NEW DESIGNS!

New designs! New designs!

I finally posted these designs in our shop today!

The "Brightest Crayon in the Box" Toddler Tee

And our brand new "Depth of Love" design.
I love this one so much! I have already printed 2 of my own shirts with this design! I have a new tshirt style for this design too and I really like the fit! It is a tshirt with a feminine cut.

Come check out our new designs in our Etsy shop!

Love for the new black tees!

New Black tshirts! The color difference is so dramatic!
Ryan digs his new Robot tee! I couldn't get him to take it off after we finished pictures. Oh well, looks like he has a new shirt to add to his wardrobe.
You can have one now too! The black and navy are the most dramatic when printed with the dye remover. I'm loving the new black!

Say Cheese!

It's photo day at our house and I can't wait to post pics of some new stuff! Yippee! Wish me luck. Hope my kids cooperate!

If you have any tips for child photography, feel free to post them here. Our readers, (and especially me) can use some helpful tips!

The big 200! And a Giveaway!

I woke up to the most wonderful surprise this morning! Cantaloupe Corner's Etsy shop hit 200 sales!!

It seems like only yesterday we opened up our little website and posted our first 3 designs. *tear*

And now we have a full shop and lots of room to grow! I'm working on some fabulous new designs right now and I CANNOT WAIT to get them in my shop! Oh, why does it have to take so long! I wish I could take my ideas from my head and stick them straight into Etsy. Maybe it's the laziness in me, or maybe I just get so excited about our new stuff I need to show it to the world right now!

Ok, on to the more important part of this post. . . A GIVEAWAY!

In honor of our 200th sale I am going to give away a "BEAT IT" Creeper (onesie).
 (sizes are 6m, 12m, 18m, and 24m)

How can you win the "BEAT IT" Creeper?

1. Go to my Cantaloupe Corner shop pick your favorite design then come back here and leave it in a comment.

2. Follow our blog!

3. Be our Facebook fan!

4. Leave us a clever saying you might like to see on a t-shirt (e.g. Tough Cookie, Cute as a Button . . .)

5. Add our Shop to your favorites on Etsy.

6. Purchase an item from Cantaloupe Corner. (This is worth 2 entries!)



Keep watching because I'm going to give more stuff away too!

This giveaway is for USA only. We will close this giveaway on Monday Feb 1st at 12:00 noon Arizona Time.  So get as many entries in as you can!

I hope you win! Good Luck!

A slice of Whippy Cake!

What do you get when you mix a seriously talented chica, fabulous fabrics, a bit of bling, and a little sugar and spice?

You get Whippy Cake!

First of all, the name Whippy Cake is so mouthwateringly adorable that it's makes you want to say it again!

Whippy Cake!
(P.S. If you want to know the story behind the name go here and click on "About Me".)

Becki, the creator of this marvelous company, is my super talented friend!
 When I met Becki I was really surprised to find out that she is a lot like me! We both are obsessive crafters/moms, who love, LOVE to try new things!

She has some oh-so lovely items available in her Shop.

Everything from fabulous textured wipey cases,

 to cupcake jewelry,

 and her newest additions: Glamour Bands and Chokers.

They are all beautiful and well made.

Becki has been one of my greatest inspirations for Cantaloupe Corner too. She has been here to help me before Cantaloupe Corner even had a name. Thanks Becki!

Go check out Whippy Cake and see why I think it's sweeter than a Strawberry Cream Cheese Cupcake with sprinkles on top!

(mmmm, this is making me hungry.)

This stuff is Tutu cute!

I was just wondering around the http://www.waytutucute.com/ website and found some adorable items I just had to share with y'all!

Mis-matching amazing patterns is all the rage these days and Vintage Lucy's keeps it funky with this cute top!

You all know I have a thing for orange!

This sweet orange-y pillowcase dress is from Baby Trend.

If ever I have another baby boy, he will definately be wearing these soft sole shoes by Bugaloo.

Meet Katherine. She is a Lushy Plushy doll by Miss Sugar Pops. All of their dolls are made from recycled materials and each is unique! This is a rag doll with personality!

There's so much more great stuff!

I you found a reason to stop by WayTutuCute.com because it is FABULOUS!

Big Announcement!

I am thrilled to announce that Cantaloupe Corner's items are now available at WayTutuCute.com !!!

YAY!!

It is an absolutely adorable site jam packed with cute stuff for our little ones as well as great stuff for mom and dad!  From "green" items to onesies and tshirts to jewelry and hair accessories, this site has it all!

You have GOT TO check it out!

Thanks Heather from WayTuTuCute.com for letting me be a part of your amazing website!

♥. . .a few of my favorite things. . .

♥ Things that I love ♥

#1. My Family (ok, that was totally obvious but I had to put it in there becuase they are that special!)
#2. Cantaloupe Corner. My creative release!
#3. Really cute fabric! (It makes me so happy!)
#4. Pearls. (Sometimes I wish I could wear them everyday.)
#5. Anything handmade. (There's something magical about making things yourself.)
#6. Sunshine. (Hence the reason I live in Arizona)
#7. Singing.
#8. A clean house. (If only my house could be clean everyday. I'd be in heaven!)
#9. The smell of fresh cut grass, orange blossoms, fresh homemade bread, and clean laundry.
#10. Chubby baby cheeks
#11. Food! (I love to bake. Especially something chocolatey!)
#12. Painting. (Be it a canvas, furniture, or walls.)
#13. Fresh fruit.
#14. My Miniature Schnauzer, Zeus (it's a love/hate relationship, but most of the time it's love)
#15. Being outside. Hiking, biking, running. . .
#16. Learning something new.
#17. Harry Potter movies
#18. Dancing with my kids to silly songs!
#19. My antique piano.
#20. Flowers.

Bow-dacious! Sneak a peek!

It's almost ready.
Here's a sneak peek at what's to come for Cantaloupe Corner's new accessory shop Cantaloupe Blossoms!

Fun Fabrics, Fun designs!

Oooo! I can't wait!

That's all you get to see for now. . .

I still have LOTS of work to do but I can't wait to show everyone my new blossoms!

Lookin' good!

What a pleasant surprise! As I was browsing around the world wide web today, I came across a blog called "I Bet You Look Good In That Tshirt" a.k.a. IBYLGINTTS . 

First of all, what a cool name!

The best part was seeing our own "Little Mister" tshirt as a feature along with some other super nifty tees!

THANKS for putting my little mister tshirt on your site! You guys are the best!

Cargo Pants Messanger Bag!

I just saw this on Ucreate today and I had to share! It's awesome!
I'm a HUGE fan of saving money and finding fun uses for stuff that I already have.
Here's a fantastic idea from Noodlehead: Use some old cargo pants to make an amazing messenger bag!

I've been holding on to some old cargos and now I have a cool project to make with them. Saving money and saving room in my garage makes me a happy crafter!

 Kudos to Noodleheads for the great idea!

Announcing our new toddler tee color!

I am very happy to announce that a new toddler tshirt color is now available at Cantaloupe Corner!

If you are seeing black it's because we now have BLACK TODDLER TSHIRTS!

I don't know why we didn't do this sooner! I'm in love with the black tees! I'll get some new pics as soon as I can to show you how great they look! I can't wait to make some for my boys!

Time's up! The winner for Emerald Blossom is. . .

TIMES UP!!! Thanks so all who entered the Emerald Blossom headband giveaway! We had tons of entries and now I have a list of great new songs and kid's books!




I can't wait to check the kid's books out! We have quite the library of children's books here but there were a bunch that I hadn't heard of yet. Yay! I love you guys!

Who gets the delicious Emerald Blossom headband?
None other than: fashionfrugality
Congrats!!! I'll send you an email to get your addy so I can send out your new bling!

Thanks again to everyone and I look forward to our next giveaway!
(hmmm, what will it be next time?)

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

2010 is here and at Cantaloupe Corner are anticipating a fabulous, fantastic, fun filled year with heaps of new products and more exciting stuff!

What's happening this year?

Here are some of our goals for 2010:

1.Open up Cantaloupe Blossoms on Etsy! (I am sooo excited about this!) It's going to be all my favorite accessories, including Blossom Headbands and Clips! I'll start adding item this month! Can't wait!!!!

2. New designs! (I've got some fun ones in the works right now! I can't wait to see how they turn out!)

3. Expand our size selection to include bigger kid's sizes!

4. Craft Shows! (For all you locals. I'll let you know dates and times)

5. Organize and streamline our product lines. (Out with the old, in with the bold!)

6. Organize and set up our new work area. We've graduated from the cramped dining room to having an entire office dedicated to CC!

7. Create, Create, Create! (I dream about this part every night,*sigh*)

8. (The most important) Find more time to spend with my sweet little boys. They are the reason I started CC in the first place.

Now it's written down and everyone has seen it so I can't take any of these back. :)

I hope you all have the best year EVER!

My motto for this year: Don't wait around for things to happen to you. Make them happen!