Homemade Valentines!

I found a cute idea on SkiptomyLou.org for unique Valentine's for Elton and Huck's classes, but I didn't realize how difficult it would be to get a 2 year old to smile and hold his fist up forward for a photo :)  Anyway, they still turned out great!  Take the photo, add graphics (optional) and then print on card stock!  Cut out a small slit above and below the hand with an exacto knife, slide a sucker in the slits and put some tape on the back to hold it!  VOILA!  Hope everyone has a splendid Valentine's Day!

Flamingo Tote

Custom order at 19" wide x 11.5" tall, gorgeous Joel Dewberry waterproof fabric (Paisley Amethyst) from his new Heirloom collection. Matched with olive, hot pink and a burgundy duck cloth (thick canvas material). Also, those are two pockets on the front of the bag!  This will become a new summer tote called the FLAMINGO (coming soon)!

JANUARY GIVEAWAY!!

I love doing giveaways and this one is super special to me, since I will be ending the giveaway on my one year anniversary, January15, 2012! 
Details of the giveaway:
COMMENT UNDER THE FACEBOOK PHOTO to enter!  Two prizes are up for grabs, so two winners will be chosen.  First prize winner receives an 8 count set of note cards including envelopes featuring 8 different charcoal drawings of my dog portraits!  Second prize is the first "test" Sparrow pouch that I made... it's so precious, because it's ONLY about 4" wide!  Very neutral pattern too, so it will go great with ANY purse!
The giveaway ends at 10 pm EST on Sunday evening and the winners will be announced on Monday!
Please tell a friend so that I can gain more exposure on my page and recruit more "likes!"  Good luck to all of you!

New for 2012!

Individual dog portrait note card sets

A few people have asked if they could just get a set of 8 of one particular dog in the portrait note cards- so ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE!  I'm working on that this week... later this week, a SNEAKER of something new!  Stay tuned!

Meet Cocoa!

It's been a while since I made a snuggle pup, but when someone asked for one, I just had to! This is the first one that is machine sewn, but still has the sweet hand-made touch to it (as I still cut out my pattern and pick out which buttons I want to use and the matching felt!)  This is Cocoa and she's a chocolate lab.  I really do love her!  If you are interested in getting a custom made snuggle pillow in honor or memory of a special pet, let me know!

Christmas shirts!

I'm hoping maybe at some point next year, I will be able to just make some boys/girls things in all sizes to upload to the Etsy shop for sale (like my wonderful "mentoring company", Brownie-Goose).  But until then, I like to show off my little projects that I do for my boys to wear to their school and during the holiday seasons!  If you like original designs like this, stay tuned to my Facebook page, because eventually I will have things like this for sale to the public :)
P.S.- can you tell how much I love buttons?  I try to use them on everything I do!  haha