Friday, October 22, 2010

{Fabric Friday} custom colors...


One of my favorite things about making mobiles & nursery decor items, is that people often send me pictures of their nurseries in various stages of their development - both while I am creating a mobile for them or once the mobile is in their room. I can't tell you how many times people have told me that they have created their entire nursery around one of the mobiles that I made. It's  compliment that I don't take lightly as I know how incredibly special & personal  decorating  a nursery for your child is.  


Sometimes I get requests for mobiles with custom colors. I'm always willing to do that if I have the fabrics. I got such a request yesterday for a Flights of Fancy Mobile in light pink, bright pink, and b&w as the main colors. As I was pulling together stacks of fabrics in those colors and data to send this customer, I thought it would make a nice Fabric Friday post. I see this mobile being a lot like the B&W mobile that was Sayer's first mobile (& still in his room- but the Crawling Critters is now over his bed). I would just incorporate some of the fabrics in the stacks pictured. It was fun to think about a different color scheme- particularly this one. When I first started making mobiles & plush for klt:works, I really stuck to gender neutral colors but over the years, the requests for pink have just skyrocketed. So, I do happen to have a nice little selection of pinks that I have acquired. In these stacks you will find some: P&B textiles, Robert Kaufman organics, Westminster Fibers, Michael Miller, Free Spirit, Joel Dewberry, Kai Fabrics, Monaluna Kaufman, and various wool blends & wool felts. Happy Fabric Friday! What four colors are dominant in your room or your child's room?

2 comments:

  1. Oooooh! These fabrics will make an awesome mobile K!
    (weel, YOU'll make it awesome :)

    (btw, same thing happened to me with pinks - the last felts I ordered were pink tones - now I have to order them frequently :) One of the funniest things a customer wrote was: "I never thought I'd order a pair of pink shoes for my girl, but.." and I replied: "Dear lady, I never thought I'd make pink shoes too, but here I am..." :)

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  2. Oh my, is that the little Sayer? Look at him, so content in his crib and staying put. lol! What a cutie. I often think about you entrepreneurs.. and the colours and choices you have to make for the general public. Because a lot of what I want is not out there. As a mom to a girl, I am all for pinks! The fabric choice above, the AMAZING pink mobile.. WOW! Is that Dewey's girlfriend I see above?? I'd take that stack of pink fabrics above and make all kinds of pillows for my K's bedroom. Because it is a girl's pink room! You've got an amazing array of fabrics Kristin.. and your mobiles are out of this world gorgeous. Have a super Sunday!

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