Want to help some children with Cancer simply by shopping? It is easy!

Hope for God's Children, a charity auction group that donates all proceeds to selected children with cancer, is currently hosting another charity auction on Ebay  and Etsy for a special child, Kayleigh Justice, age 5, who has Neuroblastoma Cancer.

This is a special event and YOU can help! How you ask? Simply by shopping! That's right! By shopping!

You can bid on beautiful items donated to the auction and all proceeds are donated to

a precious child with Neuroblastoma Cancer.

What are you waiting for? You can start shopping today!

Current auctions benefit a sweet little girl by the name of Kayleigh Justice.

Kayleigh Justice, age 4, was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma Cancer on August 4, 2009, 5 months after her 3rd birthday. Her little brother, Aiden, age 1, was recently diagnosed with Epilepsy and missing Chromosome 5.
Please take the time to read Kayleigh's story here: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kayleighjustice/mystory

Many designers have donated beautiful custom boutique handmade items. Non-boutique items are often donated as well. More items are being added daily...so check back on eBay at the HGC Boutique auctions often and bid. You can find their auctions on Ebay by clicking HERE.

100% of the proceeds from the HGC Ebay auctions will be donated to the Justice family!
You can do something to help. Please bid today!
(Hope for God's Children also accepts donations. Please contact the charity directly for cash donations.)


Here are a few items from the auctions that you can find at the HGC auctions. You can find these and many more by searching ebay for HGC Kayleigh

Also, right now on ebay, search Boutique BlossomSt. They are having a grand celebration to honor their birthday! Don't miss it! Search Boutique BlossomSt on ebay now.  You can go there directly by clicking HERE!


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Do you "carrot" all for veggies? Eat them, admire them, wear them too!

Could it be that we have overlooked the somehow endless uses of the magnificent carrot? Most of us know it is as a herbaceous root vegetable that tastes great by itself, cooked or uncooked. We add them to countless food dishes. We bake them, saute them, boil and broil them. We eat carrots glazed or puréed with butter or cream, and use them in soups, stews, quiches, soufflés and omelettes.  We cut them into sticks, rounds, chunks, or julienne strips or dice, slice or grate.  Carrots are also a wonderful antioxidant for our bodies and supply us with vitamin A, potassium, vitamin C, thiamine, copper, vitamin B6, folic acid and magnesium.
Carrots also play a role in maintaining good eyesight. The carrot is a wonderful addition to our diets....but......
are we overlooking the OTHER uses for the carrot?
Carrots also play a role in design. With Easter soon approaching, designs featuring carrots are popping up.
I was contacted today by Janet, the owner of Etsy store: KoalaKlubhouse. She kindly included my handmade boutique carrot cupcake purse in her carrot treasury.  I am both pleased and honored to be included. You can see my cupcake purse here, 3rd row, 4th from the left.
Thanks again to Janet of KoalaKlubhouse. You can find her etsy store by clicking on the name of her store. She makes adorable sewn fashions for both children and dolls.

You can order my cupcake purse by accessing my current Ebay and Etsy stores or by emailing me and placing a custom order. It is the perfect accessory for your Easter set and cute to carry anytime.
Are you looking for another item that features carrots? Here is another of my purses also available for Easter. I have one right now made up and ready to ship featured in both my Ebay and Etsy stores.

COMING SOON...BLOSSOMST BOUTIQUE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION LAUNCH......ON EBAY.....SEARCH BLOSSOMST...

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Baby In Style, Turning Heads Already!

Have you ever seen a little one so cute? This handmade boutique custom 4 piece order consisting of sweater, hat, booties and made to match leg warmers is a lovely one of a kind set. Even though it is exceptionally pretty, it surely can't hold a candle to this adorable baby girl. I love how the sweater and accessories turned out. This crochet baby set is sure look great in Easter pictures.

Legwarmers have been so popular this year. I have made this style in several colors- - - with and without ruffles added to the bottom. A great wardrobe accessory item for year round. (These can also be used as arm warmers, which incidentally, are also quite popular this year)

Like what you see here? Contact me about making a custom order especially for you.

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Baby, it's cold outside. A hat for the guy in your life.

What could possibly feel better when you're outside in cold weather than a nice hat to keep your head and ears warm? What if your hat could look as good as it feels? If you are a guy, you know that finding the perfect hat isn't easy to do. If you are looking for a hat as a gift for the man in your life, I just might have the perfect solution to that problem.

 Featured today is a boutique custom hat created with a man in mind. This handmade hat, crocheted in a very soft acrylic would make a great gift that most any man would be sure to love. Crocheted with a very special "no drop" double technique in the popular BOHO chic beanie or skull style is the hat I have featured here today.
It is designed for a man in mind but can be made for boys / youth as well. I have offered this hat in 2 lengths: the popular beanie or skull style (standard length) or the slightly longer style still favored by many.

This hat normally fits most adults, but larger or smaller sizes can be made as well.  This hat can also be made in other colors. My model here is wearing a size large in both style hats.

He shared with me that his custom hat is his favorite. Your guy is sure to love this hat too. What a great accessory item for that special man in your life. This would make a great gift. Why not order yours today?

I plan to place this item in my EBay store, but you can currently find it in my etsy store by clicking HERE. 
Feel free to contact me about a custom order. I would love to design something especially for you.
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Up-cycle, Recycle, Boutique goes GREEN!

Custom orders come in all shapes and sizes. Recycled or up cycled items are very popular and are often requested. It is a fabulous way to go GREEN and help do what we can to save our planet. I love recycling whenever possible. I believe we all have a responsibility to try to recycle and conserve whenever we can. Recycling with boutique items is so much fun. We can add an accessory here or there or something for home decor in an unexpected way.

Shown above is an up-cycled handcrafted flower bag crocheted from various plastic bags that I saved from an uncertain "death". The result is a washable accessory bag that can be used for the market, the beach, or wherever one might wish to carry it. I have made several of these bags by request. They take a great many bags to complete and some extra time. I used approximately 125 bags to make the purse above. Occasionally, I've gotten a request for a fabric lining, though most often, customers have chosen an unlined bag. They are very popular and can be custom ordered. Of course, these items will differ somewhat because of available plastic.

There have been instances where customers would actually choose to mail me their colored bags to be made into something they requested. This most often happens when a customer has access to a certain color bag that I cannot get in my area.

Pictured here is a rug that was custom made for a family's bathroom. The plastic fibers were crocheted along with yarn to give the rug more color and added strength. The customer mailed me her plastic and her yarn colors to match her bathroom. This was the end result. I had a very happy customer.

Adding yarn to plastic fibers can amazingly add a pop of color that you might not expect and can alter the final "look" greatly. This same technique can be used when making purses and baskets too.

Shown here is part of a rug made with added green and purple yarn crocheted along with the plastic fibers. Perfect for the teenagers' room it went to.

While you might think these plastic items would feel stiff, they are anything but. As a matter of fact, most people can't even tell that they are made from plastic bags when they see them. They are surprisingly sturdy and simply wipe clean. I do have customers who even put their rugs in the washer and dryer and say they do fine. Washing your items makes them softer, but no less strong or durable.

This round rug has turquoise and green yarn added to the plastic fibers (or plarn, as it is more commonly known) to create a striking sea-scape of colors. I love how it turned out.
There really is no limit as to what can be made with the bags, though it does take somewhat longer to make these items than it might with conventional yarn or thread. The nice thing is the end result helps our earth by recycling while at the same time supplying a stylish, usable, one of a kind item. I love the idea!
I do take custom orders and would love to hear your ideas. Let me create a unique item just for you.

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