Fresh Out of the Workshop: MavenMini - The Tom-Tom

Deep in thought...

Those baby rolls...I'm in love!

Long eyelashes and pouty lips...but he's still such a BOY!

Please...no more papparazzi!!!

This is not just a shameful ploy to show off the cuteness that is my new little nephew. Or is it? It was a hat created with lots of love for the soon-to-be newborn Thomas...appropriately named the Tom-Tom. Two big pom-poms for a special little Tom-Tom! I was inspired to go with traditional blue and cream for this cap, because I just knew that this baby would be the epitome of boy. We were supposed to have actual winter weather here in NY (not that I'm complaining!) and a little guy's winter wardrobe isn't complete without a skullcap.

Sure enough, he was born and exceeded expectations in so many ways. Tommy is too cute, too good, too lovable. And so big. He didn't even fit into newborn diapers, and he definitely wasn't fitting into the newborn sized Tom-Tom hat I had originally made for him. No problem, I recreated it bigger so that he could grow into it...and of course, model it! Here is Tommy's debut... I think he has a strong modeling career ahead of him. And this is not just a ridiculously proud aunt talking. But if you ask his parents, they will most likely say "football player." Ha.

The Tom-Tom is available in our store, and it can be made to order for little gals too!

Fresh out of the Workshop: MavenMini - The Ellie

swoon...William Ellington "Ellie" Jones 

the dapper don lol

i just love this removable decoration!

here is the first creation that resulted from my latest inspiration.  this little hat was made and named for my brother's son, who is celebrating his first birthday this week.  when i was creating the design for it, i really channeled the warrior spirit of this little man.  i knew that whatever the design, this crown had to be worthy for a prince.  the result is this ode to a bowler/trilby/fedora.  the colors are reminiscent of nature and camoflauge to represent the strength of a warrior (he is growing up in brooklyn after all lol).  orange is a regular contrast color that i use with camo.  i love this burnt orange for its pop of brightness and i think it's perfect for a little boy.  to make it officially stylin', i added the fun decoration above of "leaves" and feather, drawing again from my inspiration source.  ...and there you have The Ellie!  

when The Ellie made its debut at the party, it got such a great reaction that you can now order it directly from our store! love it!!!

Fresh out of the Workshop: the custom MavenMini Earflap hat Part II

so here it is!! the final product from our custom order mentioned in this post.  i just love the gradation of purples!!  it is sooo adorable!  i hope it makes the little girl who wears it just as happy as it made me to make it! :) i really enjoyed making it in these saturated purples cuz we totally think that pastels for baby are a thing of the past!  the best thing is that this brightly colored yarn is machine washable (a very important feature for crocheted/knitted items) so it makes it extra functional for new parents!  hmmm... i might have to make a hat for myself in this colorway! lol

p.s MavenMini items range from hats, blankets, cocoons, booties, headbands, mittens. and more  for boys and girls!!

(MavenMini Earflap hat in Lilac Majesty - MavenFresh)

Fresh out of the Workshop: the custom MavenMini Earflap hat

my youngest modeling an earflap hat

i'd buy whatever he was selling lol

though our blog focuses mainly on jewelry and accessories for women, i'm not sure if all of you know that we also have a line for children called MavenMini.  these items are usually crocheted goodies for babies, toddlers and older kids.  there was a time that the demand for our MavenMini items had us wondering if we should be doing primarily children's items!! then we realized that we wouldn't have any fun stuff for us to wear! lol  either way, our MavenMini stuff can be the most fun to make.  why? cause everything is cuter in small sizes!!  

today's post is about a custom order that we just received today for an infant (girl) earflap hat.  i couldn't resist the chance to post the above pics of my little one modeling a boy version of the hat.  like i said, this order is for a baby girl.  one of our loyal clients requested that it be made in purples (yay!).  off Becca and i went in search of the perfect yarn.  we were lucky and found exactly what we were looking for... so now it's time to create!  i can't wait to see the end results!! stay tuned to see how it turns out! 

p.s.  i've renamed "Hot out of the Workshop" to "FRESH out of the Workshop" because, duh, that makes sooo much more sense!!!  hope you agree!