Mielle Couture!

I am soooooooooooo excited to be in on the ground floor of an amazing new design group - Mielle Couture! The designing ladies of this group are so talented, so giving - the future is very bright indeed!

Here's a sampling of our new logo -





Aren't they chic??

In sewing land, I'm finishing up some girlie Santa hats I'll be listing soon, as well as finishing up a formal gown for our debut launch. After this debut, I'm looking forward to a little R & R from sewing. I love designing, but OH! Have I been doing a lot of it lately! Sofie's halloween costume just about sent me over the edge! She requested a purple sparkly dragon costume with rainbow wings! Okay darlin'.... comin' right up!

Dialed in again!!!!!!!!!

Wow! I was without a working computer for over a month! Good gracious it's great to be dialed in again! With no internet..hee hee... I sewed my fingers to the bone! I have some great outfits to show for it though.

Our 5th Avenue Couture design group kicked off it's big Christmas launch yesterday, yipee!! We have 110 guest designers! As of this morning we had 70 outfits and accessories listed, and I'm sure there will be much more listing within the next few days. I think it is a great success so far.

Our Sofie recently turned 4 years old. She has her heart set on being a purple sparkly dragon for halloween. Oh boy - that'll be an easy costume to make! hee hee. She is getting the hang of modeling my outfits more and more. I think she did so well with this last round of pictures.

I was so glad to receive an email from my latest buyer. She is such a darling gal, and she was very happy with the Tic Tac Toe set I made for her daughter Bobbie. It made me feel so awesome she loved it!

Here are some sneak peaks of my Holiday sets currently listed -















Please see tons of pics and full descriptions in my store -

http://stores.ebay.com/Sofie-Bell-Couture

Sept 29th!

Well, my new computer has been shipped, and it should arrive this week. I am sooooooo relieved! Trying to run Sofie Bell Couture from the one-hour-per-person at the public library have been tough these past few weeks! Soon my beloved Internet.... soon ;-)

I am in full "sewing wars" mode right now, trying to get ready for 5th Ave Couture's big Christmas launch! I am creating 2 sister sets, and 2 dresses a tad more on the formal side. I am sewing everything from Euro bubble jumpers, to funky hats and leg warmers, to gorgeous dupioni silk wraps, collars and muffs. I am very proud of my designs and hope they do well. We have some really big talent amongst the guest roster, so I've really amped up my game to try and stand out!

I won't have a lot pics to download until the new computer arrives, but have put one of a recent Tweety Bird set I finished.

I will be back up in full swing very soon! Please stay tuned for christmas sneak peak pics.

The holiday juggernaut is coming!

It has really become so busy, so fast! The design group I belong to - 5th Avenue Couture, is hosting a holiday guest launch. We have almost 100 guest designers signed up to participate. I predict it will be a spectacular launch! I will post more details on this soon, so please don't forget to check back with me.



I've got most of the fabrics chosen and assigned for my winter/holiday collection. I'm shooting for six complete ensambles. Im a little freaked out about doing so many, but I'm gonna go for it. My fabrics range from goreous dupioni silks and designer velvets, to recycled vintage corduroys and flannels. I am so excited to see these garments come to life on my beauty Sofia.

I'm getting wwaaaaayyyy ahead of myself though... It's only the beginning of September, and I'm jumping to Christmas already! I have a darling set listed right now for Halloween. I listed it last week, got lots of watchers, but no buyers - where are you buyers...? Yoo hooooo? I am relisting it again this week. Here's a sneak peek -





To view the whole listing, search 5thAve on ebay and then find my pic in the list.

Thanks so much for coming to visit me! Peace, Timi Lisa

Tic Tac Toe

I finished my Tic Tac Toe Set, and it's up and running on eBay. It is one of my favorites. I love the combination of muted and bold primanry colors and the 1950'2 style. I put a lot of thought into the details and I hope it shows!

Sofie loved it, and thought the Tic Tac Toe game was super cool. She as a tropper modeling it in 96 degree weather! I was clicking super fast so she would not have to wear the whole outfit for too long and over heat!

Ninjas and Mermaids

Ninja and Mermaids - Sofie's favorite subjects right now. Watching Sofie sneaking around the house throwing pretend smoke bombs with her "real life" ninja master daddy gave me an idea for my fall/winter collection. Hee, trying to sketch ideas for a cute and feminine ninja appealing to little girls- now that's a challange!

As for back to school, I am almost finished with a Tic Tac Toe oufit I used straight from a 1955 pattern. It is not one of my original designs, but the charm and nostalgia of this darling set just begged to be brought to life. It sounds kind of silly, but usually when I am mulling over design ideas I go for fabrics first. The fabric has to "speak" to me, it usually "tells" me what it wants to be and then I'm off and running. Usually I don't go gah-gah over patterns, but I just could not resist "tic tac toe!" I will only be offering one set for sale in my eBay store this weekend.

Next week it's time to design Halloween! I love the holiday season it is sooooo fun and inspiration is all around!