Congratulations Winner: Mikayla Lentini!
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Monday, April 30, 2018
Sunday, April 29, 2018
Recently Sold - Chunky Wedged Sandals (Brown)
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| Beauty of Creating presents the Chunky Wedged Sandal, debuting in Brown Vegan Leather, designed and crafted especially for Journey Girl Dolls by Toys 'R' Us. Your favorite Journey Girl Doll should be styled from head to toe, so wait no longer! Direct Sell Customers have a variety of colors and textures to choose! |
Friday, April 27, 2018
Brown Sugar & Spice Baseball Tee #30424
On a whim, I thought about designing or re-purposing an existing free clip art. This one I found online, totally free to use. I added some curvy lettering and this was the result!
The design was inspired by the new pattern I designed #30424 JG Raglan Shirt (baseball tee). Since this is the season for baseball, the decision was easy to converge these ideas into one rendering.
I will likely finish this look with a newly designed white sneaker; but the brown chunky sandals that dropped last summer, turned this spring's biggest heavy hitter, would mesh well as an alternate!
If you would like to see a pattern tutorial on this shirt, leave a message below!
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Girl Charlee Order Update...
The order placed on Saturday with Girl Charlee processed and it appears that even with that crazy sale, I might have all of the order based on the online invoice. The package ships FEDEX and delivers in a few days. I will keep you posted on its arrival. Expect a haul and review! Until then...
Well then is now!
Let's start with the bad...the shipping seems kind of steep at $7.99 flat rate when there is nothing expeditious about it. Did this order really need to go by way of UPS and travel seven days from CA to MI? From the time the order was processed, until the time it reached my mailbox (including the transfer from UPS to USPS was 10 days). Is that what $8 in shipping gets you? OYE! Asking for a friend...
Now to the good...everything that I ordered was in stock. It appears, from this order that they process quickly. When there is an order and it has a long processing/cutting time you run the risk of having part of this order 'sold out' by the time they get to you. Now of course this can happen on a (1) day processing, but that (3) day processing is almost a guarantee that something will be shortened out of the order.
Another good, the fabrics are g-o-r-g-e-o-u-s! They are exactly as they appear online. For having amazing imaging GirlCharlee rivals Fashion Fabrics Club.
I will definitely keep Girl Charlee as the companion (1-2) especially when it comes to knits!
That half off - half yard sale was the bombdotcom. Thanks for the order. I can move on now to a review.
Well then is now!
Let's start with the bad...the shipping seems kind of steep at $7.99 flat rate when there is nothing expeditious about it. Did this order really need to go by way of UPS and travel seven days from CA to MI? From the time the order was processed, until the time it reached my mailbox (including the transfer from UPS to USPS was 10 days). Is that what $8 in shipping gets you? OYE! Asking for a friend...
Now to the good...everything that I ordered was in stock. It appears, from this order that they process quickly. When there is an order and it has a long processing/cutting time you run the risk of having part of this order 'sold out' by the time they get to you. Now of course this can happen on a (1) day processing, but that (3) day processing is almost a guarantee that something will be shortened out of the order.
Another good, the fabrics are g-o-r-g-e-o-u-s! They are exactly as they appear online. For having amazing imaging GirlCharlee rivals Fashion Fabrics Club.
I will definitely keep Girl Charlee as the companion (1-2) especially when it comes to knits!
That half off - half yard sale was the bombdotcom. Thanks for the order. I can move on now to a review.
Monday, April 23, 2018
Fashion Fabric Club Re-Order Listing
For future reference, I decided to run a list of 'best hits' from Fashion Fabric Club. I am planning to do another for Girl Charlee, when the order arrives tomorrow.
I wanted to this because I sew through so many fabric weights that it is essential to at least place a notation on a specific weight class so that I am prompted to re-order this, should this item become available!
This list will of course be modified, in the future, but as for now the 'best hits' are not to suggest other fabrics did not stand up to the challenge. The 'best hits' signify that this fabric number proved to be exactly what I wanted, sight unseen. When you buy fabric online, you void the sensation of sight and feel. You take a risk. Sometimes this is necessary when there are 20 types, varying weights. Very often the description teeters on 'untrue' and 'their culture'. In other words, we speak different fabric languages.
Cotton Knit (T-Shirt/Turtleneck) - #66043
Black Denim - #65792
Navy Blue Denim - #66021
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Recently Sold: Autumn Theatre in the Park
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| Beauty of Creating presents, another recently sold ensemble featured at the 6th Annual Detroit Doll Show This 10 piece ensemble includes : Jeggings, socks, boots, turtleneck, wrap, necklace, earrings, and theatre book bag |
Thank you to everyone who like, share, comment, and visit us!
Do not forget that you have another convenient location to view classic and new designs from Beauty of Creating at our ETSY store!
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April 21st is Prince Day in Minnesota
Gov. Mark Dayton declared April 21, 2018 "Prince Day" on Friday. The 35W Bridge and the Lowry Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis will be lit purple throughout the weekend for the Purple One.
Friday, April 20, 2018
BFC Ink (Calista) Doll Review Coming Soon!
On a wild and crazy search, I happened upon this beauty
from the now defunct, Scholastic BFC Ink Doll Collection!
Her name is Calista and from the box you can see what I see,
displayed in the purchase ad!
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Return here for a review!
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Thursday, April 19, 2018
Invitation to Join Old Newsboy Goodfellow Doll Workshop
Recently, a classmate from my high school reached out to me on social media with a special invitation to join the Old Newsboy Goodfellow Doll Workshop. Needless to say, I am thrilled to join this cause!
I will begin this venture first by joining the 2017 Awardees for a Luncheon at the Detroit Roostertail and from here I begin my quest to dress and impress!
There is nothing more precious than the extension of service and creating lovely garments to dress beautiful dolls to gift to little girls to cherish for a lifetime! It is a pleasure to be asked and I look forward to sharing further details.
In order to fund this project, the pattern downloads and the current shop brochure will assess a project fee.
Thank you in advance to all who lend a hand to giving a kid a Christmas!
In order to fund this project, the pattern downloads and the current shop brochure will assess a project fee.
Thank you in advance to all who lend a hand to giving a kid a Christmas!
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Sunday, April 15, 2018
Recently Sold: Dark Knightess I
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| Beauty of Creating, presents the Dark Knightess I A OOAK, 10PC ensemble that included: Cream turtleneck, black suede shorts, black tights teal/black/cream hooded cape, necklace with charm, crystal stud earrings black vegan leather riding boots w/ coordinating shoulder sling purse |
Saturday, April 14, 2018
Out with the old...In with the new
I recently dumped fabric.com. In the wake of this departure, I discovered two new online shops that I am adding the first one added to the list is Girl Charlee: girlcharlee.com (Specializes in knits...like wow!!!). I watch/follow the vlog/blog of MimiGStyle and she suggests this one as one her favorite spots.
I placed my first order with GirlCharlee. The shipping is $7.99 flat rate. I bumped into a half-off half/yard sale, which was prime for my taste, because I like small stashes. I probably should not be buying any fabric but I love knits for my dolls. They make for great leggings, t-shirts, and turtlenecks!
If you love knits...why not? You never know what new customer sales and discounts you may bump into. You should know that sale items do not apply discount codes.
Happy Shopping! Do not forget to tell them that Dronellar sent you!
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| Click the link/Referral for new customers, first order only Your Friend who Referred You: Dronellar |
I placed my first order with GirlCharlee. The shipping is $7.99 flat rate. I bumped into a half-off half/yard sale, which was prime for my taste, because I like small stashes. I probably should not be buying any fabric but I love knits for my dolls. They make for great leggings, t-shirts, and turtlenecks!
If you love knits...why not? You never know what new customer sales and discounts you may bump into. You should know that sale items do not apply discount codes.
Happy Shopping! Do not forget to tell them that Dronellar sent you!
Monday, April 9, 2018
Pattern Coding System Part V: Storing.
Pattern Coding System Web Series:
Part I: The Coding.
Part II: The Photograph.
Part III: The Instructions.
Part IV: The Inventory.
Finally we have arrived to the end. I know it has been a while since I submitted Part IV, but no worries, we are here to close this series and give you access (those who are new) to the express notifications of the previous parts!
Storing your patterns is a very important part of this process of designing and coding your work. You might think "this is obvious" what I am about to say, but the truth is, I feel it necessary to share this because my first generation of designs for Barbie, well...they are barely retrievable. The envelopes make a good home for your pattern pieces, while a bin, tote, or covered box provides a dust/moisture free environment.
Just as you want your inventory accessible for last minute retrieval, where you keep your patterns is optimum for putting together your outfits in record time. Place your patterns in their respective location in numerical order!
I am learning more and more that this is huge! Here is why. This year alone instead of increasing my pattern drawer and collection, I am now re-branding, rebuilding, and expanding the current. Likewise, I recently created some patterns for sharing, and decided to launch the pattern code to the piece or outfit for this Spring/Summer 2018 Collection. Attaching the pattern number to the outfit further reduces the need to create brand new patterns for pieces that already exist somewhere in the design system.
As your outfits become a blending of several patterns, you soon realize how heavily dependent you are on Storing your patterns!
Finally, like all things to be accessible, you must keep them in there proper place when not in use. When you are working on a project, grab a 1 gallon baggie and place all of your patterns required for your project inside. Not only does it further protect them from damage, but keeps them together. You will not have spend hours looking for the shoes you know you pulled out of the drawer. You will know they are with the cardigan, slacks, and blouse!
Thanks for following this series. Feel free to comment and share if you find any of this useful! 💖💖💖
Part I: The Coding.
Part II: The Photograph.
Part III: The Instructions.
Part IV: The Inventory.
Finally we have arrived to the end. I know it has been a while since I submitted Part IV, but no worries, we are here to close this series and give you access (those who are new) to the express notifications of the previous parts!
Storing your patterns is a very important part of this process of designing and coding your work. You might think "this is obvious" what I am about to say, but the truth is, I feel it necessary to share this because my first generation of designs for Barbie, well...they are barely retrievable. The envelopes make a good home for your pattern pieces, while a bin, tote, or covered box provides a dust/moisture free environment.
Just as you want your inventory accessible for last minute retrieval, where you keep your patterns is optimum for putting together your outfits in record time. Place your patterns in their respective location in numerical order!
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| Pattern Storage Box |
As your outfits become a blending of several patterns, you soon realize how heavily dependent you are on Storing your patterns!
Finally, like all things to be accessible, you must keep them in there proper place when not in use. When you are working on a project, grab a 1 gallon baggie and place all of your patterns required for your project inside. Not only does it further protect them from damage, but keeps them together. You will not have spend hours looking for the shoes you know you pulled out of the drawer. You will know they are with the cardigan, slacks, and blouse!
Thanks for following this series. Feel free to comment and share if you find any of this useful! 💖💖💖
Sunday, April 8, 2018
Saturday, April 7, 2018
Recently Sold: Farmer's Market Day
Beauty of Creating presents the Farmer's Market Day
13PC Ensemble: tunic top, leggings, socks, legwarmers,
boots, shopping tote, purse, and earrings!
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Thank you to all of my viewers, subscribers, and shopping VIPs
for making the journey with us!
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Our 2018 Spring/Summer Collection will debut soon! Stay tuned!
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
how one signature spring-summer outfit
...turned into an entire collection
Nothing goes as planned, very often when it comes to artistry. I learned a long time ago, make plans, but leave a lot of room for inspiration, that often drops in unexpectedly.
Originally I planned an entire bounty for Winter, short of the awesome collection turned out for the Fall, headlined at the 6th Annual Detroit Doll Show. When that was swapped out for the 18th Anniversary Ensemble, I considered punishing myself and only releasing one complete signature design for Spring/Summer and focus the remaining space on shoes.
Then JoAnn Fabric happened...and it does not happen often, but lately this store has been in the zone!!!
I had a bag full of coupons, and along with their sales, I walked out with a haul of solid cottons and floral cottons...and here we go! Another plan backed into the fan blades of spontaneous creativity!
Does this mean the shoes are trashed until next year? Not at all. They will companion this Spring/Summer Collection. So far, it is off to a good start...we have featured: gold, silver, black, white...along with lots of flowers and bare shoulders, just to summarize.
Nothing goes as planned, very often when it comes to artistry. I learned a long time ago, make plans, but leave a lot of room for inspiration, that often drops in unexpectedly.
Originally I planned an entire bounty for Winter, short of the awesome collection turned out for the Fall, headlined at the 6th Annual Detroit Doll Show. When that was swapped out for the 18th Anniversary Ensemble, I considered punishing myself and only releasing one complete signature design for Spring/Summer and focus the remaining space on shoes.
Then JoAnn Fabric happened...and it does not happen often, but lately this store has been in the zone!!!
Does this mean the shoes are trashed until next year? Not at all. They will companion this Spring/Summer Collection. So far, it is off to a good start...we have featured: gold, silver, black, white...along with lots of flowers and bare shoulders, just to summarize.
Monday, April 2, 2018
fabric.com What happened?
A few months ago I was granted a business partnership with fabric.com and was grateful for the opportunity to shop and save. It seems while one hand graciously welcomed me, another appears to be taking away what made fabric.com my premiere online fabric store.
I believe that more than a year has passed since I placed an order with them. They still have an awesome web presence and I have been nothing short of amazed with my orders from them.
The problem is that they rarely offer anything less than a yard. The minimum is quite often 2 or more yards to meet the requirement to purchase. This is not a problem for those making human garments and able to warehouse bundles of fabric.
For me, a smaller craft house, yards and yards is not practical or economical. Even though I often receive adjusted orders and 'out of stock' listings on my invoices from FFC Fashion Fabric Club, they cater to my business because they allow me to purchase less than a yard. The website is not boasting color, but I am able to sample in small pieces, make a list of what is favorable for re-order, and find loads of sales.
As much as fabric.com was the premiere spot, it has lost its favor with me.
Even JoAnn's has been on my 'heart' list of late. Although they also have a sketchy minimum purchase caveat, at least they are local and allow you to shop and ship free to the store!
I believe that more than a year has passed since I placed an order with them. They still have an awesome web presence and I have been nothing short of amazed with my orders from them.
The problem is that they rarely offer anything less than a yard. The minimum is quite often 2 or more yards to meet the requirement to purchase. This is not a problem for those making human garments and able to warehouse bundles of fabric.
For me, a smaller craft house, yards and yards is not practical or economical. Even though I often receive adjusted orders and 'out of stock' listings on my invoices from FFC Fashion Fabric Club, they cater to my business because they allow me to purchase less than a yard. The website is not boasting color, but I am able to sample in small pieces, make a list of what is favorable for re-order, and find loads of sales.
As much as fabric.com was the premiere spot, it has lost its favor with me.
Even JoAnn's has been on my 'heart' list of late. Although they also have a sketchy minimum purchase caveat, at least they are local and allow you to shop and ship free to the store!
Sunday, April 1, 2018
Save 25% Off
Beauty of Creating presents, a 4 PC Red Off Shoulder Top,
White/Red Floral Capri Pants
with a pair of Red Canvas All Star Sneakers
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Just Click the Coupon and Travel Direct. Request your 25% adjustment
and your item will be shipped to you!
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