Treasury Feature and a Favorite New shop!

I have to do a quick shout out to Rach from Roxy Creations. First of all her shop is to die for!!! I love it when I am lucky enough to find a talented artist like this. Her shop is stunning!! Click the link below to go and see for yourself:

or http://www.roxycreations.etsy.com

and.... the reason for the shout out... is to thank her for featuring my Stick puppets in an awesome treasury. See it here:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=86470

Thanks a bunch Rach.. and best of luck with your shop.

We're Back! Sort of!! :*)

We'll I've been out of the loop forever. I sincerely apologize for not even having the time to keep my blog updated. I'll do a quick synopsis of the last 9 months of my life.

I had my son Jan. 3rd.. super cute, healthy, and the sweetest little guy you'll ever meet!

March I took the kids home (WA state) for a visit with all the grandparents and family.

Mid March - hurt my back - had to have a micro disectamy on my lower spine.. yikes! Wasn't fun, although quite the blessing that it happened in WA where I had all my family to help with my kids. This turned my 3 week trip to WA state into a 3 Month stay while I healed.

Late June returned home to Florida... and slowly tried to get into a routine by myself with the kids. I flew my brother back with me to help for 2 weeks and ended up putting him to work painting the kids rooms and helping me decorate them. I hadn't even had my son's room together yet.

August... my oldest daughter celebrated her 4th birthday and started pre-school... Tears... and Tears of Joy. Scary and fun all at the same time. She's so ready for the stimulation... mommy just wasn't quite ready to let my first baby start the never ending path of school days and letting go. She's doing fantastic by the way!!

That leads me to now! I'm slowly getting time to work on my shop. Although it's been really hard now that I've given up my craft room to my son. I now share the playroom as my craft room. This makes it super challenging especially now that I have a son crawling who likes to stick everything in his mouth! Yikes! So I've decided to focus on smaller runs, completely hand-sewn items. I am really enjoying this now since I can focus on the best part of having my own shop which is creating what I love and focusing on the details.

I just listed some of my latest projects. Some hair bow holders - for all that couture hair candy you buy. I've also made some felt puppets and some hand embroidered artwork. Here are a few pics above.

Thanks for all the kind and loving words. My customers never cease to amaze me. I truly am blessed with the best customers.

Heres to you, CHEERS!

Lemons and Lollis Temporarily Closed

That's right. It's time to celebrate the Holidays as well as prepare for the birth of my son. I'm in my 9th month of pregnancy and counting down the moments till his arrival - wish me luck!! I will eventually re-open once things normalize around our house.

Please subscribe to this blog to receive an email notification of our grand re-opening. Just enter your email address in the "subscribe me" box on the top right corner of our blog.

In the meantime - I wish all of you the happiest holidays. Many blessings!
Cheers,
Corina

Playroom

So I have to share with you all my latest creative project. I finally sacrificed my unused dining room to make the coolest playroom for my daughter and soon to be son. I really tried to not girlie it up too bad - which is so hard for me to do. I'm so into girly things, but I'll let you be the judge.

I got super lucky with a huge discount at Pottery barn for their Cameron playroom storage. I got their floor models at 50% off. I really just got lucky - I had been wanting these forever, but honestly couldn't bring myself to spend the money. Then one day I finally decided, I'm just going to save up the money for these. So I went in and struck up a conversation with the sales clerk (she may have been the manager) and was trying to figure out exactly what I wanted and how much I would need to save up. She then says "I'll tell ya what, I just got an email that we need to re-merchandise the store and I can sell you these floor models for 50% off". I screamed I'll take them! You never see them marked down that low and I couldn't believe my ears. It was exactly what I had been looking out - color and everything!! So that started off the playroom makeover.

Then.... I started thinking I really need to get a play tent for my daughter. Everyday my poor couch was getting torn apart as she created her next fort out of cushions and blankets.
After getting really tired (partly because I'm pregnant) of putting the cushions on the couch every time I wanted to sit down and relax I finally went on the search for the perfect play tent. There are so many cute ones out there. Pottery barn has an awesome play tent that hangs from the ceiling. I also found these super cute cloth play tents that a lady made which were even more spectacular. But, after coming down to reality and realizing I couldn't spend $100 - $350.00 on a play tent I figured I could just make one! I have tons of fabric laying around from my shop so I used the scraps I had to piece together what I think is a super cute tent - plus it matches the decor. I even added these really cute Christmas lights that have tin covered star shaped cutouts around each light so it casts a star like glow inside the tent.

I already had the play table which I bought a long while ago from Land of Nod - Another store I absolutely LOVE!!! So the last thing I needed was some floor cushions. Another search ensued and again - I thought, hey I can just make some of these. I already had some large pillow forms I had bought a while back for a project that never came to be and again I raided my fabric stash to come up with some monogrammed pillows. I monogrammed an "E" for my daughter Eeva and a "K" for my soon to be son Kalevi. I think these turned out super cute.

I'm still searching for that perfect rug to tie it all together... but haven't had much luck. I always have the hardest time committing to rugs for some reason.

Anyways... I'm so proud of my little project and best of all now I can contain all her toys in one room - this has been so nice!! I'm not tripping over toys in every room of the house now. YEAH!
Hopefully I can inspire some of you moms with my little projects. I would be happy to answer any questions just send me a convo via my shop and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

Happy Crafting!

http://www.lemonsandlollis.com

New Delux Baby Gift Sets

We have joined forces with some extremely talented artists to bring you our newest addition of Deluxe Baby Gift sets. They include our popular reversible bib with designer topstitching, burp cloths, swigg critters made from vinyl and super modern, chime balls , and hand knitted beanie caps. Take a look here. They are super cute- The pictures once again aren't doing them justice.

Couture Hair Candy Collection

I am so excited to introduce my latest collection. I call it my Couture Hair Candy line. Every little peice handcut, handsewn by myself. I've included sparkly touches such as sequence and glass beads. I hope you can appreciate the details in these pictures. I think they look so much cuter in person, and I really tried to take the best pictures I could. Argh... but I'm no photographer and I do get easily frustrated.

Anyways... if you feel like you haven't heard from me in a while it's probably because it's true! I've been a little out of the game lately due to my recent pregnancy, but now well into the 2nd trimester I felt my energy spike and my nesting instinct has kicked right in. This new line is the result of all those nesting instincts. I hope you love how they turned out as much as I have enjoyed working on them. Thanks again to all my supporters out there. I now have 135 blogger subscribers which personally I feel is quite the accomplishment considering my little place in this world. I'm so blessed to have all that love out there. Here's to you! Cheers!

Newest Baby Collection FAWN OVER ME

Our newest addition to our shop entitled "Fawn over me". This sweet collection features our original artwork in beautiful shades of teal, raspberry and lime. Have you ever wondered when someone walks past your baby and doesn't "ooh... and ahh"? Well... this collection is sure to grab their attention and say "HEY YOU, fawn over me!" Our image of our little fawn and references to "baby Deer (Dear)" and "Doe a Deer" add to the whimsical feel of this layette. PLUS... we are adding coordinating baby slippers to match. We are finalizing the pattern still, but these are turning out super cute! Get a sneak peek here with one of our "OOPS" booties. We have to make a few oops to perfect the pattern, sizing, and sewing issues before we will release these to our wonderful customers! Enjoy, and please let me know what you think! I'm dieing to hear feedback on this set.

Lemons and Lollis is OPEN!

That's right - Lemons and Lollis is now Open!

Yeah... phew! It's been a while huh? I am so happy to say we are settled in our new home - and loving it here in the beautiful state of Florida! I am pleased to say I have re-opened my shop; however, you will notice it is on a much more limited scale. Due to time constraints in my personal life, I don't think I'll be able to offer as many products as before. I am pre-sewing everything now so I am currently scalling back on the baby clothes. This won't be forever, I promise.. but will be for a while. I am working on some new toddler clothes and hope to get those in my shop in the next month or two. In the meantime, I have a sale on some of my winter collection and just introduced my brooke dress/top. These are all sewn and ready for immediate shipment. They are super cute - I hope you love them as much as I do! Enjoy!

Visit our shop: Lemons and Lollis and support handmade!

NEW Eeva Dress

I call this eeva dress "finlandia" it just has that swedish/finland style print. Large geometric in fun shades of pink, raspberry, brick and various shades of green. It reverses to a beautiful filigree print in a brick color. This particular eeva dress is priced a little higher than normal due to the high quality cotton. I typically use a high quality quilters cotton for my dresses and this cotton even out performs that! It is a superior grade cotton - you have to feel it to appreciate it. This is unlike anything you will find in childrens clothing today. I absolutely love it! I am constantly striving to bring my customers the highest quality childrens clothing that is modern and unique. This dress is no exception. These sell out super fast (my cherry bomb eeva dress I just listed 3 weeks ago is already sold out)... So you were warned! :*)

To shop: please click here!

New Collection

A lot of you may remember this fabric print from some of my prior lines. It was so super popular and one of my personal favorites. So I was so bummed when I tried to re-order it from the manufacturer only to find out they discontinued it. So how did I get it? We'll I am always checking out various fabric stores (imagine that), and happened across an obscure fabric shop in North Carolina. I found a few yards left of this moda fabric and scooped it up immediately. Knowing, it is sold out EVERYWHERE!! Trust me I looked and looked! Anyways... so here it is... long story short introducing my "Daisy Chain" line. Enjoy!

Only available at Lemons and Lollis

Baby Jackets

I just added to my collection of Sweamonets. I love these little jackets and I took extra special time on this particular one. Adding a sweet bird applique on the back with a trail of sequence. I also added a box ruffle along the neckline. This one is definitely my favorite! Limited quantities are avialable. I have only made 2 in each size and that will be it!

Available at http://www.lemonsandlollis.com/

Reversible Toddler Dresses

After much demand I am finally getting some more eeva dresses made up. This one is now up in my shop and I have two more designs coming. I think this print is fantastic for christmas time. Don't worry if you don't live in a warm climate - My daughter wears hers over a pair of jeans and a long t-shirt for a bohemian chic look. Or pair them over a t-shirt and leggings to dress up a dull outfit. Available exclusively at LEMONS AND LOLLIS!

Lil' Bakery Shop Gift Sets

I am so excited to bring you our newest addition. "Lil' Bakery Shop" playsets. We have joined forces with a talented felt artist A.H.O.F. to bring you this sweet bakery play set. Sweet felt cakes, child size aprons, bakery bags, child size spoons and spatulas and finished with our Bakery Pennant Banner. What a great handmade Christmas gift any little girl would love! Limited quanities are available.
ONLY AT LEMONS AND LOLLIS!

Shop Now!

Share your pics!

Well... I have said this a million times, but I truly have the best customers ever. You guys rock my world. I frequently will receive some pictures of your darling little angels dressed in Lemons and Lollis attire. I LOVE BABIES!!! So it's always a treat to see your wee ones! I updated my website with a new gallery that features some of these pictures (with permission of all their mommies of course!).... so check it out!
If you would like to join in on the fun - and see your little one up in "lights" on my website - send me a picture of your little one in a Lemons and Lollis attire or playing with a Lemons and Lollis toy - and you will receive a something extra special from me! Just send your photos to lemondropsandlollipops@hotmail.com Once again - thanks for supporting handmade by shopping Lemons and Lollis!

Nursery Pillow

I am constantly striving to find new and interesting fabrics to try all these projects roaming in my brain. I always tell my husband I have so many ideas and never enough time to make them. Well.. this was a project lurking in my design book for some time now and I am so excited to finally see it brought to life. I will be doing a whole line of these modern nursery pillows. I wanted to do them all at once; however, once this first one was completed, I just couldn't wait to get it in my shop. I hope you love the way it turned out as much as I love it! These are limited editions so scoop it up soon, before they are all sold out.

click here to shop!

Cuteable Feature!

I have to share a shopping blog that I am totally addicted to. I only became privy to it when I had some of my products featured on this blog. Once I saw it, I was totally hooked!! It's called Cuteable. If you want a fun bit of inspiration sent your way subscribe to this blog, you won't be dissapointed. Sion Lee is the man who runs it - and yes... if you ever read cuteable you will find this fact that he is a "man" quite shocking! I guess I always assume if you have superb taste, you must be a girl, so I was shocked to learn that "she" was actually a "he." You can read a fabulous interview of Sion on "this rocks my socks" blog. Not only does he find interesting products, but he also runs indiepublic and has his own shop full of fabulous art ubiki.

Thanks Sion for supporting us artists and featuring such wonerful finds!

Check out his websites:
http://www.cuteable.com
http://indiepublic.com
http://ubiki.com

Man - this guy is busy!!!

Hand Knit Baby Hats

Brand new to our shop these beautiful Hand Knit Baby/Toddler Hats. Available up to size 2T and will surely keep that little ones head super warm this upcoming winter season. Plus, she'll look even more stylish when it is paired with one of Lemons and Lollis signature onesies! Limited quantities available!

Click here to shop now!

Modern Nursery Artwork

I am so excited to introduce our new line of nursery artwork. Created by the talented artist Trevor Gagner of "The Vision Parlor" these fun and modern prints would work for any childs room. These are limited editions prints of 100 and come signed by the artist.

I can totally picture the whole series hung up in a row on the wall. These fabulous prints will definitely add that punch of color to any little ones room! Plus they are printed on a high quality canvas and are shipped to you ready for framing. SHOP NOW!

Christmas Time!

Yikes! I can't believe I am posting this - but I couldn't resist! This was a gift set I was hoping to save till Christmas, but it is so modern and sweet I honestly think it is appropriate for any season. So here it goes.. Newly added to my shop today and after many requests I added a baby blanket that coordinates. Enjoy. Please click on pictures to buy. Thanks for supporting hand-made.

Available only at http://www.lemonsandlollis.com/

Soft Chime Balls

I am so excited for the recent addition to my shop.... these sweet chime balls. I love the modern prints and the sweet chime it makes when it's shaken. I need another baby - quick!!! Just so she/he can play with these soft balls. They come packaged in a set of 3 in soft tulle ready for gift giving. Now available at http://www.lemonsandlollis.com/.

Vinyl Critters!

I guess you could say my daughter is becoming quite spoiled. Now, that I am adding all these new products to my shop I always make sure to set one aside for her. Not only to have my built in product tester, but often when a new shipment arrives she immediately thinks it's something for her. So needless to say both of us were screaming with joy when the shipment of vinyl critters showed up! I have to give Stephanie (the creator and artists) a huge shout - out! I am so in love with these critters I honestly stole my daughters from her. Maybe it's the vinyl - it's so flexible and soft - I was pretty surprised by this fact. Or... it could be the smell of the vinyl; maybe it reminded me of my dad's old el Camino. If you are reading this and saying to your self "what the heck is an el Camino" you are seriously going to make me feel old - so just play along!
Anyways, back to my product tester - a.k.a. my daughter. She immediately grabs the pink giraffe (which she has now adopted as her own)... and made him walk across the floor. She then started making this elephant noise (I'm still am not sure if she knows the difference between a giraffe and an elephant - or it could be that mommy can't quite distinguish the noises either). It was so darn cute I went to grab my camera. Unfortunately my batteries were dead and I missed that Kodak moment. Long story short I am screaming with joy to share these vinyl critters with you. Now available at http://www.lemonsandlollis.com/! Enjoy!

Polka Dot Mom Blog!

I have to give a big thanks to Sally from Polka Dot Mom Blog for her shout-out to Lemons and Lollis. She featured our polka dot "Pumpkin Pie" Gift Set! Her blog is so super cute! Please check it out by clicking here.

Thanks Sally!!!

Baby Booties are here!!

I am so excited to be featuring these baby booties! They just arrived today from a fabulous artist in the U.K. Such attention to detail and fun colors - I just couldn't resist! Check 'em out and let me know what you think! Click here to shop!

Fabulous Art!!! Check this out!

I am so excited to share with you a fabulous new Etsy Artist. His work is absolutely fantastic! So different from anything I have seen. You absolutely must check his shop out!!!

http://www.thevisionparlor.etsy.com/

He just so happens to be my brother... I guess that creative gene runs in the family. I loved his stuff so much I convinced him to make a baby and nursery line that will be exclusively available at Lemons and Lollis. So be sure to check back soon for those exciting additions!

As always, thanks for supporting handmade by shopping http://www.lemonsandlollis.com/ and....

http://www.thevisionparlor.etsy.com/

Grand Re-Opening!

I am so excited to be back open! It has been a busy month for me finalizing our fall collection and building our new and improved website. I would love to hear feedback - I'm not a website designer by any means so this was a big undertaking for me! I learned a lot though and I am so glad I ventured down that path.

Before I highlight some items in my fall collection I want to send much thanks to all the wonderful comments and support I have received from so many of my customers! You guys rock!

So we have a ton of new stuff... but I wanted to highlight a few special items here. These are all limited editions. Only one is available in each size in each color combo - so if you see something you like I suggest you buy it now. Once they are sold, no more will be made. I hope you like them as much as I do - these were by far the most fun I had sewing my fall collection.

I also made this sweet tote for my daughter who just celebrated her second birthday. It turned out so cute, I decided to make 3 more to sell in my shop. Once these are sold - no more will be made.

Finally, I have made the decision to expand my website and start carrying some fabulous Handmade Items from other wonderful designers. I am choosing items that I had bought for my daughter, that I feel are unique, well made, and stand the torture of a 2 year old! Here is the latest addition - but I have a lot more coming!

As always thanks for supporting handmade - and please subscribe to my blog to receive notifications when new items hit our shop! (just enter your email address to the right on my blog's home page http://www.lemonsandlollis.blogspot.com/)

SALE SALE SALE SALE

I am completely caught up on my orders and busily preparing my fall collection to be released the second week of September. In the meantime I am clearing out my studio and retiring some older collections. I will be listing items at sale prices. These are typically the last one left, in the size stated. No other sizes will be available. Their are also some bibs with no burp cloths, etc... etc... You get the idea... Anyways.. check out my shop to get some great products at discounted prices.

Check this out!!!

I have to share a little story! I have a wonderful friend name Ruby. We actually met in a mom's playgroup almost 2 years ago. Life has lead us to different parts of the country, but we still stay in touch. She has been successfully selling jewelry in person to various outlets and I have to say her products are STUNNING!!! Due to some probing and pushing from me and others we have convinced her to open up her own online shop! She uses only the finest gemstones and sterling silver. Her products are meant to last a lifetime. Here are some of my favorites.

She is running a "SUMMER BLOWOUT" Sale until August 17th and has all of her products are marked 20% off!! This is the time to give her products a try - trust me - You won't be dissapointed! Plus they already come packaged for gift giving! Do you have a birthday coming up for someone special! Please help support handmade - buy shopping Etsy and Crystal Kitten Jewelry!

Cheers!

Corina

My last big order is ready to ship!

Yeah!! I am officially caught up! Wow... what a great feeling. I just had to share more pics of this last big order. I will be headed to the post office first thing tomorrow! That will be such a nice feeling. I feel like I have been behind for so long - I am officially caught up! Yipee - let's celebrate - drinks on me!!! Okay now I need a picture of a drink!
Cheers!

I have the best customers EVER!

So I know I have said this before, but I have the best customers ever. I feel so priviledge to have met so many wonderful and equally talented people through my shop. One person in particular has really become a friend even though we haven't ever met in person. She is so genuinely sweet and generous I just have to send out hugs via my blog!!! Amber - you rock!!! She has continually shared beautiful photos of her daughters wearing my clothes and her latest share is her baby girl playing with some of my blocks. These photos are so divine! Even though I am not selling these block any more - I had to share them here on my blog! How CUTE!!! Please check out her beautiful websites:

http://www.thencomesmarriage.com/

http://www.babygphotography.com/

You will honestly be so impressed!!!

New Graphic T-shirts!

I expect to be completed with all my big orders by Monday. Yeah!!! I have already been focusing on my new fall collection and can't wait to get it in my shop. I hate to say though that it won't be until September! I have a vacation/family reunion coming up in about two weeks and will be taking this time to catch up on some housework, organize my studio, and make lots of cool stuff for my fall collection. I do have a fabulous announcement though!!!

I started doing some graphic t-shirt designing. I honestly have so many ideas that flow through my head and never enough time to bring them to life via my current medium of applique; so this will be a fabulous outlet. You can currently purchase my graphic t-shirts through my second Lemons and Lollis shop; however, I will be adding these to my main shop by September. I have a lot more designs to come so please check back often!

Oh... one last thing - please see my main blog and vote if you want to see an organic product line! http://www.lemonsandlollis.blogspot.com/

Above are a few of my graphic designs that are currently available here!