Give-Away Day/Week
Comment this week, get a chance to win free stuff! I know, I know, the Sew Mama Sew rules specified Give-Away *Day*, but this is a weekly-ish blog, so that just wouldn’t be fair around here. So comment anytime in the next week, comments will close after my daughter goes to bed on Tuesday the 9th, and a winner will be announced the next morning, after I get through reading the comments.
But not just any comments, your comment must contain the name of your favorite craft blog, and if you want to get a double chance to win, also include the name of your favorite blog or website for fun educational games or crafts to do with two to three year olds. Because that’s what I need more of around here. :-) I don’t expect everyone to have one of those, that’s why it’s the bonus chance. I’ll print out everyone’s names once or twice (or heck, maybe three times if I really like your blog suggestion) and have my daughter draw one of them out of a hat. So it’ll be random, but perhaps skewed towards my favorite responses. Because I get to make the rules. I never get to make the rules… hahahahaha er, maybe I need to go to bed. But I’m not done yet.
What do you win? What do you want to win? You should put that in your comment too, because I’m curious what everyone would pick even if they don’t win. Your choice of one of these super cute walnut babies (100% wool felt, cotton embroidery floss, polyester stuffing & one genuine local pesticide free walnut shell) to hang on your christmas tree or tuck in a doll house (that’s what my daughter does), or a set of 12 felted ravioli (ecospun felt made from recycled plastic bottles and cotton filling). I’m obviously scatter brained, because my natural fiber craft is stuffed with polyester, and my plastic felt is stuffed with cotton. That’s just what you get around here.
I wanted to start an Etsy store, that was my motivation for finishing these four walnut babies (I would have made the babies, but never lined their shells properly because that isn’t as fun). But in the end it takes me too long to make them to sell for any reasonable price. From start to finish they take me three hours I think, tiny tiny stitches, although it’s a bit hard to time, since I have a two year old my crafting is done in 20 minute intervals half of them at the playground. But if I were to follow pricing formulas, just for wholesale I should be paying myself something like $10 an hour which works out to $30, then with outrageous x2 or x3 calculations for retail that would come out to something utterly ridiculous. I’d be perfectly happy with the $30, but I can’t imagine anyone paying that. So instead I’ll give them away. Because free is better than underpaid, or, um, something. Yah, it’s past my bedtime. Maybe I’ll open an Etsy store next week, but really, I already have at least two jobs and I need to be kinder to myself.
Walnut shells. What would you do if you had a bag of walnuts from your friends tree? They must be crafted with. Next I want to make sailboats. Too many projects. Too few hours until my daughter wakes up. Must go to sleep.
So leave me a comment, I *will* ship internationally, make sure to get your email address right, give me a craft blog and an education blog and tell me what you’d pick if you win. I’ll email the winner for your address on the 10th. And check out Sew Mama Sew if it’s still December 3rd to see a list of other blogs having give-aways.
December 3rd, 2008 at 1:30 am
I love the ravioli will go nicely with my daughters christmas present.
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:35 am
Those little walnut babies are SO SO cute!
I’ve really been digging http://tipjunkie.blogspot.com lately for ideas of things to make.
December 3rd, 2008 at 3:09 am
i love the walnut babbies!! =)
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:10 am
I love those walnut babies.I always go to check out ‘one red robin’,it’s a great blog.
trixandeli@hotmail.com
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:10 am
They are both so lovely!
Im sure my daughter would be oooing and ahhhing over the walnut babies, she has a thing for babies at the moment even though at 20mths shes practically still a bub herself
BUT my son would love the ravioli as his older and into the whole pretend play in a big way
so so lovely!
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:37 am
Haha, I love the ravioli!
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:59 am
So cute.
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:01 am
First of all, you are funny. I love your stream of consciousness. Next, if I need inspiration in crafty things, I either go to etsy and drool or sew mama sew and click on tutorial links. I cannot imagine how many sites I’ve been to. Finally, if you have the artsy/crafty thing in you, it will come. I started taking pottery classes when mine was 2 1/2, and now I have my own business: http://www.martinelsonpotter.com. Dare to dream.
Love the little babies on the half-shell. Would love one for my tree.
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:09 am
I would love one of those walnut babies! I’m sooo broody just now but we’re not trying until next year. Still, exciting times ahead!
My favourite crafty blog is mine. NOT in a ‘it’s brilliant’ or a ‘I’m going to promote it’ way but in a sense of achievement way. In a, I’m proud of it and I like spending time doing it and what it adds to my life in terms of inspiration and friends. I hope that makes sense?
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:20 am
Those babies are just adorable
Fave craft blog: hmm can’t decide! it changes every day
Fave blog that I get some ideas from lately is http://www.soulemama.com. There isn’t always direct suggestions but just reading her posts and checking the photos gives me ideas for my 3 year old.
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:29 am
I love those little walnut babies. For inspiration, I like to check out amybutler.com. I’m obsessed with her fabrics.
December 3rd, 2008 at 6:48 am
those are super cute! so are the felt pasta you have around your blog! what a great idea.
favorite blog eh? i don’t know, that has shifted through the years. right now i love checking in at wardroberefashion because the posters there are really creative in how they rework clothing and fabric! plus i love the eco-bent, making-do kind of mentality.
December 3rd, 2008 at 7:09 am
I also saw those HABA raviolis but I never thought I could do them myself. They really are cute and your tutorial is very good. I’ve never felted before; not sure if I can get up the courage. But if I don’t win them, I might just give it a shot. We are getting my daughter a play kitchen for Christmas! Thank you for this blog.
December 3rd, 2008 at 7:10 am
Ooops. Forgot to add my craft blog! Check out http://www.lifesaquilt.blogspot.com/ She makes beautiful quilts and now does some wonderful knitting too.
December 3rd, 2008 at 7:12 am
Those walnut babies are just too cute!
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:54 am
What sweet little creations! My favorite craft spot is actually Everyday Chaos. And my favorite site to find things to do was mentioned on Sew Mama Sew, it’s the paper toy one. It is A-MAZ-ING. Try it out with your kids and you will be hooked.
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:00 am
When i need inspiration I hit up other blogs and start clicking their blogroll that always leads me somewhere fun. I love the ravioli they are so silly and awesome at the same time
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:04 am
I like to go to soulemama.com for crafty and educational inspiration.
Love the walnut babies.
Thanks for hosting the giveaway!
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:20 am
Those walnut babies are too cute.
I love yarnstorm for a craft/inspiration blog. Even if she isn’t showing a craft her pictures are beautiful and it gives me inspiration with all the colors.
For a kid’s activity blog it would hands down be The Crafty Crow.
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:25 am
If you haven’t checked out The Crafty Crow you should go there right now!http://belladia.typepad.com/crafty_crow/
Chinaberry and Hearthsong are two of my favorite educational websites.
I hope I win a walnut baby so I can try to duplicate it! Cheers!
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:25 am
love the walnut babies!!! Reminds me of old world German decorations.
I love the angry chicken blog and love familyfun.com for preschool ideas. I also have a 3 and 1 year old and I run out of ideas all the time. this site has lots of ideas that can be tailored to the preschool years.
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:31 am
The ravioli would go perfect with the kitchen my little girl is getting for Christmas (and if I don’t win I may have to make my own, they look like butternut to me!) We have a family friend that crafts from walnut shells every year. She has made the babies, and army helmets (it was like a POW memorial) and ummm…more stuff. I can’t remember.
Cute stuff!
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:38 am
My favorite site by far is sewmamasew!!
kamyrensmiles@hotmail.com
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:38 am
OMG the walnut babies are too stinkin’ cute! My Elle would flip out! She’s constantly picking up things outside for her “collections” and it often includes acorns, so this would be right up her alley!
To be fair, I’ll also give you a friend’s blog, she’s a fun writer and has the cutesiest felt creatures ever: http://www.redmarionette.blogspot.com
Okay, my fave blog is mine… shameless I know, but it’s like a diary of all my crafty endeavors and I’m pretty crafty if I do say so myself
Even though I have a 3 year old, I’m really lame when it comes to kids websites. We play on noggin.com sometimes, but I’m a little freaked out by her being online at all, so we’re switching to the LeapFrog Click Start this Christmas. I’ve heard lots of great things about it!
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:39 am
sheesh, forgot to post my blog address – http://www.ellebelleblog.blogspot.com
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:47 am
i love your little walnut babies! and here are a couple of my favorite craft sites: for general sewing/crafting fun: http://ayumills.blogspot.com/ and the lovely http://rosylittlethings.typepad.com/posie_gets_cozy/ now for crafting with little ones? this has been a good stand by: http://simplemom.net/
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:52 am
Well, my favorite craft blog is probably Sew Mama Sew and my favorite toddler craft blog is the Crafty Crow–I love collaborative blogs! So much inspiration and so many ideas, all in one place.
My two toddlers would love the ravioli, I’m sure. They love playing kitchen.
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:52 am
Wow the walnut babies are soooooo lovely! I would love any one of them:) Good luck with your business venture:)
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:03 am
walnut babies! thanks for the giveaway opp!
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:05 am
I loveee the purple walnut baby, how adorable! My favorite craft blog is sew,mama,sew right now because I’m just getting into sewing.
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:13 am
My favorite craft blog to lurk would have to be Three Cheese Please’s (http://threecheeseplease.livejournal.com). Sadly I don’t have any good links to a crafting site for your little one, as I have none of my own. I know some good craft projects, though, if you’d like those? Just… erm, let me know? Hah!
If I won, I’d love to get the Ravioli. The walnut babies are adorable, but I don’t know what I’d do with them. I can totally see myself displaying those ravioli in my kitchen (carefully preserved so as not to get dirty) though! XD
UntraditionalFairyGodmother[at]gmail[dot]com
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:19 am
The walnut babies are adorable! I think my favourite blog is angry chicken.
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:26 am
Reading your blog just reminded me of my own. I think we might be blog twins! But whatever your babies are very cute and look very cozy in there little shells um..err..beds.
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:44 am
The walnut babies are so cute!
December 3rd, 2008 at 11:09 am
I love the walnut babies but since I am allergic to walnuts I am glad I like the ravioli too! My favorite blogs…Angry Chicken (already mentioned), Soule Mama (also mentioned) and for projects for kids The Artful Parent (and some of the others that were already mentioned!)
December 3rd, 2008 at 11:34 am
I love those walnut babies. Adorable. I have some empty walnut shells – my daughter thought it was great to poke a hole in them and then get out the walnut, keeping most the shell intact. I have absolutely. no. idea. what I’m going to do with them, but they are still sitting on my kitchen counter. *sigh* (she’s 12, btw – LOL) I really like Whip Up and http://www.oneprettything.com/ – they have lots of stuff, and if your bored and trying to pass the time (which it sounds like you have a lot of time on your hands! Ha!), you can go back through their archives and find tons of things to do. As for fun, educational sites for young uns – sorry, I wish I could help you. My young uns are teenagers (except for the 12 yo) and they find many interesting sites! But not ones that your daughter would be interested in. Just keep reading to her – and listen to books on tape in the car. That was the best thing I ever did for my kids.
December 3rd, 2008 at 11:50 am
Those are adorable! We for our household would especially love the ravioli as I have 2 boys who love to play kitchen. Those walnut babies are really cute though!
December 3rd, 2008 at 11:53 am
how cute!
Thanks for the giveaway!
December 3rd, 2008 at 11:54 am
I’ll love to win one! They’re adorable!
December 3rd, 2008 at 11:55 am
Thanks for the chance!
December 3rd, 2008 at 11:55 am
Love the walnut babies. My daughter loves all things small.
My favorite blog is angry chicken and my favorite kiddy blog is the crafty crow.
December 3rd, 2008 at 11:55 am
Count me in please! They’re such cuties!!!
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Beautiful!
I don’t have much to do with ‘mini’ people, so don’t have an educational site, but my favourite craft blog is homemadebyjill.blogspot.com
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:11 pm
http://indietutes.blogspot.com/ is written by a woman who I shamelessly stalk. I love her tutes and she has two little ones she obviously includes in everything! I adore your walnut babies, btw. I’ve got a 3 yo dd and she’d love ‘em.
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:16 pm
Oh!! I love the ravioli!
My favorite craft blog is sew mama sew! Plus a little bonus helper, thepioneerwoman.com has a homeschooling section that has some great ideas for things to do with little ones! Mine is only 9 months, hence the ravioli, but she’ll be on the bandwagon soon…
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:25 pm
i love the walnut babbies!! I remember making them in school when I was eight.
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:33 pm
I love the walnut babies, but the ravioli is adorable, too!
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:38 pm
The walnut babies are my favorite !! It reminds me of little figures we used to make out of acorns and felt when I was younger as a christmas craft. My favorite craft wesite lately has been craftzine.com, as they seem to pick the best ideas from craft sites over the web – so it’s good for those who don’t have too much time to browse.
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:48 pm
favorite craft blog: soulemama! favorite crafty blog for kids: http://belladia.typepad.com/crafty_crow/ (i go here almost daily for projects with my kids). your creations are adorable! i think they’d do really well on etsy. i’d be happy to win either! happy holidays!
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Even though I really like felted food, (such a cute thing for kids)
I really love you walnut babies!
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:58 pm
How super cute and clever! My favorite blog is SouleMama, so real and down to earth. FamilyFun.com is a great place to find good crafts by age group! Now for my favorite…I have to say the walnut babies, crazy cute and whimsy, but I am also digging the pasta, either way lots of fun! Thanks!
December 3rd, 2008 at 1:01 pm
I love the walnut babies! I am new to reading blogs, so I don’t really know of many out there.
December 3rd, 2008 at 1:05 pm
My son would go crazy over the ravioli and it would be a great addition to his play kitchen!
December 3rd, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Those walnut dolls are cuuute.
And here is my blog suggestion:
http://www.tinyhappy.typepad.com/
December 3rd, 2008 at 1:25 pm
I love this craft site
http://www.skiptomylou.org/
and this site is one my son (2.5) loves http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/
We would love the raviolli. He is such a kitchen guy
December 3rd, 2008 at 1:56 pm
I LOVE the walnut babies. Very creative!
Happy Holidays!
December 3rd, 2008 at 1:57 pm
I love the walnut babies. My daughter and I stuffed a wad of pink flannel in milk weed pod and called it a baby, but yours are much cuter!
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Love Ravioli!
Thanks!
Pick me, Monty!
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:06 pm
those walnut babies are too much!
my favorite crafty blog is http://smallvillestudio.blogspot.com/
because she makes such lovely clothes
and the crafty kids blog I like is
http://artfulparent.wordpress.com/
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Too cute. We were cracking walnuts last night and I thought to myself, we shouldn’t be smashing them to bits so we can make something out of the shells. Thanks for the giveaway. westphal.jennifer@gmail.com
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Crafty-kids blog/resource:
http://www.pudgybunny.com/index.html
Regular grown-up crafty locale online:
angrychicken.typepad.com
The walnut babies…We lost a wee one this fall, and I’ve been trying to think of a way to “give” that babe a wee ornament (we give each of our children ornaments for Christmas), for us to have every year…and a walnut baby would be..perfect….
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:12 pm
my favorite blog is a quilt is nice http:\\aquiltisnice.blogspot.com
and i would love a walnut baby in my xmas tree this year!
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Those walnut babies are just adorable!
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:20 pm
I like this site:
http://lindamade.wordpress.com/
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:34 pm
I have been a fan of your blog for a bit. You are incredible. I MUST HAVE THE RAVIOLI. You see, I am making plush food for my daughter’s kitchen set she will get this Christmas. She has to have that ravioli! It is so cute. And now that I know it exists, I simply have to have it for her kitchen. Oh it is so so so darling. Of course I adore the walnut babies. How do you do them so tiny? So sweet.
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:36 pm
I am not trying to enter twice, I just got so excited. I forgot to tell you my favorite sites!
howaboutorange.blogspot.com
softiescentral.typepad.com
and for games online for preschoolers I love starfall.com. It is fun to do the ABC online game. It is pretty cute.
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Oh, those babies are so cute. I’d promise to love them.
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:44 pm
I love your walnut babies. They are really cute. thanks
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:44 pm
cute walnut babies!! thanks
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:46 pm
I love your ravioli! One of my favorite websites for ideas is Crafty Crow.
Hope
December 3rd, 2008 at 3:00 pm
I love the little walnut babies – how cute!
December 3rd, 2008 at 3:05 pm
I love the walnut babies. My daughter loves Thumbelina and she would just go crazy for these Thumbelina like babies.
My favorite crafting blog: http://blog.craftzine.com/
My favorite blog for ideas to entertain my 3 yr old: http://www.kaboose.com/
I feel for you. I also craft in spurts. Mine mainly occurs after bed time. I have a 3 yr old and a 7 mos old, so the little pieces are very interesting to them both.
December 3rd, 2008 at 3:07 pm
I would pick the ravioli for my boys to use in the play kitchen!
My favorite craft blog for kids is:
http://bkids.typepad.com/bookhoucraftprojects/
Fingers crossed,
Tracey
December 3rd, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Definately I would want the walnut baby.
December 3rd, 2008 at 3:43 pm
The walnut babies are absolutely adorable!
December 3rd, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Love the walnut babies!!!
My favorite blog is definitely Sew Mama Sew! There are always so many fantastic ideas, most recently the holiday gift giving ideas for different types of people!
December 3rd, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Food on the tree for Christmas. Both sets of ornaments look so cute!
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:14 pm
I like http://craftblog.com.au and my son loves http://www.abc.net.au/children
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Oh, the walnut babies!
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Walnut babies – brilliant!
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:43 pm
I’d pick the walnut babies, but that’s only because I’ve already read your tutorial about the ravioli and have some plans for some felt.
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:47 pm
My favourite crafty blog is: http://whipup.net/
I love the walnut babies.
Thank you for the chance at the giveaway and have a great holiday!
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:49 pm
I’d like soooo much to win your great giveaway,I’m simply in love with your delightful walnut shells …so I’ll keep my fingers crossed, goodness knows if Fortune, in the day before my birthday (yes, yes, it’s tomorrow, 4th of december!
)…), will smile on me! ;o)
A big hug from Italy and thanks again so much for this chance!
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Those walnut babies are adorable! I would love to win them! Thanks so much for the chance!
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:18 pm
I lovers those walnut babies, we used to have those on my tree as a child and I would love to have them again!!
My favorite craft site would have to be:
http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com
And some really good children’s activities sites are:
http://www.kiddio.org
http://lets-explore.typepad.com
http://www.makeandtakes.com
http://living.weelife.com
Thanks for the chnace!!
Rachel
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Oh how I love your walnut babies!!
Favorite craft blog?hmmmm.. how about http://www.africankelli.com/ because I just love her spirit!
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Yay! Pick me, pick me! I have my hand raised really high!
Green Bag Lady Teresa
greenbagladyteresaATgmailDOTcom
http://www.greenbaglady.org
December 3rd, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Both the ravioli & babies are so cute!
=) melanie
http://melaniescrafts.blogspot.com
melanieadey at hotmail dot com
December 3rd, 2008 at 6:23 pm
I adore adore adore these!
I love http://craftzine.com … and http://whatthecraft.com/blog.
December 3rd, 2008 at 6:53 pm
I would love a walnut baby!
My fav craft blog right now is Sew mama Sew, but after this day I have a ton more to read!
Right now I spend a lit of time on http://www.northpole.com with the 5 and 2 year ols I nanny for. Maybe it has some good ideas for you?
December 3rd, 2008 at 7:13 pm
Oh my goodness! What a great giveaway! I would have to choose the raviolis for my daughter to add to her felt food collection!
Hugs from Laurraine in Canada
December 3rd, 2008 at 7:23 pm
I want a walnut baby pelase!! They are so tiny and beautiful! I usually go to
http://www.oneprettything.com/ to get ideas for crafts.
December 3rd, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Must.have.walnut.babies! Your babies are the cutest thing I have seen all day.
Sarah
http://gwensmom.wordpress.com
December 3rd, 2008 at 7:29 pm
I love those walnut babies!
December 3rd, 2008 at 7:32 pm
well, I really love both! I have 2 boys (2 & 4) who would be thrilled by either. I might keep the walnut shell baby for myself though.
here is a education blog by an artist, mama, montessori toddler teacher: http://spiralmontessorimama.blogspot.com/
and http://mayamade.blogspot.com/ which isn’t necessarily a craft blog, but does have crafts and tutorials mixed in . . .
December 3rd, 2008 at 7:44 pm
I’d love to enter your contest. Thanks for your generosity.
Sincerely,
Kali
December 3rd, 2008 at 7:55 pm
the walnut babies are just too precious! thanks for the opportunity. pick me!
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:03 pm
I love the walnut babies, and my 3 year old daughter would lose her mind over their cuteness
Okay, a good crafty blog would be House on Hill Road:
http://houseonhillroad.typepad.com/
A great blog for 2-3 year old activities would be Let’s Explore:
http://lets-explore.typepad.com/weblog/
But Kiddio is great too:
http://www.kiddio.org/
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:04 pm
So glad to finally find this site bursting with creativity! I always thought walnut shells were too tempting to be thrown out and this must be why. From where does this type of inspiration flow?? My fingers are too old and clumsy to make anything so delicate.
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:06 pm
Those are such cute little dollies.
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Love your stuff! My favorite craft blog is probably Angry Chicken. My favorite blog for craft ideas for kids is The Crafty Crow. I get lost in that blog daily!
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:22 pm
What a fun Drawing you’ve created.
I love making up the Rules too!
Today my favorite crafty site is
Sew, Mama, Sew cause it led me to yours.
Here’s a fun site for Littles. I use to visit it when mine were Littles. Now they’re…7 & 8.
http://www.preschoolexpress.com
I haven’t had a chance to discover all your treasures, so I would want a Surprise. Thanks for the fun.
Lois in Kansas
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Those ravioli are fabulous. The walnut babies would not survive in this house. We have a large (about three foot tall) nutcraker and my children are obsessed with using it!
Favorite craft blog: Skip to My Lou
Favorite site with games for really young kids – http://www.pbs.org
Thanks for the chance to win, Beth
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:57 pm
I love the walnut babies and my fave craft blog is one pretty thing
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:11 pm
I love the walnut babies!! We had a walnut mouse baby on our christmas tree when I was little and it was always my favorite ornament!
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:19 pm
these are so extremely cute
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:28 pm
I just love those babies! I really enjoy Craft Magazine online since it has so much variety!
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:31 pm
I love your walnut babies. One of my favorite crafty blogs is http://www.portabellopixie.typepad.com/, I love her fabric and find it inspiring. I teach 3year old in my at home preschool and use http://www.enchantedlearning.com for ideas and coloring sheets that support what we are learning about. It costs $20 a year, but they have lots of printables and crafting ideas for preschoolers.
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Favorite craft site for me: crazymomquilts
For kids: the crafty crow
what would I pick: a walnut baby. They are toocute!
Thanks!
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Those walnut babies are incredible — too cute!
My favorite crafty blog is craftzine, but I also love the Crafty Crow
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:46 pm
My favorite craft blog is One Pretty Thing & I also like Crafty Crow. I’d pick the walnut baby & my girls could fight over it, or maybe I’d keep mysef. I agree giving away is better then underpaid. Giving away makes you feel good, while being underpaid will grate on you.
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:55 pm
LOVE LOVE LOVE the babies in the walnut shells!!!!! Reminds me of the ornaments I once made lining the insides of milkweed pods with velvet and tinsel!
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:13 pm
I love the walnut babies, my grandma made one that my mom hangs on their Christmas tree every year. My favorite craft blog right now is probably bluebirdbaby, and I just found Kids Craft Weekly. It looks pretty neat! Thank you for such a great giveaway!
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:32 pm
I want the walnut babies for my tree. thanks.
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:45 pm
okay, first of all…i love those little walnut babies! i think my pasta loving daughter would adore the raviolis, too, but i’d have to say she would go ga-ga over the baby!
rae
my favorite crafty blog is soulemama! great inspiration!
this is not exactly an educational blog, but a craft that my little one adored at your daughter’s age:
http://www.makingfriends.com/readers_2yearolds.htm
have fun with that one and be ready to keep printing those little guys!
thanks for hosting a fantastic give away!
December 3rd, 2008 at 11:05 pm
I love the purple walnut baby.
As for a craft site…not sure she is completely a craft site but I love reading the yarnharlot and http://beautythatmoves.typepad.com/
As for fun ideas…my good friend Joy got me hooked on http://www.JanBrett.com
lots of pictures to print out for them to color and other crafty things.
December 3rd, 2008 at 11:09 pm
adorable walnut babies! I would probably hunker down with a drill and make walnut garland
December 3rd, 2008 at 11:22 pm
Those walnut babies are adorable! I’d pick them! I worked at a place once where there was a naturalist on staff and one day he gave us all walnut shells as a token of his regard. They were just the shells, and he pointed out how they had little hearts inside and how he enjoyed collecting the “walnut hearts” as a boy. That was a happy memory and your walnut babies remind me of it!
Thank you for letting me be in your drawing.
December 3rd, 2008 at 11:24 pm
This would be absolutely lovely to win and I hope I do because I think would flip!
Thanks so much for the chance too!
December 4th, 2008 at 12:14 am
I just started to try and make some play food for my daughter and these ravioli are fabulous.
My fav crafty blog – well there are so many. One I love for the view into being crafty in a totally different world is http://luckybeans.typepad.com/my_weblog/ It can’t be easy in Africa but she sure makes it look great.
December 4th, 2008 at 12:15 am
I love those walnut babies.
December 4th, 2008 at 2:23 am
I would def choos ethe raviolis. We are really into felt food around here. As for websites, All I really do on the computer for my daughter is print our free coloring pages.
As for my favrite craft blog, I’d have to go with
Oh Fransson:
http://www.ohfransson.com/
or
Quiltdad: (male crafters are so awesome!)
http://quiltdad.blogspot.com/
or
Happy Things:
http://happythings.typepad.com/happythings/sewingquiltscrafts/index.html
I quilt, so I love quilt blogs.
Thanks for your generosity!
December 4th, 2008 at 5:33 am
I love the walmut babies
December 4th, 2008 at 5:40 am
I like the little brown walnut baby. They remind me of gumnut babies, from an Australian book we read as children. Seriously cute.
My favorite website is whipup.net, although I am very partial to geek crafts and sprite stitch, because I am a serious nerd. Can’t help with the kids’ activities… been out of teaching too long.
Happy giveaway day-ing!
December 4th, 2008 at 7:43 am
I love the walnut babies, how darling. I can’t imagine spending all that time with small stitches. They look amazing.
December 4th, 2008 at 7:59 am
I would love any of these, but I have to say the Ravioli because I’ve been meaning to make some for my son and this would be instant satisfaction for him!
I like soulemama as it seems to incorporate both craft and educational things!
December 4th, 2008 at 8:22 am
Wow do I know how you feel. I have a 21 month old and a 4 month old and every project I start ends up taking 3 times as long as my oldest son wants to “help” and my youngest son wants to “eat”. Lovely!
Anyway… here’s my suggestions….
my favorite blog of all time is Angry Chicken. http://angrychicken.typepad.com/ and my favorite kids craft blog is Make and Takes http://www.makeandtakes.com/ There’s often some good crafts in there for the 2-3 year old range, as long as you want to help!
One more good craft blog is mmmcrafts http://mmmcrafts.blogspot.com/ although usually her crafts are a little more for the parents then the kids, just depends on the day though!
I think my son would actually like the walnut babies, as he seems facinated with the christmas tree ornaments this year and also with babies now that he has a baby brother.
Hope that helps!
December 4th, 2008 at 8:49 am
I love love love the walnut babies! My parents actually have a walnut baby that my paternal grandfather brought back from one of his travels, and I’d love to have one of my own. Please open an etsy shop, so I can have a walnut baby even if I don’t win, please!
December 4th, 2008 at 9:02 am
i love the walnut babies! i have lots of crafty blogs i check out every day, but i am adding more and more since this giveaway!
December 4th, 2008 at 9:37 am
sooo sweet
I love both the babies and the ravioli (I’m Italian after all)
thanks for the chance
Antonella
December 4th, 2008 at 11:16 am
I like those little walnut babies. I’m raising 3 daughters ages 8 to 18 and they’ve all started out on sesame street- the online version is a good starter for a toddler, and they have good printables. My personal favorite blog has always been angry chicken, we have the 3 daughter thing in common- among other things. Thanks for the opportunity.
December 4th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Great give-away! Thanks!
December 4th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Wow, I LOVE those walnut babies. They’re so cute and so perfect. That’s what I’d pick if I won.
My favorite craft blog is, of course, Sew Mama Sew. Whenever I’m thinking of trying something or need inspiration there’s a tutorial there. It’s such a great collection of ideas and people.
My favorite educational/craft blog with kids in mind is PlumPudding. She has so many ideas for crafting with children and many involve recycling or very inexpensive materials. Perfect for frugal mamas! http://myplumpudding.blogspot.com/
December 4th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
I’m the youngest of 3 girls. My two sisters and I fought as adults over who would get the one peanut angel from our parent’s Christmas tree (I lost). Your walnut babies are as cute as our peanut angel : )
December 4th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Cute! Thanks!
December 4th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
a walnut baby please super cute
December 4th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
I check out Soulemama’s blog daily…it’s always inspiring. (www.soulemama.com). For the little ones ( I have a 2 1/2 yr old and a 5 yr old) I like the craftycrow.com and scrumdilly-do.blogspot. They both have tons of great ideas at every level!
December 4th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
I love both the walnut babies and the felt food, but I would choose the walnut babies because they are so perfectly made!
My favorite blog is my own, and it’s mostly about toddler crafts:
http://thriftycraftmama.blogspot.com/
Here’s another toddler craft site I love:
http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/
December 4th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
I am torn between the babies and the ravoli. I too have a 2-3 year old and we love little things and we love cooking. I like http://kidscraftweekly.com/ and http://inevergrewup.net/ for things to do with the little one.
December 4th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
I love the brown crying baby(very life like)
I also love the purple one…. ok ok I love them all!
I also love your 12 felted ravioli!!!
Your crafts are sew cute!!! Good luck at your etsy!
Here are the sites I love!
http://www.oneprettything.com/
( sorta like sew mamma sew~ crafts from all over bloggdom!)
here is her gift guide
http://www.oneprettything.com/?page_id=2082
This is a very nice lady that I find fun to read
http://resurrectionfern.typepad.com/resurrection_fern/
and this gal is fun too…
http://marmeecraft.blogspot.com/
This is a fun site for crafts too
http://littlebirdiesecrets.blogspot.com/
This is a great site~
http://weewonderfuls.typepad.com/wee_wonderfuls/
as is this!
http://www.mypapercrane.com/blog/
THis is one of my faves if you scroll down to your right you will see
a lot of play sites for the kids like a ginger bread house they can make!
http://allsorts.typepad.com/allsorts
This is a site that you can print out cute boxes!
http://paperboxworld.googlepages.com/home23
this is also the same
http://craftershock.com/blog/2008/10/13/cut-fold-and-glue-your-way-to-cuteness/
These are cute little trains that make boxes just click on the trains and
print them out!
http://www.sanrio.co.jp/characters/shinkansen/papercraft.html
Now for the kiddies
http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/
This is a fun site!
http://belladia.typepad.com/crafty_crow/
http://teachingtinytots.blogspot.com/
http://whatarewedoingtodaymom.blogspot.com/
THis site is cool too!
http://jennwa.blogspot.com/
as is this tooo!
http://spiralmontessorimama.blogspot.com/
This site is I think for mamma for and about kiddies crafts.
http://belladia.typepad.com/
This is fun too!
http://www.musesofmegret.com/
http://impressyourkids.wordpress.com/
I have to go take care of the babies (cant type with a little ones
in your lap!) If you want more sites let me know….but these
are enought to last you till next year*not too long from now~*)
I also send you a internet site for internet paper dolls
*I have had nortons 360 to check this site is my daughters fav~*
http://www.dressupgames.com/
and this site you have to watch her so she does not wonder around
to other sites but it is dress up Laura ingalls!
http://www.stardoll.com/en/dolls/1014/Laura_Ingalls.html
Have fun!!!!
And if you have mario fans this is a site my 12 year old loves
you make your own mario game!
http://pouetpu.pbwiki.com/Smf_640X480
Have fun all Good luck and Happy Holidays!
Take care,
Rane and Kids
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December 4th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Love the walnut babiess!
December 4th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
aw, your walnut babies are so cute! I think I would go for the ravioli, though, because my2 year old is very into pretend food right now.
anyway, i can’t possibly pick one favorite craft blog– there are so many! but I will say that lately I am totally addicted to flickr and seeing what all the crafty world is up to- so much so that I am on the computer way more than I am actually crafting myself!
I like http://belladia.typepad.com/crafty_crow/ for crafting w/ the kidlets
December 4th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
I love the walnut babies! Pick me! Pick me! *smile*
December 4th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
The little walnut babies are the cutest decorations!
December 4th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Okay, I hope I remember all of the goodies for you. 1) my favorite blog is probably sew liberated or pink chalk studio. 2) my favorite blog for kid stuff: http://www.makeandtakes.com. 3) Now, my choice… I love the walnut babies–I like the orange and brown one and the pink and purple one best, but I think their charm is in their abundance.
December 4th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Oh, you are so sweet! And the walnut babies are adorable! I can totally see them being worth $30, but can’t really see myself buying them for that. Because of the budget, you know. So I guess I’m not so helpful…
1) Favorite crafty blog is probably SouleMama or WeeWonderfuls, although I’ve “met” so many new wonderful crafty blogs in the last couple of days, that just may change! :u)
2) Kid stuff – Kiddley is awesome – they’re on hiatus right now, but the blog is still there, and there are tons of things in the archives.
3) I think I’d like the little orange or blue dolly. But really I’d be o-so-pleased with any of them!
Thanks for the giveaway!
December 4th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Great giveaway! I do love sew mama sew these days because they link to so many great tutorials. The walnut babies are the best. But my son may like the ravioli.
December 4th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
Hi there,
I love Betz White’s blog at http://blog.betzwhite.com/
but to keep my dd entertained and still learning I let her play on http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/index/play.htm?f
I know what it is to try to craft and have kiddos running!
I love the walnut babies!
Merry Christmas
Kelly O.
December 4th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
walnut babies—They are just adorable!
December 4th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
those walnut babies are ADORABLE! what a great idea!
December 4th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
What cute items up for grab! I love the ravioli, but I think I’d have to choose a walnut baby. Those are sooo adorable. I have to say my favorite craft blog has to be a sewing blog http://afterthedress.blogspot.com.
Since I don’t have kids I’m not exactly sure what crafts are age appropriate for 2-3 year olds, but I love http://www.skiptomylou.org/ who’s always posting crafts to do with kids! So I’m not sure if that’ll count for a bonus entry, but even if not, check it out, it’s a pretty cool site.
December 4th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
I would love the ravioli for a christmas present, but I’d love the walnut baby too. the sewmamasew blog is by far my fave, but for activities let me suggest a few…
crafty crow is #1 for kids ideas!
montessoribyhand + sewliberated
montessoriblog.com
and librivox is such a fun site.
More activities at
learntoreadfree.com
starfall.com
pbskids.org
starfall.com
December 4th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
I want the purple Walnut baby!!!!
December 4th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
I just love the walnut babies! One of my favorite craft sites is craftster. I check out the forum regularly to see what others are making, ask questions and find tutorials. My favorite kid site is http://www.kinderart.com/ It has tons of great craft activities to do with little ones.
December 4th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Adorably cute babies…. Even, if I dont win, I will try to make them myself.
Blogs – I usually jump from one blog to other via blog rolls. Its a lot more fun!
Merry Christmas
December 5th, 2008 at 4:37 am
The walnut babies just couldn’t be any cuter!
December 5th, 2008 at 6:48 am
http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/
Bella Dia
Impress Your Kids
Jessica’s Quilting Corner
Kiddio
Muses of Megret
Montessori Mama
Ohana Mama !
Our Crafts -N-Things
Our Journey To Ohana
Oh Sew Sassy!
Plains Life
Ramblings of a Crazy Woman
Reading Coach Online
Rubinology
Scott Family News
Sibling Revelry
The Crafty Crow
Teaching Tiny Tots At Mommy School
http://paperboxworld.googlepages.com/home23
http://www.sanrio.co.jp/characters/shinkansen/papercraft.html
The last two are boxs that you can make… just click on the train
and then print out.
Have loads of fun!
I love all of your cuties and pasta!
Thanks a million!
Rane and kids
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p.s. if these did not work then e_mail me and I will send the
addresses I hav tried to post this 5 times and it wont let me so
I have made the list alot smaller and changed the way I am posting
them. If you want more bloggs let me know.
December 5th, 2008 at 7:50 am
I love the walnut babies. How cute. Thank you for offering this.
December 5th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
I love the walnut babies! My daughter (6) would have a fit over them. Our favorite craft / project site is http://dltk-kids.com personally. Of course, we’re not big “crafters”, so what’s on that site works well for us *g*
December 5th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
Okay, let’s see if I can get this right:
Craft blog: crazymomquilts.blogspot.com
Ed./Toddler/Preschool Crafty blog: http://belladia.typepad.com/crafty_crow/
What I would choose: Ravioli for my 3-yr-old’s kitchen
December 6th, 2008 at 12:54 am
Walnut babies, please. oneprettything.com has loads of stuff from loads of other websites, like a yellow pages of crafts.
Thank you for doing this.
December 6th, 2008 at 1:00 am
fav craft blogs – tinyhappy.typepad.com, indietutes.blogspot.net – and any blogs with great tutorials for the beginning sewer, i look at what other great bloggers are reading to find more great blogs
preschool and kids craft sites- starfall.com, sesamestreet.com, letteroftheweek.com, craftsforkids.com, familyfun.com, childrensrecipes.com, kiddierecords.com, seussville.com, edemberley.com, the toymaker.com, janbrett.com
hope that some of the above are good for entertainment! can’t decide which i like better the walnuts or the ravioli, i do know my 3-year-old son would be happy with either.
thanks and happy surfing!
December 6th, 2008 at 3:24 am
I would love to win the walnut babies, my son would love to play wiith these.
December 6th, 2008 at 10:24 am
My favorite craft blog is Puking Pastilles, because she has a tutorial for making superhero capes, and I am eternally grateful!
I really like both your prizes, but I would have to pick the walnut baby because I’ve been crazily making felt food for the last 2 months.
December 6th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
My favorite crafting blog is http://spamantha.typepad.com/diary_of_a_mad_fabriholic/
She quilts and knits (especially socks) and loves Kaffe Fassett fabrics, so the pics are great.
December 8th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
The wonderful Ravioli! So cute!
I love Soule Mama http://www.soulemama.com for crafty goodness.
Fun! Kids Craft Weekly. http://kidscraftweekly.com/ I consider it kinda educational