friday favourite: babies!

Hello, everyone!

I am so happy to be healed from whatever that nasty cold was last weekend! I can almost taste my food.

In other exciting news, it's raining babies! My best friend from college, Kristiana, just announced she is pregnant! There are several close friends in the family way, and I'm thrilled to do a babies-themed friday favourite! Here are some recent finds of great baby items...

you can make these adorable booties from monpetitviolon

pinafore dress by allthenumbers

nervous robot tee by dogboneart

meow hat by knittles

hemp organic booties by bobkababy

sleepy red fox plush by sleepyking

New to this World print by FreyaArt

(I've featured freyaArt before but just wanted to show her work again)

London Calling dress by thetrendytot

If Spencer and I have a baby girl, she WILL own that london calling dress. So frickin' cute. 

Happy weekend relaxing to you. I am excited to get back into some sewing projects with my mom today, after a long break. Please consider something in my shop if you have birthday shopping to do in the near future- 50% of ALL sales in March will go to help my friend Crystal with her breast cancer medical bills. Thank you!

friday favourite: Award Design

Happy Friday! 

I had the day off today and got a ton of things knocked off my to-do list! I think I am well on my way to fulfilling my NYR (new year's resolution) of getting ALL the junk mail to stop filling our mailbox. I have other goals, but that one is like an obsession with me right now. Just such a waste.

While perusing etsy recently, I found Award Design, the lovely shop by a one time photographer and makeup artist, who is now learning the centuries old craft of millinery from her Hollywood Hills home (jealous of that, by the way. I think I'm going through actual LA withdrawals now, since we haven't been in months and months).

All the hats are handmade, steamed and shaped on antique wooden blocks, or even handmade wooden blocks. It'd be so cool to watch an artist at work with something like this, forming a beautiful straw or felt hat from shapeless fabric. I am narrowing down my favourites because I am in need of a new summer hat. We have a wedding to go to in April, and I am going to attempt to make my own white linen pants (can't find them anywhere online. I guess they are not as 'timeless' as I thought) and flowy floral sleeveless shirt.

Wouldn't this be the perfect accessory to top off (haha) my handmade outfit?

or maybe this?

I need to learn to tie a scarf like a cravat

perhaps a fascinator?

Go check out all the other hats at Award Design! 

Have a great weekend everyone, happy rest and relaxation time. Please go check out my shop, as I am donating 50% of all sales now through the end of March to my friend Crystal who is fighting breast cancer. Thank you!!

tara noelle

Fight with me!

I have just found out that a childhood friend has stage 2 breast cancer! Crystal and I have the same birthday, July 20th, two years apart. She is just 29 years old, a mommy to two adorable little girls and has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer.

In an effort to help raise money to offset her medical bills (I know all about those), I have decided that until further notice, 50% of EVERY SALE in my etsy shop will go to help Crystal.
Please go take a look at my shop, I have new items, and more stock than I've EVER had, so more opportunity than ever to raise a lot of money!!!!



Please PRAY for Crystal- I've seen the power of prayer recently and know that God can do anything!

Also, check out Crystal's blog here.

THANK YOU!!!!