My Kind Of Candy! ;-)

First off, HAPPY NEW YEAR! I am really very excited about this year for many reasons but partly because I have so many plans for my Etsy store that I just CAN NOT wait to get started on! Of course one of those plans is for more rag quilts and rag quilt loveys but also I am going to be adding some new diaper cakes (finally)! I really haven't worked on my diaper cakes in a while and look forward to getting back into the swing of things.

For those of you who are new to my blog or have only recently visited my store, you probably are not aware that I create diaper cakes as well. For the past few years I had been running my own website (Dolce Baby Diaper Cakes) but when I decided that I wanted to focus more on my rag quilts I didn't think that the diaper cake website was the best avenue for anything other than diaper cakes so I started my Etsy store. At one point I had so many different outlets for selling my diaper cakes that I often felt like my head was going to fall off. Not only did I have my website but also an Ebay store, another Etsy store and I was selling wholesale to quite a few other stores which became too much. Because I am almost positive that I have some type of attention deficit disorder I was feeling overloaded and I wasn't enjoying what I was doing anymore and needed to slow things down a bit. Not to mention that during all of that I had just delivered our third child and was worn out from that alone! So now that our big guy is quickly approaching his 2nd birthday I am finally feeling like I see a little more time becoming available for some crafting...yippee!

I also have a few other new fun things up my sleeve but I'll tell you about those some other time! I am seriously excited about all of it!

OH...and of course I promised you all a peek at the Nicey Jane fabric by Heather Bailey and the Dolce fabric by Tanya Whelan a while back and I KNOW that you have been waiting on pins and needles for me to post it! ;-) Oh wait, maybe it's just me who has been that thrilled but come people...pretend a little for me! :-) AND, I am also posting another lovely fabric that I just received the other day! Woohoo, I know, you can hardly wait to scrolled down! The newest fabric is the Mezzanine fabric collection from Patty Young...and oh my is it wonderful!

Here are a few pics of the Nicey Jane fabric...yum!

And here is the Dolce fabric collection from Tanya Whelan...mmm!

And last but certainly not least...the Mezzanine fabric collection by Patty Young...can you say fantastic?!

Well, I better go get started on all of these fun things...

Have a BEAUTIFUL Day!

~ Mary Carole

Here's a little quick note to show you all my newest rag quilt lovey with the new Sandi Henderson Meadowsweet fabric...love that fabric!

The FLUTTERBERRY Baby Rag Quilt Lovey measures 19.5 x 19.5 inches, perfect for little ones to carry around and love on! ;-)

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Looky, Looky At All The Pretty Colors!!!

I can't even explain the excitement I have right now...it's like Christmas morning as a child! For those of you who couldn't care less about fabric...well, you won't quite get me here but for those of you who understand the addiction to beautiful fabric or at least appreciate color...you'll probably get my joy...maybe!

Anywho, so yesterday I received the loveliest package full of some of the most beautiful fabric, Sandi Henderson's complete collection of Meadowsweet! It took my breath away as I went through each of the 30 different patterns...love it!

What's even more exciting is that I get to experience this childlike Christmas morning felling two more times in the very near future! I ordered both Heather Bailey's "Nicey Jane" fabric collection (which is oh my gosh gorgeous) and Tanya Whelan's "Dolce" fabric collection! Besides the fact that the Dolce Collection is super lovely, I had to buy that for the name alone...hello...if your last name is Dolce it's only logical that you own the Dolce Collection, right? Yep people, that's a lame excuse but I HAD to have it...don't judge me, okay?!! ;-)

Alrighty, so now that my craziness is being fully displayed, I might as well say that I also received the Heather Bailey COMPLETE Collection of Pop Garden, 63 different designs (I got a KILLER deal on it) and CAN NOT wait to play with it! Yes, I know, I am not only fabric crazy but I have this thing where I have to have every piece of a collection...again, don't judge me!

With all of this confession being spilled out, I'll share with you a few pictures of the new Meadowsweet fabric and the Pop Garden fabric collections! AND, as soon as the Nicey Jane and Dolce collections get here I'll give you a little sneak peak of those, too! Because I know that you just couldn't go on without it, right? Come on people, let me indulge myself in this silliness a little longer...hehehe!

At some point I hope to share some pictures of my WHOLE fabric collection but that will DEFINITELY have to be another time because I have WAY too much fabric for one little lady...let me tell ya! But when I have the time I am determined to photograph all of my beautiful addicitons...

Here a picture of the Meadowsweet...you only get one pic of this because I'll be posting a few new rag quilts from it soon ~

And here is a more indepth look at the Pop Garden Collection ~

Pretty, huh?!!

Have a SUPER Day!

Mary Carole Dolce

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So Many Plans, Too Little Time

Okay, so it's been WAY too long since I last blogged...a lot has been going on! From getting a new sewing machine, tons of new fabrics and life in general, I feel like I just haven't had a moment to just sit and type away.

***OH...and to all my Facebook friends who read this, I have my blog set up so that it sends a copy to my Facebook. So, if you were wondering why in the world Mary Carole creates these Facebook Notes about herself and her crafty stuff...there ya go! It's my blog! If you want to see the real blog just go to LaDolceBoutique.blogspot.com. It's much prettier over here and you can become a fan if you so desire ;-)!***

Anywho, life has been busier than 24 hours in a day allows. The first half of Thanksgiving week we took the kids to Disneyland and then came back to Vegas to celebrate Thanksgiving at home before we went on a week long stay with my mom and family to the Fabulous Las Vegas Strip (7 miles from our home...funny huh?) We stayed at a beautiful condo with 3 bedrooms so that everyone had a little space and just enjoyed our time together while celebrating my mom's 60th birthday! Needless to say I am a little (A LOT) exhausted from all of this go, go, going and as of this moment I haven't even got our Christmas tree up and haven't really started gift shopping! Being that we have 3 kids I am REALLY behind! Yikes!

As for my store and crafts...I have so much fun stuff coming up but most likely it won't really get started until after the holidays have ended! I can't wait!

Here are a few of my newer rag quilts that have been in my store for a while but that I haven't put on my blog. Some of you have already seen these but for my own records I am posting them here so that I can look back in years to come and see them so I apologize in advance for the repetiton :-)!

The High Society Rag Quilt ~

The Love To Learn and Play Rag Quilt ~

The Busy Little Bee Quilt Within a Rag Quilt (the pictures do not do this one justice). I have used two fabrics in each square creating a fun box quilt within each square! ~

I'm planning on posting some different fabrics that I will be creating some fun stuff with but I'll leave that for another blog!! I hope that you are all enjoying this Holiday Season!

Have a BEAUTIFUL Day!

~ Mary Carole

I WON ~ I WON ~ I WON!!!

I (YES, me) WON the Fabric Giveaway by Lila Tueller!!!! I am sooo excited and still can not believe I won! Out of hundreds (if not thousands) of enteries I will be receiving her brand new fabric designs that aren't even for sale until the spring which means I will be one of the first to create some fun stuff with her Eden Collection which is ABSOLUTELY beautiful! Oh, I can't wait for it all to get here! I have been dancing around the house all day with glee...yes, glee grinning ear to ear! :-) I am so thankful for her generosity with this giveaway. I will be receiving an Eden Layer Cake (40 10x10 inch pieces of fabric) which I am thinking I will most likely make two traditional style rag quilts and I will also be receiving an Eden Jelly Roll (40 - 2 1/2 x 44 inch strips) which I am thinking I will be making a patchwork quilt within a rag quilt!!! Ahhh...how neat O this win is! AND, I also won some of her AWESOME patterns! I think I need to go out and play the lottery...I'm feelin' lucky today! ;-) Thank you Miss Lila for making my day even more fantastic!

To check out her blog visit:

http://lilatuellerdesigns.blogspot.com/2009/10/drum-roll-please.html

I hope that you are all having a SUPER Day!

Mary Carole Dolce

lila tueller designs: I was just thinking...It's time for a giveaway!

The most AWESOME fabric giveaway! Lila Tueller is giving away some of her upcoming fabric that won't be out until Spring! Oh, to win this give away would be super fantastic! If any of you are interested, check out the link below!

Have a FANTASTIC Evening!

lila tueller designs: I was just thinking...It's time for a giveaway!