a little stool to begin creating. Her tools are usually the scotch tape dispenser, scissors, pencils and her favorite thing...the trash can. She digs to find the treasured leftovers and begins to create. Well, last week she saw my sketch book and asked me what the drawing was. I told her it was for the a Cinderalla set. We both continued working and in a few minutes she brought the sketch book to me. Evidently, she did not like the design I had drawn because this it what she showed me. NO was to my idea of sweet ruffled pants and the design was changed and her colors selected. It looks to me that she has a future in fashion design!
Today I listed this sweet treat of a set. When I saw the dutch delft fabric, I knew I wanted to make something with it. I did a little search for Dutch trims and was lucky enough to find a few sweet pieces that would work well with what I had in mind. After getting those supplies in hand, I knew I would need a pair of wooden shoes from Miss B to wear for modeling, so not knowing exactly how the fitting would be, bought a pair on ebay. The fit was doable, although somewhat hard to walk in! She had a hard time understanding how anyone would want to wear those kinds of shoes, but was facinated by them. This set is the first for me to list with my fabulous new group Sugar3, and three of my sweet designer friends from there collaborated to put together a super fun little set. Angie, (doodlesbowtique) made a darling bow set, Tracy (creme*de*la*gems) worked her magic with a sweet necklace and Robin (tallulahsophie) the precious little coordinating doll. You can find this Dutch Treat set here.
After we finished taking pictures for this set, Miss B wanted me to take one more. She quite proud of this phenomenon of toothlessness! It makes me think back to when she first started modeling for me 4 years ago. She was just getting all her teeth then, and now she's beginning to loose them! Next week she'll finish her kindergarten year and it seems like it was just a few years ago that her mom was doing the same thing! The older I get the faster it goes!
Today I listed this fun little summer set. I tried
My sweet friend, Laurie, will debut her first collection this Spring! You can find the selection of 15 pieces on her website April 16th. I LOVE her style and can't wait to see it! Check out her blog for a chance to win a skirt from this collection! All you need to do it post a picture and a link to her website, Kandy Kisses Boutique.
Here's a first one for me! I've never done a Hello Kitty set before, although I"ve had this darling fabric well over a year. I knew my friend, Susan, (little*moonkey) was a huge fan of Hello Kitty and also had some of the same fabric, so we planned a little collaboration. We even found some matching sandals for the girls at one of our favorite stores! If you're looking for some you can find them here.
Now for the hair do...this time we thought it would be fun to do some little 'cat ears' on top of her head! When I did the two little braids on the sides, I just slipped a little bit of wire into the braid, formed it and then clipped the bobby pinned the ends of the braids under the bows. If you try it, be sure to curl the ends of the wire under so they don't poke her head...ow, that would hurt!. Miss B loved them so much, she wanted to wear them to the drugstore to choose her prize. The checker at the store told her they were adorable and she just shyly smiled. Aren't they perfect with the sweet hair decor from Angie?(doodlesbowtique) She amazed me once again with her fun, funky style!
Here's a yummy treat for your sweet little one! I loved working on this one and adding the fun little details. The pocket...package of M&M's... is the perfect size to stash her own pack of that sweet confection. It's a fully lined pocket and her little hand fits easily in to it. The little plush guy is clipped on to the front of the top and a my own ribbon tassle hangs on the skirt. I love the button 'candies' spilling out of the pack and tumbling down the front. 
You know I LOVE Angie's bows! (doodlezbowtique) They go so well with my style and are always a just the right finishing touch for Miss B's hair. My daughter, Haley, found some great blogs with such fun little girl's hair do's. She's a great blog searcher and always finds the best ones to add to my long list of favorites! This is one of the new do's I found while searching this week. Miss B loved it when she took a peek at the back of it! She thought it was fun to have a 'circle' on her head!
In all the times I photograph Miss B, the best one are the ones when she is playing and doing what she wants to do! Here's a perfect example of that...I was checking the camera & look up to see her tossing her M&M's into the air and attempting to catch them. Oh, and this was her THIRD package of this same candy. We had a little glitch with the first shoot. I hate it when I forget to put the card in my camera! 
Here's one more sweet little Easter set, Little Lamb, that I've just listed today. It's full-of-twirl and has a darling appliqued front and back bodice. The applique is just as cute as can be and was a ton of fun to create. On this one, I decided to do a little fabric piecing to create the grass & sky and then added a sweet row of daisy lace to connect the two. I'm really pleased with the way it turned out.
Today I've listed this sweet little Easter set I've entitled 'Bitty Bunny'. I've again added my newly designed little ribbon tassles and this one is full of fun little pieces and a little bitty bunny....thus the title! I was able to purchase some fabulous trims, fabrics and other great embellishements from a children's clothing manufacturer and one of those great finds was the fabulous trim on this dress...it's a sweet little of a row of radishes! It's so unique and I have just enough to use on one other dress like this one. You'll have to take a peek at the darling bow and clip that were made to match this set, too. Angie (doodlesbowtique) used the trims I mailed to her and her collection of ribbons and trims to make the most darling accessories! When I opened the box and saw this one, I was amazed! She is so creative and does the most wonderfully, whimsical bows. She's a treasure, for sure, and just so much fun to work with!
