4000 Fan Celebration!

This has been an amazing month!  A little over a month ago, we were sitting around 900 fans on our Facebook page, and here we are - with 4000 fans in about 5 weeks!  It's been a wild ride getting here, and we are so excited to be sponsoring this amazing giveaway to one very lucky fan!!!

Check out this AMAZING prize pack!!!

$25 gift certificate to Crochet Medley

Dress and Headband from Fairytales and Fireflies, valued at $36

 Custom Newsboy Hat, from Handmade Crochet Accessories by Gracie, valued at $18

Choice of Newborn hat, from Amelia Calvin, valued up to $25

Russian Matryoshka Doll Wool Felt Hair Clip from Two Kazoos, valued at $6.50

Crab Wall Art, from Aeden Seppe  valued at $15

 Cocoon from Crafty Jones Creations , valued at $31.99

Yoda Hat, in either Child or Toddler Size, from Mary Originals , value up to $25

 Set of three Knitting and Crochet pattern booklets from the 1949s and 1959s from Red Hen Studios, Valued at $25

 Lace Petti Romper  (choice of size, color based on current availability) from Peek-A-Bootique, valued at $39

 A Bow Tie and Neck Tie in sizes/fabrics of your choice from Kiwi's Tie Shop, valued at $20

Doggy Hat, from Just Be Happy Crochet valued at $26

Beanie in your choice of color, from Colorful Creations by Nell, valued at $12

Newborn Elf Hat by Tiny Tops, valued at $25

Collection of 4 "prop" Foldover Elastic headbands from Kiki's Hair Accessories Shop, valued at $45

The Details:

To enter into this giveaway, visit each of the sponsors' Fan Pages (links below) and "like" them, and whether you are a new fan or an old fan, please show them some love!

In your status, please paste this statement:

Come Celebrate 4000 fans with @Kiwi and Kiki - join in the celebration by entering the amazing giveaway!!!   (don't forget to include the @ sign so that it will tag our page)

Come back here to this blog post, and comment that you have completed these items.  Make sure you are a follower of this blog! 

Fan Pages:

Kiwi and Kiki

Aeden Seppe

Colorful Creations by Nell

Mary Originals

Just Be Happy Crochet

Amelia Calvin

Red Hen Studios

Fairytales and Fireflies

Two Kazoos

Peek-A-Bootique

Crafty Jones Creations

Handmade Crochet Creations by Gracie

Crochet Medley
Tiny Tops

 

 

***PLEASE NOTE: Relatives of any of the vendors may not enter to win. The winner will be announced on this blog - once the winner is announce, you will have 48 hours to claim your prize. If the prize is not claimed with 48 hours, a new winner will be drawn.  You MUST be 18 to participate. International players may enter but may be responsible for the shipping in order to receive their prize. This will be up to the individual vendors. If you are not willing to pay shipping, please do not enter. Prizes do not have cash value. There will be no returns/exchanges on any of the items. This promotion is in NO WAY sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.***

 

 

The Winner will be drawn on Friday, May 13th.

Good luck!!!

More items for boys!

If you follow me on my facebook page, you may have seen the new bow ties and neck ties I've been working on:

I can't wait to see Max wearing a few of these :)  They are not yet listed in my etsy shop, but they will be soon! 

6 Weeks!

If all goes as planned (I think I can hear God laughing at me...) exactly 6 weeks from this moment, I will be holding my newborn son, Max.  What that means is, I NEED TO GET TO WORK!!  I have so many more items left on my list to get completed.

This is the color palette I decided on for Max's bedroom: 

They are Bella Solids, and the colors are:  Chocolate, light blue, pistachio and Caribbean.  The light blue is mostly an accent color. 

Slowly but surely, I'm working on a few items for his room.  The first was the boppy cover, complete with a (not-so) scary zipper.  Next up, his crib quilt!  I'm not going for a traditional quilty quilt.  I don't have time for that, but I am going to try to do some fancy quilting on a very basic blanket.  We'll see how that turns out.  The first part I wanted to finish was the Monkey applique I'm going to put in the bottom corner.  I wanted it to be my own monkey, so I did some work in Photoshop, and came up with this image:

So, I got to work printing out the individual pieces to use them as patterns, cut it out of fabric, put some wonder-under on the back, and I have this!

(excuse the awful cell phone picture, please!)

I love when I can translate something directly from the computer to my projects! 

I'll post pictures of the blanket when it's completed...the goal is to at least get the fabric cut for it tonight!

Project #1 For Max!: New Boppy Cover!

I have a baby boy coming in April!  With the new addition to our family, I have a long checklist of things to accomplish before he gets here.  On the list is getting his room ready.  According to USPS.com, my box of fabric for his room should be delivered tomorrow! EEK! So excited to get started on his bumpers, crib sheets, crib quilt, and other little projects. 

Yesterday I was going through a box of Maddy's baby things, trying to see what I could use for Max...most things were a little too girly. I found my boppy, but the cover was no where to be found.  Too bad, too - hers was a really pretty green with brown, and embellished with an Elephant.  It would have been perfect!  Oh well, time to make a new boppy cover!  I had just gotten some light green damask minky fabric that was calling my name. 

I decided upon the other print I would use, and started searching the internet for a good boppy pattern.  The one I used came from here:  http://www.vanillajoy.com/how-to-boppy-cover.html

The cover came out a little big, and I don't like the wrinkles, so I kept adjusting until it was perfect for me.  Here's the finished product:

The green damask side even has a hidden zipper under that flap towards the top!  This is my second project with a zipper, and I have to say, they aren't as scary as I thought...I see more zippers in my future! 

The pattern even says you are allowed to sell items made using it, so maybe I'll make some for the Farmer's Market this season!  Trying to improve the line of products, and this just might be a good one!

Dress Featured on the Project Run & Play Blog!

***SQUEAL***  I've been following The Project Run & Play Blog for the last several weeks, and this week I decided to submit a dress I had made for Maddy into the Reader Submissions.  This is the dress I submitted:

I was so excited to wake up this morning and see that my submission included in their Readers Submissions Blog post!!!  Definitely made my day.

I also have this dress for sale in my etsy shop, and the pettiskirt can be purchased separately.  Click on the photo to see the listing.

The photograph is by the super-talented Terri Beloit.  You can visit her website here:  http://www.terribeloitphotography.com/  to see more of her fabulous work. 

I realize I need to update this blog more often that just when we are going a give away.  I promise to get better at it!  You may or may not know, but we are expecting a baby boy in April - so I will have plenty of boy items to work on posting about!

For now, have a wonderful Valentine's day on Monday!