Shabby Apple WiNneR!



And the LuCkY winner is...

...Brianne...

Oh! I'm so jealous.  I cannot wait to be back in normal clothes again.

So sick of wearing the same 3 maternity shirts and elastic pants!

Okay Brianne, I don't have a way to get in touch with you...so you have until the end of tomorrow to get back with me.  After that, the dress is back up for grabs!

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Huge thanks to Shabby Apple for the giveaway!

Shabby Apple {Giveaway!}...just in time for SpRiNG

I was totally ticked off when I woke up this morning and saw SnOw on the ground outside my door!  Where are you spring?  I'm dying for a little sunshine, green grass and lemonade!  Anybody else with me? 

Well, let's see if we can't lift the spirits a bit with a little (actually I would call this BiG) spring giveaway. 

How would you like to WIN this dress?

 Shabby Apple 

has offered to giveaway this dress

(perfect for spring and a little lemonade sipping, I must say)

to one lucky fiCkLe piCkLe follower.

To enter, here's what you need to do...

1.  If you're not already a follower of the fiCkLe piCkLe, now's the time to become one!

2.  "Like" Shabby Apple on Facebook and leave me a comment saying you did so.

3. Finally, you must be a resident of the U.S.

And that's it.

After that go to Shabby Apple's website and check out the rest of the great women's dresses. 

They've got everything you'll need for spring...and then some.

And if you hurry, fiCkLe piCkLe readers can get 10% off anything on their website when you use the code ficklepickle10off at checkout.

I can't get enough of the South Pacific Line...

I'm also loving their new Roamin' Holiday line...makes me want to take a holiday myself.

       

And did you know they have Maternity!? 

So wish I would have known this before the 37th week of pregnancy!!

I'll be back on Sunday to pick a winner...good luck!

a littLe somethin' for MoM

I've been making more flowers...I can't give it up.  

Actually, I was in need of a quick, easy (and not to mention, cheap) project for my Activity Day girls to do this month and decided that it should probably be something for the Moms...seeing as, Mother's Day is just around the corner.  So of course, the flower was the obvious choice.  What mom wouldn't want a nice flower to wear on her special day? 

Now, if you're thinking "I would love to have a flower to wear on Mother's Day!"  Guess what...I'm giving a few away.  In honor of Mothers Day, my 75th post and my 50 followers (it's something)...I will be giving away 3 flower pins.  All you have to do is leave a comment, tell me you're a mom (or that you have one) and I'll pick 3 winners this week on Thursday.

GIVE AWAY NOW CLOSED!

...But if you'd rather make one on your own, here's a tutorial on how I made mine...I know, I'm feeling generous...don't get used to it :)

First the supplies you will need:

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   one full piece of the precut felt
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   a button (any will do)
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   hot glue gun
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   a pin (or hair clip would be fun, too!)

I started by finding a cup in my cupboard to use as my template to trace circles on my felt (about 3 inches round).  Then I traced.  You'll need 6 circles per flower for the petals and then one smaller circle for the base of the flower. 

Once you get them all cut out, take your circle and fold it in half.

Then fold one corner up to make a triangle.

Then fold the other corner back to make an 'S'...something like this...

You'll need to put a dab of glue at the pointy ends on each side to hold your 'S' in place. 

Next you will start glueing your 'triangles' to your base, one at a time, making sure to center them on the base.  Also, make sure you squeeze them nice and close together so that there aren't gaps inbetween you petals.

Once you get them all on there fluff up the petals and they should look something like this...

Not bad, ehh?  But to dress them up just a bit further, glue a button right in the center.  I used fabric covered buttons (you can find kits at any craft store).  You can also cut some leaves from felt and glue them to the back it you'd like, but they're cute enough on their own to just leave them if you prefer.

Last I just glued a pin back on.

 

And there you have it.  You've got one fun, fashonable, felt flower.  Fabulous.

We are going to make another small craft for our mom's in the next couple of weeks (more on that to come) and these flowers will be perfect to finish off the packaging...serving a dual purpose.

LoVe on the WaY

I finished up the GivEawaY shirt and will be mailing it out soon (sent you an email Lindsay)...thought I would give a sneaky peek...

Hope you enjoy it!  I 'loVed' it so much I figured I'd make another...

I have a friend who had a baby nearly 3 months ago and I'm just now getting around to gifting her.  I suck.  Better late than never, right?  I was excited about the little heart cardi I found at Target to go with it...isn't it sweet?  Ahhh, I need a girL.

Coming up...I've been working on some new (to me anyway, they're everywhere!) shabby, twisty flowers...very excited to finish a few things up with those and show you soon.  Here's another peek...

Sharin' Some LOvE {a GiveAwaY}

I feel like sharin' some love today.  But before we get to that...

The ScaLLoped LoVe BaNneR. We all know I  have a little addiction.  I've almost got one for every season now.  If you're interested in a tute, I found a few around the web...here...and here.  I made my scallops a little bit bigger and used ribon instead of bunting or fabric for the top.

Now, did I say something about a giveaway?  In honor of the season of LoVE, I thought it would be fun to share a little.  So here's what I've got.  I'm giving away an I {HeaRt} MoM (or DaD) tatoo tee/onesie or a LOVE tee/onesie (pictures below). 

boys I {heart} Mom onesie.

girls I {heart} Dad tee.

girls LOVE tee

All you have to do is pick which shirt you like best, then sign up to be a follower on the side bar (if you are already one that counts too) and leave a comment telling me what shirt design you want and what size.  Shirt colors and styles may vary from those pictured.  Depends on what I can find.  So there you have it.  Easy.  You share some love, I'll share some love.  Giveaway closes Monday at midnight.  I'll post the winner on Tuesday (next week).

Now if your looking to share a little love somewhere else.  Haiti sure could use some.

Craft Hope for Haiti on Etsy. Crafters around the world have donated their crafts and proceeds from their sells are going to Doctors without Boarders.  They have stopped taking craft donations for the next little bit, they've been overwhelmed, but I intend to donate a few items once they start taking them again...really one person can only have so many banners.  They've already sold 10,000 items and have raised over $20,000 (as of yesterday).  I loved this quote the had on their blog...

"A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history." --Gandhi

The shop is still open to purchase these donated items.  So go.  Shop.  Share some love.  And alter the course of history while you do it.

HeRe's tHe 'DiLL'

Okay, here's the 'diLL'. I started making these little shirts just for fun (and to practice my sewing skills) and they soon took over my kitchen, family room and boys closets...I'm hooked. So I have decided to make a variety (there's that fiCkLe thing coming in) and post them here. I will be opening up an Etsy shop soon, but for the time being you are welcome to look at and purchase them from here. I would love to give more away but in speaking with my accountant he said it was not ecnomically feasible and suggested otherwise :) So instead, I have a special 'DiLL' for you..for this first week's GraNd OpeNinG I will be selling the t-shirts for $10.00 and the onesies for $8.00, prices will go up after next Saturday. If you are interested leave me a comment with your info (name, a way to get in touch with you, and the item(s) and sizes you are interested in). I am also willing to do custom orders, just leave info on what you are interested in.