coming to terms

Well it's official.  Summer is gone for now and i'm cold.  I most likely won't warm-up again until mid April.  Sounds horrible, doesn't it? And to think the high tomorrow is 84!  What will I sound like in January?  eeeish.
Until then let's enjoy clothing, layering, accessorizing and of course agonizing over Halloween Costumes!
eeeish again.

In an effort to warm-up 

you first start with a 'babycake'.

a rice filled little friend that can be warmed up in the microwave for lasting, soothing comfort.

the babycake is the younger (smaller) sibling to the adored 'ricecake'.

then you up-style your coffee cup while warming those chili digits.

now that you're caffeinated, head into the kitchen & bake something! Nothing warms the heart & soul like an oven pre-heated to 375.

Bake something sweet & yummy,

but eewie, tie your hair up first, please!

You'd better head out for a little exercise after all that eating.  Don't worry, the more you get moving the quicker you'll warm-up.

after all of that, pretty yourself up with clothing & accessories.  Wear tights, grab a sweater &

, you're done!

- this can't possibly be the end of summer -

say it ain't so.  back to school already?

Does this mean that the Winter will be upon us?

I suppose the fact that it's 94 degrees out at the moment means I'm jumping the gun a bit with this fear of winter looming, but it really is.

School has been back in for 4 days now and I'm having some real transitions issues.

For starters it's so quiet around here.  You'd think I'd be in heaven as well as getting a lot done.

Not so much.

'sweet' things continue to be made in the busy sewing studio

and it'll be nice to have the young energy of interns back in action

but I will miss summer. a lot.

I guess it's time to think about fleece and wool instead of linen and seersucker for a while.

Must. Embrace. 

today is a good day.

enjoy it and the people you're with.

send a whole bunch of love to the people you're not with.

and smile, crabcakes loves you

we sported our red, white and blue for the big day.

Captain America is hiding out behind us, all you can see of the little guy are his skull shoes and not his festive tee I spent hours on (well, really just minutes, but c'mon).

The polka-dot-girl has been wearing that dress since her very 1st 4th of july and each year it receives an addition/alteration in order to grow with her. This year the addition was made to the back side.

Oh, and here's my little Captain.

ring bling

bling blang blung

The last several weeks have been busy and I've been struggling to find the time to work, play and explore tons of new ideas and inspirations.

So in an effort to share what's going on and continue to maximize on the time needed to work, play and explore, I'm going to post a bunch of photos and that's it! Enjoy!!

we got yer baseball... & football... & basketball... & ...

the jack johnson revival

I've got a camera-load of pics that I've been eager to share.

New designs, new ideas springing up left and right.

But somehow I can't seem to get off my tooshie right now to grab my camera to download the photos.

Ah well, good things come to those....

but til then here's a pic of an old favorite.  Have I posted it before?

It's the Jack Johnson shirt, or onesie in this case.  A rockin' little number if I do say so myself.

And since I feel Spring has finally Sprung what better way to welcome it officially than with a festive little birdie.

Happy Spring.

a Whale of an Idea!

- RICECAKE - 

oh my gawd, I love it!

Thanks Mary, you're brilliant!

So our little friends now have a name,

they're Ricecakes.

Stay tuned for Mini-Ricecakes.

They're coming soon.

And Mary, an extra Ricecake is comin' your way!

The Funny Bunny

got a name for this?

I'll send you one if you can come up with the perfect name.

I used to make these a long time ago, they were in the shape of fish.

I called them 'warmies' - now they need a good name.

They're filled with rice.  When you heat them in the microwave they act as a natural heating pad.

You'll be amazed how long they stay warm.

They're great for crummy tummy, cold days in the car seat, mommy's back pain...

endless uses.

We're working on all sorts of cute patterns and when my camera batteries are charged I'll photo some more to share.