hooooooray for a give-away!

Okay….got some really exciting news.

BG is hosting its very FIRST give-away!!!

I don’t know about you, but I certainly love a give-away. And more than anything, I love supporting a fellow stay at home Mom with super-skills at the machines. This give-away is for the fabulous-ness of Molly Blossom. If you love yummy fabrics, feminine styles and a little bit of vintage charm…you will EAT this stuff up!

Molly Blossom on Etsy
Molly Blossom on Facebook

So, meet the artist behind the fabulous Molly Blossom. We became friends as our husbands both work at the hospital here in town. We are both Georgia girls – so that got her an extra boost in the coolness. Hehe. She never ceases to amaze me with her talent at the machines. We became sewing buddies swapping ideas and I told her she is the master of re-purposing. Seriously, there isn’t much this girl cannot do. She has had NO formal sewing lessons, which blows the pants off of me – she knows her stuff. She started off sewing clothes for her little girls, then played around with some patterns of her own (this is where she is the master of re-purposing…seriously jeal of this talent) and then one day started a bag. Then, she found her love. Hand-sewn bags out of the yummiest fabrics you can find. She has them all, clutches, larger bags, cosmetic bags, you NAME it! Her etsy store is jam-full of them.

She recently started selling her bags in January and just opened Etsy shop. I have a feeling she is about to get uber-busy! :) Her style is so fine and she finds inspirations from Anthropologie (anyone else drooling?), Fossil bags and the brilliance of Amy Butler and her fabrics and patterns. She has an eye for bringing color and design together to create a bag that if carried, will certainly have some swooners.

Now for what you are all here for….the GIVE-AWAY!!!

What’s up for grabs? Oh, you just wait.

1. First on the blocks are a pair of her Ear Buds, which in my opinion are a MUST have. I saw them on her last night and it was all I could do not to take them off her ears. They are fabulous. She will CUSTOM-MAKE these for the winner out of her fabric stash. This is a big deal, as she doesn’t usually do custom work. You don’t want to miss out on these Ear Buds!

2. Second up is a Sadie Clutch. This clutch makes me smile. It is adorable and you will NEED it. She will also custom-make this to the winner’s choice of her fabric stash, which again…is not something she usually does.

How to win???

For real, I don’t know about you – but you don’t want to miss out! I drool over those Ear Buds and the Sadie!

Comment below with your favorite item in her Etsy Store. Which item speaks to you and makes you swoon? It may be hard to pick just one!! I will be hosting the give-away for 48 hours…so, make sure you comment before Sunday the 26th at noon (central time). Then, I will grab my old friend random.org and pick 2 winners. Oh this is the most fun!!

Don’t delay!!! Tell me you fave and keep your fingers crossed while talking to lady luck!

Just to make it the more fun, Molly Blossom is also hosting a give-away on her Facebook page. When she reaches 60 friends…one of the fantastic pairs of Ear Buds will be given away there as well. Eeeeek!

maternity leave

okay, it is official. BG is on maternity leave for a while. :)

now, just need this baby to come on out!

thanks for all the awesome support and i will be back soon with more designs once i figure out life with 2 kiddos!

smitten

absolutely, head over heels in love smitten.

with louise.

meet her, love her....

oh dear me. there are some times in my sewing room when i get into one of my phases and start working and cuss through pattern design and fits and getting things to work just right. i go through tons of broadcloth until i get it just right, my floor is littered with tracing paper of measurements and patterns that just didn't work. and then it happens. it all comes together. and i swoon.

this dress has hands-down been my biggest love in a while. the lily rufflers came close, but this dress makes my heart melt. i love her. i envisioned her one day when i bought the small blue buttons that close it in the back, and i waited until the right fabrics fell in my lap. and heather bailey...you win. i knew i would find a use for the vintage-inspired nicey jane soon.

she will be for sale at some point on etsy - i just don't know if i can get rid of her or not. this original may stay for my louisa, but i do need to make more. that flutter sleeve calls me in. it asks me to make more sizes to perfect the pattern. maybe even pull out some old vintage prints (if i can find them in my second sewing closet) of dreamy florals.

do you like her?

BG originals...re-visited

okay - i spoke about BG originals briefly this fall, but then stayed so crazy busy with BG Get Your Fall On that i didn't have much time or energy to put towards it. so....now that i have no spring/summer line and my creative manic-mind has been working in over-drive i have decided to re-visit them again.

what, might you ask IS a BG original? well, here we go.

BG original: o·rig·i·nal, (uh-rij-uh-nl) - noun, proper - a BG original is an article of clothing that is created start to finish by the hands of amy norris and her team of sewing machines. a BG original stems from an idea that has come to mind, and may or may not be the only one in existence. BG originals take time and effort in construction as they are very detail-oriented and therefore cost more than the usual article of BG clothing and also will not be found on most lines due to the amount of time consumption.

how 'bout that fancy pants? :)

with that said - as i create BG originals, i will price them accordingly and place them for sale in my etsy store. here is that link. http://www.etsy.com/shop/browniegoose. these articles are in limited quantity and are made in sizes that just pop out to me at the moment. i try hard not to make them louisa's size so that i can actually give them away...but that is not always the case.

how about one i just finished up this afternoon? well, sure...let's indulge. :)

introducing....the

Lily Ruffler in Chambray Denim & the Adeline top with lace

i personally didn't think the Adeline could get any more feminine, but methinks it did. also, this ruffler pant has been haunting my brain for about a year now, and i am SO happy to finally see it on fabric and i think i lovey! it is just a fun spin off the old-famous BG denim ruffler. likey?

want this? watch my etsy store. it is a 2T and was NOT supposed to fit my child the way it did. i must list today, or else i won't get rid of. hehe.