knitting for Baby

knitting for Baby

 I’ve finally been getting some little mommy mades ready for Baby #3! One of the sweaters I had been wanting to make for her was the Puerperium sweater that I found on Pinterest, and when I found some sweet colored yarn to make it with it was only a matter of getting started (which is no small feat sometimes!).  this little buddy is sooooooo excited to meet his baby sister :)  I used “I Love This Cotton” in Rosy by…

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recipe: Apple-Walnut Spice Cake with Cream Cheese & Praline Frosting

recipe: Apple-Walnut Spice Cake with Cream Cheese & Praline Frosting

This apple bundt cake is sooooo yummy. And the photos I remembered to take before it disappeared don’t do it justice! Have you read the Brown Eyed Baker’s blog? If not, I highly recommend that you start – she posts some wonderfully delicious stuff! I get the updates emailed to me and am starting to think i might need stop reading them when I’m ready to lose the baby weight – or have some serious self control – since she targets…

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looky looky!

looky looky!

 light and bright heart handled bags We’ve got something new in the shop!  rich and wintery heart handled bags  party brights heart handled bags  These little bags (5″ tall from the top of the handle to the base, 2″ deep and 3 3/4″ wide) are just the right size for giving small gifts, sending home party favors, serving treats and displaying party goods. I’d love to package up a bunch of cupcakes in them, wouldn’t you? They can be made…

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a little boy’s cowboy party, part 2 – decor and party

a little boy’s cowboy party, part 2 – decor and party

Here’s the rest of Ian’s cowboy party (the first post is here)!   I used some of the blue jars to hold the silverware, and the plates were a bit of serendipity from Hobby Lobby (clearance! ye-haw!) At the beginning of June I was 3 1/2 months pregnant and finally had my energy back. I had a bunch of ideas from my Pinterest idea board that I wanted to do – and actually got most of them done! Looking back,…

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a bit of shopkeeping

a bit of shopkeeping

You probably know by now that we are expecting a baby girl to arrive in about, oh 3 or 4 weeks. :) (so excited!) With that in mind, I realized that I’m going to need to take some time away from the shop! I’ve got some help lined up for while I’m away (such a relief for me to have that checked off of my to do list!), but have decided to temporarily discontinue the silhouettes. I’m hoping to offer…

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pretties from the bloggy world

pretties from the bloggy world

Have you seen my “featured on” page recently? I’ve just updated it with a few of the lovely blogs that have featured some of my items or events that used items from the shop (seriously gorgeous events!). Here’s a sampling:Style Me Pretty has had a few different posts with things from the shop: photo source A gorgeous wedding that they featured last October where the bride requested some extra large hearts garlands in book pages to warm up the back…

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little boy’s party, part 1 – party prep

little boy’s party, part 1 – party prep

so, back in June our little guy turned 2 and we celebrated with a cowboy party (and it totally fit his interests right now!).Here is belated re-cap of the decor and party, so you can enjoy the fun too! Ian is really excited about cowboys right now (Roy Rogers, guns and anything that he thinks can be turned into a gun, horses, cowboy hats, “bad guys” … you name it!), so we decided to throw a cowboy themed party.You can…

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