Don't Pinch Me!!!

Good Thursday Morning! I do not know about you but I am certainly ready for spring! I think I am suffering from a serious case of spring fever. And this past weekend I could tell that the days were getting longer...I am a longer day kind of gal. That means when we get home from all the daytime rushing around we can go out back and just ....sit awhile! Ahhhh

You gotta love a leprechaun right?!?! This is for a handsome little man whose Mom has me on speeddial and I love it! What a cute idea. Sometimes it is hard to find really cute stuff that is not also too girlie..but I think we did it!!!



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It has been forever since I have posted anything at all and the entire Holiday Season passed by without the first picture of all the cute things I was able to create! Shame on me! However, I must say that it was another absolutely wonderful experience to be involved in creating precious gifts for people across the country! Monogrammed Spa Slippers seemed to be the hot item this year!

I also have to admit to being the worst ever when it comes to Christmas cards or pictures or anything like that! I remember every year my Mom sat down with this huge list of addresses and a huge stack of cards. She managed to get a card out to each person on that list. Then if someone new sent us a card well, they went on the list too! I have never been able to get that routine down..so I gave up! A couple of years ago I snapped a cute pic of the 3 kids in front of the Christmas Tree. Took that one to good ol' Wally World and made the cutest Happy New Year card you can imagine! Sent that to the Grands and the Great Grands and everyone was happy!

So this year I made an appointment with a friend that is working hard to grow her own photography business! Praying that it would not rain, again! I got that wish...but good grief was it cold! All in all it worked out pretty darn well! She got some really great shots of my 3 goblins and even included Ruby in a few! I am posting a sneak peak. Jessica is going to blog some on her side also but I could not wait!

Oh..and to achieve my goal of organized chaos....I am going to be making some changes to my current blogs. I have two, 1 for family and 1 for Dezigns by Karla. I decided that the two are so very closely intertwined and I rarely have time to keep one of them updated...so all will be consolidated! I will just post some "what's happenings" here and there mixed in with my current DBK projects!

I could not believe that we actually got Shawn to participate so freely!



Here are the goblins! Starting with the youngest.

Caden is 4 but he can not wait to be five! Jessica did a great job with the picture. But mostly I was very proud of my little man for cooperating so well the whole time!


Bailey Bug. What can I say! She has loved the camera since she was very little! It is hard to believe how she is growing!


Samantha...The Teenager! Whew! Such a beautiful girl inside and out! Watch out world!

Christmas Dresses

So the Birthday Sleepover was a huge success! We had pizza & ice cream cake. Opened presents and played Twister! It turns out I was fighting a major sinus cold all day Saturday! But in spite of that Bailey and I were able to get everything done and all of the children had a great time. Be on the lookout for a post on the family blog with all of the fun pictures...um soon!

A trip to the doctor + one big fat shot + 2 yummy prescriptions and I am on the mend this evening. I was able to get these 2 extra cute Christmas dresses done! I am also getting started on a major fleece jacket order for a local business!

The dress is red gingham (picture did not do it justice)! These are available in a wide variety of colors and sizes! Also, for the boys you can get longalls to match! How cute for those family Christmas portraits!

Cute Dresses for any occasion

There is not much to say about these dresses/outfits as they really speak for themselves! These will be posted on the website soon with color and monogram choices. I will have some updated pics soon showing all the cute ways these can be personalized just for you!

Zebra Print is all the rage right now and every little princess needs one of these with her name or initials in hot pink or maybe lime green.


Corduroy Alines for the girls and Jumpers for the boys are perfect for the upcoming holidays.


Classic gingham Alines can be a hit for any occasion. There are so many colors to choose from. Red/White works for Christmas. Or show your team spirit at the next football game by sporting team colors.



And of course we have to have something for the boys. These are available as long pants also!

Mother's Day Gift Ideas

It has been said that Mother's Day is 2nd only to Christmas as the biggest gift giving holiday of the year. We all want to honor our mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and other special women in our lives and Mother's Day is the perfect opportunity!

I believe that we are all looking for the most cost effective way to purchase gifts these days. I work hard to find the best quality products at the best prices available. Please take a look at some of the cute, personalized gift ideas that are on my website. Maybe your Mom likes to carry her morning coffee with her...she needs a Travel Mug! How about if you could send her a pair of soft, fun colored, monogrammed slippers!

These days a lot of us live far away from our families so visting with a gift is not an option. I would love to direct ship your gift wherever it needs to go!

Please feel free to email me about any products you see..or anything you want that I do not have!

karla@dezignsbykarla.com

Love & Stitches,

Karla
www.dezignsbykarla.com

Reindeer and Princessess

As you can see I have hired a new model! She works for cookies and milk (kind of like another jolly person we know and love huh?) I finally got around to making something for Bailey and she loves it!!!!




This cute creation is for a customer! She ordered 2 of these for a pair of sisters and I have a feeling they are going to love them too!!!

Easter Fun

Not sure who had more fun with these bags...the "Easter Bunny" or the kids!!!