Barb's Designs for Mom and Kids

At Designs by Barb you can find children's clothing, crocheted household items, cowboy boots, shoes, and hats, along with afghans.   Barb has been involved in some sort of craft work most of her life. She's owned and operated a handmade clothing and lingerie shop as well as a ceramic and porcelain doll shop where she taught ceramics and porcelain doll making.  She also did oil paintings for a few years, but no longer has time to do it all.  Barb has been sewing for over 50 years, and all that experience certainly shows in her adorable clothes for kids!  Barb's Designs can also be found online at http://togs4tots.blogspot.com/, http://www.flickr.com/people/togs4tots/, Facebook, and Twitter.  Below is just a small sample of what can be found in her shop.

 

 

 

 

And there is SO much more available in her shop!  Be sure to spend a little time browsing Barb's wonderful handmade items for kids and moms alike!

-Michelle of CreativeCritters

Lake Tye Dye Cool Clothes for Babies and Toddlers

Lake Tye Dye on ArtFire.com is full of really cool tie dyed clothes for your baby or toddler.  Patricia says, "Thank you for taking an interest in my one of a kind Tye Dyes. Why Tye Dye? Because my items are created near beautiful Lake Tye here in the Pacific Northwest.  Dyeing is such a fun hobby! All the colors blend in surprising ways and you never really know exactly what you are going to get until you wash everything out. It is like Christmas!
All of my items are made using Procion MX dyes which are Fiber Reactive. Fiber Reactive dyes bond to the fiber in such a way as to be absolutely permanent. There is no need to worry about your colors fading or bleeding. My items go through a minimum of two washings after dyeing."
Below are a few of my favorite items from her shop.  Click on the pictures to go directly to the listing. 

   
How cute and fun are these?!  And they're all different!  Anything from Lake Tye Dye would make a wonderful gift for your favorite little one!  Be sure to check out everything Patricia has to offer!
-Michelle of CreativeCritters

Wearable Art Huggable Friends- from yarn to treasures

Wearable Art Huggable Friends on ArtFire.com creates some truly adorable clothes, accessories, toys, and more, all knit or crocheted by hand.  Laura says "Knitting and crocheting help keep my spirit in balance.
There is an excitement in finding a new yarn or pattern. Then, being able to imagine how something is going to look when I add my pespective.
The movement of the hook or needles creates a rhythm that gives me joy.I like to think that I infuse good thoughts into each piece that I make.
My greatest hope is that I deliver a little bit of that positive energy to the person that receives my products".  As a fellow knitter, I completely understand the excitement of a new pattern and the calming rhythm of the needles.  And what she creates with those needles is just amazing.  Some of her customers have said "These are the so totally adorable! You are one talented gal!!! Thank you extra-much fro the lamb! She's a keeper! Beautiful, imaginative and sweet! 3 words that best decribe---YOU and your "critters" LOVE LOVE LOVE 'EM" and "Oh Laura she's BAACK!! I finally have another Ballerina Bunny and she's PERFECT! The shades of blue are just spectacular and I love the combination :) YOUR NEW PENCIL TOPPERS--SO COMPLETELY SPECIAL!!!  Love them both!!"  You can also find Laura on Facebook, Twitter, and http://lauramcgarvey.com/.

Below is just a very small sample of the many wonderful items available from this very talented fiber artist.  Be sure to stop by her studio and see everything she has to offer!

Talk about talent!  And there is SO much more to see in her shop!

-Michelle of CreativeCritters