Another Sneak Peek

Here's a full on front shot of our newly completed fall line outfit!

And, today, you learn the name!

This red and black outfit made us think bold and on fire, but we struggled to come up with a name. We started to think of phrases from Christmas songs, and the phrase, "chestnuts roasting on an open fire...." seemed right. The red brings warmth, like roasting; the set will keep you warm without sacrificing style; and who doesn't love roasting chestnuts on an open fire?

Roasting Chestnuts it is!

A line up of our fall line outfits in order by name:

Small Town Girl

Holiday Scene Stealer

Roasting Chestnuts

Y'all know that the Holiday Scene Stealer is almost, but not quite, done. That means it will most likely be the last one to be listed in the shop, even though it's design number 2. Not that you care, but we do. We've been working on this for pretty much forever; we've gotten attached to our methods (or lack thereof).

Are you excited for the Fall Line 2012 to hit the shop?

Do you have a favorite outfit (of the two that are completed), or are you going to wait to decide?

What do you think of the names?

And what do you like or dislike about them?

And most importantly, are you going to join us in celebrating?

(by having cookies and cocoa, cupcakes, and Christmas music, dancing around and giggling)

We hope you'll leave us comments either here, or on our FB wall/page!

 

See ya tomorrow!

Paige and Elisa

Sneak Peek Photo!

 

 

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We love red and black together, especially in this outfit.

 

 

Tomorrow we'll tell you it's name. In the meantime, any guesses at what we'll call it?

 

ttyl!

- Paige and Elisa

 

 



It's Happenin' Alright

I used to have no trouble posting with fairly good titles. Now I always feel so lame about them, and they annoy me. Oh well.

They're probably a foretaste of the lameness to come.

First order of business: what's happened since Wednesday -

New in the shop:

Grey Jersey Slouch Jacket

Sneak Peek pic shared on Facebook yesterday:

Fashion Scarf - Final Fall Line Outfit

You guessed it - the 3rd outfit is done!

Now to finish the accessories for the 2nd outfit, and we'll be all set. The jacket will take 30 minutes to finish. The jewelry..still needs to be bought and made. The photo shoot will take about an hour. One day? Maybe 2? No problem. 

(Of course, now that I've said that, something will happen)

The entire Fall Line WILL be released and listed next week. We may have a special deal on Cyber Monday. You will want to drool all over the outfits, cry because you can't decide, and then cry again when you can't get them all.

We're already going through that process.

We don't want to see them go. :'(

These three outfits, are the BEST WE HAVE EVER DONE.

And if we keep on like this, imagine what the Winter Line will look like?

Btw, the winter line comes out in 2013.

And it's going to be different from our first two fall lines in a very awesome way.

Since the Fall Line outfit comes out (completely) next week, we think y'all should get really excited. I mean, we don't want to be the only ones with cookies and cocoa, cupcakes, and Christmas music, dancing around and giggling.

That would just be weird. 

 So join us in our celebration!

Every day, (unless something drastic happens, like forgetting) we are going to give you a new sneak peek pic and a teaser caption.

We will also order you to eat a certain waistline-hating goody and toast our holiday season success. 

Then we will walk you through the emotional process of dealing with our awesomeness.

It's tough on everyone, but you'll make it through. We know you will. 

After all, you have to read blog posts written by me, and deal with my great humbleness. If you can make it through that each week (and our stats show that you do), then we know you've gotta be as tough as my nails. They're rather like claws. And they prefer to stay untrimmed.

Odd.

Only I would compare friends to my nails....

I betcha that's why Elisa cringes everytime I publish another post. She probably wonders what I just did to deter you from coming back or what I just said to scare off sales.

What can I say?

My wittiness is both a gift, and a curse.

(Elisa would say mostly a curse)

One that I am not quite master of yet....

Well, I am sure that I will hear all about it tonight, as right after work, I'm going to head over to her house and spend the night (and most of the next day, I would guess).

My main objective this evening will be to avoid a lecture.

Some people are just so responsible. 

It shocks me, really.

Rather disgusting waste of talent and time. 

At least that's not one of my problems.

Please Note:

Haha, please don't think I'm really like this. It's a mood I sometimes get into, but that's as deep as it goes. 

This is really why Elisa likes me - cuz I'm not completely "all there".

Actually, if I were to be completely honest, she really likes me just to eat my food, and steal my clothes, and drag me around like she has someplace important to go, and laugh at my lack of intelligence, and.... well, maybe that's not completely true either. 

Better stick with my former assumption.

Disregard the latter.

(I'll get in too much trouble)

Watch for today's sneak peak photo!

 I'll do my best to post it to FB and here at the same general time. 

Blessings Y'all!

- Paige

♥ Tis the Season ♥

Mmm, the Holiday Season. 

I believe it is not only one of the most beautiful, but also one of the most tasty times of year a person can enjoy.
So let's enjoy it. 

It's so easy to get caught up in everything that is going on - people to see, places to go, things to do.
But let's all agree to forget that. Let's agree to relish all the special moments.

Secrets to share, packages to hide, little ones counting pennies, feasts to devour. 

Smiles and laughter, hugs and kisses, photos, videos, and all things merry and bright. 

Morning coffees, cookies and cocoa, late night snacks.
Warm beds, toasty fires, fuzzy socks.
Snowflakes, frosty windows, glistening icicles.
Crunching footsteps, scraping shovels, thudding snowballs, shrieks, and payback.
Carols, bells, and other cheerful music.
So many delightful things to start enjoying, once more.

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I thought we would be sharing a new listing with you today, but that isn't exactly how things worked out. We listed the orange and white flower jacket, and it sold before the day was over.
Tis the season!
https://www.etsy.com/transaction/102280180

Tomorrow we will most likely be photographing our second entry to the Doll Wardrobe's FDC, and we will do our best to list the grey jersey slouch jacket as well.

See ya Friday!
(Hopefully)
- Paige

A Little Different

This week is going to be a little different. Most of us aren't going to sew anything new for the shop, and if we do, it won't show up this week. Maybe photos of new items, but most likely not any of the listings. 

Why?

Well, it's 6 weeks and less than a day until Christmas. We know things aren't going to slow down at all, and we all have a lot to do to get ready for the holiday season. To be perfectly honest, to know that Thanksgiving is next week, and that Christmas is 42 days and less than 4 hours away scares me. What happened to fall? 

For that matter, what happened to the summer,

Or the spring,

Or the winter before?

Time really does fly.

Maybe not when you're 5, or even 10. But once you start to take on the responsibilities of the adult world, things change quickly. And there is no going back. 

Starting down a rabbit trail...

I'm good at those. : )

We will be listing 2 new items this week for sure; anything more than that is a bonus.

 

I have to finish, photograph, and submit the 2nd part to the D.W. Fashion Design Challenge this Friday. I have a custom piece that I have been working on for some time that I would really like to finish (and my customer would love to have to use!), I have a whole box of sewing jobs for the family to do, and lots of other sewing stuff. Catching up on school and doing normal things add up to a very busy week. 

 But here's the good part - by Friday, I have to have a 2nd Fall Line outfit done. The Holiday Scene Stealer is so close, it's crazy. There would be nothing to stop the Fall Line from being revealed and released in our shop the end of next week. Just in time for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. In retrospect, it's not that bad, as far as timing goes. : )

Wednesday we'll share a new slouch jacket listing...how about orange and white to make your day brighter?

 Robyn has been such a blessing to us here - we will be photographing more pj's soon thanks to the shirts she finished recently!

And remember the Modern Day Princess we've mentioned?

Here's another update, photo style.

A side note:

Friday was crazy. We never intended to skip posting. Sorry. : (

More to come Wednesday!

 - Paige