Tiny Hiney debutes at DisneyLand!

I am a HUGE Disney Kid! I grew up in So Cal but never really went the park much. As an adult when my husband got stationed back there I went every chance I could! Disney lost money on me with that annual pass, haha! And when we had our first son, I saw a whole new magic in the park.

I've had a couple of orders from Disney inspired pieces that I know have made their way to the parks or the Disney resorts here in Hawaii. Here's some of those outfits ...

 But this time is was my littles going and I needed to make sure they had a Disney outfit for every day we were there! The saddest part of the WHOLE thing ... I lost the disney photo card from that day and that had all the Meeting with Mickey pictures. UGHHHHHH! 

Disneyland is a family tradition for us, and I wish we could have gone for a few more days (meaning we would have needed more outfits hehe), but I'm very grateful for what we were able to do! 

The boys picked their character shirts (design by Glitzy Stitches) which matched perfectly with the Disney Christmas fabric. I used my favorite Bucket Shorts pattern by Rabbit Rabbit.

First stop was Mickey's house! 

My littlest with his Disney character shirt (design by Glitzy Stitches) and cargo pants. I mashed the CKC Taylor PJ Pants and the LLK Cargo shorts to make these! 

Of course they were both too excited to look at me for a good picture but can you really blame them! My oldest is wearing his Disney character shirt and Brownie Goose's Butler Britches. 

I miss living in SoCal for Dinseyland. We've made it a tradition to see Mickey every year for the boys birthdays. My oldest first went when he was 2 weeks old! Yes I was THAT Disney mom, but we had to get it in before the hubby deployed. I'm so thankful that even here in Hawaii we have the Disney Aulani Resort to continue our tradition here! And even though I lost the actual Mickey pictures and this is way after there birthdays it was still cool to go! 

Here's our birthday with Mickey ... 

Since we were lucky enough to be at Disney for Christmas you HAVE to go see the big man! 

Of course my littlest feel asleep in line, and than woke up when we tried to do a pass of, and than wouldn't go NEAR Santa! haha!

Yup ... he was traumatized! 

While we were waiting for Santa we got to see a bunch of other character dressed for Christmas. My oldest is on a Goofy kick and even though he doesn't LOOK excited as ever, it totally was! He kept saying "Goofy is on my shirt, I need to go show him!"

I can't wait until we go back, or even this summer to the Disney Aulani Resort here. I'll get to make more cool outfits!

Testing, Testing ... I love testing new patterns especially when they're for boys!

We all know that I'm a fabric hoarder, but I'm also a pattern hoarder! I see a pattern and I think of the cute fabric I can use and BOOM I've purchased a new pattern. I think there's at least 10-15 sitting in my Etsy cart as well!

One of the main reason I'm switching to sell my own designs instead of all customs is because I want to use my creative ideas with pairing fabrics and patterns I love to make awesome designs! Use up some of these fabrics and patterns I just couldn't live without!

But one of the BEST things about getting to know people in pattern groups is meeting the designers. They post the new creations that they're working on and when ready they post a "tester call". Of course I try to test all the patterns that I see.! And when accepted I get to test the new patterns before they're released and give my review/changes. Makes you feel good that someone else is putting their faith in your seamstress skills to be able to do that! And for every designer that has I am truly grateful!

Last year I got to test for Rabbit Rabbit Creations for their Endless Summer Collection. I tested the Boys Bucket Shorts and LOVE them! Not just because it was a boy pattern (although that was a major plus) but because it truly is a great versatile pattern! I think I've made my boys at least 4 pairs already! One of the testers even made them super cute and girly!

Here's there mini-studio shoot to show them off, I keep forgetting to take them out and do a real shoot ... weekends just seem to fill up super fast for us.

Love my nerdy babies! They loved playing with the sticker mustaches and glasses! 

I can't wait to add the Super Hero letter to the shirt and take them out for a cool photo shoot! This pattern is AWESOME!

They even made an appearance at Disney Land!! But that's another blog that I need to write about! 

This is also the best picture your going to get out of two excited little boys haha! 

This pattern was amazingly made. The instructions were very detailed and simple to follow, along with great pictures to match. The large floppy pockets are wonderful and as soon as the pictures were over my boys ran to fill them with their treasure!

I have several Rabbit Rabbit Patterns and I have to say that this one is my favorite right now! I have several more in the "plans" and some that are even going to be released as specials latter this year! 

Love is in the Air!

Valentines is right around the corner! Time for reds, and pinks, and hearts, and chocolate! 

I've created two designs for Valentines and they both go on sale THIS WEEK!

Open Heart

 This dress is simple, clean lines, modern dress but with a BIG wow factor in the back. The back bodice has an open heart cut out! With a one button closure on the top. Full skirt with plenty of twirl. 

I choose a simple repeating fabric pattern, since I want you to see the dress shape more than the fabric pattern. 

Cupids Bow 

Again another simple, with clean lines, and modern shape dress, with more WOW factor in the back! Sweet peter pan collar that connects to a big bow on the back with the tails all the way down the dress. A simple pleat in the front to finish it off. 

I love these dress! They are less "over the top" and more hidden "special features". And my model was amazing, as well as my great photographer Ria Reed Photography! I can't wait to use them again!

To get one of these pretties made for your little one simply head on over to Tiny Hiney Business and stock the page! I'll be placing the load times and dates today, with all the "business" details. There will be a limited amount of spots so click fast! 

***UPDATE***

Here's all the details for the Valentines Load 

This load is going to be through FB ONLY Thursday Jan 15 at 9am EST
(doing both Etsy and FB was too difficult!)

Link to The Tiny Hiney Business 

Open Heart: 
2-3T $32; 4-5 $40; 6 $42
plus shipping

Fabric will be slightly different due to availability

  
Cupid's Bow:
2-3T $35.50; 4-6 $40.25; 7-8 $44.50; 9/10 $48.25
plus shipping


If you have ANY questions, need to see a size chart, etc PLEASE send me a message through my FB page or email me tinyhineybusiness@gmail.com  

New Year, New Hiney!

 

Happy 2015 Hiney Fans! 

I can't believe how fast last year flew by, and I'm sure at the end of this year I'll be saying the same thing! So much is in store for my little TH shop, I can't wait to share everything with you!

First thing first, I'll slowly be upgrading the TH branding. New logos to match the seasons and holidays, new business card design, and new packaging for orders! I love using Maria at Stye Graphic Design on Etsy. I first found her to make my original logo/watermark/etc and when I had this re-vamp idea she was great!

Here's my current logo ... 

And here's my NEW logos for Winter and Valentines! 

I love them! It'll allow me to customize my branding so much more. I think the only thing I won't be using these for at the clothing labels. Too much to keep track and make sure I sew the right one on. Plus I have another idea for those ... But I'll get back to that! 

This year also bring more "loads" or pre-sales (whichever you like to call them). I'm getting more into the "designing" part of making clothes. I love finding new fabric lines and creating collections for them. Last year I pre-ordered a TON of new lines coming out; from Michael Miller, to Camelot, to Kokka! They look absolutely stunning on the computer screen so I'm sure I'll be dieing when I get them in hand.

These collections will all be OOAK (one of a kind) I'll make a sample, load the pictures with all the details, and only have a few spots open to purchase the design. I'm pretty sure for the majority of them I will also never re-make an item or collection. And to make these pretties stand out even more they are going to have a "Special Collection" label! First collection will be Valentines and Football themed, since those are the next BIG dates coming up! 

Along with all the cosmetic changes going on, there are the usual business ones. Stay organized, up to date with trends, and making sure I'm keep cost low and prices affordable. I put a simple price catalog on my facebook page. It at a minimum explains the embroidery/applique prices. But since the rest of my business is all custom, there's not much info I can give without knowing all the details. Remember if you every want to know the price or any other information on something, don't hesitate to ask! I'm away here to help and answer questions!

Alrighty, back to the cleaning and organizing! Need to be ready for our first sale this week! 

Be sure to like us on Facebook and Etsy, and follow me on Instagram (@tinyhineybusiness) to stay up to date on all the latest TH happenings!

~ Candace~