And just so I can throw some crafting in here...

These are the cloth pads I made as a giveaway for the Great Cloth Diaper Change next weekend.

I hope whoever wins them likes them.

Name my serger contest/giveaway

My new serger is in, but it doesn't have a name.  You know me, it needs a name.
I had been planning to do some sort of giveaway when I reached 100 followers. Since I reached that milestone while we were in the middle of moving it got pushed back.


So I'm having a contest. Name my serger! 

Name me!!!

This is a Singer Stylist Serger.  I'm open to the strange and unusual names. In case you were wondering here are the names of my other 2 machines:
I have a Singer Stylist Sewing machine named Zoe (Zoh).  Because the first stylist to come to mind was Rachel Zoe.
My sewing/embroidery machine is a Brother machine from the Project Runway line. He's names Mondo, because Mondo was cheated out of a win.

The rules for this contests are really simple:
1: You can enter as many times as you want.  You can have multiple entries in 1 comment.  I'm choosing the winner by the name I like best so feel free to comment with any names you think of.
2: You need to be following me. Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, Network Blogs, etc...just let me know how you are following me when you comment.
3: If you don't have an email attached to your name when you comment please include one so I can contact you if you are the winner.


The winner gets to choose their hand made prize (within reason).
Want a lunch bag?
How about a tablet cover?
Even homemade baby legs. 

This contest will be open until Thursday June 7th (which also happens to be my birthday).

Sometimes I just want a little girl to dress

When I see all the cute fabrics for girls and the great dress patterns it makes me wonder if I want a little girl (no, I'm fine with one child).
Because I get to make little girly dresses for friends and family.   I've been wanting to try my hand at a simple pillow case dress.  A friend asked if any of her crafty friends would be willing to donate items for a giveaway she was doing for families of people serving overseas.
I jumped at the chance to sew AND do a good deed.  She even brought me some fabric, it was a wonderful pink, orange and yellow sarong.  It wanted to be a dress for a little girl.

It was simple, easy and when they outgrow the dress they can wear it as a top.    Now I'm tempted to go make one for myself.

The winner of our magazine giveaway!

I know this was supposed to be posted earlier but we got caught up in crafting stuff. With no further adieu here is the winner:

Corey Bartlett!  Congratulations Corey you really worked for your entries.  I've contacted you on Twitter as well.  Make sure to email me so I know which subscription you'd like and your info.

We'll be doing another giveaway when we reach 100 blog followers.

Blog it Forward Tuesday

Introducing Blog It Forward Tuesday!  A blog hop and giveaway linky hosted by Just Married with Coupons and Sweep Tight.
The concept of this blog hop is the same as any other – to meet new bloggers and gain more followers.  But, what if we took it a step further?
The idea of the Blog It Forward theme is to not only gain more followers, but also do something a little extra for each other (pay it forward).
Instead of just following each blog, take an extra minute to do a little more.  Some examples could be…referring them to your facebook friends, tweet about them, stumble a post, add their giveaway to a linky…get creative.  We all know how busy us bloggers can be, so little things like this are really appreciated! Here are the simple rules:

1. Follow both hosts – Just Married with Coupons and Sweep Tight – via Google Friend Connect.  Make sure you leave a comment and we will follow back.
2. We would love it if you could grab our button to spread the word!  The more people who know, the more fun!
3. Follow any other blogs that may interest you.
4. Blog it forward!  Just one random act of niceness to another blogger can go a long way.  If you get a second, give it a try!
5. Don't forget to add your giveaways to the second linky, too!

The linkys will open every Monday at 7:00pm CST.  You only need to add your link to one linky for it to show up on all participating blogs.

Enter Your Giveaway Links Here:
Don't forget to enter our magazine giveaway. A winner will be chosen this Friday 5/20 at noon.

We reached 30 likes on Facebook magazine giveaway!

So what do you have to do to get an entry?
Just follow my blog and comment on this entry.

Want even more chances to win?  Here's how:
1: Follow me on Twitter and Tweet about the giveaway
2: Follow me on Facebook and post about the giveaway
3: Post about it on your own blog or website
4: Add my button to your blog or add me to your blogroll

Make sure to leave a comment (with a link) for each entry so I make sure you get all your chances to win.  Make sure there is an email attached to your comment where I can reach you if you win.
I use the Random Number Generator to pick the winner, if you notice comments are numbered. 


In case you forgot here is the lovely prize you are all playing for:

You choice of a subscription to:
Good Housekeeping
Family Circle (15 issues)
Wired Magazine
Redbook
Everyday Food
Better Homes and Gardens
Country Living
Glamour
Parents
Traditional Home
Lucky
Ready Made (6 issues, the magazine comes out every 2 months)
Smart Money
GQ
Whole Living
All subscriptions are for 1 year/12 months unless otherwise noted. 


This giveaway will run for a week to give people lots of time to enter.  It is open to the US residents.  The winner will be picked Friday May 20th at 12 noon EST so get your entries in before then.

My next giveaway will be open to residents of both the US and Canada (unfortunately Coke Rewards only allows me to send things to US residents)

A Monday Blog Hop

 Don't forget: I'll be doing 2 giveaways.  1 when I reach 100 followers on my blog and 1 when I reach 30 likes on Facebook. So don't forget to check us out.

Like us on Facebook, Follow us here

When I get to 30 fans on Facebook I'm going to do a giveaway.  After that I think when I get my blogger followers up to 100 I'll do another giveaways.
Why?  Because I like followers and giveaways are fun.


What would you guys like to see as a giveaway?  Gift card? Fabric? Something hand made? Jewelry? Remember I get swag bucks and I get get some awesome stuff from their store.
I'd love to do more giveaways as long as people are interested.  Just leave a comment and let me know.

Congratulations to the winner of the Starbucks gift card!

Congratulations to Allika.  She won the $10 Starbucks gift card. 
I'm looking forward to doing another giveaway in the near future.

Free or Cheap Fridays: A Valentine's Day freebie for YOU!

I've raved about Swag Bucks before, this time you are benefiting from my Swag points.   I'm giving away a $10 Starbucks gift card that I got from searching the web.  I post all the time about how I'm able to get free or cheap things and I wanted to show you just how easy it is to get a great freebie online.  Consider this my Valentine's Day gift to 1 lucky reader.

So what do you have to do to get an entry?
Just follow my blog and comment on this entry.

Want even more chances to win?  Here's how:
1: Follow me on Twitter and Tweet about the giveaway
2: Follow me on Facebook and post about the giveaway
3: Post about it on your own blog or website

Make sure to leave a comment (with a link) for each entry so I make sure you get all your chances to win. 

I'll pick the winner on Monday at 7pm EST using the Random Number Generator and post the entry on Tuesday morning.