What's in a name?

I have been thinking a lot about what I am going to name my dresses. It's harder than seems - at least for me it is. I have never been very good with names, even as a child. I can always remember a face or a building. I guess that makes me a visual person?

What to call my latest....Daisy? Too predictable? Raspberry Twist? Hmmm..

Oh - what you are waiting for and the point of this blog. My etsy store is twistoflimeboutique.etsy.com but it is not set up yet. I will be working on that over the next few days. :)

So exhausted

I am feeling exhausted from sewing so much but I'm determined to stay on track!

Miss Kayla was not in the mood to model today. I only hope she is in better spirits when we head to the park for our photo shoot later this week! Grandma will be with us and she always makes us laugh so it should work out well. Crossing fingers...

I tried this little set on Miss Kathy Bubbles today (Kayla has informed me that is her new name) for some quick pics and Kayla...err Kathy...squealed with delight and told me that she loves it and wants to keep it. She is so cute.

One down, twelve to go...

Are you ready for Easter?

Time completely got away from me this week and now I'm preparing for a fun Easter with the kids at the last minute! We are getting ready to dye some eggs - nothing like waiting until the last minute, huh?

Before I do that, I wanted to share photos of a halter top that I finished today. I have a wonderful customer who asked me to make a halter top to coordinate with her Transportation ruffles by Matilda Jane. I ended up loving this top so much that I made one for Kayla and may be stocking it in my store when I open. It's so pretty!

I don't have the ruffles but do have the same fabric in a dress - that is what you see under the halter top.:)

Unfortunately, it was the worst time of the day to take photos so the color is a bit funky in these:

I also finished up all but one of my Ava Rose halter/ruffle sets and am going to be sewing the buttons on all the pockets tonight and sending the sets out on Monday. I know a lot of you are looking forward to your set!

I have been working hard and am right on schedule. I'm very happy about that! Now let's see if company coming to my house today doesn't set me back. I love a challenge!

With that, I will leave you with some more photos of the fabrics that I will be working with next week.

And last but not least, my big pile of Flower Power :)

Some fabric sneak peeks...

Well, I rearranged my sewing room (aka "dining room") to make it more user friendly and I just love the set-up now! I wish I could say that I had a nice fancy sewing room with all the bells and whistles but for now it's just me and my sewing machine in the dining room with the kids occasionally looking on.

I did stop to snap those pics that I promised. These are a few of them. I will post more later this week. :)

Oh and look what I have in my hot little hands! I am sewing this up for a customer but there is a part of me that wants to run away to a far away land with this treasure.


And last but not least - my work area. Do not mind the toys. You know how it goes.


You can see my bins are packed with fabric, scraps, notions, and of course, yarn! Yes, I knit, too!


That's all for now folks! :)

You asked for it, you got it!

Well, folks, you asked for a Twist of Lime etsy shop and you got it! I am working 10-12 hour days this week in an effort to launch my etsy shop mid-April. Hopefully it will make things easier on my customers and easier on me. I'm looking forward to it! I'll try to post some more pics of some of the fabric I will be using in future designs sometime this week. :)

Oh Cherry!

Just posting a pic of a sweet little custom that I just finished. It's a size 12-18 months and will look so cute on!

All work and no play makes for a dull day

I knocked out two customs yesterdays so during the commercial breaks of American Idol I worked hard on one of my new dresses. I ended up burning the midnight oil to finish this gorgeous dress, but it was well worth it!

I am going to be working nights to complete some new designs and my days will be spent filling my custom orders. I should be able to start accepting customs for my new designs within a couple of weeks. Until then, I will periodically add pics of new stuff!