Yards ofVintage lace+ Yards of Vintage Trim=Ruffles Skirts by Rosanna Hope for Babybonbons

I am having so much fun with my wonderful collection of vintage laces and trims and marrying these with some of my Rosanna Hope Fabrics and other little treasures of fabrics I have collected for many years,

What do you get?

Babybonbon "Rufflies", yummy skirts for your little Fashionista!

These are going to available in sizes 6=12 months thru toddler size 5 at present.

I can`t wait to show you tomorrow  the one I am working on today with beautiful old crochet pieces and vintage white laces.

Your little gal is going to love these, they look amazing with leggins and cute boots

 and little striped or polka dot tee shirts.  

Each Baby or Toddler Bonbon "Rufflie" is one of a kind and your little gal and you  are going to want more than one.  Available in my Etsy shop http://www.babybonbons.etsy.com/  and soon at http://www.babybonbons.com/

Many are trimmed with little vintage flowers and little surprise embellishments.

So drop by this week to see all the new little "Rufflies" available, See you soon,

Have a sweet day!

hugs,

Rosanna Hope

Yummiest First Birthday Ice Cream Cone Fabric by Rosanna Hope

Hi everyone

I am on the train tonight on my way to Asheville for a beautiful spring break to see all the gorgeous blooming flowers and visit the Biltmore Gardens.  I also get to see my adorable little Noah who is 4 who lives  in Arsty Asheville.

I decided to enter into the Spoonflower  Ice Cream Fabric contest one of my favorite  older yummy designs which I had printed both in coordinate fabric and as a fun cut and sew pattern for your little diva's first Birthday Bash, My Yummiest First Birthday Party Ice Cream Cone Design.

To make this fancy couture baby outfit, All you have to do is simply order one  54" wide yard of beautiful Organic Cotton sateen printed with all directions and  all  fabric pieces for the adorable little ruffled apron/skirt, flowered party hat and sweet baby bib and start to sew this very easy project.   You even see a picture of Oliva who is One all dressed up right on the fabric so you can envision your little dolly at her party when you are finished.

Each fabric is also available for your party table clothes and yummy decor in separate coordinate fabrics both on the organic cotton sateen which is my favorite and also  a lovely quilting weight cotton.

Baby is going to be the Cutest little First Birthday Diva in this sweet outfit and you, Mommie will be her star for dressing her in the easy to sew design.

Even Peppie la Poodle, Olivia's little Pink Puppy is invited to the party and guess who is bringing in the sweet First Birthday Cake to the GALA?

Hope everyone is having a sweet week,

hugs,

Rosanna Hope

Baby and The Rattle Rockers, Baby and Toddler Rock Star FABRIC by Rosanna Hope for Babybonbons

I am so excited about  my latest Baby and Toddler original fabric that I recently designed. I just  received the yardage and the colors turned out amazing!  Also the little Rockers really do make me smile and I think will make baby and your little guy smile in addition and even giggle!  There is so much energy going on in this fabric that your little one is not going to know where to look first and will want to play along with these little friends.  

When designing a little nursery for my little grandson recently,he loves to play guitar, I realized there are no cute baby Rock star fabric collections on the market that  you can fully decorate a boys room with.  So I got to work drawing my little characters. Baby is the lead singer!!!!   He thinks he is on Baby American Idol I think!!!!  Baby and his little gang quickly filled the nursery with attitude, loud voices  and sounds and called themselves Baby and The Rattle Rockers!

                                      BABY AND THE RATTLE ROCKERS

Of course BABY needed a rockin' drummer and jumpin' guitar player for his new gig in the nursery so along came
Rockin  Danny and Rockin Eddie to audition.   SHHHHH..... I know Mommy thinks these little pint size musicians are napping, but this Nursery is  JAM-packed full  of  jiving musical sounds.

This little rock star fabric also has a couple of additional friends joining the band this month.  Stay tuned.  Fabric will be available for baby rocker dolls, coordinates for bedding, drapes and wall hangings. Wouldnt this make fun diaper covers?  Adorable guitar and additional fabrics are in the works, so think about designing a complete nursery or bedroom with this unique original Baby and The Rattle Rocker collection. I will also be happy to design custom wall pieces with babies name  personalized on them. Also soon baby onesies will be printed with Baby and his band! Please drop me a note if you are interested in  working with this design.

Hope you have a very sweet week also
                            Hugs,
                               Rosanna Hope

Babybonbon's First Ballerina Onesie and Tee Shirt, Dancin' and Twirlin' by Rosanna Hope

My first printed Babybonbon Onesies came back from the printers yesterday and I am so thrilled with the vibrant colors .  Each design is printed on Baby onesies, baby lap shirts and toddler Tee tops.   They look adorable on your special little guy or gal both coming and going  with my  original  art on both sides.

I love  Sophia Ballerina, maybe because the background color is one of my favorites.

I hope to have little matching ballerina toe slippers to match this collection with tiny little rose buds  for your little ballerina soon.

Each one of the designs on the onesies is from one of my original drawings or paintings.

They coordinate to my baby blankets and  also little leggins and jackets and coordinate fabrics for your special gift giving and also all your fun sewing projects.

In addition, each piece is hand printed which helps to give this unique knit piece a very artsy and one of a kind look. Occasional small white lines near seams or creases add authenticity to the product of a hand crafted garment, Oh yes, I am proud to say these  are printed and designed in the USA.

Your future ballernia is going to just fall in love with this tee top or onesie and how CUTE under her favorite frilly tutu!

Most onesies and tee tops are printed on 100% polyester and a few designs are printed on 65% poly/ 35% cotton.  They can be machine washed and dryed and are very color safe.

They are extremely soft and come in all baby and toddler sizes.

Presently they can be ordered  in my etsy shop

www.babybonbons.etsy.com

 so please drop by for all your holiday gifts and also that special new baby shower.

My web site should be up in a few weeks.

Hope you all have a beautiful sweet weekend,

hugs,

Rosanna

Babybonbons New Line of Baby Onesies, Tee Shirts by Rosanna Hope for Babybonbons

I am so excited to be showing you all two of my first designs I am working on that will be part of my new Babybonbon baby clothing line.   Peppie La Poodle and Mc Lion are going to be available very soon on three sizes of baby onesies, baby lap tees and  5 toddler tees .   Also there are matching baby bibs. 

These little onesies are cute both coming and going and have adorable little designs right on Babies Tushie.

       And don't forget they match beautifully for your baby shower gifts needs to our  luxurious silky charmeuse baby blankets that can be personalized with babies name.

One of my favorites for little boys is our little  Mc Lion blanket. My little Grandson takes his to bed every night and fell in love with it the moment I showed it to him. He would not let me take the sample home that night.   To see the whimsical fun details on these designs, just click on the to enlarge.

I also just love the new Onesies and tees that make this a perfect gift for new moms.  Please drop me a line for further information regarding the new clothing line. These will also soon be available for wholesale.  If you would be interested please write me for information.

Adorable back of Lion onesies   RRRRRRRRRRRoar! 

Have a great day, back to the drawing board, many new designs in the next few days.

                                       Hugs,
                                            Rosanna Hope

Journal adventure ... Faith

I just finished the second journal in the new adventure I joined on  Blue Frogslegs Moms Blogs. I am participating in a round robin art journaling  adventure with 8 talented artists.  The journal sent to me this month had a theme of FAITH and I was to do several  pages of art journaling around this topic. I have always  enjoyed the natural beauty of my  gardens and the peace and tranquility

 I have felt when  I am either sitting in my many gardens or getting my hands dirty digging.  I lose myself and can think and meditate and find it takes me to a special place.  I can think and plan more clearly and also find my garden a place of healing.    I am always in awe of the colors, shapes and amazing scents of perfume  surrounding me. Thus I focused  my pages for this journal on Mother Nature.  I did an original  water color of a wreath of flowers with Mother Nature looking lovingly at her new baby.  I found a beautiful quote to add to this page describing the Mother Nature I had painted

"Let us dance in the Sun wearing wild flowers in our Hair" by Susan Polis Shultz

 I added  a second page grounded by a quote by Ronald Reagan

                             "Gods Miracles are to be found in Nature itself"

To see a little larger click on the photographs.

Again we are supposed to keep these pages secret, but just had to give a litle preview of the page.  I am having so much fun with this new endeavor and beginning to learn a little more about this fascinating art form.

Hope everyone is getting ready for a busy week,

Have a sweet evening and drop me a post to say HI!

Don't forget to follow me on the side bar. It puts a big smile on my face

Hugs,

Rosanna Hope

Custom Designed Invitations and first Art Journal page by Rosanna Hope for Babybonbons

The past year I was so excited to be  asked to paint invites for several of my customers and wanted to share with you all.

One of my favorites was for a Jimmy Buffet themed party at Jungle Island. I just  love anything tropical.

I also painted the menus,  sign in posters and gift tags  for the favors to match the theme.

My next invite was a baby shower . The theme here was Baby and Flowers Blossoming, two of my favorite things to paint.

                                                      Ribbons and Bows, Babies and Posies

They requested very subdued colors in the  invite which as you know for me was a challenge as I love the hot pinks, purples and turquoises.  Well, I did slip in a little turquoise, but when I was finished I had a new favorite color pallet and just in time for fall.

I recently also saw on one of the Mommy Blogs an invite to be part of a very interesting project...sending an art journal around with 12 very talented gals for an entire year.  I signed up, but wow, I sure was not aware of the journey.  Little did I know, I didn`t know anything  about art journaling!!!!  The instructions were just: Pick the theme of our journal, start with one entry and some directions for the others to follow  during the year and send it off to the first person on the list.  Sounded intriguing !

My journal was entitled Passion, in other words they can enter any type of  art journaling entry  or entries about something they have a passion for, children, family, mate, gardening,  travel, food and the list goes on and on. I cannot wait to get this journal back in 12 months .  Each themed  journal we receive monthly in the round robin  is a surprise to us and I can really say a big but exciting challenge. 

Lucky for me,  I found the most creative gal, Heather Reid on Etsy who made my beautiful journal from silk fabrics  and ribbons and beautiful hand made papers for me.  Her shop is heathers3stars  on Etsy.  She quilts the most unique little original pieces and has the best supplies for journaling, but mainly she is one of the sweetest people I have ever worked with.  I have already received 2 giant care packages in the mail from her with every type of art journaling supplies you can imagine, tons of emails  and hand written notes with all kinds of tips and resources.  Her notes were my first clue that I sure was on the wrong path...thank goodness she befriended  and took me in!!!

Shhhh....We are keeping our postings rather secret so we will all have a surprises next year when we receive our own journals back, but I never could keep a secret and have to share my cover page for the first journal I did which was themed "The Seasons" and I had  the month August to work on.

In addition I added several other two  page entries, but these are a secret.  I sure have a lot to learn, but Heather sent me a few great book ideas which I quickly ordered . One I just love is  True Colors. You  will be blown away each time you look at these beautiful art pages in this book. Each one is more original than the last. The 12 artists in the book participated in a similar art journey, but color was their theme. Each picked a favorite color  or two for their journal entries.  They really inspired me and it is going to become pretty addictive craft I can see. 

In about a month I  am very excited to say I will be launching  a new web site and custom invitation will available. Until then,  if you are having a special occasion and need an original invite, drop me a note. I would love to paint one with and for you.  Thanks for visiting me again and please say Hi below!  I love to hear from you all!
Hugs and nite,
Rosanna Hope

Honey Blossom The Feel Good Fairy

I have always adored playing the Special little fairy at our house.  My family loves when those  sweet Fairy baskets  and wrapped secret presents appear on  their bed or arrive on their doorstep with little fairy pictures poems and surprises to help them thru the stressful moments.  I have taken on just about every fairy disguise you can think of from College Exams Fairy,  The Medical Boards Exam Fairy  or Medical School Exam fairy to The Chemo Fairy to the Moving Fairy and so  many more in between.

I am tickled to introduce to you Honey Blossom The Feel Good Fairy. I just finished her watercolor painting/illustration and she is now being printed on the silkiest Poly Charmese as a very special little blanket for your favorite little gal or guy. It is the perfect security blanket for them when they need to cuddle or snuggle with their imaginary fairy and to be transported to the Land of Giggles and Enchantment!

Honey Blossom's new blanket is going to be 30" x 36" and oh so luxurious, oh yes, bordered in the silkiest satin ribbons and backed in ultra plush minky swirl. It will be finishd similarly to my Jazzy Jasmine Blanket, but larger.

  This little treasure can be shipped gift wrapped like a big candy Bonbon  to any hospital or home and will definitely put a big smile on your little gal or guy's face, even a big giggle!

Once upon an enchanted day



Honey Blossom , The Feel Good Fairy came out to play


Dressed in ribbons and Posies from Head to Toe


Perched Atop her fairy cake she giggled and began to sew,



A gossamer butterfly flew bye and softly whispered in her ear


Put a big smile on my face, I have a favor for you to hear


Please charming little Sprite, When the stars come out, Weave your magic Spell,


My tiny friend needs one of Your Sweet "Tuckies" so she will feel well!



Oh, The little fairy began humming and sewing with joy


Her little wings fluttered as she quickly stitched for the little girl or boy


Quicker than you could say snuggle buggle or blink she finished her task


Nestled her package under her delicate wing and delivered it at last.
 

 Honey Blossom's little wand sprinkles the most precious little sayings for your special friend to cheer them up, Giggles, Hugs, Dazzle, Dream, Hope, Magic, Sweet, Laugh, Snuggle, Twinkle, Fun, Kiss and more.   The little blankets comes with a card with the above little poem and can be personalized with your child's name printed on the card.  Also, soon, a little Honey Blossom book may be just around the corner.
 
 
You will have your choice of two designs with these special little sweet words. I would love to hear from you as to which is your favorite, Words printed in the background or sprinkled from the fairy wand on Honey's Brightly colored ribbons.

Production of Honey Blossom the Feel Good Fairy are in  the works. Drop me a note to order for your special child. This blanket is so soothing  and comfy and perfect for so many occasions. It will be a favorite treasure for years to come!

Have a very sweet Sunday,

Hugs,

Rosanna Hope

My new Babybonbons Business Card

It is over 90 degrees and so  humid here in Miami Beach and a perfect time to just stay in my air conditioned studio. . For the past two days I have been drawing  my new business card for Babybonbons.Darlin' Baby Cupcake is the star. I am so anxious to start to print them, but unfortunately still do not have my Babybonbon website up. I have been using Etsy for all selling.  I am on the outlook  for a web designer who is whimsical and would love to work with me on this project.  .

Last year I found Spoonflower and was elated to start designing fabrics. For several years I had been silk painting all my designs on little toddler and children's clothing and accessories. I had been searching the web for a place that would print fabric in small batches.  One of my first  fabric was Yummy Pink Bonbons. I designed this pattern for Birthday party table cloths and it one of the ruffles in my  new Kit, The Yummiest First Birthday Party  Outfit.   This 54" One yard piece of fabric which I spoke about in a previous post has all the Yummy printed pieces to  sew and dress your fashionista  in the smartest Birthday fashion.

Yummy Pink Bonbons is available for craft and sewing projects also as separate yardage in my Spoonflower shop and also  in my Etsy shop along with the coordinate fabrics from this collection.

Olivia is One wears this sweet toddler Party outfit. Dolly Olivia is also available now printed in this sweet outfit on 54" organic cotton sateen, quilting cotton,  cotton knits and a variety of other fabrics. I love using her appliqued on little gals pinafores too.  She can be printed in a variety of sizes. She also was invited to  The Yummy Toy Tea Party Babybonbon Baby Blanket which is on of my latest new plush silky baby and toddler collection. You can print the name of your favorite little tyke on any of the 12 designs.

The yummy pink bonbons looks so delicious that Baby Cupcake convinced me to add them to the new Babybonbons business card.

I think they also are going to make some fun tissue paper for my inner packaging of my new line of baby blankets, pillows and nursery accessories.

On this note, I hope you all are going to have a very sweet evening after all this talk about yummies!

                                                           Hugs, Rosanna Hope