Going Out of Business

T-Bags Los Angeles Dresses Modeled by Maren and Chloe:)

After much discussion and debate, I have decided to close down Blossom and Poppy. It has been such a fun adventure and I am truly grateful for all the support I recieved. I finally decided that moving across the country was enough adventure for one year. I still have a few dresses available for sale. If you are interested let me know. Please contact me directly at marymodell@hotmail.com. Thank you for everything. xoxo, Mary

Ruby Dot Designs at Blossom and Poppy

My friend, Kim, at Ruby Dot Designs creates the most fun, fresh and fabulous cards and stationery I have ever seen. She is always coming up with new, unique designs and I never get tired of buying them. I love giving personalized stationery sets as gifts. It is something that many people (me not included:)) don't always buy for themselves. I have given them as hostess gifts, birthday presents, thank yous and end of the year presents for teachers. Check out a few of Kim's designs at http://www.blossomandpoppy.com/ or check out her facebook page at www.facebook.com/rubydotdesignspaper
Happy Shopping!

Nolie Girl

 Sweet Nolie August 2011

 One of our favorite pics from Penny Sylvia

Planetjill Ornament (My favorite picture of her will be in here)

We walked into the puppy room at the SPCA in August of 1998. We were newly married and I wanted a dog. I never had one growing up although we had almost every other kind of animal. Picture cats, birds, fish, turtles, lizards, mice, etc.....but no dog. I was so excited when I saw a little brown and black pup named Missy with a long tail. We took her out to a little bench and my husband looked at her and said "I don't know, look at her tail, its going to knock everything over". I started picturing glasses of water flying, books strewn about, and I giggled. I knew she was meant to be mine. She had beautiful brown eyes, a sweet disposition, she was perfect, we named her Seminole.

I spent the next few days getting ready. I bought food, a bed, a collar, a leash. I had no idea what to expect but I was going to be ready. Much like getting ready for a baby. She was my first child. What I didn't expect was how instantly I would love her, how happy her company would make me and how she would be there for me through so much of the joys and trials of the next 12 years. She is so wrapped up in our honeymoon days, the births and childhoods of our boys, the moving of houses, the making of friends.

It is the pictures that truly show what a part of our family she was. After she passed away on July 29th, I started looking through our old pictures for shots of her. There she was sitting by the dinner table, in the middle of wrapping paper on Christmas mornings, laying in the background as I captured my boys crawling, walking and eventually running.  I see her running behind the boys looking for Easter eggs and sitting next to them as they posed in fresh uniforms on their first days of school. There were pictures of her standing in our houses in different states of remodels and paint changes, laying in the living room during the home tour last Christmas. One picture I found I didn't remember taking, It was a picture of her with my dad who passed away in 2009. I never realized how often she was just around,. Until the very end she just enjoyed being with us. No matter how hard the stairs were she followed us down to the basement and up to the top of the stairs at night. And after she was gone it amazed me how empty our house was without her presense.

I love pictures, I always have. I love taking them, looking at them, making them into books for my boys, jewelry for me, and presents for friends. Every year, after finally deciding which picture is going to be THE Christmas card picture (It is quite a decision based on the number of pictures I take) I have it made into a planetjill ornament. I now have 5 of them. They are my treasures. This year there will be two more....one of THE picture for 2011 and one of my favorite picture of my good girl.

More Aprons from AquaSeventy6

I love Aprons! Especially handmade, one of a kind, super sassy aprons from aquaseventy6. These have become my new favorite gifts (with a candle, of course!). They are so fun, they actually make me want to turn my oven on and bake.

Beautiful dresses on a beautiful girl

My beautiful niece Chloe came to visit from Florida. It was so wonderful having her here. She is so grown up and tall (taller than me!). We had a great modeling session with the dresses. I am going to add them to the website. I will also add scarves by the end of the week.

T-Bags Los Angeles Clothing has Arrived! Brand New Styles for Summer 2011

I was so excited when I returned home from our big trip to find the t-bagslosangeles box waiting in my living room. I bought my first t-bags dress about 4 years ago. At first, I thought it was alot of money for a dress, then I put it on! I live in my t-bags dresses in the Summer (I now own 4!). They are light weight and the cotton is so soft it feels like you are walking around in fabulous jammies. I only have limited stock. Check out the dresses and size availability at http://www.blossomandpoppy.com/ . I hope you enjoy the dresses as much as I have.

P.S. Price compare with other stores and sites (my prices are the lowest:))
P.P.S. Many thanks to my beautiful friend Maren for modeling all the dresses for me <3

Moda Home is HERE!

 Liberty Apron $17

Birthday Apron $20 

 Birthday Tablecloth $25

 Birthday Towels (set of 4) $30

 Berry Delight Tablecloth $30

 Berry Delight Kitchen Towels (Set of 3) $20

 Funky Monkey Birthday Tablecloth $30

 Funky Monkey Birthday Banner $28

Moda Home is here and it is Fabulous! I love the quality (and price) of thier items. I am so excited to finally get them on the website.