Stylish Sammy Jaybird

Check out the hair clip on this cutie! That's Sammy Jaybird all right. I just got the pictures back from a photo shoot done by Marcie Jessee Photography and I love them. Check back here soon for more adorable kids in my own personal designs.

Provo Farmer's Market

Bryan and me in front of our booth. Notice all that yummy granola next to us!

Here's a picture of our booth from a couple of weeks ago. From left to right you can see: my sister Kendra standing in front of her handmade books, my friend Jenny's great baby things, and some misc. things I made (as well as a few things my friends Todd and Rachel made, but they're done with farmer's market now). And of course all of my great Sammy Jaybird onesies across the front. Yay!

Well, I'm making this post late Friday night instead of early Saturday morning like I usually do because farmer's market starts earlier now that it's main season and it takes a while to get going in the mornings when I spend time making posts and things. Anyway, hooray for farmer's market this week!

Here's some brief info:

Provo Farmer's Market

Where: 500 West 100 South Provo UT 84601 (That's Pioneer Park, for those of you who know where that is)

When: Saturdays 9:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. (June- October)

What: Produce, arts & crafts, live music, food and special events.

I'll be there selling Great Granola! in our three delicious flavors- raisin, cranberry, and blueberry- as well as great Sammy Jaybird onesies and hairclips! I've got some fun new designs you're going to love!

Happy 1st Birthday!

I have an adorable niece whose first birthday is coming up in July. Another sister was going to visit this cutie last month, so I made her birthday present early and sent it along with her auntie. I'm very pleased with the way this onesie turned out. It's perfect for a first birthday party! I'm so pleased, in fact, that I made another one in more boyish colors to sell, but I sold that one to a friend last night and forgot to take a picture of it. Oh well. If you'd like a first birthday onesie for your little one (or for a little one you know) just shoot me an e-mail at sammyjaybird@gmail.com and we'll make it happen. Have a great day!

Main Season Starts Today!

Here's some brief info:

Provo Farmer's Market

Where: 500 West 100 South Provo UT 84601 (That's Pioneer Park, for those of you who know where that is)

When: Saturdays 9:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. (June- October)

What: Produce, arts & crafts, live music, food and special events.

I'll be there selling Great Granola! in our three delicious flavors- raisin, cranberry, and blueberry- as well as great Sammy Jaybird onesies and hairclips! I've got some fun new designs you're going to love! My sister Kendra is also selling some awesome handmade books that will knock your socks off. See you there!

Provo Farmer's Market- TODAY!

Today is the last day of pre-season. Next week starts the regular season of farmer's market with longer hours and probably even more great vendors.

Here's some brief info:

Provo Farmer's Market

Where: 500 West 100 South Provo UT 84601 (That's Pioneer Park, for those of you who know where that is)

When: Saturdays 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (May only)

9:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. (June- October)

What: Produce, arts & crafts, live music, food and special events.

I'll be there selling Great Granola! in our three delicious flavors- raisin, cranberry, and blueberry- as well as great Sammy Jaybird onesies and hairclips! I've got some fun new designs you're going to love! My sister Kendra is also selling some awesome handmade books that will knock your socks off.

Here's the scoop on this week:

Fresh from the farm: today is the last chance to buy asparagus for the year! Plus Ralph Steele is bringing assorted breeds of baby chicks for your backyard coop! goat cheese and yogurt, all natural Utah lamb, fennel, oregano, pok choy, carrots, rhubarb, spring onions, parsley, arugula, salad mix, swiss chard, eggs, mint, grass fed beef, duck/goose/chicken eggs, honey, spinach, watercress, garlic chives, and beet greens.

Shop: Dresses and skirts, hand made buckets and brooms, hand bound books, jewelry, soaps, lotions.

To eat: Chimney Sweets, Flour Girls and Dough Boys, Papa's Tapas, Big Jake's Donuts, Alex's Belgium Waffles, Navajo Tacos, Asian Market, Italian meatballs, pies, and more

To plant: sego lily bulbs for xeriscaping, native wildflower seeds, thornless blackberries, jerusalem artichokes, lemon cucumbers, jalapeno peppers, raspberry and strawberry starts, ground covers, lambs tongue, aloe vera, herbs, basil, heirloom tomatoes, and more.

Music: The Utah Ramblers

For more info on PFM click here.

See you there!

Provo Farmer's Market- TODAY!

And every Saturday from now until October! So if you come to this blog to look at info for the Provo Farmer's Market and you're afraid the info is old, it's not. Here's the info you need to know for the whole season:

Provo Farmer's Market

Where: 500 West 100 South Provo UT 84601 (That's Pioneer Park, for those of you who know where that is)

When: Saturdays 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (May only)

9:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. (June- October)

What: Produce, arts & crafts, live music, food and special events.

I'll be there selling Great Granola! in our three delicious flavors- raisin, cranberry, and blueberry- as well as great Sammy Jaybird onesies and hairclips! I've got some fun new designs you're going to love! My sister Kendra is also selling some awesome handmade books that will knock your socks off. See you there!

P.S. For updated info on what's going on at the farmer's market THIS week, click here.

Introducing Robbie the Robot and Friends

I've really been enjoying being more creative with my designs lately. My sister and I were talking about handmade items we've been making lately and she put it well when she said, "I'm not a machine!" Machines might enjoy making the same thing over and over again, but I love working on new projects. Here are a few I've got up my sleeve at the moment.

Onesies
$8.00 each
or
a set of three for $20.00

Mr. Monster

Heart

Green Popsicle

Little Black Dress

Robbie the Robot

Sammy Jaybird

Electric Guitar

Hair Clips

$2.50 each
or
a set of two for $4.00

Butterfly
(front)

Butterfly
(back)*

*All hair clips are made with this kind of clip.

Little Sunshine

Red Flower

Heart

Turtle

Dahlia

Sammy Jaybird
(in red)

Circus Circles
(in purple, orange, and yellow)

Circus Circles
(in purple, baby blue, and blue)

Ladybug

Pink Flower

These pictures feature just a few designs I've been working on lately. The possibilities are really unlimited. If you have something special you'd like on a onesie or clip, feel free to e-mail me with your request and it can very likely be done.

e-mail all orders and inquiries to sammyjaybird@gmail.com

Provo Farmer's Market- TODAY!

And every Saturday from now until October! So if you come to this blog to look at info for the Provo Farmer's Market and you're afraid the info is old, it's not. Here's the info you need to know for the whole season:
Provo Farmer's Market

Where: 500 West 100 South Provo UT 84601 (That's Pioneer Park, for those of you who know where that is)

When: Saturdays 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (May only)

9:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. (June- October)

What: Produce, arts & crafts, live music, food and special events.

I'll be there selling Great Granola! in our three delicious flavors- raisin, cranberry, and blueberry- as well as great Sammy Jaybird onesies and hairclips! I've got some fun new designs you're going to love! My sister Kendra is also selling some awesome handmade books that will knock your socks off. See you there!

P.S. Here's the updated farmer's market info for this week:

May 16...

Fresh from the farm: goat cheese and yogurt, all natural Utah lamb, asparagus, bok choy, rhubarb, spring onions, parsley, arugula, salad mix, swiss chard, eggs, mint, grass fed beef, duck/goose/chicken eggs, honey, watercress, garlic chives.

Shop: Home sewn goods, hand bound books, jewelry, soaps, lotions.

To eat: Chimney Sweets, Flour Girls and Dough Boys, Papa's Tapas, Big Jake's Donuts, Alex's Belgium Waffles, Navajo Tacos, Asian Market, and Los Hermanos.

To plant: jerusalem artichokes, lemon cucumbers, jalapeno peppers, raspberry and strawberry starts, ground covers, lambs tongue, aloe vera, herbs, basil, heirloom tomatoes, and more.

Music by Shake Your Peace.

For more information visit www.provosfarmersmarket.com.

Provo Farmer's Market- TODAY!

Provo Farmer's Market
Pioneer Park
11:00am-2:00pm

Well folks, I know it's a little wet outside, but I think that's just Oregon's way of honoring the Provo Farmer's Market with it's approval of being "green." Please consider it a good omen and come enjoy the fun! This year I'll be selling my Sammy Jaybird onesies and hair clips- come see the new designs I've been working on! Also, my famous Great Granola! is back this year and better than ever with a new flavor! We now have raisin, cranberry, and blueberry! Yum! Come enjoy a free sample! Hope to see you all there!

Provo Farmer's Market- this Saturday!

Well, it's that time of year again! Starting this Saturday (eek!) I will be selling more great things at the Provo Farmer's Market. So far the plan is to sell Sammy Jaybird products (I really need to get working on that) and more Great Granola! (hopefully). Also, my sister Kendra is going to be selling some awesome handmade books (very high quality and always original) and a couple of other girls in my ward are going to be selling some baby/ kid stuff too. If any of you would like to stop by and enjoy this lovely experience, here's the info:

Provo Farmer's Market

Where: 500 West 100 South Provo UT 84601 (That's Pioneer Park, for those of you who know where that is)

When: Saturdays 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (May only)

9:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. (June- October)

What: Produce, arts & crafts, live music, food and special events.

And now a few tips from someone (me) who has a bit of experience with Provo Farmer's Market:

1. Bring more cash. And while we're on the subject, carry smaller bills with you. Vendors run out of change faster than you think and you're likely to get much faster service if you carry around a big stack of $1.00 bills (or at least $5.00 bills) instead of a $20.00.

2. If you want to actually buy fresh produce, arrive at or before starting time. Actually, you can get quite a bit of stuff by showing up before it starts since vendors are there early to set up and are just as happy to start making money sooner. I say show up early or on time if you actually want to buy fresh produce because most of the actual farmers sell out of their produce really fast. One time last summer we were stationed across from a nice couple who were selling fresh peaches. They sold out by about 10:00am and then just packed up and left. This is totally typical of produce sellers. Lucky them.

3. Eat lunch there. The vendors who sell food there (as in food that they make, not just fresh produce) make such yummy, yummy things. My mouth is already watering for more jalapeno bread and that amazing stir fry. Mmm...

4. (Not meant to be a contradiction to #2) Show up toward the end. Often times you can get some great deals by showing up at the end of the day when vendors are just trying to get rid of things. Let's face it- we vendors get hot and sticky and worn out sitting out there all day and sometimes it's worth it to sell something for a little less just to be done and go inside where it's nice and cool. Lucky you... if you're lucky.

5. Bring your swimsuit/ clothes you can get wet in. Starting in June (I think) Pioneer Park will have a new water feature like the one at Gateway Mall. (I'm pretty sure it'll be a big fountain on ground level that you can walk through and play in. Super cool.)

Okay, well, that's pretty much all I have to say about Farmer's Market for now. I'm super excited for another great season of selling! Provo Farmer's Market is always so much fun for everybody- sellers and buyers included.

Let the good times roll!

Sammy Jaybird is now available on Etsy and at Kid-to-Kid in Lindon, Utah! Feel free to look around at what's there and look forward for more and more to come!

A big thanks again goes to Nancy Jones for her first class graphic design.

Where to Buy Sammy Jaybird

Kid-to-Kid (Lindon, Utah)

Hooray! We've experienced our first large order of onesies and hair clips at Kid-to-Kid in Lindon, Utah. They buy and sell new and used baby and kids clothes and accessories at really reasonable prices. I am already becoming addicted and have to be careful how much time I spend in there. I'm still finishing up the order (it has basically taken over my life, but in an exciting way) and within a week all Sammy Jaybird lovers in the Utah County area will be able to go there to purchase these fine goods.

Etsy (online)

Well folks, after a lot of looking into things I've finally decided to open an Etsy account so that you can all purchase Sammy Jaybird products online. Etsy is a great place to buy all sorts of handmade products online. Every time I get on I end up spending more time than I planned looking at all the cool things other people make. I haven't posted anything there yet since this order for Kid-to-Kid has been all-consuming, but as soon as I have a spare moment to snap some good pictures you will all be able to purchase Sammy Jaybird there to your heart's content.

I will be sure to post updates on here when the products are actually available at Kid-to-Kid and on Etsy, but if you'd like to see for yourself and dream about the day when these purchasing methods will be available to you, you can go to http://www.sammyjaybird.etsy.com or you can visit Kid-to-Kid at 135 S State St., Lindon, UT 84042.

Well, that's all for now! Look forward for real updates soon!

Grand Opening

Ta-da! Welcome welcome to Sammy Jaybird! This site may look a little different each time you log in for a while as we're still kind of tweaking it. (And by we I mostly mean the lovely Nancy Jones who is responsible for all of the beautiful graphic design on... well, basically on everything Sammy Jaybird. Click here to see her stuff. She is fantastic. I could not rave about her enough.)

Here are a few pictures of just a couple of the Sammy Jaybird designs. (Check back again soon for nice pictures of these creations being worn by little ones.)

Onesies with felt designs for boys and girls.
All products are hand-stitched, usually while listening to a book-on-tape, helping baby get ready for early literacy.
($8.00 per suit or 3 for $20.00)

Soft felt clips for little girls
($2.50 per clip or 3 for $6.00)

Again, these pictures feature just a few designs. The possibilities are really unlimited. If you have something special you'd like on a onesie or clip, feel free to e-mail me with your request and it can very likely be done.

e-mail all orders and inquiries to sammyjaybird@gmail.com