I'm a finalist!!

I was so excited to receive an email from Lionbrand Yarns informing me that I'm a finalist in their Vanna's Choice yarn contest! There are 32 prizes to be won, and the grand prize is $1000 plus a trip to L.A. to attend a taping of Wheel of Fortune. Entrants had to submit photos of items made using Vanna's Choice yarn. I had three entries and my Chocolate Brown Earflap hat and Booties Set made it to the finals. I have to send them the actual hat and booties now, I'll let you know how I do.

Earth Tones

Most of the baby items in my shop are pastel "baby colors". I never intended it to be that way when I started...I wanted to make things in non traditional baby colors. Well, it didn't turn our that way because I fell in love with a certain cotton yarn that is only available in pastels. This week I decided to try a 50/50 cotton acrylic blend yarn. It feels just like 100% cotton, and this one comes in a variety of colors. So far love it, and have made a baby tassel hat, a pair of booties, and a pair of mittens all in the same brown taupe color. I have found that customers like to have coordinating pieces to choose from. I'll be purchasing some navy blue tomorrow for a custom order, but still have to find chocolate brown. Unfortunately, this particular yarn does not come in that color.

It's time to get ready

It's hard to believe, but the holidays will be here before you know it. Most photographers have started booking sessions for holiday photos and Christmas cards. I have the perfect prop for those photos, this Berry Red Tassle Hat. It can be made in sizes from newborn to adult, so the whole family can be decked out for Christmas.

My new model

I've started using models to photograph my kids' hats and I think the photos look pretty good. I recently designed a new earflap baby hat and wanted to use a model for it as well. But...I don't have access to a newborn baby so I decided to use this little cutie. My daughter received it on her first birthday, and it's head is just the right size for these cute little hats. I think it worked out pretty well..I sold a hat the first day it was listed. I will be offering this hat in pink as well and it should be in the shop sometime this week.

Cuteable!

My Baby Blanket Gift Set is featured on Cuteable today! I applied about a month ago and hadn't heard back so I just assumed I hadn't been accepted. I was so excited to receive the email notifying me that one of my items is on there today!

http://cuteable.com/

Lovely Day for a Picnic

The heat finally broke last night, and it is a beautiful day today here in Brooklin. So, how could I say no when my kids asked for a picnic lunch in our backyard. We had hot dogs and watermelon, yummy!

The kids played out in the backyard for a few hours. While I watched them, I worked on these. Pretty cute, eh?