custom order- sherri's bridal party

a few months ago sherri emailed me with some ideas she wanted for bridesmaid necklaces. their dresses were a gorgeous dark grey and she was looking for something simple, yet elegant. we decided to go with the francesca necklace, which features four rolled blossoms and is accented with a pearl beaded chain. i created two grey, ivory, and pale blush necklaces to coordinate with her color palette. i am in love with how they turned out for her big day.

weekend update and winners!

i'm feeling refreshed after an extra hour yesterday and haven't been able to stop daydreaming about how amazing it would be to have an extra hour, everyday. how would you spend it? mine was spent catching up with friends and taking a family walk to the neighborhood coffee shop. the rest of my sunday was spent catching up on emails and packaging orders. we celebrated my brother-in-laws birthday saturday night and bailey was pretty tuckered out after getting to play (run around in 3388420 circles) with all of the kids.

life around here has been pretty hectic lately. orders have been picking up and i'm preparing for another craft fair. you'll be noticing a lot of changes around here within the next month. i'll be switching over to wordpress (woohoo!) and will have a new home at thelovelypoppy.com. i'm contemplating switching over to big cartel, but haven't decided quite yet.

i've learned so much over the past month and am thrilled that traffic has increased by over 400%. i'm grateful for all of my followers and have some amazing giveaways coming up.

have i mentioned how terrible i am at saying no? it's really something that I NEED to work on. i'm signed up/ have donated around 20 products in the past/upcoming month. as much as i love being able to help others out, it hasn't financially been the wisest thing for me to do. keep your eyes open on the blog and facebook for where you can win some lovely poppy products!

speaking of giveaways, the winners of the two giveaways are:
little green bird- emily
me and my new life- lowercase letters
*please email me at thelovelypoppy at gmail dot com

a few new items and colors will be making their way into the shop soon.

mustard floral blossom necklace

blossom head wrap

key fobs

elegant red floral blossom necklace

new packaging!

grey sunshine minky camera slipcover

grey argyle minky camera slipcover

windsor floral blossom necklace

newborn blossom headband

all of these items could be yours for FREE! have you entered the HUGE giveaway that ends thursday? if not, you may want to :-)

a little more about the lovely poppy

i'm so happy today to be posting a little intro about the lovely poppy.
the lovely poppy has been around since may of this year and i've already learned an incredible amount and have connected with some pretty amazing bloggers/indie business owners.

currently my husband and i live in milwaukee, wisconsin, with our puppy (treated like a child) bailey.

Source: thelovelypoppy.blogspot.com via Nicole on Pinterest

Source: thelovelypoppy.blogspot.com via Nicole on Pinterest

Source: flickr.com via Nicole on Pinterest

during the day i work for a local non-profit, managing an early intervention program for children with autism. i absolutely love what i do and helping children with disabilities is a huge passion of mine. i recently blogged about a football camp that i put together with a local high school.

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at night and on the weekends i run the lovely poppy. i decided to open up a shop because of my obsession with dressing bailey in a new collar every week and my love for shopping for fabric. the shop now focuses on accessories, such as necklaces, headbands, blossom pins, camera strap slipcovers, key fobs, pacifier clips, and a few new products are released each month. i enjoy being able to create things for others and have them feel confident wearing it.

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i've recently started focusing more on blogging and connecting with other bloggers. i love waking up in morning and reading posts- which continue to inspire me and help come up with new ideas to grow the lovely poppy. i'm currently hosting a giveaway to increase followers and have had an overwhelmingly awesome amount of new followers.

i've shared a few quick and easy tutorials...

Source: thelovelypoppy.blogspot.com via Nicole on Pinterest

Source: thelovelypoppy.blogspot.com via Nicole on Pinterest

and love linking up for what i wore wednesdays and instafridays.

thank you so much for stopping by, let me know if you follow me, so i can make sure to follow you back. xoxo nicole

giveaway and shop updates

-thank you all so much for spreading the word about the giveaway. 60 new followers have joined us in under one week = amazing. once we reach 200, the gift certificate will reach 100 dollars. an extra thank you to just lovely things, jessican designs, miss mommy, agape love, and through the eyes of the mrs for leading the way with referrals. there's still plenty of time to refer a few additional followers and enter to win, so send a few more over. :-)
-i decided to start offering a few sponsor options, all of them are currently free. i'm looking forward to sharing the sponsor giveaways with you in november, just in time for the holidays.
-i'm all caught up on shop orders and am finishing up on a few wholesale orders. i'm hoping to launch a few new products while things are a little slower around here.

-if you've stopped over at the shop recently, you've probably noticed the key fobs. i'm so happy with how they turned out and can't wait to make more. they are a perfect gift for teachers, new drivers, college students, family.. just about anyone that has a key!

-a few new pacifier clips have also been added

stay tuned for more giveaway and product updates. you all seriously rock!!

some of my firsts

i taught myself to sew last year because i wanted to make a bunch of dog collars for bailey. it's been fun for me to look back and some of my "projects" and see how much the quality of my sewing has improved. i've been playing around with a lot of new potential products lately, however i don't list them until i'm 100% confident they are the highest quality possible. here's a look at some of my first attempts.

it'll be fun to look back next year at all of the products and attempts from this year.

and the winner is..

the winner of the you vote.. new products contest is Cerrisse (please email me at thelovelypoppy at gmail dot com).

the pacifier clip will also be added to the shop this week, with lots of fun and colorful patterns.

thanks for everyone who voted, there's a good chance some of the other products will wander there way into the store at some point!

customer love

pictures from customers make me the happiest lady in the world. isn't this adorable little girl one of the cutest you've ever seen. she is the daughter of the amazing photographer from Abbi Triphan Photography. i love how well she sports the brewers poppy petals headband.

in the mood for a new headband to support your favorite team? i love custom orders.. my husband on the other hand told me that the chicago bears poppy petal that i'm making must be created in the garage :-(

new products- you vote!

over the weekend i was a busy bee behind the sewing machine. i have a few potential products to share with you and would love your input. one of the items below will be added to the shop, of course there will be more patterns than just the one shown. which one is your favorite?

pacifier clip

thick headbands

ruffled purses

ocean blossom necklace

orange and teal damask camera slipcover

petite blossom dog collar

which is your favorite? the contest ends friday and we'll be giving a little something away one one of the people who comments :-)