featured artist - HeathersHobbies

Tell us a little about yourself. My Name is Heather McCall. I am a 36 year old stay at home Mom of 3 boys. I own a small Etsy shop named Heathershobbies. I crochet baby items such as: shoes, sweaters, blankets and more.

How did you become interested in creating? I started crocheting when I was 9 years old. I have been hooked ever since. I really started creating when I was pregnant with my 2nd Child. That’s when I wanted to really learn patterns. I would make baby sweaters and booties. I made each one of my children baby blankets.

What is your inspiration? My Inspiration is my grandmother. She taught me to crochet and knit. I would have never learned if it was not for her. She passed away a couple of years ago. I have her old crochet hooks which I use as a memory of her.

What is your favorite piece you've made and why? My favorite piece is the little button loafers. I found that pattern through an Etsy seller named Sylver. I thought they were the cutest things ever. They are now my best sellers.

If you're interested in one of HeathersHobbies pieces, take a peek at her etsy shop.

jaden's getting big

I can't believe my baby boy is 15 weeks already! He's getting chunkier by the day. Here are some photos of Jaden I snapped earlier this afternoon before nap time.

please join me in welcoming our new son

shopping for baby

So, it's May 2 today. That means there are only 23 days until my due date. Ahhh! I'm beginning to get nervous and realize there's still plenty I need to buy (talk about last minute). Of course, I don't want to buy the things I actually need like burp cloths and diapers. I want to shop for the cute little outfits. Here I go again--pretend shopping. Enjoy the baby boy picks.

hand knit newborn elf hat by BostonAvenueBabies $13.99

baby booties pattern by sewingwithme7 $4.50

beat it/drums tee shirt by CantaloupeCorner $16.99

chocolate floral little boy necktie by babybystevie $15.00

red whale bodysuit by tadpolecreations $13.00

Featured Artist

This Week's Featured Seller is...

kigisboutique

Flower Garden Hat

1) Tell us a little about yourself. My name is Jennifer and I am the owner/designer of KiGi's (pronounced Key-Gee's) Boutique. I have been married 10 years in June. My husband & I have 2 handsome boys. After the birth of my 2nd son I decided I wanted to work from home so KiGi's Boutique was born.

Sock Monkey Crochet Hat

2) How did you become interested in creating? I have always been a creative person even in elementary school I loved to paint. Now today I can't paint more than an apple tree or stick man, but have learned I can created other adorable creations. My other passion is photography. So basically I just have a love and desire for all things beautiful.

Red Crochet Headband with Fabric Flower

3) What is your inspiration? My inspiration is definitely my family. They support me always, and it's a great inspiration. But as far as creative inspiration I "LOVE" color and I "LOVE" creating something new and original!

Handstitched Applique Onesie

4) What is your favorite piece you've made and why? I think my favorite piece I have created would have to be my the Bloomers in my Flower Garden Collection. Because I am a photographer I love babies...but sometimes mom just doesn't want those nude shots for her baby girl....so I wanted to create some beautiful and unique for those babies. I scoured the web looking for something similar and when I didn't find anything I knew I was on to something! That is why those bloomers are my favorite!!

Jennifer's work can be found on her Etsy page and on her website.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/kigisboutique

http://www.kigis.webs.com/

Wanna have your shop featured in my blog? Send me a convo on my Etsy shop.