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It’s a wonder that someone like me gets anything done at all. True, I am a woman in the prime of my life, owner of a hustling & bustling clothing company. But that’s not all, I’m also a full time wifey (cooking, cleaning, the works), the mother of three nearly...
I'm one of those people who thought that 2013 was going to be the shift into some amazing and wonderful new reality. I still do think so, but man it has not been an easy one! Starting the year off with a bran new bouncing baby boy, the love of my life full time and a...
I want to take a moment in between folding the laundry, bouncing the baby and handling business email to explain to you how I got here. For a brief moment I was a free woman, in the prime of my life, kids nearly grown, business and independence flourishing. But...
My first trip to Bali was purely for pleasure. A much needed get away after many years of diligently growing Sweet Skins (and my three children). Although I grew up in South East Asia, I had never been to Indonesia before. Excited and ready for adventure, I stepped...
It all starts with me, in my messy design studio (a room in my home) dreaming away, playing around with drawing, fabric, colors & clothing concepts that I wish I had in my own closet and self taught pattern making arts. I get lots of inspiration from my friends,...
Another beautiful summer in the pacific northwest. Here at Sweet Skins we managed to stay very busy, but we did things a little differently than we’ve done in the past. First of all, we graduated ourselves from the Eugene Saturday Market. After 5 years there, we said...
We sent our friend Mikey to Haiti with a bag full of Sweet Skins. Well, actually Mikey was already on his way to Haiti and mentioned to us how much the local ladies would love our clothing. That’s all we needed to hear. We selected a number of bright colored summer...
Festival Season is on! Here's a little peak into our recent trip to Cali for the Whole Earth Festival in Davis. One of our favorites, I thought it was all gonna be so nice 'n mellow this time. After all, it's a straight shot down I5, the hotel is booked, the sheets...
I’ll start this blog by tell you a little something about my history. As I’ve had a most interesting 35 years on this planet. Born outside of San Francisco to a multi-ethnic hippie family, I was one of 5 (or more?) children. At age 3 my father moved us all to Thailand...
