It’s late. I’m up. Soooo, I thought I’d share with you, before I forget, something I’ve been working on. I’m working feverishly on Etsy orders, but to keep my mind fresh I always sneak in extra projects.
The first such project was to coordinate our outfits for our Family Christmas Photo Shoot we had last Monday. Now, each year I make REAL plans to do this. This, however, is the first year I have actually followed through.
Ellie desperately wanted pink. DUH! I knew I didn’t want our photos to have pinkness vomited all over them, so I had to go with something muted. So, for the girls I chose a fabric you’ve seen before on a big scarf because I just love it. It’s super soft, and it looks good on babies, girls and adults. I coupled it with beige muslin and doses of black and white houndstooth.
(As usual, sorry for the lame photos!) I wanted them to coordinate but not be identical. So, Ellie got a fun tunic/dress with ruffley bottom pants. Rosamund had a baby version of my Team Spirit dress that I added huge pleated ruffles.
Twenty minutes before the shoot we had to sneak owen in to get a haircut. I'm glad we did because this is the only pre-shoot photo I got of Ellie.
We had to keep a bib on Rosamund to keep her from drooling all over her dress, but you can atleast get the idea!
For Owen, I finally found a truly AWESOME pattern for a boy’s jacket. I was looking for a sports coat pattern, but I found something way cooler and way better for a boy in Austin, Texas.
This is Lillygiggle's photo of her KREW JACKET pattern that you can find here. Awesome, huh!?! It's a repurpose project using clothing that's too small! Genius!
I was in a hurry, of course, so I only had time to get the pockets sewn onto a sweatshirt. Even with just that, my husband said "What!?! Make ME one!". I call that a victory!
All in all, I'm super happy with how they turned out. Actually, I'm ecstatic that all three kids had something!!! woohoo. I will remember this long after they do!
Alrighty. Now back to shopping. Or sewing. Anything but sleeping!
(Oh, and here’s a super special shout out to our amazing photographer, kara, from Click Chick Images. She was SO awesome!)
