YAH Photography

I recently had the pleasure of working long distance with Kelli of YAH Photography.

Kelli is a lifestyle photographer based in South Carolina. Kelli's portfolio is filled with beautiful images of people, places, and things. This year, she challenged herself to take a photo a day and lucky me, she wanted to photograph my skirts!  Here's a look at what she did!  I just love her little model!

Click here to take a peek at Kelli's Photo A Day progress!

Made to Match Accessories!

Hair Accessories were what got me back into kids fashion.  It all began with a red, white, blue korker bow I purchased from an Internet Seller (sorry, it's been so long ago I'm not sure if I remember who that seller was) on http://www.diaperswappers.com/.  That 1 purchase took me back to an old mantra of mine 'if they can do that, then so can I!'.  So I began making small hair clips and bows for my girls, made to match all of their clothes and team uniforms.  Soon, people were asking me to make bows for their girls and I was invited to a vendor evening at a local dance studio.  That led to my entry to Etsy.  I sold hair bow and legwarmers (and still do) for about a year before I thought about making dresses again. 

Now that I've been enjoying sewing dresses and skirts, I've decided to make a few made to match accessories for some of my clothing creations.



Korker Bows
made to match any of our skirts
or dresses





Soft & Stretchy Hat
with removeable wearable flower clip



New Photo Shoot Location

How lucky are we to have an almost 70 degree afternoon in mid February?  Always multi-tasking, I took my little model on a search for ducks at the John Heinz Wildlife Reserve while hoping to find a scenic spot to take a few photos of my new knot dress.  Success! 

The water area was still a bit frozen but the walkway over the water provided a nice backdrop to get a few photos taken. 

I just love this color combination!  It's so bright and cheery for Spring! I can't wait for her to be able to wear it without the jeans and t-shirt underneath.  It will make a fantastic sundress!  That's one thing I love about the knot dress, it so versatile.  It can really be worn year round!



After the photos, we took some time to explore the park in search of those ducks!  The walking trails were a bit muddy from all of the melting snow, it was tough to get through a few areas.  We saw lots of squirrels and even 5 wild turkeys in search of lunch.  Towards the end of our walk, we finally found a few Mallards floating in the icy creek.  We decided we should definately go back another day to look for more wildlife and of course take more pictures!

We've been featured

What a nice surprise!  Our Floral Scroll mini has been featured in an Etsy Treasury by Carla Dyke!

Floral Scroll mini by Adriana's Closet

You can check out the whole 'Strawberry and Chocolate' Treasury here.   Thanks Carla!

'Etsy Finds' on (yet another) snow filled day

Here we go again.  I was up early listening to the local news channel, waiting to see if the kids would go to school on time today.  It always seems to be a waiting game in our neighborhood.  I could clearly see that the neighboring school districts were on a delayed start schedule before the sun even tried to peek out.  Finally, a phone call...a 2 hour delay due to icy road conditions.  Yea!  The kids could sleep in and I could enjoy a quiet cup of coffee and a cruise through Etsy.

Window shopping at Etsy is becoming a favorite activity of mine.  Shopping from the couch in my jammies is a wonderful way to begin my day!

Today I ran across the cutest shop filled with paintings and prints!  DomesticIcing is run by Charlie Corrigan in Denver Colorado.  I asked Charlie if I could show you a few of my favorite pieces from her shop and if she wouldn't mind sharing a little about her work.  Here's what she told me:

(My name is Charlie.)  I'm 27, live with my husband and my dog, and I sell paintings and prints on Etsy. I work in a library by day and was inspired to learn to paint by all the picture books I handle at work. I'm still learning to do art (I went to school for English Literary Studies, not art) and chronicle my "learning to become an illustrator" efforts on my blog.

If you want to see what my art and I are like, visit my shop or my blog -- http://www.domesticicingblog.blogspot.com

These are a couple of my favorite items from her shop.  Go visit and find your own favorites, too!



Love On Vinyl



So Many Books

We've been featured!

Our Zebra Print mini has been featured in a Treasury list by Etsy's Sassa Lynn !

Zebra Print Mini for Todders by Adriana's Closet

I just love these Valentine's Day pot holders from KatieDid! They would make a perfect gift for the 'hottie' in your life!

Valentines pot holders handmade stylish and eco friendly



Check out the whole treasury of black and white Items here!

Snow Day!

Another snow day!  Another day off from school!  The local news says we had a 14.9 inch snowfall.  It looks more like 2 feet in some areas of our yard! 

While all this snow is kind of pretty, it's not exactly helping out my business!  On Monday, I did finish A's 'Bad-danna' Sundress.   But how can I get a really cute, outdoor, barefoot, summer-like photo with all of this snow on the ground?  Here's a picture I snapped with my phone.  These will be added to 'The Closet' soon!

The latest forecast says another inch tomorrow and they are tracking another storm coming for Tuesday/Wednesday of next week.  At least being stuck in the house allows me a bit more sewing time in between sledding, shoveling, and hot chocolates!