Tuesday, December 30, 2008

~Christmas is a wrap~

So as Christmas festivities are coming to a close with my family and we take down the decorations, it made me sad this year. I just love our simple, classic Christmas decor we put up around our home. We live in a wonderful little historic bungalow built in 1922 and the house always seems happy to be decorated during Christmas time. So I thought I would share a couple pics from our home! First is our fireplace - I just adore our old fashioned knit stockings :p

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Then there is the cute little nativity set that I bought at a yard sale one summer. The girls just love to play with it! I found the little wooden barn at a thrift store and the set fits in it perfectly!
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I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas, big or small, with those you love. Happy Holidays from my family <3

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

CPSIA - what does the future hold for Sapo Verde?

Well, some of you may not realized that there are new CPSIA regulations going into place mid February which will affect almost every wahm out there. I do not have any intention of closing up shop because of this. I am reading and investigating what will be required for the new testings implemented. I hope to comply with the new regulations instead of just quit. I love what I do, enjoy working with you mamas to make diapering as fun as possible. So know that I'm not closing up if at all possible :) But between now and then, I am going to try and hustle and have 3, maybe 4 fantastic stocking themes so that if things do put a temporary hold on my selling, you will all of had the chance to get a bit more verde in your life! :D If you have any questions about this or would like to email me if interested in custom work, I'm always here!!
xo
Nissi

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Winter Wonderland arrives at Sapo Verde

I am so excited to be offering this 'winter wonderland' stocking this week on Black Friday!! It's such fun to create winter theme designs and I hope you find something that will make your kiddos wardrobe a bit more festive!

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Also, I am stocking custom slots for the much anticipated 'chica pants' as well as some wool seconds at a discount to clear out more space around here. lol And in the spirit of christmas, I wanted to offer a few things for older children, and not just for diaper wearing littles; in case you'd like to get some christmas shopping out of the way. Stay tuned for more items to be stocked between now and Friday :)

As always, I truely appreciate all the support from my customers! I love sewing for you and strive to exceed your expectations with my creativity <3

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Many thanks for your patience <3

I just wanted to say that I have the best customers ever!!! I so appreciate everyone's patience as I work through custom orders. Since my last stocking, my family has endured many difficulties which has set back my sewing a bit. Thankfully I am getting caught up now, but October was not a kind month. We had three boughts of sickness in the house, I had a death in the family which was completely unexpected and in between all of that, my dh was crazily assaulted by some drug addict in a parking lot one evening. Everyone, including my dh, are better now...but it's been a rough road. I am just about back on track with my sewing and hope to offer more Verde fluff again soon :) Thanks everyone for your kind words and patience as life hit hard here.
xo
Nissi

Monday, November 3, 2008

Enchanted Forest stocking

Thanks so much to all the mamas who showed up for my 'enchanted forest' stocking. I had been dying to do that theme for months! There were so many designs I wish I could of just kept for my dd2, but that's the way it goes being a wahm - right? lol

I also appreciate all of the custom slot buyers, as it's just as much fun working with you all to create fun stuff as it is on my own. Here's some recent custom work I've finished for different ones...there's been a big Jolly Roger/pirate theme requested lately. Loads of fun!!

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girly JR

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Friday, October 3, 2008

Retro week - a thing of the past

I really enjoyed doing all the fun retro/vintage inspired designs for my first winter wool stocking. Thanks to all my shoppers and buyers - it was a near total sellout within the hour that everything stocked! Much appreciated and I look forward to sewing more great things for your fantastic kiddos!!!

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

More collaborations very soon :-)

I finished up my second collaboration with Goodmama and it shipped to GM headquarters last week! It is my first time to do a collab with my wool and I am very excited about it. I hope you all enjoy the creativity and fun that I came up with. I sincerely appreciate the opportunity to work with such a big wahm, being so small myself and hope that you see the generosity that Suzanne and her team extend to those of us who live stocking to stocking, so to speak. :) Here's a look at one of my covers that will be a set along with a print Goodmama diaper...
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Winter wool is coming along!

So I've been busy as ever trying to finalize my wool designs for winter. I have both a casual, wide leg pair and a girly pair that will be showing up soon. Here is a sneak peak at a pair in my yummy 'toasty grey' color...
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Testers are helping me finish up the final tweaks and we will be on our way. Thank you to everyone who has shown interest in my winter wool! I look forward to offering you great interlock wool covers that have fun embellishments Sapo Verde style and twists on the traditional winter wool that is currently available :)

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Sewing passion....

I have been doing alot of learning this past year and truely enjoy sewing for my family! Having two girls makes it that much more fun to gush over gorgeous fabrics and patterns. I continue to discover more and more sites, blogs, designers, patterns and people who love this and are waaaaay ahead of me in their sewing experience. I find my aspirations far exceed my skill, but each day as I sit at my sewing machine or serger, I know I grow closer to what I hope to be and accomplish one day. Today I stumbled upon someones blog who is both fabric and pattern designer and *love* what I see. :p Go check out Lila Tueller's blog here and enter her contest for one *gorgeous* handbag: http://lilatuellerdesigns.blogspot.com/2008/07/woodland-bloom-giveaway-contest.html I can't wait to create more patterns of my own and hope that it extends much further than my current cloth diaper cover designs. :)

Monday, August 4, 2008

Lots of collaborations coming very soon!!!

I have been working on several different collaborations recently and hope that you enjoy them! It is so great to get to know different people and put our 'products' together for one great set! The first three that are either done and soon to showcase or in the works right now are with Dunk-n-fluff, Goodmama, Sustainablebabyish and Stickypeas! Please watch for them in the next month or two. :)

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Wool is finally stocking - Yay!!

OK so I have been madly sewing to get my stocking up for today as promised. Unfortunately things have been a bit slow on the size large testing so I will only be stocking size small and medium (with one lone M/L) right now.
I amalso still getting the swing of sewing & dyeing this many things at once so I will not be one of those wahms who can do massive stockings right now. I am thinking to stock wool covers once a month, so if you see something you like, grab it while you can :-) I may up the stocking frequency as things get more smooth.
Lastly, I have been asked several times now if I have plans for longies. Yes! I am just still trying to get my shorties and skirties off the ground and so once that is cruising, I will begin testing my longies. So stay tuned.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Stocking soon! Thanks for your patience :)

So now that I am back from our out of state family reunion travels (phew!), I am chomping at the bit to finish up the final details of wool tweaking so that I can stock covers soon! I will have shorties and skirties to stock in sizes small through large very soon. I will also be offering some new slots for velour diaper applique, as well as custom wool embellishment and tee slots. It's gonna be a busy next few weeks for me as I begin this new phase! I appreciate all of my testers for their time and patience. But mostly I want to thank Erin of Sustainablebabyish for her encouragement, help and friendship in this new journey of creating wool covers :-) Thank you so very much Erin!!! So to everyone that buys my variety covers, shop Sustainablebabyish for all your essential covers!

Friday, June 20, 2008

Goodmama collaboration thoughts

Thank you everyone who bid on the goodmama/sapo verde collaboration yesterday and today! There was way more interest in it than I thought would be since I'm so unknown still. lol I don't have any glorious plans to tell you about for my earnings, except to pay off my serger and some of my initial wool costs. I really appreciate it because I just don't like being in debt when possible. I truly hope everyone who won these sets enjoys them as much as I put time, thought and effort into them :)

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Are you ready to Rhumba?

My first skirtie pattern is well on its way and is now with my testers. I am SUPER excited about these, as I love fresh, girly stuff for diapering! lol Here's a sneak peak at my up and coming Rhumba skirtie :D

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My dd really loved hers and started trying to twirl seconds after this photo was taken.

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I am hoping to begin stocking my wool early to mid July, so stay tuned!

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Everything sold out???

Hi everyone! I just wanted to let you all know that the reason most everything shows that it is sold out right now in my cart is because I am going to be going out of town in about a week and didn't want purchases made that I could not fullfil promptly. I will be putting everything back in stock that was previously available when I return. Also, I have recently had several requests for more custom slots. I will be stocking the week of the 15th for all interested. Thank you for your support! I very much appreciate it!

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Wool Covers in the works!

Many of you may not know this, but I have been hard at work to create my very own patterns for wool covers. For those of you who want to buy 'the whole package' instead of mailing me your covers for embellishment, this is for you!! I am working now with testers for my patterns of interlock shorties, soakers and skirties. Eventually I will be offering longies, but that season is quickly behind us now. I am very excited about this and hope you give them a try! Here's a sneak peak at some shorties...
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No updates?

So, to everyone who has checked my blog, you probably know that I haven't updated it in forever. It's because I'm such a dork and forgot my password and never took the time to reset it. lol Sorry everyone! I'm back in now and will update and utilize it better now. Promise :D

Monday, February 25, 2008

Birds of a Feather...

This week I have several different bird theme designs! I adore birdie anything and had a lot of fun doing these designs. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!
I am also stocking a new custom slot for hemp/cotton fleece diaper conversion. I loved how my bunny on my Sustainablebabyish fitted diaper turned out and received many positive remarks concerning it so want to offer that for someone!
Last week I also received my boutique fabric orders and white t-shirts in the mail and am very excited at what all I am planning for them! Wipes are definitely in the near future and am drooling over the quality of velours I got! Yum! There will be some fun stuff in the future here at Sapo Verde and it's not just wipes, hint hint!

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Week 2 - Space Invaders

Hi everyone! I have chosen to stock some of my favorite embellishments this week. I created these space martians right after new years and just adore how they turned out! I hope you do too. Also stocking this week are a couple of patches that I made that would be fun for a soaker or longies. And if you ever have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me :-)

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Opening week is here!!!

Well Sapo Verde is ready to open! We will be stocking several yummy wool embellishments this week including, cupcakes, chocolate covered strawberries and more! We will be stocking weekly during the first month and then set the regular pace after that, TBA. Thank you to all who have encouraged me to begin this adventure and thanks to all my customers who helped me get started.