austin bound...

We're headed to Austin this weekend for the Renegade Craft Fair. This is the first time we'll be sharing a booth, with our friend Silas Tom. You've seen Silas Tom designs already on L+L t-shirts, so we can't wait to see his paper goods line, which he'll be debuting at the show. Stop by our booth, number 37! Can't wait to see you!

no rest for the weary...

Wish I could get some shut eye, but I've been working day and night on new stuff for the Etsy Dallas Spring Bash this weekend. There will be shopping, drinks and you can get a little crafting in too! Details here.

coming up...

We're excited to kick off Spring with our first show since last summer! First up is the UPPA Spring Market on Wednesday, April 6. We'd love to see you there! More details here.

a little gardener...

I love this picture of a sweet little Loop and Lil fan tending to the garden while wearing one of our dresses. Spring is coming!

what a doll...

Hello little blog – it's been a while! I think I'm finally getting the knack of this motherhood thing (yeah right - does anyone ever?), so after a whirlwind holiday, I've had a little time to start the new year out with some new projects.

Violet loves to clasp onto any toy she can find, so I decided to make her a little dolly friend, and liked it so much that I'm going to start selling them in the shop! I'm still perfecting the shape, but I'm really happy with the hand-embroidered face and the machine stitched hair. Violet's little friend pictured above is named Olive.

It's good to be back!

it's genius...

We made a quick stop last weekend at the newly opened IndieGenius, a new "shopping mall" in the Bishop Arts District. Opened by Julie at Make, it's kind of like a permanent Urban Street Bazaar, where makers have booths, similar to an antique mall.

I snapped a few pics of displays from fellow Etsy Dallas'ers Three Yellow Starfish, Cut Out and Collect, and Tefi, but there's lots more to see.

And all of the Etsy Dallas artists I saw will also be at the Jingle Bash this year, which is this Saturday! I won't have a booth (this baby needs to get on a nap schedule so I can get back to L+L!), but I'll definitely be there shopping. Details here.

boo...

I started and finished Little V's Halloween costume while she was taking her morning nap, which means it took less than 30 minutes to crank out! It's the first thing I've sewn since she was born, so I'm glad it was painless. She'll wear it with a little white hat. Happy Halloween!

nursery mini tour

In between the activities associated with taking care of a three month old (so much laundry!), I managed to find five minutes where Little V's nursery was clean, and snagged a few pictures, as promised in this post. Here's a peek:

Since we didn't know whether Violet was a he or a she until she was born, we painted the walls grey and now I want to paint every room in our house this color. It's so soothing! Her dad and I had a great time putting together this room for her, and hunting down things that were in our own rooms when we were little to include. We're also glad her room includes lots of things bought and made by the people who love her. She hasn't told me so, but I'm pretty sure she likes it!

new to the shop...

I've listed a few new tee designs in the shop. They're also available in a few other sizes, which I'll be updating soon. I'm also working on photographing some new dresses and shirts for the shop as well. All in good time...

a birthday cupcake for me...

I've blogged before about Anthropologie's birthday coupons/giveaways, and how they inspired me for a little L+L giveaway. So I was really excited when I saw this year's birthday coupon arrived in my mailbox. The little birthday candle is actually attached to a necklace, but what I found most inspiring was the cupcake punched into the card stock with a needle. I'm thinking a punched shape or logo would be a fun addition to a business card or hangtag. The wheels are turning...