It's Hard to Believe That This Little Man Is One...

We are some of the luckiest people... we have great neighbors. We live in a unique neighborhood, and we so sad when our neighbor Joan put her house on the market almost three years ago. My husband and I could not imagine having a better neighbor... so I prayed that God would provide us with a great family to move in the house next door. And He blew our socks off... The "A" family moved in the spring that Doodles was 18 months ish and then I quickly became pregnant with Sweetpea. They have been there for us in SO many ways... When Sweetpea was about ten months old they welcomed to their family a fabulous little boy. He just had his first birthday... I cannot believe how fast a year has passed. And when Doodles found out that C was having a birthday, he asked if we could give him some racing cars that he and his sister have enjoyed, and he wanted to know if I would make C a birthday shirt. C had an under the sea themed party at the park. The day was wonderful and we came home with a party favor that keeps giving back... a beta fish. Here is the bib and shirt that I created to match the party...





I love the way that the the two pieces blend, but are not the same. Mommy A and I talked at length about whether we do a true birthday shirt, but we decided to provide more wear, I would design something that coordinated with his precious party invitations. Here is what we came up with...

This is the bib that we decided upon, I think it is so CUTE.

And this has to be my FAVORITE piece. I love the texture on the octopus and the way that we added his name, but only as an accessory, not the main feature. The octopus was hand appliqued on and I love the way that it turned out.

I really enjoy creating custom pieces for special occasions.

Here we come to save the day...

I had so much fun this past Friday creating these new items, I think I have a new favorite. Although they are truly a work in progress... I am offering them now, and will provide a pic of the new one as I have made adjustments to the capes... My little guys just LOVED them. What started off something I did for my children, has now turned into something I just CANNOT wait to share and make for others...

The little man was "Daring Doodles"...

and the little girl was... Jentile (gentile) J, those who know her are probably LAUGHING... as she is anything but gentile... she truly is my Sweet Pea though.


Their favorite part was the fact that the wind was slightly blowing and when they ran, the capes just flew behind them. They had SO much fun wearing these, and I did not even mind that they wore them to the stores as I just thought that they were too cute.

Can you ever have too many bags?

Are you looking for a unique gift.
Bags are like purses, can you ever have too many?

I love this gift... it is so cute and personal. Both Doodles and Sweetpea had a bag just like this... I love to pack it when we were going out for the day or on a trip. You can fill it to the brim with extra diapers, wipes and several changes of clothes or with just a few items. Each bag is personalized with your choice of font, different ribbon and matching tread color. It is hard to go wrong with a great bag like this.

This bag is canvas and has a zipper closure... so that none of the goodies will fall out.