Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Happy Christmas!

Blue Pumpkin's Christmas has hit ebay! We have several themed outfits and hair bows listed this week! Click HERE to visit our listings! See photos below!







We also have a NEW matching set! D!sney has introduced a new Character! Duffy the D!sney Bear, made for M!ckey by M!nnie as a companion during his travels has arrived to BOTH U.S Coasts! To celebrate, we are offering a Hair bow and GIRL set! Click HERE to see them!








Saturday, October 2, 2010

Magical Duffy Bear

Magical Vacation Duffy Bear sets for BOY and GIRL!  When I heard all things Magical was debuting Duffy this month I just HAD to make a set in his honor.  Except not just one, TWO!  As a HUGE Magical fan and Bear collector, I couldn't resist! 

You can find both listings on ebay this week!

FAIRYCAKES Magical Bear Duffy


See pictures of both sets below!



Ann

Thursday, September 16, 2010

NEW LISTING!!

This item was created for the Fairycakes Fairy Tales Launch that started Tuesday September 14. Classic Fairy Tales bring back childhood memories. For this one it's Princess and the Pea. The Princess, her bed and pea are appliqued to the front of a Euro knit dress and the set includes matching leggings. The set will be recreated in sizes 3-7.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330473013786

Saturday, August 21, 2010

New Poll & More Info on Upcoming Events


Thanks for visiting our blog! Since you're here, please take a minute to cast your vote in our new poll "What types of items would like to see more of on the BPD website?" located at the top of the left hand side bar.

With the unveiling of our newly updated website only a few weeks away, we would like your opinion on what we can do to make the new store the best it can be. Ann and I are committed to keeping the new website stocked with the things you want most, so we're eager to hear from you!

To read more about the grand opening of our updated store, please read our previous post found HERE. The unveiling of the site also coincides with the one year anniversary of Ann and I being in business together as Blue Pumpkin Designs. It's been a solid year and we've learned not only a lot about what it takes to survive as a business in the ever-changing world of handmade boutique, but also about what it truly really means to "collaborate" and work together to succeed. The best thing is we've come out of this year still the greatest of friends! Hahaha. And cool fact/ not only do we share a business "birthday", Ann and I share a real birthday of January 29th /cool fact.



Lastly, don't forgot that we have a Model Search in progress. You can read about that HERE.

We are looking for 5 children to be the faces of our upcoming 2010 Fall/Winter clothing/hair accessory collaborations. You can submit two photos of your child to bluepumpkindesigns@gmail.com. The shots do not need to be professionally done. Just one full body shot and one close-up, upper body shot. We would be prefer the pictures be untouched, no Photoshop. No previous modeling experience is necessary, but if your child has modeled before, or if you have photography experience, we would like to know. Finalists in each category will be selected by BPD and we will have our Facebook fans vote to pick the winner during our Birthday/Grand Opening Celebration week. Four winners will receive a clothing outfit and hair accessories to model for us, one winner will receive 3-5 hair accessories. We ask for 10 modeled photo shots per clothing/accessory piece to choose from to use in our product listings, store promotions and ads. It's possible that we can ask for reshoots, if necessary. Once the photos have been accepted, your child will keep the goods.

Be sure to get your photos in no later than September 10th, 2010 to be considered. We look forward to receiving your submissions!

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Halloween Listings!

We have some great items up this week for Halloween!

These bows from Ericka coordinate with Ann's Critter Knit set!

Halloween Petite Critter Hair Bow Set












Tuesday, June 29, 2010

New Listings for Back To School!

Matching Mouse School listings on ebay!

Find Ericka's hair bow HERE!


 Find Ann's Custom 2 piece set HERE!


Sunday, June 27, 2010

Blue Pumpkin is having a lot of fun this week! We are kicking the week off with THREE new applique filled outfits and matching hair bows!

First as part of the PoshM guest launch, we are offering Pooh Super Sleuths themed items! 

Find Ericka's hair bow HERE!



Find Ann's OOAK Euro dress in size 3/4 HERE!


Find Ann's OOAK Big Sister size 5/6 set HERE!



We also have Toy movie items! See Ericka's hair bow HERE!



See Ann's Custom set HERE!


Love Alice? See Ericka's hair bow HERE!



Ericka also has listed a fabulous Fashion Doll hair bow! See it HERE!


Friday, April 2, 2010

Boutique Fabric Clippie Tutorial



What you’ll need:

1 - 1.5” x 3” piece of fabric
1 - 1.5” x 3” piece of medium-weight fusible webbing
1 - 1.5” x 3” piece of wool felt
1 60mm (2”) metal snap clip
A quick drying, strong glue such as Quick Grip or E6000
Fray Check
1 pre-made mini hair bow or other embellishment
Scissors
Household Iron

Cuttlebug Die Cutting Machine (or other machine that adapts for Cuttlebug dies)

Cuttlebug Build-A-Flower #9919085 Die found here.

(if you don’t have a die cutting, you may also hand cut your materials using the template provided here)



A Cuttlebug Die Cutting Machine and the Build-A-Flower die (not shown) are both handy to have for this project. If you don’t have one, you can still make these clips by printing a copy of the template and tracing it out onto your fabric and felt. For this tutorial, I’ll be using the scallop-edged flower petal shape as my clip cover, but you can use whichever one you like.


After gathering your supplies, iron the fusible webbing onto the back of your fabric piece using a medium/wool setting.


Run your fusible webbing-backed fabric and wool felt pieces through your die cutting machine or hand cut using the template.


Adding a tiny bit of Fray Check along the edges of the fabric piece will slow any fraying.


While folding your wool felt piece in half vertically, cut a very small slit through the center about ½” from the wider end.


Insert the open end of your snap clip through the slit.


Add glue to the top of the snap clip.


It helps to use a toothpick to smooth the glue all over, paying close attention in getting close to the edges of the felt, but not so thickly that the glue seeps out when the fabric is added on top in the next step.


Align your fabric piece over the glue and press around the edges firmly to adhere in place. Let your clippie dry for about 20 minutes or so and then glue your mini bow or whatever embellishment you prefer to the larger end of the clip.

In case you were wondering, the flower clippie was made using these dies found here. A small button was hand sewn to the smallest flower, then all flower layers were glued together and then finally onto the clippie.


You are done! Wasn’t that fun and easy? Now you can custom make these for your own daughters and family members. Additional ideas/uses:

Party favors
Stocking stuffers
Teacher gifts

Craft project for tweens/teens

Gift exchanges


Please contact us at our website www.bluepumpkindesigns.com if you would like clippies like these, but would rather not make them yourself. We love to do custom orders if you don’t see what you need there!


We hope you enjoyed this tutorial. Use the technique you just learned to create items and do with them what you wish, but PLEASE do not copy or take our actual pictures or tutorial text in any way, shape or form without our permission. This does not at all include linking back to us from your own blog or website. In fact, if you like today’s crafty tip, we totally appreciate you spreading the word!




Thursday, April 1, 2010

April Events

We start off April with a bang! Many new things have been added to the website and we are still busy working on more! You will find fun designs just perfect for Spring and Summer and some little surprises as well!

Tropical - See it online HERE




We've added Patriotic to the site! See items HERE! And more will be added this week!



And we have added our new line Boutique Like Me! These clothes are made for our favorite dolly friends! See them HERE! More will be added SOON!



Even MORE fun and exciting things are coming up! Stay Tuned!

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Get ready for some Magic!

We LOVE all things Magical here at Blue Pumpkin Designs! What better way to spend your Magical Vacation than with one of our fabulous sets! Now up on the site are 6 clothing sets and 3 hair bows just perfect for upcoming Magical events! You will find 3 Sister sets and 3 Brother sets in your favorite characters! Here is just a peak of what we offer! Click HERE to view the whole collection! Collection clothing is LIMITED.



Monday, February 8, 2010

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Valentine just listed on ebay!!

Magical Valentine SWAK hair bows and matching dress!

CLICK HERE to visit the listings!