May Day Giveaway winner....

Dude - we have a winner....

Earlier this week I posted a May Day Giveaway as part of the annual or semi-annual giveaway day that Sew Mama Sew lists....and mentioned I'd give away a cute little dolly and pillow set for one lucky winner....

The Winner is # 7 ( A Joyful Chaos) as chosen by the random.org generator!

I really appreciated all the entries and esp appreciated all the blog feedback. I'm wanting to make some changes - nothing too drastic - but changes none the less and love getting the opinions from all of you readers (even if you've only just found my blog). I do hope you'll come back soon!

Thanks again! And congrats A Joyful Chaos!

Busy Monday: May Giveaway Day!!!

Good Morning kid giddy readers! It's May giveaway day! Are you excited? So am I!!! Every year I have found out about this Sew Mama Sew giveaway day...the day after, and therefore couldn't participate! It was always such a bummer...but this year - I'm on the ball and I've got a giveaway for you!

I'm done asking people to "follow my blog" just to be able to enter. I don't think that makes for a true follower! I've had my followers number go up by one or two only to have the number go down by the same amount a day or two later. I think people just follow for the sake of getting a freebie and then are no more loyal than before they found your blog. I'm not pessimistic, it's just reality! lol! Don't get me wrong - I would love more followers because who ever in their right mind wants to feel as if they are talking to a wall?...so if you feel so inspired - click the button - it would be much appreciated to get to know all you fellow crafters and likers of my work!

So - for this giveaway, your entry fee is to answer the following 2 part question...(in an effort to update my blog)....

What do you like most about my blog and is there anything you would change if it were yours?!

Only 1 additional entry will be accepted if you....
ReTweet about my giveaway, with @kidgiddyetsy attached to your tweet.

If you are the lucky randomly chosen winner...this is what you will get....1 little doll that measures about 8" tall in a handmade sweet baby blue blanket with little white lambs dancing through the grass. Perfect for a little girl or boy ready to share some love! The removable outfit is purple, and the eyes are blue, but I do have one with brown eyes. So you can request the blue or the brown eyes...in your comment (more baby doll sets will be available in my etsy shop soon!) This doll is ready for some baby cuddles and play time.

The lucky winner will also get (1) 14x14 kid sized pillow with 2 handmade envelope pillow covers! My girls started using these perfectly sized pillows for bed time when they were about 2 years old. They are 8 and 6.5 now and still use them since adult pillows are just too big! They are a great size for traveling and for snuggling up between mommy and daddy on Saturday morning! These prints are both fairies. If you would prefer a boy print - let me know and I'll see what I've got in stock!

Please let me know if you have any questions...Good luck and thanks for visiting my blog and entering my giveaway!

This giveaway will end at 11:59pm EST on May 26th. One correct answer winner will be chosen at random. I will contact the winner via email so please be sure to leave your email in the comments below! The winner will be announced on Saturday May 28th.

My HUGE News....Anna Griffin Sewing Patterns...by ME!

So It's Tuesday, two days after a very amazing and very long Spring Quilt Market weekend. I slept much of yesterday after dropping my girls off at school, yet it didn't seem like enough when it was time to pick them up. I'm still very sleep & family deprived after many months of working my tail off since attending the Craft & Hobby Convention in LA. I still haven't finished recapping that weekend - since I started working immediately for Anna Griffin, Inc.! But I will soon...really!

Did you read that?...that I worked with Anna Griffin? So here's the big news. I approached her booth at the CHA convention and spoke to her Communications Manager (love Lindsey!) and explained what I do and that I would love to work with Anna. I asked that she come to visit my Designer showcase table the next day if she had time and much to my surprise, found Anna approaching my table that very next day. She loved my work and we immediately began talking about some opportunities for the Spring Quilt Market.

Without providing all of the details - I made my proposal, and it was accepted and we went from there. I received loads of fabric and began whipping up samples and patterns as we discussed, writing all of the instructions and digitally drawing all of the illustrations for each of the patterns. So for all of you fine folks out there desperately waiting for your thumb covers while my shop was closed and then open but not shipping...this is what I was working on all those months! (thank you for your patience!)

It was a very intense and very rewarding opportunity to work with Anna Griffin and all of her wonderful people (like Lindsey and Holley)! This is just the beginning. I have more great stuff to tell you in the future - but again...it's all under wraps for now. You'll be there first to know (aside from my close family) when the cat is out of the next bag!

So here are some Anna Griffin, Inc Sewing Patterns that will be available in a quilt shop near you (designed by me) come mid to late June....The Scotty Dog with his cute little cape, The Bone Pillow, The Peony Pillow, the Sunflower Pillow and the Butterfly Pillow!

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What's even more awesome than all of this...is that when they come out - you can come back here for a chance to win a pattern for yourself! Anna has given me permission to give some to my readers! And I just might have to throw in some of her gorgeous fabric that I have remaining! So what do you think? Do you have a favorite? Please do tell! Thanks for stopping by - thanks for reading Kid Giddy and sharing in my joy and accomplishments!

Have a splendid day!

Throw-Back Thursday: Rain Man

This little man stands out in the pretend rain and calls for something. I'm not sure what he's saying. I don't know where it's from and who's it was. I don't even know if he has a name.

I found it about 20 years ago, buried deep in the sand on a beach in Long Island NY and I've kept him all this time in a little box filled with other small trinkets saved from the fun summers during my High School years!

Isn't it so strange the things we save and the things we remember about them!? And amazingly the things we forget without the physical evidence? This little guys was too cute to leave behind. I feel sorry for the little tike that most likely lost him. What have you held onto? Do you have any fun treasures sitting in a box, in a deep dark a closet waiting to be re-discovered? Share it with us!

Happy Thursday! I hope you all have a great weekend! I'll be posting my great big HUGE news next week! Keep your eyes opened and come celebrate with me!

Busy Monday: SewMamaSew Guest Blog Post....

Good Morning everyone! Some of you are visiting my site for the first time - welcome...and thanks for stopping in!

I've created this fun Mini Tent Pattern and it's being featured on the SewMamaSew blog today! I'm so excited! They have some amazing fabric, patterns and learning to sew tutorials on their blog and I'm psyched to be a part of it now! Thanks Kristin & Beth!

I have some more REALLY exciting news coming in the next couple of weeks - but until then, I've got some thumb cover orders to sew up and ship out to customers that have been patiently waiting while I worked on the previously mentioned exciting news!

If you are new to my blog, stay a while, have a look around and enjoy! I hope you find something yummy to whip up or fun to make for yourselves! And I hope you'll click the follow button for even more exciting things to come later this year!

If you are not so new to my blog - welcome back and thanks again for stopping in! Talk to you all soon!