Tooth Fairy Pillows

Thanks to a sweet friend, Mindy P., who needed a tooth fairy pillow for her daughter... I've been busy since this summer designing and sewing these little pillows for snaggletooths I know and a few sales in my Etsy shop too :-)  I made the sewing pattern myself for these pillows + an applique pattern, so these are one-of-a-kind.  These are custom "made to order" pillows, so each customer chooses their fabric, name font, handle colors, and name thread color.  It's been fun getting back to handmade designs... because I love any excuse to design and create.

The original pillow...

Back View of "Sports" themed pillow

Superman

 Batman

John Deere

Corduroy + pink

Pink flowers + fringe

Coming soon:  Spiderman, and Hello Kitty styles.

If you'd like to order these or request a custom tooth fairy pillow, please visit my Etsy Shop here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/HBAmanda


Next on my sewing "bucket list".... hopefully I'll start tackling tshirt dresses for girls very soon too!

One Year later... Bloggy Overhaul

I have been ignoring the blog for quite some time. Wasn't sure that I actually wanted to blog anymore.  Especially with the rise in Facebook popularity.  Who needs a blog, right?  Well, I'm not convinced either, but blogs are still read by many, sooooo I thought this should be a goal to refocus on in 2013... having more blog posts.  Woohoo!  No promises on how informative these posts will be, ha-ha.  But they'll be about sewing, teaching, crafts, embroidery... basically whatever is on my mind this week?!!  AND hopefully full of lots and lots of pictures of designs, and helpful sewing and embroidery tips.

Book or Magazine Ladder Shelf

I'm pretty new to the world of preschool teaching... let's just say my "green horns" are still attached.  So some days... err, i mean WEEKS are like "Aha" moments for me.  Biggest "Aha" moment so far is that preschoolers prefer NEED bookshelves that they can easily access.... not adults bookshelves with books facing sideways so they have to pull out 301 books to find the one that interests their 30 seconds 10 seconds attention span.  Not sure why I didn't know this, considering my father built two awesome forward facing bookshelves for my kiddos... DUH. (White Bookshelf above is my Dad's creation)

So.... I've been casually searching the internet for an affordable bookshelf, and gosh, all I seem to find is shelves that costs $300+, that's preschool robbery if you ask me?!

Today I stumbled on this great Mom Blogger and DIY Builder, who has lots of ingenious ideas, and she blogs about it, AND gives you dimensional construction drawings **angels singing**.  How amazing is SHE?!   Here name is Ana White, her blog is a great must read for a Saturday morning with your coffeecup and cozy pj's.  This is her version of a preschool bookshelf:  Book or Magazine Ladder Shelf

Twilight

Okay so I admit I'm a Twilight Mom... whatcha' gonna do?  Looking forward to the new movie release next month, LOL, yes, silly I know.  In honor of the hype and craziness, and just for good plain old fun... I can now offer Twilight Monogram Font :-) Wanna order a custom Twilight towel or burp-cloth?  visit me in my Etsy Shop and send me an Etsy Convo and we'll discuss the details.