The Improved Little Ladies' Bathing Beauty

And you thought it couldn't get any better, me to. But what do you know, it can.

Bathing Beauty Swim Wear has had a crazy year. With the help of a new crew of women I have been working with at Atelier Verdigris in Seattle, we have produce a swim line on a more professional level. I have made a few minor changes to the design, but noticeable changes that will make your Little Ladies Bathing Beauty better looking, more functional and lasting.

Check out some of the changes.

I am very excited about the improvements to the Little Ladies Bathing Beauty. I hope you are to.

Keep an eye out for a special sale on these new suits. I only have a few available and they will be the same price as last years suits. Take advantage of this offer because after this the suits will cost a little more to cover the new costs of production.

Keep splashing,

Crystal

A Big Move

It is official!!

It has been in the works for almost a year. No, I am not talking swim wear.

Our family will be moving from Seattle Washington to Minneapolis Minnesota at the end of June.

Ahhhh!! I know! I can hardly believe it myself.

Yes, Minnersowta, as our family likes to call it. Not Fargo, but close enough. My husband and I are already regularly practicing our new language. Oh yeah surrre ya betch ya. Wherrre ready no doubt. Heavy on the r's and your pretty darn close. And just in case you are wondering what kind of activities they like to do in good old Minnersowta here is an example to temp you to visit us.

Ice Fishing.

But just in case this isn't your thing, there is always ice bathing.

That's right, you see it here. Ice bathing. That is what I am talkin about. Your beer stays cold and helps you forget your freezing on an ice burg. And if you are thinking it , it's okay, we all ready know it, we are a little crazy. : ) The comfort in it all is, so are those we going to move over to be with. Just a shout out to the Abins and the Evans.

We thought we where back in Seattle to stay. But it seems God was sweet enough to bring us back for just a few years this round in order to let us be apart of some really important times in our extended families lives, and we are so thankful He did. But now He is moving us on. My sweet hubby has received an Associate Pastoral position at Christ Church Twin Cities with Pastor Jeff Evans (a great friend) and we are quite ecstatic about the whole thing.

This crew of people from Christ Church have gone out of their way to find us housing and get us all we need for the move. We are absolutely positive that we are undeserving of this full love they are enthusiastically extending to us. But we are loving it!

So keep us in your prayers. You know how eventful moves can be, let alone moving to a different state.

To great adventures,

Crystal

Rebel Angle- By; Saticoy- Music We Need More Of

Totally unrealated to anything about me or my work, and important to be seen.

This is the band Saticoy, from Moscow Idaho. Yes, you read that right.

Katie Sanders, from the band Saticoy, is the vocal wonder for this sound coming out of the faithful Christian culture rising up our of the Christ Church community, in Moscow Idaho.

Here you can see them performing their song Rebel Angel, a song about Adam and Eve.

My husband and I where just talking about the embarrassing array of Christian music that can be found out there these days. It is not to say there isn't good stuff, but, it is hard to find. You don't have to know much about the Bible to get on Christain radio label. You really don't even need to have that great of a voice. It is getting to the point that any goof with a good heart, a guitar he pickup at the local goodwill and vocal cords can get his name on a CD cover and be sold next to the Amish romance novels in their local Christian book store.

Well this is not that kind of .....un recyclable goods. This is a creative sound. People who love God, by actually knowing His word, and writing about it in glorified, and creative speech. You gotta love it!

I am thankful for this group.

Keep bringing it Saticoy, and we'll keep buying it.

Crystal

Speaking Of....

Well speaking of great swim wear. Okay, not so humble, but if I don't like my own work, I better get out of the business now right. And come on, tell me this isn't so cute.

I have been spending quite a bit of time in downtown Seattle of late. I am working with a wonderful team of ladies, who are together Atelier Verdigris, developing my swimsuit line.

And here is one of our latest prototypes. There are still a few changes we have decided to make but they will be even more lovely when we are done.

Yeah!! Thank you to the ladies of Atelier Verdigris. You have been the oil in my gears. : )

Crystal

Stylish Modest Swim Wear....psh, I Don't Think So!! PART 1

Okay, I am about to throw rocks in a moving vehicle, which I know is not advisable. I might get one back in the eye, it's true, but please read all the way through before you toss it back.

It is not my intention to discourage those who are trying to do good things in the name of God. But instead, to challenge us to think more like God- then do things in His name.

When I started making suits, they where for myself and my girls. But when I saw the general need for these suits in the market place, I began making them for friends, and eventually for the public. My aim in this venture is two fold, to see the female form honored, and most importantly, to honor God in return for the beauty He has given to us. This is my offering of thanks.

When I started Arrayed et Adorned, and got the Bathing Beauty Swim line going, I had no intention of being a single solder in the quest. I started this to give women another option of what they could put on, when it came time to jump in the water. I consider it to be one of the better options at the present. However, I don't expect it to remain this way.

Others will grow similar ideas and God will bless many of them in this work I am sure. The goal here is to see the ladies of the world arrayed with honoring beauty while at the beach or pool. Cause lets face it, I am quit sure that a bikini, which simply put is a spandex panty and bra set, does not bring joy to the heart of God. And please don't bother trying to convince me that He could care less. I am quite sure that He does. After all, He speaks on this topic often enough in scripture to indicate it's importance.

So, with that said, I must fuss. I am not just trying to knock around the competition (very much), I just can't abide all this foolishness.

So here it is- If you advertise modest swim suits, then they must be modest. I should not feel embarrassed to look at your website because all your models have taken special attention to make the most of those deep, V-necks tops, as they stick out their chests and present the girls to the public.

But on the other hand, if you are making modest swim wear that you also broadcast as stylish, well, I hope this isn't too painful for those of you who like them, but seriously, spandex Capri pants under a potato sack dress with three quarter length spandex sleeves. Stylish? Really? Are you sure about that? I don't think stylish is the word that comes to the minds of most of us when we view these creations. Muslims, we are not. We do not distain the beautiful female form God has has given us.

Listen, I deeply agree that modesty, in our bathing suit world, is a real issue right now. I also think it is better to get out there and start swinging at the ball, possibly missing a few balls in the process, hoping to knock one out of the park. That is completely different than doing nothing. But I do think we Christians should be knocking some out of the park. What I am saying is that trying is important, yes, but it matters what your trying for. If you have a solid biblical understanding of what God loves and what He hates, you will better be able to produce something He will love. Our problems is that our views on modesty are a little bit off, hazy, and often self righteous.

This really is not a my opinion vs your opinion issue. This is a battle for culture. Let me say that again. We are battling for the reign of culture. We are fighting against a side, the wrong side. We are fighting for God. Therefore, we better represent. We need to think ahead for our children, and their children. This isn't just about us, it never really is. This is about God's will being done on earth as it is in heaven. That may seem like I am shooting for the starts, but everything we do should fall in this category. Again, if we don't know what we are aiming for, we won't know how to get there. We will waist our time fighting for many things we think are good, just to find out later, we where wrong.

I would like to see Christians put way more thought and effort into this whole modesty controversy. What does God mean when he says to adorn one selves? How much must be covered, and when is it just too much? (I know, shocking that I would think anything is too much.)

Chew on this for a while. I'll be back with more.

Blessings,

Crystal

So Much for Wishful Thinking

Okay, so I am still the worst blogger in all of America, but, but......nope, I have no excuse.

But, I am in the throws of Bathing Beauty Swim Wear craziness. With the 2011 line coming soon, fabric hunting, and working with Atelier Verdigris, the new Apparel production team I am working on my swim suite line with, I have been up to my eyeballs in....well, just about everything. Diapers, dishes, sewing, cooking, and all other things that mom's, wives and business ladies do.
Sleep you say, yeah, I 'll sleep when I'm dead...I think.

So we are all done with 2010. It was a great year, and now we need to move on.

And just in case you are in need of one of our fantastic Wipe Clean Bib's from Arrayed et Adorned, look at the new collection at the Arrayed et Adorned Esty shop.

The Worst Blogger In The World

Well that would be me. I hear that confessing it is half of solving the problems, so maybe this will help me in my goal to have a more regular presence here.

Though I do have a good excuse.

I have spent the last five days gallivanting around Moscow Idaho. One of my favorite places in the world. My husband had his grand day of honor with a hand shake, a prayer, and a plaque, he is now one of the few actual graduated Greyfriars around. We had a wonderful time as we visited many old and beloved friends and just had an all around splendid few days.

A blizzard followed us home, but after an extra long, and I may as well confess, a touch scary ride, we are now home.

More on 2010 to come. Let's see if I can get to 2011 soon here.

In 2010 With the Comis Family ~ The Saga Continues

Our Little Heart Stopper

Tallis-Donna is filling her role as the sweetest little baby in the world very well. We are all simply in love.

And it is not hard to see why.


I Love This Family

Swim Suits are in the Air

Just so you don't think swim wear isn't on my mind, I thought that I should mention that I am working on many behind the scenes details for my Bathing Beauty Swim line right now.

I have been working with some patten makers here on the West Coast, and man, talk about feeling like the little kid trying to pass the swim test in the deep end of the pool for the first time.

Or maybe a better analogy would be for you to picture a huge boulder rolling down a long hill, with me perched right on top of it, running. Well, I don't know that running would be a truthful verb to describe what I am doing. Maybe more like tripping. And if that isn't tricky enough, I seem to be spending more time loosing my footing, while the bolder rolls over me and drags me along, then I do running a top of it. It's amazing I haven't lost my baby weight from all this running. Or at the very least, been crushed into a thin 2 dimensional version of myself.

So, all that to say, I will be working on sewin up a store here for next couple months, while you all look forward to dressing those sweet little ladies of your in something beautiful for the water.

You can look for me to start selling the Little Ladies Bathing Beauty Swim Suit this spring, 2011.

For the time being, come take a dip over at Bathing Beauty Modest Swim Wear and spot a view of our style and prints.

Let the splashing begin!

Welcome To Our World Tallis-Donna

What a chunk! And at 10 pounds, we know why. This is so funny to me because she is so petite now.

Tallis-Donna on her second day of life.



With her brother Liev.



With her sister London. (Who knew it was a girl all along. )



With her big sister Payton.

With her brother Lucius (Who is no longer my baby.)

Tallis-Donna spends most of her day's with her big brother Lucius while all her other siblings are at school. They have become quite good friends.

Mmmm, what a sweet family. I am absolutely sure I neither deserve them or love them enough, but I am so thrilled they are mine.