Dandy Star

Have you seen the adorable tees at Dandy Star? They are fun, lighthearted and playful. The Elvis tee is sure to be a crowd pleaser!

Bake it Pretty

With Thanksgiving around the corner and Christmas drawing near, we will all be making treats to share with friends and family. Look at all the wonderful goodies at Bake it Pretty! You are bound to find something to brighten spirits.

Prom Dress

I think my mom wore a dress like this to prom.

allen company, inc

Vanilla

I want to go here~Vanilla Bake Shop, Santa Monica.

Christmas Shopping

I have added lots of new items to Sugar, so check out the new additions. Ashley and I have another show this Sunday in Gainesville, FL (GLAM), so items will be going fast.

up to no good

Where have I been lately? I vanished from the blogosphere. Ashley and I have been selling and selling all weekend. The jingle jubilee was friday night, saturday and sunday. We sold a decent amount of goodies for our first event....enough to justify three days worth~i am not sure. We still need to sit down and look at the math. Here is a glimpse of what we were up to.




















I hope you enjoyed the shots of our weekend-time to rest and recharge for the show next weekend...glam in Gainesville.

Jingle Jubilee

This weekend Ashley & I are going to be working hard to sell Sugar & Hello Robertson goodies to the city of Tallahassee. You can buy tickets at the door so I hope to see you there!

Handmade Holiday

Have you ever considered buying all your Christmas presents from artists who create handmade lovelies? I have had this idea on my mind this year. Have you browsed through etsy to see the amazing, beautiful handmade works of art there are? You can find anything there. I have so many favorites. Frenchie & Flea is hosting the frenchie & flea handmade holiday 2009 pledge & giveaway. 12 Artists + Their 12 Etsy Stores + 12 Giveaways ~starting Monday. Wow-what a way to kick start your Christmas shopping!

American Hero

On August 20, 2009, Lt. Dan Berschinski was critically injured losing both legs in Afghanistan. Dan's brother Robbie is a friend of mine from high school (McIntosh High School, Peachtree City, GA). If you want to see the sacrifices our brave soldiers are making for our country first hand, you should follow his blog. The story of his tremendous recovery is chronicled there.
Follow his blog as he teaches us all valuable lessons about perseverance and sacrifice.

Lt. Dan Berschinski

All you crafty folks~below is Dan's address if you want to send him a goody box!

Lt Dan Berschinski
c/o Walter Reed Medical Hospital
Bldg 2 Ward 57
6900 Georgia Avenue NW
Washington DC 20307

Fun Finds

Have you started Christmas shopping yet? Me either. Here are some ideas.

1. magpie felts 2. nuvonova 3. Lollipop Workshop 4. Hey Yo Yo 5. Handmade Charlotte 6. Mr. PS

Interview with two bloggers

It's round two of interview with a blogger, but this time it's two bloggers with one blog. Allegra and Emily of Frenchie & Flea are creative, innovative, inspiring and gorgeous to boot. If you don't already follow their blog, you should check it out. They are always introducing me to new ideas and amazing up and coming creative types. Their etsy shop, also called Frenchie & Flea, offers "inspired design for brides, business, personal and everything in between!" Go wild!

They also offer styling packages for new or old businesses, such as photography styling, logo design, business card creation and anything else you think you need help perfecting.

When you finish here, you should visit style me pretty to view Emily's beautiful wedding that's featured over there. It's absolutely picturesque and lovely.





Visit Frenchie & Flea the blog AND Frenchie & Flea the etsy shop.


The shop has so much to offer~you might even find the perfect birth announcement, Chrsitmas card, or "we moved" cards.

Happy Halloween

Luke was fan of halloween. He quickly figured out how to take candy and put it in his bag. He loved climbing every one's steps, ringing the doorbell and waiting for them to answer~that usually made him jump a bit. He was terrified of the scary houses~the ones with ghouls and goblins hanging everywhere. He also loved giving candy to our trick or treaters. When we closed up for the night, he kept looking at our front door wandering if more goblins were coming.

Giveaway Winner!!!

Jill of A pocket Full of posies.. won the frenchie & flea/Sugar giveaway! If you visit frenchie and flea you will see that Sugar is offering 10% off now through next week.

Donkey Basketball

It's Hawaiian shirt day...
it's the day before Halloween, and we got to dress up at work. Last year we participated, so we had to continue the tradition. The only logical costume for our department was the donkey basketball team.

Team OAR~The Beasts of Burden

Our Assistant Vice President~it's humid

Susan & Kiley ~ Communication Team

Mary Beth ~Special Events

Donkeys unite

j. little in action


donkey basketball in action

Helper

Ever since Luke started to walk and started to understand what we were saying, we encouraged him to help with everything, sweeping, throwing trash away, dishes, putting away toys~anything. I recently came across this chore chart here, and fell in love with the idea. You can customize it to suit your family. Luke may be a little young for the chore chart still, but he gets the idea of helping.

www.modecokids.com

Trick or treat smell my feet~

...give me something good to eat. If you don't, I don't care. I'll pull down your underwear.

Happy Halloween eve everyone. I hope you bags get full of yummy treats and not tricks. I am thinking about changing Luke's costume.

He's really been into bath time lately, and I think he wants to tak up swimming. I really like the swimsuits of yesteryear though, and since we are going with a vintage look,

I'm considering the costume Grandma brought with her.

Splish splash

Oh wait, it's not a costume. Grandma thought this would be a good way for Luke to learn to swim next summer.

1.I don't think it will fit next year 2. I promised him we wouldn't make him wear it out in public. (the blog doesn't count)

Interview with a blogger

i have often referenced Ashley of Smitten Design, so I decided you should get to know her! She is ultra creative and has a fantastic eye for style and fashion.


Ashley & Tony

Buster Bear's Portraiture

Blogs Ashley loves.

Urban Grace, Two Ellie, Little Green Notebook

Sugar Labels

I have been wanting some SUGAR labels to sew on my blankets. I have looked around and even found this source on etsy, which I might use in the long run. For now though, I used spoonflower, and they are awesome. You can upload ANY design and have it printed on quilt weight or upholstery weight fabric. You can order a test swatch, fat quarter or a million yards. It is very reasonable for a custom designed fabric. I ordered a fat quarter, and it was ten bucks.

Extra, Extra read all about it!

Luke is a paper boy/news boy this year for a halloween. Here is a peak at his costume for Saturday. I made the pants, bag and the suspenders, and I bought the hat from the Lovely Little One's etsy shop. The pants tutorial I found on the Made Blog. I love how the pants turned out and will, no doubt, be making more. The suspenders were easy too. They are not adjustable, but they are pretty easy. I bought suspender clips and attached everything like regular suspenders. As for the bag, I was winging it there, but it does hold papers. Plus I know it will hold a good amount of candy for...eh hum...mommy to eat.








Working hard for the money.











Another day's work.

Party Perfect

Have you been to the blog Party Perfect? Add it to your daily reads. It is completely inspirational! Her blog is full of great ideas for parties all shapes and sizes from really creative people.

Thank you to Sara for the great post on SUGAR.