tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76352308843614674912024-03-13T17:17:45.197-06:00Tilly's BowtiqueCreated by Tilly, Loved by All: The method behind the madness!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499512075119423969noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635230884361467491.post-22748332154876259142009-06-15T12:11:00.001-06:002009-06-15T12:12:23.692-06:00No, I didn't forget<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SjaOvy9JoVI/AAAAAAAAGgM/4TCEoAgkQrA/s1600-h/2009-06.jpg'><img src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SjaOvy9JoVI/AAAAAAAAGgM/4TCEoAgkQrA/s400/2009-06.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br />Here are some quick pictures of the reversible bandanna overalls. I know I still need to do the "proper" pictures, but I've been a little busy with life. So I at least finally went through my pictures and grabbed out a variety of pictures of the outfit. The pictures of the yellow side are the more recent ones -- I added the eyelet trim to the bottom and stitched it all together so the hem is not loose any more.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499512075119423969noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635230884361467491.post-14534086561222711632009-06-02T11:53:00.001-06:002009-06-02T11:53:48.819-06:00Bandanna Pants<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SiVnEL4deQI/AAAAAAAAGSo/eKsJYqxQ70I/s1600-h/bandpants.jpg'><img src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SiVnEL4deQI/AAAAAAAAGSo/eKsJYqxQ70I/s400/bandpants.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499512075119423969noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635230884361467491.post-23632240334728959552009-05-15T13:46:00.001-06:002009-05-15T13:47:17.927-06:00Bandanna Skirt with Tulle Ruffle<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/Sg3GnF1a8KI/AAAAAAAAGMc/PDW8e9ai-Gw/s1600-h/102_PANA.jpg'><img src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/Sg3GnF1a8KI/AAAAAAAAGMc/PDW8e9ai-Gw/s400/102_PANA.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499512075119423969noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635230884361467491.post-920763223757900772009-05-06T22:13:00.002-06:002009-05-06T22:37:30.697-06:00Happy Belated Executive Assistant's Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SgJkLBBpXAI/AAAAAAAAGH8/aKF1rR3Zixw/s1600-h/P1010780.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SgJkLBBpXAI/AAAAAAAAGH8/aKF1rR3Zixw/s320/P1010780.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332935049176767490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SgJkKrJ68uI/AAAAAAAAGH0/ust57bal-yI/s1600-h/P1010777.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SgJkKrJ68uI/AAAAAAAAGH0/ust57bal-yI/s320/P1010777.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332935043305894626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SgJjrDIZa0I/AAAAAAAAGHs/6NZw7xMYGXg/s1600-h/P1010775.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SgJjrDIZa0I/AAAAAAAAGHs/6NZw7xMYGXg/s320/P1010775.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332934499986139970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SgJjqjHia1I/AAAAAAAAGHk/mqGj2pMRYWE/s1600-h/P1010774.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SgJjqjHia1I/AAAAAAAAGHk/mqGj2pMRYWE/s320/P1010774.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332934491392600914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SgJjqdCB8zI/AAAAAAAAGHc/J01ZRLr-gMw/s1600-h/P1010773.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SgJjqdCB8zI/AAAAAAAAGHc/J01ZRLr-gMw/s320/P1010773.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332934489758888754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SgJjqDSMUdI/AAAAAAAAGHU/uPSdMpvA-e4/s1600-h/P1010772.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SgJjqDSMUdI/AAAAAAAAGHU/uPSdMpvA-e4/s320/P1010772.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332934482847355346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SgJjqGbTTnI/AAAAAAAAGHM/-v6Klj5ryzE/s1600-h/P1010770.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SgJjqGbTTnI/AAAAAAAAGHM/-v6Klj5ryzE/s320/P1010770.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332934483690868338" /></a><br />At my hubby's work there is the most fantabulous "executive assistant" (cumbersome title, isn't it?) She has spent hours of time making things work that just don't look like they're gonna work. Long story short: she went to bat for me to let me use an airline credit to visit my sister this weekend. <br />I was planning to make something for her for EA Day last week, but I didn't get it done... then I had to do more and all that (I can never just stop at one thing, LOL).<br />Her favorite color is purple, so I made a gift basket with a purple theme -- oil diffuser thingy, lotion, body spray, hanatizer, ribbon wrapped pens, chocolate drizzled caramel popcorn, chocolate covered peanut-butter pretzels, english toffee, and pretty flip flops. I had a lot of fun doing it :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499512075119423969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635230884361467491.post-43256922151739501842009-04-28T16:46:00.005-06:002009-04-28T17:07:06.420-06:00Proud Mama<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/tilly_sue/P1010757-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 338px;" src="http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/tilly_sue/P1010757-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />I know it has been a long time, but I've been a little caught up in life :)<br />I have learned something new and I'm slightly addicted >giggle< I made stencils from photos and created a completely unique shirt for myself. It was quite a bit of work, but it turned out really cool, I think.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SfeKfZ0xIVI/AAAAAAAAGE0/yG_yZwEYeKc/s1600-h/P1010758.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SfeKfZ0xIVI/AAAAAAAAGE0/yG_yZwEYeKc/s400/P1010758.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329880956129059154" /></a><br />Now I really want a cool new toy. It is a little bit like a Cricut, but it connects to your computer so it can cut any shape, not just the expensive cartridge ones. Of course it's not cheap, but I'm gonna keep my eyes open and maybe someday I'll be able to find a good enough deal and scrape together enough change at the same time, LOL.<br />The <a href="http://www.graphteccorp.com/craftrobo/craftrobo_brochure.pdf">Craft Robo</a><br />In the mean time, I'm just spending hours with an exacto knife :PAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499512075119423969noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635230884361467491.post-18992064257073939862009-04-03T18:14:00.005-06:002009-04-03T18:23:11.463-06:00Who needs a Fairy Godmother?!Daisy has just finished a fairy tale unit at school so today they got to dress up as their favorite fairy tale character. Of course I thought of this idea after midnight last night. It isn't quite finished. I have some pretty cream colored lacy trim and such for the ball gown side. The jumper is reversible -- servant Cinderella on one side and ballgown Cinderella on the other! Daisy got to slip into the bathroom halfway through the day and flip her jumper inside out and come back all fancy :) She loves it!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/Sdanr5v8HPI/AAAAAAAAAck/bKECBXqKXVQ/s1600-h/fantasy3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/Sdanr5v8HPI/AAAAAAAAAck/bKECBXqKXVQ/s400/fantasy3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320624382462926066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SdanryJyJmI/AAAAAAAAAcc/UN9SopNrxn0/s1600-h/celtic-princess-green-woods.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SdanryJyJmI/AAAAAAAAAcc/UN9SopNrxn0/s400/celtic-princess-green-woods.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320624380423841378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SdanrqwFUZI/AAAAAAAAAcU/VdmANcuvK1Q/s1600-h/volpaia_villa_gardens-rickwaltersnet.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SdanrqwFUZI/AAAAAAAAAcU/VdmANcuvK1Q/s400/volpaia_villa_gardens-rickwaltersnet.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320624378436997522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/Sdanro-uX1I/AAAAAAAAAcM/x28Mq5XC3g4/s1600-h/800px-Ampthill_thatched_cottages.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/Sdanro-uX1I/AAAAAAAAAcM/x28Mq5XC3g4/s400/800px-Ampthill_thatched_cottages.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320624377961537362" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499512075119423969noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635230884361467491.post-21625890146190300882009-03-19T13:27:00.002-06:002009-03-19T13:31:46.700-06:00Loving this one!!!<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/ScKcuOtt7-I/AAAAAAAAAXA/67uJa_HaEHw/s1600-h/new+camera.jpg'><img src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/ScKcuOtt7-I/AAAAAAAAAXA/67uJa_HaEHw/s400/new+camera.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/ScKcvKBIqFI/AAAAAAAAAXI/hXqRxQWAgiw/s1600-h/new+camera1.jpg'><img src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/ScKcvKBIqFI/AAAAAAAAAXI/hXqRxQWAgiw/s400/new+camera1.jpg' border='0' alt='' /></a> </div><br /><br />I am loving this new set I made for Butterfly! A tie-dress, appliqueed tee, ruffle pants, headband, and bow socks. I would love to find some little flip flops and rag tie those too... There are so many ways to wear this set! In fact, she got it dirty yesterday but this morning when she got dressed she grabbed it out of the hamper and wouldnt' wear anything else, LOL! <br />I hope to make the same set for the other two girls too. They're thoroughly jealous. <br />The other night when I was first working on it, DH was heading to bed. I asked if he wanted to see what I was working on, and he politely said that yes, of course he would. The jumper was most of the way done at that point. He LOVES it too! Being rather extensive, this set would probably be offered for $50 to $60.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499512075119423969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635230884361467491.post-30418477911937777992009-03-03T17:24:00.004-07:002009-03-03T17:31:59.392-07:00A couple more monkey friends<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/Sa3Kp6LHS5I/AAAAAAAAARs/toMPdfY5mEw/s1600-h/pink+striped+monkey+page.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/Sa3Kp6LHS5I/AAAAAAAAARs/toMPdfY5mEw/s400/pink+striped+monkey+page.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309122357079002002" border="0" /></a>New baby monkey, obviously. Don't wanna leave the baby girls out! And a new candy monkey :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/Sa3L8TreznI/AAAAAAAAASE/w878HdPQHgY/s1600-h/101_1776.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 361px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/Sa3L8TreznI/AAAAAAAAASE/w878HdPQHgY/s400/101_1776.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309123772674920050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/Sa3LIWdfXqI/AAAAAAAAAR0/R1SzAzfSyYU/s1600-h/candy+monkey.png"><br /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499512075119423969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635230884361467491.post-17719332107766015892009-03-01T23:40:00.004-07:002009-03-01T23:45:08.463-07:00Up for Adoption<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SauAalSODLI/AAAAAAAAARk/bewkUpatREY/s1600-h/brown+eyed+monkey+baby.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SauAalSODLI/AAAAAAAAARk/bewkUpatREY/s400/brown+eyed+monkey+baby.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308477779959745714" border="0" /></a><br />Here's the new little baby monkey I put in The Quilted Bear yesterday.<br /><br />This little guy is only a couple of inches tall! He's sitting right by the mug and the cds and he's just tiny!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499512075119423969noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635230884361467491.post-20493110044905516892009-02-22T22:42:00.004-07:002009-02-22T22:47:24.086-07:00Reversible!!!No, this post isn't reversible. If you turn it inside out I don't think it will look any better :P<br />Yesterday I made another bandanna jumper, but this one is reversible! The bandanna jumper needs a lining because just one is too see through. I figured if I'm lining it anyway I might as well get some good use out of it! Tomorrow I will be making the tutorial booklet. I'm really happy with how it turned out and Butterfly loves it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SaI4KeLKbiI/AAAAAAAAARM/hNOEr-Uurbg/s1600-h/bdrev24.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SaI4KeLKbiI/AAAAAAAAARM/hNOEr-Uurbg/s400/bdrev24.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305865063545597474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SaI4Kbax7PI/AAAAAAAAARE/UYLBl30jZn8/s1600-h/bdrev23.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SaI4Kbax7PI/AAAAAAAAARE/UYLBl30jZn8/s400/bdrev23.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305865062805794034" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SaI4KKp_RbI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/QbHr-m1LzuU/s1600-h/bdrev30.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SaI4KKp_RbI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/QbHr-m1LzuU/s400/bdrev30.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305865058306180530" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SaI4KJcZxUI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/v_M0N__jU5I/s1600-h/bdrev28.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SaI4KJcZxUI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/v_M0N__jU5I/s400/bdrev28.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305865057980761410" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499512075119423969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635230884361467491.post-50374971700578027402009-02-21T12:56:00.007-07:002009-02-21T13:10:43.347-07:00Picture Time<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SaBdl3a_4LI/AAAAAAAAAQk/MoR61pVO7Ms/s1600-h/101_1632wtmk.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SaBdl3a_4LI/AAAAAAAAAQk/MoR61pVO7Ms/s320/101_1632wtmk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305343266156175538" border="0" /></a>Here are the pictures of the progress on my booth. I added lots of things, but still have a ways to go. I think it is really improved. Just by looking at things I think that at least one item has already sold, so that's good news. To have sold something with the sorry state things were in before makes me hopeful of my potential now that it looks more interesting!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SaBdkSRc4CI/AAAAAAAAAQc/BxASQWuUJx4/s1600-h/101_1631wtmk.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SaBdkSRc4CI/AAAAAAAAAQc/BxASQWuUJx4/s320/101_1631wtmk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305343239004151842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SaBdkfXGwJI/AAAAAAAAAQU/7trA_JAf5GQ/s1600-h/101_1630wtmk.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SaBdkfXGwJI/AAAAAAAAAQU/7trA_JAf5GQ/s320/101_1630wtmk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305343242517528722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I am also adding samples of every item I have a booklet on. I printed ribbon with "Display only" across the top, and the name of the book or kit the item came from. The white metal piece holds the small items which are all mounted on a magnet. The basket on the second shelf holds larger items which have the tag attached with a grommet. A ball chain runs through each grommet so they don't wander around, but keep the basket more orderly. I have 3 or 4 more sock monkeys all ready to assemble (cut, sewn, stuffed, just need the time consuming part of hand stitching to assemble) so those will be added soon. I also will be ordering some more materials which will be added on the left side. I need ideas on what can go in baskets or something like that at the bottom to keep it looking full and not... dumb. And ideas? I also printed ribbon labels with a hand stitched onto each money hiney to give them the final professional touch. I really like how those turned out :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SaBdl0Its3I/AAAAAAAAAQs/2cDHaJb6cyA/s1600-h/101_1635wtmk.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SaBdl0Its3I/AAAAAAAAAQs/2cDHaJb6cyA/s320/101_1635wtmk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305343265274180466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SaBdkQzSOLI/AAAAAAAAAQM/JRFDkIBIfz8/s1600-h/101_1629wtmk.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SaBdkQzSOLI/AAAAAAAAAQM/JRFDkIBIfz8/s320/101_1629wtmk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305343238609189042" border="0" /></a>To visit my booth at The Quilted Bear, come to East Bay in Provo just north of Sam's Club on University Avenue. The address is 1221 S. University Avenue Provo, Utah 84601<br /><br />I'm always open to suggestions or comments!!! Help me make this successful. <br /><br />My favorite line ever came from my dear Mother in Law, Mommalee (as I call her) who said "Well, I hope you get rich and die." LOL, I know what she meant, but it sure made me giggle! Thanks Mommalee!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499512075119423969noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635230884361467491.post-8110624407884800182009-02-20T11:36:00.002-07:002009-02-20T11:49:34.901-07:00More to comeToday is the day! Since tomorrow is Saturday, this is my last chance to stock more items before the biggest shopping day of the week. I have a whole bunch of bottle cap items, materials, and a few more books and kits that are going to be added. Today I am trying to finish up about half a dozen sock monkeys also. They already have all been cut out and machine sewn, and stuffed -- it's just the time-consuming hand stitching that is left. I have 3 ready to go and 4 more that are still in the works, including one that is the tiniest monkey EVER! <br />I have made a monkey (well, still have to do the hand -work) out of a pair of newborn sized baby boy socks. It is only about 4 inches tall from head to toe! That little guy is just cute as a button! And speaking of buttons, he is one of my Baby Safe monkeys; meaning that he will have hand-embroidered eyes instead of button eyes so he will be ideal as a gift for a brand new baby.<br />The last thing I'm setting up today is my sample set. It has a lot to be done too, of course, but I am making up an example of each item I have a book for. The clips and characters are all mounted on magnets with a ribbon tag saying what book they are from attached. Larger items, such as the ribbon leggings, will sit in a basket and have a grommet attached which holds their ribbon tag on and has a ball-chain attaching them to the basket to keep track of them all. I will, of course, take more pictures after tonight stock-o-rama.<br />One of these days I'll even have some fun new items to share, I'm sure of it, lol.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499512075119423969noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635230884361467491.post-21781747675062926212009-02-16T19:33:00.006-07:002009-02-16T19:42:13.764-07:00Come Visit!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SZojTwaQpOI/AAAAAAAAAOs/lOZFGE98lsw/s1600-h/101_1553wtmk.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 374px; height: 280px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SZojTwaQpOI/AAAAAAAAAOs/lOZFGE98lsw/s200/101_1553wtmk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303590333501711586" border="0" /></a><br />In case you are ever in the neighborhood:<br />I now officially have a booth in <a href="http://www.quiltedbear.com/store/pc/location_provo.html">The Quilted Bear</a> in Provo, UT!!!<br />Hopefully by the end of this week I will have it fully --- or at least mostly --- stocked. I only have about 10 of my books and 5 ribbon kits in there so far. They look a little lonely.<br />I am so thankful for my sweet hubby who has helped me a TON in getting this booth going. He even cleaned up the old booth and got it freshly painted. I did the stenciling and the sign -- but he put up the sign, and the shelves. There is no way I could already have it running without him! Here's a picture of my current progress. More to come!!!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SZojT4T3mCI/AAAAAAAAAO0/7nxZE6t1Coo/s1600-h/101_1555wtmk.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SZojT4T3mCI/AAAAAAAAAO0/7nxZE6t1Coo/s200/101_1555wtmk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303590335622387746" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SZojUG5OJNI/AAAAAAAAAO8/qWo3sOWpeDg/s1600-h/101_1556wtmk.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SZojUG5OJNI/AAAAAAAAAO8/qWo3sOWpeDg/s200/101_1556wtmk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303590339537151186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SZojUJG_m5I/AAAAAAAAAPE/wgfflon8Kho/s1600-h/101_1557wtmk.JPG"></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SZoj2tN0QCI/AAAAAAAAAPU/eJDOSauXg34/s1600-h/101_1557wtmk.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SZoj2tN0QCI/AAAAAAAAAPU/eJDOSauXg34/s200/101_1557wtmk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303590933939634210" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499512075119423969noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635230884361467491.post-28453907342751198692009-02-13T12:50:00.005-07:002009-03-19T13:32:18.868-06:00More DressesHere are a bunch of pictures of Sunshine and Daisy in their bandanna dresses. They LOVE them. Daisy is wearing hers to school today for their Valentine's party.<br /><br /><a href="http://s357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/tilly_sue/?action=view&current=101_1466wtmk.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 364px; height: 486px;" src="http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/tilly_sue/101_1466wtmk.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://s357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/tilly_sue/?action=view&current=101_1468wtmk.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/tilly_sue/101_1468wtmk.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://s357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/tilly_sue/?action=view&current=101_1470wtmk.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 399px; height: 532px;" src="http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/tilly_sue/101_1470wtmk.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><a href="http://s357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/tilly_sue/?action=view&current=101_1473wtmk.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/tilly_sue/101_1473wtmk.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br />That is snow, not dandruff :P<br /><br /><a href="http://s357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/tilly_sue/?action=view&current=101_1537wtmk.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 400px; height: 534px;" src="http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/tilly_sue/101_1537wtmk.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://s357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/tilly_sue/?action=view&current=101_1539wtmk.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 401px; height: 535px;" src="http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/tilly_sue/101_1539wtmk.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://s357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/tilly_sue/?action=view&current=101_1542wtmk.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/tilly_sue/101_1542wtmk.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://s357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/tilly_sue/?action=view&current=101_1543wtmk.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/tilly_sue/101_1543wtmk.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499512075119423969noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635230884361467491.post-61130888427881984502009-02-11T00:29:00.005-07:002009-03-19T13:32:31.802-06:00My Funny ValentinesI picked up an idea of using bandannas to make a pillowcase style dress. Naturally the next time I went to the store I checked out the $.97 bandannas! I was able to get enough to make two matching dresses for Sunshine and Butterfly and then a coordinating dress for Daisy. I have finished Sunshine's outfit since her preschool Valentine's party is tomorrow. I will take pictures of each of them when they're all done, but here are the pictures of Sunshine's dress, ruffle-bottomed tights, tee shirt, and bow all ready to wear tomorrow!<br /><br />Sunshine's Complete Outfit!<br /><a href="http://s357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/tilly_sue/?action=view&current=101_1450wtmk-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 300px; height: 540px;" src="http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/tilly_sue/101_1450wtmk-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The jumper is fully lined for modesty:<br /><a href="http://s357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/tilly_sue/?action=view&current=101_1454wtmk.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 300px; height: 399px;" src="http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/tilly_sue/101_1454wtmk.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Accent bows at the straps on the front:<br /><a href="http://s357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/tilly_sue/?action=view&current=101_1453wtmk.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 300px; height: 224px;" src="http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/tilly_sue/101_1453wtmk.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Bows, Bows, Bows!!!<br /><a href="http://s357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/tilly_sue/?action=view&current=101_1452wtmk.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 300px; height: 216px;" src="http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/tilly_sue/101_1452wtmk.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499512075119423969noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635230884361467491.post-89497713143510121782009-02-10T14:22:00.003-07:002009-02-10T14:27:31.196-07:00Short, but sweetI have all sorts of things I'm making right now, so I can't sit at the computer too long, but I do have some quick good news! Last week I finally submitted a form to be considered for a spot in a local craft mall: <a href="http://www.quiltedbear.com/store/pc/index.html">The Quilted Bear</a>. They say to wait 7-10 days to hear back. Well, I think that was thursday or friday that I sent it in. This morning I had an email saying that they have space available for me! So it isn't entirely official yet -- I have more details to find out, but it's looking probable.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499512075119423969noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635230884361467491.post-50230592214996383772009-01-30T23:24:00.002-07:002009-01-30T23:29:33.283-07:00CPSIA BoogieHere's the latest...<br />We've been given a temporary Stay of Execution! Enforcement of the law will be put off for 1 year, at which point they'll be reconsidering the Stay. It will give them a chance to get things pinned down and clarified. So I am not allowed to dust my children's items with lead powder, but since I know my items are effectively lead-free I don't have to worry about the testing and certification documents for at least a year! Yay!<br /><br />Official Declaration:<br /><h2><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular;font-size:85%;">CPSC Grants One Year Stay of Testing and Certification Requirements for Certain Products</span></h2> <p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular;font-size:85%;">WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voted unanimously (2-0) to issue a one year stay of enforcement for certain testing and certification requirements for manufacturers and importers of regulated products, including products intended for children 12 years old and younger. These requirements are part of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), which added certification and testing requirements for all products subject to CPSC standards or bans.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular;font-size:85%;">Significant to makers of children’s products, the vote by the Commission provides limited relief from the testing and certification requirements which go into effect on February 10, 2009 for new total lead content limits (600 ppm), phthalates limits for certain products (1000 ppm), and mandatory toy standards, among other things. Manufacturers and importers – large and small – of children’s products will not need to test or certify to these new requirements, but will need to meet the lead and phthalates limits, mandatory toy standards and other requirements. </span></p> <span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular;font-size:85%;"> </span><p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular;font-size:85%;">The decision by the Commission gives the staff more time to finalize four proposed rules which could relieve certain materials and products from lead testing and to issue more guidance on when testing is required and how it is to be conducted. </span></p> <span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular;font-size:85%;"> </span><p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular;font-size:85%;">The stay will remain in effect until February 10, 2010, at which time a Commission vote will be taken to terminate the stay.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular;font-size:85%;">The stay does not apply to: </span></p> <ul><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular;font-size:85%;"><li>Four requirements for third-party testing and certification of certain children’s products subject to: <ul><li>The ban on <a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/frnotices/fr08/testhldprod.html">lead in paint and other surface coatings</a> effective for products made after December 21, 2008; </li><li>The standards for <a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/frnotices/fr09/tptesting.html">full-size and non full-size cribs and pacifiers</a> effective for products made after January 20, 2009; </li><li>The ban on <a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/frnotices/fr09/tptccp.html">small parts</a> effective for products made after February 15, 2009; and </li><li>The limits on <a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/frnotices/fr09/metaljewelry.html">lead content of metal components of children’s jewelry</a> effective for products made after March 23, 2009.</li></ul> </li><li>Certification requirements applicable to ATV’s manufactured after April 13, 2009. </li><li>Pre-CPSIA testing and certification requirements, including for: automatic residential garage door openers, bike helmets, candles with metal core wicks, lawnmowers, lighters, mattresses, and swimming pool slides; and </li><li>Pool drain cover requirements of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act.</li></span></ul> <p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular;font-size:85%;">The stay of enforcement provides some temporary, limited relief to the crafters, children’s garment manufacturers and toy makers who had been subject to the testing and certification required under the CPSIA. These businesses will not need to issue certificates based on testing of their products until additional decisions are issued by the Commission. However, all businesses, including, but not limited to, handmade toy and apparel makers, crafters and home-based small businesses, must still be sure that their products conform to all safety standards and similar requirements, including the lead and phthalates provisions of the CPSIA. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular;font-size:85%;">Handmade garment makers are cautioned to know whether the zippers, buttons and other fasteners they are using contain lead. Likewise, handmade toy manufacturers need to know whether their products, if using plastic or soft flexible vinyl, contain phthalates. </span></p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular;font-size:85%;"> </span><p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular;font-size:85%;">The stay of enforcement on testing and certification does not address thrift and second hand stores and small retailers because they are not required to test and certify products under the CPSIA. The products they sell, including those in inventory on February 10, 2009, must not contain more than 600 ppm lead in any accessible part. The Commission is aware that it is difficult to know whether a product meets the lead standard without testing and has issued guidance for these companies that can be found on our <a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09086.html">web site</a>.</span></p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular;font-size:85%;"> </span><p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular;font-size:85%;">The Commission trusts that State Attorneys General will respect the Commission's judgment that it is necessary to stay certain testing and certification requirements and will focus their own enforcement efforts on other provisions of the law, e.g. the sale of recalled products.</span></p>http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09115.html<br /><br />Perhaps we all became obnoxious enough to make them rethink things! Yay for obnoxiousness! :PAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499512075119423969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635230884361467491.post-39341313637205751532009-01-30T13:49:00.001-07:002009-01-30T13:52:41.551-07:00It's a giveaway! Lucky you ;)The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:<br /><br />1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!<br /><br />2. What I create will be just for you.<br /><br />3. It'll be done this year. {might be a little while}<br /><br />4. You have no clue what it's going to be. It may be a story. It may be poetry or a song. I may bake you something and mail it to you. Who knows? Not you, that's for sure!<br /><br />5. I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.<br /><br />**The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must repost this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on your blog. The first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did win a FAB-U-LOUS homemade gift by me!<br /><br />I'm gonna need an address to send you your spleniferific item. If you don't want to leave it in the "comment" section (and I don't blame ya for that) send me an email at tilly_sue@tillysbowtique.com with name and address if you're one of the first five.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499512075119423969noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635230884361467491.post-31889821631973284912009-01-27T23:41:00.005-07:002009-01-27T23:46:19.409-07:00Progress!!! Finally!!!I *think* I just finished setting up a shopping cart on http://www.tillysbowtique.com ! It has taken months, but I finally got it done. I still have some tweaking to do to make sure I have the shipping set up right on all the buttons (I think I left it off on a few -- act now and you may be free shipping, lol), but the prices and images seem to all be correct now. I even made up a button of my own -- since you all know I can't settle for the easy way to do anything, LOL.<br /><a href="http://s357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/tilly_sue/?action=view&current=addtocart.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/tilly_sue/addtocart.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499512075119423969noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635230884361467491.post-8119427190650071362009-01-26T16:11:00.003-07:002009-01-26T16:19:14.854-07:00Monkey MamaYou knew there were going to be more sock monkeys. It's inevitable :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SX5Elf_EbiI/AAAAAAAAAN0/tw5ypaDWevE/s1600-h/i2009-01-26-05wtmk.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SX5Elf_EbiI/AAAAAAAAAN0/tw5ypaDWevE/s200/i2009-01-26-05wtmk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295745622866161186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SX5Elrw44WI/AAAAAAAAAOU/YGaEqAHLbJU/s1600-h/i2009-01-26-07wtmk.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SX5Elrw44WI/AAAAAAAAAOU/YGaEqAHLbJU/s200/i2009-01-26-07wtmk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295745626027909474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SX5ElqTUANI/AAAAAAAAAOM/70-8alk30Jc/s1600-h/i2009-01-26-03wtmk.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SX5ElqTUANI/AAAAAAAAAOM/70-8alk30Jc/s200/i2009-01-26-03wtmk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295745625635422418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SX5Els-l7YI/AAAAAAAAAOE/p0HMQHEpNvM/s1600-h/i2009-01-26-09wtmk.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SX5Els-l7YI/AAAAAAAAAOE/p0HMQHEpNvM/s200/i2009-01-26-09wtmk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295745626353823106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SX5ElvOdtoI/AAAAAAAAAN8/TJlfiuyX5cY/s1600-h/i2009-01-26-11wtmk.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SX5ElvOdtoI/AAAAAAAAAN8/TJlfiuyX5cY/s200/i2009-01-26-11wtmk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295745626957264514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here's my latest pair. The monkey baby again has embroidered eyes so she is baby-safe. Monkey Mama is not baby safe -- she has button eyes and magnets inside her hands so she can hug that sweet baby. I discovered that the ceramic disc magnets just aren't strong enough for a good hold. If she is posed sitting still her hands will stay put, but not with any resistance on them. I'm going to get some stronger magnets and try again on the huggy monkeys.<br /><br />Monkeys sold separately.<br />Mama Monkey: $10.00, $14.50 shipped<br />Baby Monkey: $10.50, $15.00 shippedAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499512075119423969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635230884361467491.post-22824832848722462572009-01-21T12:43:00.007-07:002009-01-21T12:54:51.236-07:00Valentines trinkets<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SXd7wANoXNI/AAAAAAAAANU/ills2TxHBV4/s1600-h/you+are+loved+1wtmk.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 125px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SXd7wANoXNI/AAAAAAAAANU/ills2TxHBV4/s200/you+are+loved+1wtmk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293835951618415826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SXd87GO8LdI/AAAAAAAAANc/XtO0k8Mjygk/s1600-h/you+are+loved+3wtmk.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 125px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SXd87GO8LdI/AAAAAAAAANc/XtO0k8Mjygk/s200/you+are+loved+3wtmk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293837241724710354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SXd87FpECsI/AAAAAAAAANk/TnxY18tRl8o/s1600-h/you+r+lovedwtmk.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 125px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SXd87FpECsI/AAAAAAAAANk/TnxY18tRl8o/s200/you+r+lovedwtmk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293837241565842114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SXd7u_VJAMI/AAAAAAAAAM0/gADeUHzKXdg/s1600-h/101_1058wtmk.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 287px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SXd7u_VJAMI/AAAAAAAAAM0/gADeUHzKXdg/s200/101_1058wtmk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293835934201610434" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Do you want to give the coolest valentines ever? Here are the valentine's themed bottle caps I have made. I plan to make bottle cap clippies for all the girls in Daisy's 1st grade class.<br /><br />Three metallic valentine images:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SXd7vGwIFNI/AAAAAAAAAM8/dTXdOyBC-gk/s1600-h/101_1063wtmk.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 89px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SXd7vGwIFNI/AAAAAAAAAM8/dTXdOyBC-gk/s200/101_1063wtmk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293835936193844434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Flower and heart images:<br />(the dark blotch on the heart image is not intentional and will not appear on any finished caps)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SXd7vaOpiRI/AAAAAAAAANE/SEe4rZ1gJdA/s1600-h/flowerswtmk.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 124px; height: 125px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SXd7vaOpiRI/AAAAAAAAANE/SEe4rZ1gJdA/s200/flowerswtmk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293835941422139666" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SXd7v3mbGlI/AAAAAAAAANM/jcDuOOksPJw/s1600-h/heartwtmk.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 125px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SXd7v3mbGlI/AAAAAAAAANM/jcDuOOksPJw/s200/heartwtmk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293835949306485330" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As-is, Retail $.1.00 WS $.75<br />pendant, Retail $1.50 WS $1.12<br />keychain, Retail $3.50 WS $2.62<br />magnet back, Retail $1.50 WS $1.12<br />earrings (pair), Retail $5.00 WS $3.75<br />pin back, Retail $1.50 WS $1.12<br /><br /><br /></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499512075119423969noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635230884361467491.post-75835292273267293372009-01-20T23:39:00.004-07:002009-01-21T12:30:24.534-07:00Monkey Babies<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SXbD6F0V1JI/AAAAAAAAAMk/8Z4IiiEtyjY/s1600-h/101_1052wtmk.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 403px; height: 403px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SXbD6F0V1JI/AAAAAAAAAMk/8Z4IiiEtyjY/s200/101_1052wtmk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293633814782137490" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Announcing the newest member of the Sock Monkey family! This monkey is made from a pair of toddler-sized socks. I'm excited to try making a family set: Mama, Papa, and the three little girls :) Of course I can make boy monkeys too, we just don't have boy monkeys in our family!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SXbD6GYcAUI/AAAAAAAAAMs/sbnwxcuRQ7c/s1600-h/101_1055wtmk.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 296px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SXbD6GYcAUI/AAAAAAAAAMs/sbnwxcuRQ7c/s200/101_1055wtmk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293633814933537090" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Sock monkeys, large: $10.00 Wholesale (5+) $7.50<br />Sock monkeys, small: $9.00 Wholesale (5+) $6.75<br />for embroidered eyes (to remove choking risk of button eyes) add $1.50<br /></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499512075119423969noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635230884361467491.post-43446672712565500632009-01-16T20:29:00.006-07:002009-01-21T12:29:01.513-07:00Bottlecap Bonanza!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SXFRktqNdaI/AAAAAAAAAMc/wk5pj1mPMwc/s1600-h/hsm+bottlecaps+4awtmk.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 351px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SXFRktqNdaI/AAAAAAAAAMc/wk5pj1mPMwc/s200/hsm+bottlecaps+4awtmk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292100728310822306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">I found a great pack of High School Musical stickers at the store the other day. They worked perfectly with my punch even! So I made a whole batch of High School Musical bottle caps. In fact, it's amazing what you can do on a treadmill.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SXFRkt6geEI/AAAAAAAAAMU/kuBSGYlSW8w/s1600-h/hsm+bottlecaps+3awtmk.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 350px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SXFRkt6geEI/AAAAAAAAAMU/kuBSGYlSW8w/s200/hsm+bottlecaps+3awtmk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292100728379177026" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />It took me a little longer than usual and I didn't do as fast a walk as usual, but I glazed all of these while doing my evening exercise the other night! I made up for the speed by pumping up the incline. Trust me, my heart rate went plenty high, LOL.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SXFRkQX42LI/AAAAAAAAAMM/H93zmeSnv4w/s1600-h/hsm+bottlecaps+2awtmk.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 350px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SXFRkQX42LI/AAAAAAAAAMM/H93zmeSnv4w/s200/hsm+bottlecaps+2awtmk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292100720449345714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>Uses for bottle caps:<br />mount on a bow or on a pony-o to put in hair<br />add a jump ring to make necklace pendant<br />add to key chain (such as the BYU keychain in previous post)<br />add magnets to the back and use on the fridge, filing cabinet, locker, magnet board, etc.<br />add earring wires to create unique earrings<br />add a filler and a pin back to pin to a jacket, purse, backpack, scarf, etc.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SXFRkdFiphI/AAAAAAAAAME/-f2gPwMM4i8/s1600-h/hsm+bottlecaps+1awtmk.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 350px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SXFRkdFiphI/AAAAAAAAAME/-f2gPwMM4i8/s200/hsm+bottlecaps+1awtmk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292100723862054418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>As-is, Retail $.1.00 WS $.75<br />pendant, Retail $1.50 WS $1.12<br />keychain, Retail $3.50 WS $2.62<br />magnet back, Retail $1.50 WS $1.12<br />earrings (pair), Retail $5.00 WS $3.75<br />pin back, Retail $1.50 WS $1.12<br /><br />Wholesale minimum: 10<br /></div></div><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Tilly%20Sue/Desktop/%27CRAP%27%20Stuff/item%20pics/complete%20watermarks/hsm%20bottlecaps%201awtmk.jpg" alt="" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499512075119423969noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635230884361467491.post-20891043313679874252009-01-16T00:13:00.006-07:002009-01-21T12:27:52.369-07:00BYU bottlecap keychain. You know it isn't from a beer bottle ;)<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SXA1NhCw3FI/AAAAAAAAAL8/I8B6OYVSwwQ/s1600-h/byu+bottlecap+keychainwtmk.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SXA1NhCw3FI/AAAAAAAAAL8/I8B6OYVSwwQ/s200/byu+bottlecap+keychainwtmk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291788068484865106" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Perhaps the most "notoriously sober" college campuses just needed a bottle cap keychain. So I made it. I managed to find a scrapbook paper which had the BYU Cougar mascot on it (meaning that this keychain abides by all copyright laws). I now have a couple of little plastic boxes full of BYU Cougar paper punch-outs! One of these days I'll make them up on bottle caps and sell them so I can actually get something more done. I'm needing supply money these days, so I guess some income is called for :P<br /><br />Retail price: $3.50<br />Wholesale (minimum 10) $2.62Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499512075119423969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635230884361467491.post-15958257515508915882009-01-11T21:43:00.004-07:002009-01-12T16:04:47.966-07:00A return to cutenessOkie Dokie, I'm getting back on track finally:<br /><br />One of my nephews celebrated his 1st birthday two days ago.<br />For the record: since I keep mentioning nieces and nephews: on my husband's side of the family there are 19 grandchildren presently. On my side of the family there are 26-28 (one passed away as an infant and one is expected in August). So if you take out my kids they have a total of 39 cousins to play with! But I digress...<br /><br />So, birthday party on Saturday: My husband's sister and her husband have recently opened <a href="http://www.saratogarentalcenter.com/toolrental.html">Saratoga Tool Rental</a> and <a href="http://www.fireandicedance.com/Home.html">Fire and Ice Dance Studio</a> in Saratoga Springs, UT. The party was held there and everyone had a great time.<br /><br />Since I have only daughters, I was momentarily stumped on what to do for a little boy's birthday. Besides that, since we're still on the first paycheck after Christmas, I didn't have any money to spend :") So, after some consideration and consulting other crafters for their ideas, I decided to stick with what I first thought of: An "Eye Spy Bag".<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SWvL3EB5G5I/AAAAAAAAAKw/R49xH9lLwnQ/s1600-h/101_0983wtmk.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 255px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SWvL3EB5G5I/AAAAAAAAAKw/R49xH9lLwnQ/s200/101_0983wtmk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290546334111701906" border="0" /></a><br /></div>This isn't just <span style="font-style: italic;">any </span>Eye Spy Bag: it's Eye Spy: Family Edition. I made the bag of white cotton (two layers for strength) and use iron on transfer paper to put a picture of the extended family on the back, and a cropped picture of "Bubber's" family on the front above the viewing window. Inside I used short grain rice as a filler and included 19 bottle caps, each with a picture of one of the grandchildren on that side of the famly, and 1 more with a picture of the two favorite aunts. The bottlecaps are all glazed and finished.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Hopefully the bag will be a fun thing to play with even as he grows up. In the mean time, his sister seemed to enjoy trying to find herself. (She's 3 years old). Happy Birthday "Bubbers!"<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SWvL24OkKKI/AAAAAAAAAKo/oeinSAqvvCM/s1600-h/101_0982wtmk.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 288px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4b43KKPS0Qk/SWvL24OkKKI/AAAAAAAAAKo/oeinSAqvvCM/s200/101_0982wtmk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290546330943629474" border="0" /></a><br />Sorry the pictures are not the greatest. <br />I quickly took them in the car on the way to the party just before I wrapped it up >g<<br /></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06499512075119423969noreply@blogger.com5