Monday, March 29, 2010

drumroll please..



I'm excited to announce that Rags to Britches via the world wide internet is up and running! You'll notice this new guy underneath my profile, it will take you directly to my shop! I will be continuing to list items throughout the day, so please stop on by!!



HAPPY MONDAY !!

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Spring Has Sprung

And pineapple's never looked so good...


I've been practicing my mad bowtie-ing skills for Easter.
I bought this pattern for a whooping 6 bucks and I'll use it for the rest of my life!!

Still busy sewing n' shtuff. Mark your calendars, my shop opens MONDAY, MARCH 29th!! Im planning on showing you some custom orders I've been working on tommorrow...until then have a lovely thursday!


Saturday, March 20, 2010

Just a Moment...

I find it a rare moment when I have the opportunity to photograph my nuggets smiling at the same time and in the same place. Since we purchased a new trampoline this spring break, those moments are occuring more and more.



After taking about 30 shots of them unsatisfied with the results, One of my nuggets farted (the one with the hat on) and the smiles were in overhaul!...is that all it takes??

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Humpday Shinanigans

The Hon household is full of shinanigans on humpday...it's a tradition. If you asked me to define a shinanigan, I could not. We just throw some rules out the window and have a blasty blast.
Yesterday i did this...

Just a shout out to my favorite man on earth (other than the obvious)





love it?? Come and get it!!

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Sneek Peek take 2

The creative juices have been flowin' over in my head. With the shop grand opening in a couple of weeks, here's another sneek peek.

Of coarse we have some new jumpers...


"The vintage wildflower" size 3T

But I've gotten alot of onsies done also. Im balls deep into fabric paint, Im having alot of fun. Some new designs...


"the bowtie"
"Who's your daddy?"



and some classics as well




Some new shoes (I've been on a boy kick)






The fabric paint helps jazz it up





Some more necklaces coming soon


And my other lastest obsession, headbands...
These few are currently for sale here



here are a few of my faves on
















Oh and my hair went through a mid-life crisis so I changed it up
Haircut by this hot mama,
color by the coolest girl I know


Thursday, March 4, 2010

It's days like today when my glass fills a little more than half full!!

















She's full of suprises this one!!

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Alots been going on around this household. Busy, busy...that's how we roll. I've decided that this is what the rest of my life is going to be like. Monday we have this, tuesday it's that. 4 kids is tough! With that being said Dus and I had a chance to escape our everyday norm... at least overnight (18 hours max)to celebrate our anniversary.

It's been over 2 1/2 years since we've had a night to ourselves (other than dental trip to Mexico--doesn't count due to pain meds!!) We were magically wisked away to a place called Chandler...ever heard of it? We dropped off our stuff in our cool, contemporary room before heading to dinner.

the most radical carpet I've ever seen!


Yummy food proceeded at Benihana's
(colassal shrimp with veggies & mango salsa)


Free dessert...heck ya!!




The happy couple courtesy of Benihana's



We burned off some calories by doing a little shopping, enjoying the "single" life. (our definition of single life is married with no kids). After grabbing some dessert we decided to see a movie at 10:15 PM!! (wild right!?) The following occured...

10:15... movie started

10:32 (text from sister-in-law) Brody just threw up

10:47 Brody just threw up again

11:15 Saylee just threw up all over her floor

11:34 Forced Saylee into the tub, Brody threw up again

** at this point im asking "why, oh why??" "really kids? REALLY?"

11:58 Brody's asleep, Saylee threw up- only a little bit though

My poor sister-in-law. Newly married she had to deal with 2 sick kids and take care of the baby while her husband slept (he had to work the next day.) After the movie we decided to go home. I was very sad and hurt that dinner and a movie was going to cost us over $200 bones!

Just as we were about to leave (1 am) Jamie calls and tells us everyone's asleep, it's all over and to NOT come home. My "motherly" angel on my shoulder was saying, "go home, it's the right thing to do!" Then the hot, single angel on my other shoulder's like, "STAY...remember what it feels like to sleep a whole night without waking up??!"



Man I've never slept so good!...




Now that the big kids are over being sick, Emrys started a "RSVish" cough again i want to know, WHEN WILL THE MADNESS END?? Speaking of, can you believe this nugget is 3 months old already??



We are having so much fun with this guy. He's not the most outspoken baby but his smile will melt your butta! He really likes watching the older kids. Dustin and Brody are the only people he'll laugh at. He loves to stand up and he's rolled over onto his side a couple of times already! I love to see his little personality blooming but hate that he's growing so fast!

In rags to britches news




Im a little embarrased to admit that I've probably bitten of more than I can chew. I've been sewing, ALOT. When Im not cleaning, or cooking or sleeping...im sewing, and I've only reached a 1/4th of my goal for the showcase with a month to go. In addition, I've hit some major speed bumps with my sizing and everything I've made 12 months and younger has to be completley reconstructed. Im a little discouraged and angry at myself for taking my eyes off the prize. I've been too worried about the quantity of items i can make, instead of the quality they come in.


therefore, Im throwing the showcase out the window. The timing isn't right. Maybe something later in the year after I've got the hang of balancing mom/seamstress full time...(maybe blissfest?, who knows) My new plan is to have a sneek peek look on my blog, and a few giveaways on other friends blogs days before my shop opens. I need to list the items I've made thus far, and see how their recieved before I break myself sewing 100 items that might not go anywhere. All you local buddies, you know where to find me. Now that Ive some what loosened my schedule I have time to take on any custom orders.


I know I don't have a huge blog following, so I feel a little silly posting "shop news" for the 9 people that are going to read this, but I don't think that's what matters. I just want to share my love and appreciation for ALL the support you guys have lended me over this last year, it's really given me the confidence to pursue this. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

email me at ragstobritches@hotmail.com for anything.


Thank you everyone...I'll be here all week!