Headbands

After a long period of quiet reflection, I am back with some new items that have been popular in our circle of friends. These personalized gifts have become the newest phase of Sweet Pea Style. I hope to direct more energies to making items with sweet names of special children. Check out the website for more information.

Basketball Fan?

Stop by the toddler section of the website to see the newest style...

Where to go from here?

Sweet Pea Style is closing out a successful year of fun and fashion. I have learned so much over the past 365 days, it is overwhelming to calculate how quickly the business has gone from a little etsy site to being featured in trunk shows around Cincinnati boutiques. A big thank you to some of my most loyal fans and friends. Such wonderful cheerleaders I have been blessed with along the way!

Personally, I am heading into a rather heavy Winter Quarter of working with education students at the University of Cincinnati. My trunk shows and boutique work might have to be altered as I find ways to handle the workload.

I see possibilities of going more corporate on my horizon if I choose. Things like hiring a sales rep, partnering with a graphic designer and outsourcing some of the standardized work. But along with these choices come greater responsibilities! I am patiently waiting for some answers to evolve as I realize that there is still a lot of life to be lived.

For now, my heart continues to embrace the projects and sewing challenges that my fans request. Have an idea for something you want created? Let's talk...

Holiday Pictures

A big thank you to a customer who sent some photos of her precious child in a Sweet Pea Style dress. I love to see the items I create come to life. And these sweet eyes are just calling to everyone to stop and take note.

Teasers

Emily and I are excited to host everyone for the Open House event tomorrow (November 9). Many people have RSVPed that they are attending, but there may be a couple of folks who need a little nudge. This entry hopes to achieve that very nudge!
Here are some holiday that Sweet Pea will be offering tomorrow. Monogramming is big this holiday season and I am ready to take custom orders to make your item a special gift. These are some photos of personalized bags, mom-on-the-go diaper sets, headbands, stocking stuffers and holiday lounge wear. But, many more new items will be making their debut tomorrow so come with anticipation.
Information about the event can be found on my website: www.sweetpeastyle.com

Taking Liberties

I love it when a customer says, "Do whatever you think would be best." It gives me the liberty to try something new as I springboard off of their original ideas. Here is an example... A gal came in to Little Liza Jane's during the trunk show and wanted a shirt with the Russian Dolls on it. The Russian Doll fabric is one of my favorites. The instructions I got were: Use one doll with a teal face, a small teal flower and a beige flower. She said that I should use my best judgement for placement and if I thought best, to leave out the flowers. Well, here is what jumped into my mind. I hope she likes it!

Where is Becky?

It has been a little bit since I checked in with my blog friends. I have gone underground for a little bit. Literally... I have been working hard in my sewing room, which happens to be in the basement.

The Little Liza Jane's Trunk Show was a great success which has left me with so many fun dresses and rompers to create. They are coming along nicely and I can't wait to have some new pictures (and maybe some new Montgomery fans?) on the blog soon. Because people get to choose their fabrics at the trunk shows, it is always a fun treat for me to see how the dress or romper unfolds. I usually have a pretty good guess, but every once in awhile one will surprise me with it's beauty.

On Deck: Lounge pants. I hope to have the lounge pants perfected and ready for purchase by the open house on November 9 @ Stitch. In fact, there will be many items that will debut themselves at this event. Diaper pouches... burp clothes... onesie/bib gift sets... so many fun things. For more information about the Open House, you can see the Sweet Pea Style mainpage where I have posted an invite for you. www.sweetpeastyle.com

For now, it's back to the sewing room.