I Can Do It!

One of my favorite creations lately has to be the belt I made my little princess. As she leaps into her independence, I find myself conceding to mismatch socks, polka dot pants paired with striped tops, and pajama dresses as daytime wear. I know someone out there knows what I'm talking about! ;)

During her new found determination to get herself dressed, we began to have a problem with pants. She is a uniquely tall little girl with a small waist (If only I had the same problem), so a lot of her pants fit her in length, but not in the waist. We found a few great jeans with elastic adjustments in the waist, but not all of the super cute clothing she has comes with this adjustment. So she needed a belt. Not only did she need a belt, she needed a belt she could open and close herself since she is potty trained. After scouring the internet for days on end, I came across some ridiculous priced options, and a few things that weren't exactly what I needed. So I began brainstorming and the "I Can Do It: Velcro Belt" was born!

The super cool thing about this belt is that it has a velcro closure so she can undo it all by herself, and fasten it on her own. She LOVES that freedom.

After making a few for her, I decided to make a few for the boutique as well, and why not add a few designs for the fellas. 

I love pairing the colors to bring out something special in the design. 

This really is one of my favorite new products. What are some products you couldn't 'parent' without?

A picture's worth 1000 words

This past year we had the pleasure of collaborating with the amazing artist behind Cynthia Marie Photography. She is a brilliant photographer and I was truly honored to be able to provide a few items for her visions. One of the best things about this business is seeing and hearing the positive feedback about your work. So I love the opportunity to hand my work to willing models and photographers so my customers can see how lovely an item looks on, before they buy it. It truly makes my heart over-joyously happy to see smiling, (or in this instance sweet sleeping) faces dressed in my creations!

This is one of my favorite photos from our collaborations together. Isn't it just the sweetest thing you've ever seen! <3

Some of my favorites

Since I'm starting a new blog, a fresh new design and concept for the new year; I decided to highlight some of my favorite dresses, and why I adore them so much. :)

Dorothy Dress. I love this dress because it was my first fabric top. The sense of accomplishment I felt that day was uncontainable. I really enjoy making fabric top tutu dresses. 

Cookie Monster is one of my favs because I love how magically and amazing the blues look when they are finished. 

The Peacock Tutu Dress is another favorite because of the bright colors. There is just something awesome about the combination of those four colors together. I really love this color combo. 

Lastly, a old favorite of mine is the Ladybug dress. This one made the list  because I love lady bugs, and this dress allowed me to utilized a combination of ribbon and tulle in the skirt for the first time. 

Princess for a day

This past weekend we took our daughter to see Disney On Ice. She has been to Disney many times, and has been to an on ice performance once before. However, in all of her 3.5years (lol), I guess the magic has finally stuck/sunk in/arrived for her. She ooo'd and ahhh'd, sang along with the show, and pointed out every character she could to us, in ways she never did before. She had a BLAST! My only regret is not letting her wear her princess costume. WHAT WAS I THINKING!?!?! I have a line of princess dresses that I make, as well as, a really pretty one her grandmother bought her, and I managed to forget to let her wear one.

Oh well, there's always next time, as she's already asking me when we are going back. :) In the meantime I need to working on designing a dress for the princess' I don't have yet. :)

Rapunzel Dress, one of Jayla's favorites.