{SIG} Halloween Mini Collection 2012

Many of you know I love photography.

Probably as much as I like to sew.

It is much more a hobby for me than anything.

And honestly, I really like it that way.

I am no where near as good as our favorite photog Candace.

{check out her goodies HERE}

But, I can get the job done to feature our clothing.

It helps that Andrea also has a good eye for photography.

Combined, we aren't too shabby.

With that said, we took it upon ourselves to photograph

the {SIG} Halloween Mini Collection.

We are very pleased with how it came out.

And our items are now on preorder.

They will be LIMITED EDITION only.

That means I am purchasing only so much fabric

so when it is gone, it is gone.

We also have a range of pricing.

This means you can get some goodies without breaking the bank.

We had some adorable models!

They did a fabulous job.

No crying at all and cooperative.

The rain even stopped and the sky cleared up.

Miss Abbigayle modeled the {SIG} exclusive
Lizzie Peasant dress with knee high tutu leg warmers.
We used Riley Blake Costumer Clubhouse Collection.

The Lizzie Peasant dress features a 3/4 sleeve with ties,
a beautiful ruffle at the bottom and a sash for the waist.


Miss Abbigayle and Miss Juliet were absolutely precious together.
Juliet could not get enough of Abbigayle!
All she wanted to do was hold her hand.

Miss Juliet modeled our famous mega ruffle pants and bib shirt!

The ruffles on here are amazingly full.

And the ruching around the top of the ruffle adds dimension.

Then we have handsome Mr. Andrew.

He was such a pleasure to work with!

He modeled our {SIG} exclusive flat front country club pants,

and a hand painted shirt (boy that was fun).

These three took direction so well!

I had a blast making this Halloween banner from the

Riley Blake Collection.

Coming up with all the embellishments really

allowed for creative juices to flow.

And there you have it.

If you are interested in ordering any of the items above

or another design from our collection,

please shoot us an email.

signature (dot) creations (at) hotmail (dot) com

Thank you to all the parents and models!

{52 Dresses} Project

Jana is a sewing companion.

Albeit, we are miles apart,

we share the same love for sewing.

She introduced me to Amy from Simply B Photos

and even told me about a little project that Amy is doing.

It is called {52 Dresses} and this is her SECOND year to do it.

Basically, she is featuring 1 boutique artist per week for a year.

We have the option to give away the dress we send her OR

we can give the dress to a great cause, going to South Africa,

and offer a gift certificate for our store in lieu of the dress.

{read more about the project HERE}

How could I not get in on this awesomeness?
I contacted Amy immediately after Jana told me about this.

{oh, you can check out Jana's goodies at JMarie Designs}

And now we are slated for the 7th week of this year's {52 Dresses}.

I have a feeling it won't be our only week.

The idea of little girls in South Africa getting pretty dresses

just melts my heart and makes me excited!

So, I have finally figured out what I am going to do.

We will be featuring the newest pattern to the {SIG} family.

The Lizzie Peasant Dress

It is a super sweet dress featuring 3/4 sleeves with ties, 

a beautiful ruffle trim at the bottom and a sash to match.

{this photo is from the Halloween Mini Collection photo shoot}

I am super stoked about the fabric I chose.

Jennifer Paganelli, Super Fly...O.M.G.

This stuff is fabulous!

I have ordered 4 yards of this collection.
Dying to get it.

Can't wait.

Gonna flip when my hands get on it.

That is the whole collection.

The colors are amazing.

Jennifer Paganelli has the most vibrant prints.

And I'm not gonna tell you what combos I got.

It will be a surprise.

Maybe.

If I can stand to keep it a secret.

I am so excited about {52 Dresses}.

And if you sew and would like to donate,

contact Amy about it.

What a wonderful thing to be a part of!

Speaking of dresses,

I have a few I need to work on.

Tomorrow, I promise a post about the Halloween Collection

and the photo shoot that we did on Sunday.

Fun stuff!

Happy Wednesday peeps!

Rolled Fabric Flower Tutorial

It is great to team up with others that love to do what you do.

Today, we have a guest blogger.

Amber from KSMonkeys.

She and I have a lot in common!
We are both SAHM.
{Well, hmmm...maybe I have officially moved in
to the WORK-AHM status being that I have
a full fledged business that has taken over my dining room.}
We both love to sew, especially for our kids.
We started to sew boutique clothing because we couldn't afford it.
We both started young.
And we both wanted to share our love of sewing with others.
{Read more about her at the end of the tutorial.}

Today, Amber is going to show you how to make
a simple rolled fabric flower which can easily
be made in to a hair clip or embellishment on clothing.
Enjoy!

How to Make a Rolled Fabric Flower Tutorial 

Start off with a strip of fabric 2 inches wide by 18 inches long.

You can make these in a variety of lengths and widths.

For this tutorial I used 2x18 inches.  

Fold your piece of fabric in half length wise on one end .

And then fold again .

Starting at the edge of the fabric roll a tight roll.

I tend to put a small dab of hot glue at the edge

before I start rolling just to give it a bit extra hold.  

Roll your fabric in a tight roll until it is

the approximate width of your finger nail. 

Place a small dab of glue at the end of

your roll to secure the center of your flower.  

Now you will start folding your flower.

Don’t worry about getting each fold perfect you can go wrong with it.

Remember to place a small dab of glue every so often

so that your flower doesn’t unroll.  

Once you get toward the end of the fabric,

turn it over and place hot glue on the bottom

and fold the extra fabric over the bottom.

This will finish the bottom of your flower. 

Now you can place your flower on a clip or headband

and admire your beautiful new hairpiece!

These beautiful rolled flowers also

make beautiful pins for a shirt or jacket.  

To make the headband I simply used an elastic trim from Hobby Lobby,

measured around my daughters head

(I cut mine to be 17” and it fit my 3, 4, and 7 year old)

and hot glued the edges together and then hot glued the rolled flower onto the headband!  

In the picture shows the headband on my 3 year old and my 7 year old.

The headband measures 16 inches around!  

I am a Stay at home mom to 4 wonderful little (getting bigger my the second) girls! Kaylie (7), Savannah (4), Madelyn (3), and Katlyn (9 months). I have been sewing since I was about 7 years old. An older neighbor of my parents would sew baby clothes for charity and I was always at her house helping her cut and sew. I would spend HOURS over there. I instantly feel in love with sewing. I continued to sew throughout my teenage years. Right after high school I joined the Air Force and of course sewing got put on the back burner. In 2005 I had my first daughter, Kaylie. I was still active duty so sewing was far and in between. In 2007, pregnant with our second daughter, Savannah, I was released from active duty and my brain started in overdrive. Having 2 girls and now I was a SAHM I knew we couldn't afford the cute boutique clothing. I starting sewing again in my spare time. It wasn't until I was pregnant with our THIRD daughter, Madelyn that I really starting sewing for the girls. My friends would then ask me to make their daughters dresses or tutus. I then remembers how much I loved to sew! In 2009 I started sewing for all of my friends and family. Of course as I was getting settled my husband, who was also Active Duty, got orders to Minot, ND. So I packed everything up and off to Minot we went! Once we got settled I knew I wanted to sew for not only my girls but all of the moms like me that couldn't afford the "boutique" clothing. Thus KSMonkeys was born. The best part of being able to sew for my girls is when I complete an outfit and, especially Madelyn, comes up to me and say "Oh, mommy its bee-te-ful!" That is all I need and to think all of the little girls who run up to their mommys and say the same thing, just melts my heart. 

Thank you for the fabulous tutorial Amber!

Show some {SIG} love and leave a comment for Amber.

**If you are interested in guest blogging for {SIG},

drop us an email at

signature (dot) creations (at) hotmail (dot) com**

Happy Monday my Peeps!

Millie Tote/Purse Giveaway ~ WINNER

I just love the new Rafflecopter!
I don't have to screen shot anymore.

Crop, save, post.

Done.

Just with 2 clicks!

If you go back to the original post, HERE,

you can see that the winner is now announced via the widget.

But that isn't good enough for me!
I wanna tell the world.

Or at least, YOU, my blog readers.

It pays to enter.

Lucky number 216 is the winner!
And she just happens to be a sewing compadre!

Jana M...your daughter is going to FLIP OUT.

And see, this is what we call true Southern hospitality.

You are being welcomed to the South with open arms and an awesome tote.

Does it get any better?
Nah.

Much love to all those that entered!
We will continue with the purse/tote series on Monday.

Key fob anyone?

Be looking for the tutorial!

And a special on the Facebook page.

Oh, and we are looking for blog sponsors.

Interested?
Drop me an email at

signature dot creations at hotmail dot com

to get the scoop because there are several ways to do it.

I hope you all have a fabulous Friday!