Design Inspiration from an Old Friend

When Bug was born an old friend of mine named Katie sent me a couple of boxes of beautiful thank you cards from her new stationary line. Well, she just had her third baby. I'm so excited to finally be able to return the favor!

Katie and I are high school softball teammates. Here is a picture of us and the other two seniors on the team at our senior prom. That's me on the left with the blue dress. Katie is next to me in black. Don't we clean up nicely? It is tough to tell but we were on the field just hours before.

Like many of us with our high school friends, college and life got in the way of keeping in touch but facebook and motherhood reconnected us. A year ago, she posted this photo on facebook: 

Her daughter's pillow inspired some cards in her (then) upcoming spring line. Her picture inspired me too. I have been holding this idea in the back of my mind-until now. It is finally time for me to bring my idea to life. Here are the tees I made for her kiddos: 

I made Madeline's a little more girlie with a turquoise tee and coral fish...

...and made the brothers' shirts using a light blue tee and orange fish.

With Owen's tee, I decided to experiment with the placement of his name. Which do you like? The name in the middle, like Madeline's or off to the right like Owen's?

I've never been a huge fan of onesies (all those snaps) so with Colin's I thought I would try the lap shoulder tee.

I love the way they turned out! I may have to make a version for Bug and her cousins or a BFF version. What do you think?

Wardrobe Wednesday: Target's Toddler Long Sleeve Thermal T-shirt

Target has white long sleeve thermal tees for just 5 bucks right now! They are perfect for layering under any of my short sleeve tees.

Thermal tee available at Target for $5! 

Here is a shirt I recently made for a new mommy blogger partner who is going to review my personalized airplane tee. (Review coming soon!) I love the way the white sleeves make the airplane pop even more on the navy background.

With and without the thermal tee layer. 

These thermals are in the toddler boys section. I bought one for my girl to wear on Sundays under her Charger's jersey so I can personally testify that these tees are soft, comfortable and should make it through many laundry cycles.  (Yes we are San Diego fans living in Bronco territory.)

Checking her fantasy stats.

I'd love to see how you layered any of my tees. Post them on my facebook page or send me an email: BluewaterRoadDesigns@gmail.com. If you are an independent handmade shop and think something you make would coordinate with my tees, let's work on a feature together! Email me or send me a message on facebook.

Giveaway Time Again! Long Sleeve Halloween Tshirt

My mom is my biggest customer. She likes to buy t-shirts for the grandkids to wear around the major holidays. I love it because it is my chance to experiment with different designs, materials and t-shirt suppliers. Here is the experiment I made my for my niece:

Halloween cat with rhinestone collar.

Here are the two I made for my nephew and my daughter:

Glow-in-the-dark jack-o-lantern and Halloween kitty.

I had so much fun making these, I decided it was time to do another giveaway on my facebook page. The winner can choose either the (glow-in-the-dark) Jack-o-lantern long sleeve tee on the left or the Halloween Kitty long sleeve tee with lettuce edges on the right. At this time sizes 2, 4, and 6 are available. Both are made with soft Monag tees.

To enter, visit my facebook page: www.facebook.com/BluewaterRoadKids. Click on the "Giveaway" tab. Giveaway ends September 29th. Good luck!

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