Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day - May 21!

Sew Mama Sew is doing another Giveaway Day Week!  It starts today and runs until May 25, 2012 at 5 pm PST.




There will be 5 categories of giveaway goodies.

• Handmade for the Home (quilts, hot pads, pillows, etc.)
• Handmade Bags
• Handmade Baby + Kid Items
• Sewing + Craft Supplies (fabric, patterns, buttons, trims, yarn, etc.)
• Handmade Accessories (hats, scarves, belts, adult clothes, etc.)

It's such a great way to visit some crafty blogs as well as enter to win tons of handmade goodies.  I participated last year and gave away a Josh & Teo Toy Leash.   I'm really happy to be participating again.

Here's what you are going to win:  A slim stroller bag! 

I designed one of these for myself when I got tired of carrying my life in a big diaper bag.  But don't let the size fool you... this bag has room for lots.

This is what I carry in mine:  phone, diapers, wipes, keys, snacks, lip balm, camera, wallet, drink box, and sometimes toys!

It's slim for a reason - keeps you from carrying too much stuff.  You know what I mean... if your bag is so full that you can't find something, it's time to go light.

Contest Details:
This giveaway is open internationally and ends Friday May 25 at 5pm PST.  A random number generator will choose one winner.

Entries:
1st Entry:  Visit my ETSY shop and tell me what your favourite item is

2nd Entry:  Follow my blog and then come back here and let me know that you've done so!

3rd Entry:  Follow me on Facebook (Josh and Teo) and then come back here and let me know that you've done so!

If you're already following me, that counts as an entry but you do still need to leave a comment stating that you are a follower.  Please leave a SEPARATE comment for each entry.  For each entry, leave your EMAIL ADDRESS in your comment, which may be written as: jenny (at) hotmail (d0t) com, if you're worried about leaving your real email address in cyberspace. 

I will announce the winner in a blog post by Sunday May 27, 2012.  If you left an email address, I will contact you for your mailing address.  The order will ship by June 1, 2012.

Thanks for stopping by!  Now go and enter some more Sew Mama Sew Giveaways!

Introducing the Tricycle Handlebar Bag!

Now that the warmer weather is here, we have been out and about a lot.   There's something about the smell of lilacs that makes me happy (and makes me sneeze!).

Today I'd like to introduce you to something that I have been working on for the last 2 months.  It's finally here... the Tricycle Handlebar Bag!

Backstory:   Joshie's tricycle gets used daily for our walks.   However, when he wants to bring his toys along with him, he usually has to stuff it between one of the bars and hope for the best.  When he tries to collect sticks and stones along the way, I have to carry them!  So then it hit me... a handlebar bag for his tricycle!    I wanted a bag that would be easily accessible for little hands and easy to put on/take off so I decided to make him one.

Here it is:   a denim handlebar bag with the words "stuff" appliqued to the front.

It snaps on quickly

I lined with a fun animal print cotton.  Toss in your stuff - rocks, sticks, balls

I left it open (no closure) because we keep his tricycle in our shed.  I also interfaced the denim to give some more structure to the bag.

Joshie was very happy with his new tricycle bag.  His exact words were "nice"!  Why didn't I think of this sooner?

He loves his bag but baby brother loves it even more!

 
If you would like to purchase a "Stuff" Tricycle Bag, please visit my ETSY shop Josh & Teo Handmade. 

Linking up with:  I heart naptime

Happy Sewing!

DIY: Lego Superheroes

When you're raising little boys who love superheroes, anything and everything becomes a superhero or a bad guy.  So, to keep things fresh, I decided to help them build superheroes from Lego.   These won't last long because too much banging around will cause them to fall apart.   But the best thing about lego is that once you're sick of what you built, you can break it down and build something else.

This is Iggle Piggle's blankie which has now been turned into a superhero cape (Joshie's idea, not mine)



We ended up making a lot of them.  Unfortunately the legs kept falling off  (it's a structural flaw in my design) but it made us all laugh!

We made 6 superheroes.  Can you guess who these are?  (I'll let you know tomorrow...)

 Happy Lego Building!