My Studio and Work-In-Progress

New Design - Owls

I spent quite a few nights this past weekend and week working on my newest design of a modern, abstract, simple owl. I think I went through 3-4 different renditions and I finally feel good about this one. In fact, I am excited about this one! This design will carry through to my baby blankets, quilts, crib bedding and clothing. I am going to tackle making a quilt, but for now I only have the digital sketch. It's debut will come soon!

My husband is a good critic. I love using him as my "thumbs up or thumbs down" guy. I take his opinions seriously. He's a lawyer, not an artist or graphic designer, but he knows good design. I am hoping soon I will have a prototype of my owl quilt.

What am I doing today?

I'm starting to sketch designs of my new clothing line, Island Kids. I'm pretty excited about it. I have most of the fabric, but now it's time to actually make them. I'm constantly juggling kids and work. I am looking forward to the weekend so my husband can offer me relief so I can focus a bit more on it. Literally, as I am typing this post my nearly 4 year old is underneath my desk playing with my tracing lamp. Ah.... the joys of motherhood!

Baby Sea Turtles Custom Baby Quilt

A few months ago I was asked by a lady in another state to create her custom baby nursery accessories using my Baby Sea Turtle design. I quickly created a look that would carry throughout the room with modern circles, browns, greens and of course the infamous Baby Sea Turtles. My first creation of the series was the Crib Quilt.

This quilt is made of 100% chocolate brown linen, 100% cotton (big circles), and satin (sea turtles).

Visit more pictures on my Flickr site at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennifergdesigns/sets/72157604808582528/

NEW PRODUCTS - Birth Announcements & Baby Shower Invitations

I am now offering birth announcements and baby shower invitations on my Etsy site. There are many designs in the works and COMING SOON will be a new store just for cards and prints. But, for now anyone can purchase the designs I offer at www.jgdesigns.etsy.com.

The current designs I offer are my very popular Mod Baby Sea Turtles. These are standard designs, but anything on it can be changed, modified or a custom design can be requested at an additional cost.

The standard designs for birth announcements are $15 and a digital hi-resolution image is emailed directly to you so you can have them printed anywhere like Walmart, Target, Snapfish, Costco, Flickr, etc.

The standard price for Baby Shower Invitations are $45 for a set of 20 matte printed cards and that includes envelopes. These are shipped directly from the print company that I use.

Email me at service@jennifergdesigns for more info or just visit www.jennifergdesigns.com or www.jgdesigns.etsy.com.

New Design, New Diaper Bag - Japanese Sakura (Cherry Blossoms)

This is my BRAND NEW DESIGN of modern sakura "cherry blossoms" as you would see them falling from the cherry blossom trees in Japan. March is the time when these unique delicate flowers are celebrated in what is known as The Cherry Blossom festival.

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This diaper bag tote is made of 100% dark chocolate linen, lined with pink cotton, has two interior sippy cup and one zipper pocket, and three pink satin cherry blossom appliqués on one side of the exterior. The bag is sturdy and durable for any travel or everyday use.

Size: Approx. 16 x 20 with 28" strap.

Symbolism of the Sakura:
"In China, the cherry blossom is a symbol of feminine beauty. It also represents the feminine principle and love in the language of herbs. In Japan, cherry blossoms symbolize the transience of life because of their short blooming times. They have also come to represent clouds of their nature of blooming en masse. Falling blossoms are metaphors for fallen warriors who died bravely in battle. This connotation links them with the samurai."
~Wikipedia

This bag is made to order. Please allow 3-4 days for production plus 3-4 days shipping time. I also welcome CUSTOM REQUESTS. Please EMAIL ME with any questions.

Sakura design by JenniferG 2008. © All rights reserved.

Organic Cotton Baby Blanket

I am a linen fanatic, but I do understand that not everyone has the same appreciation for linen like I do. Therefore, I have decided to offer my baby blankets in a different fabric - organic 100% cotton. The idea of organic really got me excited because organic is really the "in thing" right now. This weekend I bought some of the new organic fabric and there are a few blankets in progress right now. I can't wait to have them finished. I think they will be a good alternative to my original linen blankets. Now my customers will have options on Etsy. www.jgdesigns.etsy.com I hope they go over well. I am already impressed with the quality of the fabric and my designs look good appliqued on it. My goal for the week is to get those blankets done and get samples out!

New Project

So, I am working on a business deal with this fellow mother and business owner to sell my baby blankets on her baby boutique website called www.bejeweleddesigns.net. My Baby Sea Turtles, Pandas and Elephants blankets will soon be for sale there. It is quite exciting and I feel a bit honored because the store owner approached me after seeing my photos of my products on www.flickr.com/people/jennifergdesigns/. Her items and her website are quite phenomenal so having my blankets featured along with the other lovely items is quite an honor.

I do have my work cut out for me. Yes, I still work full-time in a completely different industry which I plan to leave by the summer. I am VERY burnt out of the industry I am in and want to move on to a career that is more suitable for me and what my true passion is - arts, crafts, design and working with people with the same interests as me.

For the time being I have to work on JenniferG Designs part-time, but I know there will be late nights sewing! It will be all worth it.

My most popular design is my Modern Baby Sea Turtles (aka Honus ~hawaiian for turtle). I am amazed at how well-received this design has become. I played around with the design quite a bit. I never want to create something that looks oridinary and common. I think I finally achieved that with this design!