Botanical Bebe is supporting this cause....

In Chemainus (where my folks were from) they are having a Silent Auction in support of purchasing a NEW x-ray machine for the Urgent Care Facility there.  This was a cause Mom was particularly interested in and we, the family, had asked that donations be made to them in lieu of flowers.... and I am so pleased to say that many, many people did just that!  I am very pleased to be able to donate a gift certificate to their Silent Auction and it was a lot of fun putting the package together.  I went with a gift certificate rather than product, as it gives the successful bidder the option of choosing what kind of items they would like to have... for a little girl, boy or "we don't know yet!" and to use it themselves or to give it to someone special to use.  I will have product there so people can see and touch!  And this is what is going on display:

Kimono Sleepsac and Infant Hat

Lightweight (doublesided) Baby Blanket

Flannelette Receiving Blanket

I really wish them all the best and that the Auction is a very successful one!

Serious Re-organizing of the Studio!

For most of the weekend I cleared away the piles of "I will get to this later", by finally getting to them!! and in the process I have completely re-organized the studio so much more efficiently.... I can't believe I didn't think to make these changes sooner.  Everything I need has a place and when really working here today, I couldn't believe how wonderful it was to want something and it was THERE! Right where I wanted it to be..

Today I posted 2 new Flannelette Receiving Blankets, with a third all ready to go but just waiting for the Kimono Style Sleepsac!  and here they are.....

and.....

and this one is just waiting in the wings.....

this little pattern is the third one in the newest core patterns for Spring/Summer

Little Girl Babies:  Butterflies

Little Boy Babies: Snails, Dragonflies and Grasses (wait till you see the Kimono!)

"We don't know yet" Gender Neutral : Sparrows

So what is happening in the studio these days?

As you can see from my postings here and on both the Botanicalbebe site and my Etsy store, I am spending more time on my studio work this week, which has been very helpful and soothing to my soul ! Add to that an order coming in from one of my most favourite customers, Jennifer at  http://www.bellavitahome.com/ and it is starting to feel a little bit normal around here... which is just lovely.

The weather is starting to improve on the Island (that would be Vanouver Island on the westcoast of BC, Canada :) so even when I am working indoors, printing, printing, printing, it is just so energizing all this wonderful sunshine!

Another one of my customers, who was so understanding and kind, suggested that I create a design to honour my Mom, and once I quit crying... it was such a beautiful suggestion... I started to give this a lot of thought.  Where this thinking has brought me to is a combination of hummingbirds (for both my customer and Mom, as she really loved them too) and Cherry Blossom Branches... she was always amazed that I could create the branch motifs or Columbines which are so wonderfully diverse and a particular favourite of both hers and hummingbirds! This is a wonderfully calming design exercise and I will always be extremely grateful to my dear customer's kindnesses to a complete stranger and this heartfelt suggestion.

I will let you know when it is more on the drawing board than in my head, and will post the progress as the ideas unfold.

Another New Design..... Beautiful Butterflies

These little bits of fantasy in flight are way too much fun to print ! Watch for other colorways in this motif because I just can't seem to get enough of them.....

See what I mean ? !

Little Birds Ready to Go!!

This is what they look like now! Both are available on my website http://www.botanicalbebe.com/ or at my Etsy store http://www.etsy.com/shop/ecotextures