Running out of time!

Remember, if you'd like gifts or any of my items sewn for you, please email me at mistysblessings {at} yahoo dot com or order from my etsy site here, and do it soon.  I'm 36 weeks 5 days pregnant, and plan to take a break once the baby arrives, which could be any day now....possibly! 

Also, if you would be so kind if you ARE on etsy to 'heart' my shop, I'd love it!  That way people you know who don't know me can see who you like, and find my store.  Same thing if you are on facebook.  My MB facebook page is here, and if you haven't already, please 'like' it!!  And if you want to be a SUPER fan, you can grab my little blue and yellow MB button on the right over there, and post it on your blog!!

 Here are some of my most recent summer creations:

An Aggie cape for my nephew

A matching girly cape and crown for my cousin's daughter, Penny!

A recent custom order for a friend, including an M bow holder, 3 crowns for a 1st birthday, super M and super J, and a hand embroidered baby doll quilt.

A chef's hat and matching apron for a friend's little guy's 2nd birthday.

A baby doll quilt for my cousin's new baby:

And two more, one for my daughter who's 4 and my daughter on the way....but no pictures yet, they are in the dryer!

Anyone want to guess as to when this baby will actually come?? :)

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Party Favors, and lots of them!!

I saw a tutorial online for these little crowns (they called them superhero headbands) and just knew I had to make them for my daughter's princess party favors!!  They are so soft and plush and way easier to put on than those plastic tiaras you buy and then don't fit on your daughter's head!!  Plus, they are completely customizable.  I've already had a request to make these into a 1st birthday crown for a birthday girl, how fun is that??  I will post more pictures as I make some more.  They are great in boy colors too, reds, blues, blacks, whites, etc!!  Enjoy!

Also, my best bud ordered some capes for her little man's birthday party coming up.  I tell you, how much fun to go home from a party with a great handmade dress up item verses some plastic junk that's just going to get thrown in the trash eventually (or lost)!!  I made some girl and boy ones for the co-ed party.  Let me know if you'd like some as well!

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and the Winner is............

Crissy Dazey!! :)  She definitely proved that the most entries gives you a statistical advantage.  Since it was my first giveaway, I wasn't as crazy on the rules as I will be in the future (i.e., don't list all your entries in ONE comment, each comment needs to be each entry).  So, I made me a trusty little spreadsheet:

And we had 22 entries.  I used random.org for a random # generator to see which entry the winner would be:

And # 12 was Crissy!!   And I feel even more impressed with Crissy because her last 2 blog posts have been all about me or my family.  2 out of 3 in a year, seriously girl, blog some more about YOUR babies! :)   Haha.  So Crissy, email me at mistysblessings {at} yahoo . com with what personalization you'd like on your new pacifier clip, and which one you like on my Misty's Blessings etsy site, and I will ship it out ASAP!  (and if you have something else in mind, I have a few more ribbons in stock, just email me girl vs. boy etc)

Thanks for the new followers and entries, I hope to do giveaways more often!!  Please tell your friends, I'm saving up for a bigger/better sewing & embroidery machine (which will allow me to offer many more fun and exciting projects!), and most of my sales currently are going to fund that.  I have a SmartyPig.com account showing my progress, and with these most recent sales, I've made a little bit of progress!  I hope to have it before Christmas to make some great gifts and blessings for you all!

Thanks again, back to sewing now!

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Dress Up Capes and a giveaway!!

Hello Fans!

I'm sorry I took such a long break from updating the blog, as well as from sewing!!!  I have something to make up for it, just keep reading......

I have been on a cape making mission.  Some friends have ordered some for their kids, as well as for party favors for their son's birthday! :)  I am also probably going to give some out for Cara's party favors, if I can ever get them finished!  Anyways, here are some pictures of my beautiful models in some capes I have available.  They don't come customized (as far as a batman or superman logo), but you can pick either batman, superman, or girly colors. 

Here is the link where you can place your order via my etsy site.  Be sure to mention in the seller notes which color scheme you would like.

Here are some options:
NOTE!!  The superman logo is painted on my dear aunt (for me) some 25+ years ago.  I make the cape, but do NOT provide the logo!!

Isn't she a doll??

Ok, so now that I finally have 10 followers (plus me), how about a GIVEAWAY!!!  Up for grabs??  One of my brand new pacifier clip holders!!   There are a few ways to enter, such as:

You MUST be a follower of my blog to enter, so go 'follow me' if you haven't already!

1)  1 entry, leave me a comment on this post and let me know you are a follower

2)  1 entry, visit Misty's Blessings, then come back here and leave a comment with what your favorite item is

3)  1 entry each, tweet or facebook about the giveaway (make sure on fb to @Misty'sBlessings or on twitter to @MistyNewsome).  Make sure to leave a comment saying you did and your twitter or fb name.

4)  4 entries, blog about the giveaway, and leave a comment with the blog post link.

5)  6 entries!!  Buy something from Misty's Blessings during the giveaway, and I'll give you 5% off (you will be refunded the 5% within 1 business day--and shipping if you live in Katy)!!  That's in addition to the 6 entries to win!  Please leave an additional comment stating you made the purchase.  

That's a total of 14 possible entries to win!!    Giveaway ends Sunday June 6th at midnight, so hurry and tell your friends!! 

What can you win?  Any one of the PERSONALIZED holders that is listed on my etsy site, here, or I have some new ribbon, so let me know if you'd like 'girly' or 'boyish' and I can send you a picture of some more options.  This includes the custom name, so when I announce the winner, just be in contact with me via mistysblessings@yahoo.com

Ok, get to entering, and telling your friends!!!

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New Items!

I whipped these up last night, and can't wait to get more pieces to make even more! :)  Enjoy!

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10 followers

Ok,

I promised a giveaway when I reached 10 followers....however, one of them is ME! :)  So tell your friends, and I will get my creative juices flowing.  Also, I can't post pictures of my giveaway because my camera will not hold a charge :(, so it will have to wait a couple days until I can get this figured out! :)

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New pair of shoes, color rolls and lots of gifts/orders!!

I finally was able to sew for gifts instead of orders (though that only put me behind on orders!) :).  I had 2 baby showers I needed to sew gifts for this weekend, so I got busy!  I made 2 pairs of shoes out of this cute fabric remnant I purchased, as well as a minky backed blanket for one of them. 

If you'd like a similar set, please do a custom order here.

I also tried a new thing: I had a plain white onsie, and I double needle sewed a heart (backed with fusible interfacing) onto it, hoping that with each wash it will fray around the edges.  I can't wait to see how it looks in a few months ;).  Here it is:

I will be making this a custom item soon, when I get more white onsies.

I have also been adding color rolls (to keep in purse/diaper bag) to my site.  Here are pictures of a few I have for sale or have sold:

Sold to a friend:

 

2 for sale here and here:

I've still been whipping out the color aprons for gifts and purchases as well.  Here is a picture of one gift (I made 2 for 2 little girl birthday parties) and it went over great, she loved it!! :)

And here are some custom christmas orders and baby shower gift orders I've completed recently:

Nursing cover and matching shoes:

and a little boy apron/chef's hat:

If any of these appeal to you, please contact me at mistysblessings [at] yahoo [dot] com and I can crank something out! :)

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