Thursday, May 6, 2010
Mother's Day Giveaway by lakenandlila....Mommy & Me Matching Set
Mother's Day Giveaway from lakenandlila... Happy Mother's Day and here is your chance to win a mommy & me set (tunic for mommy, skirt for daughter) from lakenandlila. How to enter: Become a fan of my facebook page laken & lila and let me know under this post you did 2. Tweet, retweet, blog, or fb about this giveaway... and link me to it under this post 3. Go to my site www.lakenandlila.etsy.com and let me know which mommy & me set you would choose... let me know under this post! 4. Purchase something from lakenandlila now - Sunday and receive 5 extra enteries. Let me know under this post what you purchased. Thanks so all the wonderful moms out there. Drawing will be held Sunday and the winner will be notified on facebook
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Thrifty Jinxy: Contest Corner for March 9, 2009 - List Your Blog Giveaway
Thrifty Jinxy: Contest Corner for March 9, 2009 - List Your Blog Giveaway
Mommy & Me Set for Mothers Day... (tunic for mommy - skirt for daughter) laken & lila facebook fan page
Mommy & Me Set for Mothers Day... (tunic for mommy - skirt for daughter) laken & lila facebook fan page
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Friday, January 1, 2010
First Interview
My First Interview.... GUESS who it's with.... Me
(I would LOVE to interview you, review or giveaway your handmade creations - contact me for information) The following interview (pieces of it/ changed alittle) was featured on the blog hearthandmade back in June.
Life is very busy. My son, Laken is 3 &always on the go. He inspired me to start designing and creating handmade children’s clothing. I work from a studio in my home and sell my clothing online and wholesale to boutiques across the country. (my pic is at right)
2. What was it that made you want to start creating? Did something specific trigger it?
I’ve always loved creating. Writing, scrapbooking, cooking, etc… but my love for clothing and creating pieces has always been my true passion. I started sewing during a high school sewing class and I have enjoyed it ever since. I worked in the corporate world before I was a mom and then stayed home after having Laken. Being a stay at home mom is more difficult than I could ever have imagined but I would never trade it. After some soul searching and life changes, I decided I could have it all if I started incorporating my love of sewing back into my life. Making handmade children’s clothes just came naturally because of my love of children. What I realized was there is a need for unique, handmade, quality children’s apparel. Back in the day of my Grandmother and even my Mother handmade gifts were always given at Baby Showers. My clothing pieces are truly timepieces to cherish with a whimisical flair.
3. Artists, designers, bloggers who often work from home alone (all day long) develop some pretty unique and quirky habits. Can you share one of yours?
I’ve always worked from home even when I was in the “corporate world”. Working from home is now vastly different from before. Before I was a single girl planning events for a non-profit organization and truly tried to keep my home office separate from my living space. I set regular working hours and stuck to them. Working from home almost 7 years later is quite different ..Now I incorporate my living space into my working space. Now, I have a 3 year old son that requires lots of attention from mom… so even when I plan my “work hours” sometimes they don’t always go as planned. One of the reasons my studio is in part of my living space is so my son can feel a part of my work. (note one of my pics of Laken pretending to sew). Let’s see quirky habits… I have so many I probably don’t even realize it… okay, playing solitare on my computer or brickbreaker on my blackberry when I am dreaming up new creations.
4. How do you come up with your creations? Can you walk us through your creative process when dreaming up new pieces?
A walk through my creative process… things just sort of come to me especially when I’m shopping for new fabric. I find fabric I like and then may just buy it even though I have no plan for it… then a few months later I may find something that would go just perfect with it and pick up where I left off. That’s where I am planning for the fall collection right now. I found the cutest fabric on etsy and just had to have it… it’s been sitting on my work area for a few months and I just found some amazing fall fabric to use with it – then I will go back to the drawing board and figure out just how and where to use the original, unique fabric. My process is not very scientific… I like something, I’m drawn to it for some reason… and then I find a use for it. An example would be my nautical smocked dress (pic. Included) I saw the striped fabric it just sort of popped out to me but had no idea what it would be good for…. My inspirations, lakes, boating, boats, etc. had me thinking about using this fabric for a nautical inspirited project. I found the most perfect rope like adornment and added that as the strapes. I’ve been in love with the dress ever since and it’s one of my favorite creations yet.
(I would LOVE to interview you, review or giveaway your handmade creations - contact me for information) The following interview (pieces of it/ changed alittle) was featured on the blog hearthandmade back in June.1. Imagine that you're in an elevator and an old friend from your past just walked in - you have about ~15 seconds to answer ..."Oh my god Heather, how are you?? You look great!... Yep the kids are fine. What are you doing these days? Where do you work?"
Life is very busy. My son, Laken is 3 &always on the go. He inspired me to start designing and creating handmade children’s clothing. I work from a studio in my home and sell my clothing online and wholesale to boutiques across the country. (my pic is at right)
2. What was it that made you want to start creating? Did something specific trigger it? 
3. Artists, designers, bloggers who often work from home alone (all day long) develop some pretty unique and quirky habits. Can you share one of yours?
I’ve always worked from home even when I was in the “corporate world”. Working from home is now vastly different from before. Before I was a single girl planning events for a non-profit organization and truly tried to keep my home office separate from my living space. I set regular working hours and stuck to them. Working from home almost 7 years later is quite different ..Now I incorporate my living space into my working space. Now, I have a 3 year old son that requires lots of attention from mom… so even when I plan my “work hours” sometimes they don’t always go as planned. One of the reasons my studio is in part of my living space is so my son can feel a part of my work. (note one of my pics of Laken pretending to sew). Let’s see quirky habits… I have so many I probably don’t even realize it… okay, playing solitare on my computer or brickbreaker on my blackberry when I am dreaming up new creations.
4. How do you come up with your creations? Can you walk us through your creative process when dreaming up new pieces?
A walk through my creative process… things just sort of come to me especially when I’m shopping for new fabric. I find fabric I like and then may just buy it even though I have no plan for it… then a few months later I may find something that would go just perfect with it and pick up where I left off. That’s where I am planning for the fall collection right now. I found the cutest fabric on etsy and just had to have it… it’s been sitting on my work area for a few months and I just found some amazing fall fabric to use with it – then I will go back to the drawing board and figure out just how and where to use the original, unique fabric. My process is not very scientific… I like something, I’m drawn to it for some reason… and then I find a use for it. An example would be my nautical smocked dress (pic. Included) I saw the striped fabric it just sort of popped out to me but had no idea what it would be good for…. My inspirations, lakes, boating, boats, etc. had me thinking about using this fabric for a nautical inspirited project. I found the most perfect rope like adornment and added that as the strapes. I’ve been in love with the dress ever since and it’s one of my favorite creations yet.What inspires you?
1. A red garden truck. It is in my garden and my son picked it out and just loves it. It was a housewarming present when we moved into our new home. 2. A Mermaid, I just love mermaids and I found this at a shop while visiting the outer banks. It lets me bring my love of the ocean home. 3. A sign that reads "to the lake" I live a few steps away from Chautauqua Lake in Western, NY
Welcome!!!!
Welcome to my new blog! After having a etsy store for just over a year and participating with many blogs doing reviews and giveaways of my handmade childrens items, I've decided to start my own blog.
I'm Heather Chopra, a stay-at-home mom who has always loved sewing so I decided to start an etsy site. I love clothing and children so it was natural to make children's clothing. I named my site lakenandlila. Laken is my son who is 3.5 years old and Lila is our West Highland Terrier. I began my site on December 25, 2009 and it has been growing leaps and bounds ever since. I truly enjoy making each item and envisioning the smile on the little girl or boys face when they put on my handmade clothing! I have been so fortunate to meet amazing people through the etsy site... buyers and sellers alike. The talent that people have just blows me away. I hope to showcase that through this site.On this blog I plan to
- Promote small, handmade businesses
- Review Products
- Feature giveaways
- Interview both etsy buyers and sellers
- Share information that is newsworthy, informational, and raises awareness
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