Two new additions (no not babies).

Last week, I had the Julia set modeled by an adorable newborn baby girl.  It turned out just as I had hoped, and it was so nice to see a little baby girl wearing that set.  Her name is Erin and she's a special assignment model from Ellie Bean models.

This week, I've been working on a few projects, including a new household item.  ACU placemats.  These placemats are something I had been contemplating since before Christmas, when I made placemats and napkins for my sister-law's.   A friend suggested that I make some out of ACU, and since I'd been contemplating that already, I decided to go ahead and give it a shot.  These are listed on my Hyenacart store, www.hyenacart.com/creativemams, but will also be avaialble today on Etsy as a custom order.  On Etsy, you will be able to purchase the embroidery service as well, if you would like that option.  You would need to purchase 4 slots to have all four embroidered.

So, without further ado, here are the placemats:

In honor of Julia, and getting back in the groove.

In the weeks before Julia died, I had been working on a custom dress for a customer, and a dress and diaper cover for Julia.  The plan was to have Julia come home in complete HOOAH with an ACU dress, diaper cover, soft soled shoes, and headband.  I had finished the dress and diaper cover, but had begun feeling rather tired the night Julia died, so I hadn't begun the headband or shoes yet.  I don't like leaving things unfinished, so I've been working gradually on the rest of her outfit and finally finished it. 

What gave me the kick in the pants to get started though, was an order that came in for a newborn dress, diaper cover, and big girl dress. Those items got me back at my sewing machine, and working again, and also gave me the needed momentum to finish Julias outfit. Sewing has been a relief to me, and I'm starting to get my creative juices flowing. Below you will see some of the items I have made in the past month or so.