shops update....

Happy Monday!
Another beautiful day today. I feel blessed and very thankful just to be alive. Lots of fun stuff are planned for this week. It's a big week for me. The vintage shop is opening this week. I am planning for this Wednesday. I'm trying to polish up few little details tonight and tomorrow then DG Vintage is back to business this Wednesday evening! Yay for me.

If you love vintage jewelries, you definitely want to check out DG Vintage. LOTS of beautiful vintage jewelries will be listed this week. As always, I keep my prices reasonable. As a single mom, I know how challenging it is sometimes to juggle budgets buying neccessities while still have extra cash to look fabulous! Don't worry friends, you'll find prices on my vintage jewelries to be very budget friendly! And since you will be buying vintage jewelries, you can almost be sure that yours is one-of-a-kind!

Another update is that I am going to put DGD shop on hold for now. Sad decision but it is for the better. I'll be reopening my baby shop, Max and Olivia, between March-April this year. After much considerations, I am planning to focus my time and energy on my vintage and baby shop at the moment. The plan is to grow Max and Olivia into a baby + mommy online boutique. And that's going to take a whole lotta work lol! I am doing everything on my own while raising a toddler, living with 6 dogs, and holding a full-time office job. So, it's going to be a crazy busy for me.

Max and Olivia will not only carry pretty little things for babies but also for mommies too! Chic diaper totes, diaper wristlets, to-go pouches, some make-up bags for pretty mommies! They would make wonderful baby shower gifts not only for the baby but for the momma too. Why not make baby and momma happy, right ^__^

So, that's all the update for you right now. See you tomorrow!

Wishing you a Happy New Year!

This is it. 2009 is about to go away and very soon we'll be entering a brand new year.

I am very, very excited to welcome 2010 for several reasons. One, because our first baby is due next week. Two, I get to stay home with my baby for 3 months. Three, I am going to sew a lot more when I am home.

I have many goals for 2010 that I would like to achieve and one of them is to be able to craft more handmade lovelies for my shops.

As of right now, I am working on several clutches and bags for my Downtown Girl Designs shop. And as for my baby shop, Max and Olivia, I am working on finishing up several super cool travel changing pads. I haven't found many vintage items for Downtown Girl Vintage shop yet so I haven't been able to list any in a while.

Happy New Year!!!!

it's raining coin purses! yay!

I tell you I had so much fun making these coin pouches. I made three this afternoon after work and I listed them on my Etsy shop soon after. In a perfect world, everyone would carry one of these coin purses everywhere they went.

If you are looking for a custom made item, please email me at limited_edition78@yahoo.com

I have tons of fabric choices you can select for your project--both American and Japanese fabrics.

new coin purses are available now

I have 8 new coin purses listed on my Etsy shop so make sure you stop by and check them out. They are made of the cutest Japanese fabrics. I really enjoyed making them. I have few more that I still need to sew and I am looking forward to that. I shoudl have have 2 -3 more listed on my shop tomorrow. I also have about 2 pencil pouches that I am going to list tomorrow.

If you are looking for something custom made, please feel free to email me at limited_edition78@yahoo.com

As always, I'll be happy to work with you.

more Japanese fabrics....

Look what came in the mail today!! My new stash of Japanese fabrics!!! You can take a peek of what they look like from the picture. I cannot wait to to start crafting using these lovely fabrics.

I have to be honest, I am a huge fan of Japanese fabrics. They do cost twice more than most American designers' fabrics but Japanese fabrics are more fun to work with, in my opinion. I love to make purses or pouches using them. They always have cute, innocent designs on it. They make me happy.

Well, I have a lot to sew tonight using my new fabrics. Tomorrow, you should see new listings of nice pouches and clutches on my shop. Make sure you check out my Etsy shop !!

www.downtowngirldesigns.etsy.com

Would like custom order something? Send me an email at limited_edition78@yahoo.com

I'll be more than happy to work with you :)

in case you are wondering....

As you might have noticed, I have not updated my blog in a while. My crazy fulltime job has exhausted me. However, quite few good things have happened.

First, my husband and I found out in May that we are expecting our first child. I am now entering my 16th week of pregnancy :)

The baby is due on January 10, 2010. So you see I better start sewing a bunch to save money for the baby LOL. And in case you are wondering... yes I will be sewing baby items for my baby :) In fact, I am trying to find ideas of what to make for the nursery room. We should be able to find out the gender of the baby in 4 more weeks so after that, I'll start picking the fabrics to make the nursery project.

Second, I have done quite some sewings in the past few days. I made more coin purses as I love making those cute litte things. They are available on my etsy shop, as always. Here is the shop address http://www.downtowngirldesigns.etsy.com/

School almost starts. I have some sewing projects that I would like to finish this weekend. On my lists are lanyards, pencil pouches, crayon holders, make-up bags, and 2 sizes of pouches. All need to be done before Sunday--tomorrow. I was going to make totes but I don't think time will allow me to make them this weekend. And, all of my creations will be available on my Etsy shop.

Contact me at limited_edition78@yahoo.com to discuss custom order or wholesale inquiries.