The Delights of Anticipation

It's The Holiday Season

The radio stations in my area have already started their rotation of holiday music and I completely in the holiday mood.  To celebrate this festive season I am having a sale in my Etsy shop.  All items are now 40% off to help you with your holiday shopping for the wee dreamers in your life.  In addition, all orders over $75 will come wrapped and ready to give.  Have a smaller order but still want it to come beautifully wrapped?  I thought you might, so I added a special gift wrap listing just for you.  Just add it on to your order and you are all ready to go and give;) 

So, what are you waiting for?  Go shop and be merry!

I just love this time of year:)

Almost Instant Gratification

Who doesn't love getting something new?  How about getting something new in just a few days?  To give those that love a little instant gratification, or at least quicker than usual gratification, I have listed a few ready to ship pieces in my Etsy shop.  Super cute and perfect for these gorgeous autumn days.

**If you see something in the shop that you like but need in a different size feel free to convo me.  Most cases I can make it in whatever size you need up to a size 7.   

Good Things

With the temperature dropping and the leaves falling in golden hues it finally feels like autumn around here.  To celebrate the start of this gorgeous season I am offering free shipping in my Etsy shop!  Yes, that's right, free shipping on each and every order to anywhere in the world.  A good amount of my business comes from outside of the country and I don't want to leave you gals out:)  This offer is good from today, October 2nd until October 9th.  Thank you so much for supporting this girl's dream!

As a special bonus, become a new fan of Little Lotti onFacebook and recieve a matching hair clip with your purchase!

Happy Friday sweeties!! 

Manic Monday

Another week begins and another to-do list a mile long looms in front of me.  I have been caught up in a flurry of activity since school started and I am hoping to soon hit my stride with it all.  Last week was a comedy of errors that I am hoping to not repeat.  We started the week with all 3 kids sick and at home, Tuesday Thing 1 returned to school while Thing 2 stayed home with a low grade fever.  Now, does it make sense to you to have a kid home sick that does not act sick at all?  Shouldn't sick children lie around fatigued and quiet?  that's what I thought but that is not what I got.  Wednesday, Thing 2 goes back to school and promptly runs into a tree causing the office ladies to call me in to decide whether his scrapped up eye needs medical attention.  Luckily the scrapes and cuts were all around his eye and not inside so no doctor appointment was needed.  Never the less, home he came.  We successfully got through Thursday and Friday so I thought that I would treat the kids with a trip to a little cider mill after school for a cup of cider and a donut.  Wouldn't you know, that was a bad idea.  As we sat enjoying our treat baby girl flipped over the top of her chair onto the stone patio and put her tooth through her lip.  Our week wrapped up with a trip to urgent care where we were assured that she would be okay.  I am exhausted all over again just reliving all of that here for you all.  Whew!

I am praying for a much calmer week this week and the opportunity to get back to work.  I have new designs to roll out for a mother/daughter event later in the month and some practice time with my trusty camera.  Wish me luck!

Wishing you all the happiest of Monday's:)

Welcome Back Kotter

Dear Blog,

There are no words to express my regret for neglecting you for so long.  Has it really been 2 weeks since I last came to you and shared a little story, thought or picture?  Please know that it is through no fault of your own.  It's not you, it's me.  I promise to work harder on this little relationship we have going and try my best to not stay away so long in the future.  Really, I do mean it this time.  Really...

 

Hello all of you wonderful blog friends that are still around.  I have missed you all dearly.  It has been the longest few weeks ever as I have been working my tail off on orders and events and, well, life.  This weekend my friend Lisi and I had our second fashion show and while I enjoy doing them I am so glad to have it done and over with.  I have been working all day and walking around like a zombie all night.  My poor kids!  I have an order to finish up today and then I am going to take a wee break.  I need some time to decompress and just be still.  It won't be easy as school is starting soon but I am going to try my best because, boy, do I need it!  I have some really fun ideas for things in the upcoming months including a few cute holiday items and a photo shoot with my kids to usher in the start of fall and then winter.  I have plans galore so I am looking forward to some down time to flesh them all out.  As much as I love summer I am excited for fall.  Autumn is by far my favorite time of year (other than Christmas) and it always brings me such joy.  I am going to work as much as I can but also make sure to take more time to enjoy my family and relationships.  I am going to fight to find some balance.  I am also going to use my blog as the journal it is and make sure to share what is on my mind and in my heart.  Brace yourselves, there is a lot going on in my head;)

I am having a small summer sale in my Etsy shop right now to clear out some summer items from the festival a couple of weeks ago.  There are just a few items at great prices so if you have a little girlie in your life head on over before they are gone:)

  

 

 

Calm Before the Storm

It is gray ( and not the pretty kind) and dreary outside this morning which works perfectly for me as I have more to get done then hours in this day to do it.  It would be much harder to stay inside and work if the sun was shining and beconing me to come outside and play.  I have fabric to cut and orders to fill as quickly as possible so that I can get started on some other things.  I was invited by a friend to participate in a festival the week after next and a fashion show August 15th.  I am excited about the potential of these events but that just means lots more work for me as I prepare and create inventory for them.  No one said this would be easy though right? 

All the while I am trying to find time for my photography and a few little ideas that I have been kicking around.  I know, like I don't have enough to do already.  How does one decide what ideas to push through and what ones to let go of?  I suppose I am going to need to figure that one out on my own.

I will try my best to make my future posts a bit more interesting.  I know my last several have been pretty lackluster but I am just preoccupied by my ever growing to-do list.  The old Brandie will be back soon with gorgeous finds and witty prose, I promise;)

Just because a post needs a picture, here's one of my sweet baby girl.  Isn't she too cute?

Happy Monday & A Winner

Good morning all!  I am at the beginning of what is sure to be a long week.  I have orders to fill (yippee) and inventory to make up for next months fashion show.  I will be busy!  Today is just a quick post to say good morning and announce the winner of last week's giveaway.  So without further ado, the winner is

Amymom24~  Thanks for this amazing giveaway. I found you through your post at CM. I love the Diana Jumper Dress! Gorgeous work on the collection! I'm an Anne of Green Gables fan, too:)

 

Congratulations Amy!  Email me with your address and what size you need and I will get the dress shipped off to you. 

Have a wonderful Monaday all!

It's Giveaway Time

To celebrate the launch of my new collection I thought that I would do a little giveaway.  Nothing too complicated, no crazy test or hoops to jump through.  All you have to do is visit my website or Etsy shop, come back here to my blog and tell me what your favorite piece in the Story Club collection is, and you will be entered to win that piece.  That's it.  Easy peasy. 

 

You have until Saturday, July 11th to enter.  The winner will be announced on Monday, July 13th.  Good luck!

Birthday Girl

I am up late tonight and thought that I would do my morning post before I head off to bed.  It is now 12:20am and officially my birthday.  Happy birthday to me!  I am soo looking forward to sleeping in and having a day just for me.  It is an exciting day for me because not only is it my birthday but it is also the launch of my new collection.  I have been on the computer for way too long tonight loading pictures and descriptions so that I could stay off of the computer and hang with my family on my b-day so I am going to make this a short one.  If you're interested in any of the items from the Story Club Collection please visit my website or Etsy shop.  I would so love to send you off a little package with some clothes for your little one and a little something special too.  Visit my blog Wednesday too for a chance to win a piece from the new collection.  It will be fun! 

Okay, I'm off to bed.  Have a good night all:)

 

The Story Club Collection

I am so excited to share my new collection with everyone.  It is simple but beautiful and really lets the little girls wearing it shine.  This was my first time photographing my clothing and it was such an absolute thrill.  The girls and their mothers were an absolute treat to work with and completely reinforced for me why it is that I do this.  Thank you so much girls!

This collection was inspired my favorite childhood heroine, Anne Shirley, and the story club that she started with her friend Diana.  I imagined little girls meeting under a canopy of trees to laugh and dream and share their tales.  This is what I thought that they might wear:)

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

I am so excited to introduce this collection but completely terrified too.  I can't wait to hear what you think! 

The Story Club collection will be available on my website and Etsy shop on Monday July 6th.