The Name Game - Mini Giveaway

Nope, not talking about baby names - though we'll take all the help we can get in that department.

I've been tossing around the idea of naming the different styles of bridal clutches when my new line comes out. But I need your opinion. Do you think it's cute/cool when companies name their products (i.e. The Celia; The Ashbury). Or when you see that pair of shoes named "Alice Pumps" do you think cheese city?

I want your honest opinion. Personally, I've been leaning towards not handing out name cards to my products. But I'm still on the fence and want the opinion of the consumer.

SO, if you have an opinion you'd like to share (I hope most of you do!), leave it in the comments. If you think names are the way to go, leave me a few ideas if you've got 'em. And as a little incentive, one commenter (drawn at random) will win this fun and handy wristlet-style keychain.


The deets:
-Contest ends Thursday, October 7.
-Comment to enter the drawing, even if you don't have an opinion.
-Wristlet keychain is 5" long and slides on your wrist. Hardware included.
-Will ship keychain anywhere.

Thanks in advance and good luck!

Plume

Weddings. + Clutches.

Kind of the rave these days. It's been 90% of my business over the past 6+ months. I've been itching to change up my product line. Although this isn't necessarily the direction I had originally intended, I think I'm gonna go for it. I plan to start offering exclusively wedding clutches, and the designs will be me. Starting with the feather plume. What would I want on a clutch if I were giving them to my bridesmaids? A feather plume. Done deal.

Stay tuned...I've got a few more custom orders to finish up before I really get going on this. But you'll be the first to see the latest.

(Here's a sneak peak at one of my practice plumes.)


By the way, this whole blog thing isn't really going as planned. See, if I keep it strictly about L.D. stuff...well...uh, let's just say you'll keep getting a post once every 5 weeks. So I'm tossing around the idea of bringing some personal things to the mix. What do you think?

Big Project

I'll be the first to admit that I make an awful lot of excuses when it comes to why my inventory is so low. But once I tell you about my mega-huge project, I think you'll understand. I've been working on this project for most of the summer, and although it's been the most exciting project I've ever taken on, it hasn't been entirely fun. See, it's caused me to spend about every free moment either napping or eating saltine crackers...oh, did I just give it away?



Yep...the big project is baby!

I'm 12 weeks to the day today, so as I begin to fade out of this first trimester I *plan* to pick up the sewing a bit more. If you all are like everyone else I've talked to, I'm sure you have lots of questions. Here are the basics:

Due date: March 19, 2011
Morning sickness: More like all day queasiness, but it's not been horrible.
Finding out the gender: Yes...and we'll tell. :)
Names: We've got a list, but we'll work on narrowing it down once boy/girl has been determined.
Any gender hopes: Honestly and truly, no. Not at this point anyway. We're just too excited for it to matter.
Stay at home momma: More like work at home momma. I plan to focus quite a bit on Lynn David.

There are a lot of things I've griped about in the early stages of pregnancy, but one thing that has James and I absolutely fascinated is the development of our little one. We go to Baby Center every Saturday morning and see the latest and greatest news about our little one. This week's highlights: the baby starts moving its fingers and toes, can grimace, and its mouth will start making sucking movements. So fun!