Busy, Busy, Busy. And a giveaway.

I thrive on busy, which is good, I suppose, since I have my share of it this time of year!
Here are a few things going on this week:

I made these this past weekend...Pumpkin Oat Chocolate Chip Cookies. Don't even get me started on how many of these I ate before I started giving them away!

Just added these to the website: Personalized Hot Cocoa Packets.

They are super-cute for classmates, co-workers, neighbors, family & friends!
Wouldn't they be fun to pass out at your holiday party?
Leave a comment on the blog and you'll be entered to win a dozen of these FREE!

Ordered these for our Christmas Tree. I'm changing our "theme" this year...all initials and monograms. I've had a snowman/snowflake themed tree for about 10 years now and while still so cute, I am ready for a change. It'll be a work in progress as I cannot afford to replace an entire tree's worth of ornaments, but I'm going to try and do some creative things myself. In my spare time. ha!

Getting ready for this event, this weekend...
If you are in the Tallahassee area, stop by and see us!

Dog Days

We found Addison's "dog" the other day. He was a gift before he was even born and he is the one that "stuck".

Dog went everywhere with us when Addison was a little guy.
And he is a little worn...

a missing nose that was sewn on many times but now gone.

Floppy feet with fabric so thin you can see through it.

He still creates this sense of calm in my son that he would never admit.

So, I have been posing Dog after Addison leaves for school and I make his bed....Dog has been very busy!


Reading up on Archery. I told him "no arrows in the house".

surfing the net. good thing we have parental controls on there.

playing football. at least he wears his helmet.


playing Xbox. not on school nights.


worn out from all that fun, Dog takes a nap.

The Oprah Effect....

My hubby taped a show for me the other evening called, The Oprah Effect. It highlighted several small businesses that became bigger after their products were featured on Oprah's show or in her magazine. To some degree, we have just experienced the "People Effect".
When our wine wrappers were featured in People Magazine last month, we were thrilled.

When the orders started coming in, we were thrilled.
It was so fun to open my email inbox to find orders from all over the country.

A week later, when they were still rolling in, we were thrilled.

And it continued.

For weeks.

I wish I could tell you exactly how many sets of wine wrappers we have sold in the last 30 days, but I have not even had a chance to add them up! It was alot.

Combined with all of the regular orders that came in and a BIG show in early October, we have been BUSY in the studio.

A BIG order for candy jars....so cute!

Some of the recent goodies leaving the studio....

Melissa hosted a home show..

...she is just adorable and she had this "surprise" for me when I arrived. She had collected all of her recent products and printed up a sign that read "Melissa's Favorites". How cute is that? We sold ALOT of stuff from her favorites samples!

I've lost 9 pounds without even trying. (read: elated).

I don't sleep much.

I got my hair cut all off because I didn't have time to style all that hair.
Ok, I really just wanted short, sassy hair again, but it sounded good, right?

Before: (literally- in the parking lot of the salon)

After:

I am NOT complaining. I LOVE what I do and I love that we are so busy!
I am grateful for my amazing mom who puts in countless hours!
I am grateful for my hubby, who puts up with all of my long nights and weekends away.
I am grateful for all of my customers who keep supporting my business and me!

Well, time to get ready for the next show...Saturday!!!

I'll have my People call your People....

Random Thoughts

Ok, so I haven't been a very good blogger lately. School has started and the lazy days of summer are over! So, here is collection of random thoughts and pictures......

A beautiful order made recently for a wedding gift!

Who do these Mens' size 11 feet belong to?

the fifth grader.....WHO WOULD NOT SMILE for the first day photo!

So, he finally smiled and I got this cheesy grin. (He will totally regret all this in about 5 years!)

This plate of delishness was made last weekend by hub. Love that man!

And THIS is just a gal after my own heart! We went to a local Spring over the summer and she whipped out this personal fan! It's hot here, people, so this is a wonderful invention!

Well, that's it.... more random thoughts to come!

new collections

I've been on a creative kick the past few days.....lots of new ideas brimming out of my head. And I seem to have an obsession with little birds.
Here's a few new things!

Fall Tweet:


Fall Foilage:

Tweet Initials:

Little Bird:

Simple Stripes:

Simon Says:

Pink Stripe Skull:

And the Winner is.....

RhoDelta!

Email me at kim@thepolkadotpress.com to let me know what colors/name you would like for your pencil case!!!

Woo Hoo! LOVE fun school supplies!