Sweetheart

Our newest little shorts have heart-shaped trimed pockets that lead into a back yoke detail for
the cutest little "bubble bum" around:)

Pool Time

There was lots of giddy screaming in front of the mirror (and I got a great big hug) for this one! I'd say it's one of her Summer favorites so far:)

Tea Time Skirt

...or vanilla bean frappuccino skirt:)

Fresh Start

Well, we're finally settled in at our new home and Devon's been enjoying the on site pool, playground, and the fact that there's a ton of kids here (it's like she finds a new little friend everyday) There's also the novelty of the fact that there's an awesome fireworks show every night right outside our door (since we're now neighbor's to Disneyland) As soon as she hears those fireworks start, she's off to grab her favorite owl hoody and then she's out the door, ready to sit on Isaac's shoulders underneath her favorite tree (which she seemed more interested in last night then the fireworks themselves) So I guess the novelty is already wearing off. I mean, our little family huddled under that tree, watching the show everynight is a total declaration of the fact that we're brand new to the area. Noone else even gives them so much as a glance that I've noticed. Also on site is this lovely green field with it's tall Eucalyptus trees, which I already know will be a favorite location to shoot our new pieces throughout the Summer...

... starting with our newest item the Sand Dune Dress. I absolutely love the look and hand feel of this fabric (which my supplier dubbed the "Willy Wonka" fabric, but it reminds me more of those sand sculptures that you used to make in glass jars as a kid)

Her reward for being such an awesome little model:)

Giveaway

One more thing before I sign off for awhile (we're moving) I wanted to tell everyone about our giveaway! Make sure and leave your comment for a chance to win our Crochet Crop Leggings for your little one:)

Moving Again

We finally found our new home! Let's hope this is the last move for a VERY long time. I know that Isaac and I are over this transient lifestyle, I can't even imagine what the lack of stability is doing to poor Devon. We took her to see the new place on Friday, and she went nuts running all over the place....she's gonna love it! I'm super excited to start shopping around for idea's on home decorating (probably going to have a lot of post's on that from here on out) I don't know if I'm going to have Internet access for awhile (so I might have to disappear for a few) but we'll be back soon and I'll be working on new items for the shop while we're away! bye bye!

Bye Bye Birdie!

I'm so sad that I had to deactivate the listing for our newest little Birdies and Blossoms dress today. I discovered, to my dismay that the buttons (adorable as they may be) don't hold up in the wash. Unfortunately, the shank back of this wooden button is only glued on...Boooo! I'm going to do a little test this weekend and see how these little birdies hold up to getting 2 holes drilled into them. They're just too cute to go to waste and after all, I had them shipped to me all the way from China.

Small Style

The new summer issue of Small Magazine came out today and our little OOAK Geisha Garden Dress was featured in this adorable editorial! I actually gave this dress to Pippi for her birthday and she took it from sweet to fierce with tights and wrapped up boots. Check it out in her awesome feature on Style Milk!

Women's pieces

Here's some more Women's pieces that I wanted to share with everyone. I finally made my Ikat motorcycle hoody that I've been thinking about forever! It's got a slouchy, rustic, Southwestern-rocker feel that I love.

I lined it with an embroidered, cotton crinkle gauze, reversed bamboo french terry, and it's humongous hood is lined in a black on black patterned linen.

I was inspired to increase the size of the hood after catching a brief glimpse of a gorgeous women in an equally gorgeous Medieval cloak. She was freaking out, being attacked by giant Scorpions or something (I think it was an episode of Merlin)

All of the ties are embellished with drilled river rocks and I also added river rock cuff links that are anchored with lambskin leather straps.

My midnight cloak/vest is also reversed bamboo french terry (which has the perfect weight for the drape on this garment)
I used the last of my buttery lambskin leather to make an asymmetrical collar and kept the edges raw and distressed. It also has a drilled river rock closure that looks like a rustic brooch.
I've been going back and forth about how I want to work this Women's line. I do know that I'm really only interested in making one of a kind pieces, and lately I haven't been sure that I have enough time to focus on that, our children's line, and still be able to give Devon all the attention that she needs. So I've decided to focus on our children's line and that means that I'm not going to reopen our Women's Etsy after all. Which also means I don't have to worry about the model dilemma anymore or have to deal with shipping items back and forth to New York to be photographed. I will instead be selling our one of a kind Women's pieces at American Rag in Los Angeles. If you are ever in the area, you should definitely check it out. It's an awesome store that carries lines like Rick Owens, Alexander Wang, and Helmut Lang. I'm super excited about it:)

Beach Front

Sorry we've been neglecting our blog, but all this moving around has taken a toll on us. We're still in Orange Co. but we're now beach front (temporarily) until we can find our new permanent home (which hopefully will be in the next week or so) I've also been tied up with sewing, and just shipped off a size run of new ballerina dresses! Look for them exclusively at Little Bean. As soon as we moved into our new temporary pad, Devon and I both caught nasty colds, but we're doing great now and enjoying being on the beach...

...playing with friends...

...and eating some of our favorite things:)

Frilly Pocket Frock

Our newest dress has a vintage trimmed, front kangaroo pocket. You would think that (being so into sportswear) I would have sewn up quite a few of these by now, but nope...this was my first. It was actually a little tricky for me but with some trial and error, I worked it out. Working completely backwards, I decided to cruise around for a good tutorial on making pouch pockets. I was sorta surprised that I couldn't find one. Maybe I should do one? Although, I'm kinda embarrassed to do anything that might show my hands close up (didn't really do such a great job with the "no more biting my nails" resolution)

Young Poets Blouse

It's been a little while since we've had a chance to have a long shoot together, and Devon was totally workin' it out for me today in our new OOAK Young Poets Blouse. I'm trying to get some different sizes in shop for our one of a kind pieces, besides our standard size 2T (Devon's size) This top is a 3 to 4T. I'm also cutting this body into a dress in a beautiful, black cotton eyelet. I'm not sure how well an all black children's dress will sell on Etsy, but I just got Devon some awesome black vintage sandals that need a dress to go with:)

New item and problem solved

Here's a new little legging that's in shop now. This fabric was sent from my supplier as a happy bonus and makes for adorable leggings, reminds me of fruit striped gum. Devon always wears the first sample in our shoots together and this one is a little on the large side, so the pattern has been adjusted as needed.

Well, even though I said I'd have our Women's wear Etsy back up by now, it's not. Like I mentioned before, the clothes are shot on me out of convenience, but I've just not been happy with it so far. I want different, raw backdrops and a new model. Isaac's been so good about putting up with my total lack of modeling skills by completely directing me while we shoot. Obviously, Devon is a natural. She cracks me up by pulling looks like this whenever she sees me whip out the camera (whereas I've always been way too "aware" of myself in front of the camera) Luckily, one of my best and oldest friends is writer/stylist/photographer Walter Cessna. So, I'm sending him our new OOAK women's wear pieces to shoot in NY! I'll be posting some of his beautiful work on here very soon.