Piggy Paint...

If you haven't heard of Piggy Paint you need to check it out!

Melanie Hurley, founder of Piggy Paint is a stay at home mom that created a kid-friendly nail polish that is water based and specially formulated with natural ingredients. Piggy Paints are non-toxic, odorless and dries to a hard, durable finish!

They also offer a non-toxic nail polish remover.

Melanie says since most young children are squirmy during the drying process of any polish, she suggests singing songs to pass the time. Two rounds of the “ABC’s” should make 60 seconds pass by very quickly. Make “Piggy Painting” a bonding experience for you and your child.



Lots of colors to choose from and you will receive free domestic shipping on all orders of $25 or more. Go check it our here!

Only 4 days to the Lodi Street Faire and we are still working hard on new pieces! Our website is almost complete and should have it up again in a few more days.

Have a fabulous day!

Something vintage...

...and oh so sweet!

I came across the sweetest fabric at a local antique shop downtown and it is perfect for a new summer dress we are working on. It will be a Limited Edition since our chances of coming across that same fabric is highly unlikely. I will give you a hint...it is a beautiful floral print on a nice summer yellow and we are pairing it with pink of course. This one may not make it to our website if it sells out Sunday....sorry guys. Well I'm off to finish up a few pieces and then off to bed I go.

Have a good night!

Here we go again...

One more sneak peek!

How adorable is she in our NEW Annie Knot Top and Capris.

Shannon did it again! She captured the perfect photos for this ensemble.

I think this is one of my favorite new ensembles.

How adorable is she with those little curls!

We have several new pieces coming and are working hard to get our website updated. Hopefully that will be up and running by the end of the week. The Lodi Street Faire countdown is on...only 7 days left!

Have a fabulous Sunday!

Starbucks Baby!

I didn't realize Starbucks first store was opened back in 1971...

When my favorite coffeehouse called House of Coffee's isn't open I head over to the fabulous Starbucks.

I had to pick up something yummy to drink while I work on all these new dresses, skirts, tops, and capris. If you haven't tried Starbucks Tuxedo drink you should...it is yummy. I just wanted to stop in and say hello! We will give you another sneak peek tomorrow...you won't want to miss it! Now it's back to work...if you want to call it that.

Sweet Kylie...

Okay so I received these photos from Shannon last night at about 11:00 pm and when I saw them I wanted to scream...they are so stinkin CUTE!

Adorable little Kylie just turned ONE...Happy Birthday sweetie!

Shannon gets me every time...her work is stunning!

Just look at those beautiful eyes.

I am so fortunate to be working with Shannon! Visit her fabulous blog for more on our Designer Spotlight.

Now I'm off to eat dinner and get back to work. We only have nine more days until the Lodi Street Faire. Maybe I'll sneak in another peek of whats new sometime this weekend...or should I keep you waiting??

Fabulous...

So I was going to take the night off but I just couldn't wait to share this adorable photo that I received from Amanda Elkins! I came across her work and I just had to contact her to see if she would work with us and she did...YEAH! Her work is fabulous!

Amanda is based in Southern California and also does photography work for RuffleButts Clothing and No Slippy Hair Clippy's. Check out her blog and read about our designer spotlight and so much more.

Thank you Amanda we are honored to work with you!

Just a little peek...

Here it is...Just a little peek of what is to come!

Shannon is an amazing photographer to work with! Her work is not only fabulous but she is the sweetest person. I am ready to pack up my family and take a vacation down south to meet her and and have our family photos taken on the beach!

Visit Shannon's blog to see more of her amazing work!

We are working hard to prepare for our upcoming events! Once again I just want to remind you our website is down for another week or so. We are working hard to get it updated and make a few changes! Thanks for being patient! Well I better get back to work ...
Have a blessed day!

Inspiring...

I love to hear stories like this they are so inspiring to me. If you haven't heard of EM Tanner Designs you are missing out. Em, a mother of 4 children, has turned her passion into a full time business. It all started with one order of 12 tees and she now has a warehouse and staff helping her with her business.

Em Tanner Designs offers adorable tees and so much more!

From fun lunch boxes to personalized water bottles.

They make great gifts! Visit her website to see all of her fabulous designs.

Thanks for the inspiration Em!

Refreshed...

It's good to be back! I had a great weekend in Sutter Creek and enjoyed spending time with my girlfriends all 110 of them...It was actually a ladies retreat for our church. We had an amazing guest speaker who really opened my eyes to what God has for me and my family! So many of us are controlled by our fear and our negative thinking. We need to keep a vision of victory and expect and believe God for bigger and better things. Let go of doubt, failure and fear and keep your mind filled with thoughts of HOPE!

Psalm 23:6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life...

Now that I'm done preaching to ya :)

I'm off to work in the studio....we are cutting a ton of dresses today! I'll try to post a few sneak peeks later this week for you all.

Have a blessed day!

So much to do...so little time

Wow! We have so much going on right now...and we love it! Let's start with announcing the winner of our giveaway!

Congratulations Megan!

We hope you enjoy spending your gift certificate!

Next on the list is another upcoming event! We are excited to announce that we will be taking part of Lodi's Annual Street Faire this May! Almost 700 vendors will be there offering antiques, arts and crafts, entertainment and plenty of food! This is a huge event that attracts 25-30 thousand potential buyers each year.

Downtown Lodi

Sunday May 3, 2009

8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Lodi, CA

We will have many new pieces that are not yet available to purchase on our website. We will also be offering them at unbelievable prices! Like I said when I announced the Celebrate Mama event we will have an amazing online sale coming in May! Those dates will be announced at a later time.

And the last item on our list...Our website. You may notice it is currently down. We are working on updating it and making some changes. We are hoping to have it up and running by the end of April.

Now that that is all said and done...I'm going on vacation! I am in need of a little get away. I am going to stay in beautiful Sutter Creek for the weekend with several of my girlfriends and am so looking forward to it. We are leaving Friday morning and will be back Sunday night. All emails and orders will be processed when I return.

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

One more day...

Only one more day and the winner of our $100 gift certificate GIVEAWAY will be announced! If you have not entered to win click here to enter.

Isn't she a cutie!

All Tanks and Tees are still $10 off in our ETSY shop now through Sunday April 19th!

Have a blessed day!

Laundry...

This pretty much sums up my day...

What a day! I tried to play catch up from our busy Easter weekend...which was fabulous by the way. I did manage to squeeze in some work today and will be meeting with our new assistant tomorrow. I will give you the scoop on that a bit later.

Well that is it for now...I'm exhausted! Oh...you can find this fabulous wall quote and many more at HouseHold Words!

Celebrate Mama...

We are excited to announce that we will be apart of Lodi's 2nd annual Celebrate Mama event this May! We particiapated in the event last year and had such a great time.

This year it will be located at the fabulous Hutchins Street Square!

125 South Hutchins Street

Lodi, California

Saturday May 9th

10am -3pm

This year they are having a Silent Auction to benefit Lodi Memorial's "Walk for the Health of It".

There will also be live entertainment featuring Baby signs, Ravens Brew Poetry, Gymboree, and much more!

Be sure to mark your calendars now...this will be an event you won't want to miss! We will have many new pieces that are not yet available to purchase on our website. We will also be offering them at unbelievable prices!

For all of you that are not in the area...don't fret we will be having an amazing online sale after the event! I will announce the online sale date in the next couple of weeks...oh I know the suspense...it kills you doesn't it. Sorry!

Only a few more days to enter to win our Giveaway! Click here to enter now!

Have a Happy Easter Weekend!!

Cute as a bunny...

Your little Easter bunny will be the hit at the egg hunt this year wearing this adorable hat!

This darling hat is handmade by Heather and available for purchase here!

We will posting upcoming event dates and sales tomorrow!

We hope everyone has a fabulous Easter!

Designer Spotlight...

I just received these fabulous photos from Shannon and could not wait to share them with you! Shannon is a talented photographer based in Southern California.

Visit Shannon's Blog to see more of her amazing work and read about our Designer Spotlight!

Thank you Shannon!

Time is running out...Hurry and enter to win our GIVEAWAY! More photos and upcoming event dates to be posted soon!

Have a blessed day!

Independent Designer...

Check out these fabulous dresses from Sarah Seven!

Sarah is an independent designer living in Portland Oregon.

Sarah also has a small bridal line and loves custom orders. Click here to check out her website!

Have fun shopping!

Live Dream Love Laugh...

I came across these fabulous sayings today and I had to share! These words say it all...

And here are some more positive and encouraging words...

Both of these prints and many more fabulous ones are available to purchase at The Love Shop!

Each piece is designed to beautify your space, & to uplift your soul.

I will be posting some event dates later this week so be sure to check back you won't want to miss out! And if you haven't stopped by to enter to win our GIVEAWAY click here to do it now!

Have a blessed day!!

Sweet things...

I think most moms save their baby's first spoon...well my mom did and I did too. I wish I would have known about these darling customized spoons from Lisa Leonard Designs.

They make a great gift and for only $20.

Check out her website here for these and other fabulous gifts!

Have a blessed day!

We did it!

It took us a while but after many invites we finally joined facebook!



Which now leads us to our next Giveaway! We are giving away a $100 Gift Certificate to one lucky winner! The gift certificate will be valid at Dolce Baci Boutique or in our ETSY shop, it's your choice.
Here is how to enter...

If you are a fan of our work and have a facebook account we would love for you to join us.
Click here to become a fan! Once you become a fan be sure to leave us a comment on this post letting us know that you are now a fan to receive one entry.

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Contest ends 4/15/09 The winner will be selected at random and announced on 4/16/09