Category Archives: etsy
Valentines Gifts For Him
My husband is the hardest guy to shop for. He let me off the hook this year, we are only making presents… our gift to each other is our new hardwood floors, bedroom carpet and sectional sofa. But those cover our gifts for the entire year. Ah the joys of remodeling. Here are some gifts for the man in your life. Since I’m a geek … Continue reading
Moving things around!
Some changes will be happening to my Etsy store… mostly it will be scaled back and focus more on my personalized products. I am doing this because I need to work on growing my business out side of Etsy and keeping my most popular items on Etsy is preventing me from doing that. First of all when you sell a lot on Etsy it can … Continue reading
Guides Galore!
Two of my favorite items in my shop and my two newest items have been featured in two notable gift guides. (lot’s of twos in that sentence) Recently I acquired some lovely toddler cardigan sweaters from American Apparel. Working with my favorite models I snapped some quick pics of them before listing them in my store. The cardigans have been a HUGE hit, they will … Continue reading
Personalized Gift Bags
Just in time for the holiday season. Personalize your holiday gift packaging. You can find them in my Etsy store www.westmama.etsy.com
Crafy Underdog Dec 18th
Just in time for Christmas, Westmama Designs will be at Craft Underdog!
Two years ago…
I met one of the most splendid people… my daughter Mabel. She came into this world in the basement of our house in a quiet and peaceful birth. She waited until she was ready, but once she decided to come she did so without much fuss. Her big brother met her minutes after and they’ve been best friends ever since. Today we celebrated her birthday … Continue reading
My NOT Yummy Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies
A mom friend of mine was looking for breakfast cookies recipes. I hadn’t really thought too much about the concept of breakfast cookies. But now that my son is in preschool it would be nice to have something easy to prepare… he’s not much of a breakfast guy, mostly toast and a banana. Kind of boring. So I found this recipe from Healthy Kids Snacks … Continue reading
Aster and Bee
My apparel is now being sold in a second store in Portland, called Aster and Bee. When I walked in last week to discuss what items they wanted I was floored with how absolutely adorable their store is. 4819 SE Division, Portland, OR 97206 It’s next to a cool motorcycle shop and across the street from Petite Provence, but if that wasn’t enough, their eclectic … Continue reading















