February 2010 Archives
Every so often, I get totally obsessed with a new idea. It's all I can do to not create the idea I am obsessing about. Sometimes, I come up with a great new product line and we end up making some money from it - like my Family Portrait Platters. I spent an entire week drawing little tiny brides and grooms, pets, hairstyles. Good thing too - they are our 4th biggest seller at the boutique.
I was out in the warehouse the other day and I found 6 boxes of china plaques that I bought years ago. They have been sitting collecting dust for so long that I can't even remember what I bought them for. There is something super kitschy about the plaques - they remind me of stuff from grandma's house - like her little sign that hung outside the bathroom that read, "Some sit here to sit and knit; some come here to sit and *$%-."
The idea is that you see this frilly porcelain plaque and expect to read something cute and grandma-ish but instead, the wording is surprising. Initially, I wanted to go risque but to be quite honest, I'm not really the potty mouth type. It just isn't me. So, I went more towards wording and imagery that is surprising but positive.
There are 12 plaque designs in all. I am hoping to post them on my Etsy store and also on The Younique Boutique. They don't quite fit into to the rest of our stuff but they are so darn cute, I can't resist. Plus, everyone who has seen them wants one. That's a good sign. Literally.
I was out in the warehouse the other day and I found 6 boxes of china plaques that I bought years ago. They have been sitting collecting dust for so long that I can't even remember what I bought them for. There is something super kitschy about the plaques - they remind me of stuff from grandma's house - like her little sign that hung outside the bathroom that read, "Some sit here to sit and knit; some come here to sit and *$%-."
The idea is that you see this frilly porcelain plaque and expect to read something cute and grandma-ish but instead, the wording is surprising. Initially, I wanted to go risque but to be quite honest, I'm not really the potty mouth type. It just isn't me. So, I went more towards wording and imagery that is surprising but positive.
There are 12 plaque designs in all. I am hoping to post them on my Etsy store and also on The Younique Boutique. They don't quite fit into to the rest of our stuff but they are so darn cute, I can't resist. Plus, everyone who has seen them wants one. That's a good sign. Literally.
Oh, Rydee. You cute little munchkin, you. I wake up in the middle of the night to pure silence. You go down for naps without as much as a peep. You can entertain yourself for minutes while I answer emails. You have become a real mensch since month 6.5. You only cry when hungry or tired. Otherwise, you have a huge grin plastered on your perfect doll baby face. You love to laugh. It's infectious. Everyone loves you and you are most certainly the class clown.
Eating is going well. You have been formula fed since the 6 month mark. I was still nursing you in the morning up until a week or so ago but since daddy and I are thinking about making another one of you, you and I have moved on. You don't seem to miss breastfeeding too much - although you do make googly eyes at me sometimes. You eat two solid meals a day - breakfast is usually cereal and fruit and dinner is veggies, meat and grains. Delish.
Sleeping has been wonderful. Sleep training took a little under 2 weeks but now you sleep from 6pm to 6:30 or 7am every morning. You also take two or three naps a day. Thank goodness for naps. You love your crib and only get your pacifier for sleeping these days. Oh, and you've been sleeping unswaddled for about a month now.
You are starting to want to get around some. No real crawling action yet but you can army crawl. You also have a walker at the office that you are getting pretty good at using.
You are such a good boy. :)
