My Background: Technically, I am not a typical artsy person. Currently, I am in clinical research, and previously, I was a chemist. So, making my elephants is a creative escape for me. I started out making quilts when I was 18, and still love creating them, but the elephants that I make now are faster […]
Winter Dyeing Adventure
On Monday, February 23rd, Diane and I decided to do some fabric dyeing. I have a custom order for seven different shirts/tanks/rompers for one family and I was going to fill that order. As I was going through our white clothing inventory I discovered that I was ONE large t-shirt short…so, it turned out into […]
Cora’s Playground: Etsy Benefit Sale
A little girl named Cora, who was just over a week younger than my baby Capri, passed away recently from cancer. To read more about her story please go to: http://themcclenahans.blogspot.com AND http://corapaige.blogspot.com Many etsian sellers have decided to sell specific items whose profit will go directly towards a playground in Cora’s name. I could […]
HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY CAPRI!
I know! I can’t believe it either! My baby girl is one today! In remembrance of that special day I’m going to take a little look back…February 24th, 2008I woke up that morning extremely uncomfortable because I was ridiculously pregnant and baby girl was hanging out with her feet jammed under my ribs. Also, today […]
etsyBABY Spring Fling Challenge
I received the following email on February 12th and immediately decided I wanted to participate:Here are the following details to participate in the Spring Fling Challenge: A. Make an item to be listed in your shop that has a feel of “Spring” to it. B. All Items should be listed by the 1st of March. […]
Treasury Saturday
It was another fun week for treasury making! I challenged myself in a new way. I created my three treasuries this week all from the artists’ that had commented on the previous treasury I had made. Sort of as an incentive for people to comment, but also as a wonderful challenge to try to make […]
Meet SnooliBaby in my 100th blog post!
*When did you first start creating things? I first started creating precious baby items after my son was born. I needed to find a way to make a little extra money as a stay at home mom. It started with a craft fair and then I found Etsy! The rest is well…history! *What were the […]
Little Girls and Little Dresses
In honor of Capri turning 1 on Tuesday (holy moly!), I’m doing a feature on some adorable little dresses I found on etsy. I recently purchased some patterns to make dresses of my own but I have no idea how long it will take me to get to that part of my list! From one […]
Quilts By Barb Etsy Shop!
Hello everyone! I just wanted to share some wonderful news with you! I have been helping Barb set up her very own etsy shop. Yes, you can now view all the amazing quilts that Barb makes herself and easily purchase them. There are currently seven items listed in her shop. Over the next few days […]
Under the Sea Quilt from Barb and Katrina
As you saw in a previous blog entry I showed off the murals that I painted in my girls room. Both girls started out there lives living ‘Under the Sea’. The quilt I’m showing off in this entry is one that was given to my daughter Cedi by my aunt Barb and her daughter Katrina […]