What's New Wednesday - I'm B-aaaaaaa-ck!

So today, I put some finishing touches on some new outfits.  Then I took them out with all 7 of our dolls (Ruthie, Lanie, Delilah, Vivian, Felicity, Elizabeth, and Angelica) to do our photo shoot.  Two hours later, VIOLA, some new listings for the store!

Here's what's in store for Camelot's Treasures the next few days (I'm limiting myself to listing only 2 a day):

Mushrooms

Military Blues

Love Birds

Peasant Style

Summer Dresses

Trip to the Zoo

In other news....I finally bit the bullet and registered Camelot's Treasures as a domain name.  So it's official that Camelot's Treasures NOW has their very own website.  Check it out at here - it's a bit sparse right now, but give me some time and I'll have it just like a full-fledged website.

That's it for now, now to start cutting some outfits so I can keep up the productivity.  Oh and finish my school work so I can finally finish my semester of school.

Ciao Bellas!

Time Goes On...

I just looked at the calendar, and realized that it was August.  Wow.  2/3 of the summer is gone, and I have been absent still.  I'm trying to keep up with this blog, but it's been a bit of a struggle.  And my shop...well let's not talk about my shop....

But I'm here to say that I'm digging myself through the muckiness of life and getting closer to a point to actually get things completed and listed in my shop.  Seriously.  I have 3 dresses sitting on the table, just waiting for some finishing touches (I'm thinking accessories), and at the cutting table is some special material for the last installment of some more fun outfits...


Our Lanie had a bit of an adventure these past few weeks.  She was accidentally left somewhere, and she ended up sitting in the "Lost and Found" for 2 weeks...it was a bit reminiscent of Corduroy Bear.  Anyway, she is safe and sound now, BUT we were very sad and thought she might have been gone forever.  So Mallory Alisabeth was using 100% of her shop's earnings to go towards the purchase of a replacement doll.  OF COURSE, we knew we would never be able to replace Lanie (especially since she was GOTY 2010), however we found some other lovely girls we wanted to add to our collection.  You'll be seeing them soon....we are hoping in about 14 days.  BTW, we are totally squealing like little girls about meeting them!

Anyway, because of this, Mallory's been adding some new stuff to her shop.  Here's two of the latest listings :)

Powder Blue Mum Adjustable Ring

White Rose Earrings

Ok, well going to get back to the cutting board and finish up those promised outfits!

Ciao Bellas!

What's New Wednesday - Summer Vacation is here

I'm sorry friends that I have not really paid attention to the blog the past few months.  It's been a crazy time here, and here I was thinking that with summer vacation upon us I would be a bit more productive!  (I just need a vacation AFTER my vacation!)

But with all that being said, I have been working on bunches of stuff this week!  My friend, Cathy, from Cathy's Cakes asked me a while back if I could make her some aprons for her business.  Well I finally got around to actually making a pattern and doing a prototype of it.  She also asked me to make something special for a friend of hers, but that's still on the downlow, and I have to make the pattern for it too!  But still excited :)

She looks so happy modeling, huh?

And today, I just whipped up some totally cute AG doll dresses (which should be featured in the shop SOON, I promise!).  I really dig the Salina Dress pattern from Liberty Jane Patterns; it's super cute and with a few of my own modifications, I think there will be several up for grabs real soon!

Other than that, nothing really new going on in these parts.  I'm really hoping to be able to get back into the swing of things, adding more stock to the store for your delight!  The holiday season is just around the corner....

Ciao Bellas!

An Apology AND A Giveaway!

Ok.  Don't hate me.  I know it's been awhile (try 3 weeks) since my last post.  I've been busy.  Super busy.  And not with store stuff, unfortunately.  What this means is that the blog was neglected.  But don't feel bad, I neglected the Etsy Maine Team Blog too (which I submit stuff too).


Please forgive me?


Well if it's not that easy for you to forgive my neglectfulness I got a super special thing in store for you!  (And even if you do forgive me, you can get on it too!)


Tonight (Thursday, June 23rd) at 9 PM, a fellow Etsy Homefront Teamer, Misty from StorkBites Children's Boutique is hosting a Fan Celebration on her Facebook Page.  All you gotta do is show up on her page at 9 PM (Eastern Standard Time) and comment under the picture of what you would like to have!  No liking of pages necessary (although it's nice for people to like you....)!  Camelot's Treasures is offering up FOR FREE (REALLY?!) two $10 Gift Certificates good towards any purchase in the store.  For real, yo.


Here's the actual blurb of information Misty left on her FB page for all interested parties:

"Simple show up on our page the night of the celebration , be present for "ROLL CALL" and soak up the great giveaways, GC and Promotions. 

Throughout the hour , I will post items our quality vendors are offering free ( some require a small shipping charge). You simply make it know you are interestedin the particular item by entering your email under that pic/ or contacting me at misty@storkbites foryou.com
At the end of the night, I will use Rando.org to calculate a winner of each item. I will contact the winners via email and will also forward your info to the shoppe owner. The two of you will then arrange etiher shipping or pick up( whichever is needed).

Facebook is in no part assocciated with promotion/ giveaway/ celebration. You do not have to "like" any vendors page/pics to participate or qualify for promotion. Facebook has no legal liability associated with items offered or vendors participating. Please see FB frequently asked question for complete FB rules governing promotion and giveaways."

And lemme tell ya, there is some seriously awesome items to be had, if not for FREE but at crazy discounted prices.  So get your bootie over on StorkBites Children's Boutique Facebook Page at 9 PM and see what you can get your hands on!

BTW, I totally promise to be back in the saddle again with the blogging and the outfit making next week!  Cross my heart!

Ciao Bellas!

What's New Wednesday - Beachwear, Minnie Wear, Arm Wear, OH MY!

If you didn't notice...I missed last week's edition.  I'm sorry, I don't even know what happened, and I don't even want to think about it!  Ok, with that being said, on to today's features!


First off is...Beachwear!  I have had a few "beach" type items in the shop, but this past week I received a request to make some more.  So, I put my nose to the grindstone and VOILA!  Of course, these outfits are not suitable to actually "swim" in; and you shouldn't put American Girl Dolls in water, anyway.  But they are super cute and super ready for sunbathing next to the community pool!

Next up, this super cute dress that I'm working on for a friend of mine (remember Cathy from Cathy's Cakes).  After a mocking up a dress for her to meet the approval (refer to son abuse here), I got sidetracked with other goings-on and it got put on the side burner.  Well today, after deliberation from my Facebook friends on what to make today, I started the actual Minnie-inspired dress!  YAY!  This is not the completed dress, I still have to add the bottom ruffle/underskirt which will be the black and white polka dots, but I thought I would share it with you!  After this is done, I will then make a matching doll-size dress...will post pictures when I get to that point.

In July, the new shop will be opening, showcasing some of my non-doll items.  In a previous post I showed you some lunch "accessories" that will be there, but today I'm sharing one of the purses that will be included also.  This purse was made using a pattern from KeykaLou; isn't it super cute!

All right, I think that's enough for today...isn't it?  I just counted how many times I said "super cute" in this post, and I'm a bit nauseated - why didn't someone stop me?  Well off to study a thesaurus and finish up some other projects!  See you next wednesday!


Ciao Bellas!

What's New Wednesday - Before & After

A couple months ago, I purchased several clearance outfits that were super cute but too small or too big for my kids.  My husband looked at me like I was crazy!  But I knew, that I could take these home and make them into outfits for dolls.  In hindsight, all I was expecting was to use the fabric and make several items, not necessarily replicating the actual outfit.

2T 2 piece outfit - $2.50

 So last night, I actually sat down with one of the outfits, ripped it apart, and then rebuilt it into a cute doll outfit.  What do you think?

I have a few more outfits that I will also replicating, but I wanted to make sure I got one of them on here for the blog post today :)

Ok, I know that I don't usually make people clothes...but a friend of mine (remember Cathy who made my mom's birthday cake from Cathy's Cakes?) asked me well over a year ago to make her daughter and doll matching outfits.  Unfortunately, I kept forgetting about it, and it got put in the back of mind.  This past weekend, I got the bug to create a pattern and practice making one of the outfits for her daughter.  And it came out great!  Of course this is not the REAL one, hers is going to be minnie mouse-inspired, so I just picked out some extra fabric I had laying around. I'm so excited about it, that I might even consider actually doing more girl's clothing.  MAYBE.  Anyway here's a pic of the practice dress:  (BTW, I don't normally dress my son in drag...he was just the only person small enough around to help me with fitting issues)

Well that's all for now, kiddies.  Have a great day!

Ciao Bellas!

What's New Wednesday - Homework Calls

Sorry to disappoint everyone, but this week I'm taking a break from a creating frenzy, to focus a bit more on  my homework.  Accounting is REALLY kicking my BUTT, lemme tell ya!

However, I did take a small break from number crunching (and realizing again how much I REALLY hate accounting...) to make a pattern.  Started to sew a little too, so tomorrow I'll see what I have come up with.  I'll be so proud of myself if it's super cute!

So for now....

Ciao Bellas!