More Photos from Clarabelle and the Hen Shoot October 27, 2010

Clara and Mac in Clarabelle & the Hen Gingham Ruffled Shorts and Cargo Shorts with matching Personalized tees

Ella in Clarabelle & the Hen Organic Striped Pjs

Callie and Will  in Clarabelle & the Hen Gingham Ruffled pants and Cargo pants with fleece sweatshirts

 

Sweet Clara Girl in Gingham Drawstring Pjs with Personalized Knit Tee

Clara and Mac  in Clarabelle & the Hen Gingham Drawstring Pjs with Personalized Knit Tees

Callie and Ella in personalized Clarabelle & the Hen Girly Pjs and Organic Striped Pjs

 

Clara in Clarabelle & the Hen Organic Striped Pjs

 

Clara and Charlie in Clarabelle & the Hen Personalized Organic Striped Pjs

Clara with Clarabelle & the Hen Personalized Knit purse and vintage Callaway family Christmas lights 🙂

AND another… April 25, 2010

The Hoolah Hoop Girl!

What a wonderful weekend. Clara had a playdate with a sweet friend from school on Friday…then she had her swimming lesson with Mr. Ed. (Everyone calls him the swim nazi, but I think he rocks). We went to our grown up friends to hang, and clara spent the night there (their daughter is another precious friend from school). Henry had a great soccer game on Saturday morning–they are undefeated! We all napped (BLISS), and then Clara spent the night with another cutie-pie friend from school! Today Henry had a friend over so it was all about the kids social calendars this weekend and and they are  WHIPPED. Clara napped again today, and you know what I did! I designed stuff…plus I got my ironing done and even went for a run…and admittedly, I watched the Hills all day. Pretty close to heaven.

Well, okay, maybe not THAT close at all…because yes, we skipped church AGAIN ): We have to get our rears back in gear. But Matt is building amazing built-ins
and he is totally into it–one track mind. No complaints here! We really just enjoyed hanging out at home…

And now Monday is looming ): But here’s to a great week ahead!

Giddy Up! January 26, 2010

A couple more designs…by request (which I LOVE–an excuse to HAVE to stop and DESIGN). Still a list a mile long and some amazing new product offerings in the works.

I think our new digs are so much more inspiring because we can BREATHE. Have I said how much I love them? I LOVVVE THEM. They aren’t fancy, and we don’t have a shop–
It is for production only…but it is PERFECT for us and I am positively giddy whenever I get to work. Anyway,  I spent lots of time designing these so now I am a tad behind on orders (but I sure did have fun!) More soon!

Get Your Pink On! January 7, 2010

Order yours now! Remember we have darling dresses and ruffled tees too, plus awesome tights to match!
(I just remembered I forgot about the “rocket boy” design…check him our online. http://www.clarabelleandthehen.com under Holiday Tees

Happy Hump Day! September 2, 2009

Things here are hectic as usual. I am working around the clock, and literally 7 days per week. It has been hard, but I am grateful to watch as my business grows. There are days when I think the old 9 to 5 job working in corporate America looks awfully easy in comparison, but nothing is as rewarding as this (and I love being my OWN BOSS). We are interviewing interns this week, and meeting with realtors about space. (Several months ago we reconfigured the downstairs in our home hoping it would “do” for a while longer, but we are packed in here like sardines now…and dreaming of open SPACE.) So we shall see…

Henry and Clara are doing great in school…Henry comes home each day and dives right into his homework without being asked, and Clara LOVES kindergarten…she is ALWAYS counting, practicing her writing…who are they, and where are my children?

Now…on to a few new designs…this was created for a baby being born into a TV family (dad is a news anchor).

I think I may change the slogan for future orders to “Future Face of Reality TV” ha.

A customer actually asked for a “cute gator in a Santa hat”, and of course we obliged…but for the mainstream, the Santa hat is no more…

This one was created for a moto-cross fan. (Isn’t that what they call it?) I will add it to the site soon…

Here’s my boy…taken just after we took a pic of the tree frog he found…

He actually gets to lose the glasses in March or so (he has had them since he was 9 months old. I hardly think he needs them since he looks over the top of them all the time anyway!)

and finally…this crazy summer of rain has been good for ONE thing…my plants are THRIVING!

Okay, back to water bottles and tees…

To visit us online, head on over to http://www.clarabelleandthehen.com

Hannah Kate Home Show This Friday & Saturday! July 20, 2009

Plus, Sunday by appointment (kathryn@clarabelleandthehen.com or 525.9491) in Knoxville.

Come and bring a friend! Precious duds for your kiddos…

Tennis Anyone? May 31, 2009

A new design (treating myself to a little fun after WEEKS of craziness getting the new site up…nothing like a cup of coffee, some VH1, birds chirping on a Sunday mornin’ doing what I love best…DESIGNING stuff.)

Happy Birthday, America! July 4, 2008

It’s just us girls this weekend and we are having a grand old time. Now, this one wasn’t much interested in taking fourth of July pictures (especially after we snuck into the neighbors yard because their grass is PRIMO and the sprinkler system turned on) and then my OTHER neighbor busted me threatening Sassy Pants within an inch of her life to SMILE…but aside from that, we managed a few cute shots. More important though, is the meaning of the day and Sassy Pants gets it (I think). She has been enthusiastically singing Happy Birthday America and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance (sort of) all week. And aren’t we all so lucky that for whatever reason God selected US to live HERE in this great country…He could have plunked us in Iraq, He could have plunked us in China, instead, He plunked us RIGHT HERE. That makes me feel pretty special. So Happy Birthday America, and for your special day we all give thanks.

Happy Birthday Brudder! June 30, 2008

Robert is my big brother. Two years older. My birthday was Friday, his is today. He could never quite come to grips with how, as the oldest, my birthday got to come to come first. The injustice of it all. Robert has been more than just a brother. As children, he was my best friend, (until junior high, when at times, we would’ve cleaned each others skillets had we the chance), and a stand-in dad when I was running wild in high school and he was called upon to calm my mom’s frazzled nerves. Then back to friends…I got to visit him in college and date his cute frat brothers, adviser (on so many levels), uncle to my children, the one guaranteed to “clap my hands” or make me laugh. He’s the best, and I am blessed. I love you Robert…even though you used to call me “foreigner” and “bathroom,” I’ll forgive you.

Happy Birthday.

Now…because I haven’t posted in ages…the junk drawer of blog posts…
This is for you mom (tapping your foot and demanding new reading material and visuals of decorative changes at Casa Du Kat).

The chair WITH ottoman.

Henry’s twig bed-turned-daybed on the screened porch…

Miss thing who now says “do you think this is cute/am I cute? You should take a picture”…but then she gives me this..

And my bee-u-ti-ful hydrangeas. I think they are still recovering from last years frost so they aren’t as big as usual, but the color is amazing.

Mom had a blanket like this which I COVETED and had plans to spirit away in my suitcase…but fortunately we found another (and on-sale at that) and I didn’t have to commit theft against my own kin.

Oh yes, and also the table cloth. Shoot! I took a picture of that too…I’ll post it later mom, but I love it, thank you! (And yes, I promise, no food will come near it. Ha)

So last week I survived (barely) the mother of all photo shoots. A two-day, overnight deal that wore me flat out. I actually came home and took a NAP. This does not happen. Mom, stop laughing. Yes, I used to be to be the nap QUEEN but somewhere along the path to becoming a workaholic, can’t sit-can’t stop, OCD, NUT JOB, I gave them up. So for the next few days I worked towards recovery (which meant making 12 zillion t-shirts– but at least I made them in my pj’s and didn’t have anywhere I had to be, so for me that qualifies as a rest.)

I had a lovely birthday which included SUSHI and designer jeans…my two favorite edible/material things on planet earth, plus a date night (SANS KIDS), and tons of sweet wishes from friends and family (and gifts, and more gifts…thanks again MOM).

July is positively going to be INSANE. Actually, from now until Christmas…pure craziness with Kat in the Hat (not complaining, mind you). Plus, we are heading out of town AGAIN and much as I would love to go sit on a beach in Maine, I DON’T HAVE TIME. Yikes. Stress levels are high. Deep breath, deep breath…I am so blessed and thankful for the continued growth of my business, another year on God’s green earth, my precious family and friends and SO MUCH MORE.

Happy Monday folks!

Birthday Part 2 June 18, 2008

This is actually from Bday Part 1…
in Charleston at Nana’s. Monkey and cousin Malone had a big time.

He LOVES icrecream cake, so he was a happy boy (thank you Nana).

Presents aren’t bad either! Thank you Malone!

Now. This is from his actual bday, yesterday. He scurried off to camp before I could get a picture, so this was taken at the end of the day and he is FILTHY. White shirts are basically disposable at our house.
Good thing I am in the t-shirt biz

Could it be true? Is it what I think it is???

Sinking in…sinking in….

YYYEESSSSS! And then he declared it the happiest day of his whole life.

Next we went to Agave Azul (Mexican, in case you didn’t figure that one out already) and chowed.

Hubby had whispered to the hostess that we had a bday to celebrate, and the little (spanish speaking/but mostly mute) waiter came out after a second prompting and solomnly slid a dessert in front of Bday Boy without a word. So hubby and I broke into song to try and salvage it/make it festive. But Hubby was not having the LAME-O Birthday treatment (we’re used to Mexi restaurants that come out with instruments and sombreros singing at the top of their lungs) so he went and had a word with someone, and whatdya know, back they come…about 6 of them clanging pots and pans with wooden spoons and singing with a sombrero for Bday Boy to wear. Monkey thought the first one was dandy so the second one was almost more than he could handle!! “Wow, they sure make a big deal out of birthdays here!”

Then of course he and dad played with the Wii half the night. So…one more round (camping this weekend) and he’ll be totally, officially, undoubtedly 8.