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It’s Time to Vote again!

Apr5

This time for the EtsyBABY Story Book Challenge!

Here’s the email I received regarding this fun April challenge:

Dear EtsyBABY members,
It’s challenge time! We want you to tell us a story using your favorite crafting medium!
You may list as many as you want but only 1 entry will be eligible for the poll. The winner will get official bragging rights,lol.

Here are the following details to participate in the Story Time Challenge:

A. Design an item to be listed in your shop that tells/interprets an original or classic or modern story.

B. All Items should be listed by the 1st of April.

C. Include in the title listing : EtsyBABY Story Time Team Challenge. Write in either the title or the listing body what the name of the book or story is…

D. Add the following tag to the listing: “EBST“

E. A poll to vote for your favorite “EtsyBABY Story Time” item will be available on April 4th and will end on April 30th.
All Etsybaby members can vote just once.

F: The use of licensed materials (ie Disney, Olivia, Dick and Jane) is prohibited

Please take the opportunity to use this for a treasury and to further promote the team and the challenge.

Thanks and GOOD LUCK!
Anna – EtsyBABY Moderator
Jen – EtsyBABY Team Leader

AND NOW here are the entries for this month’s challenge! Not quite as many as the Spring Fling Challenge but some amazing work was done!

I will start out the ‘show’ of the entries with my own…”Patchwork Corduroy Quilt.”
This quilt was inspired by the book ‘Corduroy’ by Don Freeman for the EtsyBABY Story Time Team Challenge.A patchwork blue, green and brown base make up the main part of the quilt. Light blue faux bois fabric borders this patchwork. ‘Corduroy’ is made from brown suede and some upcycled cordoroy’s. Black buttons make up his eyes and two green buttons are for his overalls (one is ‘lost’ in the quilt). It is perfect for a little boy or girl…they will love the different textures! The buttons are securely sewn on using extra strong thread (quilting thread). I quilted a random pattern throughout the quilt and appliqued the bear on. My signature fancy stitch border is also quilted on.

TadpoleCreations enter her “The Little Mermaid Lap Tee or Onesie“.


The TrendyTot entered ‘Elmer, the Patchwork Elephant Long Sleeve T-shirt’ into the challenge.

AmyRoseDesigns entered a Captain Underpants Super Hero Cape into the Challenge!


LemonDropBaby created this ‘Blue Whale’ onesie:

Baby Boots – Little Red Riding Hood were created by Charliemac1000.

Daisy Creek created this: A Bad Case of the Stripes Fun, Twirly Dress and Book Set for the team challenge:
ImogensGarden created Alexander a Waldorf-inspired doll for the etsyBABY Story Book Challenge.
LuLusWoobies was inspired by Dr. Suess‘ Fox in Sox!

AlamodeFabric made a Giving Tree Wall Art for her challenge entry.

Love Forever Wall Hanging and Photo Frame is LYIS’s entry into the challenge.

New Girls Boutique CIRCUS Merry-Go-Round Pants Set Peasant Petal Tie Top and Ruffle Pants was made by RozzisSweetPeas

ZadyBall created this Where The Wild Things Are – Monster –


CandyStickLane The Hat Gift Set

BloomHillBaby Cow Over Moon Baby Bib


TweedleBee’s The Little Red Hen — Plush Toy or Pillow with Jingle Bells

And that concludes the entry for this month’s challenge! I hope you take a few minutes to go to to http://shopetsybaby.com/StoryTime and vote for your favorite entry!

Hoops and Loops – A New Series of Earrings

Mar15

I don’t know what’s gotten into me lately but I’ve been really into doing ‘series’ of things. I fall in love with the first one I make and want to do more…maybe a little differently but another one. You’ve maybe noticed this with my ‘Spring Flowers’ Quilt Series – so far I have three…the original, pastel, and retro. I’m really excited to start my next in that series!

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I fell in love IMMEDIATELY with ‘Hoops and Loops’ after I made my first pair…Hint of Teal. I just think they are fabulous. They are elegant and eye catching. I knew that it would not be my only pair.

Instead of making earrings with all the same colors I decided to play around with different color combinations. I did ‘Purple Passion’ to appeal to the purple lover (I know…a bit obvious).

I think ‘Sunset’ is gorgeous but will take a person that looks good wearing reds and oranges to pull it off – I know you’re out there!

‘Walk in the Forest’ (upper left picture) is just an unlikely combination of colors that looks fabulous…Kelly Green, pink and Sienna Brown.


I made ‘Burgundy Neutrals’ to appeal to people like my cousin Amie…one’s who like color but not too much of it!


‘Spring Rain’s’ combination of blues and teals will look great on pretty much anybody! Also, it’s perfect for this season….almost like raindrops falling from your earlobes (except they are ovular!).

And the last one I will talk about is ‘Shocking Spring’. Now, I really, really liked ‘Hint of Teal’ but I am absolutely in LOVE with this pair of ‘Shocking Spring’ Hoops and Loops earrings. It is a perfect combination of white, black and kelly green. I put the white closest to the ear wire because otherwise I was afraid it would get lost in the background. This way it will create a stunning contrast with your hair and skin. I then went to black and on the very bottom put the kelly green loop for that shock of color. These are truly fabulous!

So now that you know the inspirations behind my ‘hoops and loops’ earring series I hope you take a few minutes to browse through them. I don’t have plans as of right now to add to them but we’ll see where the creative juices take me!
Today I have to get a hanging sleeve on the back of my woven quilt. I’m entering it in the Prairie Heritage Quilters Quilt Show and Competition next weekend and I have to drop it off on Friday. I’m very interested to see the local quilters reaction to a woven quilt!
I also need to work on the April Challenge for Team etsyBABY. I’ll give you a hint…my entry is going to a quilt. I have the base made and an idea in my mind (and a sketch on paper) of what to add to the base…hopefully it will be as cool as I am imagining! You don’t have to wait too long though! We have to have them listed by April 1st!

Vote for your FAVORITE EtsyBABY Spring Fling Challenge Item!

Mar3

I recieved this email today and it solved my dilemma on what to write on my blog today!:

Good Morning EtsyBABY!!!

Today’s the BIG DAY!!! It’s time to cast your vote! The surprise is that now there will be 2 winners of the Spring Fling Challenge! We will vote as a team here in our forum: http://shopetsybaby.com/etsybabyforum/index.php?topic=696.0

AND now we can spread the word and have the PUBLIC participate in this event too! The winner of the PUBLIC Poll and our PRIVATE poll will each receive FREE EtsyBABY Ad Space!!!! Voting closes on both polls on March 30th!

… refer everyone to this link where they can vote! (only one vote per person, and please do not vote for yourself!, lol) http://shopetsybaby.com/SpringFling2009

I hope everyone had a great experience with our 1st team challenge! Good Luck!!!

Jen
EtsyBABY Team Leader
GoldtoneDesigns

Here is a list to all THIRTY-EIGHT Entries (in no particular order)!

MommysMonkey


This is my entry for the 2009 EtsyBABY Spring Fling Challenge. I had the brighter Spring Flowers Quilt entered at first, but then I somehow managed to find the time to make this. I just love the pastels and the contrast in colors. I have decided to make a series of Spring Flower’s Quilts. This one is called ‘Spring Flowers – Pastels’. Next on the list is ‘Spring Flowers – Retro.’

KimsCraftyApple

tadpolecreations

AmyRoseDesigns

babybugsnbubbles

blueberryjunkie

CandyStickLane

charliemac1000

ChewChewsCloset

Craftingonthecourt

DaisyCreek

Cedi’s Birthday & Etsy Teams

Nov30

I think Cedi had a wonderful birthday yesterday. She enjoyed all of her gifts, her “Dip It” meal and her cake. I think the only glitch for her was the ‘nuk fairy’ coming and taking away her nuk’s. I ended up having to hang out with her for awhile in the middle of the night to help calm her down. Hopefully it doesn’t take her too long to be okay without her nuk.

I don’t know if anyone’s been watching my blog (or even reading it for that matter), but in the last few days I have added links to the etsy team blogs that I’ve joined. Please check them out…by joining these teams I am agreeing to help get the word out for others in the teams and in exchange, they will do the same for me. I feel like this will be win win for me.