OK, now don’t expect anything too fancy… and don’t expect any thing super expensive… and for heaven sakes whatever you do don’t expect CLEAN!! Now with all that in mind you may take a peek at where I create. Keep your eyes peeled for vintage touches here and there.

Sitting at the sewing machine is a daily activity for me. So I’ve got a great cushion for my fanny! I’ve tried to add some of my favorite touches: like vintage quilts, linens, buttons and ribbons. Believe it or not, I have evolved from a vintage baby dress re-storer, ( say that fast 5 times) to a designer of quilted baby shoes, to now a designer of quilted baby shoe patterns. Which I sell to creative, quilting type gals and also to darling quilt shops.

I have collected dolls for years and am still a little girl at heart! Can you tell? I even hide things behind lovely fabrics too, so don’t even ask me whats behind the bookcase, cuz I’m not tell’n ya, and trust me you don’t want to know.

I found this white shelf and use it to display some of the shoes and boots I have created over the last several months. (some are vintage ones too)

My little shabby chalk board keeps me on task. Ya right! It sounded good tho didn’t it?

This is my very cluttered, but very sweet bulletin board. Believe it or not I know where every thing on it  is too!

When ever I need some storage or something to hang on the wall, I go searching in the back yard. I love using garden elements here and there.

Here are some of my favorite little vintage baby gems hanging across the wall. They are so tiny and sweet and come in such yummy soft pastel colors! So fun to fix up and clean. Well, a little fun.

The details are so amazing! I would never have had the patience for sewing those “itty bitty” pin tucks. It just wouldn’t have happened!

I wanted a very simple window treatment, so I did a valance. But then decided to add tied white vintage hankies for a shabby flair and then finished it off with a curved black iron wall piece. One day it almost fell on my head! I know what your thinking , but don’t say anything.

I love the whole trash to treasure thing! These shutters were left by the side of the road. Yippie, guess they had my name on them. I didn’t even have to paint them either. I just cleaned them and hung them up! The vintage china plates are from a garage sale (like 25 cents each) crazy!

I thought that this little plaque was so cute. “The beehive is the ultimate Home Sweet Home“. Well I guess that just about wraps up my sewing room tour.

This is where I create… this is where I sometimes get frustrated… this is where I wait for inspiration to come, (ya I’m usually in here awhile) and… this is where I go to get away from the world.

So… ladies, where do you create??

Around Easter time, some dear wonderful friends gave me this adorable little gift, because they said that it reminded them of “Curbys Closet”. (Now if you have ever been to my house your will know why.)

As I opened the box I squealed with delight! I could not believe it! It totally looked like my little Curbys Closet, with all my little pastel vintage baby dresses hanging on hangers. And it reminded me of the armoire on the Curbys Closet logo. I just could not believe it!

It was just TOO CUTE!! I actually started to cry it was so cute! Here’s a closer look. This is from the “Wee Forest Folk” Collection by the Peterson Family. These are such precious and delightful collectibles. The details are just amazing! And they are so tiny and so sweet!!

It even came in an adorable box! My friends said that when they saw it , that it just had “Curbys Closet” written all over it! Let’s just say that it will be displayed, treasured and loved forever.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU to my wonderful friends!!!

Last week “Curbys Closet” took part in a community boutique to help raise money for the kids at CHOC Hospital in Orange, California.  The booth looked like a sweet shabby chic baby shop. It all looked darling with a little help from family and friends. Joining me in the “Curby’s Closet” boutique was…

My sister Cindi and her adorable OOAK fabric covered lighted candles. Perfect for babies room, bathroom, hallway or anywhere you need a little light. And her holiday ones look so cute for your holiday tablesettings.

Also joining us was EmmaJane of “Lil Heartbreakers” with her fun baby girl hair bands and bows. They are so cute and look adorable with the “Curby’s Closet” vintage baby dresses.

My talented husband made a new refurbished display rack for my quilted baby shoes. Believe it or not, he made it from an old mirrored piece that our neighbors were giving away. It went over a mantle and it was painted a ugly navy blue. He added shelves, a base and even wheels for easy moving. Doesn’t it match wonderfully with the dress rack he made for me last year?

Last week “Curby’s Closet” had it’s first TRUNK SHOW!! It was SO FUN and was hosted at the lovely home of my sweet friend Heather. She was so accomidating and it was a great evening. I brought with me my good friend Melissa (seems like we’ve known each other forever) to give me a hand. She is awesome!! She even brought a yummy Apple crisp for refreshments. How wonderful was that?

We set up the house with racks of all the soft, sweet, beautiful vintage baby dresses. I also brought with me my NEW Vintage Style Quilted Baby Shoes. They were a hit! They looked so adorable on the little baby feet! I brought my mothers Baby Blankets (they are always crowd pleasers) and some teddy bears dressed in vintage clothing too.
Take a look at the photos below and you can get a feel for what the evening looked like.

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Heather has wonderful friends and it was a delight to meet each of them and to see them love and appreciate the vintage clothing. The dresses are lovely in the photos, but they are “to die for” in person. The soft colors and the delicate detail work on these heirloom pieces is just fantastic!! Many are handmade and have been preserved so well it is just amazing! To me each piece has a sweet history of decades or of times gone by.

I will be adding many of these dresses, shoes and blankets on my ETSY STORE this week. So please feel free to take a look. Most of my clothing is from Newborn to 9 months, but I do sell some things for 12mo. to 2T. So keep checking back things change and sell all the time.

For those of you who have online stores or little businesses. You might want to try home “TRUNK SHOWS” they are very fun and profitable. It’s always a plus to do all you can to get your name out there and to show your products to your customers. It sure was for me, and thanks to Heather and Melissa… we were able to pull off a great one!! Thanks gals so much!! I love ya!