Argus Leader!

YellowPlumBlossoms was featured in the Argus Leader yesterday!  For those of you who don't live in the area, it's our local newspaper.  It was a really sweet article that also featured another cute Etsy shop Sweet Sapling.  You can read the article HERE.

In other notes, G had his 9 month check the other day, and believe it or not, this little cutie weighs 25 lbs!!!  That's only 3lbs LESS than my 2 1/2 year old weighs!  Wowza!  Try carrying that on your hip all day! :)

So what do you guys think of the new Ann Kelle prints?  Love them?  What's not to love about them!?  I just got a few pieces in the mail yesterday, and I am so happy with them.  I ordered the cute little turtles, and birds, owls, and zig zag print.  I can't tell you how cute they are!!  I see some cute bibs in the works with these.

Made with Love.

It's time for another giveaway! :)  {I love these things!!}  You have until July 24th to enter.  Go HERE to enter!  It's pretty cool.  There is a TON of other really cool shops giveaway some awesome stuff.  Go HERE to find all the other shop giveaways!!   I am giving away a $40 shop credit so you can choose anything you like from my shop like this:

organic cotton and organic Sherpa burp cloths

a sweet blanket for your baby girl

a ruffle cosmetic bag for your purse

set of 3 organic bibs

or you can even request a custom item, like this set above {ruffled onesie and matching burp cloths}

Good Luck!!

Monaco Patchwork.

I have finally finished the Monaco patchwork baby quilt.  I love how it turned out.  I decided to go 100% organic and use organic cotton Sherpa for the backing.  Have you ever worked with that stuff?!  WoW!  It's oh so soft and just gorgeous.  I am thoroughly impressed and will be buying more, hands down.  It's nice and thick which allowed me to get away without using any batting.

This time, rather than quilting it, I hand tied in all the corners of the squares with light pink embroidery floss.  I am so impressed with how it turned out, I want to make one for G {in the boy pattern of course!}

It's in the shop, go check it out!

Winner!! Winner!!

Go pick something from my shop, then e-mail Kate to claim your prize!

I am offering 15% off at my shop to all See Kate Sew readers with the code "seekatesew"!  Thanks for entering my giveaway!

xo

Monaco.

It's time for a little patchwork blanket again!  I am going all organic this time. First organic quilt I've made!  I am using the Monaluna Monaco fabric {for girls}.  This is one of my favorite fabric lines.  I just love everything about it!  Of course everything that Jennifer designs is just adorable!

The chicks...

The scooters...

{check out this bag I made using the scooter fabric}

{image credit: Jennifer's blog}

or maybe I just love EVERYTHING about the fabric line!!  I can't wait to show you the progress of the quilt!!  More to come very soon!

30.

Today, at 12:53pm I turn 30.  Wow.  30.  I can remember when I had a babysitter who was 30 and she was "so old", and now here I sit, feeling so young still!  Does it always stay that way?  Will I feel this way when I am 40?  So weird.  You would think you feel wiser or different somehow, but really....I don't.  I still feel 25. 

I just had a great week-long visit with my family from California, and now it's back to reality tomorrow.  We had a great time!  Too bad the weather kept us house bound 2 of the 5 days!  Hot and humid do not go hand in hand. But we did light of some early fireworks...and I have the mosquito bites to prove it!

I hope you all have a great {and safe} Fourth of July!!

**Through Thursday make a purchase from my shop, and use the code "birthday" for an extra 20% off your purchase**

Time for a Giveaway!

Head on over to Kate's Blog @ See Kate Sew to enter my $40 shop credit giveaway!  Go enter by next Thursday!  While your there, follow her blog...it's filled with all sorts of awesome-ness! :) 

You could win things like this:

Set of 2 Ruffle Burp Cloths

Your choice of a Ruffle Zip Pouch

Organic Baby Blankets

It's all up to you, you get to pick!  So go enter now {by Thursday}, and good luck!!