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Dolce the French Bulldog on Parade

Dolce, french bulldog

Dan and I had such a fun Sunday today. We met some really cool people, Tania and Chad, who own  Bath, Brush and Beyond Pet Spa here in Albuquerque. They are the proud owners of Dolce, the cutest French Bulldog puppy ever:French Bulldog puppy

We are in the midst of shooting new photos for our band new website and Dolce was the first to model our line. I placed an ad on Craigslist which kept getting flagged (which removes it from their site) by some jerk person, but I did get plenty of responses before that happened. I have a super soft spot for Frencies, so Dolce’s was the first shoot we booked. IMG_7288

Her momma Tania is the nicest lady and had really great ideas for Mimi Green. Her shop might be carrying our line in the future which makes us very excited.

Kim wasn’t available today so Dan shot all the photos. He did an awesome job– turns out that photographing puppies is much different than making art photography! And Dolce had a TON of energy. I didn’t think little legs like that could run so fast;)IMG_7241

And she was super playful. She looked absolutely fab in this Mimi Green collar!

Next I think we are doing Kim’s dog Jackson and Etta and Cessie. I can’t wait to see what she comes up with, she is the best in the world.

Living Vicariously: My Bravo TV addiction

I have a confession to make….
I was going to write tonight about how we landed an art gallery (next post I swear) or about the newest project from Amy Butler’s Little  Stitches for Little Ones, but no, I must make this confession.

I have I a fever and the only thing that can heal it is more Bravo TV.  Yes, that is right, I have a crush on all things Bravo television.

I am supposed to be working right now on a HUGE order but I am not (I am so sorry Melissa! I swear your order is so so close!)  (Yes we are going to be in Yummy Goods, Melissa’s new shop which is another thing that I am super duper excited about, in fact that will be next post because it is so super cool, but back to Bravo)

Okay so I will start off with my all time favorite, I would be in LA chasing him if he weren’t gay, Jeff Lewis from Flipping Out. He is so crazy he is sane. Jeff Lewis is bringing crazy back, which is good for people like me! His staff loves him even though he makes them do things like return his coffee if it isn’t 140 degrees and dictates the percentage of liquids that should go into his drinks (70 percent lemonade/20 percent punch/10 percent Sprite)  

I love him because he is neurotic and he doesn’t apologize for it. He doesn’t know this, but Jeff and I, we are kindred spirits! haha.  I don’t miss episodes of Flipping Out.  In fact I think I have seen each one at least 3 times. Yes it is sick I know.

Secondly, I am in love with Date My Ex.  Not a fan of dating shows, but this one is special. Slade Smiley is finding a new boyfriend for his ex-girlfriend Jo De La Rosa and more importantly he is finding a place in my heart. I am beginning to think my husband is jealous of my Date My Ex watching. He tried to change the channel every time it is on which is isn’t a good idea if he wants to keep all his limbs. I am so emotionally invested in this show. Slade is the greatest guy and Jo walks all over him. I just want her to ditch all the guys she is dating and go back to him because he LOVES her! It doesn’t hurt that Slade is the babe of the century:

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I can’t leave out Bravo’s newest show Million Dollar Listing.  The main characters are all very young real estate agents in LA who sell million dollar listings, just like the title says. Again, besides the eye candy:

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The show is super entertaining and informative. I will probably never buy one of these 3- 10 million dollar gems so I like illusion that I know what it feels like to drop that kind of money.

Then there is my undying love for Project Runway, which really I don’t need to tell any of you about. We all know what a killer show that is. Even if you hate it, you love to hate it. You just can’t help it, admit it.

If you know me you know how I hate the television. I hate wasting time, mostly I hate the trash that is on, and I hate the noise of it. Luckily for me my new website needs to go up ASAP and I am doing part of the work myself to save money — on my computer — in my living room– in front of my TV set which happens to be on and stuck on the Bravo channel.

Maybe I need to get a life and stop living through Bravo TV characters but that will wait till tomorrow. Right now, new Project Runway episode and at midnight I shall visit my lonely sewing machine, I promise!

Isn’t she wonderful?

Olive

Meet Olive. She is a 5 year old English Bulldog with a smidge of Boxer and she is so super beautiful, Mimi Green collar or not!
English Bulldog Olive

This happy girl is wearing the ‘Jewel’ collar.  I love seeing my creations in action! I wonder if dogs really know when they are looking good in a new collar or leash. I swear that my dogs do. Etta has a serious freak out when I take hers off and she seemed so happy last time I gave her a new collar. She was acting so grateful and loving!

I guess we will never know though!

New Bed! ‘Corduroy Road’ by Mimi Green

After a weekend of sewing and ripping, I finally think that I have designed a bed that I like! Ettablue3
Etta is the model because although the bed would fit Cessie better she wouldn’t cooperate.

I am loving the back– it is made from corduroy and has an envelope closure for easy washing:Bluesquareback

The top is made from Alexander Henry “petits four” and it has a brown velvet ribbon sewn around the seam for added strength. Ettablue2

First I made the top half green velvet but my sewing could use some work. Three kinds of fabric all sewn together just blew my mind. The end product was a very interesting shape that only slightly resembled a square! I have a bad habit of over-complicating things and when I realized that I was doing that, I went with 2 fabrics and one ribbon. So much more simple, so much more beautiful.

Cessie fit perfectly on this size, but of course she wouldn’t corporate for photos! So miss Etta was kind enough to do me a favor — I really need to make the large size now so that she can fit on it!

I am so excited, tomorrow I have an appointment at a great gallery in town to see if I can get them to sell Mimi Green. I’ll let you know how it goes!

More pups!

Meet Charlie:
Charlie

And Bella:
Bella

They live with their Momma Linee in Vail, Arizona.

It is HOT in the desert right now, I can attest to that, so Linee says that Charlie has been taking daily dips in the pool and guess what? His collar is totally still looking good! Yahoo! No one had tested that out yet, I knew that they would survive the wash, but my pups have never even seen a large body of water much less gone for a swim. I am so happy to hear that Charlie’s new collar is fitting in well with his doggie lifestyle! hehe.

Aren’t they so super sweet? I have to ask Linee if they go swimming together. I bet they are good friends. And Bella looks just like my Etta! They could be sisters they look so much alike. The floppy ears, the awesome shinny black coat, how slim they are. I have to put their photos up together, but I am such a bad mommy — I have one million photos of Cessie up on my blog but only one of Etta.

My very good friend Kim Donald came over Monday and did a photo shoot with Etta and Cessie. I am excited to post the photos, they came out so beautiful! Etta is truly a model and her very sexy under-bite proves it! She loved the camera, or I should say, the camera loved Etta 😉 Her photo shoot will be up very soon…..

I think they can’t possibly get any cuter…

And then Nicole in Pasadena, MD sends me a photo of her dog in a Riley collar

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I forgot to ask her name, but isn’t this dog a doll?  I can’t wait to get this up on my new website that is sooooo close to being finished. I am dying for everyone to see it!

UPDATE: from Nicole ” Her name is Bodhi (after the great zen master Bodhidharma).  We found her a couple of months ago at the pound.  She was so mellow among all the chaos, the name seemed to fit.”

Thank you Nicole! I love names with story behind them. Bodhi is so super sweet!

Simple Finds Review for Mimi!

Check out Simple Finds today!! Christie did a spectacular review on Mimi Green and there is a giveaway going on — leave a comment on the Simple Finds post telling her what kind of dog you have and what your fav Mimi collar is to enter to win a collar for your pup! 

And check out the cool ad we made for the occasion :  (and P.S., it is no joke)

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Her name was Lola, she was a showdog

With a yellow Mimi Green collar in her hair and a dress, well no dress. She doesn’t really like to wear clothes…  

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Introducing Lola, my little sister. My parents and sisters adopted her when she was just a tiny pup and now she is a monster! That is an x-large collar on her! 

My sister Paula told me that Lola was walking around so proud last night. I think she knows just how pretty she is! 

I finally gave one to Lola on Saturday when my mom and sisters came over to help me sew. It is August and I am already preparing for Winter shows — they are going to sneak up on me I just know it. It was so good to have them in the studio, lots of good energy floating around. And we got a ton done! Yahoo!

Check out Mimi’s New Home!

I totally broke down and hired a web designer. I always have this delusion that I can and should do everything myself, but after hours and hours of trying to design my own website when I have ZERO knowledge of HTML I gave up. My existing website it okay, it functions and it doesn’t suck. But my new one, my new one is phenomenal! Here is a sneak peek at what designer Felicia Montoya created for Mimi Green …New Website for Mimi Green

How beautiful is this!! I am really happy with her initial concept, and look at my Cessie — front and center! 

Okay off to the shower I go. I have instituted a no pajama wearing while working rule. It is a non-negotiable rule. My friend Allissa told me about non-negotiable rules last night. I had no idea that those existed — I can’t wait to tell Dan. Haha. 

Oh and I cut all my hair off last week, check that out too– so strange!
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