What's been happening in Loopy land? Lots!!!

I dropped off my order yesterday to 3 Little Monkey's on Bank St. yesterday! Some great hats from 0-3mths right up to 2-4T.

I've also been steadily working on custom orders like these ones!

I've been making double thick earflap hats for awhile now and have had every intention to get some made and put them up for sale in my shops but it just hasn't happened. So I was excited when someone asked me to make some for them.

I've also made this great charcoal hat with the black flower. I'm running low on charcoal and hoping my shipment arrives soon!

I also JUST finished this hat that's on it's way out the door as soon as I post this blog post. I love the bright colours of the flower.

New Boy Visor Beanie

I was making some hats to drop off at the local store and made up this cute visor beanie in a misty grey and apple green. I love the colours together. This is one I'd like to make to get photos taking to add to my iCraft and Etsy shops. Maybe one day! lol

Here's the latest batch of hats I made to bring to the store. They sold out of the last batch I brought them within 3 weeks! It's been a busy summer.

No time to photograph

I have been working on a number of items that have gone out without me taking pictures! This included 12 hats that I dropped off at a local store a few weeks ago.

I did manage to snap a some quick picts of these cute hats. Similar but just the colour of the inside of the flower is different.

This is the ever popular flapper beanie in Ivory with a rose pink double flower. One flower has a celery centre the other has a soft teal centre. I can make you a hat of any colour combination too either through my Etsy store www.loopy4ewe.etsy.com or my iCraft shop www.icraft.ca/loopy4ewe

And I managed to take better pictures of this hat. The previous pictures didn't show it off very well.

What I really need to do is make some hats to send off to my photographers again. Oh and make some hats for the upcoming November shows! I feel so behind already. Note to self - contact the retailers soon to get their fall orders. Ack!

I've also been working on lip balm cozies that I will be selling again with the proceeds going to The Weekend To End Breast Cancer. My team, The Groovy Boobie Girls has a goal to raise $20,000! Not bad for a bunch of chicks:) I have a few cozies ready, just waiting for the amazing buttons from Gillian of Brillian Beads. She's once again making me some amazing handmade lampwork pink ribbon buttons for these cozies. And Krysta from Carvel Country Soaps is going to make some yummy lip balm for me to go with the cozies this year! They'll have a special Groovy Boobie Girl label and will come in Strawberry, Raspberry and Cherry flavours! Stay tuned!

Newborn Hat in Action

hehe - a couple of weeks ago I had a local photographer ask if I could make her a hat for a photo session that coming weekend. Of course I could! Check out her too blog posts for a picture of the sweet baby boy sporting a newborn Loopy 4 Ewe hat. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE seeing little ones (and big ones) wearing on of my hats! Meep:)

Here's Kim's blog post 1 - scroll to the last picture for the hat pict: Introducting Baby "C"

And the 2nd post (top photo!) - The Rest of Baby "C"

I showed this hat a few posts ago - here, but seeing them flat just doesn't do them justice.

Spring has sprung but it's still busy

I have no idea where my days are going. Well, not true. I have a lot on the go between Loopy stuff, volunteering, my kids, and training for the 60km Weekend To End Breast Cancer (even with a gimpy foot!)

I still need to take a picture of the completed ribbons of hope Afghan. But I did take a picture of some of the hats I dropped off today at a local store for a custom order. Two more hats I need to work on and finish this weekend. I've also had a cool request that I'm looking forward to trying out.

May is going to be insane too. I hope I can take the time to finish the 2nd sock sometime soon!

Custom Hat Being Posted Today

A couple days ago I had a request to make a hat to match a great petty skirt. So here it is. I finished it last night and it's going in the mail today.

I love custom orders! Thanks for asking me to make this!

Hats for a Twins Newborn Photo Session

I was asked by Natasha Moine, Ottawa photographer extraordinaire, to make some new hats for a twin photo session she has this week. Quick timing since the session is on Friday, but of course I was up to the challenge!

I honestly think these are the cutest newborn hats I've made to date. I just love them. Took awhile to get them right and I had to rip them out quite a few times, but I love how they turned out.

Of course you can have your own cutie hats like this. Just contact me either through my iCraft site : www.icraft.ca/loopy4ewe or my Etsy site http://www.loopy4ewe.etsy.com/

I'd love to make you one:)

Fun Work in Progress of Flapper Hats and Lacy Beanies

I'm working on 25 hats to bring to 3 Little Monkeys on Bank Street in Ottawa. March break threw me behind schedule, but it's coming along nicely!

I thought it would be fun to show a work in progress. All of the hats are completed and ends darned in. I have 18 of the 25 flowers finished and as you can see I still need to darn in the ends and sew them on the hats.

This is a picture of the hats in their "size" pile. Important to keep track of which size flower needs to be made

And a picture of the hats with the flowers that are done so far. As you can see there are lots of ends to darn in.

There are some really cute hats and colour combos in this order!

Completed Custom Orders

I've just finished up a few custom orders. I'm still working on two more, but it won't be long.

A pink flapper with a navy flower. It's a bit hard to see the navy in this picture.

An itty bitty newborn sized hat. Which is smaller then my 0-3mth hats. Not the best picture since I was expecting it to be picked up at any moment. Instead the baby had other plans for her and Mom :D Which just made my day when I heard that!

I love the bright hats. Pinks and browns are very popular, but I love the hats that pop - like this fuchsia hat with the white flower and orange center. So bright and cheery!

Hat Head

Hats it is. Here are the latest hats I've been working on. I'm in the process of finalizing 22 hats to bring to the store tomorrow. Then on to the next batch of 13 for an online shop that focuses on Canadian Made goods!

The green beanie with grey strips and the brown visors were custom orders.

This is a (bad) shot of my hats on display at the store. Not many left from what I brought in. This was taken about a week ago. My battery light just started flashing so I had to be quick!

Aaarrrrrr Pinky!

A custom order. A pink pirate sweater and matching hat! I love this one. I'm thrilled with the way it turned out!

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