Shop keeping (me busy)

So, I've been pretty busy lately working on our online store. Initially, I'd said it'd be up and running within a week - boy, was I wrong! – that was more than a month ago. The store is pretty much done – that's the home page I've attached here – and what I'm doing now is preparing stock. Cutting dresses, putting together designs for onesies, making bunting – because I work on Crazy Aunt in the evenings only, it's taking longer than I'd initially thought. Holding thumbs, though, I'll feel ready enough to open shop next week.

My baby bunting

So, what do you think of Crazy Aunt's bunting? I spent today submerged in fabric, cutting and sewing the bunting that we'll be selling in our new online store. Absolute bliss!
The store's taking a little longer than I expected to put together - I need to make extra stock, shoot it and upload it. But, I'm getting there!

For little dresses

I spent about two hours in a fabric store today, beside myself with excitement. There were so many gorgeous fabrics, I really had to hold back. (Didn't do such a good job!) Here are three pieces I bought, which will become dresses and bunting - can't wait to get cutting!

Stone grower, red heart, 0 to 3 months

When our online store goes live (which it will, once I've gotten my head around CSS), you'll be able to see the growers we have available, buy the one that you want, and let me know what you'd like embroidered on it. I think it will simplify the ordering process, which at the moment involves a lot of backwardsing and forwardsing on emails. To get the ball rolling, here's a pic of one of the growers we have available.

Price: R110, or R140 with a name embroidered

A very special "his & hers"

Downloading pics from my camera, I came across these two. I made the apron last year from treasured scraps of fabric I'd collected; a pre-wedding gift for my very special sister.

Store this

Love to shop? Excellent - because we're opening an online store! Yup, I'm hard at work cutting and prepping growers and getting everything ready; I hope to have the store up and running within the next two weeks.
The store should streamline the ordering process, and will make it easier for you to know what you're ordering. Plus, it'll save on to-and-fro emails, which means you'll receive your order sooner.
Watch this space - I'll keep you posted.