I will be closing my etsy shop, Maternal Nest, in the next couple weeks. I am finishing up the last of my custom orders and then taking some personal time to plan for the future. I have not come to this decision lightly it has been something I have been thinking about for a while. This is not the end of my handmade life only the beginning of a new chapter. I appreciate all who have shopped my etsy store. It has been my pleasure to make things for you and your babies. I will keep you posted of any future endeavors or new projects... but for now I will say so long, while I reconnect with my own creativity and think about what is next.
Best wishes to everyone!
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Saturday, April 30, 2011
g i v e a w a y
just a short note...
stop by mama jill's blog today for your chance to win a 25.00 gift certificate to my shop! While you are there be sure to pick up the 10% off coupon code for your next purchase in my shop {good for the month of May}!
Thanks so much Jill for the feature :)
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
something n e w.
hello all just wanted to share a little preview of some new photos for my shop...
that is me modeling a new hospital gown from the Aviary 2 collection. now i must say, i am not the most comfortable in front of the camera, nor do i really like having my picture taken, but when you have a best friend who's a photographer you jump at the chance to get your picture taken. frankly, with photos like this i can't wait to jump in front of the camera again :)
to see more of her beautiful photography please visit her blog TESS SMITH PHOTOGRAPHY.
Here are more swatches available from the aviary 2 collection {fabric designed by Joel Dewberry for FREESPIRIT fabrics}...
these fabrics are available in the Gown-2-Go, Swaddle Pod and Swaddle Pod Lite, bibs, burp cloths and what ever else i can think up to make with it... it is BEAUTIFUL!
like the headband i was wearing in my photo shoot? this is a sneak peek of new things to come to my ETSY shop shortly... I am so in love with this headband ( i am keeping this one for myself ) I will be selling this style in several prints and colorways... they are great for sprucing up even the most casual of outfits!
more photos to come :)
that is me modeling a new hospital gown from the Aviary 2 collection. now i must say, i am not the most comfortable in front of the camera, nor do i really like having my picture taken, but when you have a best friend who's a photographer you jump at the chance to get your picture taken. frankly, with photos like this i can't wait to jump in front of the camera again :)
to see more of her beautiful photography please visit her blog TESS SMITH PHOTOGRAPHY.
Here are more swatches available from the aviary 2 collection {fabric designed by Joel Dewberry for FREESPIRIT fabrics}... these fabrics are available in the Gown-2-Go, Swaddle Pod and Swaddle Pod Lite, bibs, burp cloths and what ever else i can think up to make with it... it is BEAUTIFUL!
like the headband i was wearing in my photo shoot? this is a sneak peek of new things to come to my ETSY shop shortly... I am so in love with this headband ( i am keeping this one for myself ) I will be selling this style in several prints and colorways... they are great for sprucing up even the most casual of outfits!
more photos to come :)
Friday, April 8, 2011
h o n e s t y.
so to come clean i've been having a rough time emotionally lately. i am pretty sure i have suffered a bit from postpartum depression since i had my youngest chloe. it has really interfered with my everyday tasks, my work, and the enjoyment of my family. i think i finally hit a breaking point because i was finally honest to a group of my close friends the other day. i think the hardest part was admitting that i felt like a sham. i always put on a happy face and to be honest... i am exhausted. i am too tired to keep the happy face on.
after getting all of these yucky thoughts and feelings out that i had been holding onto in the effort that no one noticed what a hot mess i was, i feel 100% like the weight of the world was lifted off my shoulders. after releasing these feelings to a wonderful group of women i have collected over the years i realize how wonderful they are and how much i need them in my life. i have spent so much time keeping friends at arms length that i spent much of the last few years not trusting that these women would really like the real me. even my closest mommy friend, who came to my rescue the other day and help pull me out of this mess, was never given the benefit of knowing all of me. i felt so bad that i had not trusted her friendship enough to confide in her, but no that i have i value her and her friendship more than i ever new possible. with a cup of coffee, veggies and dip, and a good cry she helped pull me out of the funk.
thank you ladies, you know who you are for helping me find some clarity :)
i have decided to take things at a slow pace for a while. spend more time enjoying my children. they are growing up so fast and i feel like i am missing it. take more pictures for me, not just my shop and of the things i make. more pictures of the girls... for me and the family, for our future and our memories.
when i feel the hot mess creeping up again... i am going to trust my friendships and share the good and the bad... so it doesn't affect me this way again.
after getting all of these yucky thoughts and feelings out that i had been holding onto in the effort that no one noticed what a hot mess i was, i feel 100% like the weight of the world was lifted off my shoulders. after releasing these feelings to a wonderful group of women i have collected over the years i realize how wonderful they are and how much i need them in my life. i have spent so much time keeping friends at arms length that i spent much of the last few years not trusting that these women would really like the real me. even my closest mommy friend, who came to my rescue the other day and help pull me out of this mess, was never given the benefit of knowing all of me. i felt so bad that i had not trusted her friendship enough to confide in her, but no that i have i value her and her friendship more than i ever new possible. with a cup of coffee, veggies and dip, and a good cry she helped pull me out of the funk.
thank you ladies, you know who you are for helping me find some clarity :)
i have decided to take things at a slow pace for a while. spend more time enjoying my children. they are growing up so fast and i feel like i am missing it. take more pictures for me, not just my shop and of the things i make. more pictures of the girls... for me and the family, for our future and our memories.
when i feel the hot mess creeping up again... i am going to trust my friendships and share the good and the bad... so it doesn't affect me this way again.
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