http://www.momentrepreneur.savvymom/entry/2766489Holy cow! we have a lot going on around here :) I really have to start setting aside more time to blog, but the working at home and working out of the home schedule has been way to crazy lately and sleep has been my biggest priority.

1. We have three big things going on with Inspired Life Designs so far. We entered a Canadian contest for children's products, and we should find out soon if we get their seal of approval for our Sookie Wraps.

2. We have also entered the Savvymom Entrepreneur of the Year award, and we are now working hard to get votes to win the grand prize!! To vote for us go to www.momentrepreneur.savvymom.com/entry/2766489, and help us bring this home to make this dream of mine as big as it can be :)

3. And lastly we have a sales rep in Vancouver that will be taking our products around with her on the trade show circuit starting in August. We are so excited about the exposure this is going to bring, and what lies ahead.

We hope you all are having a great spring/summer so far.

Michelle

Wow I feel so fortunate and very greatful for the amazing response we are getting from mom's across North America. So far we have travelled as far as Texas and Newfoundland and pretty much everywhere in between.



Recently I was contacted by Sarah a blogging mom and lover of etsy from Indiana. She purchased a Sookie Wrap for her son about a month ago and absolutley loves it and so does he. And the part that gave me a little tear is that her son only has one arm and is able to do it up all by himself. This story made me so happy as kids and moms aren't just loving these belts, but they are also making a difference in little ones lives as well. For me it just doesn' t get better than that.



So I have offered a giveaway on Sarah's fantastic blog about all of her favorite etsy finds http://onthesearchforhiddentreasure.blogspot.com/ . I am offering a $20 gift certificate and a 15% coupon for readers of her blog. Make sure you check out her blog and pass this information on to friends as well.



Cheers, Michelle

My first bit of media is out today, YYYeeeeaaahhh I am so excited.!!!!

I was contacted about a month ago by Kelly who is a blogging mom that writes for a blog called www.simple-momreviews.com. She wanted to review one of my Sookie Wraps. This has been so much fun, and I can't wiait to see what comes out of it.

Today she posted the review and wow I am so excited. Go over and check it out,http://www.simple-momreviews.com/2010/02/so-cute-sookie-wraps-more.html. I am giving away a $25 gift certificate and have offered a coupon code for Simple readers. I have become a big fan of this site over the last month. They review a great amount of products with awesome feedback to help moms make great choices.

Cheeis, Michelle

One of the things I love about etsy is trading. Sellers hook up with others sellers and trade their items, which is so much fun. I was contacted by Laura at http://lzdesign.etsy.com/ to trade a Sookie Wrap for one of her beautiful hats made out of organic cotton.

I recieved the hat this week and had to post a picture. It is so soft and Sol just loves it. Check out her site, she is a great seller!

Wow, it has been a long time since I have posted anything. But I am still here, I have just been sooooo busy working away filling orders and loading products into the shop. I have had great response from all of my sales so far which has been awesome, truly a dream come true. And I so appreciate everyones comments and support.



Solanna Wraps are now in the shop with more prints to come. I have added some new prints to the Sookie Wraps and a whole new design is on the way. I am just working at loading all of the info and photos, which wow, can take some time. Buckles our in as well and they are so much fun. Black and brown leather snap belts to go with them will be here next week and I will load them into the store then.


New products to come soon are Sookie Straps, our toy leashes so the precious "Sophie" can always be close by. And Sookie Savers pacifier clips, which will be in many of the same prints as our Sookie Wraps, but in a 3/8" width so they work with many different soother styles.



The messenger bags have been a hit, so I am also going to be ordering more colors for those which should be in, in a few weeks.



And I am really exstatic as I won a giveaway from one of my favorite Etsy sellers Ari at http://www.buttercuppity.etsy.com/ I have talked about Ari before, she has been a real inspiration to me with the start up of this business. And she has the most amazing fabric in her store which she sews into the most amazing creations. And yay, I won this one pictured below.

Well off to sew and maybe get to sleep tonight earlier than 1am. Goodnight everyone :)

Well I have been working away burning the midnight oil to try and get all of the bugs worked out on my website and new items added. One day being able to pay a web designer to do all of it will be so great, but for now it is the do it yourself budget method.

I have all of the supplies now for my Solanna Wraps so tomorrow is sewing and photo shoot day and hopefully I will have them in my shop this week. And yaaayyy, thanks to my dad I now have merchandising cards for my Sookie Straps pacifier chains so those will be coming up soon. Also I am finishing my buckles that I will also have in the shop, and these are really too much fun!

I have added a new favorite product of mine. I broke my own rule as I do not sew these myself. Sewing brocade makes me want to pull my hair out, aaahhh. But the gypsy in me has a serious addiction to brocade fabric and I must have it. So I found these great messenger bags with an amazing price, and I wanted to share. Check them out they are lots of fun.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend and getting way more sleep than I am!

Yeah, the sun came out today! Now to get us out of our pajama's and actually outsite for a walk.

I am totally addicted to etsy and spend so much time on there looking at all of the amazing creations, and working on my shop of course. If you haven't checked it out yet go for it http://www.etsy.com/, but look out it is soooo much fun.

I always love reading the featured seller article, and one day hope to be the featured seller. But I really loved today's, she is so funny and her products look amazing. I think I will have to order some once I am able to put the fire out on my Visa, lol.

http://www.etsy.com/featured_seller.php

Hope eveyone gets to enjoy some sunshine today :)