I'm a finalist!!

I was so excited to receive an email from Lionbrand Yarns informing me that I'm a finalist in their Vanna's Choice yarn contest! There are 32 prizes to be won, and the grand prize is $1000 plus a trip to L.A. to attend a taping of Wheel of Fortune. Entrants had to submit photos of items made using Vanna's Choice yarn. I had three entries and my Chocolate Brown Earflap hat and Booties Set made it to the finals. I have to send them the actual hat and booties now, I'll let you know how I do.

Earth Tones

Most of the baby items in my shop are pastel "baby colors". I never intended it to be that way when I started...I wanted to make things in non traditional baby colors. Well, it didn't turn our that way because I fell in love with a certain cotton yarn that is only available in pastels. This week I decided to try a 50/50 cotton acrylic blend yarn. It feels just like 100% cotton, and this one comes in a variety of colors. So far love it, and have made a baby tassel hat, a pair of booties, and a pair of mittens all in the same brown taupe color. I have found that customers like to have coordinating pieces to choose from. I'll be purchasing some navy blue tomorrow for a custom order, but still have to find chocolate brown. Unfortunately, this particular yarn does not come in that color.

Cuteable!

My Baby Blanket Gift Set is featured on Cuteable today! I applied about a month ago and hadn't heard back so I just assumed I hadn't been accepted. I was so excited to receive the email notifying me that one of my items is on there today!

http://cuteable.com/

New baby blanket

I recently finished a new baby blanket I designed and I'm so happy with how it turned out. It took alot longer to make than I thought it would, but it was worth it! It's my favorite blanket so far and I'm planning on making a "boy" version with blue and green squares. It's made with 100% cotton yarn which is great because it's not only very soft and lightweight, but also machine washable...very important for baby items.

I also purchased a crochet pattern for booties from Etsy seller Sylver. I have my own design for knitted booties which I sell in a gift set, but I'm not quite as experienced with crocheting booties. So, I received permission from Sylver to sell the booties in my shop, how great is that! She has lots of great deigns and also sells finished products in her shop too, http://www.sylver.etsy.com/