Wet Bag Give-Away!

Want a chance to win a FREE large almond sparrows wet bag?

Check out the details at THIS FANTASTIC BLOG! Enter soon - the winner will be picked on Friday morning. Thanks again for including me Jeanett!

Hoot Hoot is back!... and check out LuvsJurn3!

Yey! A couple of weeks ago I scored some of this adorable Kaufman Owl fabric that's been out of print for a few years - talk about luck! (picture below is of a medium wet bag - I can make it in any size though). 

Hoot Hoot!

I'm also featured in LuvsJurn3 "Cloth Diapers Exposed Event" - 

check it out for your chance to win a medium Almond Sparrows Bag!

Will check back later this weekend w/ the sew-along winner!

Etsy In Stock Sale....

has been extended through midnight 1/31!

Here's 2 of my current favorites :)

Large Olive Lacework

Kaufman Dogs

Still Here! (and BIG Sales!)

Hello!!!! Has it *seriously* been over a month since my last post?! YIKES!

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season!

So what's been up? Well, Santa came for a visit and he was a BIG hit this year -

all kids had a blast and we ate it up too :) Kept it pretty simple (yey!) and it was perfect.

We've also been blessed with a decent amount of snow that has been perfect for daily sledding with the kids - Sydney LOVES it and I have to admit that I'm having a pretty fantastic time as well :) This is the first year that I'm not pregnant or really tied down with a tiny baby, so it's WONDERFUL to be outside! We time it perfectly during Matthew's morning nap - so fun!

 

Now I'm digging out of housework, business work and other odds and ends - should be a fun and exciting year ahead! Will post soon about some great things planned!

And for those of you who participated in the Sew-Along, Stacy and I will post the winner this week - sorry to be a bit delayed...  life just got a bit ahead of us for a bit..

 As for the sale news.... THROUGH JANUARY 25:

All in-stock items in my ETSY shop and main online shop are 15% off!

No coupon code is needed in my Etsy shop - prices are already updated.

On my website, please use the code monkey15 to receive the discount.

Off to finish hemming some curtains for hubby's office grand-opening tomorrow. :) Good night! ~ Kris

Sew Along Reminder!

Hi everyone!!! Wow - it's been a while since I've posted, but really it seems like just yesterday... Life is just too crazy lately!

Just a quick reminder that your pajama sew-along pics are due into the group pool - please submit your entry no later than midnight this Wed. for your chance to win the new book ONE YARD WONDERS and some yummy fabric from my stash :)

Happy sewing!  ~ Kris

Ice Cream, Ice Cream....

We All Scream for Ice Cream!

(I have an ever-growing obsession with the Munki Munki fabrics out there...)

A closer look at the uber-cuteness:

PS: I've extended the FREE US and CANADA shipping deal in my Etsy shop thru 11/30!

Free US and CANADA shipping on my Etsy Shop...

.. until 11/15! Woo Woo!

And just posted...XL Jungle Scene!

I just love these jungle critters :)

A new fall bag...

Laura Gunn is the genuis behind this fabric - it's simply GORGEOUS!

Medium Wet Bag: Turquoise Climbing Pods

(Orange Lanters for the strap fabric)

20% off complete Spa Damask Wet Bag Set ALL WEEKEND!

Grab 'em here!(5 available)

(Spa Damask in SMALL 9" x 7")

A little Pod Posey for ya :)

Today's Sale Bag on Etsy is....

Pod Posey (medium)!

So. Stinkin. Cute.

Found this in Walmart yesterday -

and as Sydney said "Momma (hee hee hee) - the cocoa has little arms!"

Love it!

Wednesday's Etsy Sale: Almond Sparrow

A customer favorite!

Large Almond Sparrows ($19.50)!

Sale: Large Olive Lacework

Today's Etsy sale bag is......

Large Olive Lacework! ($2.50 off!)

November is Sale Month in my Etsy shop!

Let the shopping season begin!

Every day this month I'll be posting a different ON SALE bag in my etsy shop. 

Today's winner is......

Dig It! (size Medium) ($14)- a favorite of all boys

... can't beat the cool trucks!

Window Shopping

For some reason I'm smitten with dresses lately...

I usually don't like prints, but boy are these FUN!
(found at Nordstrom.com)

Lunch Goodies

I had an ETSY order this week for some fun lunch bags and matching napkins from a momma for her daughters (what a great gift idea!):

(the inside has ProCare lining and the seams are sealed; dimensions = ~ 9" wide x 10" tall x 2" bottom)

I've made a few of these before and have been meaning to make one for Sydney to bring to school....

Now she's got one!

I added a snap to the strap so she can attach it onto her backpack if it happens to be too filled up from odds and ends from school. She loves it :) Now I think Ben will need one for his outings with Dad!

Being Thrifty (or cheap?)

Here's the scoop- we live in NH and it's pretty darned cold here about half the year. When you have babies, it can be tricky to keep them warm (yet safe) at night - that's why we all love sleep sacks!  The problem, though, is that they don't make them past the XL size (~ 31")... if you're like me and don't feel comfortable letting your kids use blankets until they are ~ 18 months old, you can be out of luck if you have a big kid.  We have big kids - I'm talking 99th percentile kids... (I think I have Miracle Grow in my breast milk :))

When Sydney grew out of all of the sleep sacks we had, I made her one and she loved it. Baby #2 (Ben) used the same bag every night and loved it as well.  Baby #3... well, I can't seem to find the sleeper (imagine that.... not being able to find one article of clothing in the bazillion boxes of baby clothes I have upstairs), and given that THIS IS OUR LAST BABY (I swear!) I didn't want to buy something new.  So I cut up the bottom of the one that he just grew out of and added about 8 or so more inches of some scrap fleece to it. Also added a little RED SOX logo thingy at the upper left part of the sleeper - couldn't resist :)

Now he can roll and grow to his little heart's content, and I can sleep a little more soundly at night :)

Waiting for Dada

My little guy has a thing for my big guy (and his truck) :)

It's National Breast Cancer Awareness Month! (and winner is announced)

Howdy everyone! Hope you're staying warm.... I feel like winter is going to slam down on us tomorrow and scare the unfallen leaves off the trees a bit prematurely. What happened to fall? I think we had about a whole 2 weeks of it :( I guess we should be grateful for at least that...

Anyways, as most of you know, it is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month! When I spotted this fabric (see pic below), I knew some bags needed to be made with it.  I posted a Small and Large Wet Bag set in my ETSY shop this AM and 10% of the proceeds of the sale of this set will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.  Need a different size? Drop me a line and I can make what you need :)

Small (9" x 7")

Large (14" x 14")

I absolutely love the positive words scattered throughout this fabric - I call it "Inspiration Birds" :)

Oh! I also need to thank you guys for the fantastic recipes posted in the Slow Cooker post - my family thanks you as well :) I have printed them out and will start using them this week I hope- I'll let you know how they turn out!

As for the winner of the draw..... the random # generator computed Lucky # 13!!!

The veggie lasagna sounds AWESOME!

Thanks to everyone who participated! :) Kris

*Reminder!*

Mornin' everyone! Just a quick reminder that today is your last chance to submit your yummy Slow Cooker recipe to THIS BLOG POST for your chance to win a Large Almond Sparrows Wet Bag! I just printed up all of the recipes that have been submitted thus far - can't wait to start cookin'!