Peppie La Poodle Goes to Paris....

 
Bonjour...Off to Paris for the weekend, well Peppie La Poodle is off anyway.  Peppie originally  sassily strolled on one of my hand painted silk baby  blankets about 2 years ago. She even  appeared  on little onesies, bibs and recently a very special baby Jacket made of silk charmeuse that I  hand painted featuring Peppie La Poodle which is presently in my Babybonbon Etsy store, size 12- 18 months.   This jacket is one of a kind. 

Your little diva can go to that elegant summer  affair and match mommy who is wearing black lace....her cuffs are made from the finest  vintage black lace and adorned in pink silk rosettes   On the back, Peppie is admiring her beauty in the long antique mirror.  Ooh lala!

Well today with the  technology of digital printing she is available of a wide variety of fabrics printed in several different sizes.  She even has two colorful complimentary fabrics Ooh La La  Stripes and Ooh La La Bubble Dots to help design  all your summer projects.   She is perfect for that little diva's new bedroom decor. Imagine picking up some fun vintage poodle items on eBay  to decorate this French  boudoir  get away.   Hey, this could be for a Grown Up too!

Oh yes, back to my surprise,  well just a little whisper or it will not be a surprise, Peppie La Poodle will soon make her 2010 Summer Debut Strutting her Stuff for real in a Paris scene on my new Babybonbon Bundles, personalized blankets by Rosanna Hope!

Au revoir and Have a very Sweet Day today ,

Rosanna Hope

Hand painted Sea Side Mermaid Baby Jacket by Rosanna Hope for Babybonbons

It is a sunny, toasty day here in Maimi, a perfect day to to go to the ocean  and start my summer reading.  I am reading A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick, a New York Times best seller and so intriquing. One of those  books you don`t want to put down, good beach reading.  

Although I am now concentrating on designing printed fabric, after returning from the beach one day  last year  , I was inspired to sit down and  hand paint this little Sea Side mermaid  and shell  toddler jacket. It is about a 12  18 month size.

I used a rayon charmeuse fabric to paint on  and Jacquard dye Na flow for the paints with  a  clear resist. The paints flow so beautifully on the charmeuse.   The hand on this jacket is so luxurious.  It  would  be precious over a bathing suit at the sea side resort or a little sundress, it is pretty fancy and one of a kind.  I adore the look of silk painting and in my fabric design now I  still try to achieve the same  free flowing watercolor feel.

I began by tracing my pattern on my fabric and painting  on the  front and back pattern pieces that  I needed to cut and sew the jacket. This allowed me to place my designs in exact position.  After painting the background of the front of the jacket, I cut and  appliqued the fish  with my viking embroidery machine.  I have a hugh stash of vintage and new fabrics and lined the jacket with a pretty pink eyelet fabric and little polka dot cuffs.

This little jacket is now in my Babybonbons Etsy shop.

hmmmm,  after writing this, I decided to try to replicate  this design  for one of my personalized blankets. I guess I may not get out to the beach today after all. But will  put my design up soon for all to see....
Have a sweet weekend,
Enjoy,
Rosanna Hope