Friday, May 16, 2008
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My sister Megan is here visiting me with her new son, Peter Leo, who is now 5 months old. We are having a blast together (notice the lack of posts?) and it's really cool to be working on our Fall Mamma Made Line together in the same room. Megan always has a plethora of amazing ideas and it's been really fun to shoot them off of each other. Here is little Peter.
It's really sweet to watch Eleanor and Peter play. They really love each other and Peter doesn't get upset when she beats him up.
Have fun with your sister today!!! We're going shopping!
Love, Rachel
Sunday, May 11, 2008
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It's so crazy to think that I'm a mother.
I know I must be since
- I have three wonderful daughters who are growing so very big each day.
- I stop and look at my hands which have some wrinkles and spots that were never there before.
- I see little crinkles around the corners of my eyes when I laugh so hard I start to cry.
- I look at my once pristine refrigerator that is now constantly covered with endless creations and notes written especially for me.
- I am constantly picking up shoes, socks, toys, bags, and papers all over my house.
- I bake a lot of cookies.
- I sew an awful lot of dresses.
- I am so filled with love and joy when I look upon these beautiful creations.
Rosemary Elizabeth, Age 7
Esther Marie, Age 4
Eleanor Grace, Age 1
I am so thankful to the Lord to be a Mother. It is an amazing gift that I will always be thankful for.
I am also thankful for my amazing husband--I slept in today until 11:30, woke up to a cup of gourmet coffee, a beautiful rose, gorgeous earrings, and a freshly scrubbed stove! Guess which was my favorite? Yup! The stove!
Love, Rachel
Friday, May 09, 2008
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So, I know I just posted something on making your own lunch bag, but along those same lines I wanted to talk about your "green" shopping habits. For those of you who care about that sort of thing, you could make it into a fun craft time and sew your own "paper" or "plastic" bags for shopping. The girl to help you out is Oh, Fransson!. Check out her blog and visit her Etsy shop to order her pattern for these bags. They look simple and really fun to make.
(Photo from Oh, Fransson!)
Cheers! And happy bag making!
Love, Rachel
Thursday, May 08, 2008
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Sew Mama Sew is an amazing site for sewers of all kinds. They hosted a tutorial contest and I love the one by Sewing Notions on her Square Lunch Bag. Check it out!
Esther wanted me to sew her a lunch bag because she takes a snack to pre-school everyday. I thought I'd give it a try. It's a quick, easy sew. I love instant gratification.
I did put a little bit of elastic on the two sides just to tighten it up a bit, but it's a really sweet little bag even if you don't use it for lunch. Guess which one of the fabrics Esther picked out and which one Mamma picked out. Yup. Kitties. AGAIN!
Love, Rachel
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
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Mamma Made is participating in notes from my nest Mother's Day Blog Bash Giveaway. Go check it out and enter--if you submit your entry by May 2nd you will double your chances to win! You can win all sorts of amazing free stuff for yourself or your kiddos. Here is a sneak peak of some of the stuff.
From Mamma Made, you could win a FREE Orange Meringue Dress Size 4T! Sorry you Moms and Dads with boys. Check it out and win free stuff! Oh, did I say FREE like a million times? Yup.
Love, Rachel
Monday, April 28, 2008
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Whew! The Summer Line for Mamma Made is done and it's live and I am about to breathe a deep sigh of relief. But why aren't I? Things are great, the weather is beautiful here in San Diego, school is almost over and summer is ahead of us...I think I'm just tired. Too tired to even sigh. Tired and yet my mind is still buzzing with a million different things that won't let me let down and just BE! Let me be!
Do you ever go to bed completely wiped out and yet you lay there for an hour or two just thinking about stuff? Random stuff that really doesn't matter at all? Well, I feel like I'm living that thought process but throughout my days. What can I do? Hmmm. Hot tea!
Yes, this is a stolen flickr image. There are some really funny ones when you type in "hot tea." If this were me, I would have tea leaves. Yes, I'm a bit of a tea snob if you will.
Well, super cool news today! My daughter Ellie took her first steps today! Yay!
Here she is lurching around with a magnet in her mouth. That child cannot keep things out of her mouth!
After a graceful fall, here she is quite proud of herself.
I'm ready to regroup and write some new technical posts. If anyone has some suggestions on what they might like to learn in regards to sewing/construction or anything in that general department, give a shout out.
From my scattered brain to yours....
Love, Rachel
Thursday, April 24, 2008
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Summer is here! (At least for Mamma Made it is!) Come and check out our newest garments. I am really pleased with how this season's line turned out.
I also want to praise and thank my new photographer Melissa G. from Melissa Lee Photography! She is such a gifted photographer and she really captured the garments and the children in them beautifully. Make sure you all go and peruse her site leisurely. And give her lots of work!!! Hee hee.
Love, Rachel
Monday, April 21, 2008
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I have living proof that they do.
Somehow she figured out how to scrape her teeth along the leaf to get all the meat.
Crazy. These California kids...what can I tell you?
Love, Rachel
Saturday, April 19, 2008
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Okay, my amazing readers! It's time to stop being shy and voice your opinion! After all, you are the ones I create for! I'm beginning to work on my Fall line and one of my items is a coat. Here is the inspiration for it:
I found a print that I LOVE, but it's offered in two colors. Which do you love more?
Now both prints are exactly the same size, one just shows more of it. So, CREAM or BLUE? My idea is to actually offer two versions of the coat. The first with the lion print as the main fabric and the red as contrast. The second will have the red as the main fabric with the lion as contrast.
Don't be shy!!!
Love, Rachel
Amended: I just found this one! It's called "Tea."
