Super Holiday Sale

Oh my lands.  How is it November already?!?
As I've been getting things ready for our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway, I've also been excited to start prepping the shop for a huge holiday sale.  This year, Kadydid Designs is going to have a massive holiday sale starting Black Friday and going all the way through Cyber Monday.

So.  What can you expect?

Free shipping on all tutus and car seat covers   
(use coupon code HOLLY)
$2.00 off all Leg Warmers (use code SANTA)

Blankets for 25% off.

Bibs for only $5.00.

Pacifier clips are buy two get one free.

And.  If you email or convo us (via Etsy OR Facebook) with a pre-order anytime before November 20th, you will get an additional 10% off your order.  That's on top of the discounted prices and free shipping.  It also includes ALL custom orders.

Gift wrapping will be available.  You can choose to have the items shipped to yourself or to the family you plan on giving them to.  We want to make your holiday shopping as easy as possible for you this year!

There you have it!!  Go make your lists, check out the shop and get your pre-orders in before November 20th to get your extra 10% off!!

6 Months!

Remember me showing you my attempts at headband making a few days ago?  

Well.  I got the photos back from my daughter's 6 month photo shoot. 

 And I know I'm her mom, and I'm totally biased, but I am IN LOVE.  

Every time I look at the photos (which is pretty much all the time right now) 

they take my breath away.

 So...I think the headband worked out okay.  And her dress is one of our Kadydid Design tutu dresses that you will be able to find in our shop soon.

And for good measure; all three of my sweet kiddos (taken the same day).

photos courtesy of Jocie McCune Photography

Now that I'm done bragging, I just wanted to let you know that I think I'm going to make a limited number of the headbands like the one my daughter wore above.  I've had SO much positive feedback about them.  Soooo...if you're interested, let me know!  And keep an eye out on our Facebook page to find out when they'll be available!

Sun Suit for Little Miss

Lately, I have really wanted to work on expanding my sewing skills and experience. I can sew a straight line like nobody's business. But, as I've mentioned before, that's about where my expertise ends.  I happened to stumble upon a cute pattern from Little Lizard King and just decided to go for it!

And yesterday I whipped up this cute little thing for Little Miss:

I LOVE it!!  It only took a couple of hours, and was super easy.  I will be making at least one other one with ruffles on the bum, and I really want to adapt the pattern so that the halter tie criss-crosses on her back.

And, with an amazing deal I got on this Riley Blake fabric, this little outfit only cost me $3.00. Nice, right? But. The best part of this little sun suit?  I get to look at all of those adorable rolls of chub all.summer.long.  What could be better than that?

Refashioned Onesie: Red Felt Flowers

In my garage, I have probably a zillion baby onesies in all sizes, thanks to my two boys. In an effort to save at least a little bit of money in preparing for a girl to join our family, I've been searching for ideas and inspiration on how to up-cycle some of these onesies into something a little more girly and fun.

This is what I came up with this week:

After digging a onesie out of storage, I bleached it and washed it well. While it was being laundered, I made several flowers from felt using {this} hair clip tutorial from Creations by Kara. I altered it just a bit for my liking; I only made my flowers with 3 layers, and I added buttons to the center instead.

The flowers were quick to cut out and make. My apologies for not taking photos along the way, but they're super easy. After I cut them out, I stacked them (again, with 3 different sizes) and quickly tacked them together in the center. I then added the button to the center. I really put those buttons on tight...I don't want Little Miss pulling them off and swallowing them.

Once I figured out the placement I liked for the flowers, I hand sewed them onto the onesie. Again, I sewed them on using the button holes as my guide; it made sense and it ensures that those suckers are on there tight!

I'm thinking I'll probably get some fabric glue to help hold the flowers on all the way around their edges. Right now, they tend to pull up or over or apart from each other. I must admit I'm a little concerned about laundering; felt doesn't always hold up the best. I guess we'll just see how it goes. But I am pretty excited to see Little Miss sporting this onesie with some cute jeans, a black cardigan and some cute, black, Mary Janes next fall. Not bad for an adorable onesie that cost me absolutely nothing (thanks to my {Felt Playhouse} project, I have TONS of leftover felt)!!

If you have any other fantastic ideas for up-cycling onesies, please let me know! I'd love to see your ideas!!

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