Freebie Friday!

It was a long week, so lets wrap it up with a giveaway! 
I made this cute set so its unisex . . . . the flower is on a button and comes right off so it can be a boy hat.  SUper bright and fun, this will chase the winter blahs off mighty quick.  ;)  Its a 2T/3T set and the hat could probably fit a smaller 4 year old as well. 

HOW TO WIN - be sure to comment for EACH entry!
1.  Leave a comment.  Please include a way to contact you (email, twitter, heck, I can even text ya!  LOL!) 
2.  Share my link to the giveaway with your friends on your personal or business page on Facebook. 
3.  Share this giveaway on Twitter
4.  Share this giveaway on Google+

Winner will be drawn tomorrow at 10 am MDT. 
If you live outside the US/Canada, you'll need to pay $4 shipping. 
Thanks! 

Its my Etsyversary! (Giveaway Time!)

I listed my first item on Etsy around September 15, 2009. Its already been a year . . . and what a year its been! I've learned listing strategies, started using twitter, learned about and complied with CPSIA guidelines, discovered that I don't make enough to be a business (great news at tax time . . . lol!), bought too much yarn, made tons of friends, started my fan page, and bought lots of homemade goodies! Its been super fun! I can't wait to see what this year brings!

So, in honor of my first year, lets do a giveaway! The 1st place prize is super fun . . . are you ready? . . . its 20% off all your orders until September 15, 2011. Woo hoo! 2nd place is free shipping to the US and Canada on all your orders until September 15, 2011 (international customers will recieve $2.00 off shipping costs on each order instead). 3rd place wins a free hair accessory or pair of booties . . . your choice of item and color scheme.

In addition, there will be extra listings this week, sales, and more! Ready to enter the giveaway? Here's how. (each option is worth one entry - please comment with each entry)

1. Comment below with your first name & last initial and a way to contact you (a twitter handle, email, whatever you're comfortable with . . . I just need to be able to let you know if you win!)
2. Comment below with your favorite item I make.
3. Tweet a link to my giveaway and then comment below. You can do this once a day.
4. Share a link to my giveaway on facebook and then comment below. You can do this once a day.
5. Tweet a link to my Etsy shop and then comment below. You can do this once a day.
6. Share a link to my Etsy shop on facebook and then comment below. You can do this once a day.
7. Share a link to my facebook fan page on facebook and then comment below. You can do this once a day.
8. Blog about this giveaway or my shop and share the link to your blog below.

All comments made before 9 pm MST on Saturday, September 18 are valid as entries! Winners will be choosen using Random.org. Thanks for playing!

Oh, as always, if blogger is being pesky and not letting you comment, you can contact me on twitter, facebook, or via email to comment and I'll add it here for you.

Giveaway Item - Flower Booties!

I had that fun giveaway for reaching 500 fans and now have enough progress on the custom orders to start making the prizes for the winners now and then. The first winner choose baby booties in pink and white, so I thought it would be fun to try a new idea I had . . .
What do you think of the flowers as toe tops? I think I like them.

Otherwise, they're just like the booties I've been making, with the addition of and extra touch of color around the bottom to tie the flower in.

We have winners!

And they are . . .
babalina1
StayAtHomeMama
and
rialucette
Thanks everyone for celebrating with me! <3

500 Facebook Fans!

Wow!
All of the sudden, we have over 500 "fans" or "likers" on our facebook page! I know this is in large measure due to some of my new friends who have generously introduced friends, family, and even customers to my page and I really appreciate it! This is such a huge number . . . . I wanted to show my appreciation with something special, so I asked if my new friends would prefer a giveaway or a sale. It looks like a tie! So lets do both!

Sale: $5.00 off your purchase of $18.00 or more - enter 500 FANS in the message to seller.

Giveaway: Comment below with your name and favorite crochet item. Three winners will choose their prize - a pair of flower hair elastics or a pair of baby booties in acrylic and colors of their choice. If you are not commenting using your google or twitter account, please include a way to contact you in your comment! :) Want an extra entry? Tell your friends about the sale and giveaway on twitter, facebook, or whatever method you like and comment here letting me know that you did so.

The sale lasts until 7pm Monday, July 12, 2010 MST. All giveaway comments must be recieved by this time as well. Thanks again for telling your friends!

Don't forget to leave a comment!

Etsy Baby Shower!

Those of you who see my posts on Facebook may have heard about Etsy Baby Shower. Its a fun little, well, baby shower for Etsy users! If you use Etsy, are expecting, and have made at least 5 Etsy purchases, you can recieve 4 baby gifts from participating Etsy sellers with big hearts and talented hands! I am one of the summer recipients. I got some amazing items I plan to photograph and blog, and will do so after baby arrives! (More fun to have pictures with baby in them!) I also decided to be a participating shop and offered to do two baby gifts. I got assigned to give two gifts, one for a boy, one for a girl, for a momma to be of TWINS! I've been crazy busy filling orders before baby, but she's been so sweet and patient and the hats are done! I just need to package them up and take them to the box. Here's what they look like!
They're both 100% cotton sun hats and slightly smaller than my standard newborn size (becuase twins are tiny when they make their appearance!) but they should fit the babies for 3 months or more. Crochet stretches. :)

This is the boy one . . . . it's bright blue with a verigates yellow, blue, and green band with green borders.

Up close shot of the visor part. :)

Here is the girl hat! I used the same green for borders because I wanted them to "go together" without being too matchy. This one is bright pink with a pink, orange, yellow, and green band. I also added a yellow flower and ruffle brim.

These were so fun to plan and make! If you're interested in being a recipient or participating shop for Etsy Baby Shower, check out http://etsybabyshower.blogspot.com . It is so fun!

The Great Baby Giveaway!

I'm counting down to baby, so let's have a giveaway!
How do I enter?
Just comment on this post! Include a date, time, and weight. Please, just one guess per person. Also, if you post your comment as "Annonymous", please include an email address so I can let you know you've won!
What could I win?
A gift certificate to my Etsy shop! http://moandozzy.etsy.com
The person who guesses date AND time closest to when the baby is born gets a $20 gift certificate code to my etsy shop!
The person (or people) who guesses closest to baby's birth weight get a $10 gift code to my Etsy shop! (There will be up to 3 winners for this - if I've got multiple guesses of the same weight, I'll use random.org to pick three winners.)
The people who guess the right day for baby to be born get $5 gift codes to my shop . . . no limit! Everyone who guesses the right day gets one!
When do I need to enter?
By Friday, May 28 at 9pm MST.
When will I know if I've won?
About 4 or 5 days after I have the baby. I'll be in the hospital for at least three days, so when I get home, I'll start e-mailing the winners with their codes.
How long will it take to get my stuff when I order using my gift code?
Not much longer than it takes now (with the exception of custom orders). I'll have lots of helpers here to run packages to the post office for me.
DISCLAIMER:
If I have the baby before the contest closes on May 28, I'll use random.org to choose a $20, a $10, and 4 $5 winners. :)

Time to guess . . . and win!

Hello, friends! Its been ages since we did a GIVEAWAY, and I think its time we did one! And since I'm counting down to baby, I figured maybe you could join me! Here's some info . . .
What can I win?
The person who guesses date AND time closest to when the baby is born gets a $20 gift certificate code to my etsy shop!
The person (or people) who guesses closest to baby's birth weight get a $10 gift code to my Etsy shop! (There will be up to 3 winners for this - if I've got multiple guesses of the same weight, I'll use random.org to pick three winners.)
The people who guess the right day for baby to be born get $5 gift codes to my shop . . . no limit! Everyone who guesses the right day gets one!
How do I enter?
Well, you can't just yet. You will comment on the giveaway blog post that will appear on the morning of Tuesday, May 25. You'll have until 9pm MST to post your date, time, and weight guess on Friday, May 28. Only ONE entry per person!
So why are you posting this now?
To make it fair, I'm having a Q & A period so everyone has the same information. That means someone who doesn't know me can have all the info my sister has, so everyone can enter.
Where can I ask questions?
Just comment on this post with your questions and I'll answer them as soon as I can. You can also ask questions on the Baby Q & A Topic on my facebook page. (Go to www.facebook.com/moandozzy and click the "Discussions" tab, then click "Baby Q & A".)
NO more asking questions after 9 pm MST on Monday, May 24!
When will I know if I've won?
About 4 or 5 days after I have the baby. I'll be in the hospital for at least three days, so when I get home, I'll start e-mailing the winners with their codes.
How long will it take to get my stuff when I order using my gift code?
Not much longer than it takes now (with the exception of custom orders). I'll have lots of helpers here to run packages to the post office for me.
DISCLAIMER:
If I have the baby before the contest closes on May 28, I'll use random.org to choose a $20, a $10, and 4 $5 winners. :)

Creations by Eileen - Weekend Wonder

I have become a fan of quite a few beautiful Etsy shops on Facebook, but I'll admit, for the longest time I had a hard time keeping the jewelry shops straight. They all seemed pretty similar. That's why I was so thrilled with our last Weekend Wonder, Chewelry. BUT I have found another stand-out handmade jewelry line! A few weeks ago, my twitter friend, CreationsbyEile, started crocheting with wire. CROCHET WITH WIRE! I mean first, I've never heard of that before and second, OUCH! I hoped it'd be worth it, and it WAS. I became a fan of her facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Creations-By-Eileen/137888834505?ref=ts I checked one of her listings and found a gorgeous green bracelet, but knew Crazy Pants would destroy it. So I just looked at it a lot. :)
THEN she did a giveaway and I won a gift certificate! I have an event coming up next month, so I asked if she could make a necklace like the bracelet I love . . . and she DID!
It came packaged all pretty. Crazy Pants (my 21 month old) was very excited about it.
He said, "oooooooooooooh!" when I showed him what was inside. Pretty sure I did too!

Isn't that gorgeous?!?! I think I counted 5 strands of shiny silver wire with a bazillion irridescent green glass beads hand crocheted into BEAUTIFUL!

I don't think the pictures of the whole piece do it justice, so here's a close up.

Lately she's been working on a bridal line that involves pearls and other wedding-y pretties! She does take custom orders if you have a color scheme in mind! Be sure to visit her shop at http://www.etsy.com/shop/CreationsByEileen

Enjoy!

The Great Birthday Giveaway!

It's my birthday soon! I don't love getting older . . . I'm not even really into cake . . . but party favors? Oh yeah! So, instead of cellophane baggies full of bon bon nail polish and lip smackers, I'm going homemade this year. 4 lucky winners will get gift certificates to use at my Etsy shop!
Why?
Well, its about time for a giveaway and I've been a little stuck. Not everyone has a baby to wear that cute hat or a little girl to rock those twirly hairties. I also get so excited for the person who wins, but sad that there's only ONE winner. Now I can have four!
So, if you've had your eye on something in the shop, but economy being what it is and necessities being what they are, aren't exactly free to shop like a maniac, here's your chance to score one of four gift certificates!

I will use the random number generator at random.org to determine the winners. The first two will get $10 gift certificates and the second two will get $5 gift certificates to spend at either http://moandozzy.etsy.com/ or http://moheartspaper.etsy.com/ .

All you need to do is leave a comment on this post! And do it by March 9th at 10 pm Mountain Standard Time.

RULES: 1 entry just for commenting per person. Please leave a name and e-mail address so I can notify you if you win! If you do not respond to your notification in 72 hours, I'll draw a new name and you won't win. :( Your notification will come from moandozzy@yahoo.com

EXTRA ENTRIES: You can get 1 extra entry for each the following:

1. Tell me which item in my shop is your favorite.

2. Tweet the link to this blog and let people know about the giveaway. (Don't get unfollowed! No more than 2 tweets a day, please.)

3. Post the link to this blog in your facebook status to let your friends know about this giveaway. (Again, only twice a day, please.)

4. Post about the giveaway and provide a link to it on your blog.

NOTE - If you don't comment and let me know that you earned extra entries and how many, I won't know to enter you more times! Please leave a comment and let me know. Thanks!