"New Creations" opening and family pics

so, today was the grand opening for "New Creations" salon here in magnolia,,,,,i went up for the ribbon cutting this afternoon and it was great.....i'm so excited for joana .....she's such a hard worker......i took a few pics with my camera and then a lot with joana's ....unfortunately i only have the pics from my camera......i've also included some pics of the kids from the past week.....they are growing so fast.....i try to snap pics whenever i can......

A Bag for Cash....

Here is a bag i did last week for a lady in monticello.....i used some brown suede and a blue patchwork pattern....the back of the bag is all blue patchwork....and the inside is lined with blue gingham.....it's a todder bag,,,,so it's a lot smaller then the diaper bags i do....but holds wipes, diapers and a sippee cup.....this one has a ribbon tie but i can do a different closure if u want.....

"New Creations"

I did a purse order for a new hair salon here in magnolia, "New Creations".....owned and operated by, joana jones.........she's AWESOME!!......she's been doing my hair since 2002.....when i lived in west monroe, la,,,,,i would wait til we could come visit magnolia ...so i could get my hair done.....lol.....seriously......
anyways,,,she finally opened her own salon......and i am soooo incredibly happy for her!........she told me when she opened she wanted some "Cloud DUst" items to sell....she requested hair bows,,,,purses and pillowslip dresses......so far i've gotten the hair bows, a hair bow holder, and now some purses to her......the pillowslip dresses are next..............here are some pics of the purses i took her today......i absolutely love the new hook closures i found! they are so pretty.....i used those and then the others have a fold-over velcro closure...........also on the red purse i used some plastic purse handles i ordered a few months ago....i've been waiting to use them......when u pick them up.....the other side has white polka dots on it....very cute....i will def be ordering a lot more of these and the hook closures..... anyway,,,,monday, is the grand opening for "New Creations" from 12 to 6.....the radio station will be doing a live remote and there will be hourly drawings.......make sure to stop by and take a look.....!!!

A Coming Home Outfit for Baby Sade......

I'm not sure if u can tell from this picture....but this outfit is sooo tiny.....it's a newborn outfit....and it literally would have fit one of emma grace's dolls.....sometimes i forget how little newborns are.....wow.... this outfit is for baby "Sade"....i was told yesterday that she'll be coming home from the hospital in this when she makes her big debut in november......it's made with...brown carnival bloom fabric..and vintage pink chenille......very sweet......and who doesn't like pink and brown!...lol....i can't wait to see pics of that sweet baby wearing this.....

more chocolate mocca

Yes, this fabric is popular......and i love it too!... i added in a coordinating print to spice it up.......elastic waist pants with sweet ruffles to make ur girl a girly girl......and the top is elastic neck line with puffed sleeves....very comfy...yet cute enough to wear for church or any other special occasion ......and this outfit would be the perfect little sister outfit to the matching skirt and appliqued top i posted last week.................this particular one is for a little girl named "everleigh"....isn't that a pretty name......love it! bet she looks just as sweet wearing it as little lacey does in this pic.......

Katie's Birthday.......

My days as being mommy to babies seems to have come to an end.......Katie Mae turned one year old on Sunday.........it's really sad for me........a lot of people can't wait to get out of the "baby" stage.....but i just wish i could linger in it longer.......my kids are such a huge part of my life.......and i love being a mother more then almost anything else...........i try to cherish each stage and moment in their lives.....and am so grateful to be able to stay at home and take care of them everyday.....and not miss the first time they roll over, sit up.....say a word...crawl, pull-up and now walk........
and now katie is walking......a lot.....i guess it's time to put shoes on the kid...lol........it being summer and her not walking i could get away with it.......not anymore.......
so.....anyway,,,,,katie's birthday fell on a sunday this year............it seemed very fitting.....being able to go to church and praise our Lord and thank Him for this beautiful life...........and then going to celebrate ........
we decided to just do a birthday lunch for her first .......david's fam goes to eat lunch at pizza inn every sunday......so we thought that would be easy.............so we loaded up cupcakes and presents and off we went.......katie had a great time.......we put her high chair at the head of the looong table and she loved all the attention she got.......she just smiles and laughs.........so sweet.......we sang happy birthday and she had a Great time eating her cupcake.........then my grandma fed her some ice cream.......and she loved that too..................
i'd write more,, but i'm trying not to dwell on it too much.......it makes me sad.......she's officially a toddler now..............my sweet katie mae.........

Tutu Bow Holder

So i'm selling some hair bows in a new hair salon here in magnolia,,,"New Creations"...so i figured i needed something to display them on.......so i decided on this bow holder.....i think it would be adorable in any girl's room.....and i can do them in any colors u may need.they're 40.00 ,,,,,and u can also clip bows on the ribbon that's on the bodice....this blue is the accent color in the salon......all the hair bows are 3 dollars a piece....all colors and sizes.....if u need a custom color or size,, it will be a little more......thanks for looking....

Ruffled corduroy and Apron shirt.....

This is an outfit i've posted in the past......but i've not any pics of anyone modeling it for me.....so when i finished this one i called a lady i had done some hair bows for recently and to have her daughter model it for me... her name is lacey...isn't she a doll.........it's a size three, so my girls won't fit it.......thanks, ashley, for letting her do this for me......
i believe the little girl this is going to lives up around bentonville, ar.........anyway,, i couldn't get a pic of the back before the batteries in my camera died.......so here's a description.....
the belt on the front goes around and ties in a knot in the back.....and skirted front is only in the front.........u can look back at the previous post and find a pic of the back maybe,,,,,can't remember if i posted a pic of the back earlier or not.........anyway,,,,,here it is.......

passing this on to all my viewers.......

hey everyone........if u look at my list of blogs i like to keep up with u will see one titled, "moore blog"............her name is kelly moore and she is my fav photographer..........
anyway......she posted a new blog yesterday about selling some new t-shirts to promote the mccain/palin ticket........here's the pics of what they will look like........if u're interested in purchasing one please go check out her blog and there u'll find all the info needed to make that purchase.....all proceeds will go to benefit getting "babies, guns, and Jesus" in the white house.......thanks so much.....

"Election Day is Near"

I saw this fabric on a website and was wondering where to find it.....and the same exact day i found it in a store.....it's so fun....and being that i am a republican,,i chose this one.....but yes, they do have one that says "democrat" if u must have one of those...lol...this bag is going to be one of the door prizes at the grand opening of the columbia county republican headquarters next tuesday......it's going to be next tues from 5 to 7 across the street from kathy's dance studio, where the chamber of commerce was before their last move.............i did this bag as i do all my others and then added the ribbon rope as a trim to the top.....so this bag can be made with or without the ribbon rope trim....i found a tutorial online that showed me how to make it.....isn't it cute! i'm going to do a diaper bag with this type of trim soon.....so keep checking back for that post....i'm still sewing more things...but most of my orders are duplicates of things i've already posted......and i don't want to post them again.....

"Chocolate Mocca"

Here is another little skirt and appliqued shirt outfit......they go together so fast,,and look so cute,,that i've been making a lot of them lately.....this one is one of my favorites....it's made out of a Alexander Henry fabric called, chocolate mocca...and it's not that easy to find anymore....i had to search high and low when i recently placed a new order for an outfit i will post next week.......
anyway,, here's a pic of my katie in the outfit.....she just started walking,, but i decided to use the chair to help her balance .....and to keep her from walking away too fast...lol......

"The Fair is Here"

This week the fair came to town......and the kids couldn't wait to go....we started the evening with the fair parade.... i walked in the parade next to the float for the dance studio i teach at, and emma grace and warnock rode on it.......then we went and ate at mc'd's before heading out to the fairgrounds..... first we walked thru and looked at all the crafts and animals.....and decided i will def be entering some things for the craft competitions next year......
then we walked over to the rides and the kids rode the carousel first....emma grace was dancing while riding her horse and warnock was holding on for dear life......he is def my more cautious child.....lol.....
then they rode the motorcycles......and warnock gained some confidence.....on their last ride of the night they had caught up with their cousins, ella, and isaiah.....and ella rode the tea cups with them............last they just had to do the fishing game...emma grace won a cute little penguin....and warnock got a squirt gun.....katie did great the whole time....she just rode around in her stroller all night....never crying or whining..... just as content as could be........

"Warnock Wednesdays"

Every wed. warnock, katie and i go to storytime at the library.....they sing songs, dance around, have puppet shows, use flannel boards, and all kinds of stuff......then they read some books and make a couple of crafts before leaving.........it has become the highlight of Warnock's week...and i love watching him get so excited about going and telling "Ms. Susan" about his new star wars movie and light saber sword......lol........he's more outgoing and interactive at the library then he's ever been anywhere else......he's the first to jump up and dance, sing, (with vibrato taught to him by his big sis, of course), and the first to answer any questions ms. susan might ask that day.....so, i decided to take my camera and snap a few pics for my blog..first i had to get a pic of warnock in front of the painted wall,,,it's on the side of the building,,,and he talks about the different pictures on it every week..............then we went inside, and this wed they looked at things that began with the letters, "I" and "J".... "I" is for inchworm ,, which they made.....and "J" is for jester......and ms. susan had a large puppet jester.....warnock loved it....but katie wasn't sure about it....lol.....
after we get done at story time i take the kids to mc'ds for a special lunch.....we have such a good time,,,,it's weird not having emma grace with us..i find myself missing her too....and i caught myself thinking about it just being me and katie in 3years.....there by ourselves.....wow.......if i could just hold on to these next three years a little harder...............anyways,,,,hope u enjoy a look into our "Warnock Wednesday"

Pears and Flowers .....for Kylie Beth.......

So, i couldn't resist using the rest of this fabric i had....after doing that diaper bag this week with it,,, i just wanted to use more purple.......
i used what was left to make a skirt and appliqued a shirt to match for Kylie Beth...and of course i had to make the hair bow to finish it off....Kylie is such a doll and i can't wait to get pics of her wearing it....and i will post them as soon as i can.......here u go, joana,, hope u like it!

one more post for sept 9th,,,man, what a day.....
i think this is my fav boy bag i've done in a long time....love the colors and the modern shapes....it's going to get monogrammed tomorrow...and then to the mail it will go.....congrats, maggie....

Pretty as a Picture

Here is a bag for "Isaish's Sister" children's boutique in texarkana...the owner is going to use it as a display and take custom orders for diaper bags at her store..i've emailed her pics of fabrics for the customers to choose from............i love these colors together,,,,,purple has always been one of my favs... but for some reason i'm not drawn to it when picking out fabric......but it was like this one was saying, "buy me"...lol......i matched it up with some pretty vintage, blue chenille and added a blue gingham to the inside.....i couldn't get the lighting in my house right so i took it outside and noticed these pretty purple flowers to set it next to....pretty as a picture....

Kitty Cats and Animal Print

So i've walked by this cat fabric at wal mart of all places several times.....and even picked it up several times.....but yesterday i decided to buy it....emma grace has been on me about making something new for her....and i wanted to do something a bit fun....so i couldn't resist......i matched it with the animal print and here it is......very fun and cute.....i even found the shoes for a ridiculous price.....and added some ribbon and a little glitter pen paint and she had a fit......she was so excited to wear it today.....i think i'm going to pair it with some leggings for cooler weather.....mabye even something crazy like really big red and white polka dots......i used so little fabric in making this, that i have enough left to make a matching set for katie mae....lol...she'll be so adorable walking around in this...lol..maybe i can even find her some little shoes too!
well, here's a few pics i took before emma grace left for school.....she's such a good little model.....and she's def. not afraid to get silly........lol