Thank you Vistaprint!

Just in time for Friday, all my stuff arrived!! My business cards, and postcard (front & back). I'm going to a boutique on Friday or Saturday. I don't have a booth, but I figure I'll dress the kids in the outfits I've made and if anyone comments on their clothes, I'll hand them a card. Never mind that the shop is empty, haha!

So what should we call this outfit?

I did not have the chance to make a shirt to go with it or a hat like I wanted. But there it is. First outfit. I'll get around to listing it on etsy either tonight or tomorrow.

The dress/top part is complete!

Well here it is folks! The first Ilaria Eve offering! Is it worth the wait? hahaha. I'll actually be making a shirt and pants to go with it today as well and will then do a photo shoot with Maddie in it tomorrow. You can either call it a mini dress or a tunic top. It hits about midthigh on Maddie.

It's things like this that are the reason I hoard fabric!! Been waiting for something fabulous to make with this fabric. Will be doing the same design in a different colorway no later than next week.

New outfit comning very soon! Will be available for recreation in size 6 months thru 4 years!

Ilaria Eve headband

I haven't been entirely idle. I have made one item. And halfway made another that's to go with it. My sewing machine is in hiding but look at this cuteness:

Oh, the headband is cute too. hahaha. Yep, I made both, baby and headband. . .hahahaha. I make myself funny.

Hopes

I hope to begin sewing tomorrow. First will be something for Maddie of course, to be sure it looks alright. Then I'll sew lots to sell.
I'm going to have woven labels made for my clothing I'm still deciding if I want them to be just text and simple or if I want something similar to my current label idea, which is the new header. It's not finished of course.

Stay tuned for some new posts over the next few weeks!

A new beginning

Every so often Eden's Bouquet has a 15% off coupon code. And everytime I get the email with it, I get excited and I go to the webpage and fill up my cart and realize that even with 15% off I can't justify that amount of money. Especially when Jordan walks up behind me and says "That's a cute outfit. You should make one." Because he's totally right. The clothes are GORGEOUS, and with exception of the Heirloom stuff and fancy dresses and denim stuff, I can make it. Heck, one day I may attempt to make one of the fancy dresses. I admit I am decent at seeing a picture of something and copying it fairly well. It's definately one of the talents Heavenly Father has blessed me with. But I digress.

When we get to Utah, I fully plan to stop being mope-y and lazy about life and get my act together. Obviously I'm not going to suddenly have the desire, will power, and inspiration to have a booming ebay or etsy business. I just have to make up my mind that even slowly, any start is a start. I'll work on sewing 3 hours a day. I'm not good enough when it comes to making patterns to make sizes beyond what my own child wears, (or the size Abigail or Grace wear) so I'll be limited by that. But the point of my post is that I will begin my "business" in September. And we're changing the name from Mandorallyn's Mirror to Ilaria Eve. That encompasses both girls and sounds cutely boutique-y like Eden's Bouquet or Flora and Henri or Matilda Jane. It's Ava's middle name as it should have been, and the end of Mandorallyn's middle name.
Wish me luck and please provide me with lots of encouragement. And if you see something cute, email a copy of the picture to me! I'd love to have requests!