Customer Photos: Party Pups!

Now this is just too doggone cute!  Meet Archie and his big sister Ethel Mae, two pups who really know how to party.  I made the cake topper for Archie's first birthday and was so excited when these photos were posted on Ethel's facebook page.  Head over to see more of this adorable pair, for guaranteed smiles :)

New Items: Illustrated Cards

Hello, hello!  I've just added some new illustrated cards to the shop.


"Hello, baby" giraffe, available in pink and blue  

Bunny with blue floral 

You can do it!, featuring my cat illustration

Custom Orders!

Here are a couple of custom embroidery hoops that I have worked on recently.  Thank you so much to my lovely customers for your ideas and inspiration!

Amalia's Bollywood Birthday Bash

Here are some photos of how we decorated for Amalia's ahhhmazing 30th birthday, Bollywood style! Lots of color, lots of flowers, and lots of food (we made everything ourselves!), and of course wonderful company and a very special birthday girl.  Happiest birthday to you, sister!

New Items!: Invitation Sets

Want to make coordinating the perfect party theme a piece of cake?  I've just started introducing sets of ready to write invitations complete with a matching cake topper. The designs are a mix of my original hand-painted and digital artwork. The back is a glossy finish and the front side is matte for writing. 
Shown here is "Jungle Party" featuring a sweet little lion.  More coming soon! 

A Purrrfect Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!  This year we treated ourselves to the ultimate indulgence of cuteness: a vintage kitten-themed tea party complete with yarn balls and strawberry "mice".  There were several variations of the strawberries on Pinterest, and I just went with piping on some melted chocolate for the eyes (you can also use mini chocolate chips).  My mom and I enjoyed sewing the adorable little pair of felt mice from this pattern on Rhythm & Rhyme.  We made the cat brooches using a tutorial from Bloesem Kids, choosing patterned fabrics instead of the felt for the front.   The "Meow" hand-embroidered hoop in raspberry and pink is available for sale in my shop.  This sweet theme is also popular for girl's birthday parties so you could probably find some vintage cat and kitten birthday cards instead of the Valentine cards to add to the decor.  Hope your Valentine's Day was just as purrrfect!

Featured!: Project Nursery

Bright pastels are in!  My Welcome Spring hoop was just featured on Project Nursery's 2015 Nursery Color Trend Predictions.  Thank you so much!!