New year, new design

Happy New Year!! I ended the year on a high note by celebrating my 200th sale on Etsy. I'm pretty pleased about that since my original goal was to reach 100 sales in my first year. I opened my shop in May 2008, so I've doubled my goal in a little over 7 months. I'm now hoping to reach 300 sales by my 1 year anniversary. I spent some of my holidays working on a new baby hat design. It's a folded brim baby cap that's decorated with a little flower. I currently have 3 colors available in the shop.

Chocolate Brown

Sweet Cream

Pretty in Pink

Newborn Earflap Hats

I already have a few earflap hats for older kids in my shop, and now I've added some for newborns. So far I only have 2 color choices, but will be adding a few more soon. These ones are made with Pretty in Pink and White.

These one are made with Sweet Cream and Pretty in Pink.

I also have a new Chocolate Brown Earflap Hat for the big kids too!

New hats for fall

I spent this past weekend making some new hats for fall. I now have a larger "big kid" version of my Baby Hat with Tassels that has been so popular in my shop. I think they look pretty cute, I'll have to wait and see if anyone else likes them.

I'm also adding some more brimmed hats to the shop and have included some for boys!

I got my labels!

I am so happy with the fabric labels I purchased from MommieMadeIt on Etsy. They match my exact specifications perfectly and are so easy to sew into my knitted and crocheted items. One of them is shown here sewn into my new baby jacket. I will definitely purchase more of these!

Here's another photo of the baby jacket.

New baby blanket

I recently finished a new baby blanket I designed and I'm so happy with how it turned out. It took alot longer to make than I thought it would, but it was worth it! It's my favorite blanket so far and I'm planning on making a "boy" version with blue and green squares. It's made with 100% cotton yarn which is great because it's not only very soft and lightweight, but also machine washable...very important for baby items.

I also purchased a crochet pattern for booties from Etsy seller Sylver. I have my own design for knitted booties which I sell in a gift set, but I'm not quite as experienced with crocheting booties. So, I received permission from Sylver to sell the booties in my shop, how great is that! She has lots of great deigns and also sells finished products in her shop too, http://www.sylver.etsy.com/