Do you knit? Want to trade?

I have *forever* been in love with little knit things similar to what www.blablakids.com sells. I could buy just about everything on that site if I could afford it. LOL Somehow they just melt my heart. If anyone knits those types of items (dolls, finger puppets, backpacks, rattles, etc) and likes my work at Sapo Verde, I would love to work a trade with you.

I mean...who doesn't think these are adorable?


Their dolls are so unique - I just love them :p




Anyways, I just thought it was worth a blog to see if I could somehow work a knitting trade. :)

**Vintage Fun**

Yesterday I had the girls help me sort out my vintage button collection. I had bought some cute jars at Ikea and wanted to color sort them. There were soooo many buttons that I didn't have enough jars. I only bought 4 when I should of bought 12. LOL Anyways, I snapped some pics of some of the coolest buttons and then of my newly displayed button jars, which I think are too pretty!



Here's the button trays that were my grandmothers. I'll use these until I can get back over to Ikea for more jars.



Jars displayed above my serging table. L to R blues & greens, pinks, whites, orange & yellows.



And then as I was organizing, I snapped a quick pic of some of my vintage ribbon and trim collection. Such cool stuff back then! I'm a sucker for vintage. :)




Oh and just for fun, here's a pic of most of my vintage ric rac collection!

Twist on ModKids & DWK collaboration!

I recently made a dress for a customer using Patty Young's Modkid Frida pattern. The customer wanted it to be a bit more grown up looking so I changed a few things and really like the outcome! She wanted me to use the same Tillbrook fabric that I had used on my own dds Frida dress, which I just love!
The changes I made were to eliminate the sleeves and pockets completely, and then I added a sash that is sewn to the dress in the front and then ties around the back. What do you think of the results? I really like this pattern!

Front:


Back:


Also, I wanted to post pics of a recent collaboration I did with Andrea of Dwell Wool Knits on the Universal Mama hyenacart congo. I cannot tell you how much I wish this set was mine! I love that yarn colorway (Mosaic Moon winter pear) and adore anything with birdies! This round neck top is from an Ottobre pattern.

~ The start of Fall ~

More sewing for my girls - although this time they are dresses that will be layered up during the fall! I've been itching to play with some of my more 'fall-ish' fabrics and spent the last day and a half on these.

Tiered knot dress





Panel knot dress





Tons of mixing and matching between fabric designers and lines. I love how these turned out!

A dress of my own.

Abigail just loves twirly clothes and it's starting to even rub off on Evangeline. LOL I've had this dress idea in my head for awhile now and finally had a few hours to sit down and make it come to life. No pattern, just the idea! I love how it turned out...what do you think?
front:


back:


with the neighbor's new kitty:


The straps come from the back, loop on the front of the dress through button holes and then tie behind the neck. It makes for a *very* fun look!




I've yet to tire from girly sewing!

~Down on the Farm~

So I took the girls to a local farm this morning b/c there had been a pony born not too long ago and the owner said we could come pet him and the mama horse. So I brought along my camera and snapped some shots. Don't know if you can tell, but it was HOT!!













And then here's a dress I won in a blog contest and A just loves it!!






She loves twirling and this fit the bill nicely!

Girly sewing!

I've been soooo busy during the month of June, but I always try to squeeze in some personal sewing time for me and my girls. Here are some recent pics in the garden in outfits sewn by me - can you tell I've been practicing with my new camera?!?!

Squeeeee!!!

This is what just landed on my doorstep :D



Finally a decent camera! I'll be soooo enjoying snapping pics of my girls as well as my Verde goods.

Shamless Bribery!

Yes, I am going to shamelessly bribe you guys. hehe! I entered a contest and need your votes. If you vote for me, I will hold a lottery and the winner will receive a $20 credit to my store for anything that I stock! That can be towards wool, tee appliques, wool embellishing, sewn by me clothing, etc. So here's the deal...cast your vote for me by 10pm EST and email me @ sapoverde@live.com with a pic of the receipt you can print for casting your vote. By emailing me the pic of your cast vote, you will be entered into the $20 store credit lottery. Now where and how to vote...
Here:

You must add "the prism" to your cart and completely check out. There is no cost involved, except your time. After casting your vote you will have the option to print out the receipt of your vote. Then snap a pic of the receipt and email it to me with "I voted" as the subject.

Thanks for putting up with my silliness! x]

Update on Sapo Verde Wool color choices.

So I've added some new colors to my wool choices and wanted to post the pics. Sometimes they don't look the same in real life as the do in pictures, so I hope these pics capture the colors as best as possible.



From L to R: nickel, asphalt, toasty gray, cafe, sock monkey, blueberry, sky, arizona, robin's blue, cucumber, limelight, canary, melon, cranberry, lipstick and thistle.







I still need to update my wool crepe color pics and will add to this post once that is done. ;)

Roses in full swing...

So I definitely have a green thumb for those of you who do not know me well. Gardening is another way that I find artistic satisfaction in life. However it is very challenging to grow things that will survive and thrive through our rough 100 degree summers here in Texas. And I am not a gardener who will babysit a plant it's entire life. I don't mind talking sweetly to it for the first year, but after that, you either make it or you don't. So that leaves me to be very waterwise and use well adapted, native varieties that are drought tolerant if I want to have a happy garden here. With that said, I have some roses that just don't stop! Every year they get happier and happier, despite the harsh summers. Here are some pics I snapped this morning of my roses. They are in full blooming swing!

This was one of the very first plants I planted when we moved to our house. There was zero landscape so this baby has lasted the longest.


Here are some buds from that same bush that are just gorgeous...



It is a tiny specimen that works well as cut flowers for little girls! hehe.

Next is a climber rose that is in my back yard. He is wild and unruly and I have to give him a stern haircut each year since our backyard is small. But he blooms profusely several times a year and that makes for a great view out of my back door. :)



Next is a super fragrant rose that is the typical rose shape most people are familiar with. I rescued this beauty from a jobsite where my dh was working. It was going to be ripped out and thrown away, but I brought my shovel and rehomed her. She's so pretty that my next door neighbor went out and bought one too. Because this one was so neglected for years at a vacant old home, she requires very little attention, despite her gorgeous show. My kind of plant. hehe.



And finally the new kid on the block is showing she is happy as a lark in my garden. I received this plant as a gift last fall and it took me almost a month to get her in the ground. lol But once I finally put hand to shovel, I put her next to my favorite bird bath. She's blooming up a storm, despite the many hours of shade she gets. I'm sure she will appreciate the shade here in a couple of months. I know I will ;) Seems she likes cluster blooms as you can see...





Here's a pic to show you how profusely she's blooming despite her size. E always loves getting in the flower bed there and playing in the bird bath water. So I finally put some smooth (native) sandstone rocks there so she wouldn't squish other plants. Oh and that's a single layer wool skirtie of mine that she's wearing.



And finally, here are a few pics today that I thought I would add. The iris don't like that I'm talking so much about the roses b/c they are happy and blooming right now too and feel a little jealous.



Isn't this step railing pretty? I live in a historic little neighborhood and just love this railing so much I wish it was mine. *sigh*



And here is A with her daily roly poly find. She loves finding these guys and has a little roly poly playground that I got her for christmas. Fun way to watch them in the house.



So that's a little gardening fun for you. I need to get some dried molasses to rid my yard of fire ants for the season! Always a battle here in TX. grrrr!!! Happy green thumbs to all of you :)