friend kidly

(nothing to do with politics…I promise)

So in the very near future this blog will be getting a new name and url. Friendkidly has been bequeathed to the friendkidly etsy shop partnership and will soon host a blog dedicated to sewing and making and that kind of stuff. This little blog’s future name is Owl Fly Away and will be found at www.owlflyaway.com. This transformation will hopefully take place before the end of this coming weekend…hopefully. In case you’re interested, Owl Fly Away will also serve as the brand name for the products I create and a logo is in the works.

I will send out a final post on this site when the other is up and running.

*the above image was taken on a camping trip in New England in October of 2004.

I didn’t realize what a great feeling would come from seeing an idea come to life from concept, to design, to fabrication, to end result. Best part is having the product actually function the way I intended! I’m referring to what I am calling a carseat canopy. The idea of a cover for an infant carseat was planted in my head by my mother and after realizing I have never seen anything sold for this job specifically I decided to take on the task of creating my own version. We’ve all seen a receiving blanket draped across a carseat to shade the babe inside but it’s really not the most functional tool for this use. So I designed this canopy to be long enough to cover the entire carseat from top to bottom without dragging on the ground. There’s also a cool slit that allows for the carseat handle and room enough for an arm to tote it around. I really like the end result and now that the design aspect is in the past I can whip these together fairly quickly. I hope they are as useful as I intend since us mothers can use all the help we can get.

Yes, what the world needs now is another etsy account!!! In order to fill the void friendkidly has set up shop to provide hand made goods to those in need of more stuff. The friendkidly shop is the collaboration of a trio of stay at home moms setting out to offer handmade goods to all those in need of more stuff. Our products are geared towards all those with babies and children in their lives…so pretty much everyone. You can come on by for a visit by clicking on the link above or through the cool etsy badge in the right column. Be sure to check by often as many more products will be added in the days and weeks to come.

Thanks for your support!