.oh miss mabel [a boutique]

2012-02-06T17:41:00.000-08:00

Where has the time gone??

It seems like yesterday I just started school and made my promises to re-open my shop

^-^

But alas, its been 7 months since I've started school and 5 months since my last post..... I have been so busy with school and trying to create new things, I really haven't had anytime to take any pictures of anything (let alone edit and post!) But good things come to those who wait!!!

I will be doing a giveaway in about 2 weeks

(February 22)

to celebrate my birthday!!!

More details to come this week!

Thank you to all my supporters, you are what keeps .oh miss mabel alive!!

♥,

.oh miss mabel boutique

2011-09-12T23:39:00.000-07:00

Oh, boy....... so much has gone on in the short amount of time that we have been back to Montana! About 8 weeks ago I started attending school to become a cosmetologist!

（⌒_⌒）

YAY! I'm so excited! teehheee! So that is why I really haven't gotten around to opening up the shop again. I'm in school 5 days a weel from 8:30-5pm.... whooo!

Talk about exhausted!!!

☆⌒(＞。≪)

I have been working on some things for some girls at school, but i have also started making a stockpile of

winter-wear.....(i.e. hats, scarves, cowls,ect.....)

and I have also made some super cute feather earrings and crochet necklaces!

The only thing that is really taking time is to take my photos!

So, I will try to be better about updating on when I will re-open....

Much love,

.oh miss mabel

2011-06-30T08:54:00.000-07:00

Oh, dear..... where has all the time gone?? I must apologize for my absence as of lately. Things didn't turn out too great for us in Colorado. We just weren't happy and the job market down there seriously sucks! So we decided that heading back to Montana was the best choice. So for the time being I have my shop closed until I can unpack my craft things and see what I have here! Hopefully I will be having a booth at the Farmers Market! We'll see!

<3,
.oh miss mabel

Yaaay!

2011-04-28T10:03:00.001-07:00

Well, I don't have all of my pictures taken and edited, but I decided to open up shop with what I have! So there are only 10 items up, but there will be a lot more!

Also, to celebrate my re-opening, I am doing a 10% off coupon for two weeks! Just type in 10PERCENT in the coupon code box when checking out!

love.

2011-04-19T12:21:00.000-07:00

I <3 Manu Chao

darn!

2011-04-18T17:44:00.001-07:00

Well, I won't be able to open today....... =[
Story of my life! haha.... I pretty much only use natural light to take my pictures and today has been very difficult in that department. Its been super cloudy and grey..... at the moment there is no sunlight. Just loom and gloom. Its supposed to rain the next couple of days so right now I'm not going to post an opening date. The first chance I get some sunshine, pictures will be taken! I will keep you informed!!

Today...

2011-04-18T12:14:00.001-07:00

Wow.... I sure have a long day ahead of me! And its already 1 o'clock! Like I said yesterday, I managed to fix my computer(yay!) But then I couldn't find my camera....found it this morning, but the batteries were dead! Finally got batteries, so now I have to put finishing touches on some things....take and edit pictures and hopefully get everything up and running tonight! I'm pretty confident that I can accomplish all of this, I just have to work my butt off!

2011-04-17T21:48:00.001-07:00

YAY!!!! I fixed my computer! I'm pretty sure I'll be able to open the shop up tomorrow!! =]

I want to know about my readers...What are your likes and dislikes?? Here's some of mine:
▪ I'm a stay at home mom to my amazing 2 year old twin boys.
▪ I collect owls.
▪I love lace and bows.
▪ I pretty much only wear flats (even in the winter!!!)
▪ I love cardigans and shrugs.
▪ I LOVE scarves (I have at least 30 and wear one almost everyday.)
▪ I enjoy cooking and baking.
▪ One of my favorite times of the day is right when I wake up and the sun is shining through the window onto my bed.
▪ I love photography
▪ I love crocheting and knitting.
▪ My favorite colors are grey, mustard yellow, turquoise, and olive green.
▪ I require atleast one cup of coffee a day.
▪ I HATE onions....they make me gag uncontrollably!
▪ If given the option, I'll choose something salty over sweet.
▪ I love floral fabric and prints.
▪ I really like brussel sprouts.
▪ I love to read.
▪ I bite my nails.....no matter how hard I try not to.
▪ I really want to grow my hair out, but it never seems to happen!
▪ I love foxes, wolves, deer, squirrels, birds....pretty much any forest animal.
▪ I love lilacs.
▪ I'm not ashamed to admit that I love the smell of patchouli.

▪I am TERRIFIED of spiders

2011-04-11T11:21:00.001-07:00

Yep, its the 11th and my computer is still not working! Boo! I feel like I'm never going to get my shop back up!!!! =[

No, I mustn't think like that ..hehe... I should he getting my computer fixed in the next couple of days. So Im giving myself ONE more week! I WILL be back on the 18th!!!!

On an other note, today I made quite the treat.... homemade apricot and raspberry (not mixed) poptarts. They were soooooo yummy! [And so much more tasty than the boxed ones!!!] The picture is of one of the apricot ones.

2011-04-04T11:59:00.001-07:00

Well... If its not one thing.... It's another!! Haha. I'm almost done getting the craft house organized and my computer screen goes belly up! So, until I get it fixed, I can't get any of my new pictures or my shop up =[ luckily I'm able to at least update my blog from my phone!

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2011-03-29T10:56:00.000-07:00

Latest hat I crocheted..... Hats like this and more will be in the shop when its re-opened!! Knitting and crocheting is so relaxing! And I'm constantly amazed how so many neat things can be made from a series of knots!

photo by .oh miss mabel

2011-03-27T20:55:00.000-07:00

Well, I don't think I'll be able to make my deadline of having the shop up and running by tomorrow.
=[
Super sad about it!!! I have my office about half way put away..... but its been difficult because my office isn't connected to the house! Its actually a spare little "cottage" that we have in our back yard. So, I've been going in there a little bit each day when I take the boys outside to play...... BUT! Having 2 two year olds running around outside doesn't work out so well if I'm not watching them!!! I'm going to try to shoot for another two weeks [ April 11th]..... Let's cross our fingers that i will be able to get everything put away!! hehe =D

On another note...... I've been in a crazy baking mood! I don't know why, but for the last week all I've wanted to do was bake bread! So far I've made a cinnamon swirl bread, English muffin bread, and a chiabatta bread..... I didn't manage to snap a picture of the chiabatta bread..... but I did get pictures of the other two:

Cinnamon Swirl Bread

English Muffin Bread

They turned out really well..... I definitaley have some minor tweaking to do, but they still were yummy!! On the agenda for this week? Blueberry muffins, strawberry peach muffins, and loaves of whole wheat bread!!!

All photos taken by .oh miss mabel

Japan

2011-03-11T19:36:00.000-08:00

I donated to the Red Cross today. Every little bit helps....My thoughts and love go out to all those in Japan and anyone else who were, are, or will soon be affected by the earthquakes and tsunami. Pray for help, survival, and the safety of all during the next couple of months for all those in Japan and all those who have loved ones there.

For anyone who would like to help in the relief and recovery efforts in Japan, please see the list of agency and organization websites found at Yahoo News.

mary, mary, quite contrary..... how does your garden grow???

2011-02-28T17:13:00.000-08:00

ooooooooooooohhhhh......
I LOVE spring! This year we will be taking full advantage of our giant backyard to have a garden!! I've always wanted to grow my own veggies and herbs, but its so difficult when you are doing apartment living! Thanks to our WONDERFUL sun porch, I will be able to start some of my plants indoors and keep fresh herbs around all year!

YIPPPPEEEEE!!!!

What are your favorite veggies to grow in your garden?

Some that caught my eye:

heirloom gypsy black tomato
(buy seeds at: Thebearfootshaman)

Rainbow Swiss Chard
(one of my favorites!!!)
(buy seeds at: Thebearfootshaman)

Purple Cauliflower
(buy seeds at: Thebearfootshaman)

Finger Carrots
(buy seeds at: Thebearfootshaman)

Butternut Squash
(Buy seeds at: cubits)
Parsnips
(Buy seeds at: cubits)

2011-02-22T13:11:00.000-08:00

photo via celinabean.com

Gah! I just can't get over how well this day has gone! Definitely a good birthday! Woke up at 7 (yea I know, little early but I've really started to enjoy early mornings!), gave the boys some breakfast, made myself a cup of coffee and had a super yummy turtle brownie!! The boys even went down for a nap at like 10 so I was able to have a couple of hours to crochet and order some new yarn *yay!*

sunshine

2011-02-15T08:51:00.000-08:00

Ohhhhh! It feels so good to wake up in the morning in our new house!
photo by .oh miss mabel

The shop should be re-opening in a couple of weeks, but I will post another update with the exact date sometime this week!
=]

2011-01-22T14:41:00.000-08:00

photo via chofler

BREAK OUT THE BUBBLY!

Oh, I'm so excited! Yesterday was Jose's last day of work! Now we can get started on packing everything up and getting out of here! These next couple of weeks are going to be crazy busy, but it will be totally worth it!

2011-01-18T17:37:00.001-08:00

photo by .oh miss mabel

Well as sad as I am to say it, I am going to have to close the shop for about a month and a half. We have so much going on at the moment! We are trying to get everything ready for our big move to Colorado. So we are trying to juggle packing up everything
(which is almost impossible with 2 two-year-olds!!)
I'm planning on re-opening at the end of February. Although, I do plan on trying to keep everything up to date on here.

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2011-01-08T12:39:00.001-08:00

I'm in hairclip making heaven!
Just a preview of what I've been up to!

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2011-01-04T11:27:00.000-08:00

What the future brings:

Photos via Google Maps

I'm so excited for our upcoming adventure!

etsy love ♥

2011-01-03T19:54:00.000-08:00

THEME:

owls.

I just love owls, and thought I would share
some of my favorite things from etsy!

via: daintygold

via: luluvoodoo

via: CypressHouse

via: babylonsisters

via: retrorevisited

via: peanutmm

via: ejanebaldwin

via: urbanlotusboutique

via: RetroDaisyGirl

2011-01-01T00:15:00.000-08:00

image by .oh miss mabel

Wow, I can't believe another year has
gone by! It seems so crazy!

I really wish I was better about keeping everything
in my shop and on my blog updated!
(Keeping up on everything is one of my New Years resolutions)

Let's see....
I've been extremely busy crocheting and knitting
Christmas presents for my family, so I didn't have
time to take pictures or post anything new.
But there are some extremely cute things
that I've been working on.
OOOOOOoooooOoOo!
And look what I just got in the mail!

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Oh how I love getting new supplies!

2010-11-21T18:32:00.000-08:00

Yep, that's right! .oh miss mabel is having a storewide sale to make room for new winter items!

Everything in the store will be 40% off!

All you have to do is:
♥ Go to ohmissmabel.etsy.com
♥Add the items you would like to purchase to your cart
♥Type in the word supersale in the Shop Coupon Code Section & press apply

The coupon will automatically calculate your 40% off!

If you are new to Etsy, and are having trouble with checking out, here is a super helpful tutorial:
Checkout Help

♥,
.oh miss mabel

2010-11-16T20:44:00.000-08:00

knitted november:

Well, not just November! As i have posted many many times that I have been a knitting maniac for the last few months! I was able to quickly snap some photos of some of the headbands that I've finished. I have many more and some cute little knitted brooches, but I didn't have a chance to get photos of everything! =\

So there will be more photos to come!

♥,
.oh miss mabel

2010-11-14T14:37:00.000-08:00

whoo!
It was time for a much needed update on my blog!
new banner, new link tabs!
(I'm still not certain I completely like the tabs, but we shall see!)

So sorry I haven't been posting anything recently! I have been so super busy lately. We have decided to start potty training the boys a little earlier than most would..... they keep taking off their pants and diapers, so we figured why not?!

But I have been working extra super hard on knitting some cute headbands and cute little heart pins. And I promise there will be some pictures up soon!!

♥,
.oh miss mabel

2010-09-24T14:48:00.000-07:00

photo via: frogoilsalesman

I know I've said it plenty of times .... buuuut!!
I just love knitting!!! I've been going knit CRAZY! I've been so busy I haven't even had time to take any pictures of the things I've been making. I promise I will take some time to take some soon!

i love..

2010-08-24T19:15:00.001-07:00

my boys.

my love.(haha he looks like such an old man in these glasses!)

my homer.

sunshine on my bed.

getting my craft on!!
all photos taken by .oh miss mabel

relax......

2010-08-04T17:53:00.000-07:00

photo via unschool

I've had a really good day.....
Spending time with my beautiful boys,
relaxing, knitting, & enjoying a wonderful glass
of wine. =]

I decided to get a head start on knitting
so I won't have to do so much in the winter!

There will be some super cute things up for
winter weather in the next month or so!!

Yay!!

wake me up when septemeber ends.......

2010-08-02T15:01:00.000-07:00

Hellooooooooo to all my lovelies
on this beautiful day!
How is everyone feeling today??
I'm in a pretty fantastic mood!!!
So fantastic, even, I have decided to
hold a summer earring sale that will last
until the end of summer
September 21, 2010

There will be a sale on:
.sakura studs
.little hearts studs
&
.little roses studs
(pictures below)

These are usually $5.00 for one pair.
For the sale, you can get a mixture of the
three(3) listed.
Five(5) pairs for $10.00!!

congrats to sam lewe!

2010-07-30T21:34:00.000-07:00

CONGRATULATIONS
to Sam Lewe on winning
.oh miss mabel's first giveaway!!

When asked what her favorite part
of summer was, this was her response:
"my favorite thing about summer is a solid 3 months of not
ever having to put on a pair of pants.
oh and reading really trashy novels out under the sun."

I think that's a pretty great response!!

what could be better.......

2010-07-30T01:10:00.000-07:00

dancing with my bestie, $1 well drinks........
dead hipster is an all around good night!

2010-07-21T18:10:00.000-07:00

shop re-opening + a giveaway!

2010-06-16T14:07:00.000-07:00

Hello lovlies!!
It feels great to be back up and running!
I have been really busy making new treasures.
My office is still far from being organized, so I
have quite the mess going on on our kitchen table!!
SO!
To celebrate my re-opening,
.oh miss mabel boutique is holding its
very first giveaway!!

You will receive:
.spring necklace with matching ring
and
one pair of light yellow rose earrings.

Here's how to enter:
All you have to do is leave a comment on this entry
telling me what your favorite part of summer is.
Please leave a valid email address in your comment.

If you choose to help spread the word,
anyone who tweets about the giveaway will
receive extra entries. 1 entry for each tweet!
Add @ohmissmabelshop to your tweets so that I know
you helped to spread the word and write down your
twitter account along with the email comment
for me to connect the two.
This giveaway will end on Fri July 30th, 5PM
Mountain Time.
Winner will be picked randomly and
notified by email.

Good Luck!!

oh, what a weekend.

2010-06-02T09:18:00.000-07:00

Oh, geez..... where do I even begin?!

Over all, the weekend was pretty good. We went down to Great Falls to visit my parents and it was a lot of fun. Good food, good company, good beer =] Well, we were on our way back to Missoula, and about 20 miles outside of Lincoln, we hit a deer. Our car is totaled in the front and we had to get a ride back to my parents house so we could figure out what we were going to do. So far the plan is that Jose got a ride with my brother back to Missoula. My brother had to come back to my parents house so he could fix his car, so the boys and I will just hitch a ride with him tomorrow when he gets the part to his car. Its just frustrating being stuck somewhere with 2 small children and no car.

So, since I wont be back home untill tomorrow, that has kind of pushed back my shop re-opening. I've already gotten quite a bit made, I just need to take pictures of them. So the new date will be June 11th.

broaden your horizons

2010-05-18T15:02:00.000-07:00

Well, the never ending task of cleaning
and trying to organize my office is starting
to pay off! I still have a ton of stuff that I
need to get done to be in full working
order. I've also realized that I'm in dire
need of some new supplies! I was able
to buy some of them yesterday, but there
are still a TON of things that I want! My
spring/summer line will consist mostly of
bright colors and lots and lots of flowers!
I've also decided to try and make some of
my own cabs. I spend a lot of money on little
flower and heart cabs, but the other day I
stumbled upon the super cute little flexible
molds! And they use the same type of clay that
I use when I make plugs for my ears! I'm so
super excited and I can't wait to order them!

Totally of subject.....But I just caught a whiff of
my basil plant and it made me feel happy! The
scent of basil reminds me of summer!!

photo via Just Peachy!

feels good...

2010-05-12T15:46:00.000-07:00

oh, today has been a good day
so far! I woke the boys up and
got them started on their
breakfast and made myself
some coffee and had some
yogurt and a lemon-orange
muffin that I made yesterday.
The boys went down for their
nap and I worked on some new
jewelry pieces for my spring
line and then did some yoga.

It felt so good to get
started on yoga again. With all
the time I spend taking care of
the boys and doing housework,
I don't have very much time
for myself anymore. So I made
the decision to take some time
for myself, even if its only 10
minutes or so to do some yoga.
And it felt GREAT!!
=]

So now, the boys are chowing
down on some toast and an
avocado and I'm making all sorts
of purchases for jewelry supplies.

♥

updates......

2010-05-07T17:37:00.000-07:00

Oh boy! This has literally been the
only free moment I've had in like weeks!
The boys have been keeping me so so busy,
I haven't had any time to try and organize
my office and get to making anything. So
I had to put the shop on a little vacation
just so I could get things going and organized.

{The shop should be back up and running on June 11th!}

I'm super excited for Mother's Day on Sunday.
My mommy and dad are coming for a visit
so it will be nice to be able to spend some
time with them! Although Jose and I might
sneak away so we can have some us time and
go catch a movie or something. Ugh! And I have
been so super sick lately! I've had a horrible
sinus infection that just WON'T go away! I feel
a lot better than I was last week but,geez, give
a girl a break!!!

Uh-oh! I hear those little monsters of mine
waking up from their nap! I should probably
go and rescue them!

{Sigh..... being a mother is never boring!!}

urban outfitters.

2010-03-19T20:37:00.000-07:00

Oh, how I wish there was an Urban Outfitters in Montana.

I was just browsing the website and there
are so many cute things that I want!!!
Here are just a few of my favs.

photos via urban outfitters

beam

2010-03-19T09:38:00.000-07:00

Good Morning Sunshine!

via usefilm.com

What a great way to wake up in the morning! The boys were
still asleep so it was nice and quite. And the sun was shining
through the bedroom windows, right onto my bed. It was
fantastic. I think the only thing that would have made it better
would have been if Jose didn't have to work this morning.
oiy, I have a lot to do today! My mom will be in town so
she is going to help run some errands with me.

busy, busy bee =]

.....

2010-03-17T18:32:00.000-07:00

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

via jocelyn.aubert

via rkl245

Oh how I love Saint Patrick's Day! The whole apartment
smells like corned beef. =D
And I looooooove Guiness, next to Moose Drool, it's my
favorite beer.

2010-03-16T20:17:00.000-07:00

Do you ever feel like you're
having a day like this?

moving.....

2010-03-15T11:11:00.000-07:00

Ugh..... Sorry for the lack of writing..... I've been super busy for the past couple of weeks. We finally found a new apartment. ^o^ And we just moved in yesterday. I can't believe how much just a change in atmosphere can relieve so much stress! We were living in a 2 bedroom apartment with a roommate. It was fun but none of us had any space! She had her room, and we were sharing our room with our twins. Needless to say, it was cramped! So now Jose, the boys and I are in a very spacious 3 bedroom apartment. AND! I now get a craft room/office. Finally a place to get all my craft things organized.

Alice in Wonderland

2010-03-03T16:29:00.000-08:00

via fanpop

I'm so excited for the new Alice in Wonderland
movie! The cartoon was always one of my
favorite movies when I was growing up and
I loved the books. And who better to recreate
this movie other than Tim Burton?! I mean,
come on! I love it!!

Zooey Deschanel...lovelovelove

2010-02-25T11:59:00.000-08:00

The other day I was watching
season 2 of Weeds [so stinkin'
funny!] and Zooey Deschanel
guest starred on a couple of
episodes.
[She is one of my all-time
favorite actresses and I
love her singing voice!
She has such a unique and
fabulous fashion sense
that only she could pull
off so beautifully]

Recently I have been using
feathers a lot in my pieces
so naturally when I saw her
wearing these, they caught
my eye immediately.

This was the best photo
I could find. There are
long feathers going through
a hoop with cute little
charms hanging from it.
lovelovelove!

And, I had to put this
video up of her singing
"You really got a hold
on me"

Soooooo amazing.
Thank you Zooey Deschanel
for being such a beautiful
person and inspiring so
many people to be true
to themselves!

distractions and procrastination...

2010-02-24T09:45:00.001-08:00

photo courtesy of Hello Victory

Oh Deer!
I have realized that I am not very good at
keeping up with this blog! I'm so sorry for
my lack of writing. But!! As part of my
many New Years resolutions, I am going to
be a lot better than I have been. =] Right now
I am at a stand still. I have to wait for all the
supplies I ordered to come before I can make
anything else!

[Don't you just hate it when you run out of simple
things like chain, jump rings, clasps, and earring
wires?!? I know I do!!!]

And I found some of the cutest charms ever!
I am super excited for when I can share them
with you!!! Hmmmmm...... lets see... what else
have I been working on? Oh yea! I found really
neat way to make felt [oh how I love felt!]
flowers.So I have been busy making headbands and
flower hair pins.

.oh miss mabel is officially open!!

2010-01-29T14:25:00.000-08:00

Hizzah!!
I thought this day would never come!
I am terribly sorry my opening date was ,oh, 7
days late! Ha. I'm starting to realize that those two
little monsters of mine delay me quite a bit!!
Anywho--
I have a bunch of new items posted in my shop
and some old ones from .cute as a button.
And you may ask
"Chantel, why change your shop's name?"
And the answer to that is, I simply wanted
something that was a little bit more personal.
Whenever I hear "cute as a button", I think of little kid
cutesy stuff. I don't really make anything like that!
=]
I really enjoy making classy, vintage inspired jewelry
and I felt that I needed a name that reflected that.
Why .oh miss mabel?
My family has called me Mabel since I was a little girl,
and it reminds me of my grandmother and all of the
beautiful jewelry she had.

all photos taken by .oh miss mabel©

So make sure you stop by my shop:
.oh miss mabel [a boutique]

I love...... Joanna Rutter

2010-01-11T10:15:00.000-08:00

I came across this cute little shop on one of my favorite blogs
and I just thought it was so cute!! I especially love the raincloud
and umbrella earrings.

(photos from www.joannarutter.etsy.com)

All of her items are handcrafted and so inspiring.
Go check out her blog and website at:
www.joannarutter.etsy.com
joanna-rutter.blogspot.com

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Only 11 more days until my shop's grand opening!

.new year, new shop

2010-01-08T23:01:00.000-08:00

MABEL:
Pronunciation (MAY bull)
Origin = French
Meaning = Lovable
Shortened form of Amabel originally, later thought
to be the French ma belle (my lovely girl), therefore
sometimes found as Mabelle.
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Hello world!
Grand opening of .oh miss mabel will be
January 22, 2010