One Journey Ends...

So I've been hard at work this evening. I feel like a rock star! Three dresses completed, three more cut, and an applique for a shirt cut. I should still be working, but I can't get this blog post out of my head. So I'm taking a break from sewing to write.

I've been thinking and thinking about what to blog about this week (especially since I missed last week), but nothing has really been coming to mind. I've been working really hard to fill all the orders from the Back in Business sale, but I have not really done much creating which is what I normally write about. Then I realized that is really all I write about. This week has been kind of life altering for my personal life, so this week I'm getting personal.

Rockin' Baby Shower

So back in November I told you guys about the shower I was doing for my sister-in-law. Well I have finally had a chance to edit the pictures and write this post. I think you are going to love this unique theme just as much as I did. It was so much fun to come up with something this different for a baby shower. The theme is actually based off of the theme she choose for his baby stuff. Yeah... she's awesome!

Once again I turned to my friend at Magic By Marcy to create the invitations and printables. She always does an amazing job and I knew she would come up with something perfect for the unique them.

Recent Custom Orders

You guys sure are so much fun to create for. Check out some of the awesome custom orders I have been filling. (Some of them are going to be pretty old... I explain why the Back in Business! post)

I have had several people request a reversible dress with holiday on one side, but something that can be worn everyday on the other. These are two dresses that I created for Thanksgiving with the Timeless Treasure Green owls on the other. So fun!

Back in Business!

Jaycelyn - 16 months

Let me start by saying Happy New Year! Hope you and your family had a wonderful 2011 and have an even better 2012.

Things have been INSANE around here! We have had so much going on that HootyCutie had to take a back seat, much to my dismay. Everyone knows how busy the holiday season is, and it was no exception for us. Family visits and parties, it is all so wonderful. But it did not leave much time for packing and unpacking. That's right... I said packing. We moved! It was very unexpected, and happened very quickly. But the unpacking process

The Happs

Things have been busy here in HootyCutie land. The time change has been bad news for us! Nap times are all off. Mornings have been easier, but because it gets dark so early I have been having trouble staying awake. This is bad news for getting anything done! But I've still managed to get all orders complete. Now I just have to finish the stuff for the shower this weekend...

In other news (hehe): If your looking for something to do this weekend, come and see me (and over 60 other vendors) at The 20th Annual Arts and Crafts Show at Good Shepherd Catholic Church on Thomasville road. We will be there from 9am - 3pm. This show features only handmade items from local ladies and gents. It is a wonderful opportunity to pick up those unique Christmas gifts. While your there, make sure your are on the look out for the Mom's Time Out Member signs. There will be several of us there.

I will also be doing my $20 gift certificate give away that I do at these shows. All you have to do to enter is show up! So I hope to see you there.

One final note: I am going to put a limit on Thanksgiving dress orders for this coming Wednesday (11/16). So if you were thinking about getting one, you better get on it. Take advantage of out Veteran's Day Sale. Use code VET10 at check out for 10% your entire order.

You Asked for It!

First, I want to say sorry for being MIA for a bit. Things have been a little crazy around here. Between football games, lots of orders (awesome!), an unexpected visit from my mom (Yippee!!), doctors appointments, and finding out that we have to move AGAIN (this will be the third time in 5 years!), I have not exactly had a great deal of time to blog... and my facebook page has been very neglected too :( Oh, did I mention I'm planning a baby shower for my sister-in-law too (so excited!). But despite it all, I did find the time to create a much requested special item.

Monograming? Check!

You asked for it, and now you can have it! That's right, you can now have any dress, tie, applique shirt, etc. monogrammed for your little one. I am so excited to announce my partnership with Dots and Demask. They have generously offered to do monogramming on items that you order from me. The best part is that they are going to do it during construction of the items so you can even have it on the reversible dress! I'm going to have them do one for my daughter, so I will post a picture with more details soon :)

While we are talking about them, have you checked out Dots and Demask? Here is their description from their facebook page: