meet the name series--delaney

It's meet the name time! I just love introducing you to the adorable littles that I'm blessed to know. I hope you enjoy it too. I started this series earlier this month and I am having the most wonderful time talking with these mothers about their babies and sharing their name stories and personalities with you! Click HERE to see where it all started and what it's all about.

Each of my designs has a name. It's been that way since the beginning of lillypie, and I love that I started with it.  These names are little girls that I know. They are my neighbors, daughters of life long friends, relatives, college friend's little ones, co-workers darlings....they are named after little girls that I adore.

These girls are MORE than a name, and I'd like you to meet them!

Today's Design is  the Delaney.

Delaney is the adorable daughter of my good friend Kelsey. She also happens to have a wonderful shop called Tag...You're It Personalized Jewelry. She blogs here! and you're going to love her!  I have small silver disc and freshwater pearl necklace from her and I wear it EVERY. DAY.

Now for the little one. :)
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What is your daughter’s name --Delaney Ellen

How did you decide on her name?
Hmmm.. Well, her first name took a while. I had been writing down possible baby names since high school, but none of them seemed right. I had a mile long list of boy names and nothing that I truly loved for a little girl. I bought a book of 100,000 baby names from Meijer one night and read the entire book. I found just a few that I liked. I wrote down my list and showed it to Mark. He narrowed it down to 1 or 2 and Delaney made the cut. What is funny is that my sister had a little girl 8 months earlier and had mentioned the name Delaney to me as a possibility for her daughter, and I told her I didn't like the name! I guess 8 months was enough for me to change my mind and fall in love with it. I think it is an Irish name, but to me it sounded Southern, which I liked. We decided that for a nickname, we would call her "Del" because we thought it was unique. (Okay, I'm almost done)- Her middle name came much easier. Mark's mom's name is Mary Ellen and my mom's middle name is Ellen, so we knew that Ellen would be a perfect fit!

One word that describes your daughter--Giggly (is that a word?)　

Okay, now tell me a bit more about your wittle punkin.

Delaney is so much fun. When I get her out of her crib in the morning she has a huge smile on her face and anytime throughout the day I look at her and smile she always smiles back. She is a serious cuddler- anytime someone else holds her, they immediately say, "oh...she's a cuddler!" She will wrap both arms around you immediately and give you an intense bear hug. She has just started sitting up on her own and her favorite toy is the popper thing that has a button on the top and when you push on it these balls start flying around (I obviously have no idea what it is called). Her favorite show is Sesame Street, which she likes to watch everyday and I'm pretty sure that Abby's Flying Fairy School is her favorite part. She LOVES to sing and since I sing around the house so often, I'm sometimes worried that she won't learn how to talk because she thinks we all go through life singing. She "chews" on her thumb, rather than sucking it. She LOVES her Johnny-Jump-Up and will jump for hours if I let her. I wish I could say that she loves being outside, but it has been a long winter, so she hasn't been able to be out very much yet. She is an excellent roller, and will make her way from one side of the living room to the other in a matter of seconds just by rolling. She is fascinated by the family dog, Sirius. Whenever she remembers he is in the room, she looks at him and cracks up laughing. She loves her pacifier and if she is ever without it, I am in trouble. She really is a great baby and daughter and has filled my life and heart with joy!

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Thanks Kelsey!!


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Embroidery Hoop Art {a new obsession}

 I really enjoy different types of wall art. My walls at home don't reflect that statement--but they soon will. Lately, I have really been inspired by embroidery hoop art. 

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I love the circular shape and raw wood frame. The possibilities are endless and I really love the idea of a cluster of different sized hoops. What a fun and wonderful way to decorate any wall.

Merriweather Council has some darling hoops. I love her color combinations. Turquoise and Mustard--yes.



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The time has come for Lillypie to move out of my kitchen and into it's own studio. Exciting news for me. Even MORE exciting for my husband who has been ever-so-patient with my creative "mess".  Lillypie will soon be housed in our sun room--full of windows, brick walls, a ping pong table (that will be lovingly relocated to the shed ((hopefully)) ) and some new hoop art to inspire creativity.

left-Regan'sBrain

right-What?NoMints

from left to right--

Love,Maude and RetroPops

Nea Jewelry and Stitching and PilliPilli

I plan on picking up a few of these hoops. Perhaps I'll even create my own. I need one that says "let it be". That seems to be a statement I find myself repeating often----that and "lilly, do you need a time out?"

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Mommy and Me DEALS for Easter/Spring-----

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When I found out that lilly was really a girl ( I always sorta 'knew') I made a list of all my promises to her. You can go back and read them HERE.  One of my promises was to buy her a beautiful Easter dress every year. I still enjoy picking out Easter dresses for myself and picking one out for a little toddler with  a love of twirly whirly and sparkly things? EVEN MORE FUN. This year I bought semi-coordinating outfits for lilly and I. I know, I'm THAT mom....and I'm okay with it. Please know that  they are not matching...but coordinating. I bought them from the same store. Lilly and I will both be rocking some adorable Matilda Jane ( sorry if I just started a new obsession).  When the package arrived last Wednesday we both put our outfits on immediately and pranced around the house like the princesses we are ( in our minds).

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To celebrate Easter and pretty dresses everywhere I'm hosting a MOMMY and ME deal!  This is your chance to get coordinating ( if you're into that...like me) Easter/Spring accessories for you and the little ones in your life. 

From April 8th (TODAY!) until April 17th( Next Saturday) you can purchase one of the following bundles!

All bundles are listed in my shop!

Bundle 1- Any necklace, any headband of your choice, and a set of hair pins of your choice for  $35. That's a savings of $10! 

Bundle 2- Any TWO necklaces and any TWO headbands for $55. That's a savings of $15!

holla!

Take advantage of these deals to get yourself ready for spring! You need some ruffle flowers and posies in your life. You know it. I know it. :) Have fun shopping!!

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more details about the deals---

--all  domestic orders will be mailed by April 18th to ensure delivery before Easter.

--YOU pick the color and design. Let me know what style and color you'd like for your items in the 'notes to seller' at checkout. I can use any of the fabric show in any listing.  For example--I'm making lilly a coral rose double posie headband for Easter--I'd like a ruffle flower ribbon necklace in coral rose to coordinate. I don't have coral rose listed...but I have the fabric-- so it would work.  Does that make sense? :)  Contact me if you have questions.  

--Shipping rates still apply. :)

Thanks and HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

Lilly and I are hitting up the outlet mall tomorrow....it's gonna be a goooooooooooooooood day! What are you up to?

New! Business! Cards! Excitement! --shop update

My first business cards will ALWAYS have a special place in my heart--right next to my childhood tackle box of crayons and yellow taffeta  jr. prom dress. They were  the first official documentation that what I was doing was a business and not just a hobby. I was proud of them --but I quickly outgrew them.

The cards were beautiful but they weren't the real lillypie to me. They weren't right. So.... when they began to run low I decided not to order more, but rather look for something that was a bit more ME. bit more LILLYPIE.

These miniMOO cards are just perfect!   The MOO brand allows you to upload your own images and customize the back. You can use up to 100 images and the designs will repeat themselves giving you an equal amount of each. I love the tiny size. Everything that is tiny is adorable, no? I love that I get excited to pick out which card each customer will get.  You, my deary-- get the ruffly flowery card! I decided to use images of designs from my {pocket} full of posies line because I'm a proud little designer. You can't get much more lillypie than this! :)

Tags for my necklaces. Business cards to hand out at art fairs. "You want to see a picture of my presh lilly? Oh here, take a business card!" Clever me. :)  Pretty confetti to celebrating doing  something that I love! HOORAY!

Emotions--they get are the BEST of me.

I'm an emotional girl. You knew that...

Some call it sensitive, heart led, hot mess, a cluster, emotional furball.

I CALL IT---ME

I feel happy when I'm "put together"  --hair, shoes, make up, outfit, lips, ACCESSORIES the whole bit.

I feel blessed when I look at my life's journey over the past 10 years. ---and that the people who mean the most  to me are still. here.
I feel confused  when I try and give a definition to the word NUCLEAR. No clue what it is...
I feel joy when I look in my little girl's eyes. and see that we share the same color.

I feel pain when I stub my NAM toe on my bed frame!  again!
I feel content when I see a pretty ruffled necklace that I MADE ready to go make someone else happy.
I feel frustration when I think about what I want to be when I grow up. I still don't know.
I feel carefree when I'm singing in my car...LOUD.
I feel loved when I'm sitting on the couch with Scott watching Lilly dance to her favorite song.
I feel hurt when someone criticises my work.
I feel dumb when I realize that I had a spelling mistake on my blog, facebook, email, letter to a parent... HATE THOSE!!

I feel HOPEFUL when I think about the Lord's plan for me and my family. He has a plan for me...and the hot mess of emotions that I sometimes am.

All my feelings make ME.  Just like your feelings  make YOU.  Don't be ashamed of them.

Emotions DON'T get the best of me. THEY ARE THE BEST OF ME.

deep thoughts for the wee hours of the morning....

I'm a pop music top forty junky

....and this makes me laugh. more than a 28 year old teacher and mother should.

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meet the name series--harper

I'm starting a new series today. I know, series....who am I? A writer? :)

Each of my designs has a name. It's been that way since the beginning of lillypie, and I love that I started with it. It is of the smart things I did when starting this business on a whim last May. These names are little girls that I know. They are my neighbors, daughters of life long friends, relatives, college friend's little ones, co-workers darlings....they are named after little girls that I adore. So when someone orders a  Lydia on etsy, I think two things.

1.) awesome. another sale!
2.) awww....it's a lydia.....she's so cute. I wonder if she's walking yet?

These girls are MORE than a name, and I'd like you to meet them! A few times a month, I'll introduce you to the name behind the design! 

First up? The Harper.

So here's Harper--from the eyes of her momma,  Sarah.
{Yes, the Sarah from Sarah-Beth Photography. My favorite photographer.}

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What is your daughter’s name?  harper grace

How did you decide on her name?  When I was in nursing school in 2004, I saw a baby in the nursery named Harper. She was the most gorgeous new babe, with a full head of thick dark hair and beautiful hippified parents. (seriously. they were straight up hippies). I was then pregnant with my firstborn, Ethan, and didn't know the sex of my baby yet. I decided that "harper" was first on my girl name list. When I found out I was having a boy, I decided that I would save that name for any other kiddos. Lucky for me, my next was a girl! But I was worried that my husband wouldn't like the name, so I was tossing around a few others, "Grace" being one of them. I was out to lunch with a friend of mine debating baby names, and she said, "why don't you just name her Harper Grace?" I luuuurved it. And luckily, my hubby did, too!


One word that describes your daughter. GO!  freespirit (two words I cleverly made into one!)

Okay, now tell us a bit more....
Miss Harper Grace, Harper, Gracie (whatever we chose to call her), is a lover, first and foremost. She seriously covers me with kisses all day long, telling me how gorgeous I am and how much she loves me. swoon. I try to remember and put back into my brain files all the sweet things she says, because I know one of these days...yeah. she'll probably hate me. You know, the teenage years thing. She is feisty, spunky, lovely, hilarious and so full of love. She prays every night for the people in her life with such a compassionate heart, even at three years old. She even prays for our neighbors' dog, who died last year. Seriously. She is a teeny bit boy crazy (okay, a lot bit boy crazy), and it just cracks us up. She prays for her TWO boyfriends (TJ, a kid in her preschool class, and Jake, our nanny's fiancee) every.single.night. About 400 times, until I finally tell her, 'okay okay, that's enough!' My eyes well up at the thought of her as a woman. She'll be beautiful, full of grace, love and a servant's heart. She is a middle child, stuck between two boys. Which, I think, will be to her advantage. She's the princess of the family (the ONLY girl on all sides), is petite and uber girly...but at the same time thinks it's hilarious when she farts. Yeah....that's something this momma is working on. She's my lover, my angel, my mini-me, my heart.




Thanks for sharing your daughter with us, Sarah! She really is a doll and so are you.

And...if you haven't already--check out lillypie's new spring line {pocket} full of posies

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