Trunk Show!!

I'm going to be having my first trunk show! Woo hooo! It'll be held on December 3rd along with another designer, Rachel, the maker of Bumblecovers. Check her out! www.bumblecover.com
It'll be a night of cocktails, cookies and couture!

Needless to say, I've been over the top busy trying to get ready for that...I want to make sure I have a large selection for people to see. There are so many of my designs that I feel need to be seen in person to appreciate. This is my chance and I don't want to blow it!

Last week was one of "those" weeks. I not only had to finish the uber order, but I also got a mini uber order from Indonesia and I was all set...I had everything cut out and ready to sew...and then...my serger BROKE! I literally screamed bloody murder and nearly started bawling my eyes out. So I tried to calm myself down by telling myself I would just order the part I need and get on with everything. Well...I called the company to get another part (which is a discontinued model and all parts shipped from Sweden) only to find that it will take TEN WEEKS to come in! I had only just finished screaming (again) when my phone rang...turns out my darling teenage son got into trouble on the school bus and was being suspended from school for 3 days.

Well, I decided to turn lemons into lemonade (I actually used that term in front of my daughter who informed me that all I had to do was squeeze them...duh) and I did something completely irresponsible but necessary. I bought a brand spanking new serger! Yes, I made my son wait in the truck with the girls for a solid hour while I carefully decided on which serger to buy. :D Now, when the part comes in for the other serger, I will have two sergers and will never have to scream again! Well, I know I will, but it won't be for that!

I'm not going to be unveiling anything new that will be at the party, but I will show you this. It's probably my only "real" Christmas piece for the season (I know, I'm lame, but I'm BUSY!). I still haven't even decided what I'm going to do for my own girls this Christmas! Nothing seems quite right, but picture time is coming so I'd better get a move on it, huh?




She was so cute in that outfit - she pranced around like a little reindeer!

Also still working on a large order (the one with the 8 Miss Mamies!). I finally convinced my little model to pose for a few pictures. I still have more to make and even more to photo, but this will do for now!

Stranded!

Yes, I'm stranded inside my house...but at least I have power and the internet, so I'm happy. We've already gotten about 2 1/2 feet of snow and we're expect at least another foot and a half before this ends. Here is what my car looks like right now...



And my deck:


So it's a day of sewing, I guess. I've managed to get a few things done between last night and tonight. I even finished a purple peasant dress! It fits my older daughter like a shirt and the younger as a very long dress. I guess it's a good thing because it's really for her this spring! I also made a matching pair of ruffle pants, but they are really long on her right now. Here are some pics!







I'm just super happy because I finally found some elastic thread that is almost impossible to break. I was so happy about my new thread (it doesn't take much to make me ecstatic :P ) that when an Australian customer bought 8 Miss Mamies (yes, I just said 8) and suggested that I try out a new romper I took a look outside, thought of how summery it is in Australia right now, and created the Miss Tilly Rose romper! In the process, I also learned what a nappy is.

Obviously this picture wasn't taken today...


It's also been a crazy week for Fuzzy Wuzzles - I seem to remember having a large amount of orders at this time last year as well....though I can't seem to think of a reason why! I apologize in advance to the owners of these blankets if they wanted to be surprised...quick - COVER YOUR EYES! lol

Randomness

Just working on a big order...stuck a few projects in here and there but not much to report. I did take a couple pictures but not that many.

I'm trying to perfect an overall set for the winter...so far not so good! Definitely a work in progress and I hope I don't lose heart altogether! Hopefully, I'll have it finished by next week if I don't throw myself out the second story window first.

This first picture is a dress that I'm working on for a friend - it's almost done Mel! My daughter is such a little trooper - it's 34 degrees and windy outside...poor little thing!


This is an outfit I made for another friend's daughter, Nora. It's so cute I wish I could keep it!






And finally, I made these punk pants just today - perfect for Halloween!

Fashion Show...Part 2!

So I finally used up the rest of the fabric that was sent to me - all that's left are tiny little scraps! I still can't believe I used all that fabric - over 11 yards of it!

I did work on other projects last week but I was in such a hurry to get them out the door I didn't get a picture of them...oh well. There will be more, I can assure you!

Not much to report on the homefront...same old same old. Boring is good, though. I can't tell you how many times something horrible happened and I wished to God that I could rewind to the day before. I've come to appreciate the mundane. I was going to be going to Arizona next month to visit my mom but she talked me out of it. I am the biggest wimp in the world when it comes to heat - and my mom refuses to turn the thermostat below 83! Given that, and the schedules of both of us, I've decided to postpone the trip until December. So until then, back to the grind...

Now that my Halloween costumes are in order, I'm looking ahead to Christmas. I bought some cute flannel and have every intention of making some cute holiday pajamas for the girls. I'm also starting to brainstorm about their Christmas dresses. Maybe I'll put out a cute little holiday outfits or pajamys on my website as well. I wonder if anybody would be interested??

Oh well, enough blabbering for now. Here are the pics!

Getting ready for Halloween!

Just a quick hit and run post...I have done much and have much to do!

Last year I wrestled with what to make my daughter for Halloween. I was going to go for the typical fairy princess dealio and then my friend Rose somehow talked me into making her costume. So after much thought and indecision I finally decided to make her a Snow Princess. The costume turned out very nice, but no sooner was I finished with it that I knew what I SHOULD have made her - Little Bo Peep! So I waited the entire year so that I could make her the costume that has been swimming around in my head. I know I'm a bad mom because I'm making her little sister be her sheep...next year I'll do something fun for her, I promise!

I'm thinking about making and selling one more of these - but it won't be cheap. An unbelievable amount of work went into this thing! There's the dress (of course), apron, pantaloons, ruffled petticoat, and matching hat. It was a lot of work but it was fun and I really think the finished product looks amazing!







I know the pictures stink but my camera doesn't work so well indoors and it's going to be a balmy 37 degrees for a high up here tomorrow with snow...yikes!

Peace and Quiet!

It's been one of those days. The kind of day that makes you wish you had neglected your children and just stayed in bed...but I got through it and both girls are napping and dinner is in the crockpot!

My husband underwent knee surgery yesterday so that pretty much means I have to pick up the extra slack around the house, not to mention waiting on him hand and foot...I kindly delegated the task of caring for our dogs to my 14 year old son..who in turn kindly forgot this morning. So first thing this morning I was jumped and drooled on by an overenthusiastic 200 lb Saint Bernard and my derriere sniffed by my Siberian Husky.

Things didn't get much better after a Mr. Hanky moment with my youngest daughter in the bathtub. I ended up giving her 3 baths today. I think it's safe to say that you can measure how bad your day is by how many showers you take and how many baths you give. So far I'm clocking 2 showers for myself and between my girls I've given 4 baths. *sigh*

Oh well, the night is young, right? I think I hear a margarita calling me tonight...

So in Crazy Daisy news, about a month ago my dear friend Gwendolyn gave me a bit of a challenge that I jumped into with both feet but then my enthusiasm petered out a bit once I ended up seamripping half the dress and having to redo it...only to seamrip again and redo it AGAIN! It's a prairie dress made from corduroy with a pleated bodice and puffed sleeves. Good thing I love the finished product! FYI...I have no intention of ever making another one of these things!



Ready for a picture overload? A couple weeks ago I received about 10 yards of fabric and told to make what I wanted and send her the bill...pretty much a designer's dream! The good news was that the fabric coordinated very nicely together so that I would be able to make many matching outfits to mix and match. The bad news is that it almost coordinated too well. Remember that part of The Brady Bunch Movie where Mike Brady (the dad) was to show off his architectural design to different firms and it was always the same design (his house)? Well, I was terrified of making the same outfit over and over because the fabric was so similar...so I had to get creative! I have to admit that I am soooo bummed to have to give these outfits up because my little one looked downright edible in them! I made them with my husband in mind...I know that sounds weird, but the dude seriously cannot put a matching outfit on my daughters to save his life. These outfits are perfect because you just cannot mess them up! Each pair of pants matches every top (or pretty close!).


I LOVE this dress/top. I think at first it'll be a dress but it fits my 4 year old perfectly as an adorable top! She'll get a ton of use out of this one! Plus the bee fabric is tooooo cute!








Peasant Apron Dress


Peasant Top w/ Ruffle Pants (you can't really tell here, but the pants have little fairies along the bottom ruffle - love em!)


Peasant Top w/ Ruffle Pants


Bee Knot Top w/ Flare Pants



I still have enough of this fabric to make a few more things...so stay tuned for another fashion show in another week or so!