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I'm Not Perfect - And It's Ok

(From July 2016) Did I mention that, in high school, I got 49% in home economics?  Yes, that's true.  I hated cooking and I hated sewing.  I mean why did I need to sew a makeup bag?  Why did I need to learn to cook?  Plus, my Chinese mother (cough.. ahem.. Tiger Mother) just told me math was important.  Ha. Typical right?No one told me that, one day, I'd have a baby girl and would love to sew for her.  Even if they told me that back then, I wouldn't have cared. Perhaps they should have told me I could...

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Everybody Looks Good on Facebook and Instagram

Everybody Looks Good on Facebook and Instagram

    I remember once early on after I had my first baby (Sophia) creeping my friend's wife's Facebook with envy.  She had motherhood DOWN! Her family was gorgeous and they even went on outings with their baby... there were photos of them out at restaurants and parks while "poor me" in my down and anxious state could barely leave the house initially, handicapped by my depression and anxiety.  She even looked like she took regular showers!When the clouds of my depression started to dissipate, I finally started to reach out to other mamas so that I would have some...

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Shari's Button Cowl Tutorial

Shari's Button Cowl Tutorial

    Check this out!  Our very own Shari Anderson has created this amazing button cowl tutorial for us! To download this amazing tutorial, please copy this link: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2067/7673/files/Button_Cowl_Tutorial.pdf?10279803791489091162   You won't want to miss it!  And check out more of her work at:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/670311759742851/?fref=nf

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How This All Began

How This All Began

  I thought I'd start my first blog with an explanation of why I sew... how Whimsy Baby Boutique and Customs came to be....See when I was eagerly expecting my first child back in 2013, I dreamed of what life would be like after she was born.  See she was an IVF baby ... I dreamed of having a baby girl for years.  I  had a vision of what it would be like... and, oh boy, was it going to be blissful!  Just like the magazines promised.  I swear the magazines promised new mom bliss. I was anticipating that I...

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