m•o•m : stitch

slow retail

A little info for you: we have had zero success selling online. We do have an Etsy shop that houses our rag rugs and garlands, but we're lost amongst the millions of other sellers on that site. Therefore we don't put much effort into online sales.
So... we're taking a stand and getting old-fashioned on your arse ;-) We take orders over the phone, via email, and our FB page. Just get in touch and tell us what you are interested in. If we have it, great. If we have to make it, that's also great. We're calling this Slow Retail.... we look forward to making something for you.
Thank you,
the management :-)

 

 

happy mother's day from m.o.m

xo -bethany + tere

a lemonade stand at m.o.m

 

this saturday and sunday (april 28 + 29th) is the encinitas street fair.
ah, the small town street fair... where every other booth is either a chiropractor or solar power company and next to them you have crafters along side rastafarians, next to the bratwurst king -it's a little slice of america.
as you eat and drink your way along the fair path, leave room in your tummy for a refreshing glass of homemade lemonade. the ott kids are setting up shop at m.o.m, so keep your schedule open and stop by for a hello! and a little something sweet and tart.

new recipe... marinated mushrooms

dig into a bit of the 70's with our marinated mushroom recipe. go to our recipe page.

mother's day and photography

mother's day will be upon us before you know it -only 7 weeks away.

i'm not sure you noticed the new page we added to the blog called photographs a while ago (it's on the righthand side bar). it was my attempt to quietly and sheepishly put my work out there. i didn't say anything about shooting again, i was just adding images every now and then to show you what i see and what i create (outside of m•o•m).

well it's time for me to really put myself out there (complete self-doubt as i type that -must force myself continue and not delete -i am worth persuing what i want)... sorry, mini-therapy session going on right there. okay finished, i'm back.

so... i take pictures. i used to take lots of pictures and then i stopped. i want to do it again. suddenly i have ideas, new ideas for me, i am daydreaming again about photography. it feels both good and scary.

images of children, mother + child, the whole family, siblings, dad + kids, or how about mom on her own -any of these would be a great gift for mom.

my photos are a bit different, so look them over to see if my style suits you. i love to shoot with film, medium format specifically, but of course i also shoot digitally. the last image in the post (of my late dog stella) is expired 4x5 polaroid film -it's perfect, flaws and all!

if my work is your cup of tea, shoot me a line at bethanyjensenATmacDOTcom so we can talk about working together.
thanks a mill.

 

pie day #4, in pictures

what can we say? except what we know some pretty great people. great people that know how to bake some pretty spectacular pies.
we had bite-size pie, pizza pie (the dixon ladies are unstoppable), coconut crust pie, peanut butter pie with chocolate sauce, banana cream pie (a few), chocolate pie, custard pie, a strawberry and a blueberry galette, and on and on and on....

here was our 4th annual pie day in pictures:

 

thanks to greta for kickin' butt and getting her pie day post up ON Pie Day! way to be an over-achiever greta ;-)
and also to nicole of coastalfamilyliving for her take on pie day.

a million thank-you's to everyone that baked! without you, pie day would be a sad sight.
and those of you that ate and played and colored and visited and jumped rope and shopped... we are grateful.

ps: greta's crack pie was one of the highlights of pie day; she's posted the recipe on her blog. another big hit of the day was bianca's sweet potato pie with homemade whipped cream... hurray!, she's shared the recipe on her blog!

the countdown begins...

hi! the countdown is on.. pie day is only 6 days away, how are you coming along with your pie recipe?
this morning we sat down and wrote out our to-do list for this week; some fun things (buy flowers) others not so fun (clean the shop floor).
here's something fun: check out the post social today, it's all sweet and gooey and has m.o.m written all over it! thanks post social gals for getting us to step out a bit. (we love, love, love the font they used for the title -it's perfect, check it out)

oakland: bella vita

hi!
just a quick stop to let you know we've been fortunate to get another boutique carrying our ties! and just in time for easter.
if you live in oakland, please visit bella vita in the rockridge district -the ties should be there this saturday.

have a great weekend!
mom and i are heading up to culver city right now for the cream event. we'll let you know what it was like. my pre-judging thinks it's going to be hipster overload, but i'm going with an open mind. funny, we're going for business reasons (new idea's brewing) but i'm engaged! duh, gonna look at all the groovy stuff.

make good, south park san diego

hey san diego m•o•m fans! you can now get our cool tie's and swell bow tie's at make good in south park (fern and juniper).

our tie's are great for Easter. have fun with color and pattern.

start your ovens: Pie Day #4 is right around the corner!

okay everyone, start pulling out those pie recipes and get to testing. our 4th annual pie day will be here before you know it!
it's always been a fun day, filled with sweet and savory pies (obvs), a little hopscotch and coloring, making new frineds and seeing old friends.
at m.o.m we of course prefer homemade to store bought, but no pie will be refused. if need be, go talk to your best friend marie about baking a pie for you.
pie day happens rain or shine - so far we've lucked out and had lovely weather every year.
hope to see you march 11th - it'll be sweet!

3 years in the making

we've been handing out rulers with our business name and website printed on them for years (that's a photo of the ruler at the top of the blog). it's always been a fun (and handy!) thing to give away. it was suggested to us, years ago, that we make the ruler our shop sign. well, here we are 3 years later with a sign that i just finished painting today!
i wonder how long it will take us to get it on the building?

what do you think?

tomorrow, sunday january 22nd our extended family is having it's christmas. we couldn't get our acts together in december -too many performers, athletes, and jobs that get busy that time of year.

in our family, all kids under 18 gets gifts from everyone. once you're 18 you join the grown-ups and we each just buy one gift. we play that fun game where every person gets a number and starting with #1 they choose a gift then #2 can either choose a new gift or steal #1's - you know what i mean right? it's actually a lot of fun... if people take from others!

our rule is that the gifts stay around $25 -makes it easy on everyone. there is usually some good beer or wine. and of course there is that one awful gift that gets recycled every few years. one year the gift i brought was a 24 pack of toilet paper, boy was that a popular gift! lot's of stealing with that one.

this year, at moms suggestion, i'm going to do something different. i've decided to offer a small photo session with me. obviously this gift is worth more than $25, but i think mom was right, it will help me get back in the saddle as it were.
so what do you think? will my family fight over this one?

i don't think anyone in our family reads this blog regularly, so no sweat in letting my gift out of the bag a day early (fingers crossed!)

new stuff

hi. how's the year going for you so far?
for us, so far so good.
we've added two new links to the right hand sidebar: photography and recipes. these links will open new pages that will be dedicated to their titles. we've been posting recipes for a while now, but i've never had a dedicated section for photography; this is my first time really putting it out there... be kind, i'm self-conscious.
we are just starting to add to the new pages, so keep checking in for more recipes and photo's.
hope the rest of your week is great!

so have you checked out the other new-ish links on the sidebar? let's see, there is: shop DECOR, 42nd Prop House, Antoinette jewelry shop, the official m.o.m website, and the official m.o.m on-line shop. sheesh, we're a freakin' conglomorate! go, go forth and click away!

2012 : let's get started

Happy New Year! We hope your holidays were filled with fun and maybe even a little relaxation (hopefully).

We are making one big change this year, and that's our working hours at the store. The workshop/store will now be closed on Mondays + Tuesdays. The rest of the week the hours remain the same: Wed - Sat 10-5, Sun 11-4.

We're itching to rearrange the shop, as we tend to do the first week of every new year. Gonna hold off on that for a while; we have ideas that need a bit more figuring out.

We have new fabrics that we're working with... the usual suspects: plaids, stripes, eyelet, and gingham of course. Come by the shop to see the pieces for this coming spring and summer.

Making our final decision this week on whether to have another Scrap Meet. We're leaning towards Yes! Our first Scrap Meet was held in the evening and we invited a small group of local women; it was a lot of fun. This time we would make it open to all and have it during the day. What do ya think?  Anyhoo, we'll let you know.

Thanks as always for your support; we appreciate your patronage more than you know. xo

 

oncewed.com via m.o.m on Pinterest

Happy Hanukkah + Merry Christmas

mom and i wish you and yours a very happy holiday season.

found : Happy Hannukah


Merry Christmas

onward toward 2012!

it's december 13th already!

what's been going on at m•o•m? ...a photo essay

look at this cutie-pa-tootie in his Cool Tie!

sometimes being a grown-up is the best: brownie for breakfast

we started decorating for Chirstmas.

i took a self-portait while having breakfast at one of my favorite cafés in los angeles: café figaro

we've made the natalie pinafore in the softest red plaid flannel.

the sweetie pie purse is back! we've got three of them. they're in the shop and online.

the Christmas lights are in place!

i had a birthday and mom got me these awesome day-glo pink daisies and a fabulous handmade card by fern&feather.

oh and this happened....
i became engaged! my boyfrined of almost two years proposed on my birthday. and i said yes!

yay!

so far december is great!

• online stores •
Clothing: our online shop for girls clothing and accessories is full of handmade goodness, take a look.
Jewelry: we're having a sale on all Antoinette jewlery; use code WinterSale to receive 25% off your purchase.
Decor: shop our handmade rugs and garlands.

instagram: mom42ndandorange
pinterest

 

hello december. good riddance to november!

well november seriously sucked. glad it's over.
there are various reasons for that statement, i won't bore you with the nitty-gritty details. let's just say that business decisions make our brains hurt. we'd rather play with fabric or take a picture. :-)

playing with fabric and taking pictures is what we do best. here's a little looksie at what we've been up to...

dot necklace: hand cut circles, black ties. modern and groovy. can also be worn by mom (i've practically lived in one for the past few weeks)

have you seen our sweater? it's really cute, in a cool-nerdy sort of way. exactly how we like things.
chain sweater: trim on each sweater is always slightly different. good for girls and boys.

rosebud belt: hand cut fabric, off-white cotton tape ties around back. it can also be worn as a headband -be crazy, no rules.

rosebud collar: we love, love, love our collar. a gorgeous handmade twist on a classic. as with our other accessories, it fits women also.

all of these accessories are in our shop in encinitas and available online. limited quantities.

holy smokes! 30% off online store!!

the biggest storewide discount we've ever given... 30% off all items in our online shop! ready, set, go!
use promo code CYBERMON11 at checkout.

discount is good through monday

we greatly appreciate your business.

ALSO... get the same discount on the decor items in our etsy shop. use code cyber11 at checkout to receive 30% off!

Hello! that means all of our fab scrap rugs!!!

and our KITES!!

code cyber11 is good through monday nov 28th.
thanks for looking and happy shopping!

be thankful and give thanks

 

• it's that time of year, so lots of stuff is on sale •
All Paige dresses (solid and patterned fabric) are 25% off - online and in the shop through Nov 30th
All Antoinette jewelry and accessories are 25% off - online and in the shop through THIS friday the 25th 

Dave and I are hosting Thanksgiving again this year at his apartment (he requested it - so cute). Potluck style works for our family; so mom is making the mains - turkey, stuffing, and gravy. Looking forward to my sisters dee-lish roasted veggies, and Dave has proved to be a whiz at mashed potatoes.

 

Mom and I wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving.

paige dress in colorful windowpane. more fabric choices available. 

antoinette collection: all are one-of-a-kind. bracelets, necklaces, earrings, brooches

We also have (1) Jane tunic and (1) Ginger dress on sale: 25% off through Nov 30th.

jane tunic in vintage red gingham tiny 2-4yrs


ginger dress in green floral: med 6-8yrs

the shop will be closed thanksgiving day; we'll be back at it friday. hope to see you at the shop or online this holiday season.

a pretty little sale : through Nov 25th

entire remaining ANTOINETTE jewelry+accessory collection is marked down 25% through friday november 25th.

headband #2

bracelet #11

necklace #3

bracelet #13

headbands

bracelets

On Sale through Friday Nov 25th.

 

more to love

this holiday season you'll have more to love at m•o•m.
we've asked a few local makers/artists to help us fill the shop. so not only will all of the usual m•o•m items be there, but you'll also get to check out karin grows art, bink+boos adorable baby booties, fern&feathers paper goods, and cute hair-clippies from zippity.
as if you needed another reason to visit m•o•m!

karin came by earlier today and dropped off a bunch of prints. i'm loving this cute little bird.

and the color used for this starfish painting is great.

prints are on 8.5" x 11" archival paper, cost is $18.

our Astro-Turf Christmas Tree's are stocked! available online and at our studio.
i made a label to hang from each... cute no?

 

look what i stumbled upon

elkhorn wisconsin... camp wandawega: the vacation wonderland! holy cow this place looks Awesome with a capital A!

it's been around since the 1920's and has quite a colorful past: connections to the mob, bootleggers, and the Vatican -what a mix!

in 2003 David Hernandez and his wife Teresa Surratt became the latest owners of the lake resort.

i don't know if the decor of the resort was already in place when David and Teresa purchased the camp or if they are responsible for the look, but man o' man it is spot on. picture after picture sucked me in and i wanted to be right there. i kept expecting to see Haley Mills in a photo wearing that cute camp uniform from The Parent Trap.

okay, check out these photos:
i'm crazy for cuckoo clocks and this is a gorgeous collection

take paint-by-numbers to whole other level. brill!

the log cabin

can you see yourself here? i can see myself eating breakfast at that table.

a tent! how fun would that be?

there are so many great photo's on the website, take the whole tour you'll fall in love with this place. they also have a blog (i wish the photo's were larger).

found via art wall

playing around

it's a cold and rainy day here in encinitas, therefore it's been dead in the shop. so i've been taking pictures and playing around with the apps in my iphone. here are a few more images i snapped of our christmas trees - well, of the packaging and dislay. they're just so stinkin' fun!

the tree's are available in our encinitas shop and online at etsy.

traditional tree?

or modern tree?

have a great weekend!

what i wore wednesday

we've been having fun these past few weeks posting (mainly on our new website) to the what i wore wednesdays link-up at the pleated poppy (i've decided to move it over here from now on). the intent is to make us more thoughtful in what we wear. yes, we go to the shop every day and meet people, but we could very easily do that in jeans and a t-shirt (the grubby kind). so on wednesdays we're taking a picture of either mom or myself and sharing it with you. however, we are making the effort to look nice everyday of the week.

i've been at the shop all this week, giving mom a well deserved break after i was out of town for 6 days. thanks for holding down the fort mom!

working at the shop

anthro t-shirt: my fav!
gap cropped pants: at least 3 yrs old
black pointy flats: target
necklace: jessica(fied)
eyeglass frames: raen

i love my new ryko frames by raen; just enough of that nerd/secretary look to them.

and here is one of my favorite necklaces by jessica(fied) -it's a saddle brass, on it a horse and rider are jumping a fence.. "tally ho!"

happy wednesday to y'all (a little left over vernacular from my visit to north carolina)

ps: take a look at all the pretty new links i've added to the right side bar ----> now you can find your way around via pictures!
shop: girls clothing
antoinette: womens jewelry
a m.o.m christmas tree: decor
42nd prop house: prop rentals

we are like alittle department store over here; we've got something for everyone!

north carolina bbq. east coast trip, part 2

here are some more images from my visit to raleigh.

bbq tray from cooper's in downtown raleigh. it's been there since 1939.
and yes, those are hush-puppies and pork rinds in the center of the table. i asked what a first-timer should try and this is what they brought us. it was gooood. north carolina bbq is vinegar based, not sweet and no heavy sauce. i liked it. the hushpuppies were great; i could have eaten a whole basket.

clyde coopers

my cousin sarah ready for some good eats!

award winning!

pork rinds to go!

my first taste.

next up: the north carolina state fair! stay tuned.
also coming: pictures from the hawaiian day we had here in the parking lot saturday. food truck, shave ice, and ukulele playing!

have you ever had pork rinds? how about poke?

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42nd Prop House: vintage suitcase

A m•o•m Christmas Tree

we hope you get a kick out of our trees; we smile every time we see them.

• traditional tree
this is our "charlie brown" style. doesn't it just make you smile?

here's one with a bit of decoration on it.

made from astroturf. tabletop height: 24" tall x 23.5" wide. tack to the wall with push pins or foam-backed sticky tape.

• modern tree
for those that prefer a simpler line. we are in love with this one!

with a little color.
we learned that felt sticks to the astroturf - fun!

all are available in our etsy shop and our store in encinitas.

we first had a christmas tree like this in 2001. my mom lives in a condo and space is tight. so she made herself a tree similar to these, strung lights around the perimeter, and used little cowboys and indians as her decorations. it was one of the coolest things i had ever seen. we've wanted to offer them to you for years, but just never got our act together in time.
well, we've finally done it. and we're super stoked to offer these quirky little trees to you.
if you're local, stop by our shop to see them. they are also available in our etsy shop.

have you ever had a non-traditional tree?

 

visiting virginia and north carolina, part 1

a photo essay of my east coast visit. i'm going to break this up into a few posts because i'm still here enjoying my time. i've gotta live it!

"art" lights in a hallway at the san diego airport. who knew?

stop over in boston. i'm a zombie at this point (had to fly on the red-eye).

cruisin' through downtown cary, nc.

an east coast sunset.

more photo's to come!
• north carolina bbq
• north carolina state fair
• virginia beach neptune

this is my first time in virginia. the tree's, oh the tree's!
and today we went to the beach; my first view of the atlantic... and Neptune!
virginia is for lovers. i'll be sharing more soon!

aloha

mark your calenders for some fun!
saturday oct. 29th from 1-6 in front of our shop and UNIV is the place to be.
hungry? good.
need a sweet treat? good.
like food trucks? yay, so do we!

i'm hoping my friend adrian will stop by to play a little ukulele for us. *fingers crossed*

bring the whole family for some hawaiian fun!

get schooled by m.o.m

Hiya friends!

During these last 3 years at the shop we've had a number of requests for lessons (sewing, crochet, embroidery, general m.o.m craftiness); well we're considering taking the plunge. But before we announce anything we've got a few things to work out and we'd like your input.

Here are some of the particulars:
• Lessons (for right now) would be for adults.
• These wouldn't be sewing lessons, but rather m.o.m-style fun stuff.

What are your thoughts:
• Weekday or weekend?
• Daytime or evening?

What interests you:
• Garlands?
• Mobiles?
• Wrapped/covered hangers?

As always, thanks for your support. Let us know your thoughts in the comment area. Thanks a mill!

Have you checked out our new website? 42ndandorange.com
It's shiny new!

it's our birthday!!

three years ago today we opened our studio+shop; we can't believe all that time has gone by. it's been a great three years. filled with lots and lots of lessons (good ones and hard to take ones), new friends, pie, sundrenched lunches, power outages, japanese visitors, pie, dresses, jewelry, orange paint, little girls in braids, cool dudes, bicycles, pie, family, skateboards and surfboards, oh and did i mention pie?

a thousand thank you's for all of your support! for shopping!, visiting, tweeting, sharing links, and especially by spreading the love through word of mouth.
we are so thankful to be able to do what we love. we are truly blessed. <3


have you been to our new website? it's brand-spankin' new. 42ndandorange, bookmark us and come back often.

images: top (confetti system) bottom (desserts for breakfast)

we done got ourselves a website!

we are so stoked to let you in on the latest here at m•o•m... we have a real live website! 42ndandorange.com, not just a splash page that links you to this blog, but an honest-to-goodness website. visitors to the site can see images of our studio and work, read about what inspires us and get a sense of who we are. there are also links to etsy (we humbly beg forgiveness on the sorry state of our etsy shop) and the antoinette jewelry collection.
there is also a blog associated with the website; i added a few things to it yesterday to get a feel for it. to let you in on what we're thinking... we don't know if we'll keep this blog that you're reading or switch over to the new one integrated into the website. we're discussing the pros and cons -lots to consider.

here is the banner for the new site. as you can see i was truly blown away by the image grouping kelli murray put together when she spoke about us on her blog. by pulling together just four of our photo's, she perfectly captured the feel of what we do here at m•o•m. so i ran with that idea... swapping out one of the images, and very importantly adding in nanny. ain't it cute?

we hope you like the new site; please let us know if you find any glitches.
we'll keep you updated concerning the decision we make about the blog.
happy friday to you! we hope your weekend is swell.

lovely and cute

cute first:
look at this adorable little thing. her momma bought one of our friendship bracelets to use as a headband on her little baby girl. we love it!


and now for lovely:
kelly wrote a lovely little introduction of m.o.m for the readers of her blog. read it here.
thank you kelly!

show + tell

we love receiving photo's of kids wearing m•o•m.
check out these two brothers sporting our swell bow tie (in two of our most awesome vintage fabrics!) for a mother's day outing.
their mother, sharon mckeeman, sent us a link to her blog -A Time for Everything with a great post filled with colorful photo's and all that she is grateful for.
thank you for sharing your family with us sharon!
xo- m•o•m

this triptych kills me; he's such a boy!
take a look at sharons blog, it's colorful and thoughtful; this post i found particularily sweet.

well that was fun

interesting... yesterdays blackout (1.4 million effected) seemed to make folks more neighborly; it was hot, so everyone was outside and therefore they met neighbors for the first time -people they have live near but have never met, due to electricity. you know how people come and go from their houses through the garage and therefore rarely have to encounter people around them? well that couldn't happen last night, i think that was probably a good thing.

mom and i headed to the pumpkin fields to sit on the benches and take in the ocean breeze and the view. we knew we were in for a long night at home, so we wanted to stay outside for as long as we could.

boy did we get a lot of attention from our parasols; you'd think no one in this town had ever seen one before.


we snacked on leftovers and played solitaire by candlelight, then watched a movie on the laptop which had just enough battery power.
the moon was so bright as were the stars, it was beautiful. kids played outside, the smell of grilled dinners lingered in the air, it was good.

look at this awsome shot of the 5 freeway with a dark downtown in the background (from signonsandiego)


happy friday.

the last few days

we had some funny little weather in san diego yesterday.
thunder, lightening, rain -those big drops of rain that allow you to smell the wet asphalt -my fav.
and then there was sun, blue sky, and puffy white clouds mixed in.

okay, look at this cutie!
juniper is sporting her scout sunsuit and it looks like she's diggin' it.

paras news stand on 30th street in north park has the best magazine selection in san diego. i could blow some serious cash at that place.


dave decided that sunday morning deserved his most tacky shirt. it was awesome.

saturday night dave and i watched flash gordon at a friends backyard movie night. loads of fun! i love stuff like that.

this was in our inbox today with a nice thank you note, "Thanks for giving us fabric scraps on or vacation to San DIego. Mrs. Rabbit has a pretty new dress!"

hope you all had a great labor day weekend!

now that was fun!

our girls rocked the encinitas fashion show! they were so cute and so well behaved; quite professional really. i think having their hair done by a pro made a big difference (thanks katy!).

a MILLION thank yous to greta, erin, eri, josh, and dave for hanging out at the shop while the girls got ready, driving us 5 blocks to the venue (couldn't get the shoes messed up!), standing at the end of the runway so the girls would know when to turn around, and getting the girls back into their own clothes at the end of the evening. greta and eri took photo's; here is greta's post and i can't wait to see what eri captured.

i had big ambitions of taking lots of photo's of the girls getting ready. i also figured since they'd be dolled up, i'd create a fun backdrop and take portraits as well as some group shots. yeah well, most of that didn't happen.
i did manage to snap some shots with the real camera, but i soon realized i was needed elsewhere. thank goodness greta brought her suitcase full of tricks and DID manage a little photo shoot.
it's not easy to be the designer and photographer. *must remember to get a photographer for each event.* maybe it'll be greta -her photo's are great.

here are the few snaps i did get:

mom and i gave ourselves a high-five because everything ran smoothly. we staggered the arrival of the girls; katy had 15 minutes with each one for hair; then we got them dressed and were able to play around a bit more with styling each outfit. this is another area where greta came in handy.

two down, five more to go.
these two girls opened and closed our portion of the fashion show. we knew they could handle the pressure :-)

patiently waiting for their turn with katy.

these next photo's were taken with the iPhone.
i'm bummed however because i missed one of the girls! actually i got a photo of kazuki with her cute braids and flowers, but i guess i didn't finish the process (in instagram) because the image is gone. :-(

hello, nu-nu in the hair!

antoinette headband was perfect with viviennes short blonde curls.

for us, braids never go out of style.

our crocheted headband/necklace was perfect on amelias cute bobbed hair.

devlins hairdo and antoinette headband were hits with everyone.

gretta got to wear a molly bandana. she didn't want to, but she was a professional and rocked it!
this look was my favorite.

here is katy with all the girls. she did such a great job. the hair really enhanced the look.

one more...
here's the group as we arrived at the venue. in a short time they would walk down the runway to hoots and hollers. really. it was so cute, the audience responded so well to the girls and the clothes.
a few of the girls asked it they could do it again. huge smiles and big hugs ended the evening.

sure, let's do it again!
xo- m•o•m

fashion show this saturday

Downtown Encinitas is having its 3rd annual Fashion Show tomorrow evening, Saturday, and we're in it! This is our first time and we've got 7 adorable little girls walking the runway for m.o.m and they are gonna kill it!

We've had so much fun putting together the outfits, styling them "fashion show like"; you know, slightly over-the-top. Our dear friend Katy will do the girls hair, and Greta is gonna help us style the outfits and her daughter Devlin is one of our models. 

Everything has fallen into place quite nicely and all of our idea's have, so far, come to be.
7 pair of Huaraches -check.
Black, white, and various day-go colored tights -check.
Groovy hair ideas -check.

The Fashion show is a fundraiser for local high school kids, so if you can join us Saturday night it's for a good cause... and it'll be a hoot! Who knows how our 7 little models will do on the catwalk? I can't wait to see!
To here to purchase tickets to the event.


outfit idea


a m.o.m model.
total cuteness.

bright tights. of course we're not going to use them in the "normal way."

This will be a fun way to spend a Saturday night.
We've got two new dresses and one new tunic to show, as well as our usual fun fabric combinations!

Hope to see you there!

a helping hand

this thursday evening we are joining our community in raising funds for a friend that is in need of medical tests for a brain injury he suffered.
if you're so inclined, come by the encinitas pannikin and for $20 get in on some some local love, groovy tunes by the shantyannes, coffee + tea, soulful country blues by nena anderson. And hey $3 margaritas, plus an art auction.
hope to see you there!

we love it when communities come together to help one of their own.

m.o.m stuff in action

local photographer renee hindman found m.o.m a few month ago and immediately put our clothing and garlands to good use in her photography sessions.

in this shoot of her daughter, renee is using our patchwork banner and pom-pom garland (she snagged the only one!)

her daughter wears the haley blouse in blue gingham and hazel skirt in grey striped linen.

photo's are from reverie blog.

new jewelry + accessories

rosette necklace.

colorblock necklace.

rosette belt.

these are a few of our new jewelry pieces and accessories for girls. all are available at the shop now, soon to be in our etsy shop.
just added yesterday to the online shop are the katie dress, paige dress, and jane tunic top.