Holiday Tees

My mom and I are selling at a small boutique in Yucaipa on Saturday so we have been getting a few items ready I have no clue what to expect...but I've been itching to do some applique tees!
Which are also available for purchase here.

come on...you know you need one!

Yo Ho Ho...a baby on the way!

Last weekend we were invited to a baby shower...a pirate baby shower. I love baby shower...mainly because I love making baby gifts! This is I made for Brian and Stephanie's baby, Brady! The piggy matches the bedding they are using in the nursery
I had this great pirate flannel I wanted to use

And i made an applique tee to match, but didn't take a pic

Brian (the daddy to be) is a UCLA fan so this was his gift

These taggie blankets are so easy to make but I was suprised I couldn't find UCLA fabric. So i made my own!

And they keep coming...

Last week I got an order thru Etsy for another Custom Bank.

She sent me this picture of a surfboard her daughter painted for her grand daughter and asked me to match it. I heart custom ordersbecause I have the freedom to have fun and create.And improve on old ones.

I've got a couple custom orders in the works that I am super excited about so check back soon!

Etsy over Private

Here's the deal.

I started selling my piggies wholesale and putting them on the site Tiny Keepsakes which is great and she is selling a ton of them-at least 1 order a day! (which is good for me peeps.)

However, I realized I loose my ability to be creative with selling them on this site.

Etsy was great because I could communicate with the customer and get a feel for any changes they may want, or different colors. And if I changed it up a bit I knew it was no issue.Take Sadie's piggy for instance. It is cute but I wasn't head over hees in love with it.So I changed it up a bit, made the flowers largers and softened the colors. I do believe Sadie would have liked Lauren's piggy more than her's...but what'ev.

However, Sadie's piggy is shown on her site so I am to replicate it. I guess, when you think about it, it's not that big of a deal.

But I like a little creative freedom.

In the end...duplicates save time, but originals make me happy.

Painting Pals

I am swamped with Piggy orders...thank you to all my loyal customers!
So I called in for reinforcements...in the form of a mini me

Connor stole the camera which means her little fingers switch the settings...usually to this cool color setting.

From the eyes of pumpkin But we did get some work done!

Busy is good though...

I'm still here

Just have lots an lots to do!

Coming Soon-more piggies

A Pig's Weekend

I picked these up on Friday Which are full of these (24 to be exact)

And I started fillings order(s). 6 are duplicates but personalized with different names.

And I even gave Connor her own mini piggies to paint (with washable crayons of course)

She concentrates like her mommy

But is cheesey like her daddy!

It was a good weekend and I am half way thru catching up on orders...

Boys vs Girls piggies

and no, it's not for me!

3 more down....14 to go

Piggy, Piggy, Piggy Banks!

A few of my latest creations!

I have about 15 orders in right now so production is delayed. But I'm excited about some new designs and will share them with you soon!!

It's Giveaway Time!

Check out Jamie's Precious Peas.

She did a review on a Tinkerbell bank I made for her daughter, a good review to boot!

I am offering a giveaway on her blog. Check it out!

My First...Piggy!

Special Orders are fun and allow me to play with new ideas(that is a helmet next to her name)And this is for Nuria's new baby granddaughter...who isn't born yet!Just just wanted pink and girly.

Meet Tink

She was a chore

A Busy Night

Last night was a productive night for me!

I made these 2 dresses...which I found out this morning are too small for Connor.But still really cute!

Then I made a couple headbands from felt flowers and bra strap material my mom picked up

During the 'photo shoot' of Connor this morning, modeling the headband...i thought it would be a cute prop to let her play with the water hose. Until she pointed it in my direction and pulled back on the trigger.

I had to throw in a wardrobe change for myself and my soaked skirt.

But before I went to bed last night I made these for work. Carrot Cake Cupcakes! yummy!

Like I said, it was a good night!

Etsy Addition

Check out the newest addition to my store. These are fun and Connor really uses hers all the time, especially when I bring her to work.

You may have seen this one on my site already, but the bottom 3 are an order I filled this week. They are lots of fun and I love thinking up new themes!