Dear Santa,

Xiera wrote a list out for Santa this year and she went over it with him. The funny thing is that Santa turned it over and exclaimed, "And there is back?" Xiera then told him that she circled her favorites because she knows he isn't able to get everything she wants. :) It was so cute! Zella is pretty easy to please this year. "I just want Princess Jasmine."

We also were able to get our Christmas family portraits done this year and I couldn't be more pleased.

We went to Sears for pictures this year. As soon as we entered the studio Zella's eyes became fixed on a colorful little bear wearing a tutu and balerina slippers. She pleaded for that bear and we all knew ballerina bear was going to be apart of our memories forever.
We were able to get a few pictures taken without Miss Ballerina Bear but only a few.. :)

New listings, New Designs

Sugar3 Faze2 is having their Boy Meets Girl Valentine themed launch this week. I listed a brand new leg warmer design for the occasion.
Introducing the Girly Girl Ruffle Leg Warmers!

You can find the ebay listing for them HERE. Don't want to wait for the auction to end? You can buy them now in my Etsy Store HERE! Don't forget to search Sugar3 Faze2 Meet for the adorable matching outfit and accessories.

I have been busy today adding a few more designs to my Etsy store. A few oldies like the Cat's Hat and The Elf Hat. And a few newbies too!

Xiera has been asking me to make her a kitty cat hat for a long time now so I went ahead and made her one similar to one I had made for a customer last year.

I have another brand new design to share; The Fun Fringe Tassel Hat.

This cute hat can be made in an infant size up to an adult size. It can also be made in a variety of colors.

You can find Kitty Cuteness and the Fun Fringe Tassel Hat both listed in my Etsy store.

My Cute Customers

I just love it when I get pictures of my customer cuties!! Thank you Vanessa, Bekah, and Yvonne for sharing these! They are so precious!

Holiday Custom Gifts

The Christmas holiday is approaching faster than you can say "Ho! Ho! Ho!" And the custom orders are pouring in! All of my lovely customers have been keeping my fingers busy with elf hats, gingerbread men hats, candy cane leg warmers, and custom gift orders for their loved ones.

Here are a few custom orders I mailed out this week! I had Zella model this adorable hot pink cowgirl hat trimmed in black right before I mailed it out yesterday. I really like the pink and black combo for this!
Here is the front view..

and the side view...

The mini me hats are still as popular as ever. This week I made one for a baby boy! I really like his little blond curl I stitched on. :)

I also wanted to announce that I am now a proud member of the Ebay Boutique Group

Faze2 and Sugar3 have joined forces and I am so excited and look forward to working with all of these talented ladies! Come and check out our mini launch on Ebay called That Cat. Remember to search Sugar3 Faze2 I relisted my Cat's Hat just for the occasion. ;)

Happy Halloween!

The girls were able to go Trick or Treating twice again this year. Once on Thursday night and then again last night in my parents' neighborhood. Zella was Snow White once again on Thursday night. (She can still fit into her Snow White costume from last year and wanted to wear it again.) On Saturday evening Zella went as a fairy princess. Do you remember THIS tutu dress? Well it fits Zella now so we added some fairy wings, a wand, crown, and a pair of pink converse and we were ready to rock and roll. Xiera went as Coraline this year. She had every last detail of Coraline down to her polished blue nails, button eyed doll, freckles and dragonfly hair clip. ;)

Needless to say, the girls had a great time getting all of that yummy candy.

And seeing all of the wonderful Halloween displays was an added bonus too.

Bootiful Kitty

Xiera and I transformed our pumpkin into the most Boo-tiful kitty cat! Isn't she cute?
We had a lot of fun while carving her too!

Showing Some Pumpkin Love

This month has been a busy month for us. Earlier this month Zella had to undergo yet another surgery for the removal of several large chalazions that were putting pressure on her right eye causing astigmatism (blurred vision). The surgery went very well and all of the chalazions were removed successfully. Unfortunately more have returned but are small enough that we hope will go away on their own with the help of warm compresses and Occusoft eye lid scrubs. These things have been plaguing Zella's upper and lower right eye lids for a little over a year now and she has already endured three out patient surgeries to remove them. We are told that she will more than likely out grow them but there is a chance she may not.

We have been enjoying this beautifully colorful autumn season. All of the leaves have begun to change and with the few storms we have had, some have even begun to fall. The girls have taken full advantage of this and have been participating in many funfilled leaf wars.

The sunsets have been absolutely breathtaking these past few days as well. My favorite sunset of all happened about a week ago. All of the pinks, blues, and purples in the sky looked like cotton candy.

I took the girls earlier on today to pick out the perfect pumpkin.

We visit the same place every year. We just love their corn stalk tee pee and the rows upon rows of pumpkins to choose.


The girls settled on a few "baby" pumpkins and one large pumpkin which we plan to make into our jack o' lantern. We may pick up a few more pumpkins this weekend so our "Jack" will have a few friends.

It's a Holly Jolly Elf Hat

I would like to announce that I am now a member of the talented ebay boutique designer group called FAZE2 and I couldn't be more happy about it! It is so nice to be among so many wonderful and talented ladies. For the next 2 weeks Faze2 is having their Christmas Holiday themed guest launch called Holly Daze. I teamed up with the multi-talented Jennifer of jade*and*rosescouture. I made a super cute elf stocking hat to match her adorable elf set to match! You can find the elf hat HERE! Her adorable daughter Rebekah modeled for us.

This hat was a lot of fun to make and what makes this hat so much fun are the 3 gold jingle bells I attached to the end of the stocking hat. Don't forget to search Faze2 Hollydaze on ebay for all your "Holly Daze" outfits and accessories.

Bright, Fun, And Colorful

I just love how these custom leg warmers turned out! The pink, orange, green, turquoise and lavender compliment each other so well.

In the Spotlight

Isn't this the most vibrant and colorful treasury you have ever seen!? Thank you Emmigracekids for featuring my rainbow leg warmers in your lovely, eye-catching treasury titled The Rainbow Connection.
The very talented Jeanine of Bella Jewel Photography also put my gingerbread man hat design into the spotlight this week on her blog post titled, "What to Wear for Fall/Holiday sessions…from ETSY" What an honor it is to be featured alongside so many amazing designers. Thank you so much Jeanine! If you haven't seen Jeanine's work then I suggest you make time to do so immediately! Her work is absolutely stunning. I am always in awe over each and every photo session she does. The girl has talent beyond words!!

Hop Along Baby Joey

A dear friend of mine contacted me and asked if I could custom design an infant kangaroo hat for her granddaughter who is still a little bun in the oven. :) How could I resist?

I only have one word; "Precious!"

Another great friend of mine requested Minnie Mouse Ear custom hair clips for her daughters to wear on their upcoming trip to Disney.

I wonder if she will let me tag along in her suitcase....