Thursday, December 31, 2009

Featuring a fellow Artisian... Earjeans

"Earjeans - Jeans your ears will love!"





I came across Tasha's shop a while back and thought she had a really fun and unique idea... taking a bit from her shop "Jewelry that fits you like your favorite pair of jeans. "- what a great idea! 
In addition to earrings, she also offers necklaces, bracelets, rings, and greeting cards featuring works reproduced from original paintings by master artist, Chester L. Hopper.

Here are just a few items from her shop:


  Flowers for You - Lime green
  So much fun to create and wear.  Earrings are 2" wide and are very light weight. I hand painted a 7 petal flower (yellow) on lime green denim fabric. Flower is on one side.  





 Gold Wire Wrapped Ring
10K Yellow gold wire wrapped ring with a brown, gold, and black glass button bead.  Available in sizes 6, 8, and 10. (These are the last ones!) Get 'em while you can :o)





Black and White Hoops
Black Denim decorated with white and silver fabric paint (design on both sides) Silver finding and black bead chips added for a little extra sass!  Earrings measure 2 3/4" in diameter and are very light weight.





Coffee Spots
Various size and colored circles printed on 100% cotton make a great set of Earrings that will match with several outfits! (brown, maroon, yellow, green, orange, and white).  They measure 3 1/2" diameter and are sure to stand out in any crowd.






*Photos, descriptions, and excerpts have been used with permission from Tasha LaRae, owner and creator of Earjeans.

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Its almost that time..........

Its almost that time of year again-- Christmas is less than a week away!  Today, Dec. 19th is the LAST day to order & upgrade to Express Mail for delivery by Christmas. 

HOLIDAY SALE: 20% off all items (excluding Clearance Section) and Free 1st Class Shipping on orders of $50.00 or more placed and paid for through December 31, 2009. See Shop Policies for details.  See Shop Policies for more info. 

About Town Daisy Twirl Skirt

















Don't forget to check out some of my favorites from Etsians!

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Time flies during this time of year.....

Wow the days seem to jump past me too quickly these days.  Just a quick note for the moment-- check out the Winter issue of the modernhandmadechild -- full of stunning gifts for kids!


Monday, December 7, 2009

And the winner is.............

#8- Sarah!  I'll be in touch with you soon with the shop certificate specifics shortly :)

Meanwhile... today is Monday and that means lots to catch up on as Christmas gets closer and closer!

Here's a fun girls peasant top I submitted to tryhandmade.com .  For those of you that are artisans/crafters/sellers, this is another site you can submit your work for free :)

Girls Funky Flower Red Peasant Top by Hot Lava Clothing


Thursday, December 3, 2009

BubbleGum Pink Peasant Top made it on Craftgawker.com today :)

I am so tickled that Craftgawker found my picture of the Butterfly Garden Peasant Top nice enough to showcase in the gallery this morning :). I am admittingly not a great photographer so it was a pleasant surprise for sure!

Click here for The Butterfly Garden Peasant Top



For those of you who sell your handmade/custom items and would like to submit a piece to them, visit Craftgawker .




















I am so fortunate to have five precious kids and a wonderful husband that have been truly supportive and if nothing else, are the biggest and best fans I could ever ask for....

These are a few of my fav pictures of my beautiful girls loving the clothes their in!

Funky Fresh Flowers for Girls
(you'll see that she just *had* to have the pink & white sparkly shoes even though they just don't quite match....)





















12 Days of Christmas.......

I was so thrilled by this picture....  I just love the way her hair flows in the sweet Hawaiian breeze.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

See some of my favorite picks from fellow Etsy sellers!

My blog isn't just for my shop but also to share other great handmade/vintage finds!

The last few days I've come across some very unique and beautiful pieces made by fellow Etsy sellers-- take a glimpse and click on them for more information!

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

$15 Shop Certificate Contest extended..........

I know everyone's been busy with the holidays so I'm extending the deadline to follow until this Sunday, Dec. 6th in the hopes of getting a few new followers :)

I'm also extending  the certificate expiration date... the lucky winner will have until March 2010 (wow that feels strange to type 2010) to use it :)

Monday, November 30, 2009

Shorts for Boys.......

Finally got a chance to get these pics taken... unfortunately my "model" was uncooperative at the time so I'll have to catch him on the next round!  Click here for the Boys Section


Camo's for Boys






Spring 2010 Line coming soon!

I wanted to share a few of the fabrics that will be part of the Spring 2010 line for Girls :)

Here's a few fabric swatches for a peek!

      Funky Flower in Red and White                                                                               Floral Paisley in Pink


          Large Paisley Pink                                                                                                        Paisley Stripe Pink








Sunday, November 29, 2009

Going bananas...........

Not me... but our banana trees are!  We have one that fruited about a month and a half ago and we are patiently (well trying to be patient) for it to be ready for cutting off the tree & hang to ripen.   A second tree just bloomed earlier this week!!  Its been fun for the kids to watch as it goes through the different stages... the flowering, seeing those tiny green bananas, and waiting.  I'll post a few pics later on this week.

I hope everyone had a nice and relaxing Thanksgiving weekend.  Wow, November is nearly gone.  I have a few things done for the Boys line and need to work on a few more.

Don't forget... just a couple days left to "Follow" and enter to win a $15 certificate to my online shop!

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Holiday Sale until Dec. 8th!

Now through Dec. 8th everything in my shop is 20% off :)  If you are ordering something for a holiday gift, I recommend you upgrade to Priority Mail shipping.

Shop Hot Lava Clothing

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

I know, I should be posting the Boys stuff that's coming but.....

I couldn't resist. I know, most are in the midst of cold, snowy weather but... like my saying goes, "Because its summer all year in Hawaii..." I couldn't go without releasing this beautiful white seersucker peasant top a little earlier than originally planned as it was intended to be part of the Spring line... so here it is a wee bit early.  The bell sleeves & bottom feature rolled hems. The elastic neckline makes this an easy fit and it couldn't be sweeter without the lightly shirred sleeves. One of my favorites :)



You can find this adorable top in my shop, just click HERE

Get the complete look and add the Boutique ruffled pants in black or cranberry.

Black Ruffled Boutique Pants

Cranberry Ruffled Boutique Pants










Don't forget to "Follow and Enter"  to win a $15.00 Certificate!  In the spirit of the Holidays, its time for a drawing!!!! Enter to win by joining/following Hot Lava Clothing's blogspot-- Enter by Dec. 1st!

What do you get???? A $15.00 certificate to use at my shop! Certificate is good until December 31st and will be applied to one transaction. Any portion not used will be void. Certificate will be applied towards listing price and will not be combined with any other discounts or offers.

Don't forget to tell your friends about my shop www.hotlavaclothing.etsy.com and share this blogspot!

Monday, November 23, 2009

Check out what's new....

Come see what's new... twirly skirts and beautiful boutique ruffle pants for Girls .........


Saturday, November 21, 2009

Island Style for Kids on isola bella

Thanks to Gina at isola bella for the nice feature :)

If you are looking for casual boho inspired fashion for your kids search no more. Tammy is the designer behind Hot Lava Clothing which hails from Hawaii. She began her clothing line a few years ago and draws daily inspiration for her designs from her fab 5 children. Tammy loves creating original tailored fashion pieces as opposed to buying something mass manufactured in a factory.
 

To read the full article, click here


To visit Gina's website and shop go to http://www.isolabellashop.com/

Friday, November 20, 2009

Some favorite things I've found.......

I've ran across a great number of things I'd just love to snatch up.... custom/handmade work is great! Here's a few of my fav's.....

How does one keep up....

How does one keep up with blogging on Blogs, tweeting on Twitter, Facebook, etc...? You could spend all day trying to keep up!

Today is friday and I'm amazed at how quickly the week has gone. Seems like there's never enough time to get everything done :).

Here's a few fabric swatches of what's to come for the Boys...

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Enter to Win a $15.00 Certificate!

In the spirit of the Holidays, its time for a drawing!!!! Enter to win by joining/following Hot Lava Clothing's blogspot-- Enter by Dec. 1st!

What do you get???? A $15.00 certificate to use at my shop! Certificate is good until December 31st and will be applied to one transaction. Any portion not used will be void. Certificate will be applied towards listing price and will not be combined with any other discounts or offers.

Don't forget to tell your friends about my shop www.hotlavaclothing.etsy.com and share this blogspot!

Wow how time flies.....

Ok, I admit, I've been inadvertently ignoring this blog.... so much to do and not enough time!

So, here's an update... lots of sewing going on and trying to figure out this blog stuff! Anyhow, check it out!

Thursday, October 8, 2009