Teacher's Pet

My son has the most amazing teacher this year for second grade!  Her name is Mrs. Kapp and she taught one of my daughters as well.  This week she is in Washington D.C. with my oldest daughter as a chaperone for the eighth grade field trip.  I thought I'd share a little project that I made for her this Winter.  She likes to read to the children from her director's chair.  I thought it needed a little pizazz so I spruced it up for her!  

Mrs. Kapp is one of the happiest people I know!  She collects smiley faces, so I added this one to the back of the chair to make her smile!

I think it turned out cute, and she was thrilled!  I love knowing that Bo is with this special woman every day at school.  And I love that she is with my daughter in DC right now!  Our family has been extremely blessed to know Mrs. Kapp!  Have you thanked your favorite teacher lately?

A few recent projects...

 

I have a little issue with losing things while I'm working.  So I made this pin cushion to keep next to my machine and added the elastic strap to hold those little tools that always seem to disappear!   I made the  cushion itself pretty large because I tend to lose those too!

 I put this pillow together for Austin's friend, Abby.  Just a fun, easy project for a super sweet kid!

Love these "TABBOws"...get it?

I've sold quite a few Ipad sleeves lately!

Ipad sleeves made from Sis Boom Crazy Love are my favorites!

And the best news is, I've hired Emmi Mac from http://chignonandfeuilleton.com/ to be my assistant!  Check out her blog!  It's new and it's going to be really fun!  You'll be hearing alot more about Emmi and Tabbo this Spring!  We're so excited to get things going!

Circa!

Look who's got Sis Boom fabric named after them!!!  Tabbo girls!  Austin, Taylor, and Bradlee are soooo excited!  We can't wait to order Circa!!

2013

Happy New Year!!!  Once again, I was a little ambitious about what I could accomplish this Christmas!  I was able to make a few skirts...

But most of them seemed to have just been worn by my own family!

Which is okay, I guess!  Next year I'll try to have a Winter sale a little more organized (like I say every year!).  I did manage to get a couple of other projects done in the last few days.  I made these zipper bags for my husband's office staff...

And a little pillow for a friend of Austin's...

And I have a pretty good start on some Spring skirts.  I WILL be having a sale this Spring!!  That is my New Year's resolution...sell, sell, sell!!!

Happy New Year!  I hope you had a wonderful Holiday season and I wish you all the best in 2013!

Winter Trunk Show...in the works!

 I've been busy getting ready for my Tabbo Winter Trunk Show!  Here's a little preview... 

   

 

Tabbo Tablet Covers!

 Sorry for the lack of posts lately!  It's cheer season and this year I am coaching or assistant coaching all three of my daughter's teams.  I enjoy it but it does take up a lot of time!  However, I have had time to make and sell a ton of Tabbo tablet covers!  This year the 6th,7th, and 8th graders have tablets at our school and pretty much ALL of the girls wanted covers.  They have zippers, handles, and a pocket to hold the charger.

 Here are some pictures from this weeks 6th grade cheer practice with their bags scattered around the gym...I think I've sold about 40 of them this year!!  And I'm still making them!

 Here is my sixth grade squad at our "Country Western Day" game...

 Yesterday was my oldest daughter Austin's last Home game.  I've coached her and about 19 other 8th grade girls for several years now.  It was a sad day!  I don't want her or any "my girls" to grow up! 

Go Angels!!!!

The Gigi Skirt?

Recently, I told you my basic rule for sewing with Sis Boom  http://tabbodesign.blogspot.com/2012/06/happy-home-blog-tour.html...if you can't decide which to use, then use them all, or as many as you can!  That's how I came up with my Gigi skirt.  

  

 

I named it after my sister Gretchen (Gigi).

 It is lined and has a yoga band waistband, so it's super comfortable!

   ...and different from every angle!

 

OR, you can turn it around for a completely different look!  It's a really fun skirt and perfect for the Summer!  I made this one for myself...

 Unfortunately, Gigi lives in San Antonio and never came through on her promise to take better pictures of this awesome skirt I so GRACIOUSLY named after HER! 

Sooo, since I STILL didn't have a great shot of the Gigi...I made a mini version with a little added sass!

   Last week in Hilton Head my sweet friend Mary told me that when she grows up, she wants to be a Tabbo model!

       And she's such a natural!

  She put it on right then and got to work!

 She didn't even make me wait!

 I think maybe I should change the name from The Gigi Skirt... 

...to The Mary Skirt!