We are now at the Matrea Merchantile Centre!

Check out these lovely photos that Gill, at Matrea Merchantile Centre, in beautiful downtown Duncan took today!  She did such a lovely job of the displays featuring Botanical Bebe and she did all this in very little time!!! I must say that the little dresses she added to the back wall are really precious... from a company called Silkberry Baby, done in the softest bamboo and the colours are luscious... if you are in Duncan you have to take the time to visit the boutique, it is part of the maternity centre, right beside the Red Balloon Toy Store! you can also check them out on facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/MatraeaMercantile?sk=wall&filter=2

The motifs they chose were Snails and Dragonflies, Dragonflies and Grasses, Spray Flowers in yellow and Hummingbirds.  In each motif all the items (2 different types of double layer blankets, receiving blanket, swaddling blanket and kimono) were printed at the same time so the dye lots are the same for each piece in each series!  They are also featuring the new Wet Bag, Change Pad and Wipes sets, in the Botanical Bebe leaf pattern in both black and green. The wet bags are lined with a lovely soft green (celery) waterproof PUL material... this is the same material that is used on the outside of cloth diapers and is also the middle layer in the change pads.

The blankets have two different types of backing... one a light fleece and one a super cuddly luxury fleece... both have to be felt to be appreciated!!

Make the trip and enjoy their exceptional boutique!

Baby Blue Birds are making an appearance again!

These darling baby blue birds are part of the original Botanical Bebe Motif line-up and I still love printing them!! See the website:  http://www.botanicalbebe.com/

This fall in addition to baby pink birds, I added yellow bird!  Yellow Bird makes me smile a lot....and they will be making their debut on our Kimono Style Sleepsac very soon....

 

                                                                                                                       

One of my Favourite Motifs....

I have been adding quite a few new products to the website and to my etsy store:
http://www.botanicalbebe.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop/ecotextures

But I have to say I do have a special place in my heart for this one.... these are new pictures in the new format! I love columbines in all their wonderful combinations... I am working on doing a double for spring that is so unusual in it's shape you hardly know it is a Columbine... interestingly this flower is a favourite of my sister Pat's... she has quite a collection in her garden and Mom loved them too... nice connection.

 

  

Photo Happiness!

You may not know this but it has been my experience that Blankets are really, really challenging to photograph.. well my blankets are!  The reason is simple... They are printed with unique prints, not an all over pattern, or pattern only edges...where you can fold your lovely creations and take some very nice photos that way....and there are some really nice creative ways of doing these photos... but no, Botanical Bebe blankets need a different approach.

It isn't that I haven't been trying out different things along the way.. because I have... and Steph even did some great photos using the folded look... and they were beautiful....but I needed a way of showing the whole pattern.

Also in case you don't know, blankets do not love being hung by pins, on my design wall, even for a very short period of time.  It stresses the fabric and creates the most interesting (not!) folds and wrinkles that do nothing to show the blanket in it's lovely smoothness!!!

When we were at the show, "The Ladies" did a lot of re-organizing when things sold.  I took a photo of one of the last changes... and I don't know whose idea it was but I THANK YOU!!! The idea and photo gave me an ahh haa moment that I think will work perfectly for those blankets of mine :)

From this........

to this........

I love it!!!  And you can see other new blankets, done like this on the website: http://www.botanicalbebe.com/

And Ha HA on me... while trying to show the pattern to best advantage, I forgot that the blankets should actually be folded the same amount if I want consistent photos!!  Good Grief... and that will be another blog shortly.