tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14660847767305789162024-03-14T11:32:54.314-07:00Little Petunia DesignsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466084776730578916.post-85693723132103262922015-08-14T17:35:00.001-07:002015-08-14T17:52:41.529-07:00Luau Birthday BashSo I purposely waited until 7:00 on this Friday evening so that I could truly appreciate being on this side of my little petunias birthday party. You see, this time last week I could have been over run by 28 screaming little girls at any moment. It never ceases to amaze me that kids don't realize "hey there's way more of us than her, I bet we could take her". Thankfully all the girls were a smidge scared of me and honestly very well behaved. Except one - but she doesn't read this blog!<div><br></div><div>I have a rule in my house. No sleepovers until you turn 10. So far it's been a tradition as my kids turn 10 they have a huge sleepover party. This year was LP's first sleepover and double digits. She's my little introvert so I wanted to make this party epic. We first ordered amazing invites from my favorite party printable etsy shop. They were gorgeous and very clean and organized even with the mountain of information I wanted printed. That's when you know you've found a winner if you can give your designer a ton of info and the invite doesn't come out looking like a train wreck. The party began at 6:00 pm and pick up was at 9:00 am the next day.</div><div><br></div><div>As guests arrived they were greeted by several signs telling you luau this way or Maui 4097 miles that way. Each sign was cut with a jigsaw (my new favorite tool) and then sanded, primed and painted a bright color. I finished them off by using a surfer font and applying vinyl words. I also had several life sized boards hanging around. Each guest received a lei as they entered the backyard. <i>Note to self - tell girls not to use leis as weapons. Flowers were everywhere!</i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_PE-ZELZf6VdVLBYQHuS6lRbyfgm7UP-Di4Ou-0ZVZHIbwFkqw9OMIsGNH1TDNV_eTlCHRev2N0aemLS2mFXHTa0IToI4w45fHf-p5uYNWaKn7KJVunxn4LdCe6_MZzgcGsumQh3KTmY/s640/blogger-image-1884858063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_PE-ZELZf6VdVLBYQHuS6lRbyfgm7UP-Di4Ou-0ZVZHIbwFkqw9OMIsGNH1TDNV_eTlCHRev2N0aemLS2mFXHTa0IToI4w45fHf-p5uYNWaKn7KJVunxn4LdCe6_MZzgcGsumQh3KTmY/s640/blogger-image-1884858063.jpg"></a></div><br></i></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">They began their evening with several games. Hula hoop contests, sand castle building and finally a giant slip n slide. That thing was massive and I'm sure it finally convinced my neighbors they live next to a hillbilly. But isn't that the coolest thing if you are a kid! Since I was dealing with pre-teen girls we had the mandatory selfie station. The tutorial for the flowers can be found on my pin board. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj957SM1Ob2WYtwsad2wjaH0nWdDyfNG5tlZZTSxRFjg1omNK0zios-QnBMsiCdLqRgwv4wxnsUNRAfVPOxayILzxTpbbKi31H7DKQgfiAkKoL3JGhTmcyrM62P9Bqx6v0kSU72rGNbMls/s640/blogger-image--1759519772.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj957SM1Ob2WYtwsad2wjaH0nWdDyfNG5tlZZTSxRFjg1omNK0zios-QnBMsiCdLqRgwv4wxnsUNRAfVPOxayILzxTpbbKi31H7DKQgfiAkKoL3JGhTmcyrM62P9Bqx6v0kSU72rGNbMls/s640/blogger-image--1759519772.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div>D<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">inner was served a this table that was built entirely out of pallets. Then I attached cardboard to the top and covered in burlap. My staple gun got a workout for this party. But the entire table cost me 7.00!! You can't beat that with a stick. The menu consisted of Huli Huli chicken, rice bacon wrapped pineapple and piña coladas. You can find all the recipes on my pin board.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3rzgJHvlaGZcU6mgpfMnyEE8ct_3vUDf3tSiUfSCf1F2SNbSgUmu4xRhE-L4eT880k4A4t9SpdJ72AfEHpPLfBGTEuTiwNirbm5dEqxjxK3gUqeqwljudP9ZTuIiERdOL3WC2lJa4wY/s640/blogger-image-1903215390.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3rzgJHvlaGZcU6mgpfMnyEE8ct_3vUDf3tSiUfSCf1F2SNbSgUmu4xRhE-L4eT880k4A4t9SpdJ72AfEHpPLfBGTEuTiwNirbm5dEqxjxK3gUqeqwljudP9ZTuIiERdOL3WC2lJa4wY/s640/blogger-image-1903215390.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">also made tiki bars out of pallets. These were made before the tables so I did use a piece of plywood as the bar top. I would absolutely do that again. Since one was the drink station it needed that stability. As my party planning business grows I have acquired quite the collection of drink dispensers and milk bottles. They looked great on my tiki bar. The second tiki bar was used for the movie bar. I don't have a finished picture of that one because the natives kept eating the candy before the movie!</span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We finished up our evening watching Teen Beach Movie 2. One of the hits of the party were the glow cubes for the tiki cups during the movie. Everyone helped themselves to the candy and popcorn, grabbed a paradise punch and a handful of glow bracelets. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_4fZNQpp1I_Y0l0oO-9szgv0k8ieWG8VVA7O4l5kKMEY1ZXO9LWypA_oXxA-VQKkmMyT0y8BC8Cz-Lth43Mta3d3C9oarEH16B8juVTGbBXEVfvkPAEGA1M6iD2pAsAOTfVPJ151eoo/s640/blogger-image--1357990264.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_4fZNQpp1I_Y0l0oO-9szgv0k8ieWG8VVA7O4l5kKMEY1ZXO9LWypA_oXxA-VQKkmMyT0y8BC8Cz-Lth43Mta3d3C9oarEH16B8juVTGbBXEVfvkPAEGA1M6iD2pAsAOTfVPJ151eoo/s640/blogger-image--1357990264.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">loved this party. I think all the details are what made it so special. There's nothing better than having your shy daughter be the life of the cool party. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzmDcpwQeOdIZZ80mfxVamZLWUgLBTyXXYi_BW6HRIeyXXqDdJI3bOsEmZ-ADC7I_BPkg8Ca72tFKpFZcFiQ9cRceCBYn40Y7mTzUPy2gNiib0t7yEUyK5U8730Kc1zGMqsqMI1xgbOE/s640/blogger-image-237581294.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzmDcpwQeOdIZZ80mfxVamZLWUgLBTyXXYi_BW6HRIeyXXqDdJI3bOsEmZ-ADC7I_BPkg8Ca72tFKpFZcFiQ9cRceCBYn40Y7mTzUPy2gNiib0t7yEUyK5U8730Kc1zGMqsqMI1xgbOE/s640/blogger-image-237581294.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks to...</div><div><br></div><div>Lisa Kay Designs</div><div><br></div><div>Sweet October </div><div><br></div><div>Something Old Event Rentals</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466084776730578916.post-37622954843050180002015-05-15T14:35:00.001-07:002015-05-15T14:35:35.419-07:00Love is a beautiful thing....<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ok see that dress right there? I already had plans to write about that dress today and then something really cool happened and I just knew it was exactly what I was supposed to write about.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">So now back to my original thought. That dress is special. You see I have this sweet customer named Kimberly who purchased this dress a few weeks ago. Kimberly contacted me that she had a 3 year old who was in a 3T/4T but was very thin. She needed the height of the 4T but a smaller width. That right there is why I love my job. I've actually made a skirt before with a 5 year old length but an 18month waist. :) Avery B you are going to be a super model one day! So I was very excited to explain to Kimberly that her issue was not an issue and I could custom size her dress no problem. I was sitting here today writing out the post in my head about how custom sizing is my specialty but right before I went to put words to paper Kimberly contacted me to see if I had a ship date. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Here's where I had confirmation that this dress is what I wanted to talk about. Not just because it was custom made but because she told me her daughter was adopted. If you know me personally you know that I am adopted too. I can not begin to thank my adopted mom for what she has given me. I have a great life because of her. Now I have insane drama that would make your head spin but for the most part I have a great life. I'm a good mom, I have a strong work ethic, I'm stubborn as all get out and I have a relationship with God. All of those things are a direct result of this lady right below these words. Now if my mother were alive today and she knew I had posted this picture for all the world to see, lets just say I would be living on borrowed time. :) But isn't she just the sweetest looking woman. Oh I miss her!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Adoption is amazing...love is a beautiful thing. It doesn't matter if you are born into a family or if you have a blended family. If you truly can show unconditional love it doesn't matter that you aren't connected by blood. Honestly I'm glad I wasn't born into my mothers family - they all have heart disease!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Oh I almost forgot! Now when you turn that little special dress over there's a newborn bodysuit for her baby sister. Kimberly inquired today about newborn clothes to match. She said that they just got their adopted daughters sister. :) So shhhh don't tell her that I sent a matching bodysuit. It's a surprise!</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466084776730578916.post-30504404619428872132015-03-27T14:35:00.001-07:002015-03-27T14:48:12.492-07:00Instagram giveawayOk picture it, Illinois, 2015....<div><br></div><div>The kids have just gotten out of school for spring break and their mom has finally realized they are home for the next 10 days. I'm now realizing I don't have enough chocolate, bubble bath or coffee to get me through the days ahead. Speaking of coffee I feel like doing a giveaway and my bestie said I should ask y'all's opinion on some new items and giveaway my precious to you. </div><div><br></div><div>And if anyone got my Golden Girls reference - message me - we could be great friends. </div><div><br></div><div>Up first,</div><div><br></div><div><b>Baby Items</b></div><div>I haven't done any baby items in a very long time. My supplier has the cutest gowns and burp cloths available. Since I haven't made any of these up myself I am going to try to explain what I'm thinking. I don't want to step on any shop owners toes by borrowing photos! Just think monogrammed gowns, hats, burp cloths and more. </div><div><br></div><div><b>Pillows</b></div><div>Heres a couple that I've whipped up. They are available as pillow covers. Extremely easy to slip over existing pillows!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOr1xDf4qATQy7eLCAJqcKIYQkHolP8ppAdgYN0V2GWXXjOd2yNw4jT4EIDtW0YdJpLYimNLUUziXziOsp9pBiFfXFOUFregDMQInqpaujrURmGK1mbmjTCdHlk8-92pTPTI3b57JqXA/s640/blogger-image--1594643117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOr1xDf4qATQy7eLCAJqcKIYQkHolP8ppAdgYN0V2GWXXjOd2yNw4jT4EIDtW0YdJpLYimNLUUziXziOsp9pBiFfXFOUFregDMQInqpaujrURmGK1mbmjTCdHlk8-92pTPTI3b57JqXA/s640/blogger-image--1594643117.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Ladies Pillowcase Tops</b></div><div>These would be made to match any of the pillowcase dresses in my shop. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1SIH_22FaU0k6V8BGO99cFUwJoBbV715FgRt_V12JweuraATjT34QgDZ0h2mrdN5I13mZulE4JD6Jub16uDOKh2D_k_oS4xBmcyB66-De5QuuYwMJHdSADH-oa39KxfD7M2bew9wOCGA/s640/blogger-image-785069088.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1SIH_22FaU0k6V8BGO99cFUwJoBbV715FgRt_V12JweuraATjT34QgDZ0h2mrdN5I13mZulE4JD6Jub16uDOKh2D_k_oS4xBmcyB66-De5QuuYwMJHdSADH-oa39KxfD7M2bew9wOCGA/s640/blogger-image-785069088.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Hair Accessories</b></div><div>Notice I said accessories ;). I'm not making bows and they will only be the ones to match my clothing. Here's a recent one.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6iGf7WUggcuCWnefonLurQ8WjS9drNqdNMy6BIj7teUjolT-S94-nVUryXiVi8MwKb-7Usq5oiGS7J04b8xQjQ3TFioRFdSTg4ZJWJzQAha5u7yMOabod7hgBGn_6NXKLsE00ZwNoIo8/s640/blogger-image-1034505353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6iGf7WUggcuCWnefonLurQ8WjS9drNqdNMy6BIj7teUjolT-S94-nVUryXiVi8MwKb-7Usq5oiGS7J04b8xQjQ3TFioRFdSTg4ZJWJzQAha5u7yMOabod7hgBGn_6NXKLsE00ZwNoIo8/s640/blogger-image-1034505353.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>So I know you are wondering where the giveaway portion is. This giveaway is on my instagram page. Is everyone else as obsessed about Instagram as I am? Oh wow I just thought of a new blog post. I follow some really cool people. I'll tell y'all about them next week! Anyway pardon my squirrel moment. Here's what you have to do. Just go to my page and find the collage photo below in my account or search #lpdgiveaway and leave me a comment on which of those four items you would like to see next in my shop. Now a winner will be randomly chosen...by random I mean I will close my eyes, scroll and point. The winner will receive....a 5.00 Starbucks e-certificate! And if you tag a friend they will win one too. 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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It's pretty crazy but I'm already thinking of moving my office into a bigger location. I've been expanding and doing so much more lately and it's just getting so cramped. I'd like a dedicated cut room BUT (insert very whiney voice) I'd have to walk all the way down the short hallway and back just to cut something. I know - even I want to slap me right now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">My previous set up was shame full. Down right embarrassing. In fact I can't believe I'm going to show you befores. It was the guest bedroom in my home and it started with a desk and an ironing board...in the room with the bed. So I had approximately 4 feet of work space. One day I just realized the bed was only used a handful of times a year and needed to go. If need be I can sleep in the chair in my office when I have company!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I have a pretty good set up now. I use an embroidery machine, sewing machine and a serger. I also could not live without my laptop and cutting machine. So</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> I kept all the things that I can't live without on my big L shaped desk. It's really nice to roll back and forth from machine to machine. All of the furniture was purchased from OfficeMax and I love my white leather chair. (My children are banned from touching them though)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'd show you a current but it's very very messy. So next weeks blog will be how to get organized. I'm going to spill the beans a little here but the amazing <a href="http://lisakaydesigns.com/" target="_blank">Lisa Kay Designs</a> is designing a To Do printable that she is going to allow me to share to yall as a free download! :)</span></div>
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For the record that's just cruel! Quit taking away our free time and keep them with you till the very end! So not only do we have half days but then your own children do goofy things like forget where they left their shoes. So you guessed it - they miss the bus! Now you have to take them to school.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm not looking forward to the summer. It's full of I'm bored and why do you still have to work when it's sunny. Because mommas business is built around vacation season. You like nice things like food and clothing so go cut those strings and make me another coffee. Please. :) it's also full of eating out because I've forgotten how difficult it is to buy groceries with three kids! </div><div><br></div><div>So I am off to drop shoeless joe off at school. 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Five years ago I decided to take a journey into running my own business. Now there are days that I don't want to be legit and file my taxes and keep up with receipts. (I should show you my filing system - so shameful!) But I wouldn't trade the satisfaction of knowing that I am helping to provide for my family and raise some pretty awesome little humans at the same time. Best of both worlds!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My 1K Giveaway starts TODAY!! It will run for a week and I am celebrating some pretty big milestones. I've just gotten 1000 facebook followers. My shop turns 5 today! AND yesterday my shop made it's 1000th sale! Talk about perfect timing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To enter you have a ton of options that you can do every day until the end of the giveaway. You can tweet, like on facebook, pin a picture, follow a pin board, comment on this blog!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At this moment my children are eating their hormone free turkey sandwiches on whole grain bread. The sandwich is accompanied with cucumbers, strawberries and carrots (all organic of course). They are washing down their little lunches with a bottle of water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once again I sit in front of a blank screen with my head held in shame that I've neglected my blog...AGAIN.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ehh you guys don't really hold it against me though, right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It always amazes me that I let the fun stuff go once I get really busy. I'm going to try my hardest to be better. In the interim though I'll catch you up on what's been going on with me since May.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I took my family to Disney - shocker right! Now it's no surprise that we visited that Magical Place but what is the surprise is that little ole me bank rolled that puppy. I am completely humbled that people trust my abilities enough to order from me. I can't thank you enough. And the ones that keep coming back for more - yeah you are my Venti Raspberry White Mocha. {yes I relate happiness to full fat Starbucks - I'm on a diet - cut me some slack}</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Speaking of little ole me...I've gone on a diet. My profile pic on etsy was really, really starting to make me want to puke. You know how some people say they always see themselves as overweight even after they lose a lot. Yeah not so much for me. I have always seen myself as the size 0 that my high school sweetheart met me as. Now I'm guessing that on some level that is probably a great thing for me in some self image sort of way but yeah I haven't been a 0 in a loooong time. So this past May I decided to eat less and move more. As of today I have lost 45 pounds and gained a terrible shopping habit ;) I still have a lot more left to go but I feel amazing and I'm insanely proud of myself. </span><br />
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</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I thought I would share a few of my favorite ones and if you get a chance you can share a few of yours. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oldie but Goodie..</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/" target="_blank">Pioneer Woman</a> - I know you love her or hate her but her iced coffee idea of keeping the cold brewed coffee in the refrigerator <b>changed my life</b>! You must try it - and try the sweet cream if you have an extra two hours a day to work out. Otherwise you will gain 5 pounds in a week drinking that stuff! Ask me how I know. ;)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://happymoneysaver.com/" target="_blank">Happy Money Saver</a> - Karrie is amazing! She is one of those routine ladies that has a schedule and sticks to it all while saving money. Now the whole couponing thing is above my skill level but just reading her blog makes me inspired to organize my life. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do it yourselfer....</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.blissfullyeverafter.net/" target="_blank">Blissfully Ever After</a> - Jennifer is one of those gals that just does stuff. She wants a new wall collage and she just makes it happen. She has some great ideas and I love her detailed photos. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">LPD facebook page is 86 likes away from my gigantic giveaway. I know you are getting sick of hearing about it but it is so close I can't believe it. Woohoo!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm busy sewing like crazy to get caught up on orders after a whirlwind month of Teacher Appreciation Week, Baseball and Field Trips. Before anything else - my kids come first - even before Little Petunia Designs. I don't ever want my kids to be resentful of my business because I missed something important to them to sew. That's what coffee is for...to keep me awake while they sleep to finish up orders. :)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out my new blog signature - If you haven't started ordering yet from <a href="http://www.lisakaydesigns.com/" target="_blank">Lisa Kay Designs</a> - what are you waiting for!!! She is fantastic to work with and is so creative. I love just being able to say I want a "blah blah blah" and she gives me a proof like she was in my head!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A few things I've learned from my meeting with Riley Blake Designs. {total name drop}</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Even though I work from home I should still clean my entry and kitchen before I go to "work" each morning. Two of my friends had to hear the panic and inaudible squeals as I flew through my house to get my house ready.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Even though I work from home - getting ready in the morning is of utmost importance. When faced with - do I fix my hair or do the dishes in my sink - I will choose dishes because you can throw your hair in a ponytail and be presentable. But you can't fix the omg they live in this look when someone sees 2 days worth of dishes in your sink. So this really refers to lesson #1.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I could go all Duck Dynasty on you right now and say no wait thats the first rule. LOL But I'm guessing only a handful will even know what I'm talking about...back to my list.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Do people really still call you and say they will be there in 20 minutes without any warning. Two days ago I didn't know that still happened but now YES they do give you 20 minutes without warning. </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All in all the meeting was fantastic. I was already in love with the fabric and now I'm so excited for my first shipment I can't hardly stand myself!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today we have Let's Talk Chalk to tell us more about their business. This is such a great shop and you should go check it out. Don't forget she will be donating a 40.00 gift card to their etsy shop in my 1K giveaway!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;">Thanks Pattie, Jamie and Lisa - I love your shop and I'm so excited to work with you guys in the future.</span></div>
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I got started in making stamped jewelry in October 2010. That is what my Etsy profile says. Is it awful I don't know the exact date? Oh well... I had a slow start because I practiced a lot. Looking back on my earlier work I love seeing how far I've come. My family and close friends got a lot of pieces in those early days. Yikes!<br />
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I know it's very cliché and I tend to be a not-so-cliché type of gal, but my family inspires me to do this. Silver Wings Designs supports my family in so many ways. It supports my kids' extra-curricular activities, my little (ok, not so little) shopping habit, and my sanity! My husband especially loves the last one mentioned<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maybe it's the fact that by 7:51 am on Monday morning my house can start to get back on track from the weekend. After I've fixed my gigantic cup of coffee and answered the mountain of emails in my box I can start decluttering the mess that is my house! I can't be alone here. It seems like my husband and kids spend the entire weekend doing crazy things like smearing chocolate cookies on light switches and undressing in the dining room. They use every fork, plate and cup we have in this house! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By Monday afternoon I have reclaimed my house and am back to making cute kids clothes. So here I sit on Sunday evening, my hubby and kids are off to baseball practice, (yes baseball practice in February!) and I'm looking forward to Monday when I can get my house back. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm the mom of three kids, wife to my high school sweetie, - ok this is starting to sound like the intro to Pioneer Woman (who I love) so I need to start over.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have three wonderful kids who keep me on my toes. My husband is the most amazing man you will ever meet. He's generous and kind - bit of a neat freak, The support he gives me in my business is enough to overlook his compulsion with dusting the top of my refrigerator. I'm a good southern girl who has been transplanted to this frozen tundra. Until McDonald's started selling sweet tea I wanted to move home everyday. I am obsessed with polka dots. I'm sure you can see that as I try to use it in every item I make. They are just fun and they make me happy - even after sewing 15 polka dot dresses in one day I still like them. I can't say that about florals ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A good friend of mine gave my daughters matching dresses for one of their birthdays. I figured if she could do it I could! So I borrowed a sewing machine and went to work on one of those dresses. That went well so I started watching youtube on how to sew. My next project was a diaper bag and then it just snowball'd. I have this amazing group of friends. Seriously no one has a group of friends like these. There is something about our bond that just can't be explained. We live all over the country and communicate with each other every day. Anyway they encouraged me to start selling my ideas and designs. My dear friend Caroline suggested etsy to me. I started selling a few things on there and I've been busy ever since. I never would have gotten this far without their encouragement and support in the beginning. Thank you girls!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My kids really inspire me. Their little personalities really help me figure out what would look best on them. Then I just translate that to my shop and it usually covers all the bases of what people are looking for. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love to be busy. If I have things to do I am focused and don't just wander around aimlessly. I volunteer like crazy! I am on our schools PTO Board, several committees at the school and their extra curricular activities. I'm a girl scout leader to both of my girls troops. I love pinterest and wish I had more time to do the things I pin!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally everyone in my house can stop tiptoeing around me since our school's Winter Carnival is over. Seriously I woke up this morning and it took me 3 hours just to make my bed! I'm lost without that huge project forcing me to be busy. I'm very certain that my family was scared to ask me for anything in the last two weeks. My son started walking down two flights of stairs to go to the basement bathroom since his bathroom was out of toilet paper. He was terrified to ask me for anything. Maybe all that ranting about if one more person asks me for something I'm going to skewer them might have scared him a little. Hmm....Oh well we are now fully restocked so he shouldn't have to worry about it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now on to the good stuff with Little Petunia! I've been cranking out orders lately like crazy. I've teamed up with several shops on etsy and facebook to have a huge giveaway once I reach 1000 likes. I'm only a little over 200 away so share the facebook page and we can get the party going! There's several 40.00 gift cards to etsy shops included in the giveaway and Little Petunia is one of them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have you noticed the fantastic pictures that I've been posting in my listings and on facebook? Those are courtesy of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Amy-Sauder-Photography/136851846328874?fref=ts" target="_blank">Amy Sauder Photography</a>. She is a local photographer who specializes in outdoor photography sessions. I can't tell you enough how wonderful she is with the kids she photographs. I'm definitely a behind the scenes kind of person. Working with the talent is not for me. I'd rather make their pretty clothes and have her deal with the rest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The partnership that you guys voted for is working out so well! Misty over at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Poco-Diva/364725025476?fref=ts" target="_blank">Poco Diva</a> has been so great to work with. She is busy working on all kinds of headbands and hair accessories to match my outfits. One of my favorite collaborations so far with both Amy and Misty has got to be this photo. It just all looks great!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So when I stumbled across this shop the other day I knew I had to tell everyone about her. Her name is Karla and she makes these adorable headbands that match perfectly with my mouse inspired clothes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These are fun too. Head2toedesigns makes these really cute mouse ear clips. She sells them already made with a bow or you can buy the DIY set and put it on your own clip. I've ordered from her in the past and her shipping is fast and the quality is fantastic! Visit her shop <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/head2toedesigns?ref=seller_info" target="_blank">here</a>. Here's a picture of her finished bows and a pic of my little petunias wearing theirs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One more perfect match for you today. Missy over at Simply Missy has created these autograph books for you. I've ordered 3 myself and used them for our last Disney trip and we got so many compliments. Of course they look amazing with my outfits too. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She has ones to match my girls line and boys line. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Visit Missy </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/simplymissy?ref=seller_info" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and see all the cute designs she has in her store.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you haven't heard I'm looking to collaborate with a bow maker this year. I'd like to expand to other crafters as the year progresses but for now I am starting slowly with bows. I've posted this on my facebook page but I'm mentioning it here as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All the bows will be pictured on my facebook wall in a poll. You will vote on your favorite design. I'd like to work with the winner designing custom bows that will be pictured with my outfits. If you know of a bow crafter who would like to participate in the vote leave me a comment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Voting begins January 17th.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the dress that they are matching... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Kristen</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466084776730578916.post-84742656138761059252012-08-17T15:21:00.001-07:002012-08-17T15:21:43.937-07:00Where has the time gone....So it's been over two years since I've been active on this blog. I got so wrapped up in the sewing portion of my business I neglected the fun stuff. :) This is something I've been wanting to revitalize but never know how to start so I figured the best way was to just start posting. Rocket science huh? <br />
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So get ready to hear more from me as I reintroduce myself to you and tell you about daily life running an etsy shop and balancing three kids. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466084776730578916.post-24060414242153374512009-09-29T20:45:00.000-07:002009-09-29T20:59:22.067-07:00Why didn't I think of that?When you lose your cell phone where is the first place you should look? Is it the kitchen desk because that is where you usually put your keys, phone and mail? Maybe it's your purse because you put your phone in there when you are out and about? Or sometimes you might drop it right inside the door of the house because you have so many things that you are carrying you just need to put them down? No, nope, not a chance. You must first look in your daughters tinkerbell jewelry box because your 2 year old has an obsession with pretending to call Grandma! Now if you are reading this and you know me even just a little bit you can guess that I was probably running late to get somewhere. Of course you would be right. I try to squeeze so much into such a short amount of time that it always backfires on me. Anyway we were trying to leave today and I have to spend an hour searching for my phone. Thank the Lord for facebook! I was able to post and ask someone to call it so that I could find it. These crazy kids are trying to over throw the dictatorship that we have here. I'm not going down without a fight! But then again I wouldn't have much to talk about without them.<br /><br />As far as Little Petunia news I am working on a new design for a tunic shirt/dress. I also have some toddler boy designs coming out. If there's anything you would like for a boy please drop me a note. I'm always looking for inspiration.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466084776730578916.post-54950083003487058762009-09-15T14:44:00.000-07:002009-09-15T14:47:43.819-07:00Follow me on TwitterFind out the latest Little Petunia Designs info on twitter. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/bkcadavis">http://www.twitter.com/bkcadavis</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466084776730578916.post-8560068728601786812009-09-15T10:39:00.000-07:002009-09-15T10:44:36.723-07:00Hubby's description of our children..I thought this was hilarious. My husband sent an email to an old friend of his today and in the email he wrote a little description of our children.<br /><br />Our son just turned 6 and he's now in Kindergarten. He loves playing sports, right now he's in soccer and he's getting ready to start peewee hockey. Our oldest daughter was 4 in July and she is all about preschool right now. That's the first thing she asks each morning and it's all she talks about. Our baby who is two already is a master of destruction.<br /><br />I love that each child got a little glimpse of their personality. I just think it's hilarious that the baby is only credited with her gremlin side. LOLUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466084776730578916.post-12428847729490346072009-08-12T10:56:00.000-07:002009-08-14T14:14:08.386-07:00Big step for Little PetuniaAs of today Little Petunia Designs is in an actual brick and mortar store! A little gift store not far from me has bought some of my designs and they are going to try them out in their store and see if they sell. I'm so excited!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0