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Saturday, January 3, 2009

Happy Jeannie Giveaway!!! Beautiful Jewelry!

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Nordic Bo Peep and Long Lost Sheep Costume GIVEAWAY!!!!

Check out these beautiful handmade costumes! If your little girl likes to play dress up, then this one's for you...

Nordic Bo Peep and Long Lost Sheep Costume GIVEAWAY!!!!

The giveaway is for BOTH the BO PEEP costume and LITTLE LAMB costume! So if any of you have children who are about one to three years apart this might work for you too!

I originally made the more traditional Bo Peep costume. But I was disappointed with its pink and blue genericness. So I scraped it and started over with a Norwegian feel in mind. Everything just sort of came together as I perused the local fabric shops. I knew I wanted a leather vest. I then came across these real leather remnants at a nearby wholesale outlet. I even found the faux fur there. Not to mention the folksy flower trim. Did I ever mention how much fun I get out of searching for the pieces that comprise an outfit?! With the caveat that I find exactly what I'm looking for....of course. The dress is a blue velvet material.

Molly's little lamb costume came together quite well. I found the woolly fabric at JoAnn's. It's so silky and soft to the touch- exactly what I envisioned when imagining the finished look. What I really liked about this outfit was that it was thick enough that she could wear it on a cold Halloween night without having me to worry about adding any extra layers. I always try to keep this in mind when creating a costume, because what good is a costume you have to cover up with a jacket?

This was a bit tight on Lily who is four and thin for her age. So, on the safe side, I would say that the Bo Peep costume would fit a 2T-3T. Molly's costume was a perfect fit with room to grow. So I would say that it would fit a 12-24 mo. child.

ALSO, since the little lamb is a gender neutral costume, all you moms with boys out there can enter too!This will be my last costume giveaway. LOOK FOR MORE CLOTHING GIVEAWAYS NEXT WEEK! IN THE MEANTIME, I WILL BE HAVING SOME GREAT GUEST GIVEAWAYS TO OFFER! KEEP CHECKING! I might have one more costume to show but not to giveaway. Hopefully I'll be here next year for even more costumey goodness! I'm already thinking ahead. I have big things in mind....big things:)

Last day for posts is Sunday 11/16/08. Winner will be announced Tuesday morning!

As usual, if you would like a chance to win these costumes just link back to this post. If you have any questions see the "questions and answers" link to the right. If you use blogger just use the "create a link" link at the bottom of this post. If you don't use blogger, that's fine too. Just create a link on your page as you normally would and I will see it using Technorati.

GROSGRAIN UPDATE! Well, one of the things I've learned through this process is that to send something via USPS it's nearly the same cost for Priority Shipping as First Class, since the postal service provides you with the Priority envelope. So I've bumped all the submitted orders up to Priority shipping. You should be receiving your order in the next day. And in the future I've set my shipping preferences in Grosgrain to Priority. It's just simpler that way! And you get
your package faster:) Win/Win!

Go check her out & enter this contest before it ends on 11/16/08! Visit her store, too.

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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

My First Wordless Wednesday...I think this will work...

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Saturday, November 8, 2008

Beautiful Pink Dress Giveaway!! $25 Gift Certificate to All Things Ribbon Contest. Entry Details Here...

I really, really want to win this dress & bow contest. Baby Roca saw it & she wants her "beautiful, pink princess dress", so what is any good Mama to do? Get as many entries as possible to this contest & pray, pray, pray!!

The Secret is in the Sauce: Saturday Spotlight: All Things Ribbon

All Things Ribbon is the place to get the little girl in your life all girlied up! With adorable bows and amazing dresses, this site is a must see!

Where was this shop when we paid over $100 for a flower girl dress? These amazing dresses are under $50!

And those bows! What great stocking stuffers!

Jen, the woman behind all this ribbon goodness is offering SITStas the opportunity to win this gorgeous light pink, tea length, embroidered dress with short sleeves.

Features 50/50 cotton-poly blend lightweight taffeta with a non removable sash and bow with beautiful raised embroidery throughout.

Measurements from shoulder to hem approx. Size 8-34 in. Size 6-32in. Available in sizes 2, 4,6,8 in.

And, of course, it comes with the matching bow.

So, to win, stop by All Things Ribbon and then come on back and leave a comment on which item is your favorite! Want an additional 5 entries? Post about the contest on your blog and link back here.

Pennies in My Pocket is having a related giveaway...

Want to win a $25 Gift Certificate to AllThingsRibbon.com? Yeah, that's what I thought. Here's how to enter....

TO ENTER:

Leave a comment on this post with the following information:

Your Name
Email Address (if you don't link to your blog already) OR if you don't want to leave your email address, come back on 11/12/08 to see if you're the winner. Contest ends 11/11/08
Browse AllThingsRibbon.com and tell me what you would purchase with the gift certificate if you win.
DEADLINE:
Entries will be accepted until Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008 at 11:59pm PST.
**EARN EXTRA ENTRIES** I love extra credit! ;-)
Double Your Entry: Blog about this contest in your blog with a link to it. Include the url to your blog in your entry comment for verification.
OR if you don't have a blog and would like to enter....Email 5 or more (tell 50 if you want!) of your friends about this contest and forward or copy the email to me. Please include your name on the email so I know who it is from. Here's my email address: click here
A winner will be randomly selected and announced as well as multiple alternates. The winner will also be contacted if contact info is provided. The winner will have until Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008 11:59pm PST to claim the prize by emailing his/her full name and mailing address. If the winner does not respond by the given date, the first alternate to email his/her info will receive the prize.

Click on the 'Giveaways' link on top toolbar to view the winner after the contest deadline or come back to this post. As always, I will never use your information for anything other than to contact you if you are the winner. Promise. :-)

The other dresses she has are just as beautiful! And the bows & headbands, oh so cute! She even has the most gorgeous woven satin ribbon headbands you have ever seen. A lot of love & talent went into these designs, so go visit them! Check it out.

All you Mommies of little girls out there, get commenting, visit the SITS site & Pennies in My Pocket & enter these giveaways! Good luck!!