Treasure chest found on my front porch!

fabric loot
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My fabric loot is here! Aa large quantity of fabric just arrived (about 30 yards) and I just don't know what to say but HOLY COW! I guess I should thank goodness that my husband was out of town when it arrived! That would not have been a pretty sight! LOL!

There are designs from Amy Butler, FreeSpirit's flea market and the new designer Joel Dewberry! I am in love with his stuff!

I am dying to cut into it but I need a plan. What should I make first?

I will let you know...

Ellie and the sock monkey skirt!

Sock monkey skirt - reverses to heather bailey stripes
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Well, I just made this for Ellie and she is in love! Won't take the darn thing off. I showed it to a boutique in Austin, Texas and she really wants to get more of them for her store! So now I am off to make all the design changes and improve it for sale! YEAH! The skirt reverses to heather bailey freshcut stripes. I used a feedsack repro as the binding on the bottom and top.

Off to make dinner for the hungry critters in the house! :)

The other side!

reversible freshcut skirt - other side is sock money
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So this is the other side of the skirt with the Heather Bailey freshcut stripe fabric. Which do you like better? the sock monkey or the stripes?

I am in LOVE! They had me at hello...

hedgehog blanket - rolled up and close up
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OK - so I am obsessed with Hedgehogs and Gnomes! I finally was able to buy this fabric from Japan. Now if I could only get my hands on the Gnome fabric! :) I am willing to swap... any takers?

So here is the scoop on the Hedgehog Blanket:

super fun and kawaii fabric of hedgehogs, mushrooms, and other woodland things. Japanese import fabrics with pink background sewn with a super soft pink chenille backing. Measures 19.5" x 15".

Perfect blanket for on the go or travel in airplane or car. Small enough to roll up and place in your diaper bag!

Check it out at www.bunnysdesigns.etsy.com

Have a very hedgehog day!

Handpainted Doll Bed for full-size doll!

doll bed upclose
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Handpainted Doll Bed. Just listed in my Etsy store. Made with interior designer fabrics and fiberfill for bed and pillow.

Wonderful fabric shows all our favorite nursery rhymes that we know and love. Humpty Dumpty, Old Lady in the Shoe, Fork and the Spoon, and so many more!

Wonderful handpainted Doll Bed with coordinating pillow, bed cushion, and blanket. (This is for a full size doll bed, not for a doll house!)

FABRICS:
Designer Interior Fabrics are pinks and browns with polka dots, stripes, and toiles. The blanket has been top stiched, and the pillow and bed cushion has new polyester quilting batting. The bed cushion has toile on one side and stripes on the other. The pillow and blanket has toile and polka dots.

PAINT:
The painted wood has been painted to looked "antique and worn". The paint has been sealed with a varnish. Base coat is a light pink with brownish edges with a cute scroll design on the headboard.


DIMENSIONS:
Bed stand 12 inches high.

Tons of new items listed on my flickr site!

Handpainted Pink and Chocolate Toile Chair
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Handpainted Pink and Chocolate Toile Chair and a matching table. Check out all the new items including a section of just fabrics available for custom orders. More fabrics to come in the very near future!

Bunny Pow Wow

Bunny Pow Wow
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I love my bunnies! Cool Kawaii-like Bunnies hanging out! My kids keep fighting over them and who gets them so I hide them hoping they will forget about them.

Iowa here I come!

So I just mailed this huge package off to Iowa to a children's store. It is brand new and it is having it's grand opening the last weekend in May. But for Mother's Day weekend there was a bazaar so I had to get my stuff there for this weekend. My mom and I have worked our butts off to get everything made and together. Check out her blog about Daisy Jane Boutique: http://www.daisyjaneboutique.blogspot.com/ to learn more about her store.


Here are some of the things that I sent to Sara. I will add more photos.















Anyways, I am so excited to be selling in another state! YIPEE!


Off to enjoy mother's day!

A CRAZY MONTH!

"Look Mom, I'm a Duck!"

May is a big month for my family!

So we went to San Antonio last weekend to celebrate all the May Birthdays. Edwin turned 4 on the 10th and Ellie will turn 2 on the 20th. I turn the BIG 3-0 on the 18th! Plus you throw in Mother's Day and it is a busy month for the family!

We stayed in a nice hill country resort with a cool maze of a pool and was right next to Sea World, which the kids were scared of Shamu. Ellie tried to hide from him when it came to the splashing. Anyways, the resort has a field of beautiful wildflowers that Texas is known for! I took some photos!

The last day we were in San Antonio we stopped by the zoo, which turned out to be really nice. Here are the kids playing around with cutout ducks! They loved it and Edwin took a ton of photos so we shall see how they turn out! He has a very interesting perspecitve!

Fellow Crafter in Need

Buy handmade items at www.wonderlandretreat.etsy.com which will directly go toward medical bills for Alison Gordon.

Alison Gordon -- crafter of WonderlandQ (http://www.wonderlandq.com ), co-organizer of Bazaar Bizarre (www.bazaarbizarre.org ) and Sampler Contributor Relations superhero (http://www.homeofthesampler.com ) very recently faced a medical emergency. Like many other independent artists and crafters, Alison is without health insurance. This shop was created by her friends to help ease the financial burden of her ordeal.

If you would like to help a fellow crafter, you can purchase items at www.wonderlandretreat.etsy.com and all the money goes directly to Alison Gordon. To donate an item, please contact renee garner at wonderlandretreat@gmail.com for more information. To make a monetary donation of any size, please send paypal to info@auroraseven.com

I donated this Rock Star necklace to help raise money and it sold the same day.

Someone Blogged Me!

It is always so exciting when you get compliments on your work and even better when they blog about you! One of my Etsy customers, Elizabeth, purchased 7 heart charms to make into wine charm markers for her brother's wedding. She was making them for the members of the wedding party. So here is the link and you can read all about it!
http://ruby--slippers.blogspot.com/

She also has some really cool things she makes on her blog and etsy site.

Featured in Scoop Magazine

Oh my gosh! I am so excited that I don't know what to say! My "Charmed Life" charms are featured in the April issue of "Scoop Magazine". It is so awesome and great exposure!

Check it out:
http://www.smithermanandbarnwell.com/designerscoop/april07/beautyandthebest.htm

You can find it with the title of "Hippy Hop".

Goodies in a new store!!!

YEAH! I am so excited that my items are being sold in a new store in Austin! Dolce Baby located at 360 and Bee Caves Road (right next to Barnes and Noble).

I have some painted furniture up there and then I added these baby body bibs! Check them out!

The are full body bibs to cover babies up while they are eating or doing art projects! There are little "stirups" in the back to put their feet through so the bib stays completely on! I love this fabric and I have made other ones out of Michael Miller and Amy Butler Designer fabrics!

They are listed on my etsy website if you want to get more details...

Check out this fabric: super shabby chic!

Easter...crazy in-home egg hunt

Well, I just got my photos from our annual easter egg hunt. We hid over 140 eggs for all the little kiddos. The weather was horrible - hailed twice that day and rained the rest of the day - so we had to have an inside egg hunt! It was a little nuts with kids from 1 years old - 6 yrs old... The kid's easter outfits were sadly in the closets since we all need to wear winter clothing! Ellie, of course, had to wear her snowman pjs for the cold weather.

So I was slightly crafty for easter. I made a "recycled" egg tree using fallen branches from my backyard and rocks to hold it up. The eggs were confetti eggs with decorative scrap papers and ribbons.

What a day...

what a day for the world. Between the Virginia Tech shootings and the acid on the little kid's playgrounds, the world is messed up right now.

First Time's a Charm!

Well, this is the first time I have blogged. Strange, exciting, oh my...

I thought what a great way to start my blog by talking about my nifty handmade fine silver charms since it has to do with my title name!

So these little charms were the talk of a party this afternoon. Ed, my husband, overheard one mom talking about the other mom's name charm and how cool it looked. Funny enough she had received it as a gift (from my dear friend Deb) and could not remember who made them... so my wonderful husband spoke up and said it was me! :) You can check them out on my etsy website and see how cool they are!

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So here is the low down on adding a little Charm to your life...

"Charmed Life" by Bunny's Designs
Undeniably unique charms for every sentiment, occasion and loved one. Each life charm is handmade and personalized to showcase the sentimental value. Perfect for moms, dads, and grandparents with child’s name and birth date. Although most popular for the birth of a child, these charms are great for any special occasion such as graduations, weddings and anniversaries.