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Milano Runway Fashion

2007-10-30T17:30:00.001-06:00

VendeMia just launched today with a fabulous theme "Milano" inspired by everything super model! I had a hard time coming up with something but it finally "clicked". Here is a peak at a couple of my designs on Ebay now!

2 sets - one funky and urban with a feminine flair and the other one is a sassier set with leopard print - my fav!

What Flavor are YOU?

2007-10-24T00:21:00.000-06:00

I came across this fun little quiz - I looove these quirky little things. Sometimes I actually believe what they say - kind of corny I know! Take a peak and find out what kind of ice cream girly you are!

I have been labeled "Pistachio Ice Cream Girl" ha! I am not a fan of mint green but I kind of like pistachio ice cream. I think anything mixed with salt and sweet is a great combination! Bring on the ice cream!

You Are A Pistachio Ice Cream Girl

Funky. Surprising. Wild.

What Flavor Ice Cream Girl Are You?

Vintage Shabby & Chic

2007-10-23T13:29:00.000-06:00

This is a new set I just posted today! This is a one of a kind sz 4 5 6 that will not be duplicated so bid while you can!

Such sweet detailing on the bodice. Antiqued Levi's, rose cord and girly gauze ~ what a wonderful combination.

Click here to see the auction.

Not so Silent Surprise!

2007-10-21T18:22:00.000-06:00

I was awakened this morning around 5:30 am to a thunderstorm. I could hear the distant cracks and booms of a thunderstorm outside and then a really big BOOM! But what I was not prepared for was the SNOW! Yes that lovely 4 letter word - S*N*O*W!

We are prepared for just about any weather here in Colorado - heck it has snowed on the 4th of July once!

The saying goes "if you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes" This snow is a little bit early. So my morning of sleeping in with out children - they were at Grandma's - was interuppted by this loveley thunderstorm and mix of heavy snow. We were completely unprepared for this - our sprinklers are still on, my outdoor waterfalls still have water in them! So we had to scramble to get everything arranaged to "winterized" today. The flowers and plants will freeze and look oh so loveley by this weeks end and I am wondering just how I am going to do my outdoor pictures now that eveything has been "frozen"? The leaves will fall off quickly and the trees will be barren - ugh.

My daughter Malaina has snuck out the doggie door 2x today to get a "taste" of the white stuff. Even though I told her no because she is getting over a cold. I had to warn her about the yellow snow that we do not eat and this opened up a whole other topic of discussion!

So here is to "Mother Nature" whom is always full of silent and not so silent surprises! Bring it on!

Neglected Blog?

2007-10-19T22:36:00.000-06:00

Okay so I admit I have really really neglected my blog! I have been really busy with some new designs and custom requests and my new group "VendeMia". Search Ebay VendeMia boutique to see all of the great designers!

Here are a few of my new favorite sets! Take a peek! I am in a state of "hoodies" LOL. I just love the practicality of the hoddie dress and leggings. They are great for the cool weather yet have a girly euro flair any fashionista would love!

New week I will be featuring a couple other Christmas sets as well. Check back later for some some high style and funky designs good enough for the runway!

Pack Your Bags

2007-09-06T14:53:00.000-06:00

A new group will soon be making it's big debut!

Vintage style with a Euro flair.

Get your passports ready and pack your bags.

Gourmet chocolates and cafe to your hearts desire...that's amore!

Virgin Carpet

2007-09-06T06:46:00.000-06:00

As I woke up this morning and came down the stairs, I carried my daughter Savannah on my hip rubbing my eyes just as I normally do any other day. Attemptting to wake up to her eager cries for her dear little "Melmo", that is what she calls the furry little red guy, I turned on the TV and headed over to make my first cup of java and something caught my attention. I saw something out of the corner of my eye. A something black and in no particular shape.....but it was on my brand new carpet! What could this be? My heart sank! It could not be dog poop because we gate the rooms of every night. So what the heck was it? As I crept over to the black "thing" I noticed that there were strings of some sort coming off of it......what was it? A very large MOUSE! My cat had brought me a "gift" as some of you may call it. My virgin carpet was stained with the very remnants of her trophy! So now I write..... it is not even 7am...I will call this "therapy" because now I have blood on my carpet and have no clue how I am going to get it out. It is in the middle of the room right where everyone can see. I am sure I will be busy today googgling away trying to remove this gift that my cat has now given me....the blessed little thing!

Here is a little bit of history.......We got new carpet yipee! There is nothing like new carpet - gotta love the smell of new carpet! I am now known as the "Carpet Nazzi", no drinks of any kind, no food and no shoes allowed on my new carpet! I put up a doggie gate at night and when I leave to protect my carpet from my pets so they do not harm my carpet. I like to vacuum my new carpet and look and admire the nice vaccum marks - and how perfect do they loook! My Yorkie Rusty has been know to mark his territories when nobody is looking and Jasmine seems for whatever reason to get lazy sometimes and just pee wherever she feels the need. Nope not anymore! I even got all nervous when the TV delivery guys came over to bring in the new TV and walked on my fresh new carpet that was only a couple hours old and they wore their shoes on my virgin carpet! OMG! So you can only think of how I felt when I woke up to a pile of something on my new carpet (speckled berber by the way) and come to find out that it was a mouse, or what was left of a mouse, and I will spare you the gorey details.

So stay tuned, I am sure I will update on the carpet drama and the whole attempt to remove the stain and I have not even thought of how I am going to tell the hubby?

"Sweet Baby Jane"

2007-09-06T06:45:00.000-06:00

My latest set is "Sweet Baby Jane" a vintage denim set inspired by the Michael Miller print Dick & Jane. Click here to see the auction.

I had fun with this set and my daughter brought out the sweetness in these great pictures!

Luxe Leopard - Sophisticated Girly

2007-08-29T17:14:00.001-06:00

This one is going to be one of my all time favs! I just love leopard and when you throw fur along with it, I am sold! Check out my auction by clicking on my auctions link.

Kyla, my niece, had a blast modeling this sublime little number even though it was near 9o degrees out! I had to practically peel the fur coat off of her!

Stay tuned for some news about a new elite group I will be joining ~ soon to be announced!

A week of "Firsts"...

2007-08-25T20:38:00.000-06:00

This week we had a lot of "firsts" as they call it....

Malaina had her first day of Kindergarten and finished out her "first" official week just fine! She also had a fall on our playard in the backyard and now has her "first" and hopefully last cast. Here she is posing in her new Ariel mermaid outfit that she picked out as a result of mommy and daddy's sympathy shopping spree!

Savannah actually decided she too wanted to posed for the camera. This definitely is a "first". I am always chasing and poking and prodding to get the perfect shot, but just this once she announced that she actually wanted to "strike a pose" for mommy.

As for me, I have actually began to understand my camera and how all the little gadgets and gizmos work and what I can do with them. I took some shots of our flowers in our garden and got some good shots.....this is my "first". My first outdoor picture I actually think looks pretty darn good!

I often play dress up with my girlies and oh do they love to make-up mom! The end result is an array of colors and smudges and I "ooh" and "aah" at the mirror to their hearts content. It usually takes me awhile to wash off the dark cherry red lipstick and blush from my face. The hairspray is so think I feel as if glue has been dumped on my head! After begging and pleading Malaina convinced me to take a picture of myself. If anyone knows me, this is another "first" for me and I will leave it at that.....

First day of Kindergarten!!!

2007-08-22T19:29:00.000-06:00

Today was the BIG day! We sent our daughter Malaina off to her first day of Kindergarten!

I was just as excited for this day as she was. We were fully prepared. We had the backpack all picked out. The perfect outfit, the perfect boots and the perfect hair. But there was one thing I was not prepared for and that was the tears.

All week everyone kept asking me "Are you ready?" Of course I am ready, I was born ready. What do I need to be ready for? She had already attended pre-school the year before a couple days a week so this is nothing new to me. As she lined up with all of the other kidlets and the teacher said her hellos I began to get a little nervous and feel the lump growing in the back of my throat. The principal came out as well and gave a little speech and soon after they were off! The kids sped off into the doors of the school as if it has just been announced there was a candy buffet awaiting them inside. No goodbye kiss, no hug, only a wave and a "goodbye mom and dad". And that is what did it, that is what brought on the tears! My little girl is growing up and did not need a hug or a kiss or the reassurance in this "new" environment she did not know. That is what really got me.

When it was time for me to go pick her up I was hungry with anticipation just waiting to hear the news of her first day! "So just what did you learn today in school" I asked.

"Oh, you can't get up to drink water whenever you want...you have to ask first."

Okay..."Anything else?"

"No, we just played and colored and talked today for our first day but I did meet some friends."

Curious I asked "What are their names?"

"Cameron, Josh and TJ."

All boys of course.....we are in so much trouble..............

Puppy Love

2007-08-21T10:38:00.000-06:00

My latest listing is *Puppy Love* a walk in city park.

I fell in love with this print the minute I saw it! I knew I had to have it! I had planned on making an outfit for Malaina's first day of school - Kindergarten - stay tuned sniff sniff - so this was it!

Plaids and puppies what a playful mod print for back to school and fall! This is sure to be on of my favorites!

Baby Bloopers

2007-08-19T20:51:00.000-06:00

This weekend I got to throw my little sister a baby shower! And not just any baby shower, a "Couple's Baby Shower". Yes, I know the guys think it is a bit corny, but they are so much more fun and you can include so many more people that normally would not be invited. I promised my brother-in-law not too much pink and no games!

I had jsut laid my youngest down for a nap and I was busy setting up the drink table, arranging the drink glasses just so as I heard my daughter crying over the monitor....still not asleep. And she yells "poo poo", which normally means "mom I have a mess in my diaper I need changed". Now, let me take a step back, she is 21 months old and is by far from being potty trained but is beginning to grasp the concept. She knows what "it" aka "poop" is and does not like it sitting in her diaper. So if she has a mess during her nap she lets me know so I can come change her. Little did I know what surprise was waiting for me! Let's just say it looked something like this......

Curiosity got the best of my dear little angel. I imagine she tore off her uncomfortable diaper and got a bit curious at the mysterious contents and decided to play!

Well by now it was 3:15 and my house would be full of people at 4 and I still looked "Wheeza". Half the stuff that needed to be done was not ready, let alone neither of my girls had napped and both were crying! Just where did I leave that Calgon anyway? Thank god for my heavenly husband! I handed him our "candy" coated daughter and he took her straight to the tub while I cleaned up the nice mess she left me in the crib.

Everything worked out and the "shower" was a blast. Lots of pink booties and caps and even a fur coat! These sweet little outfits and soft blankies even make you think twice about a possible baby #3....I think it was the wine and a possible hormonal influx from my new bc pills. I know I am done having babies. I am 100% happy with my 2 sweet little angels. As for my husband, he is hopeful. He would love a boy to sport with and play football with and watch racing with, but statistically we would have a 25% chance of having a boy and I am not willing to roll those dice baby! I think that as the months roll by he will get used to the fact that estrogen rules in this house and Malaina will become his Nascar buddy - she loves to watch racing!

Say What???

2007-08-17T09:05:00.000-06:00

It is Friday! So with it being Friday I decided to check out this site everyone is talking about, I hear it is all the rage. http://myheritage.com/

They scan a photo of you and match it up with celebrity faces. Does not sound all that bad right? Well was I in for a surprise! I have never thought that I even came close to looking like Felicity Huffman, though I am a dear fan of Desperate Housewives! My dreadful closest third match came in as Macaulay Culkin? I have never in my worst dreams thought I looked like him let alone a male match! And this picture they have of him! Dreadful! He looks pretty doped up - not a good pick Macaulay, I think you may need to fire your publicist.

For the remaining matches, I will will take Andie Macdowell, Gwyneth Paltrow, who wouldn't take Brooke Burns and of course Jenna Elfman at 55% who I think is a close personality match as
well. Sorry Martin, I am just not feelin it!

Happy Friday!

MyHeritage -

Into the Woods ~ Tree Hugger

2007-08-17T07:55:00.000-06:00

I just listed a new set - Into the Woods. You could say we are getting in touch with nature!

Not quite sure what is the inspiration here, though I just loved the fabrics and wanted to do a cute little apron with this set!

End of the Season

2007-08-16T07:03:00.000-06:00

So we just got back from our last camping trip to the lake for the season - sniff sniff.

There is something to be said about the lake. I am not quite sure just what I love so much about it? Afterall, I don't really consider myself to be the "country girl" type nor am I on the other end of "high maintenance"....I guess I fall somewhere in between. Could it be the fact that there is no schedule to follow, phone or television? Could it be the constant question of "what time is it?" and no one really knows but someone yells out "It's 5'oclock somewhere"! Is it the fact that you can eat breakfast at 11am and lunch at 4 and have dinner in complete darkness by the fire at 9:30 if you want to? I am not really sure, but I do know that I love all these little quirks and "rules" you get to break when you go camping even though you have kids and a husband!

We had a great time 6 days of beautiful weather and hot sun! Malaina enjoyed toad hunting every night and we had to cut her off at 30-40 toads once her cage got full. She looks like a mad scientist with her head lamp on! She is a total princess but the tom-boy comes out at night for toad hunting and does not even mind the dirt and grime.

The canyons in Guernsey are beautiful! It is so nice just to sit on the front of the boat and cruise through the canyon and watch the beauty!

My husban Steve and I even went cliff jumping. I don't do this every year. It usually takes a few drinks to really get my inspired! I am really afraid of heights and believe me, it looks 2x as high once you get up there! You can't think about it because once you creep up and look over and start to contemplate you could be there for hours! I believe I may have taken my usual 10 minutes of judgment before taking the ultimate plunge!

So with that I will leave you with this beautiful beach sunset!

Hot Cup of Tea

2007-08-15T14:03:00.000-06:00

Okay so here I am blog world! I finally have my blog up and running! It is acutally very exciting!

Stay tuned for fun family daily quirks, sneek peaks at new designs and just about anything else!

I have a feeling that this just might be my cup of tea!

Sore as heck!

2007-07-29T08:04:00.000-06:00

Yesterday I golfed 18 holes for the first time with my dear husband! I have never golfed before so I am pretty proud of myself! I actually hit the ball more than a few times! I am sore - I am sore in spots I did not know muscles existed!