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Happy Tuesday! We hope everyone is having a wonderful day so far. It’s the last day to enter our Frolicking Forest Giveaway on our Facebook Page. Be sure to enter HERE if you haven’t yet.

It’s time for our weekly How To’s Day!! Today we are sharing another one of our fantastic project collaborations with you. Jennifer Hagedorn from Tie Dye Diva Patterns created the most adorable Tunic Dress and Bloomers Play Set for us, for our Free Projects Program, and we are launching the pattern for you today on the blog. Our Tunic and Bloomers Play Set is perfect for your little girl to play around in and be comfortable, while being absolutely adorable and girly at the same time. We absolutely love the bow and ruffle details on the tunic…and pockets? Yes, please! The bloomers are just as sweet, with the added ruching and bows – oh so cute!! We chose our Petite Plume Collection because it reminds us of Spring and Summer – we can imagine a little girl playing at the park in this play set, but then also strutting her stuff at a garden party or BBQ.

Because this tutorial includes two pieces, we thought it would be easier to split it into two posts. We are going to share the Tunic Dress Tutorial in this post, and the Bloomers Tutorial should be following suite. We are so thankful that we got the chance to work with the incredibly talented Jen from Tie Dye Diva – thank you SO much for creating the sweetest of play sets for our projects. Be sure to check out all of Jen’s other patterns.

Click MORE to see the full Tunic Dress Tutorial!

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Happy Monday! Here’s to the start of another great week – can’t believe that it’s almost mid-August. Where do the days go? We’re trying to enjoy the last bits of hot weather – swimming, going to the beach, refreshing frozen yogurt, and shopping were some of our plans this weekend. What were some of your weekend adventures? Also, in case you’ve got a case of the Monday blues, we’ve got our Frolicking Forest Giveaway for you on our Facebook Page. Be sure to head on over there to enter!

Let’s get inspired by this week’s Moody Monday! Today we are sharing our London Fog by Camelot Design Studio Collection with you. London Fog is a classic palette of warm mustard, navy, gray, and a splash of mint. Ruched, tweed, and pretty geometric patterns make this collection contemporary, yet playful. There is a rustic and cozy feel to London Fog, which reminds us of those rainy days spent indoors snuggling into a knitted blanket with a great book and some warm tea. We can imagine a beautiful shift dress or robe in our London Fog’s turquoise and navy print, a men’s tie in contemporary colours, and a modern geometric-infused quilt for a couch accent or bedspread. London Fog is one dashing and classic-feeling collection!

Even though we are still enjoying our summertime, we are starting to think about the transitional period between Summer and Autumn weather. During that time, colors will darken and become more muted. We love the idea of Fall textures and colors with a summer-appropriate outfit, such as a light blouse and a tweed skirt or a t-shirt dress and a utility vest. These simple changes can take your summer wardrobe into the Fall without completely changing your style, or disregarding your Summer items! By mixing and matching Summer and Fall pieces, you’ll get the perfect transitional outfits for Autumn weather.

The outfit below is a perfect example of that – a light, mustard-color blouse and a tweed & leather mini skirt makes this a great transition-into-Fall outfit. Add some black tights and over-the-knee boots and you’ve got yourself a Fall outfit! The patterns and colors in this outfit remind us of our London Fog Collection, and it has definitely inspired us to create our own transitional outfits using our Summer wardrobe. You can check out the full London Fog Collection here!

We hope you have enjoyed, and have been inspired by, this week’s Moody Monday!! We’d love to know how you slowly transition your style from Summer to Autumn! Have a great day, everyone :)

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Happy Friday! We hope everyone is having a great end to the week. We are currently hosting our Frolicking Forest Giveaway this week on our Facebook Page, so be sure to check it out and enter if you haven’t yet. If you love all things woodland and adorable forest animals, you will LOVE this week’s giveaway!

To end another great week, we have our Fan Friday for you. Today we are sharing an incredible project made by Nicole Wells; she tagged us on Instagram and we just had to share it with you all! Nicole’s son is entering the world of Kindergarten this fall, and he wasn’t especially excited. Shopping for school supplies wasn’t much of a success, so she decided to make something that he would get excited for! She decided to make him his very own super cool backpack, and let him choose the fabric. He chose our Angry Birds Star Wars collection because he loves the “Pork Side”! Nicole said that he was so ecstatic about the whole process, down to waiting for the fabric to arrive! So great to hear that, with his awesome, new backpack, he can’t wait to show it off on his first day of school! :)

We cannot believe that Nicole sewed up her very own backpack (in an uber cool collection, we might add haha) – it looks incredible! Nicole has an online shop, Ni-Chern Design Shop, where you can check out her bags, wristlets, pouches, aprons, and more! You can also find Nicole on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for even more. Once again, thank you so much Nicole for sharing your project with us!! It absolutely made our week! And, David, you are going to rock your first day of school – it’s going to be awesome!! :) Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

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It’s time for our What We Love #10 ♥ Every week, we have been sharing with you all the things that ‘tickle our fancy’ here at the Camelot Design Studio, on our Pinterest. Today we are sharing some of the things that we have really been enjoying as of late. We love designing and creating, and are often inspired by our everyday lives and activities. Whether it is a day out with family, cooking with friends, playing our favorite game or instrument, or going on a picnic…there is so much to be influenced by. Take time to do the things that make you happy, because happiness is the true ingredient to success. On to what we’ve loved this week… ♥

Valeria: Pink Rubik’s Cube
Marion: Pretty Fonts
Vanessa: Picnic in the Park
Juan: Public Piano in Montreal
Shannen: Watermelon and Feta Combo

We hope we have inspired you with this week’s post. Be sure to check out our Pinterest Board for lots more; we’re kind of Pinterest-addicted (and that’s an understatement haha) so we’re always posting lots of new things! Find that one activity or hobby that you are passionate about; do what YOU love! ♥

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Happy Wednesday! We hope you are all having a great day so far. The sun is out, the weather is warm, and we are feeling fantastic!! We are trying to enjoy the rest of the August sunshine. PS: have you seen our latest How To’s Day? We posted our pretty and easy Double-Sided Headband Tutorial yesterday, and had so much fun styling it! Find the full, free tutorial for it here.

Time for this week’s Winsday!! We’ve got another awesome FQ Bundle to giveaway for you all – our Frolicking Forest by Heather Rosas Collection! Frolicking Forest is full of adorable woodland creatures – sweet hedgehogs, raccoons, foxes, and owls – in beautiful orange, brown, green, and blue hues. As well, this collection is forest-inspired in its designs with lovely wood-grain and leaf patterns. We can imagine a woodland-themed nursery or wood-grain “trunk” pillows (such as our “Love Notes” Tree Trunk Bolster).

Want to win a Frolicking Forest FQ Bundle? We are giving away one Frolicking Forest FQ Bundle on our Facebook Page this week. Head on over there to find our Frolicking Forest Giveaway Image, “LIKE” the image, and comment letting us know what your Summer dessert is for a chance to win! Check below for a recap of the giveaway rules.

Recap of our Licensed Fabrics Giveaway Rules:
1. LIKE us on FACEBOOK!
2. LIKE the Licensed Fabrics Image on our Facebook Page!
3. Comment on the Giveaway Image telling us what your favorite Summer dessert is!
4. This week’s Winsday prize is 1 FQ Bundle of our Frolicking Forest by Heather Rosas Collection!
5. The giveaway starts today (8/06) and ends on August 12th, 2014 – We will be announcing the winner on next week’s Winsday Post as well as all our social media handles.
6. You can follow our Blog, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest to stay connected!

We cannot wait to read all of your yummy answers!! We are huge fans of desserts here at the Camelot Design Studio, so we are excited to get some dessert ideas for Summer. Have a fantastic rest of the day, and good luck to everyone entering!

Good Luck and Happy Sewing!