Summer Fun!

The girls and I have been visiting my parents for the past few days, relaxing and enjoying the sunshine. We went to Paul Lake today, had a nice picnic with my little bro, and played on the beach with the girls. Here's some pictures I took, of course I'm not in any of them since I'm always the one taking the photos:

My sweet baby...

Sophia, I think your hat is too small! lol

Isabella is so proud of her sandcastle

My sweetie pies!

Uncle Steven Me & Isabella trying to catch minnows

Aren't grandparents great? I'm so lucky, my mom & dad usually take the girls and entertain them for a few hours here and there so I have a chance to relax. I've been needing this for a while.

What are you all doing this summer? I'd love to hear what your plans are!

SEWN Giveaway... TWO NEW Winners!

So unfortunately, I have not been contacted by either winner that I had originally drawn for my SEWN Website Launch Giveaway. I've drawn two new winners and they are:

1. Winner of Sewing Fun Prize Pack:
esther (it means star) said...What a beautiful blog! Please enter me in your giveaway.

2. Winner of a $25 Gift Certificate to my shop:
aSprinkling said...I would love #2 so I can get one of those cute pinafores!

Thanks so much for entering! I've e-mailed both of you gals!

SEWN Giveaway - We have two winners!!

Thank you everyone for coming by my blog and entering the SEWN Giveaway! I am so excited that there were 114 comments written, how awesome!

So, I used the fancy random number generator and the two winners are:

#43 - Susannah who wrote: i'd love prize #1. i'm new to quilting, so i'm trying to build up a fabric supply. your kids clothes are adorable -

Congrats, Susannah, you'll be receiving the Sewing Fun Prize! - I don't have an email for you so I an contact you, so if you can please get back to me in the next 48 hours or I'll have to draw another winner... thanks! :)

AND

#109 - Anna who wrote: So glad to find your blog, I want to win, hand up high, jumping up and down, I am a homeschooling mom of 7 so any surprise that takes me away from the busy-busy makes me smile. Thanks.

Congrats, Anna, you'll be receiving a $25 gift certificate to my shop!

Thanks again for visiting my blog. This was so much fun, I'm hoping to have a giveaway once a month now!

Stop by soon for updates!

Have a wonderful week and don't forget to stop by the new SEWN website!

My First Giveaway... All Sewn Up!

I'm having my first giveaway! I'm so excited!

There is an awesome new website being launched soon - SEWN -... it will have all sorts of resources for sewers, fabric hunters, and even a place for selling your wares. Their website will be here: www.sewn.net.au .

So to celebrate the launch of their site, I will be giving away to two lucky winners:

Prize #1 - Sewing Fun:

Includes:
- 1 Charm Pack of Neptune by Tula Pink for Moda
- 1 package of Sweeties - 12 yards of 1/2-inch Bias Binding in 6 Designer Fabrics from Lollipops Designer Bindings
- 1 yard of Mod Blooms from Andalucia by Patty Young for Michael Miller
-1 Handmade Felt Flower Clip from my shop

Prize #2:
Gift Certificate for $25 from my Etsy shop or website

Please comment on which prize you would like to win. On June 8th, I will randomly choose two comments & notify the winners... so make sure I have a way of contacting you! This giveaway is open to anybody, anywhere in the world! Good luck!

Spring has Sprung...

Well, feels like Spring is finally here! The weather has been soooo gorgeous the past few days. We were wearing shorts, finished up the mini garden, put down some new sod... it's wonderful! Finally! I hope it lasts this time, I was getting very tired of the gloom & rain. Here's some photos of the girls at the park the other day.

Don't look so excited :)

Whee!

So I've started on a new project, my first quilt! Yikes, a little intimidating, considering it's MUCH bigger than what I'm used to sewing. I'm using some of the charm packs from Soire'e by Lila Tueller for Moda, so beautiful, I hope I can do it justice. I'm not doing anything fancy, just kind of winging it, so we'll see how it turns out. I'll post photos once I'm done.

I've been adding new items to my Etsy shop, and have been trying to make one new outfit or item a day. I have to get sewing, though, as I've been accepted to participate in the Abbotsford Christmas Craft Market in November. I know, it's 7 months away, but I really need to stockpile stuff as I have no idea how much I need on hand to sell, so I'd rather have too much than run out of things.

Well, off to work this weekend. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend & that the weather is super gorgeous!

TTFN,
Laura

Long time no see...

I can't believe it's been 2 months since I last posted! Boy time sure flies!

I think it's finally spring around here, the sun in shining and birds waking me up in the morning. We planted our garden yesterday, so hopefully no more frost!

I've been busy adding tons of new things to my website & Etsy shop, so take a look!

I had some professional photos taken by Tanya at Bells & Babies Photography. She did such an awesome job & I'm thrilled with the results. Check out her website! Here's a sample:





One of the new items I'm most excited about are the new beanies & headbands we are now carrying. There are cotton crochet beanies, and stretch headbands, that come with your choice of beautiful flower clip. The clip can be removed and changed out for different colour flowers or bows. Look how gorgeous they are:





I'm also getting in a tons of new fabrics, and have added photos to my website HERE.

Remember, save 10% on the website with the code: SF09 - only until May 31st!

As always, I am happy to do custom order, just contact me with your ideas and we can create something special!

I found this image, and thought it was cute:

Amy Butler Pattern & Fabric Giveaway!

Check out this awesome giveaway on The Fabric Shopper! You can win one of Amy Butler's bag patterns, plus a $25 gift certificate for the fabric to make it! How cool would that be?

I've made a few of Amy's bags and they turn out so beautifully! They are fairly easy to make & come with excellent instructions, even a beginner can understand.

Off for now,
Laura