Baby Steps in Etsy

I am slowly trying to get back on the Etsy routine. I am trying to add five things to my shop a week. So far I am starting with baby garments. Here are a few I've put up this week. 

This tiny 0-3 month baby outfit is the cutest! Hand made with vintage fabric and yo-yo details. You know how I feel about yo-yo's !!!

4t floral gathered dress, also made with vintage fabric 

This 2t bloomer and dress set is so darling. The fabric used on the dress is from the forties!!!

I added a few onsie dresses to my shop! 

I also added this 12 month set!

Right now I have 10 children's items in the shop! You should check them out, and let me know what you think! My shop name is beckyjanesews

Xoxo

Becky jane 

Shelves in my studio!

The time has come for me to start organizing my studio. I have a lot of projects I want to do, build a drafting table, bolt all of my fabric and make tables for stations for students. But first I need to organize all my supplies and get them off the floor. So last night, with a lot of help from my bosses, I put shelves up!

I'm on a budget, so we decided to make them from scratch. Here are photos of the process!

First we went to Home Depot and bought plywood, brackets and screws.

I decided to make four shelves 5 feet wide and ten inches deep. So we measured and marked the wood with chalk.

Then we cut the wood.

Deciding where to place the shleves was the hardest part. Because my studio is in a very old farm house it was hard to find studs to place the brackets on. 

We decided to space the shelves 16" apart giving me plenty of space for books and tools without feeling crammed. 

Here we are stabilizing the brackets into the wood.

All done! Now I just have to organize all of my supplies! Wish me luck!

Xoxo

Becky Jane 

More camp photos!!!

Here are a few more photos from Createfest on the farm!!!

We had the kids paint chickens on a canvas. 

We went exploring on the farm and found   some chickens! This is what inspired the above photo :)

Yoga train!!!

Here we are going through things we found on our scavenger hunt!!

This is a simple bird made out of toilet paper rolls! 

Duct tape and cardboard swords and shields were a huge hit!

We did an intense obstacle course for the kids! Hoola hoops, skateboards, slingshots and much more. Here is Mariska blowing a windmill before moving on to the next station!

We made little flying fairies out of fake flowers, beads, straws and q-tips!

The kids loved the garden.

Mr. Doug taught them how to plant a plant!!! 

Paper mâché !!!!the piñata's  were our week long craft.

These are the sample puppets I made for the kids to mimic. A lot of them made up their own!

This camp really was such a great experience for me. The kids taught me just as much as I taught them :)

I'm looking forward to doing Fall Fest!!!

Xoxo

Becky Jane 

Kids camp!!! Create Fest July 2014

My cousin Lanie and I hosted a kids camp out on the farm! Lanie did story time and yoga and I headed the crafts! It was such a fun time!

We did a lot of yoga! This kids loved drawing faces on balloons!

My friends Doug and Sara came one day to teach the kids about gardening!

My dad took them on a wagon ride!

Farmer Bob also let them feed baby cows :)

We made lots of puppets!

We made a piñata they got to break on the last day!!!

Camp was so much fun, and I took lots of photos! I will blog more soon, I didn't want to overwhelm you too much with cuteness!!!

Xoxo

Becky Jane 

June is coming to an end...

June is already coming to an end, this is what I have been up to the last few weeks...

Venus on the Half Shell, (where I work) did another photo shoot, which I helped stylize. This is a behind the scenes photo of our outdoor closet!

Here are our beautiful models off duty! Courtney and Karmin!!!

Another behind the scenes, we go hard core haha! Check out the actual photos that my sister Molly took on our website. www.venusvintage.net 

I also have been working a lot in my family's garden. It's so rewarding to eat something that you grew yourself.

This is a new skirt I made for the Village Bazaar I hosted at cafe Nola. My friend Jen and I host it every few months, and we pretty much just transform the restaurant into an artist mart. Stay tuned for the next one :)

Here I am infront of my booth.

My boss Jennifer and I went to breast cancer fundraiser that colonial jewlers hosted. The theme was Cleo, and we had a blast!

A room full of Cleo's!!!

Here I am with my favorite ladies! My boss Jennifer is on the left and co-worker Tara on the right. We all randomly are wearing vintage pieces from my friends shop Bottle of Bread in Baltimore!

So far this month has been busy and a lot of fun! With only a few days left, let's hope I can keep up with my projects! Stay tuned!

Xoxo

Becky jane 

May Re-Cap

May 2014 has been a crazy month for me. I did a show at Venus on the Half Shell, did two photo shoots with my sister Molly, made two wedding dresses (I can only show you one though),  participated in two fashion shows and also had some custom work. Wow! I am so grateful for all these experiences and jobs I was able to have this past month. Here is a few photos to re-cap my month of May. Enjoy!

I did a photo shoot with my sister Molly, and my friend Sara did hair and make-up. 

My friend Shelagh modeling with Rusty.

Behind the scene photo of Molly taking a photo of my friend Ashley haha.

from left to right: Sara, me, Tara and Meg. I made Meg her dress, and we are celebrating her graduation!

This is the custom wedding dress I made for my friend Danielle. 

Here is the beautiful bride with friend Eryka.

Venus on the Half Shell and I both participated in a fundraiser fashion event for the organization Love146 This is one of my models Maya looking cute 

My beautiful models all wearing hand made dresses I made.

Selfie with my sister Liz. I always make her model.

Me and all my models. 

Selfie!

This is my cute sister Liz. She modeled for the Venus shoot that I helped stylize. We did an eighties look on her.  

This is my boss Jennifer, working hard carrying all the garments to the shoot. 

Here is Navit, our second model on this shoot. She is such a natural beauty. We did sort of a boho look on her. 

Another shot of Liz from the shoot. Jumpsuits are so hot right now. 

This is a photo from my show for First Saturday. 

My rack for the show.

Me in my dress I made for the event. 

Venus on the Half Shell participated in a Fashion Show fundraiser for Old Line Farm Fest

Here is Jennifer with some of the models!

My boss Jennifer with friend Gena. Beautiful ladies!

Sorry for so many photos! It really was a busy month!

xoxo

Becky Jane