Never too early...

Lemme walk you through it...

Sunday, I went to Fabric Bliss (a.k.a. heaven) to snag a few things from her HHS inventory to send to an etsy customer. As is always the case, I did not make it out without a few small purchases - my favorite of which was an A.DOR.ABLE embroidery pattern by Sarah Jane for my uber bestie - Sunny (whose talents can be seen here).

Flash forward to today - same scenario - only this time I found the above fabric by Sarah Jane. OMW.

At first I thought it was just perfect for a pinafore, which...clearly, it is.

But then it came to me. Can you picture it?
Hazel's 1st birthday party theme is in the bag...and only 4 months to plan (and for Sunny to start embroidering favors)!

And...as a bonus: Sarah Jane has a website of her gorgeous designs and their are even cards with this delightful little parade on them.  Perfection!!!

Now, does anyone know where I can get a pink elephant?

Stalked...

The lovely Aurora featured me on her blog, Fabric is Bliss, today.

In her post she tells of how she (super cool owner of an indy fabric shop)...stalked me (goofy home crafter and mama).

You can read about that here.

Flower Power

I fell off the radar over the weekend because I was poring over my new obsession. On Saturday I took a Kanzashi Flower Making Class at Fabric Bliss and now I am hooked! These are the flowers I made in class.

And now I have come home and done nothing but make flowers for two straight days.
I made itsy bitsy ones and turned them into hair bows for lil' sis who will most certainly be bald.

Then I had a stroke of brilliance. I made...The Sweater Set:
Rather than buying forty seven new sweaters each to adorn with sweet little flowers, I added snap backs to the backs of each flower and...
snap fronts to the front of my sweater. Now I can change flowers according to mood and/or ensemble. Genius, no?



I'm wearing these today. Are you squealing with glee? No, just me? Ok.

Everybody in the house likes my flowers. Dizzy wears his as a handsome boutonniere. Boogie models the hair bows (only to his immediate family), and no kidding, the fella whistled up the stairs to me this morning to show me one in his 1/4" hair. Pinky swear.

No surface is safe. I'm sure within days there will be flowered onesies, flowered purses and flowered fire trucks rolling around here. I can't wait.

Peek of the Week - March 18, 2011

It's Friday! Peek of the Week Day!


Our new Friday feature - the Peek of the Week - is all about you. I want to hear (and share with my readers) what wowed you this week. It could be a cool finished project, a work in progress, a personal accomplishment, a cute kid moment, or something that surprised you.

If we could peek into your week - what would you want to show us?

I'll start because there is something HUGE I've been waiting all week to show you! Happily Home Sewn has a new home!

A few weeks ago, this lovely lady, Aurora, contacted me. She had seen my goodies on etsy and had a proposition for me.

She was soon to open a fabulous new fabric store in the Santa Fe Arts District. The store would have the sweetest fabrics and softest fibers for sale, and would offer classes in the sewing studio and knitting lounge. And...a boutique! And she wants my work in it!

Look at all those yummy fabrics (some of which I have already purchased (see?))

And, oh the fibers. Yards and yards and yards of yarns.

Oh, and me! More specifically, my Happily Home Sewn wares. The lovely Aurora asked if I would like to sell HHS in her new shop, Fabric Bliss, which had its grand opening this Tuesday!

I am so excited to have HHS in its first brick and mortar store! If you're nearby you simply MUST visit Fabric Bliss. Go for the fabrics and the yarn. Go for the fabulous handmade goodies (most by local artists and crafters) in the boutique. Don't sew or knit? Go for the classes or private lessons and let your obsession begin. Go talk to Aurora who is knowledgeable, helpful, and just plain lovely and whose journey to fabric store owner is super inspiring. Just go.


Alright dearies - that's my Peek of the Week. Now it's your turn!

Here's how it works:

1. Each Friday I'll post my peek of the week, and give you space to link us up to yours.
2. Blog about your Peek of the Week - whatever it is. Whatever happened that made you proud, laugh, smile, inspired, excited, or just plain happy - now that's worth sharing.
3. Include a link to this blog or put the Peek of the Week button (on the sidebar) in your post.
4. Link your blog post using the InLinkz button below.
5. Visit some of the other linked posts to see what folks are glowing about this week.
Leave them some comment love and expect some to be coming your way.

If you don't get a chance to get here on Friday, feel free to link your post up later.
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