So Cute It Hurts

Buntings make me happy

A little while ago i had the pleasure of contacting Anna to ask if she could custom design a new set of sewing labels for So Cute It Hurts. I was pleased as punch when she said yes! It turned out exactly how i wanted it ~ simple and beautiful with one of my favorite : colorful buntings. Just in time for Spring.

I am head over heels for the sweet creations by Anna of lillalotta. She makes such beautiful and colorful tapes and prints out of her original Lilla Lotta goodness and illustrations.

Anna has always been designing and creating my lovely sewing labels since So Cute It Hurts was born and there isn't a vistor that comes by that doesn't compliment me on it or ask me where it's from. Anna also has a nifty blog, check it out for posts about her recent projects and new additions in her shop.

I can't stop smiling when i sew these new labels.
It makes me happy.
Have a lovely weekend, friends!
Love to you!

Thank you kindly

This week i have found myself thinking a lot about kindness and gratitude.

Hence, the birth of this greeting design. This is one of those projects that began out of my own wishing-for-something. I had a pretty fun photo session with sweet little miss Coco and my baby size wooden clogs from Netherlands. Love that. I'll send it off to the printer next week. It will be the new postcard "thank you" that is included with all of my orders.

I wanted to say thank you for all the super kind and supportive comments sent my way about little Miss Coco and the new spring tote bags. Little Miss Coco is truly grateful, too. YOU have reaffirms me that there are so much good exists in the world. Thank you so much for that.

May you and yours have a wonderful weekend!
Love to you.

totein' about

It took some time, but i finally had the chance to finish some photos and loaded my first batch of spring tote bags to the shop! I'm feeling sorta like patting myself on the back for meeting this crafty goal. Now i've got to get started on several projects for sweet Coco and the second batch of spring tote bags in French Macaron theme (*cough Pei Li cough*) ~ more info on that as it comes in.

I"m pleased with the result. These are just simple tote bags with some inside organization (very much needed). BUT each fabric makes up for the simplicity.

I've wanted to use these vintage fabrics for a long time now and i think each tote bag turned out beautifully. I even got to make good use of my button making tools.

Give it a look and happy browsing.
Hope you're having a lovely weekend.
Love to you!

a weekend dress and tote bag...oh my

Weekends are so nice ~ especially nice on long mornings with nothing to do and nowhere to be.

Here's one project i finished that pleases me to no end. I made a weekend dress and tote bag for Coco. I didn't use any ready made pattern but rather i made a pattern out of a paper and tweaked it along the way. Very satisfying.

I'm not that skilled at making dresses yet, so i made a very simple pattern in order to refrain from getting too frustrated. I wouldn't want to take the fun out of it now would I?

The front section of the dress was a little challenge to make. It took me a bit time to figure it out but my love of seeing my little Coco in a beautiful weekend dress helped me to move forward and try, try again. I'm glad I did. Honestly, i like this dress so much i left it on Coco.

Something else that's satisfying is making a weekend tote bag to go with this dress. It's just a simple tote bag but the thing i love most is the vintage natural tea print paired with the linen. The fabric makes up for the simplicity and the little leather strips were a perfect fit.

Can you tell i'm pretty psyched about it? I think more dresses for this little one might be on the horizon...

I hope you are having a lovely weekend. I'm staying close to home and have plans of making a few new weekend tote bags (the ones offered in the shop are sold and it's due time to restock), watching this movie, and taking plenty of naps.

Stay tuned...more to come.
Love to you and yours.