Valentine's Day 2012

I hope everyone had a fabulous Valentine's Day!  In our house it turned into quite an event!  Every year I hand out little Valentine boxes of chocolate to my lovies and start their day off with a smile as they head out to school to share the love.  This year, they all decided to surprise me back with cards and chocolates from each one of them.  My Special Valentine of 13 years showered me in Chocolates, Roses (to be shared with our daughter, because no matter how old you are, a girl will always enjoy receiving flowers!) and a silly card that made us all laugh!  We topped off the evening with a quiet dinner out at the yummiest Japanese Restaurant in town!  Needless to say I was feeling the love!

Going out to dinner has become a rare occasion for us these days as our crazy-busy schedules just don't allow much time or energy to get dolled up and head out on the town.  Not only did this special evening allow us to enjoy a much needed date night, it also gave me the opportunity to use my newest handmade clutch that I'd been dying to take for a spin!


         

 

I absolutely love this clutch!  The neutral color allows it to go anywhere, the floral design on the inside is JUST girlie enough for me, and the latch closing gives it the finishing touch it needs to make the clutch feel store bought.  I made this particular one just for me, but can duplicate or personalize it easily.  

Wishing you all a Beautiful Day!

~Mom

Aqua Seventy Six: DIY Valentine's Day Cards

This is so cute I had to share! This is a wonderfully creative Valentine's Day project to work on with your little ones! I love this idea Yvette...we may have to borrow the idea for our classmates :)

~Mom

Aqua Seventy Six: DIY Valentine's Day Cards: My little mama wanted to make some special Valentine's Day cards for her new classmates this year. We came up with a super fun tutorial, so...

Hey you guys!  Been busy with school.  So busy that I got HONOR  ROLL!!!!  I love the way the last two bags came out.  I'm trying to make a little teddy bear out of a sock I will tell you how that turns out.  Here is a tip...don't make the head too big for the body, and don't make the body to big for the head!  If you have any designs or things you want to see us make comment either on our Facebook page or our blog.

love,

J~ your Tween Queen

Owls and Superheroes!

This past week we wished a very dear family farewell (but really more of a "catch ya later") as they moved away and onto their newest adventure.  We decided to make sure Miss E knew how much we loved her and wanted to send her off with a piece of us to take with her to cherish as much as we cherish her.  And so was born this awesome one-of-a-kind "Owl always love you" purse.  She put it over her shoulder immediately and wore it the rest of the night at her going away/birthday party.  I think she liked it.
A lot of love and TONS of Fun went into making this Purse!  It became a family affair as everyone had input on colors, design, layout and overall creation.

OWL Always Love You Purse - $30

                         

In the sprit of "New Adventures" we decided to also create a Drawstring bag for Ms. E's Little Brother A.  A bag truly fit for any Superhero!  Created in a way where he can carry his things with him while fighting crime at the same time!  What 5 year old Superhero can resist that!

Batman Cape Drawstring Bag $20
(Just name your superhero!)

Now set off to your own adventures of crime fighting and remember Owl always love you!!!!

~Mom

Any of these purses or bags can be custom created for you or your little ones.  Fabrics may vary. 

Welcome 2012!

Welcome 2012!  Happy New Year to everyone!  I hope everyone enjoyed the Holiday Season!  Your Tween Queen and I have been busy little bees these last couple of months and are ready to start sharing our latest creations with you! 

This was our very first handbag.  It was made from an upcycled denim skirt that our little Tween Queen outgrew last season.



We took the leftover fabric from the bottom of the skirt to create the interior pockets.



We were so inspired after the Upcycled Denim Skirt Purse project that we decided we needed to create a matching Checkbook Wallet!



The interior of the checkbook wallet has pockets to hold not only your checkbook, but it has a pocket to hold all of your cash as well as four smaller pockets for your credit cards.  This was created with an upcycled pair of jeans and leftover fabric from the denim skirt purse.  Thrifty!



This Carry-All bag has pockets all around the extrior making it eay to throw your keys and cellphone in without losing it at the bottom of the bag.  I love the convenience of having the pockets on the outside.



This is the Carry-All Interior.  With all of the pockets in the inside there was no reason to add anymore to the inside.





Jenny's Pleated Bag.  We made this bag for my Sister-in-law for Christmas.  It is SUPER roomy standing 12" tall when sitting on it's bottom.  I've seen her using it so I think it was a hit :)



Here is the inside of Jenny's Pleated Bag.  It has 2 pockets on one side to hold a cell phone and I-pod, and a pocket on the opposite side large enough for a wallet or keys.



Yvette's Pleated Bag.  This one was made for my sister for Christmas.  We made the Pleated Bags in Everyone's favorite colors to make them unique to fit their style.  This fabric just says beach to me...LOVE IT!



..and finally the Teacher's Pet Bag!  We made this bag for our Tween Queen's teacher.  It is modeled after our Carry-All Bag, but with the fabric every teacher can appreciate.  According to the teacher, her puppy has found a new home in this bag...I may have to make another special one for her little pooch to cozy up in.

We are working hard to come up with some more designs and accessories to add to our shop.  Please feel free to inbox us if you'd like any of these designs in different colors or styles.  As with any handmade product, they will all be unique in design, fabric, color, etc.  We are having a lot of fun creating together and look forward to working with you!

Until next time,
Mom

  

Welcome from Mom

Hello Everyone!  
Welcome to Tween Queen Designs, our new tween inspired design blog!  Tween Queen Designs began as an attempt to spend a little more quality time with my daughter while I was desperately searching for a creative outlet outside of the hustle and bustle of everyday life.  I was struck with some very random inspiration one day as we were cleaning out her closet and purging the too-small clothing my little girl had outgrown.   I began almost immediately teaching her how to sew and showing her how to upcycle clothing and fabric to make something out of nearly nothing.  As our creativity and newly developing skills began to take over, our home has quickly become overrun by all of our creations.  This is when we agreed it was time to begin sharing it with the rest of the world.  Tween Queen is a mommy and me type project geared primarily to the tween-age generation.  With my own 10 year old Tween Queen by my side to help inspire the majority of the designs we feel we have a pretty good handle on what today's tweens are in to.  I hope you stick with us through what we hope is an amazing journey ahead!    


XOXO,
Mom             

Welcome! from J ~your Tween Queen

Hey!  I'm J, your Tween Queen.  I'm so glad you came to visit our new blog and can finally see our designs!  You see, me and my mommy were looking for ways to spend more quality, creative time together and so she decided to teach me to sew.  We thought it would be a great idea to share all of our new creations with all of you! We are finally up and running now that we decided on our name, "Tween Queen Designs," and my mommy created our logo.  We make HANDMADE hand bags, accessories, and more!  Thanks for stopping in!  God Bless You!

Love,
 J ~ your Tween Queen