A little makeover!

I love how one idea can inspire you to another.

I love crayon and marker roll ups. They are fabric cases to hold your little one’s creative tools. They are perfect to have when you need to keep your children occupied in the car or when you have to go to the Dr.’s office or a restaurant. I love to these for birthday gifts, Easter baskets. More styles coming soon……

 

 

 

 

My older daughters loved these and wanted to give them as a gift but they wanted something that was more age appropriate So I took the “Crayon roll and with a few adjustments to my design and created the “Makeup Brush Roll”.

This Makeup Roll was for Sydney who looooved it! Yeah!

Of course then my Sara wanted one.

I decided to add some of these to my shop.

The brushes are especially adorable in this set!

Or this one…

It’s nice what a “little makeover” can do.

Keep Smiling!

- Tara

Double the Fun!

I have a friend, Sarah.

She is a SUPER mom with 6 kids from 8 years down to 1 year of age. The youngest are twins. PHEW!

P.S. She looks fabulous and also does my graphic design.

The twins turned 1 this past week.

Hooray!

Sarah asked me to make them something special to wear to their party.

Question: What theme do you do for a birthday party for twins who

are children # 5 and 6?

I was inspired by this adorable little guy that I found on Etsy.

He is made by Contemori. The whole shop is adorable.

Can you tell where I am going with this?

Step right up for the greatest show on Earth, the…

Circus

Sarah and I had a good laugh about this theme being so fitting.

I used a color palette of turquoise blue, raspberry red, and black and white.

I mixed different prints from Tina Givens, Michael Miller, and basic stripes and dots.

I did an appliqued onesie for each of them. Parley had a bowtie and suspenders with a boutonniere.

Veda had a pretty cake a top a pedestal, decorated with flowers and the #1.

I also made a special skirt for Veda.

It is a two tier skirt.

The top layer is waistband and strip work skirt finished with a ruffle.

The second tier is an underskirt finished with a double ruffle.

It features a cotton stripe and a tulle layer that alternates color.

It was very full and whimsical and FUN! As my dear friend Eva puts it,

“trim, trim, dripping with trim”

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Ok now I will show them to you : )

 

Are you ready to see photos from their party? Gasp! SOOO Cute!

We added bands and medallions to the top hats.

 Little Veda!

   

Little Parley!

   

These were a joy to create!

Happy Birthday

to 2 little ones

who round out a beautiful family!

-Tara

Want something custom for a special day? Contact me.

Signs of Spring!

For weeks (AND weeks) we have had rain rain RAIN. Not the normal Seattle rain, which I like to compare to the misters in the produce section of the grocery store, but heavy, drenching, there is no way I am leaving my house today, rain. The sound of the rain can be soothing but after two weeks straight it was starting to unnerve me.

We have a lot of grey days here in the northwest, but, when we have a clear day, few places can compare. We have mountains, trees, the water, and it is so green. (Thanks to all that rain.) Here, let me give you an example..

The last two days have been gorgeous! Yesterday I spotted blossoms on the trees which warmed me inside and brought a smile to my face. So, how apropos that I should list this favorite dessert pedestal that I have been holding onto all winter.

I love this little demur bird perched among the blossoms. I can never get enough black and white especially when it is paired with a pop of sunny saffron.

  

I hope this little creation makes you smile. Find this unique piece and others here.

I hope the sun is shining where you are!

-Tara

DesignDump Feature

Thanks to Autumn of designdump for this feature last Friday

of my shop’s latest additions.

Pillow Talk

Autumn is an extremely talented designer and one of the wittiest gals I know! This is definitely a blog you will want to follow.

Special Thanks to Chelsi Greenwood for beautifully capturing all the details in her photos.

 

-Tara

Fabricate….a beautiful life.

Definition of FABRICATE

transitive verb

1a : invent, create

My business name was born from the play on two concepts, the definition above and the power of fabric. How a beautiful vibrant print can lift your spirits, a soft chenille can comfort you, an elegant design can tell a story, and a hand embroidered silk can make you feel special on that once in a lifetime day.

 

   

 

I LOVE fabric. If you catch me in a store, I usually have one hand extended feeling the fabrics as I walk up and down the aisles. Even more, I LOVE making things out of fabric.

I am always excited to learn more about my craft and perfect it. It teaches me patience which is useful being a mother of 5. It continues to push me to be better with every project. I love making beautiful things and creating beautiful memories, for my family and for all those for whom I create.

This blog is a celebration of the creative spirit and the beauty that inspires that.

Thanks for visiting! Stop by again soon…

-Tara

Birthday Tree

My first attempt at blogging from my phone...yipee!

Ok, so I love holidays! My favorites are Christmas and Halloween. Partly what I enjoy about these holidays are all the things leading up to them. For Halloween, it is the decorations and of course making my childrens' costumes! For Christmas, it is the music, decorations, baking, family time, and the spirit of the season. Even though it is sometimes a let down when these holidays are done, I am even more disappointed when a holiday comes and goes and I feel I didn't get to savor it.

My point: The fun of ANTICIPATION!

This is what makes this next idea so great.

The Birthday Tree

(apologies for the photo, it is a picture of a picture. I was making use of my time in the waiting room at the dentist office perusing magazines. This was from Family Fun)

A month before the child's birthday, this adorable pink artificial tree is trimmed with mini presents, fun birthday candles, and a balloon on top. It is so cute! I am bursting with trim ideas! As the month progresses, presents are added under the tree to build birthday anticipation. What kid wouldn't love that?

I have a little white tree and am so excited to try this for my son's

upcoming birthday in April.

Stay tuned....
-Tara

Birthday Gift for this Birthday Boy

Meet Carter. He is the son of my really good friend Jess.

He is a character! (Don’t you dig the necklace?)

(and his stellar kung fu action?)

He can definitely out a smile on your face. Really, he is a crack up! Well Carter was having a birthday, lucky number 7. Jess posted these pictures of him in honor of this milestone.

Current Brainstorm: a birthday gift for Carter…

How many time has this happen to you? Your child has a birthday party invite and you are stumped on what to get and how much to spend. So many times I space it and have to get a gift at the last minute. I pay too much for something with little thought. I really like to consider the gift. I wish I could give a personal touch to every gift. I also like to consider the parents as well who will have to listen to it, keep track of its many pieces, or scrub, scrub, SCRUB down to the drywall to get it off!

Side note: Always give washable markers…ALWAYS. But I digress.

I had the idea that I wanted to personalize a shirt for Carter. I have done this before for girls and boys. I really wanted something even more,that matched his personality. Lightning struck (of all places at the Taco Bell drive thru). I remembered this other photo Jess had posted of him.

Carter and his favorite hat, a fedora! Hysterical!

I went home, drew a picture of the hat to create an applique. I chose a font to my liking to create the monogram. I went with a little contrast, selecting a lt. turquoise T, a bold black and grey hounds tooth (a fav!), and black baby wale corduroy for texture.

I’m in love with the finished product! I love making something with a personal touch and

especially when it brings a smile! (On the model…my sweet Ethan just before he lost those top baby teeth)

The fedora placed slightly askew gives it just the wink of swagger which in this case, is SOooo Carter.

Happy Birthday “Big” guy!

P.S. Carter informed the other day that this is his favorite shirt. Success!!

 

Want one? Visit my shop.