Spring Cleaning!!!

Spring is here and it's time to do some spring cleaning in my shop. Now through the end of March enter the coupon code SPRING at check out and get 20% off your entire purchase. Happy shopping!

Where has Petals gone to?

I am still here I promise. I have just been distracted from things like the internet and blogging. With the new year I decided to run a marathon. So with a good friend I have joined up with Team in Training and in June I will be running 26.2 miles in the San Diego Rock N Roll Marathon. Recently a lot of my spare time has been spent in the gym or running and working on fundraising for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
It is my goal for April to really get back to my shop though. So expect to see more of me. In the mean time if you would like to know more about my training or learn more about Team in Training you can visit my fundraising page here .

There are even some mildly embarrassing pictures of me running.

Superbuzy has a real life store!

Tuesday morning I woke up and decided I should start the new year off right and buy some new fabric. After my little monster was down for a nap I curled up with my computer and went to my favorite online shop for finding awesomely cute Japanese prints Superbuzzy.com. I spent a good amount of time looking at every page making sure I got a good look at all my options and quickly had a cart full of awesomeness. I knew that they were local and I could pick up my order instead of paying for shipping so before checking out I went to their contact page to get their address. With great joy I found that they had recently opened up a brick and mortar shop just a 5 minute drive from house.

So I abandoned my virtual shopping cart and made it my goal to do some real life (because everything on the internet is pretend right?) shopping asap.

On Saturday I was finally able to venture out alone and witness the greatness that is Superbuzzy. I walked in and it was like my own personal heaven. It was roomy and bright with racks of the cutest fabric one could imagine and everyone in there was super friendly. When I got home I realized I should have taken some pictures but I was so distracted by the fabric that shopping was the only thing I could think of.

I browsed through the rows of fabric several times and then carefully pulled out my favorites. I tried not to over do it just so I had a reason to come back in the near future. I still bought too much but it's hard to control myself when fabric is involved.
Here are some pictures of what I got.

This one is my favorite. 

Oh man. I can't wait to start sewing with these. 

And they don't just have fabric. They have patterns and needle felting kits to make the cutest little animals, Japanese craft books and the cutest stationary items. I picked up a super cute birthday gift for my niece that just turned 12. 

If you are in the Ventura area or visiting soon you should definitely check out Superbuzzy. It's a beautiful welcoming place and I can't wait to go back. If you aren't in the area you should check out there online shop which is also awesome. 

Now I am off to get my sewing room straightened up so I can do some sewing with  my new fabric. 

Goodbye 20's Hello 30

In a few short hours I will bid farewell to my 20's. Yep thats right I am turning 30. The idea of 30 stresses me out a bit but I will do what I can to not get to down about it.
To celebrate tomorrow we are heading down to Disneyland to party with Mickey Mouse and the Disnet princesses. As far as I am concerned there is no better way to spend the first day of your thirties.
If you would like to help me celebrate  my birthday too I am having a free shipping event in my shop for the next 2 days. All domestic purchases will be shipped for free just enter the coupon code "FREESHIPPING" at check out.

And if anyone wants to make me one of these I will happily accept it

Gingerbread House

Last weekend we started out our holiday preparations by making a gingerbread house with a kit I picked up from Trader Joe's.
We all had a lot of fun putting it together and it came out super cute.

Check out his little hand sneaking the candy sprinkles

He wasn't so sneaky when "sneaking" the frosting

and he got just a wee bit sugar crazy

Happy Cyber Monday!

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving holiday. To help kick holiday shopping I am having a Cyber Monday Sale in my shop. All items are 15% off today only. 

I have been away from my blog for quite a while. every free moment I have had has been spent locked away in my sewing room preparing for UniqueLA. Now it is just a few days away. EEP!

If you are in the LA area you should definitely come out for some awesome shopping and lots of good fun.

Beach Fun

Today it is raining and poor little Miles is sick in bed with the flu but Monday was beautiful. Miles requested a trip to the beach park and we couldn't help but to oblige. I sat back, relaxed and took joy in watching Miles race along the water's edge with his dad searching for rocks to throw into the water.