Day Dreaming

Today I am having one of those days. I am so sick and tired of the cold, ice and snow and it is only February! Our snowiest month here is March and so there is yet more snow to come my way! Ugh.

I am tired of my sweaters and huge coats and boots and freezing my buns off every time I go to start the car.

I am a total beach girl. I love the sun and the sand. Though I am so pasty white my skin reflects the sun and you may need to put on your sunglasses when I arrive(I am not kidding). I have a love hate relationship with the sun. I love it and it hates me. I burn within 30 minutes of being in the sun and need to plaster myself with sunscreen. I have even had numerous skin cancer spots removed, but this does not keep me from the sun that I love!

I was in denial as a teen and would lay out in a bikini and rub on baby oil (what was I thinking) and insist that I was working on my tan............all I got was a red hot burn and a bad peel a week later. I have now come to my senses that I will never have that lovely golden glow that I have longed for! Not even the self tanners work - unless you want to look orange like a sesame street character - I am sure my girls would love that.

I need a vacation! I dream of going someplace warm and beachy. So here is some eye candy and some lovely island tunes to go along with it......dream............

Animal Crackers

My newest set is "Animal Crackers". I just love this spring import fabric and the colors just pop!

I thought this set would never get listed and I was doomed. My daughter got a bloody nose right before I attempted to take pictures and I went into panic mode! I immediatly threw it in the wash with spray n wash and - voila - the blood came out.

Then today when I wanted to take pictures, she was just not having it. Wanted nothing to do with me or the camera. Probably the cold she is fighting, what a bad mother, making her daughter model when she is ill, so call the police.

I even threw in a cute little matching purse to get her excited and bribed her with candy.....nothing. So I am working with the few little pictures I did get and maybe this will turn into something good.

You can check out my auction by clicking here

Cupcakes!

In celebration of my 3rd birthday with Funky*Monkey, I have designed a set that screams celebration! Bright confetti polka dots, ruffles, buttons and of course yummy cupcakes! I had fun with this one!

Click here to see my auction.

Happy Anniversay to Me!

This week marks the 3rd Anniversary of Funky*Monkey!

Time has flown by and we have had a blast!

I cannot thank those of you enough for allowing me to stay home with my girls and do what I love for a living. It is you who have made this dream possible and I am thankful for it!


As a way of saying "thanks" to those of you that have made the last 3 years such a success, I am giving away 2 custom sets! You get to pick 2 items from capris, twirlskirt, applique tank or tee, or a peasant top! I will work with you on theme, fabric and colors.





I am also celebrating with some new and very special designs as well. Here is the first, an all time favorite for me! I will only be offering this one time as it was a lot of work! Click here to see the auction.




How do you enter to win?



Bid on one of my auctions and get an entry. You can get a max of 10 entries per auction. Also, sign up for my mailing list here or on my ME page and get another entry. Pretty easy and who doesn't love things for Free?

Dear God......

I came across these letters to God from some school children. Here are some of my personal favs - Enjoy!

Venice in Spring

Today I have 3 new sets up for auction.

I originally had 2 and late yesterday decided to pop out a 3rd - lets just say caffeine was my friend!

Here they are and you can see all of them on Ebay by clicking here.

See all of VendeMia's listings along with special guests by clicking here.

It was a good idea at the time.......

The other day as I was in the midst of creating a new set for VendeMia's upcoming launch I had an idea. I had this brilliant idea to create a frog that would match my set I was working on. Now I have only sewn little stuffies or dolls from patterns so this one I would have to "wing".

All I can say is "disaster". I wasted an hour of my free sewing time on something that resembles the Grinch or better yet a UFO. I should have stopped when I turned him inside out and gasped at the green little guy. But, I thought maybe the stuffing might make him a bit more like able - little did I know it was a waste of time. I did not even further waste my time and stitch the bottom opening. where I attempted to bring the poor thing to life

So for giggles, (I am sorry if I give you any nightmares) here is a picture of my green frog inspired creation........warning image not suitable for children under the age of 13.

And for a sneak peak of what the lovely creature was supposed to match here is a peak at the fabric swatch.

Stay tuned and check back on Tuesday to see the completed set!