Monday, July 16, 2012

Cape/Mask Sizing

My most asked question is about cape sizing.  I know that a lot of people give these as gifts, and so that is a good question, especially if you aren't around kids much.  So I thought that I would address that a bit today.
I have FOUR sizes of capes that I can do.

  • Newborn
  • One Year
  • Standard
  • Large
My capes are sized to grow with your kids, and should be slightly big to start so that they can get the most use out of them.  Obviously if you buy a newborn cape, for halloween or pictures, this cape will not fit for very long or get much use!  (if you have a newborn and are local, I would love to get some photos of a newborn in one of my capes....contact me:)
My one year cape will get a couple years out of it though.  Here it is pictured on a 12 month old and it nearly touched the ground.  Newborn and One Year Old Capes are ONE SIDED and require less fabric and therefore are discounted.  Embroidery is still extra.
My STANDARD cape (here and here) will fit for a long time!  A good 6 years I'd say.  On the two year old it touches the ground, knee length around 5 and mid thigh around 8.  
My LARGE cape also has 6 or more years of life in it! Because of the extra fabric for length, there is a $2 upcharge on the bigger capes.
 My MASKS are a one size fits all.  Fit about a 19" head which is most kids.  If you have a head  measurement and want a custom fit, I am more than happy to work with you on that.
Super Hero CUFFS, new in the shop, are also one size fits all, but are adjustable.  At their biggest, I can wear them myself:).  The green is my 5 year old wearing them, but they can adjust a little smaller and would easily work for 2-3 year olds as well!

So there you have it.  All your "SUPER" sizing questions answered!

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Lunch....YOUR Way

There is nothing I like better than getting things EXACTLY the way I want and need them to be.

I think you, as my customers, are no different.  You all eat lunch, but you don't all take your lunch in the same way each day.
Lunch totes available here.
Lunch Sacks available here.
I wanted you to be able to order the pieces of my lunch items as individual pieces and as certain sets to best suit your needs.
There are THREE sizes of reusable bags (medium is new).
Ribbon tabs make opening and closing easier, especially for little hands.  Gusset helps the bag sit up nicely for filling and eating.
Say you like to take a salad to work/school or reheat leftovers, but you need some snack bags for your side items.  Bags can be ordered as a set of three or individually.  
Individual Large Bags available here.
Individual Medium Bags available here.


Individual Small Bags available here.
Are you the type that just takes a sandwich and then grabs an apple?  Then all you need is a Sandwich Wrap!
Individual Sandwich Wraps available here
Sandwich wraps are good for carrying cheese and crackers, sliced pizza or a pile of fruit or veggies!
BASIC lunch kit
I have three sets of lunch kits now.  My BASIC kit includes:  a Sandwich Wrap, Large and Medium Snack Bag.  Perfect for a smaller lunch or for your Preschool/Kindergartners!    Also great for picnic lunches with the family.
SUPER lunch kit
My SUPER set includes: a Sandwich Wrap, all three snack bags and a napkin.  I use the extra bag for my kids morning or afternoon snacks at school.
Napkin is about 8x8.  You can upgrade to an adult napkin that is 16x16.
The only part of my kids lunches that used to be throw away, was the napkin.  With 5 kids, the cost of napkins was adding up!  So the napkin was born!  Perfect completion to the lunch kit!
COMPLETE lunch kit
The COMPLETE set includes everything and a lunch tote or lunch sack.
COMPLETE lunch kit
Of course you need a lunch tote or sack to carry your lunch in!
 The lunch tote is perfect if you plan to carry Tupperware in you lunch.  I have two girls who don't eat sandwiches, but prefer a "lunchable" type meal.  I found these wonderful divided containers by ziplock:
My only problem was that they didn't fit into any of our lunch bags.  Good News.....they fit nicely in my new lunch totes!  I just toss in an ice pack and their juice on top and they are all set!
My lunch totes are insulated to help keep everything cool and to help give it structure.  Top zips closed.  Inside can be easily wiped out daily or entire bag can be tossed in the laundry.
Lunch totes can be done to match ANY lunch kit, boy or girl fabric.  But if your guy needs something a little bit "cooler", then a lunch sack is perfect.  Think brown bag, but out of fabric!  Bag can close in several different ways, depending on how full the bag is.
Lunch sack are NOT insulated.  

There you have it....lunch...YOUR way!


Sunday, June 17, 2012

Sneak Peak Sunday

New fabrics for lunch kits!!!

Baseballs

 Basketballs
FINALLY, something purple!  I have several friends that have mentioned to me more than once, that I don't have anything purple in the shop....and they happen to like purple:)  Yes I have FIVE girls, but they are pink people and I've had such a hard time finding anything with purple in it that I liked.
So here you go E....purple just for you....and anyone else that needs a little something purple in their lunch box this fall.
 And my SUPERHEROS!!!  I love this fabric...and had a hard time cutting into it....I loved it that much;)  But I did and I'm loving the little heros laying around in my studio.
***Did you notice that there are some new products popping up here?  More on lunch kits and options coming soon!***

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Sneak Peak Sunday

I CAN'T keep a secret!  I just have to share with you some of my new items and what I've been working on!

I'm adding LUNCH TOTES to my shop!  Now you can have a lunch tote to match your lunch kit.  Don't worry boys....I got a more "manly" lunch option for you coming too:)
The main fabric is cotton, like the lunch kits.  The bottom and handles are corduroy.
The totes are insulated and can be easily wiped down daily.

Lunch kits will be ready to ship and most lunch totes will be too.  Embroidery is extra, and are made to order.  Ship time for those will be 1-2 weeks.

So add "LUNCH TOTE" to your back to school list!  Shop will be back open JULY 1!  


Saturday, June 9, 2012

Custom Wet Bag and Beach/Pool Bag

I thought while I am closed, I would take the time to show you some of my custom orders.

My friends and family are my biggest supporters and I can't thank them enough.  BUT, they rarely just order from the store like everyone else....they have to have it THERE way:)

My dear friend, (who moved away and shall remain nameless:), ordered a wet bag recently.
She ordered the LARGE wet bag, with the dry pocket.  For fabric, she wanted the white terry cloth on the outside,
and Hungry Caterpillar Dots on the inside!  I love that the handle gives you a "sneak peak" as to what is hiding inside the pocket.
And the front....embroidered with a BIG RED "J" for Johnson!

Love the way your bag turned out sweety!  It's packed and ready to ship off to you!

A local friend, ordered a beach/pool bag at almost the same time.  Here was her custom bag:

Great minds think alike!  I think they should go to the beach or pool together and show off their stuff, don't you!

And because I love great ideas, and I'm a "matchy" person, when the shop reopens, you will be able to get coordinating Beach/Pool Bags and Wet Bags!  Yeah for great ideas from YOU!  Keep them coming!

Friday, May 18, 2012

Giveaway on Facebook

Head over to facebook and see what the Umbrella Girl is giving away today!

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Customized Capes

I absolutely LOVE when my customers make requests!  Y'ALL have such great ideas!  Keep 'em coming!  I had two specialty capes ordered last week that I wanted to share.

First up:  THOR-in real life he just has a red cape and carries a hammer, so I combine the two.
 Second: MINNIE MOUSE- her light pink bow matches our light pink mask perfectly.
And since we don't have enough DISNEY stuff in the house and for our trips.....now my kids each want their own capes too:)

Thank you ladies, for thinking outside the box and customizing your kids capes!

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Wet Bags

I've been busy!  A lot goes into creating a new product for the shop.  I often contemplate it for months.  And then make several samples before I get it just right for you!
small wet bag
Someone asked if I made wet bags last fall.  You know the kind that people use for cloth diaper....of which I don't use!

So I had to do a little research.....and finding someone to actually talk to about them.
medium wet bag
And since I wouldn't be using them for cloth diapers, I had to think of other uses for them, because, it is really hard to love and sew something that you don't/won't find use for in your personal life.
large wet bag
So 6 months later....here they are:  Wet Bags in THREE sizes!  Let me introduce them to you:)
The SMALL wet bag:
* 8" x 10.5" (fold and stick into your purse or diaper bag)
* hold 1-2 cloth diapers that have been "used"
* holds change of clothes for those Potty Training days.....months........years! (keep dry clothes inside until needed and then swap them out for the "wet" ones)
* holds 1-2 wet swimsuits for after you have spent your day at the pool or beach and change out of them to go home or how about after swim lessons.

embroidery extra
Snap handle (on the small and medium) makes it so easy to hang on a door knob (in a bathroom) or on your chair at the beach.  Open it up and then hang in on the handle to your stroller as you walk back to your car or to keep separate from your diaper bag stuff when you have wet stuff in it.
 The MEDIUM wet bag:
* 13" x 14.5" (fold into quarters and stick into your purse or diaper bag)
* hold 8-9 cloth diapers that have been "used" (great for being gone all day)
* holds SEVERAL changes of wet clothes for those Potty Training days.....months........years!
* holds 4-5 wet swimsuits for after you have spent your day at the pool or beach
* holds ONE wet towel and ONE wet swimsuit (perfect for swim lessons or swim dates!)

And because our family is larger that most.....SEVEN.....the medium bag just wasn't big enough for use to all squeeze our wet swim suits in at the gym, so the large was born!
 The LARGE wet bag:
* FAMILY SIZE or 14" x 19" (perfect to toss into our swim bag or into the trunk for "just in case" wet clothes
* Has two handles (instead of snap wristlet)
* hold 20-24 cloth diapers that have been "used" (great for at home)

* holds the whole family's wet swimsuits for after you have spent your day at the pool or beach and change out of them to go home or how about after swim lessons.
* holds TWO wet beach towels, plus swim suits

dry pocket
On this one, I added a dry pocket to the front of the bag.  I like to be able to carry a couple extra dry swim diapers or toss  my keys and phone into it.  I realize that not everyone will use it that way (especially if you are using it at home to hold your cloth diapers) and so the DRY POCKET is an add on item.  There is an upcharge to have it added to the medium or large wet bags.

So now that the pools are opening up here in Texas, we are getting lots of use out of our WET BAG!

Order yours today, so you are ready for the upcoming swim season, or if you are using cloth diapers, or if you are like me and heading into those days, weeks, months of POTTY TRAINING.  (4th time around--I hope it's easier this time--at least it will be cuter!)

Saturday, April 28, 2012

A SUPER Birthday!

Someone's having a birthday!  And someone just shipped him a CUSTOM CAPE!
 It's SUPER THOMAS to the rescue!
Have a SUPER 5th Birthday Thomas!

***Get your own custom superhero cape in the shop today!  I can now do any initial in the SUPERMAN "font".  Boys or Girls capes available this way.  Name embroidery is extra***

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Autism Awareness Month

We {heart} several people with Autism....and what better way to celebrate their AWESOMENESS (and awareness) than to design them a super cape!

Though April is Autism Awareness month, the capes are available for order through my etsy site, through May 31st.
Autism capes are similar to Super Man, but the background is the "autism puzzle" fabric and instead of the "S" you get to pick the letter for the child!

This cape is for LIAM!  We love you!
{long cape on 9 year old}
Capes can be made long as pictured, or in our standard length for shorter munchkins.

Capes are reversible and can have any of our other super heros put onto the other side.

Head on over and place your order.  20% of the price of each cape ($4) will be donated to the National Autism Association of North Texas.