Garth was a super sport today in modeling 20 newly created bow ties for me this morning in the really intense Florida sun. So I made him some peaches and cream, and then he took a little nap on our front porch, using my pumpkin as a pillow. This kid can sleep anywhere, [...]

A month or two ago someone on etsy asked me if I could make a wild thing costume from the Maurice Sendak book, Where the Wild Things Are.  So I did.  It was so much fun!  It’s in my costume shop along with all of the other Sally dresses that have been making the skin [...]

Apparently. =)
I’m featured today in Etsy’s Storque. Check out the article here. The bow tie featured sold at 5:00am this morning!

yay! I’m still working on those costumes like mad (at least, when I’m not sleeping or vomitting…thanks pregnancy).
Loves,
elle

Last October I drove my little car to Spokane, WA from San Diego, CA with my sewing machine and bolts of flannel in tow. I spent the month with my family, sipping hot cider, watching DVD’s, and sewing costumes. I rarely got out of my pj’s. I was so busy with the [...]

and, today I curated my first treasury.  It’s all about being in the right place at the right time.  I just happened to be there when the magic number appeared and a place opened for me to enter in a title.  I spent the next hour searching for items to add, but it was fun.  [...]

My little baby of a store is humming along quite nicely. I’ve got a great stash of bow ties listed in my shop for Father’s Day, and etsy has my lion bow tie listed in the Father’s Day Gift Guide.
I’ve also been featured in two amazing blogs, iCraft, and the stupendous DripLaur (a fellow [...]

 
Hope ya’ll have a fantastic Memorial Day weekend!
hugs and stuff!
xo elle

hello friends! This past week has been a flurry of making, photographing, organizing and designing (more on that later!), and it’s finally time for the official grand opening of the xoelle shop! In celebration I’m giving one lucky buyer today their purchase for free! Check out the shop for details. =)

Garth [...]

My etsy shop will have a grand opening may 20th! (he he he…it’s open now, but I figure everything will look nice, and the corresponding website will be up by then). So, I’ve been spending lots of time on etsy, checking out the forums, and other shops- and it’s almost impossible to browse around without [...]