Tuesday, April 21, 2009

My Newest Card Design - Modern Hawaiian Hibiscus Birth Announcement or Baby Shower Invitation


I was feeling a bit homesick and decided to create a series of Hawaiian themed cards. My first, Modern Hawaiian Hibiscus. The current design on my Etsy site is for a Birth Announcement, but can me modified for a baby shower invitation or anything else. The card can also be modified for color or simply choice my color options. Shown here is the orange Hibiscus on light green background.

I truly miss Hawaii when I see hibiscus here in Austin. So, pretty, elegant and colorful!

Monday, April 13, 2009

Sea Turtle Design Gets an Official Name: "Happy Honu"

I am officially renaming my super popular sea turtle design to "Happy Honu". For those non-Hawaii folks, Honu in Hawaiian means sea turtle. I felt that my design needed a name for copyright purposes which is underway. Like I mentioned before in a previous blog I never did expect this design to be so well received by people across the world. But, it is rather a universal image so it makes sense now that so many people from different walks of life love this design.

I have used "Happy Honu" on many different mediums such as blankets, pillows, quilts, prints, cards, and clothing.

I have 2 versions of "Happy Honu" now. One is my original design of the green sea turtle with circles design on the shell. The other is of the green sea turtle with an abstract design of Earth on its shell in honor of Earth Day and saving the planet all day every day.

For the history of this design visit my previous post.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

T-Shirts for Tots

Well, I finally decided to once again carry a line of t-shirts and onesies featuring my animal designs for babies and toddlers. But, unlike my first line of t-shirts these will have appliques instead of screen prints. I am starting my line off with my very popular Honu (sea turtle) design. These are all appliqued by me so it adds to the handmade nature of the product. I will soon offer my other animal designs such as by baby elephant and panda.
Following the t-shirts and onesies I will soon be offering coordinating shorts and skirts and more color options for the t-shirts. So, stay tuned for that!

This is an exciting venture for me. I LOVE children's fashion and as a Mom who shops, shops, shops for her two boys, I can hardly wait for them to be wearing my items. Who else to model my stuff right than Keanu and Kanoa?

Visit MY ETSY WEBSITE to learn more!