LOLLY Newborn Baby Photography Prop Beanie

I used the most scrumptious baby yarn. It's thick and soft and stretchy. I love the ivory color also. The hat is simple with bright and cheery accents of handspun sunkissed wool yarn in shades of orange and yellow. The tail is long and the tassle pom is fat and fluffy. It's a unique photography prop and can be used for both a boy or a girl. Just one is available so do dilly dally if you think you might want it. LOLLY  is only $20.00 so it's not only beautiful but affordable :)

Another One of a Kind Cutie has come and gone

This is the last of a very cute handspun yarn I recently purchased for a custom order. Luckily there was some left over and so I was able to make a couple of One of a Kind hats using the small amount I had. Both of the hats turned out very adorable if I do say so myself .

One of a Kind CANDY Long Tail Elf Hat Photography Prop

A New Creation and only one available. I was watching The Hangover last night and this hat came to mind ??? Strange but true LOL.

Thick and soft ivory baby yarn was used for the base of this fun hat. Then I incorporated a border and pom pom of one of kind handspun with a wonderful thick and thin texture. You'll see shades of blues and pinks. Ivory and off white. This hat would be a wonderful photo prop both for photographyers and parents looking for something beautiful and unusual for their newborn. Newborn size and only one available.

Corkscrew Handspun...How fun

From the first moment I saw this yarn I had to have it. I love the bubbly thick and thin texture. The etsy seller had posted a picture of a prayer shawl she had made with it. I knew instantly it would make a fabulous cocoon. Something out of the ordinany, with some interest. So I bought it and paid for it and patiently waited. Checking the mail everyday and being disappointed each day it didn't arrive. Finally a week later it showed up and the pictures were not enough to describle this handspun yarn. I couldn't wait so I immediately started on a cocoon...hoping I would have enough for a hat. Well that didin't work out but I am very pleased with the cocoon. See the before and after pictures of this fun bubbly handspun and hand crocheted creation :)

http://www.etsy.com/listing/44836266/ooak-nubby-newborn-baby-crochet

New Aquisitions for a Custom Order

I make just about anything as long as I can see a picture of it and thats just what happened the other day. I received a message from an Etsy buyer looking for a very specific hat, one she had spotted in a magazine. So I took a look. The hat was obviously adorable abnd was amde witha  very unusual yarn. Something obviously hand spun. So I didn't think finding the yarn was going to be easy. After a few more conversations back and forth I went to Etsys handspun section and started saving pictures of the yarns  I thought she might like. All were very pretty and after much deliberation and exchange she made a final decision on two yarns for two hats...one for a boy and one for a girl.

 I rushed back to the yarns to purchase them before anyone else could and was successful. Now we are waiting. I expect to receive the yarns any day. As soon as I do I'll whip up two gorgeous hats especially made for a beautiful new baby not yet born.

Organic Cotton Anyone?

I love working with cotton...it's earthy and feels great in my hands. Recently I had a customer approach me about some hats using organic cotton. She was opening an ecommerce site for babies and wanted to offer organic items. Well we worked out out the design aspect, chose colors and hammered out pricing. Then I whipped up the items she wanted. After I shipped them off I had yarn left over and decided to use it making a few hats to see how they'd do. Well I was pleasantly surprised that the phrase ORGANIC COTTON has turned out to be one of the top search terms for my etsy shop and I do sell the hats I've created. In fact I've decided to add a larger selection of ORGANIC COTTON  Newborn Baby Photography Props for all three of my sites.I'm excited to start this enveavor and look forward to adding these new ecological items. After all every little bit helps :)

Making Time for Everything...Except House Work of Course.

This last month I've put a little more effort into my online shops. Not just Etsy which usually gets all my attention but ArtFire and a new shop I just opened Zibbet. You can't put all your eggs in one basket or all your items in one shop so I'm trying to be smart and expand my horizons. ArtFire I've had for a while and have sold a few things, hoping that it will pick up. Zibbet is a brand new site and similar to Artfire so I though what the heck the more exposure the better so I joined and have been doing a little promotion.
 Etsy sells more items by far and cost more each month by far. Both Artfire and Zibbet are flat fee based which means you pay a flat fee each month whether you sell 200 items or none. Well the none items have been the norm recently but what do you expect when you ignore it. So I'm making the effort for all three site in hopes that my hard work will pay off :)