SKIRTS!

I go through seasons where I am not that into skirts, and seasons where I can not get enough of them. I am currently in a season where I can't get enough of them! It might have something to do with our area.  I have noticed that a lot of women in my circles wear skirts and it is quite modest looking. The most comfortable skirts ever I think are shirred waist skirts pictured below. I have made several the past week, and have plans to make many more. I also really like yoga skirts with a band, so I will be working on them as well as maxi skirts. Here are some new skirts I have made lately, what do you think? They are all available in Sweet Home Boutique!

Burlap Banners And A Turkey Hat!

Last week I had some down time and really wanted to make some burlap banners for my house. I started with a banner that said family for my mantel, and I fell in love! I knew I wanted to make them available in my shop so I started making more and listing them. Pretty soon my house is going to be full of burlap banners, and so is my shop!! I am also doing a Giveaway on my Facebook Page for a crochet turkey hat. Perfect for fall and SO cute!! So, if you like free things and crochet turkey hats come check it out. Here is the turkey hat that I am using for the giveaway, and my new banners! Tell me what you think!

   

New Listings for this Lady!

 I have been having a lot of fun staying super busy with my shop. I have created some new designs on my own as well as helped to design custom pieces for my customers special events. One that I am really excited about it my new line of flower girl dresses (below) that I created with a customer for her wedding! I also made a matching mother/daughter set of dresses for a vow renewal ceremony. The neatest thing that I have not done before was to sew in a special piece of jewelry that the bride had on her wedding day. I thought that idea was really neat and very unique! I also made some milestones in my shop this week with making it to 300 sales. I am now at 303, and looking forward to many more customers trusting my artistic hand to their style. My personal goal for the month of September is to have 215 items in my shop. I am currently at 181 items, so I am making my way there. Here are some new items I have added below. To check them out in my shop, click on the pictures.

That is it for now! Have a sweet day! Is there anything else you would like to see offered in Sweet Home Boutique?

New Fall Line!

Last Sunday was interesting. I was feeling horrible, but decided to go to church anyway because I thought getting out and about would make me feel better. After walking out halfway through service to go warm my chilled skin in the sun outside I decided I needed to go to the ER. At the ER to my surprise they diagnosed me with pneumonia! I never usually get sick, and when I do it's pneumonia! My body does not mess around when it get's sick..ha ha. After spending several days in bed, I eventually got up and started slowly back to sewing up new items. I have so many ideas in store, but here is what I came up with so far. A polka dot dress for women, a red bird dress, Christmas dress, and adorable corduroy shaw jacket for girls! I am really in love with that style and will also be adding it in women's sizes as well. Here you go, tell me what you think?

Fall is Coming!

Fall is coming so I am getting ready. Usually the southern heat makes me very ready for the mild temperatures of fall. Even though I homeschool this time of year bring back so many memories of being a child and starting fresh. It was a new season, and a new school year. The temperature was dropping and the leaves started to die and fall to the ground. I can still smell the aroma of jumping into a huge pile of leaves as a child. Fall inspires me as a time of gathering, hope, and refreshment. So, to get things ready for this wonderful season I added some festive fall fashion to my shop for children. 

 

                                So, what do you think? Are you feeling more festive for fall now?

Homeschool Crafts for Kids!

Besides crafting for my shop I also craft for my day job, homeschooling. We are studying the earth and are going to be doing an experiment with the layers of the earth. The materials called for 3 colors of play dough red, green, and blue. Since our store bought play dough is all mixed together and crusty I pulled out this fabulous play dough recipe that I got awhile ago on Pintrest. It is very easy to do and the thing that takes the most time is getting together the supplies. You probably have most supplies already in the house except cream of tarter. Cream of tarter can be found in the spice section at your local grocery store. We also found something to do with our old broken crayons! I had my children take off the wrappers and break them up into little pieces. After that we melted them in little heart shape cookie molds. The result was cool multicolor heart shape crayons. This was also another Pintrest idea! 

Multicolor heart shaped crayons and homemade play dough. 

All of the materials that you need to make homeade play dough.

Heart crayons. This one turned out so pretty!

playing with the new heart shaped crayons. 

To make the crayons simply put them in the oven at 230 degrees for 15 minutes.   

Unicorns and Zebra.

Things are getting settled here at home again after our trip to Ohio last week. Most of the children in the neighborhood are starting school next week, and I have pretty much started homeschool with my children as well. I  gave them each a list of new hats I am making and let them pick which one they wanted to claim for their own (I give them the samples). My 6 year old daughter wanted the unicorn. I finished it today and listed it in my shop. Here is my oldest modeling it for her. She brought her Native American flute with her. Normally I tell them to put their props away for pictures for the shop, but I actually think the flute worked for the unicorn. What do you think?

Unicorn fluting. 

Smiling Unicorn. 

 While traveling back from Ohio we let our children watch the movie Stripes. It is about a zebra in a horse race. I can't say that I was a huge fan of it because the language, but I turned it into a teachable moment when I heard negative words spoken. Like, "Do you think that was a nice thing to say?" etc.  So, despite the negative language the zebra proved a likable character, so when I mentioned that I would be making a zebra hat my oldest enthusiastically announced that was the hat she wanted. I think it turned out quite cute, what do you think?

fancy zebra hat, with a big hot pink bow.

More fancy zebra.

My son 5 agreed to wear the pumpkin hat, and my 3 year old decided a turkey hat was for him. My baby was undecided so I will make him a puppy hat this year. Those hats are in the works so stay tuned for them in upcoming blog posts.

I did whip up this snazzy aqua and orange granny square blanket for my son as well. I have since added an aqua border which evens things up a bit. I need to update the pictures of it in my shop. I added a new style to my granny squares by crocheting them together in sets of 3. I like this a lot better, and it lays very flat. I think I will be doing this on my granny squares from now on.

Here is my 3 year old enjoying his new "handmade with love" gift from mommy.
All of these things have been added to my shop, and are now available to purchase as a custom order as well!