Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Riley Blake Blog Tour: Featuring Lulabelle by Dodi Lee Poulsen

This summer I was in Southern California celebrating the 10 year anniversary with my best bud, supporter, cheerleader, encourager and overall level-headed copilot in our life journey. I was sitting by the pool sipping on a pool drink (while Byron was sitting in a conference learning about otolaryngology and allergy and immunology hoopla, see what I mean about being level-headed?) when I got an email asking to be part of a blog tour. Hook, line and sinker to the girl with the pineapple in her drink! I clicked a link to view the fabric line, but must admit I already knew I was a total yes from the start. I mean, how often can you say no to fabric? Especially when it comes from Riley Blake and dons the name Lulabelle? Well, I cannot admit how long it took me to decide which fabrics I wanted to use. I went back and forth for quite some time and then realized that honestly, I couldn't go wrong with any of them!



I finally decided on Main in cream, Bowtie in navy, Scallops in navy and Petal in mint. Can you tell I have a navy obsession? But honestly, I have to admit I was the most excited about the lavenders in this fabric line. I feel that purples, lilacs, lavenders, etc. are overlooked in the world of fabrics. I feel I am always searching for them, but coming up empty-handed. So, when I saw that Dodi incorporated them with navy and mint, well...I almost ordered another umbrella drink. ;)

Fast forward a few months when the sweet FedEx lady dropped off my fabric. Is there a better feeling than getting fabric in the mail? For girls like us, not really! So I immediately opened the package and fell in love. And then realized what I had immediately planned for the fabric wouldn't do it justice so it was back the drawing board for me while the fabrics went to the wash.

Ladies...let me tell you something. These fabrics came out of the laundry so very soft. And I must confess, I actually forgot about them in the dryer and didn't remove them immediately like I try to do with all fabric. So, they sat in the dryer for probably a few hours and I cannot even begin to tell you my delight in taking them out. Y'all, the wrinkles were an all-time minimum. I was so impressed. So, I headed to my sewing room with super soft, buttery fabric that I didn't need to spend hours pressing! That in itself had me loving Lulabelle and Riley Blake even more!! 

And I created. And I fell in love. 

And guess what? So did Louisa. Which all you moms of older girls out there know is something that doesn't always happen! She actually asked if we could do a photo shoot. And even though it was raining for the 3rd day in a row, I didn't skip a beat. I told her to grab her rain boots and let's go! And we did. You see, she fell in love with this Lottie skirt made from the Scallops in navy as much as I did.


She's really into skirts these days, and while she has a closet of Lotties - she said she likes this one the most. I think it has to do with these big, huge pockets I added in the Petal in mint on the sides. I was tickled pink at how well the colors went together!




And wait a second...is that an elastic back? Why it sure is. And she said she loved that too because it was easy to get on and off. PS - she looks so much like my grandmother (the one that taught me a LOT about sewing) in the picture above that I can't help but tear up a little!



So, just because I love my geese...I will be posting a tutorial this week on how to make your Lottie skirts with huge pockets and an elastic back. Lucy the labrador enjoys the skirt too. She's thinking how easy it would be to hide a chipmunk in those pockets!



I cannot get over my love for this skirt. I think I may have to get more of that fabric. It could be my sewing skirt. Think of all the goodies I could fit in those pockets!


And while I am gushing about my love of the skirt and navy and scallops and mint colors...let me also tell you about my love for this dress. Oh my word. I only thought I couldn't top the skirt.


Louisa adores this dress. And that makes me happier than a bird with a french fry. Speaking of birds, do you see the sweet birds and houses on the Main in cream? The details on this print really are fantastic and Dodi did a great job of using the details as an opportunity to introduce all of these beautiful colors that tie this fabric line in together so well!



The bodice of this dress is a combination of 3 different brownie-goose patterns. Do you ever have those days when you want the sleeves from one dress, the neck from another and the fit from a different one too? I do...all the time. So, for this dress I used the Lennon bodice, the Cricket neckline and the sleeve from my newest, the Luna (I cannot wait to publish this one!!). I snapped some pictures to do a mini-tutorial below on how you can do the same thing! And Louisa has been crushing over the bubble skirts on all of the beautiful Violette Field Thread Genevieve dresses I've shown her lately. So, I thought this dainty print was perfect for a bubble skirt!



I did the back like a Lazy Susan because I had 3 buttons that matched the mint of the skirt in my stash that were screaming to be paired with the navy and lavender of the bodice fabric! I think they paired great!



This picture was right when she said, "Mommy I really love this dress. It makes me feel so girly!" She also said something along the lines that she was glad it wasn't mustard and had a print to it. Haha, she knows my love of yellows and solids. So, I am so grateful for this fabric line to get me out of my solids slump!! Thanks Dodi!!



Now, most photo shoots with Louisa are pretty painful. However, thankfully she was feeling all "girly" and fun in this one because it got humorous. First of all, I let her chew gum. She's pretty proud of her bubble-blowing skills. She told me she had to because her bubble gum coordinated with her bubble skirt. ;)



Well, that was the last "serious fun" photo. What happened next made for some really fun pictures. My photo shoot assistant (my 4 year old Nash) is almost always "behind the scenes" at all shoots. He usually is photo-shopped out of pictures because he likes to get in the way and be just like Louisa. Well, this time he actually was behind the scenes...and in true little boy fashion he decided to toot. And then it all went downhill from there...as you can see.




At least she looked girly and pretty in her Lulabelle dress. Because this girl got the giggles over some broken wind. And that was a wrap. ;)



So, thank you, thank you, thank you Dodi Lee Poulson for thinking of me for this tour. This was really the most fun (obviously) and I had a great time playing with the fabrics of your new line. They are beautiful, so soft and a dream to sew. Not to mention they come out of the dryer beautifully!

Now, for those of you waiting to get your hands on some Lulabelle for yourself, check out this giveaway!

Don’t miss out on the great give-away that Dodi is offering this week. Simply go to www.sashgals.com and leave a comment to win Lulabelle Fat Quarters and/or check out Lulabelle on Instagram @sashgal to win 5, ½ yard pieces of Lulabelle. (Rules for the Instagram contest will be posted there.)  Contests will end at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday the 14th with Riley Blake doing a wrap up for the tour! Winners will be chosen after the close of the tours. Best of luck!

Don't miss your chance to have your own Lulabelle to make some pretties!


And now, for those of you interested in meshing some patterns to get your own look. For the dress featured above, I started with the Lennon dress bodice, as shown below in gray. I use tracing paper here so that you can place it over a pattern and be able to trace over lines.


Then, I placed the Cricket dress below my tracing paper, making sure to match the fold lines and traced along the neckline, as shown below in orange. 


Next, I pulled out my Luna pattern (you can get yours soon, I promise!) and lined up the shoulder seams and bottom of the armscye and then traced as shown below in blue. There is no fold line on the Luna due to the nature of princess seams and a yoke, so this was the best option.


Finally, I traced along the Cricket neckline, along the Cricket shoulder to the Luna armscye, down along the armscye and down the sides and bottom of the Lennon. And voila. You see, with some tracing paper and some patience, you too can create your own mash up!


Thanks for stopping by ladies, and I hope you get some inspiration for Lulabelle. The next stop is at Tiny Seamstress. Make sure to stop by her blog tomorrow!!

xoxo - Amy

Monday, November 9, 2015

Happy Birthday Brownie-Goose!!

7 years ago I quit my day job. I had an almost 2 year old little girl that was not meshing well with daycare and a husband whos residency schedule was out of control. I am one of the few fortunate people that adore my career. I was a pediatric nurse and I loved every minute (well, maybe not every minute...hello walk in shots during flu season) of it. But, I took off my scrubs, put on my big girl panties and ventured out into the world of unemployment. 

Did I mention my husband was a resident? Right... so, that unemployment wasn't going to last long. The few pennies Byron earned were all accounted for. So, something had to give. I needed something I could do to make a few extra dollars while I had Louisa at home with me.

Enter Brownie-Goose. Honestly, a life-saver. It wasn't easy, and there were many days I wished I could put my scrubs back on and go back to the world of clocking in and out. But I held on through some rough times and here I am still, living to talk about it.

I never would have imagined that 7 years later I would still be riding the roller coaster also known as BG. But I am so very grateful, thankful, appreciative and LUCKY that I am. I could not and would not be here without all of the amazing customers, dubbed the geese, that back me every day. I heart you all. I really, really do.


So, I am celebrating this week! Here's to 7 LUCKY years of another career that I love. And I want to share that celebration with all of you. I have a really, really fun week planned.

  • For starters, all patterns are marked down to $7.00 in the shop. This will continue until midnight EST on Sunday.  Wahooooo!
  • And who likes giveaways? Well, the amazing girls behind the Brownie-Goose Online Showcase are also celebrating a birthday this week with a fantastic giveaway. You do NOT want to miss this. So, check out their page for all of the details!

  • Next up, tomorrow I am LUCKY to be on the Lulabelle Blog Tour for Riley Blake Designs. I sewed up 2 outfits for Louisa that I cannot wait to show you! One is a dress that I mashed the bodice of 3 different BG patterns and will show you how you can do the same! The other is a version of the Lottie skirt that I will have a tutorial post on Wednesday. Oh I cannot hardly wait!
  • And the best part...quite possibly, I sure hope to have my newest....LUNA in the shop for you. My testers have just finished knocking it out of the parks with this one, so now it is up to me to get it all polished and ready for you! Oh I cannot even begin with how much I adore this dress. 
 

Clearly, this little one does too. :)


So, as always...THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for being the best geese out there. I wouldn't be so lucky without you all. You are the best and I appreciate you having my back. ;)

Xoxo - amy

Friday, September 4, 2015

The Tilly - and upsize and all kinds of additions

I hear you. I promise I do. You so politely ask for upsizes and tutorials and modifications. Over and over again. I promise I hear you.

I also promise that I don't ignore you! But the truth of the matter is that the upsizes and additions require as much work as a new pattern does for me, and we all know I am not quick with those. Oops. Slow and steady winds the race, right?

Well, hopefully this post will make you happy when I reveal that a long-standing BG favorite, the Tilly, just got a major overhaul. So mush so that in some of the views if it wasn't for her tell-tale square neck, you may not recognize her.

Because when you look at her open back like this...(can we all please have a moment to wonder HOW IN THE WORLD my Louisa is not this little anymore?)


You may not believe this is the same pattern.


Or what about this one?


Yep...all Tillys. Promise. Because you see, I love a good renovation. And that is just exactly what happened to one of BG's faves. The Tilly went from having 4 sizes and one back option to 8 sizes, 4 back options, 2 sleeves and 2 lengths. Wow.

For sizing, Tilly now offers: 6-12 months, 12-18 months, 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8, 10 and 12. The pattern now also includes a detailed sizing chart (that can be seen here). I decided to keep the smaller sizes split since this is one of those patterns that you can adjust sizing by pulling the back in more or less, allowing adjustments to be made over time so that Tilly grows with your child as well. Because as we saw above, they grow. And it happens in the blink of an eye!

As for the beautiful back of the Tilly, here is what she now offers:

  • View A - your traditional Tilly with an open back. This is the original, but with the option of curving the back like the Bay dress.
  • View B - a flap-back top/dress for those who still want the option of it being an open back for the breeze, but without skin showing to provide for more coverage for modesty and also school dress codes. :) You can choose to curve the back of this one as well.
  • View C -  quite possibly the most requested ever. Like ever. A completely closed back Tilly with a placket cut into the skirt to allow for more ease on and off. 
And for the sleeves. You have all shown me how beautiful the Tilly is with a flutter sleeve. And who doesn't love a flutter? Seriously. So, the new Tilly has a drafted flutter sleeve with a tutorial in the back for a Super Flutter, something I like to do to give a flutter a whole lot of bang. And lately I have been crushing on a cap sleeve, so I added a drafted cap sleeve to the pattern as well. So, make her sleeveless, fluttered or capped...you be the designer. :)

Oh and another very popular request...Tilly now offers a top length AND a dress length. Again, you all showed me how beautiful Tilly was as a dress. And I almost forgot...the seams are enclosed and there are instructions for functional buttons. See, I listen I promise!!

So, thank you ladies for asking and being patient and showing me all the beautiful ways a Tilly could be. And now...the Tilly just got a little dangerous. Who's going to be my math whiz and count the combinations? I am still working on my coffee. ;)

Now, you may be asking how this new Tilly will work in the shop. Y'all, I tried to make it just an upsize like I have with other patterns in the past but to be honest, there was no way. So, the new Tilly pattern will debut in my shop ON MY BIRTHDAY (9/4/2015) as a new pattern. I know that money doesn't grow on trees, and that many of you would rather poke my eyeballs than to pay for a pattern you already have. I get that. So, in an effort to meet everyone in the middle and hopefully not get tar and feathered...Tilly will be at a reduced price for 3 days. So, on 9/7/2015 the Tilly will go back to regular price (To clarify, Tilly will be listed for $3 Friday to Sunday). And guess what ladies...I am also celebrating my birthday this weekend with a coupon code. So, that reduced price will be an additional 25% off with the code HAPPYBDAY. Seriously. So, head to my Etsy shop, grab her early and grab her quick. And blow my mind with your awesome combinations. I know you can do it! :)

XOXO - Amy

PS - and in case you missed that...use the code HAPPYBDAY until midnight EST on Monday 9/7/2015 for 25% off your total order in the Etsy shop. Happy sewing ladies!

Friday, July 24, 2015

Allie Oop Tutorial - cinched waist dress with tassels

Hello ladies - this tutorial is actually a few days late, but I forget how hard it is to get work done in the summertime when my kiddos are home with me!

My newest pattern, the Allie Oop, debuted a few weeks back and I have been floored by the amount that you have sewn! It makes me so happy to check in on the brownie-goose lovers group on facebook and see all of the new Allie Oops that you have made! 


So, without further delay, let me get started on a tutorial to show you how to cinch the waist of the dress and add tassels to the dress length of the Allie Oop. The girl behind BG loves a pattern with versatility, so I love to share any spins you can put on your BG patterns to expand your little one's wardrobe without being too similar and without spending more money!

This is just a tutorial to go along with the pattern. I will reference the pattern tutorial throughout this post, so it is a good idea to have the pattern as well. Although, this is a spin and technique you can use on almost any shift dress pattern you may have!

Okay, your first step is to finish your dress. Ha, that makes me giggle, but honestly it is true. This simple modification is one that is best done once the dress is finished. Anytime I add a cinched waist to a dress, I like to add just a little bit of length to the hem. There is a tutorial for this modification on page 31 of the pattern tutorial. I have found that when you cinch in the waist, it brings the hem up just a smidgen. And while I love a short dress, sometimes you need to draw the line. :) So, for this dress that I made for Louisa I added about an inch to the bottom.

Once you have your Allie Oop completed, grab your model and measure down from armpit to where you want the waist of the dress to be. For Louisa, I measured down about 5". (As an aside, if you are making this modification for ready to wear and don't have a model on hand, use a back to waist measurement and measure down from the neck, or back of the dress instead of the base of the armholes. You can find a standardized back to waist measurement in this chart for the Lennon pattern.)

Now, find a flat surface and lay your Allie Oop out with the front facing up. Measure down from the base of each armhole that amount that you want for your waist. In my case, it was 5". Mark both sides with either a pin or sewing marker.


 Now, with a sewing marker, connect the 2 dots across the front of the dress. 


Once this is done, flip the dress over and do the same for the back so that you have a line for the waist across the entire dress, front and back. 

Place the dress front side up again and measure the distance from one side to the other. Split this number in two to find the center of the front of the dress. Mark the center along your waistline (black line) with a pin. 


Now, set the dress aside and grab whatever fabric you want to use for the casing for the elastic of the waist of the dress. This will go along the outside and will be seen, so use something fun! You want to cut a strip that is 1.5" wide (you may want to go 2" if you are making size 8 and up) by selvage width. We will cut this down to size later, but for me I find it easiest to just go ahead and rip my rotary cutter from selvage to selvage. 

With the dress facing up on a flat surface again, lay the strip of fabric across the front along the waistline you already drew. Make sure that you have enough to go across the front and back with a little left on the ends. You can see in the photo below how I have about 1.5" on the right side as hangover. Place a pin on your casing fabric to match up with the center front of the dress you just marked. 


Set your dress to the side and it is time to focus on our strip for the casing. In this tutorial, I have used a lawn fabric for the casing. It is a very soft fabric, but fairly lightweight and I can already see some temper tantrums awaiting for placing a buttonhole on just one layer. So, I have chosen to use some lightweight interfacing and also another piece of the fabric to give it a little bit of bulk. You do not have to do this. If you are using a regular cotton, chambray or quilters cotton - you are probably fine with just one layer but I do recommend the interfacing. 

So, cut a small square of interfacing to go on the casing where we are about to place a buttonhole. And if you are doing a second piece of fabric for bulk, go ahead and cut a small square for that (I usually just cut some off the end of my long strip) and a piece of interfacing for it as well. 


Head over to your iron and press the interfacing on the WRONG side of your casing making sure to center it over the pin you placed that marks the center of the dress. If using the extra piece of fabric, go ahead and fuse it to the wrong side as well. 

Now, on a flat surface (does anyone else have as hard of time finding one that is clear in their sewing rooms as I do?) lay your casing strip right sides up. If you using the extra fabric for bulk, center it on the wrong side of the casing over the pin marking your center. In the photo below, you can see how I have the outline marked (dashed lines) for my extra piece. You may want to attach this with either a basting stitch or pins. 


 Now, grab your button hole foot for your sewing machine. On one side you will find there is an indicator that shows the size of the finished buttonhole (shown below). You want to adjust this so that it is about 1/2" to 3/4". 


 Basically, you want it to fit right in the center of your casing. Remember, we will be pressing in the sides of the casing in just a bit, so make sure to give yourself 3/8" on the top and bottom of the casing that will be folded in. This is not rocket science and I promise you don't have to have it exact, you just don't want it too large since you will run into trouble once you go to make your casing!

Once you have the correct size button hole, place the indicator along the pin you placed on your casing for the center. Center the button hole top to bottom and the place a pin along the bottom of your indicator as shown by the black line below. 


Take your casing piece over to the machine and stitch a button hole along the center line of the casing. Remember, hold your mouth just right and say a small thank you to the person who invented interfacing. :)

Once your button hole is placed, take a deep breath. The hardest part is over. Wahoo! Now, if you used an extra piece of fabric, flip the casing strip over and trim down the fabric along the button hole as shown below and then open your button hole. 


Now, turn on some good tunes and bring your casing strip to the ironing board. We are going to create a strip of single fold tape. That sounds fancy, but all you need to do is to press 3/8" up to the wrong sides on both the top and bottom of the strip of casing. 


 When you get to the center where your button hole is, make sure that the button hole itself isn't getting folded into the seam. Sometimes I do this and it works out perfectly, and sometimes I have to fudge just a bit along the button hole. It is okay, This is an area where your tassels will be so pretty no one will notice the fudge. :)


 This is what the single fold casing should look like once finished. 


Okay, now grab your dress and once again set it on a flat surface with the front facing up. Line up the button hole on your casing with the center of the front of the dress (gray line below).


Now, using the waistline you marked on the dress earlier in the tutorial, line your casing up along this line. I usually like to place the bottom of my casing along the waistline, but again there is no right or wrong here. Pin in place as you go, making sure not to pin the front and back of the dress together. I usually will slip a long ruler in between the front and back of the dress to make sure I am not pinning front and back.

 
Continue pinning all the way around the front and to the back. When you get back around to the side of your dress where the casing begins, you will have some overlap as seen below.


Take the dress over to the ironing board and press the casing in along the side as shown below so that you have a finished, pressed edge to the casing strip. Pin this in place as well.


Once you have pinned all the way around, head over to the sewing machine and top-stitch along the top and bottom of your casing. Make sure before you do this that the button hole is open! Don't be that girl. ;)


Once you are top-stithed, grab a piece of 1/4" elastic to go inside of the casing. Now, there are two ways you can measure this. 
  1. You can use your child's waist measurement and subtract 1".
  2. You can use the measurement along the casing and subtract 2" (or just 1" or more, you be the designer here).
I personally like to use the second method because I find it creates a looser waist. Louisa complains about wearing things that are too tight on her waist. So, cut your piece of elastic however you please. Now, since elastic that turns around on itself in casings makes me cuckoo, I like to place a mark on the same sides of both ends of my elastic. This way when I pull it through the casing I know if I have it twisted or not. This is just a little method to my madness. :)


 Now, grab your bodkin or whatever tool you use to feed elastic and start feeding the elastic through the casing via the button hole. I will admit, this part always gets a little hairy towards the end, but hang in there and it will soon be over!


 Once you have it all the way pulled though, overlap it about an inch and then use a zig-zag stitch to secure the elastic ends together.


 Once you have it secured, feed it back in the casing and move your waistband along the elastic to distribute it evenly. Now, take a step back and admire your work. Time for tassels!!


 Just an aside, you can always just add a bow or something here and it will be just as precious, but I have been majorly crushing on tassels lately, so I went that direction. :)

Okay, first let us make the strip of bias tape that our tassels will hang on. I cut a strip of 2" bias about 14" long. This seemed like a good length for me, but honestly I could have gone a little shorter. Follow the directions for cutting and making your bias strip as shown on page 7 of the pattern tutorial. You want to top-stitch the open edge just as you would for the keyhole ties as shown on page 11. Here is my completed piece. 


Once this is done, set it to the side and we are now going to make a template for our tassels. You want to make a rectangle. Here is a bit of math/geometry for us.
  • To determine the height of your rectangle, figure out how long you want your tassel, then double that. I wanted my tassels to be about 2.75", so the height of my rectangle is 5.5". (2.75*2).
  • For the width, I would not recommend going any wider than 10". Since we will roll the tassels along the width, too much width will create a bulky tassel. 
So, I went with a template that is 5.5" tall by 8" wide. I used tracing paper to cut a template.


 Since I am making fabric tassels, they need to be cut on the bias so that they do not fray. In the wash they will get a sort of softer edge, but in my opinion that makes for a really great look for a tassel. So, once you have your template designed, set it on your fabric on the bias. Again, there is a tutorial on page 29 of the pattern explaining bias cuts. Cut 2 tassels out of your chosen fabric.

For ease and efficiency, I keep the two pieces of together for the next step so that I don't have to repeat my steps. Fold the pieces of fabric over along the height edge (so for me, the edge I cut at 5.5"). Now, cut from the bottom to the top every 1/2" or so as shown by the black lines below. I find this is easiest to do with the rotary cutter. However, the most important thing is to stop your cut about 1/2" from the top. DO NOT CUT ALL THE WAY THROUGH.


 Once this is done, separate the two fabric pieces as the next steps must be done individually. Open one of the tassels out flat as shown below.


 Now from one end, begin rolling the fabric up along the edge. Make sure to get the roll as compact as you can so that the tassel isn't bulky. 


Once rolled, you should have a piece of rolled fabric with cut ends on each side. 


 Now, flip one of the cut edges over to the other as shown below. 


 Once done, you should have what resembles a tassel! Wahoo!


 Okay, these next few steps require you to hold your mouth just right. :) Once you have your tassel folded, you need something to hold it in place. This is where I use my hemostats, but honestly you could pinch it with your bodkin as well. 


 With the tassel pinched together, slide one end of the bias piece you made earlier through the loop created by the tassel. 


 Fold the bias tape up and around the loop of the tassel and secure. Now, I prefer to hand-stitch this step, but only because my machine gives me fits when I try and sew with the bulk of my tassel to one side. Although it just dawned on me that you could probably use your zipper foot and be just fine. Oh well, now you know. So, sew the bias strip that you fed through the loop of the tassel to the other side of the bias strip as shown at the arrow below. Since this fabric was cut on the bias, you don't need to fret about the raw edges. 


 Once your tassel is secured to the bias tape, grab a piece of DMC floss (or you can even use a narrower strip of fabric cut on the bias as well) and tie it around your tassel right below the loop as shown below. I like to secure this with a double knot.


 Once secured, continue to wrap your DMC floss or fabric around the tassel until you have  nice row of floss/fabric. Once finished, secure the ends with a double or triple knot.


 Repeat with other tassel and opposite side of bias tape.

Now, once your tassels are finished, grab your dress and using a tool pull a loop of elastic up through the button hole.


 Feed one end of your tassel tie through the loop of the elastic.



 Once through, push the elastic back down into the casing and tie a simple knot or bow with your tassel tie. 


 And voila. You are done! What a fun way to spice up your Allie Oop! Since the tassels are bias cut, they are completely fine to go through the wash - but you can also easily remove them if you prefer!


I cannot wait to see what you ladies create with this tutorial! Make sure to post your photos to the brownie-goose lovers group on Facebook! I cannot wait for Lou to pair this with a jean jacket (if we ever get below 95 degrees here!!)


Again, thanks for being the best customers out there. And for those of you looking to back to school shop...don't forget about the Brownie-Goose Online Showcase happening this Thursday, July 30th. Have you seen some of those sneaks? I cannot get over the creativity and talent of those ladies!!

Peace out geese and hope you have a fabulous weekend!

Xoxo - Amy