Whimsical Lily Boutique

What's new??

2006-03-27T15:43:00.000-08:00

So what has gone on in this last month exciting for Whimsical Lily Boutique?? Well we are busy working on our spring/ summer collection for the little whimsical girls in your life plus we are going to be restructing our website because we will be removing some goodies and improving on goodies that we already offer. We hope to reveil all of the new offerings by Mid-April beginning of May. How does the old saying go... April Showers bring May Flowers. We hope that we are able to brighten up your summer.

Also be sure to check out Wild Faerie Essentials an online boutique of self-indulgence. Wild Faerie Essentials offers pure loose mineral cosmetics and luxurious bath and body products for chic sistas! Be sure to stop by and get your beautification on!

Happily Handmade Giveaway!!!!!

2006-02-13T14:46:00.000-08:00

We are pleased to announce the start of the Happily Handmade Giveaway. Whimsical Lily Boutique is an official sponsor along with over 75 other talented indie designers and vendors. From February 13th through March 27th, Whimsical Lily Boutique will be accepting entries for the Winter '06 Happily Handmade Giveaway! Winners will be announced on March 31st. You can enter once through each of the sponsors - so the more shops you visit, the more chances you have to win! To enter simply fill out our entry form located at Whimsical Lily Boutique!! Good luck!!!

More new goodies, Free Shipping and more...

2006-01-08T23:25:00.000-08:00

A lot is going on over at Whimsical Lily Boutique. We have added some new scarves plus we are running a scarf sale where you will save 20%-25% off all our scarves!!

We have also changed our shipping policies, we have done away with shipping fees and now offer FREE SHIPPING on all US orders with International orders receiving a shipping discount. So the price you see on the items is the price you pay though.

Lastly we are ultra excited because we now accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express directly. Don't have or want a paypal account?? Now there is no need to worry because you can make your purchase direct through our shopping cart with your credit card. We still offer paypal as an alternative method of payment for those who want to use it.

We hope that with the new year you receive lots of joy and fun. Stay tuned for our next update...

New goodies added!!

2005-12-22T16:24:00.000-08:00

Click above image to view our new goodies!!

Since we are now into winter, I have added a few more scarves to the site as well as some necklaces for our little Princesses and another awesome hand crochet handbag.

Look for the addition of apparel collections to land on our site soon. We are sure you will dig our new apparel collection. We have fused hand dyed natural fiber with trendy clothing designs to make our one of a kind clothing and more!

Ooops... forgot to mention...

2005-12-04T20:06:00.000-08:00

what type of roving it was and where I purchased the roving from. LOL I got the roving from RowanTree Woolery. The roving is Rambouillet and it's really soft, easy to spin and they have awesome prices. I really like the dark chocolate that is shown on my drop spindle. I just placed another order for 1lb (white) and 2oz (dark chocolate) with them because I really liked the feel of it. So I will be getting a few fluffy packages this week. LOL I also have coming some Romney (2ozs because I have heard this is a little rough) and Corriedale Cross (14ozs) rovings for a total of 2lbs. Can you say this is just as addicting as buying yarn?? I know that isn't a lot compared to some but this is only the beginning....

What happens when a crocheter evolves???

2005-12-04T12:27:00.000-08:00

This happens...

The yarns that you see in the above picture are handspun by myself. Who knew? LOL I was introduced to spinning and weaving back in 1999 but never really paid much attention to it as that is when my mother first started. Little did I know that I would in essence one day spin my own yarn. LOL I will not lie my first attempts were gastly but after resisting it and finally spinning seriously for the last few months I am proud to say that I have gotten the hang of it now. It's really quite addicting to tell you the truth. Now I am always on the lookout for quality roving when I am on eBay.

I have actually been thinking about adding these beauties to the site. Well not these plain ones of course. LOL I mean more pretty colorful ones in bulky and worsted weight. All of the above are worsted weight. I guess I could make 2 ply bulky weight. I also have some other craft goodies that I know that I will not be using and instead of me hording them, I know there is probably some crafty mama out there that could put them to good use and give them a good home. Bottle caps anyone?? LOL I have them in various colors.. I thought that I was going to add bottlecap necklaces to my site but I can't figure out how to add a hole in them without a dremel and yes I tried the nail and hammer bit and it never worked for me. So I don't know what to do with them.

Speaking of crocheting, I will be adding some new scarves to the site that I am finishing up right now tonight hopefully but tomorrow for sure. So stay tuned....

We are officially open again!!!

2005-11-30T23:24:00.000-08:00

After almost a month with our site having server outages and changes, Whimsical Lily Boutique is finally back online. It has been one stressful month but all the stress has paid off as I like the new layout and the ease of use. We have added a lot of new goodies!!! Check out our cool new accessories. We will be adding more over the next couple of days... more scarves for both girls and women, cell phone pouches and felt wallets. We will also be adding some other goodies too. So be sure to check back as more good things are to come!

Plus we are currently running a few holiday specials to help make the season brighter. We are offering a free gift with every purchase over $30 plus for the rest of the year enjoy free shipping* on all orders over $50!! What great deals! Our way of saying thank you for a wonderful year.

Have a very happy holiday!
Whimsical Lily Boutique

*Free Shipping offer is only available to orders in the United States and Canada. Thank you!

We are close to opening!!!

2005-11-29T01:18:00.000-08:00

We are slowly but surely adding our newest products to the site. It has been a slow process but I am happy with the results. We will continue adding more goodies throughout the week to hopefully be finished by Thursday but Friday for sure. We will be running a sale until Dec.16th which is also the last day to get your orders in before Christmas!

PLUS We have an awesome Holiday Sale due to arrive at Whimsical Lily Boutique on Friday Dec. 2nd! We are sure that you will find some awesome deals just in time for your last minute holiday shopping. Stay tuned for further details.

So stay tuned for further updates…

New site to open soon!!!

2005-11-17T18:22:00.000-08:00

After what seems like our site has been down forever, I am happy to say that we will be re-opening on Monday Nov. 28th!! Thanks to a couple of friends running different tests on their computers using different browsers to see how it loads and what not. I will have to say that this has proved to be a daunting task as I am attempting something a little different but I keep telling myself that in the end it will be cool.

Here is what to expect when we re-open: new crochet goodies, clothing, bath & body treats and also our introduction of "S & W Accoutrements" pet goody line!! We will also have a little holiday shopping guide for those easy gift giving! Be sure to stay tuned for our re-opening!!

Aaarrrrggghhhh!!!!

2005-11-09T01:46:00.000-08:00

I am soo frustrated with my website provider at this point. My site is down once again. But to make matters worse is that their site is also down so I don't know what's going on there. I think i will have to change my website provider because this is happening way tooo much. This is not cool at all. I think I will do some serious investigation and see what I can find out. Hopefully there is just a glitch and they didn't have time to notify their customers. Keeping my fingers crossed as I will have to redo my shopping cart and everything all over again. Arrrggghhh!!!!!

Stay tuned for further updates...

Change in focus....

2005-11-07T15:40:00.000-08:00

Due to some unforeseen circumstances it is with a heavy heart that we will no longer offering custom clothing. The clothing on our site will now be size specific. We have also changed the sizes that we will offer as well. We will be focusing on little girl's sizes 12mos - 8! In the future we may begin doing custom orders as well as spread our sizing but for now we will stick with these sizes.

Why am I no longer doing custom orders on clothing you ask? Well as much as I loved doing custom orders, I feel as if I unable to devote the necessary time needed to them and I don't think that is fair to you the customer. So now when you see our clothing up on the site they will be shipped out within 3 business days and also One of A Kind. We want your little girl to be an individual and unique as possible. So I have closed that portion of my site until I begin to add the new clothing.

I am happy to report that we have begun to add our line of bath & body products to the site. We have added our line of lip gloss called Lily Kisses™ which is available in 3 scrumptiously sweet scents and our Pink Sugar Bath Parfait, our alternative to conventional body wash. We hope to add some more of our bath parfaits as well as our Lily Salts™ and Whimsy Body Balm™ sometime over the weekend.

Oops I almost forgot to mention that we will also be adding 2 hand crochet doggie sweaters. I just need to take decent pictures of them first. These doggie sweaters are suitable for little dogs (i.e. chihuahuas, daschunds, toy poodles, etc.) you know for the smaller breeds. Actually our whole line of doggie accessories are geared toward the smaller breeds.

I also wanted to note that our business email account is down and has been since Thursday afternoon sometime. Our host is trying to figure out what happened but it still isn't working so if you would like to reach us you can send us email here. Thanks for your understanding.

Stay tuned for more updates...

Coming soon...

2005-11-01T15:10:00.000-08:00

Over the next couple of weeks you will see some new goodies being added to Whimsical Lily Boutique right in time for holiday shopping. I am really excited because I have a couple of designs that I am working on for our furry friends. No we don't have any of our own as our house has allergies and asthma but when I was a little girl I did have a Black Lab named Shadow and a Black Cat named Wiggie. So I am going back to those times when I had my animals and making some goodies for other peoples furbabies. I have decided to name the line that is dedicated to my old friends... "Shadow and Wiggie Accoutrements™" or "S & W Accoutrements™". I loved those animals. I had them from the time I was 5 until I was 13, so they hold a dear spot in my heart. Now that my oldest is 5 and wants a puppy, I am thinking about it even though we have these allergies. Maybe she might get a small, short haired one for Christmas... I don't know yet. I already have 3 children plus a Husband. ;o)

Plus we will be adding some accessories too for girls and women. Not to mention that we will finally be adding some bath & body goodies and clutches to the site. We had clutches up on the old site but haven't added them back as I was re-working the pattern but I will be adding those to the site also.

Yay!!! I am finally getting our "shelves" filled with awesome goodies for not only girls and women but for our furry little friends too. Hey our pets deserve to be just as chic as theur companions.

Stay tuned for further updates...

Added some new things plus...

2005-10-31T15:30:00.000-08:00

I have previews of some stuff to come. We recently added some Lily Loveys™ and Whimsy Teething Dolls.

Do you know anyone that uses cloth diapers? We hope to add our line of hand crochet soakers for babies and dolls too. Here is a sneak peak of the one for babies

and one for dolls

We are also going to be adding our online of playdough. Right now we have 5 soft colors to choose from: Berry, Lemonade, Peach, Bubblegum & Blueberry. We will add new colors over the next couple of weeks. Here is a sneak peek of a couple of the colors.

Stay tuned for more updates...

We are back!!!

2005-10-25T04:03:00.000-07:00

I haven't quite finish restoring all of our products but most of them are there and the cart looks good. It is almost 4 a.m. so I better hit the hay because I will need to get back up in less than 3.5 hours to get dd off to school and finish adding the rest of our goodies. I will have to say that I think this was a blessing in disguise as I have changed the site up a bit. I gave a facelift and I really like how it turned out. Well I can't see straight any longer. LOL Checkout the Newly Designed Whimsical Lily Boutique

Until next update....

Aaaaarrrggghhhh! Our Website Crashed!!!

2005-10-24T19:58:00.000-07:00

Yep the unthinkable has happened. I logged on this evening to find that our website crashed sometime over the last 24 hours. It really is upsetting to see this happen. I could cry right now but I don't have the time as I need to upload the site back. I hope to have us back on line by morning. I guess I will be pulling an all nighter to ensure that we are up and running again. Thank you for your patience and understanding. I apologize for any inconveniences this may cause. Will be sure to post when our site is back up and running.

Stay tuned for further updates...

Hurray for Lily Wrap Baby Carriers!!!!

2005-10-19T14:24:00.000-07:00

Today I wore one of our Lily Wrap Carriers that was made of unbleached cotton birdseye pique fabric and it was wonderful!! I had never used a wrap carrier before today for any length of time and I decided since I had to do some running around that I would go ahead and give it a try. I LOVE IT!!! It was a lot less stressful on my body than a ring sling would have been. My 5 month old, 26lbs little monster can get heavy quick but I was able to walk around with him in the wrap carrier for over an hour and half and I didn't feel a thing. Did I already mention that I love it!!! I am soo happy that I decided to go ahead and give this type of carrier a try. I guess I decided to try it out because my other two weren't as heavy as he is when they were his age. He is my biggest by far!!!

Here is an example of the Lily Wrap Baby Carrier except this one is made with unbleached 100% cotton muslin.

Stay tuned for more updates....

Added some Baby Slings & Carriers...

2005-10-18T17:44:00.000-07:00

I am soo excited as I was finally able to add some of our Lily Baby Carriers to the site. I especially like this one. It is soo chic!!!

Our Red Stylish Girls Lily Tai Carrier is TDF!!! We will be adding some more baby slings & carriers over the next couple of days.

Stay tuned for more updates...

Didn't go as planned...

2005-10-16T02:06:00.000-07:00

I am a little sad as I wanted to add my new stuff this weekend but it didn't go as planned. Between me trying to figure out how to make my shopping cart automatically open up when my domain name is punched in and my dh deciding that he wanted to go off and play with his buddies, that cut into my picture taking, description making and listing time. So I have to delay adding the new stuff a couple of days. I am really sad but what can I do right?? So here are some of the things I hope to add. Once they are added I will cross them off of my list. ;o)

* Add 3 Hemp Muslin Slings (1 Lily Tai, 1 Lily Pouch and 1 Lily Ring Sling) these are all natural in color. I hope to be able to offer them in various hand dyed colors but I am still working out the specifics on that. I have decided after talking with a friend that I will go ahead and offer the ring slings. I wasn't sure that I wanted to at first but I have decided I might as well offer a variety for those who like ring slings.

* 2 boutique sets

* 3 apron & chef's hat sets

* 3 nursing covers

* A cute set for mom ;o)

Wow after loking at that it sure will take me a few ays to add everything. LOL

Well stay tuned for updates...

Look for the stocking of new goodies....

2005-10-13T14:40:00.000-07:00

this weekend. I will begin to add new goodies to Whimsical Lily Boutique starting on Friday night. I have all kinds of stuff that I will be adding. I am really happy to be adding new things to the site. I have worked hard on getting some new stuff added and I hope that you find something of interest. Please be sure to stop by the site beginning Saturday morning!!

Stay tuned for more updates....

Great gift for mom-to-be....

2005-10-11T10:12:00.000-07:00

or any mommy for that matter!!! We have been working on some new goodies for us ladies and I happy to say that after much blood, sweat and tears.... Okay no blood really but much sweat and tears. I did cry after the first time my husband made a comment on my baby sling that I got when our oldest was 3 months about it looking like a quilt/ blanket. Needless to say that I have been using my "quilt/ blanket" for over 5 years on our 3 children... He even makes sure to have the sling in the car for me. LOL

Now I want to give a gift to those ladies who want to wear their babies but without the bulk and high price. I love my very first sling that I got oh those years ago and I still use it to this day but the colors left something to be desired and the price was a bit much. If you are anything like me you want to have alternatives for those times when you want to dress up and the sling doesn't quite match or you want the sling to be chic & stylish and it's not. I am finally able to say that I have enough experience wearing a baby carrier and seeing the benefits that babywearing has had on my own children that I designed a couple that even my husband enjoys. Now let's not get crazy, he won't wear it because it goes against his ego but he likes the look nonetheless. ;o)

Without further ado, I proud to announce the addition of our "Lily Tai" & "Lily Pouch" baby carriers. After people asking whenever I go out with our little ones and receiving many compliments, we are now offering baby carriers for those moms like myself who have to juggle more than one little one around. We have two designs that we are offering in stylish and attractive prints for mom plus for those little ones who like to be like mom and carry their "babies" around we have slings for them too.

Our "Lily Tai" Baby Carriers are inspired by the traditional Chinese Mei Tai (Asian Baby Carriers). I think these are my favorite slings to be totally honest with you. It is really helpful when you 5 month old wants to be held and your 2 year old wants you to get him some juice. Sound familiar to anyone???

Our "Lily Pouches" are simple and convenient. No straps or rings to mess with. Just put the sling over your shoulder and place the baby inside and you're good to go.

Stay tuned for updates on the stocking of these awesome baby carriers...

A lot is happenin...

2005-10-07T18:35:00.000-07:00

over at Whimsical Lily Boutique! We will be adding some new goodies over the next couple of weeks. More bags, boutique sets, hairbows and imaginary play goodies. We will also be introducting our bath & body products and our women's clothing line as well. I am soo excited but exhausted at the same time. LOL Take a look at the new jewelry that we have recently added. I think my favorites are these amethyst and crystal birthstone dangle earrings.

I guess I am biased as purple is my favorite color. ;o) But the only birthstones that are represented in my household are emerald and ruby. My husband, 2 sons and myself are May babies and our daughter is a July baby. So even though there are 5 of us, we only account for two birthstone months.

More updates to come....

Check out our newest design...

2005-10-07T11:10:00.000-07:00

We are soo happy how this set came out. Nope it's not your usual boutique set at all. This is more for playtime or imaginary play. Do you have alittle cook in the making. Do you want to get her a cute apron and chef's hat? Thanks to a customer who requested this cute set we will be adding the apron & chef's hat sets to our website. But here is the one that we just custom made for a little girl's 2nd birthday. Isn't it too cute??!!

Stay tuned for more updates....

Breast Cancer Awareness

2005-10-06T14:15:00.000-07:00

Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness month we have decided to donate a portion of our website sales to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. We have made some special goodies that we will donate 20% of sales from those and the rest of our items we will donate 10% of sales from them. We are doing our part to help further research to find a cure.

Here are a set of bows that I made for this great cause.

Stay tuned for more updates...

Diaper Tote Sets Coming Soon!!!

2005-09-28T10:09:00.000-07:00

Yep I have been a busy little bee these last couple of days. I am have been trying to keep my mind of how sick I have been. So immersed myself in completeing all kinds of new goodies. Here is a peek at one diaper tote set that we just added. It has the diaper tote (of course ;o), changing pad, waterproof zippered pouch and burp cloth.

Stat tuned for more updates...

Crochet Chic Collection Coming Soon!!!

2005-09-26T14:09:00.000-07:00

Yep with the season's changing I am happy to say that I am now ready to bring my "Crochet Chic" Collection back to Whimsical Lily Boutique. This past summer I had soo much fun making the crochet tanks and halters with matching hats that I couldn't wait to start making my ponchos and other crochet goodies but with it being in the 100's it was really hard to get into fall/ winter crocheting with it sweltering out. So I am glad that the weather has changed somewhat and motivated me to start to crochet again.

Here is a sneak peek of what's to come...

Stay tuned for more updates...