Store on Etsy

For those of you who haven't heard of Etsy, it is a website dedicated to all things handmade and you can set up your own store and sell your items across the world.  I highly recommend checking it out, there are some awesome stores, plus one new store...

Our nickname for Aiyden is bubby and so I thought it to be an appropriate name.  So, tell your friends and anyone with children to check it out.  I'm gradually loading pictures in and all items can be customized.  Let me know what you think, the link is  jessierivers.etsy.com

Berkeley Flea Market

Yesterday was the Berkeley Flea Market and I had a space so Friday night I sewed my heart out trying to get everything done and Riv painstakingly worked on the sign.  We had to be there at 7am to get our spot.  Some folks had quite an elaborate set up, I just had our three tables and the sandwich board.  It was a slow start, weather was kind of dreary, but by the afternoon things picked up and the sun came out and it ended up being very successful.  A lot of people loved the clothing, I got some feedback on some other festival to attend.  I realized that I need to make more toddler sized things.  All in all, it was a great experience, and there was some excellent people watching!

Website Up!!!

check it out!! jriversphotography.com  thank you soooo much to josh for creating it!

new projects

my new craze is are the applique onesies.  they are just so freakin cute and i really think i can sell them if i find the right place.  i started a store on etsy.com  it is a site dedicated to handmade items. really cool stuff, check it out if you haven't been there.  i am also going to try and get a spot at the berkeley flea market next weekend. pics below are the latest ones.  if you know anyone with babies or toddlers... give them my info.  they range between $10- $15.  soon to come... hand- dyed and organic!

Oma's Visit

mom visited this week and we had so much fun! aiyden had a lot of fun playing with his oma and showed off his walking skills for her!

riv took us out for a delicious seafood dinner on mother's day.  the restaurant was in berkeley and we got to do some window shopping at all the cute shops before we ate.

aiyden's great aunt, or rather, grand colleen sent aiyden a michael doll!  it's the cutest little boy doll and it looks like him!!  she saved the day with this one because our homemade rag doll didn't turn out so well, it's a lot harder than i thought. 

while mom was here, i was able to get out all the crafty-ness i've been feeling.  we made blankets and bibs and applique onesies! there are going to be some cute dressed newborns out there!

feeling crafty

i have had an amazing urge to do projects.  i think it's because mom is coming on friday and i know that i might be able to actually finish something without aiyden interrupting a bazillion times.  that and my friends jeremy and melanie are having a baby next month and i've found some really cute patterns for applique onesies and homemade mobiles.  on top of that i need to make a bath toy holder and some sort of rag doll for aiyden.  i've become increasingly aware that any toy that he has that is a boy is white so i looked online but there really isn't much in the way of biracial dolls.  and it can't be that hard to make, right?    so the following pictures are the latest photoshop experiments.  i found some new filters that are cool and riv found a template that will format your pics into a box.  you just print, cut, and fold.

Walking boy!

He's beginning to walk!!! and I caught it on video!!