Pumpkins Pumpkins Everywhere

I love Fall.

The smells, the tastes, the festivities. I love it all! Well except for the time change, I hate that part. This year is going to be packed full of fun fall things to do. Both of the boys are old enough to really get into the holidays and I have enthusiastically encouraged the behavior. I have been informed that the front porch MUST get decorated. And we do not have enough big scary birds to hang around the house.

Today, we are taking the annual trip to the pumpkin patch for photos and to pick out just the right melon. I can't wait! Looking back in my photo archives, they are some of my favorite pictures.

Happy Birthday #1!!!

I know I don't update the blog as often as I had intended in the beginning. Honestly, it's just too dang hard. I do so much of my business on Facebook these days that turning around and posting duplicate photos is, well, time consuming and exhausting. I love having the two outlets to showcase my work but it is a task to undertake. With that being said.....

My baby is 4! and we celebrated it at the Zoo. These animal shirts are the party favors I made for all the kids in his class and they were all so cute wearing them together and riding the rides. We love all our classmates at school and hope they had a great time at our party.

Theme shirts are all the rage this fall and apparently from the two festivals I've been to so far "owls" are in this season. Think about your gift giving lists this upcoming season and give me a call. We can make some really great gifts really special with a little personalized touch for a lot less.

Turning to Something New and Fresh (again)

There comes a time when you just have to change it up - again. Things get stagnant and predictable. I get this feeling several times throughout the year and usually let it pass with a distraction. This time, I just don't know if the distraction will come soon enough. Summer is way to quickly passing me by and the thought of sitting up in a hot sewing room making more shorts is, well, depressing and sweaty. I saw this patchwork pillow in a recent mail-home catalog and it reminded me of the love I have for making bedding and soft furnishings. I made the others myself for the boys playroom. It's amazing how the simplest changes of a throw pillow or two can freshen up a whole room.

Instead of looking at the applique designs with childrens clothing in mind, how about looking at it from a room decor view? All of my applique and embroidery designs can be made into throw pillows, bedding, shower curtains, drapes - you name it. Let's face it - that will last much longer than a shirt anyway! Have a theme for a little boys new "Big Boy Room"? How about trains or bugs. I can mix and match all kinds of designs and textures in to make their very own special place.

Ahhhhh....Summer

Hot dogs by the pool, ice cold lemonade on a hot summer afternoon, baseball on a sultry steamy night....Nothin' like Summertime in the South. Here are some suggestions for those little firecrackers in your life to wear for your special Independence Day festivities. Celebrate in style with personalized T's made just for you.



Please remember what this holiday is about and take a moment to thank those around us who have fought to protect what this country is all about! Freedom - freedom to stand up for our own personal beliefs.

Updating and Organizing

I finally got a chance to sit down an upload and organize my last few months of sewing projects. What a chore - but I feel such a sense of accomplishment once I get through. Here are just a few photos of the things that I have recently completed. Take a look at more of my custom creations in the photo album (link) down on the left. You can also find me on Facebook at "Sweet Bottom Sewing Company".

Warm Weather Clothing

Ahhhhhhh.....Summer time! The fresh green grass, blooming trees, the lawns filled with azaleas, tulips and hydrangeas. There is nothing like Summer in the South. As soon as the thermometer hits 65 degrees, we break out the flip flops and seersucker. Sure it may be a sterotyopical thing for us to do but I'll let you in on a little secret.......Southerners don't like cold! We live for the summer months where the hot sticky summer air forces you to the shade of an old tree and the comfort of a ice cold glass of lemonade. Fishing in the stream, swinging on a tire swing, catching fireflies in a mason jar... Bring it on! I'm ready - are you? These new sets are just perfect for the hot weather headed our way. Embroidered with some classic initials or a beach critter, this new Jon Jon can be made reversible with two coordinating fabrics!

Introducing Stitch!

I just won a contest for two free designs from Applique Cafe for the best name suggestion for this dog. "Stitch" appears all throughout the year celebrating seasons and holidays in her wonderful applique catalog. Take a look at her work and order a shirt from me for the little dog lover in your life! http://www.appliquecafe.com/

Happy Birthday William and Natalie!

Made this set for for an old friend for her two Birthday kiddos this weekend. I was tickled with the coordinnating fabric I found that would accomodate both a boys and a girls shirt. In the end, I had to cut out so much of the pink and yellow of the stripe you couldn't tell it was a set. Still, turned out cute and Natalie was pleased. Alls well......... Happy Spring to you all!

My First Year Onsies!

How wonderful of an idea is this!!! What new mommy wouldn't die to have a onsie of the month for those "Oh So Precious" first year monthly photos! I just can't wait to get the first order for this. I would love to sell these as a set. For $120.00, you will get one onsie a month for a year. That's only $10.00 a shirt! I will make them and send them out about three weeks ahead each month. Start making memories for someone today!

Spring Spring Spring (part 2)...

I love Spring and the freshness and warmth it brings along with it. I have been sampling for a WAHM digitizer a little lately and the first photo above is a recent addition to her offerings. You can find all her great designs at http://www.appliquemarket.com/ . The other cute shirts are for a recent Easter order for my dear HS friend Mary and some "happys" she had me make for her sons friends. I really hope they all like their new Spring shirts.

Spring Spring Spring!!!

After a dreadfully cold week in Colorado Springs last week, I returned home to the realism's of my mommydome, snot and poop. All three boys down with a stomach bug and pitifully sick. I would give up my own health and wellbeing any day so my babies wouldn't have to suffer. But luckily, we've turned the corner and tummies are returning back to normal. Let us look to spring! Slightly above normal temps here at home have us longing for spring colors and blooming trees...Check back for a few of the custom orders I've been sampling.

and a Happy New Year to you All!

Thankfully - the holidays are behind us now. Not that I am a holiday hater or anything like that, just that the new year gives us all the opportunity to start with a fresh new outlook on things. I don't make resolutions per see' more like little personal modifications to mind, body and spirit. I want to approach this year not with a "what went wrong" attitude but more with a "let's learn from this and move forward" point of view.

To keep in the spirit of things, Sweet bottom is going to move forward too.

"Sweet Bottom", baby Dylan, is growing up so fast and proving to be a quick and handsy little booger. At 1 year he was over 28lbs and wearing the same size diapers his big brother (at age 3) wore this summer! He is such a happy little thing and both the boys bring joy to me each and every day. Thats one modification I want to focus on this year, appreciate "my gifts" more for what they are - Gifts!

"Sweet Bottom" the sewing company will hopefully move forward and grow too. I really want to introduce new things this year to my friends and customers, whom I love so. Maybe some fresh a-line dresses in pastel ginghams and crisp seersucker or some super cute Jon Jons for a brother /sister Easter Bunny photo. Or shorts and capris to match some of the adorable new applique T's for spring and summer.

Whatever your new year brings you, I hope it's everything you wish it to be. An remember to come back often for some Sweet Bottom Tee's!

Wrapping up!

I am attempting to wrap up all my Christmas orders this week so I can concentrate on shopping and "gift making/creating" next week (on my week off). PreK-3 Class Christmas parties and School programs later this week are making for a very hectic schedule.

I really appreciate all the support, encouragement and interest in my artwork and clothing over the past year and hope that next year will be even more fun. Thanks to you all and keep bringing me your wonderful ideas and creative projects to help out with.

KCLC Christmas Program

All the kiddos in PreK3 are going to be decked out in coordinating Christmas shirts for this years program. Can't wait to get a group shoto for my book.

Hauling gifts to Grandma's

Another cute brother / sister set for the Derrick's. This cute coordinating shirt set is done in royal blue cord and bows with matching stacks of gifts. These can be done in any combination of colors choices. Ryley just happened to have a pair of red and white striped pants she wanted to wear and I was able to find some fabric to match! Now they are ready for those cute Christmas candids.