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Black Eyed Susie

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Blog of my life as a WAHM with one toddler daughter, starting my own business, designing and making children's clothes.

Recent Posts Tagged With 'etsy'

• New dress

  Posted on Wednesday August 20th, 2008 at 02:43 in black eyed susie, etsy, evie lala, fabric

  This is a new dress that is available at Evie Lala now. I'll be listing it on Etsy soon. Soft, dark navy denim with Sierra by Anna Griffin fabric for the trim, pocket and lining....

• New things

  Posted on Monday August 4th, 2008 at 20:30 in black eyed susie, blackeyedsusie, children, dawanda, etsy, new designs, new fabric, new item, toddler girls

  A couple of new dresses. Not new designs, just new fabrics. I'm desperate to get onto some new ideas at the moment but I have to work through my current orders first. Then I may need a little rest!...

• Little Jenny Wren

  Posted on Wednesday July 23rd, 2008 at 20:10 in babyology, black eyed susie, blackeyedsusie, children, dolls, etsy, playtime, toddler girls

  Little Jenny Wren is an Etsy seller who makes stunningly beautiful dolls. She was featured in the same Babyology Storque article as Black Eyed Susie and I recently discovered she lives in the same ci...

• Woohoo!

  Posted on Friday July 18th, 2008 at 17:25 in babyology, black eyed susie, blackeyedsusie, children, denim skirt, etsy, evie lala, toddler girls

  Wow, two exciting things have happened this morning and it's not even 8.30 yet! Maybe the day will just keep getting better! I have an item on the front page of Etsy for the first time ever! It is one...

• New duds, New shop!

  Posted on Thursday July 17th, 2008 at 22:17 in black eyed susie, blackeyedsusie, etsy, leeloo, made it, new designs, new fabric, sewing, toddler boys, toddler girls

  A couple of new models in my denim dresses and wide leg cords. I'm particularily happy with these fabric combinations and have snaffled one of the dresses for Chloe. It suits her!These will only be av...

• Finally

  Posted on Friday July 4th, 2008 at 05:10 in black eyed susie, blackeyedsusie, etsy, fabric, handmade, new designs, sewing, toddler girls

  I've been feeling frustrated because I haven't been able to get anything new made for Black Eyed Susie for a while. Finally I made this sweet dress. I love it. I love the contrast of the large dark bl...

• Kitchen fun

  Posted on Wednesday July 2nd, 2008 at 22:21 in children, etsy, fortytworoads, playtime, toddler boys, toddler girls

  For anyone in need of some inspiration go take a look at this. Fortytworoads, on Etsy, sell a tutorial for making a great play kitchen using cardboard. It looks so cool and lends itself to a bit of fu...

• Retro wristlet

  Posted on Thursday June 26th, 2008 at 00:43 in black eyed susie, blackeyedsusie, etsy, pouch, sewing, wristlet

  Sharon from Shazzasknits asked me to make her a wristlet/pouch to keep her knitting accesories in when she is out and about knitting. So I gave it a go, I'd never made one (and to tell the truth I'...

• Colours

  Posted on Sunday June 22nd, 2008 at 02:51 in black eyed susie, blackeyedsusie, dawanda, etsy, made it, madeit, toddler boys, toddler girls

  I love the way my stock rack looks. So bright and cheery. It inspires me to keep going. I plan to organise my fabric stocks on a rack soon so that they are more visible - I run the risk of forgetting...

• Winter in the park

  Posted on Monday June 16th, 2008 at 05:40 in etsy, hair ties, tasmania, toddler girls

  I'm not exaggerating when I say that of all the photos taken of me since Chloe's birth there have been about 3 that I haven't been horrified by. This one is OK so I thought I'd post it - 3 decent phot...

• How cute is this?

  Posted on Sunday June 15th, 2008 at 04:52 in beckybean, etsy, Handbags

  Excuse the picture, but how cute is this bag? I bought it on Etsy from Beckybean. It's made using a vintage tablecloth - the colours are a bit more vibrant in the flesh. It's well made and I love carr...

• Work in progress

  Posted on Saturday June 14th, 2008 at 04:32 in black eyed susie, etsy, toddler girls

  Well, it's been a long few weeks. I'm finally feeling back to normal but I think Chloe is getting ill again. Poor thing, she's been so delicate today. I have so many ideas of things I'd like to add to...