Back from the beach!

Had a great weekend of celebrating! Now it's back to work.
Even though we are winding down the 2009 year, orders for early 2010 delivery are being accepted. Please contact me angela@boutiqueolliegirl.com with any questions. Have a great week everyone! <3 Angela


Mike and me celebrating our 18th Anniversary in one our favorite elements ;)

Season of Celebration

How did we end up here in December so quickly??
In this past month my son celebrated his 12th birthday, had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and then celebrated my dear husbands 37th birthday just last weekend.
It's been a whirlwind of celebrations, hugs, calories and sewing Ollie Girl customs every moment in between!
This weekend marks my dear husband and my 18th anniversary. We will be traveling to our favorite beachside destination and for the grand finale, Disneyland! I am so thankful for my beloved and what a wonderful relationship we have. God is so good.

I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend and are able to squeeze in those little moments to celebrate... even a smile is worth a celebration, wouldn't you agree? :D






Michael celebrates 12th and his camoflauge cake we made together and the kids at Disneyland on Michael's birthday (nevermind my frosting bowls in the back, this was a prep day for his party ;)


Celebrating our 18th


A Holiday Tinkerbell sneak peek that flew off to a customer celebrating the holidays at Disney.

Have a great weekend everyone!!! <3 Angela

Sneak Peeks for 2010 and other news :)

It's hard to believe that the Holiday season for 2009 is already upon us!
Ollie Girl! Would like to wish all of you a very Jolly Holiday season.

Recently Ollie Girl! went along on a Disney Cruise with a few of our Ollie Girls.
I thought I'd share some fun photos from the shoots of a couple new designs, Simply a Princess, Lilo and a fun twist on Ariel with mermaidy details ;). I was excited to finally have Simply a Princess Ariel finally modeled on a cute little red head, Princess C.
All designs are available through Boutique Ollie Girl's website or Etsy. You can also contact me directly at angela@boutiqueolliegirl.com for orders and inquiries.









Beautiful photography provided by the talented Emily and adorable models :) of Vera*Lana Photography!

Welcome Fall and some Disney fun

So fall is upon us, and once again I was aching to see Disney in all it's fallish splendor. Well, my wish came true... a year long wish to be exact! Disney all year long as an early birthday present from my parents! (thanks mom and dad!)
Right in Thunder Ranch is the most fantabulous display of carved pumpkins and autumn photo ops. Disney hires professional pumpkin carvers to add daily to the pumpkin patch that happens to be full of "character" ;)
I am almost finished with my lump sum of fall customs! Whew! A big hug and thank you to all my faithful customers who keep me so busy. I really enjoy creating for all those cute little Ollie Girls out there. My next venture is to creates some new designs and then have a little time to relax during the holidays. For now, the last day to submit custom orders ready by early December is by this Thursday, October 15th. I may list some ready to ship items as I have the time thereafter if I have the time.
Well, it's back to the sewing studio for me! Thank you once again to all my Ollie Girl friends! May your fall be delightful and filled with lots of fun!
Hugz <3 Angela

Where'd summer go??

It's that time of year again... back to school, early mornings and no more sleeping in :(
Well, as much as I enjoy the non stucturous summer itinerary, I do eventually crave a schedule. So here we are once again in that season.

I realize that there's been a HUGE gap in my postings. Apparently being caught up in the Facebook world I've managed to forget about my cute little blog... so here goes!

I have remained steadily busy ever since late winter. I am so thankful for my faithful customers who have kept me so busy. Halloween orders have been pouring in since early summer. The deadline to order for Halloween delivery is September 24th. I hope to accomodate as many customers as possible for this time. For timely delivery, please make sure to order your items no later than this date.

I will be accepting a limited amount of custom orders up until October 15th and for the rest of 2009. So if you have Christmas items in mind, they will need to be ordered by that date in order to be filled for early December delivery. I will be taking the rest of 2009 to finish up existing orders and dream up new designs. I hope to work with you to create your princess her special customs you have in mind. Please feel free to contact me anytime.

One last thing I would like to share with you all is a sweet new "princess" we have added to the Simply a Princess© line set to debut in late winter 2010. Ollie Girl is proud to introduce "Mini Mary Poppins".
It's a Jolly Holiday with Mary.... wouldn't you agree?!! A big thank you to Emily of Veralana Photography and little Miss A, who both did a fabulous job showcasing my newest creation!


Hugz, Angela

Flight of Fairies, Ollie Girl's Pixie Hollow ;0)

I was delighted to receive such gorgeous images from my models who came together for a group shoot to showcase our newest fairies for the My Fairy Friends Collection.
I was anxious to have these up prior to the fall to make sure we had our fairy bases covered ;0)
Each fairy's design has detailing unique to each character. Wings, pixie shoes and wands are available additionally as matching accessories and not included with the dresses.

All fairies are available for order. Please contact me at angela@boutiqueolliegirl.com for questions and orders. Currently turnaround time is about 8 weeks, making it an ideal time to start ordering those Halloween and fall customs. I would like to serve as many of you as possible. I look forward to working with you!

Kool- Aid Snow Cones

Every summer, my kids pull out the snow cone maker (if it made it through the prior summer) and are ready for their cool summer treats.
We couldn't seem to find a store that sold the traditional syrup we normally purchased in the summers past. So I had this earth shattering idea to use those Kool-Aid packets I used to love as a kid.
The result.... a totally new addiction! The syrups we concocted were simply delicious and taste so much better than store-bought.
The recipe is simple. One cup sugar, one cup water, one Kool-Aid packet..... That's it! We stored ours in platic water bottles and have quite the assortment for whatever flavor you happen to be in the mood for!
Now how you achieve your snow will be up to your own creativity. We have a small ice shaver machine but a regular blender set to the highest speed setting should work well. I don't recommend the Snoopy Snow cone machine, unless you want a melted snow cone;0)
Enjoy!

Going on my jolly holiday :0)

I will be MIA from June 14th - June 20th. I am headed out on a much needed vacation to the beach...ahhhhhh! Any orders placed through my Etsy store or website will be attended to when I return. If you email me, please know that I will contact you as soon as I return.
So before I bid you all bon voyage,I thought I'd share a few photos of Cinderella from Simply a Princess line as well as My Fairy Friends, Silvermist preview...modeled pictures will be coming soon! Rosetta will debut shortly after. I had a nice influx of orders that needed attending to before I left for vacation that put my fairies on hold a bit ;0)
So have a great week everyone! While I am excited to have a break for a week you can be sure that I'll have my sketch book in tow while dreaming up new designs!
~ Hugz, Angela

Every girl is a princess... right?

It's true what they say... every girl is a princess... including Alice!
I had this almost finished quite a while back when I was encouraged by one of my wonderful Ollie Girl customers to add Alice to the arsenal of the Simply a Princess© Collection. Of course there are plenty of others to add, and I will get to them as I have the time.
It's been a busy season preparing for everyone's trips to Disney, birthday parties and what not. You all know that I love it though! Even though I have sewn atleast 50 Snow White gowns, I can almost do it in my sleep now! ;0)
Even though we are just getting our toes wet with summer, I find myself looking forward to the fall season ahead. I have many designs I am hoping to debut and new renditions on my drawing board.

I am encouraging my customers and potential clients to think early for fall so I can have customs out to you by late September for you to enjoy it throughout the entire fall festivities.
I look forward to working with you all and appreciate your encouragement and friendship. Hugz, Angela

Look what "flew" my way today!

I have been anxiously awaiting the modeled pictures of my newest design, Iridessa for Ollie Girl's , My Fairy Friends Collection. I just knew the pictures would turn out great. I was excited about having images with more than one subject. I love seeing my designs come alive on my little models and customers. My mannequin works decently, but smiling little princesses give that much more life to my creations.
I naturally always gravitate to yellow... it's such a cheerful color! Iridessa is 2nd in the series of this collection. Stay tuned for Silvermist and Rosetta... coming soon!

Hugz, Angela

ps- Emily of Veralana Photography has captured a photo of a REAL LIFE Fairy house! You may view the image here at Veralana's Photography Blog

Sneak peek of Iridessa and accessories

So, been working away here at Ollie Girl's Pixie Hollow;0)
These designs are officially off to my models... the dresses always look so much better on my little models!

Iridessa's dress is a vivid yellow tonal halter dress with a double sunflower petal peplum, shirred elastic back for a perfect fit, elastic ruffled shoulder straps and an option to have tulle or not!
Accessories to match this perfect pixie ensemble are cotton fabric fairy wings, flower fairy wand, watercolored fairy shoes and matchy flower hair bling. These fun add ons are a super sweet way to further accessorize your fairy creation.

So what fairy is next? Stay tuned, as more sneak peeks are on their way as well as the dress coming alive on a real little pixie! :0) Throughout this week!

What's a fairy without her footwear?

I am so excited to be debuting Tink's Fairy Friends very soon... Stay tuned!
In the meanwhile, in anticipation for the model shoot I decided to pair them with some made to match fairy footwear ;0) Each pair of soft satin slippers is "watercolored" for a tonal look to match each fairy's dress. Blingy flowers add the perfect finishing touch.
Please stay tuned as I will be sharing sneak peeks up until the grand debut,featuring our 4 new fairy friends. I can't wait to see the line modeled!
Thank you for stopping by today! :0) ~ Angela

FFA Fun

My daughter is actively involved in our local chapter of Future Farmers of America.
This past weekend she participated in a plant sale at her highschool. The community comes out and is able to purchase plants and produce that the High School students here raise as part of their Agricultural Science Elective classes.
My daughter raised some honey suckle plants as well as sold some fruit from our little organic orchard.
It was a beautiful day! I took a small tour of the Agriculture Department of her high school and taken back by all the beauty of the plants grown by her fellow classmates. The new green house was so exciting to see. My daughter helped lay the pipes for the new greenhouse during her class time. So exciting to see the end results!



Kristina and her Honey Suckle project


Setting up the fruit stand with little brother


Beautiful Delphinium Blue growing in the new green house, and a familiar face outside


Gorgeous arrangements inside the green house


More vibrant color


Nothing like sibling support :0) ~ What a great day!