Behind The Scenes

Welcome to Avalyn Apparel! I am beyond ecstatic that THIS is finally happening! Avalyn Apparel is something that I have been working on for over a year....I have spent over a year of planning, designing, dreaming, creating, juggling, crying, screaming in frustration and working one on one with amazing pattern designers as well as an AHHHHHHmazing photographer and it's finally here! Avalyn Apparel has been born and let me tell you....there were times where this "pregnancy" was not fun.....but it's been worth it...there are so many things i have discovered and learned in this process that i wouldn't change it for the word!

I'd like to take a moment to introduce to you who makes up Avalyn Apparel...

My name is Rebecca and this is me and my two little ones who are my inspiration among so many other things.....

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  I am.......
  
  
  34....and a half but often feel like there's this kid in me screaming to get out....I'll let you in on a little secret....sometimes I let that child out and it feels so good!!!
  
  
  i have been divorced for a year now and even though it was one of the hardest times of my life i walked away with my head high....i feel strong....and i have my two beautiful girls whom i love more than life itself.....
  
  
  i am finally feeling comfortable in my own skin....feeling comfortable with who i REALLY am....
  
  
  i've taken a vow to take better care of myself...inside and out....i'm not gonna lie though....i do partake in the occasional "not so good for you food and drink" on occasion....
  
  
  i am awkwardly shy and often too quiet....as i get a bit older, and maybe a wee bit wiser (hee hee) about life in general i am finding myself to be not AS shy and not AS quiet....being shy and quiet is not so bad though.....it helps in the design and creating process....
  
  
  everything i do i do it with passion and dedication....i give 100% all of the time....i must admit that this often leaves me overwhelmed and exhausted but it's just what i do....
  
  
  i love to watch my children grow and develop and i don't want to miss a moment of it....they might not know it now, but they truly are my inspiration in my creative process....to hear them squeal with delight when i make them something (which honestly doesn't happen often) it melts.my.heart.
  
  and to have my girls absolutely L.O.V.E. to go to the fabric stores with me and touch and feel everything....and i mean everything.....and to help mix and match prints and designs and textures is pure bliss....i am one lucky mamma!!!!
  
  
  i can now say that i am proud of myself....it took me a LONG time to get here but i am happy with who i am and what i stand for....in the past year i have:
  
  Now on to my mini me's....the two little girls that could spend countless hours in my sewing studio matching fabrics, cutting scraps of fabric, playing with buttons and needles and threads....designing outfits for their babies and barbies....and each other on occasion (note to self...i MUST get pictures of the latter....it often gets quite humorous on those "design an outfit for your sister days"...these two little girls help me every step of the way...even when they have no idea they are helping they are.....
  
  
  
  

  

  
  

  She is.....

  
  

  Avery Lillian Murray....is 8....and is the "av" in Avalyn Apparel

  
  

  she is my first born and was the easiest and most complacent baby anyone could have asked for..

  
  

  she has a heart of gold and even though she most often wears her sassy pants when it comes to her mama...she has a heart of gold and her love is so pure and unadulterated 

  
  

  she is beautiful both inside and out and even though she is still going through that awkward and crooked tooth smile phase...that smile is one that shines so bright on the darkest of days....

  
  

  she has gone from the girliest of girls wearing ONLY skirts or dress with accessories to match to one that prefers to wear jeans, tennis shoes, and a plain ol' t-shirt....

  
  

  she is going to be finishing 2nd grade in just a few more short weeks....someone PLEASE stop the clock!!!

  
  

  she thinks her sister is the best thing since sliced bread but at least once a day says "ugh....i am NOT liking my sister right now!!"

  
  

  she is charming but can be a bit on the bossy side...wait...who am i kidding...she DEFINES bossy...one day that girl is going to be the one people turn to when they need a leader...

  
  

  she has such a thirst for knowledge that just can't be quenched...right now she loves history, science, and reading....she just got finished learning about the Titanic and was just so hungry to learn all she could.....

  
  

  she is radiant in every way and her beauty shines in everything she does....even if she is being a sassy diva....ha!

  
  

  

  
  

  She is....

  
  

  Adilyn Grace Murray....is 5.....and is the "alyn" in Avalyn Apparel

  
  

  she is my baby.....my second born....and is so much like me it is a little on the eerie side....but in a good way of course

  
  

  she can melt your heart with one look and turn you to stone with the next look....watch out Medusa....this one's got you beat!!!

  
  

  she wants to be and do everything her sister does....and she has such determination that no matter what you say if she has her mind set on something she is going to do it....in her words, "i am not a quitter"....that's my girl!

  
  

  loves her sister with all her heart....sure there is the picking and poking and irritating and the countless egging big sis on....she loves her....recently when i get ready to wake the girls up in the morning (and this is on several occasions) I have found her in her big sisters bed...both girls fast asleep....how sweet is that???

  
  

  in a few short weeks she will be finished with pre-k and after the summer will be heading on to the wonderful world of kindergarten....i pray that she is blessed to have a kindergarten teacher like avery did....we were so very blessed with Mrs. Fischer...oh how i miss that wonderful woman...

  
  

  she is painfully shy....slowly but surely she is starting to come out of her shell and she is starting to figure out who she is and what she likes....if she's anything like me (and i know she is) she'll be in her 30's and that's when she will really start finding out who she is....

  
  

  she has taken her sisters place in the girly girl department....always having to pick her own clothes out...and her ensemble (99%) of the time is either a skirt or a dress (but "no knee socks mom"...and everything (and I mean EVERYTHING) I make for Avalyn Apparel she thinks she needs one just like it.....this alone makes my heart so very happy....

  
  

  she is beautiful inside and out....she has the biggest smile...bright eyes....unruly curly hair....and a laugh that touches my soul.....

  
  In a nutshell we are the ladies of Avalyn Apparel....I might be the one who does the cutting and sewing...but my girls are so much a part of Avalyn Apparel....i get so much inspiration from them and their love for fashion, design and creating.....their ideas are often a breath of fresh air....especially when i am in a creative rut....
  
  

  

  this blog is going to be dedicated to everything that makes up Avalyn Apparel..i look forward to sharing with you everything that goes into dressing the little girls in your life..i hope that you will join the girls and i on this adventure....

  
  

  there will be lots of exciting information being released in the next few weeks so check back often....subscribe to the blog and become a fan on the facebook page....i look forward to getting to know you and welcoming you into our world.....
  
  ~xoxo~
  Rebecca