Please Welcome Baby Gavin :)

Well, our long wait is finally over. Monday at 2:48 PM little Gavin William Karnatz made his way into the world. He is a healthy 8 lbs and 1 ounce bundle of joy!

To celebrate this very Happy Birthday, we would like to give you a present! Type WELCOMEGAVIN into the coupon code box during your check out and receive 15% off of your order! Most orders will be shipped within 1 week as we have worked hard to get completely caught up before baby Gavin arrived :)

Temporary Delays...ugg!

Hi All,

For those who don't know I am about 34 weeks pregnant. At the end of last week I went into preterm labor. They were able to successfully stop it and I am at home now, but I am on bedrest. I am working on delegating the packing and shipping of orders at the moment. I have people coming over this week to get things going. Hopefully orders will not be significantly delayed. If they are, you will be contacted. As a precaution we are letting people know that it may take as much as 2 weeks to get your order out. Hopefully, it will not take that long, but we wanted to be upfront about the possibility of delays.

Thank you so much for your business and support. I will be updating this blog with more information :)

New Kits!!!

2 new Kits are now being added to the Make it section of the Lilly Bean website!

Our new Deluxe Hotdog kit includes felt and instructions for our fabulous hotdog, pickle wedge and bag of chips.


Christmas cookies are always one of the super hot items every season! This year, why not make your own? This kit comes with the fabric and instructions for all 5 of our super popular Christmas cookies: Star, Ornament, Gingerbread boy, Christmas Tree and Snowman. Get started today and make a pile of them for presents this year :)

And the reasons I have been neglecting to post my blog are...

I know it's been a while since I've posted on my blog....but I have some really good excuses :)

These 3 cuties!
Our fabulous summer adventures....


Our new addition (due in October)!!!
And (of course) we will have a few new kits available later this week!

Say Bye-bye to Bunnies and Hello to Hot dogs!

Well, the Easter bunny has come and gone again bringing joy in baskets and hidden eggs :) So it's time, once again, to bid a fond farewell to our Chocolate Bunnies. We know you'll look forward to them next year with some new treats!

Enough about the fond memories!!! Time to introduce a new item to the line up. I've posted this item on the blog before, but it hasn't been available on my website until today. Yes, that's right!...In honor of Spring, we are now selling the HOT DOG :) (clap clap clap) You will find it in the NEW section and the MAIN DISHES section. There will also be a kit released for this soon! Enjoy :)

Lilly Bean News! Youtube Videos, new kits and more

Hey Everybody,

It's been a while since I've posted on my blog! We have been so excited over all the orders and comments from all of you out there!!! Thank you so much for your kindness and support in making Lilly Bean such a success :)

We now have some extra help to get packages out the door. This means faster service, more timely responses and more products. We apologize if the "Martha Stewart rush" made your packages take a little longer than you expected, but rest assured that we are working hard to make the Lilly Bean experience better than ever. Each item is carefully inspected and only our best products get sent to you. We are now sending out packages within a few days of your order.

Many of you have asked if "everything will be made into a kit?" The answer is yes! We are working to make kits available for every Lilly Bean product. We will try to release 1 or 2 new kits a month. If you have a suggestion for what you might want to see next, post a comment or send me an email :)

We are now releasing our Make it yourself Chocolate Cake kit and our Make it yourself Peanut butter Kiss cookies and Black and white Sandwich Cookies. Happy Sewing!

Also, I just uploaded a new Youtube video. Head on over to the Lilly Bean Play food Youtube Channel and check out How to make a Lilly Bean Felt Fish. Don't forget to watch Part 1 & 2.

You'll also notice in the Make it: Wool Felt section of the website, we have added Purple Jelly felt and Silver Gray wool felt...more colors for you to enjoy.

The Grand Rapids Press and Martha Stewart...OH MY!

If you managed to pick up a copy of my local paper (Grand Rapids Press) you might just find me in there! If not click this is a link to Craftsanity . Jennifer Ackerman Haywood wrote a great follow up story about my trip to New York to be on the MARTHA STEWART SHOW!

Yes... You read correctly... I am going to be on the Martha Stewart Show that airs Feb. 18th!!!
I taught Martha how to make a felt Cherry Pie and Cherry. This kit is available on my website :) The kit available on the website is for a 5.5" pie and there is no enlarging of templates necessary ;) Watch the show and enjoy!