Little Man Friday

| at 5:23 AM


You may notice that my little guy is always absent from my postings. This is because he is always plagued with bruises, bumps, misquito bites (turn into welts).. Yesterday I caught some real cutesy pictures of him while he was cuddling with his sister.

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Eye Pillow Madness!

Labels: | at 11:28 AM








I uploaded 5 new eye pillow styles this morning to both my stores. I wont be posting any more eye pillows until next week due to a lack in supplies (I'm awaiting my next shipment of lavender)

I just LOVE the Erin McMorris ones. I was slow to love the Wildwood collection, but now I can not get enough of it! (more to come!)

Here's a glimpse


T

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Featured Artist - Hansen Soap Co

| at 3:52 AM




A few months back I had to find out what all the buzz was about Hansen Soap Co. Quite a few of my friends were using her products, and I constantly saw people asking to pick up her products on her Facebook wall. I decided to stray from my very boring, brown bag, cardboard box soap lifestyle and buy something yummy and exciting (NOT Irish Spring).


My first purchase blew me out of the water - it was a Lemon Patchouli bar - I got out of the shower and my husband was all over me! He couldn't stop sniffing me!! He asked me what it was that I was wearing, and I told him it was the soap. He quickly excused me from taking up further room in the shower with the extra bar of soap (we have two kids - think multiple shampoos, conditioners, soaps for all involved)

Since then I have tried many of her soaps and creations - however my all time favorites are her soaps & tropical butter creams. I have been a staple on her front step, my daughter even recognizes the house when we pull up. She has wonderful scents, beautiful soaps and your skin will thank you for it (and your significant other!)

Her storefront at Artfire is just great for all users - you don't even have to be a registered Artfire member to buy! How great is that??? Just select what you want and pay.


I've known Kris for years - high school really - she's an incredibly talented and creative girl. If you ever have something custom you wish for her to create just send her a message. She's a whiz. I'm very lucky to count her as a friend!

Check her out:



Tara
BoutiqueKarma

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Preview time... MidWest Modern

| at 11:10 AM


Here are a few of my pillow cases in MidWest Modern coming to my store tomorrow! I'd have them in today, but I'm out of time for filling & sewing my aromatherapy eye pillows.


Enjoy the 'lil preview!

T

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Boutique Karma Aromatherapy Eye Pillows

| at 8:03 AM





I finally posted my eye pillows on Etsy yesterday. They were a long time in the making.. I think of them more as an item to share more than an item to sell.


You see I suffer from migraines, and after years of pregnancies, breastfeeding I haven't been able to take my 'heavy hitters' - and honestly they don't agree with me either. I am no use to my family after taking an immitrex, codeine gives me horrible side affects.

So I developed these eye pillows - made with flax seed (great for hot or cold), lentils & 1/3 c of organic lavender. They even come with a fancy slip cover to wash when needed. I'll probably release a line of replacement covers to change up the styles or replace badly eyeliner/mascara stained pillowcases.

Honestly, they are divine. I love it just for relaxing, headaches, or for sleep aid. Last night the dog and child had me up all night, when 5 am rolled around I was wired, I pulled my eye pillow out of the freezer and cuddled up with it and fell asleep shortly after.

They can also be used for bruises, bumps, sinus pain, sachet in your drawer..

Working on a new set use Amy Butlers Mid West Modern this afternoon. New pics to follow!!

T

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Del Hi - Complete & Listed

| at 10:41 AM




I finally found 5 mins to complete the sewing on the Del Hi casserole carrier. It is now up and available in my etsy store! It is breath taking.. honestly. I'm glad I made two, I just might keep one for myself :)



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Girls night

| at 10:03 PM

with extreme exhaustion I must tell you I had an incredible evening. My husband was out at a bachelor party and I had an evening with the girls! We ate yummy food, my daughter had a play friend over, we giggled and had fun. Good times - I should try and do it more often.

I feel like I should be sewing right now, but I would only make errors and need my seam ripper.

Now it is time for sleep.. yawn.

T

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Sneak Preview

| at 11:16 AM


New Delhi Casserole Carrier

coming soon to my etsy shop!

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my girly girl

| at 11:05 AM


This is my sweetheart who absolutely loves the colors Pink & Purple. A few weeks ago I purchased the Mendocino FQ bundle from FlairforFabric. Being a total girly girl I knew that they would be hers, somehow.


I've made a few placemats for her (just scroll down), however I had promised to make her a couple of headbands. So here we are.. one Mendocino FQ makes a placemat (backed with another fabric) and 1 pretty headband.

I used a freebie pattern found on Heather Bailey's website (adult, child & baby sizes)
*note: for personal use only :)

Total cutie style & easy to make.

T

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all packed up and ready to go

| at 10:23 AM


Well, its been a slow start on Etsy.. however I opened my email the other day to a suprise order! They are now packaged up, in the envelope and ready to go.


I've been feeling a lot more positive recently towards my store. I've had items featured on IndieNorth, a few spots in treasuries, updated my store's image, as well as purchased an advertising spot.

Lets hope that this sale is a sign that things will start moving in my store!

Thanks again to IndieNorth for all the support!
check her out at :www.indienorth.com

T

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Mendocino Placemats

| at 10:44 AM



These are two little placemats that I whipped up for my daughter using the Mendocino Fat Quarter bundle purchased from www.flairforfabric.com.


My daughter is OBSESSED with the colors pink & purple - and mermaids, so what could be more fitting than this collection?? I still have two more to do, but I wanted to post the results.

Tara

p.s. Sydney quickly reminded me upon seeing them that she wants me to make her a headband using the scraps.

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my mom - my teacher/mentor

| at 5:27 AM




A couple of weeks ago SnugNluv sent me a cute charm quilt - which was really funny because I had recently contemplated trying a quilt. You see my mother, as far back as I can remember has always been a quilter. In fact growing up I swore that I would NEVER, EVER be a sewer/quilter. I guess I can eat crow now.


I'm just showing two examples of some wall hangings my mother has given me- Geisha Girls was given to me for my engagement. It is GORGEOUS, huge and all hand sewn. The detail work is incredible as my mom hand stitched around the outline of every single butterfly. Unfortunately, because of its position in my hallway I can't get a full shot.

Also is my turtle wall hanging.. I love the colors and simplicity of this one. Although I imagine it is WAY beyond my skill level (0). So pretty and calming.

I just wanted to share.

Tara

My mom purchased me a quilting kit for my birthday.. she is going to start coaching me. I'm pretty excited for these lessons to start. She bought a Christmas Tree Skirt kit, we figure this will give me enough time to complete it :)
http://www.connectingthreads.com/Fabric/Twilight+Frost+Tree+Skirt+Kit_KD2194.HTML

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Its been awhile.. I'm back and ready to go!!

| at 12:51 PM


Its been awhile since my last posting.. mommyhood took the front burner for awhile and all my sewing was forgotten.


Now I'm ready to go again. Little guy (now 16 months) is slowly starting to sleep his nights again. The dog is starting to party less in the middle of the night. This leaves me a tad less burnt out after 8pm. This means I can use a few hours in the evening to relax and have some 'me' time.

I've also decided that right now I'm going to focus more on home & houseware projects. This seems to be what I truly enjoy. I love picking fabrics that I want to see around my home.. it seems to be a little bit of an obsession recently.

If you see any item on my etsy page that you would like - just in another fabric - please convo me. We can always find you something personal.

I've been ordering all my fabrics exclusively from www.flairforfabric.com OR www.flairforfabric.etsy.com , so if there is a fabric there which you would prefer please let me know. Of course there will be extra time needed to receive the special fabric for your custom order.


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