Great Wolf Lodge

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday we are taking the boys to Great Wolf Lodge. I think we all could use a vacation, especially mom! The boys are super excited and I think they will have a blast in the waterpark as well as playing mini golf. I keep having to tell them that we don't need to a take our own balls, golf clubs, or anything else that they insist on "not forgetting". We hit the dollar store today and got a couple new coloring books and each to them picked out a toy so hopefully they stay busy and occupied for the 2 hours 45 min drive up there. I will be sure to post pics when we get back.

Monogrammed Hand Towels : A Great Gift

My husband is real estate agent (and my biggest repeat customer!) I make a set of monogrammed towels for all of his clients that close on a home. Here are a couple of towels I did just last week for him. The "D" towel is for a couple who are getting married so I found their wedding registry and got towels off of there so they would match the rest of their towels. I think that these are a perfect closing gift, something that the client will use for years to come.

Here are some of the things that I am working on for the Bauer CRC Shopping Extravaganza in a couple weeks. I am also doing some beach towels, burp clothes, and kitchen towels. It has been a lot of work to make these as well as filling all of my orders. Well have a wonderful weekend!!! (even though it is half over already!)

FabulousFunFinds Giveaway!

Layla Grace is an online boutique offering just about everything you need to stylize your home, children and yourself! From bedding to candles to baby gear to pajamas, you're sure to find something that dazzles your eye. Fabulous Fun Finds is hosting a GIVEAWAY. The winner may choose the Chenille Pink Parfait, Brocade Baroque or Moon Over Macau ($145 to $175 value). These bags are so super cute, I really really hope I win one!!

Google Analytics: What a Giveaway did for my shop!

I have said it a million times, I love Google Analytics. It is great to see where you traffic is coming from and if you even have traffic. If I list new items in my shop, traffic always goes up. It definitly keeps me motivated to continue working on my etsy shop. Last week mytwobabes sponsored my giveaway and I was really excited to see what my hits would do. Well, here you go, record number of hits the first day of the giveaway. I will keep you posted since I have another giveaway coming up as well as a children's showcase slot (and a craft show, and a vacation and showings on the house) I feel as if I may never be "finished" whatever that means!

My Sweet Boys

My two little boys, Matthew & Michael, picked me daffodils yesterday....ALL of the daffodils. I can't really get mad, they were only picking flowers for mom. I can't complain, the kitchen smells beautiful this morning.

Yesterday I finished a ton of towels for my craft show in a couple weeks, check out pics soon on flickr.

How I turned $2.22 into a $45 sale!

I few weeks ago I was asked if I had any mermaid fabric. Although I did not, I offered to look for some. After no reply, I soon forgot, UNTIL.... I was at the store, looking through ribbon and fabric when I came across MERMAIDS. I thought, whats the hurt, I will get some and see if she still wants it. I took a picture and sent it over with a message saying no obligation but I found some mermaids. The buyer ended up Loving It! and went on to purchase two mermaid towels and also a trains and boats towel. A little bit of extra effort really paid off. Congrats to Leah, the buyer, who is being induced today with her second child. Enjoy!

New Product : Hand Towels

I have been wanting to do these for a while and finally got around to it. I embellished hand towels the same way as the beach towels. Mom and Dad can have monogrammed towels and kids can have their very own towels for washup time or brushing teeth. I am working on getting listings for monogrammed towels, there are just so many options that it is hard to narrow it down. In my etsy shop, you have just as many options for the hand towels as with the big towels, you could get a set to match, what a great gift!

Custom Recipts for my Craft Show

I came across these recipt pads while browsing etsy and decided that they will work perfect for the craft show that I am doing in a couple weeks. These are made by Purple Hug and turned out beautifully! Thanks so much.

Busy Saturday!

Woke up this morning to Tressa babe sick! It finally is warm and out of the blue she gets the flu! Tonight we have a Progressive Dinner with the Young Adults Society so I had to make food for that. Fruit salsa with cinnamon chips, bacon cresent roll-ups, and Italian cheese bread. I can't wait to eat! Also finished some towels today but still have three more to go, not counting the 11 I have to do for my husbands closing gifts. Busy week ahead, plus another showing on the house on Monday, so there goes that day. Giveaway ends Monday!!!

Hooded Polkadot Beach Towels

I added hoods to these polkadot beach towels on request of the buyer. They turned out really cute. I found plain beach towels with a coordinating edge that matched the polkadot towels perfectly. Personalized of course!

Don't forget Giveaway at mytwobabesdesigns ends soon!

My Giveaway is Featured!

Gobs of Giveaways is featuring my giveaway today. COOL!

Cuff Bracelet from ThreadedKey

I just recieved this cuff bracelet from ThreadedKey. I asked her to custom make it with neutral colors since I like to wear my jewelry pieces with everything. She was excellent to work with and did this custom work in a very timely manner. I have never seen such a cool design, with the woven beads. I love it, thanks ThreadedKey. She has just opened a shop so make sure you check it out!

Custom Embroidered Hooded Towel Giveaway at mytwobabes !!!

My First Feature!

I just learned that one of my towels is being featured on the front page of my Handmade Registry! I am super excited, this being the first time and all.

Today is the day! Mytwobabes is having my giveaway on her blog. It is for your very own custom hooded towel. Check out her blog and register to win.

One of a Kind Labels

I try to blog about all of my etsy purchases, which have been too many lately ! I browse random searches of treasuries and always find something that I love. Well, in this case, that isn't true. These mytwobabes labels are made by a friend of mine and I have gotten the baby labels for all of my kids. Just recently Kristin started with the kitchen labels, and becuase I bring lots of food to people, I like to have my name on the dishes. These labels are dishwasher safe so they are not coming off in water (yes, I have tested and proved this many times over!)

Stay tuned, Mytwobabes blog is hosting another giveaway this week!