Andalucia Fabric and Mommy & Me Apron debut

eBay designers have come together to celebrate one of our own.
Patty Young of Modkid Boutique is the designer behind the Classy & Whimsical new fabric line Andalucia for Michael Miller.

The fabric worked perfectly to make matching Mommy & Me aprons.
I think both mom's and little girls will find something to like about the fabric design.

Besides honoring the new Andalucia fabric line this is also the online debut of my Mommy & Me Retro Flare Apron sets.
I have been selling these adorable mother daughter apron sets at craft fairs throughout Florida.
They sell out as soon as I make them so I haven't had a chance to list any on my website.

I have several cut out, ready to sew...with no Craft Fair's lined up for a couple months I should be able to get a few listed.

Here is the Mommy & Me Andalucia apron set
It is Ready to Ship and listed on eBay

Isabella & I even did a little modeling !

To find all the fabulous items listed for the Andalucia launch
search "Boutique Andalucia" on eBay

~Patricia

Stitching & More

While I was working on my "Where we Love is Home" project, I taught the kids the stitches I had learned in the eBook.
Trenton is 10 so he picked it up quick.

Although Isabella is only 4 she was able to handle the basic stitches on her own and only needed a little more direction for the others.

While searching for the kids stitching pictures I came across a couple other projects they worked on recently that would make great gifts for kids to make for the upcoming holidays.

One of Trenton's favorite projects is making pillows.
He's made them for teachers, grandparents, himself and to sell at craft fairs.
He raids my fabric stash and creates pillows in all different sizes.
No pattern needed for an easy sewing project like this.

Here's a proud grandma receiving a pillow for mother's day

Trenton has also made his own tote bags, perfect to take on trips to carry books or his NintendoDS
This one is reversible


He also made his first piece of pottery over the summer.
This is still a work in progress because he hasn't painted it yet.


Isabella is the Queen of Jewels!
She will spend hours beading necklaces and bracelets for herself and friends.

~Patricia

You Can Make This!

I recently teamed up with my good friends Karen of Growing Up with Rosy and Christy from Little Shamrocks to create a Spooktacularly Comfy Halloween outfit for YouCanMakeThis.com

If your in need of a quick and easy outfit to make for upcoming Fall Festivities
You can't go wrong with an adorable set like this

My eBook "Spooktacular Bling" includes 4 Halloween themed Hot Fix Dot patterns
Perfect to add sparkle to Tee's, Treat Bags, Pillows and More


Besides selling eBooks, I'm a You Can Make This customer.
I love that I can choose any one of the hundreds of patterns or informational ebooks and download it for use right away.

This past month I did just that to make Bella an outfit for her very first picture day at preschool.
The day before picture day I downloaded my eBooks, got to work and in a short time had a one of a kind outfit.
Here's Bella doing her Rock Star pose to model her outfit before heading to school.


I used a peasant top eBook by Dainty Designs to make her shirt and an eBook by Marymo Handmade to make button pony o's.
I sewed buttons on her knee high socks and followed an Etsy Labs tutorial to turn a pair of recycled jeans into a funky skirt.

~Patricia

Dazzle for the Ladies

I have been adding Dazzle to Tees for over 4 years and this is the first shirt that I designed for women.
Yes, I have made shirts for women but never intentionally made a design geared for an adult.
I was invited to take part in a special launch on eBay celebrating Sandi Henderson's Farmers Market fabric line.


I love the fabric along with her previous Ginger Blossoms line.

With the launch of my website I plan to include women's tees and more but wasn't sure what direction I wanted to take the tees. I would like them to be sophisticated and fit in with current fashion trends. I'm sure I'll include the usual cute sayings for mom's too but I wanted to start off the line with a statement.

The Farmers Market fabrics inspired me to create a coordinating paisley design on a soft chocolate brown tee.


To complete the look I created a Stripwork Fabric Belt made out of Sandi's Farmers Market, Ginger Blossoms fabric lines and a faux Tortoise Shell Belt Buckle.


The Belt and Tee look fabulous with a pair of jeans!
I love it so much that I'm keeping mine :)
But you can have your own by checking out my listings on eBay
I have the Belt and Tee available in the same listing.
They will be recreated in a custom size for the winner.

I hope you like it as much as I do!

~Patricia

The Big Chill

This past week Florida had unexpected (or at least it was for me) below freezing temps (brr) and highs in the low 40's during the day.

It was cold enough that I felt compelled to finish up a couple winter projects for the kids.

I made each of them new pj's for the cold night

(Bella got a matching pillowcase, too)

This weekend it was back in the 80's!
We untucked the pansies and petunias (hopefully for the last time) and took a couple pictures of our reflection in the birdbath




Spring is Here!