Spring Pinks Saturday

I just love spring, warm air and sun that lifts my head to the sky.  It is so much fun for me to make dresses for little girls, imagining them twirling and skipping, picking flowers from the garden, going to tea parties or sitting in church folding their hands all lady like like their mom, for those few minutes!! 

                      The details are my favorite  part!!

  I loved making this with a recycled Laura Ashley dress, beautiful vintage hanky and Cicely Barker Flower Fairy panel.  I have another style dress coming out in this Laura Ashley fabric as well; but I only had the one cherry blossom flower fairy that goes perfectly with this pink, gray and purple in a size 3T.

Doing the artwork on this apron is something I have been wanting to do for so long...finally got up the courage to try it on a dress, and it sold out!! The apron is from a recycled linen skirt.  But I found more of the main coral pink with yellow roses fabric,  so I am making a few more after customers really wanted me to find more fabric!

Here is the full dress with the bloomers (which I adore!)...This one is available just until March 20 or it sells out again, whichever comes first! 

So I am off to sew Easter dresses!  Happy Pink Saturday!
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Angels and a Giveaway

 These sweet little angels are posted outside my kitchen window reminding me when I am inside or out, that I am being watched over.  I have had an amazing experience of angels in my life after my car went off a cliff 11 years ago, broke in pieces and I was saved...lots of physical and speech therapies..and another disease discovered that required chemo...but throughout those 3 worst years, I was given the grace of seeing white feathery angel wings that told me an angel held me.  At times I worried about my children--then so young--and I saw them held by that same white feathery winged angel.

 These 2 were freebies from thefeatherednest originally

This Christmas I am making a garland with these free downloadable images...you too can download them.  Mine is a story of amazing grace and love during a time of uncertainty, pain and fear...something I want to remember with my garland. 

I hope to have it made next week to show you the finished one.

 

These awesome canvases would go nicely with my angels!!  I love that the angels in Bible stories always said "Fear not!"  when they greeted someone. 

Here is the link for a GIVEAWAY  to win these or other Christmas themed boards over at Nesting Place:  http://www.thenester.com/

 We humans go to fear so easily, but that isn't what our Creator wants...God wants to bring us peace and Joy, healing and hope. 

One more thing...If your shopping includes little ones, http://shopetsybaby.com/Candee_Cayne.html is having its annual sale with participating shops..,INCLUDING ME!! http://www.etsy.com/shop/reimaginedtreasures?ref=si_shop  Anywhere you find the picture of Miss CandeeCayne in the photos of the item, you get the reward...mine is FREE SHIPPING.  Look for this:

May you see your blessings today!
Kathi

Pink Hats for little sugarplums!

When my youngest sister was little--in the 80s---she was so into strawberry shortcake!  I am enjoying the resurgence of that little cutie!  So I got this flannel to sew up into little blankets, and couldn't resist making a cupcake hat to go with the aqua, pink and reds in it.  The little cherries on top are from a vintage curtain that I had already recycled!

Here's another hat I actually made awhile back and hadn't been inspired for the flower...Then I found this kitten-soft pink yarn...I mean SO soft...I've made up a couple of these triple flowers...they kinda look like peonies to me.  The white yarn was being discontinued...it is corn and cotton.  When I think of corn fiber, I don't think soft!!!!  But this stuff is softer than most cottons.  I just loved it and bought everything they had left.   The flannels in both pictures are for little baby kimono lounge sets I am thinking...they are so sweet!

 

The third new hat I have made lately is like another one but people were asking for all pink roses (why not?!)  and this one is gorgeous with the Christmas Rose outfit I made.  

 

I'm really loving how the pants turned out...my first use of crinkled seam binding on my clothing!!  Well, that's really about all I have been up to lately---sewing for the holidays!  You can check out my etsy shop by clicking on the side links if you want to see more.                     XXOO.....Kathi

HAPPY PINK SATURDAY blogging!

and here is Beverly's linkhttp://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/

Autumn Pink

Here we are in autumn once again!  I saw my first fallen fig leaf yesterday....and my studio (okay, my house) is full of fabric, trims, stacks of possibly-put-together fabrics and open sketch books!  Both of our kids have moved out to college now, leaving me lots of space!!!!

     je t'aime...te amo...I love you

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I just love using the vintage embroideries and laces.  I "rescued" this lace from a worn out pillow case, the flower from a worn table runner, but they are still in great condition...and it makes me think about all the time and work that women put into them..the hand embroidered little flowers, french knots, one by one...there must have been so much love that went into these little treasures!  Many moms now are working and don't have time to make all these extra touches, but I love to put these old ones on my new creations and let moms today enjoy them on their little ones.  The twirly dress' rosette has my hand stamped ribbon saying "je taime" or I love you.

HAPPY PINK SATURDAY.  HERE'S THE LINK BACK TO BEVERLY!  and one more Pink picture! 
******IF YOU LEAVE A COMMENT, I WILL GIVE YOU A DISCOUNT CODE FOR  MY STORE!!******
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 XOXO
Kathi

Shabby Chic Pinks and Roses

My customers have requested and I have been sewing more shabby chic rosy dresses this week.  This one is a mix of new fabrics from a UK designer and some recycled vintage linens and trims in my stash.  I just loved the stripes of cupcakes, cherries, and roses in the bodice, but it is discontinued and I only could find enough for 3 dress bodices!! 

My first "Reverse Knot Dress"  with the ties in back.  I am liking the long bow hanging down in back

 

One of a kind---this is to fit 12-18 Months  It is the last Ava Rose fabric I can find anywhere!!  The bottom border is an awesome vintage rose ticking fabric.  I have quite a bit of this one, so ruffle pants can be requested with this dress.  I'm thinking about what to make with the rest of the piece I found???  

Isn't this sweet?!

I have one or two more summery rose dresses to make up and then will be working madly on my fall and holiday line up!  I am very excited about the fabrics I have found, and will share more later.

Lily--THE Queen of Everything!--and I bid you

HAPPY PINK SATURDAY!!!  

Here's Beverly's link, too:

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/

XOXO

Raindrops on Roses

 The rain keeps falling and it is June, one week before my "baby" girl's graduation.  Last weekend was senior ball, and we had to rush over a jacket because it was raining and snowing!!!  

Some beautiful friends had dinner together before Ball.

Three best friends

The weather is frightful, but the past couple weeks have been full of all those last moments...so I was reminded of the song, "raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens.....these are a few of my favorite things."  And I thought I would share a few of my favorite things.

There's my girl singing her own song at the "Unplugged" talent show that she produced for her senior project!!! 

Last concerts

Last comedy sportz performance.  Tonight she won best female improver!!!!!!!!!

Putting her on the bus to leave for choir trip to Greece.

Well, Happy Pink Saturday.  And, oh yeah, here's my "whiskers on kittens" pic---my sweet kitty who is NOT going to graduate and leave home!!

                                    xoxoxoxoxo
Here is the link to get back to Beverly's Pink Saturday blog
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It is good to be back!

It is great to be back after surgery and a long recovery!!  Imagine how excited I was this week to find these photos in my email!  The editor had asked me for a hat months ago.  I wasn't really too sure how these things work, so I didn't tell people, except my family, and now here it is!!  The feature article in Pregnancy and Newborn Magazine's October 2010 issue.  THIS LITTLE DARLING IS WEARING MY HAT!!!!   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 http://www.etsy.com/listing/57802472/toddler-black-and-white-striped-flapper

 

 

CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE:  www.pnmag.com

I also found these adorable photos of a  gorgeous little girl from Greece who is wearing my dress and playing in the adorable play porch her mommy has made for her!  I so appreciate getting to see children and babies actually wearing my creations!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/52304660/frog-fairy-apron-dress-custom-order-yor

 

 

 

MY SUPER GIRLY SOCK MONKEY BAKES APRON  http://www.etsy.com/listing/50656581/retro-sock-monkey-cupcake-apron-girls-3

HAPPY PINK SATURDAY!!  Looking forward to reading blogs and reconnecting.  Here is Beverly's link:

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/

Roses everywhere!

Roses just make me smile.   I get to walk out my front door every day right now and smell them.  The arbor is covered and both sides of the driveway are surrounded in a variety of pinks!

I  also just looked around and realized how many fabrics I have collected have roses on them!  This dress that I just listed is in citrus colors, but the Kaffe Fassett fabric of the apron is brilliant orange and rasberry pinks.

A different mood entirely for me from these roses

 This peachy color is soothing and sweet for me.  I found this beautiful shabby chic roses fabric at an awesome fabric yard sale!!!!  

 

 This is the front of the apron dress I created with it.  The apron is Cicely Mary Barker's vintage flower fairy fabric that I had remnants of in my stash!  Love the pink velvet rick rack too!!!

 

  I found out this week that I have to have shoulder surgery, on my right arm!!  It is happening in August, so I am putting out my fall items now on my etsy store.  JUST CLICK ON MY LINK TO IT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BLOG PAGE.  PreOrders are great if you want fall items since I won't be able to sew for about a month after surgery...I can make them now though!

HAPPY PINK SATURDAY!