Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas! My shop is now closed until after the new year... just wishing everyone a Happy and safe Holiday season! If you're on the East Coast like me, then you may very well be stuck at home for the next few days -- we are beginning our big dig here... we had maybe 30 inches or more of snow here in the Shenandoah Valley!

Happy 5th Birthday to my Connor!

The Big SNOW!!

Going out to a Christmas Dinner!

Merry Christmas from Connor, Guinevere & Nicole!

Expoland Craft Show...

Had the fall craft show at Augusta Expoland this weekend. I thought it was pretty well -- Saturday sales were AWESOME, but Sunday was very slow and very little sales. Here are some pics of the setup this year!

My hubby...

Today I am thankful for my hubby, Richard. :) He's my best friend and the best Daddy to our kids. He's kind, compassionate and funny - does dishes and his own laundry, too! I couldn't have asked for a better mate! I love you, Richard!

My vacuum cleaner...

Today I am thankful for my vacuum cleaner. It's an Oreck XL and I just LOVE it! Before the Oreck we had a Dirt Devil and then a Eureka and BOTH were pieces of crud! They didn't work well after just a short time and hair would get caught on the roller brush like crazy. Not my Oreck! It works superbly and we've had it almost 2 years and there is NO hair on the roller brush! Without my vacuum, especially today, I'd go insane when the kids spill cheerio dust on the carpet, smash cheez-its with their feet and in general just make messes all day long. Thank you David Oreck for making a great vacuum!

My Nanny and Pawsy

Today I am thankful for my wonderful Nanny and Pawsy. I couldn't have asked for better grandparents who helped to raise me and take care of me. I love you, Nanny and I miss you, Pawsy everyday! Thank you for all you did for me!

My sister Chrissy...

Today I am thankful for my sister, Chrissy. Without her I may have slept all day! She called me in time to get up and get the kids ready for preschool -- either my alarm didn't snooze properly, or I slept through it a few times... d'oh!

My three beautiful babies...

Starting now until Thanksgiving I'll be posting about what I am thankful for... today is...

(Nicole - 2 1/2, Guinevere - 4 months, Connor - 4 1/2)

I am thankful for my three beautiful babies... I don't know what I would do without them ... even when they are misbehaving. ;)

The Happy Apple Costume

I finally got around to making Guinevere's Halloween costume... here it is! She's a Happy Apple. The arms of her costume are the worm in the apple...

Website Makeover!

hey -- check out the new ValleyMomma.com! I recently updated the website... check it out!

Free Shipping on $25 or more

*** LABOR DAY FREE SHIPPING on purchases that total $25 or more! ****

I'll refund your shipping on all purchases over $25 (not including slip covers)!!

Go to the shop now!

New fabric prints!

Some of the new fabric prints (and by some, I mean SOME... I have tons of fabric I have yet to use!)

I just couldn't wait any longer...

Valley Momma Boutique is back open!

I've missed it too much and couldn't wait until August 1 to reopen, so I have officially opened back up today!

I'll be adding more items this weekend as I get around to taking pictures of some of my new inventory and fabric prints I've made items out of... so keep checking back for more!

Go to the shop now!

Introducing Baby Guinevere...

Ok - so I haven't posted in awhile...

On June 22 at 7:55 am baby Guinevere Faith was born! She weighed 6 lbs. 11 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. She was born 3 weeks early, but perfect in every way! She's now a little over 2 weeks old and growing growing growing! She eats a lot and sleeps a lot, as all good newborns should.

Here's a few pictures of Miss Guinevere and also her proud big brother and big sister!

Oh - I'll be reopening my etsy shop around the 1st of August -- so watch out!

Big Brother Connor holding Guinevere

Snoozing on Mommy

Baby Toes

Big Sister Nicole and Guinevere

Sleeping at Sherando Lake in her carseat -- cover and strap covers made by Me!

Happy 7th Anniversary!!

Today is ValleyMomma's 7th wedding anniversary!  Hard to believe it's been 7 years already... almost 3 babies later and we're still happy! :)

Twitter me...

Ok, so I'm finally jumping whole heartedly on the "twitter" bandwagon.  I've had the twitter account for awhile, just never updated it... so, now my *goal* is to update it daily with whatever... and YOU get to go see what I'm up to.  Don't you feel so lucky?? :)  Anyhoo... here's the link to my twitter -- follow me, ok?

http://twitter.com/valleymomma

Oh - and here's the latest belly pic from the other day... baby #3 at approx. 33 weeks...  yes, we were being silly with it this time, too.  :)

craving...

currently craving the following:

ICE CREAM

CHOCOLATE

SOME FORM OF CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CANDY BAR (ie, Reeses)

or quite possibly some combination of the above....  *sigh*

Super cute new fabric...

I just sent out THIS gorgeous car seat slip cover!  The customer chose the fabric online and I bought it... once I saw it, I had to order an extra yard for me!  This is one of my new favorite fabric patterns.... it's by Michael Miller and it's "zoology".  VERY CUTE!  I think it made a super spiffy slip cover and would work well on my strap covers and diaper/wipes bags as well!  I'm going to try to get some made to post in the shop later this week, too!  

What do you think?

For my niece...

My niece Reagan LOVES "Dora" - so I've made her a few things with some Dora fabric I bought at Wally World.  She's got a blanket with minky on the back and two sets of strap covers, too.  I finally got around to making her a car seat slip cover as well and here she is modeling it on her Eddie Bauer 3-in-1 car seat.   :)  I'm glad you like your Dora slip cover Reagan!    

1,000 sales!!

Well, turns out today was the day!  Someone bought 2 bibs from me and put me up over 1,000 to 1,001!!!  

Woo-hoo!!!

Only ONE sale away...

I'm only ONE sale away from 1,000 on Etsy!  Will it be today??

9 weeks to go...

Well, I'm 31 weeks along with baby #3 this week... so only "nine weeks" left!  Although I doubt I'll go to 40 weeks.  My son was born at 36 weeks and my daughter at 38... so really, anytime around 36 weeks I'll be ready getting impatient!

My Etsy sales count is only TEN away from 1,000!!  (I've sold more items that that really because of custom orders, etc.)... but still -- very exciting to see that number go over 1,000 soon!

Here's the latest pic of the growing Valley Momma... :)

RAIN RAIN GO AWAY!

Ok, so it's rained just about every day for the past 4-5 days... and it's forecast to be gloomy and icky the next 3-4... RAIN RAIN GO AWAY!!  I'm being driven crazy inside the house!  I want sunshine and for the kiddos to be able to go outside and play!   It looks like a tornado exploded through the house from all the mess the kiddos have made -- especially my 4 year old's room and the playroom... oh my!

Anybody else having such cruddy weather??

Oh yeah - and we had a horriffic stomach bug go through the house last week too... I'm 30 weeks pregnant, too, so oh what fun that was!  

Sunday afternoons...

Sunday afternoons... do you nap? do yardwork? veg out in front of the tv? What to do? This afternoon I sewed. I am FINALLY caught up on my sewing for the shop. I'm going to start cutting back on my store a little bit at a time because I'll have to close up for awhile once the new baby gets here in July!

It's almost July already?? Only a few months left! I don't really have too much to do to prepare for the new one... already have clothes, toys, essentials, etc. Just have to get Miss Nikki out of the crib and into her "big girl bed" so the baby has a place to sleep! :)

We're still working on picking out a suitable name for the baby -- we don't like picking out names... it's too hard!

At any rate, while I'm on "maternity leave" from the shop I'll be taking some time to come up with new innovative items for the shop for both babies AND their mommas... so ideas are welcome for anything you'd like to see! I'm also going to be working on some patterns to sell in the shop for some items as well. We'll see how well that goes... might need the hubby's help with my Adobe photoshop stuff to make it look all pretty like!

I go tomorrow for the 28 week appointment at the OB -- ie, drink the orange cola and get blood drawn to test for diabetes appointment. With my son I had to go and take the 3 hour one and get blood drawn 4 times... YUCK! They say you don't have to fast before the 28 week test, but with my daughter I did and didn't end up having to have the 3 hour test, so I'm totally not eating after 8pm tonight... you know, just in case. :)

Off to eat dinner now!

I've been slacking on the blog...

Hi! I know ... it's been forever since I posted something here...

First I want to thank all my customers for their purchases during March and I hope you enjoyed the free shipping! Yay!! April is off to a great start already! I have LOADS of things I need to get started and finished, so I'm a busy busy busy gal!

Check out facebook and become a "fan" of Valley Momma!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stuarts-Draft-VA/Valley-Momma-Boutique/86921559808

I had another ultrasound in mid-March and they confirmed that the baby is a GIRL and not a boy!! So I'll be having another girl this year! Yippee! The hubby and I are working on names, so wish us luck -- we don't like picking names, it's too hard!





I also had a craft show at the end of March and that was a success too! Thank you to all who came out to Expoland and bought something from me!





Here's a pic of the ultrasound...




PS - I'm open to name suggestions... so comment away!

FREE SHIPPING!

Hi! Just announcing that I'm having FREE SHIPPING event for the entire month of March (starting today, Feb. 27). All items in the shop (excluding car seat slip covers and stroller cushions) will have FREE SHIPPING! This is to celebrate a wondeful year (2008) of selling on Etsy and my daughter's 2nd birthday on March 8!

Happy Shopping! I'll be working on adding new items to the shop this month as well!

As always, custom orders are always welcome and I can make most all of my items in any fabric you want. :)

Thanks for a great 2008 and here's hoping 2009 will be just as great!

Hair Clippies

In the shop now -- slowly adding more... these are fun and very addictive to make!! Prices currently range from $2.25 a pair to $3.00 a pair (the giraffe ones). Enjoy! Mention this blog entry at checkout if you buy a pair and I'll send you a free pair (of my choosing)!

Baby Number 3...

Valley Momma's having another baby! Baby #3 is due July 16, 2009! Early ultrasound indicates it could be another boy!