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....

Modeling for PBJ*Boutique

Brittni of PBJ*Boutique sent Zella this BEAUTIFUL set to model. I just love how comfy and practical this set is. I also LOVE how it can be worn casual or dressy.

I made a sweet Bow Tie Cloche to match. I found the pattern for the cloche HERE. I am going to have to make a lot of these to match my girls' fall wardrobe this year, and maybe a few for myself too. They really are adorable!

Wordless Wednesday-First Day of First Grade

Cat's Hat

Jayne of Baby Grace Designs sent another fun set for Zella to model. I just loved The Cat in the Hat theme so much that I knew I had to make a hat to match!

I found the pattern to make it on Etsy by Desert Diamond Crochet. She has a lot of really adorable crochet patterns in her store that you can check out. I altered the pattern just a bit and added an extra row to each red and white stripe. I wanted it to be a bit tall like the original Cat in the Hat. I also used an H hook instead of a G hook that was requested, and instead of red heart yarn, I used Caron simply soft. I think it made it a bit sturdier and gave it more shape.

O Mr. Sun, Won't You Come Out To Play?

One of my lovely customers asked me if I could make her daughter a Mr. Sun halter top with matching hair clips. For those of you who do not know Mr. Sun, he is a character on the popular kids television show called Ni Hao Kai-lan. Well I couldn't turn down this cute custom idea. I just love the light blue color of this halter. Each ruffle is trimmed in a different color of the rainbow. And then there is Mr. Sun smiling so sweetly at the top of all of those pretty little ruffles. I couldn't help but smile once I sewed his little face on. Too cute for words!!

I also made her little red flower hair clips to match. Just like the flowers Kai-lan wears in her hair. This little birthday girl is going to be absolutely precious on her special day!

Here Kitty Kitty...

Meet Kitty, the cat purse. Xiera has been asking me to make her for awhile now and I finally had the time to do so.

Do you remember awhile back when I had bought THIS pattern book?

I am personally not too fond of those round plump cheeks or of the pink pom pom ball nose but Xiera wanted it to look just like the picture so I did just that. Xiera says her new purse is purrr..fect.

I am planning on making another soon but it will look much different than Kitty. Think Halloween! ;)

Girls Rule!

Jayne of Baby Grace Designs sent Zella this FUN and COLORFUL set to model! I just love the fabric she used for this set. It has the phrases, "Girls Rule" and "No Boys Allowed!" on it. What fun we had modeling/photographing this set. I crimped her hair for the occasion and her silly bandz and flower sandals were the perfect accessories to match. This set just screams FUN all over!