Wordless Wednesday-- Christmas in NYC!

I am Buzz Lightyear, I come in peace...

I almost *DON'T* want to post about this because I want to win this in the worst way...hehe! ;)

But...you have to check out this giveaway from Zak Designs on Children Teaching Mama blog! You could win a -6 piece Toy Story themed Mealtime set! T O Y S T O R Y!!!

If this doesn't have my son's name written all over it, I don't know what does! Ry pretty much thinks he IS Buzz Light year...he actually just asked me if I could make "wings" out of a cardboard box so he could save some toys. He shoots "lasers" out of his wrists and quotes from the movie ALL day...so yeah, he would FLIP if I won this!

Buzz on by Thursday!

Welcome to “Buzz on by Thursday" blog hop, hosted by

Fashionably Organized, Emmy's Closet and Sunny Bug!

Buzz on By Thursday is a great way to meet new bloggers and increase your Google followers! So join us, we promise you will have a blast!

If you want to be a part of Buzz on by Thursday, just follow these few rules:

Follow ALL of the Hostesses
If you're a new follower make sure to leave us a comment so we can follow you back! WE DO FOLLOW BACK!

1. Add your blog name and URL to the linky below (only have to add once)


2. Follow Fashionably Organized, Emmy's Closet and Sunny Bug via Google Connect. Leave comments on each site letting us know you are following us so we can follow you back.

Would you like to sponsor or do a giveaway on Buzz on By Thursday? Please feel free to contact Candice from Fashionably Organized for more information.

Wordless Wednesday -- HO HO HO!

1st attempt at Ry's School...

2nd attempt at the mall....

Updates & Randoms

Some new "extra touches" to my shop.....

The lovely Heather of Chickabug designed some adorable stickers for me. I use them to wrap up bow cards and to put on the back of bow holders.

Then I got to thinking...what if I print these out on card stock? I could use them as tags for paci clips and to wrap up my rag quilts!

Someone recently ordered 4 Paci Clips for her son's playmates at daycare. THEN, I got to thinking...what if I had "BOY" tags??!! So a quick little email to Chickabug and she created THESE!! YAY for boys! :)

I waited for these fabric labels for a long, long time...but it was so worth it. I love them and think they are the perfect touch to our travel bow holders & rag quilt snugglers!

SOME R A N D O M S ! !

Recent Names from my Personalized Clips:

Addie

Allie

Ava

Carli

Chloe

Ella

Ellie

Elfi

Eva

Golds

Goose

Grace

Lent

Lil

LMP

Lucia

Lucy

PEM

Rita

Rosie

Sadie

Sara

Tara

Tessa

Waifu

EC has currently traveled to wonderful homes in 39 states & 3 countries!!

Over "Thanksgiving" Season we sold a WHOPPING 74 Turkey Clips...Gobble Gobble!

And, This Christmas Season we sold 39 Christmas Tree Clips!

Buzz on by Thursday Blog Hop & Giveaway!!

Welcome to “Buzz on by Thursday" blog hop, hosted by Fashionably Organized, The Two Savvy Sisters, Emmy's Closet and Sunny Bug.

Buzz on By Thursday is a great way to meet new bloggers and increase your Google followers! Join us, we promise you will have a blast!

If you want to be a part of Buzz on by Thursday, just follow these few rules:
Follow ALL of the Hostesses
If you're a new follower make sure to leave us a comment so we can follow you back! WE DO FOLLOW BACK!

1. Add your blog name and URL to the linky below (only have to add once)


2. Follow Fashionably Organized, The Two Savvy Sisters, Emmy's Closet and Sunny Bug via Google Friend Connect. Leave comments on each site letting us know you are following us so we can follow you back.

GIVEAWAY: This week Sara of Emmy's Closet has graciously offered us a wonderful giveaway. Winners choice of ANY Holiday bow or Holiday Paci clip in her shop. How do you win this great prize? Well, simply leave one (or all of us) a comment. The more comments you leave the greater your chances are of winning.

All comments must be placed by Monday, December 13th by 6 PM EST. The winner will be picked by adding all of the comments from your hostesses and using random.org to generate the winner.

Would you like even more chances to win this giveaway? Do one or all of the following below and leave comments on every hostesses post that you do the below. Just remember for each hostess you leave a comment for each of the below increases your chances. You are not limited to how many hostesses you can leave comments for.

- Subscribe to the RSS feed of Fashionably Organized, The Two Savvy Sisters, Emmy's Closet and Sunny Bug.

- Follow Fashionably Organized (@FashOrganized), The Two Savvy Sisters (@Twosavvysisters), Emmy's Closet (@emmyscloset) and Sunny Bug (@Sunny_Bug) on Twitter.

- Like Fashionably Organized, The Two Savvy Sisters, Emmy's Closet and Sunny Bug on Facebook.

-Post about Buzz on By Thursday on your blog. When you leave a comment that you have posted the button make sure to leave us a link. (Yes you can tell each of the hostesses you have done this to give you 4 more chances.)

-Post the Buzz on By Thursday button from Fashionably Organized, The Two Savvy Sisters, Emmy's Closet and Sunny Bug on your blog. When you leave a comment that you have posted the button make sure to leave us a link. (Yes you can tell each of the hostesses you have done this to give you 4 more chances.)

Would you like to sponsor or do a giveaway on Buzz on By Thursday? Please feel free to contact Nicole from The Two Savvy Sisters or Candice from Fashionably Organized.

Wordless Wednesday-- Daddy's Birthday

Happy Birthday Daddy!!!

Buzz on by Thursday Blog Hop & Giveaway!!!

Welcome to “Buzz on by Thursday" blog hop, hosted by Fashionably Organized, The Two Savvy Sisters, Emmy's Closet and Sunny Bug!

Buzz on By Thursday is a great way to meet new bloggers and increase your Google followers! So join us, we promise you will have a blast!
If you want to be a part of Buzz on by Thursday, just follow these few rules:
Follow ALL of the Hostesses
If you're a new follower make sure to leave us a comment so we can follow you back! WE DO FOLLOW BACK!

Add your blog name and URL to the linky below (only have to add once)

1. Follow Fashionably Organized, The Two Savvy Sisters, Emmy's Closet and Sunny Bug via Google Connect. Leave comments on each site letting us know you are following us so we can follow you back.

GIVEAWAY: This week Nicole of The Two Savvy Sisters has graciously offered us a wonderful giveaway of her Printable Holiday Collection. How do you win this great prize? Well, simply leave one (or all of us) a comment. The more comments you leave the greater your chances are of winning.



All comments must be placed by Monday, December 6th by 6 PM EST. The winner will be picked by adding all of the comments from your hostesses and using random.org to generate the winner.
Would you like even more chances to win this giveaway? Do one or all of the following below and leave comments on every hostesses post that you do the below.

- Subscribe to the RSS feed of Fashionably Organized, The Two Savvy Sisters, Emmy's Closet and Sunny Bug.

- Follow Fashionably Organized (@FashOrganized), The Two Savvy Sisters (@Twosavvysisters), Emmy's Closet (@emmyscloset) and Sunny Bug (@Sunny_Bug) on Twitter.

- Like Fashionably Organized, The Two Savvy Sisters, Emmy's Closet and Sunny Bug on Facebook.

-Post about Buzz on By Thursday on your blog. When you leave a comment that you have posted the button make sure to leave us a link. (Yes you can tell each of the hostesses you have done this to give you 4 more chances.)

-Post the Buzz on By Thursday button from Fashionably Organized, The Two Savvy Sisters, Emmy's Closet and Sunny Bug on your blog. When you leave a comment that you have posted the button make sure to leave us a link. (Yes you can tell each of the hostesses you have done this to give you 4 more chances.)
Would you like to sponsor or do a giveaway on Buzz on By Thursday? Please feel free to contact Nicole from The Two Savvy Sisters or Candice from Fashionably Organized for more information.

Holiday Gift Guide 2010!

It's Sara's FAVORITE things!!!

(ya know, like Oprah!)

I have always loved handmade...LOVED! Over the past year, since I've been selling on Etsy, I have met so many wonderful people, it's almost hard to believe. I want to share with you all of my favorite creations made with love by my favorite crafters.

Tempted Pastries and Pies

Jill is a best friend of one of my best friends...and WE'VE become friends over the years. (are you following?!) She is an amazing baker and has just recently started up her own Etsy Shop! Her baked yummies would be absolutely perfect for your holiday parties or even to bring into your office or school! The Gingerbread Men & Red Velvet Whoopie Pies look DELISH! Jill just started a Facebook Fan Page too- take a peek!

Here's what Jill has to say about them:

Gingerbread men: Let these delicious little guys join your holiday table. They are all baked and iced by me when ordered and no 2 will be exactly the same. Enjoy the sweet bite of ginger and sweetness. Sure to be a favorite amongst your family or holiday guests. Purchased by the dozen. $15.00

Red velvet whoopie pies: This cross between cake and cookie is the perfect holiday goodie. Two red velvet cookies are sandwiched together with a creamy, delicious filling. Sold by the half dozen. $10.00

Tubby Tabby

I won a little giveaway from Jodi a while back and wrote a review on her awesome necklaces HERE. Her stuff is so incredibly unique & fun. I absolutely LOVE this Swarovski Crystal Cube Necklace in Pink Sapphire and Sterling and she has earrings to match too! I'm thinking perfect give for a mother, mother-in-law, sister, sister-in-law, co-worker, etc.

Chickabug

Y'all know Heather is one of my favorite people...ever! She has THEE most precious holiday cards in her shop this year. I love how they come as DIY printables AND printed cards...whichever you prefer! This one is my FAVE!

I just purchased the Santa Letter kit from Chickabug and my kids had a BLAST filling them out. They are such a clever idea! We filled them out and headed to Macy's to drop them in the Santa Mailbox...what special memory!

If you look up "CUTENESS" in the dictionary you would find Heather's BLOG...seriously! You have to check out her fan page too!

Bluepie Designs

I met Deb last weekend at the craft show. She wasn't a vendor at that particular show but she stopped by my table and we had the nicest time chatting and talking about our "stuff". I checked out her Etsy shop when I got home and loved what I found! You have to check out her ORIGINAL Secret Stash Money Cuff (for adults AND kids). Super cute AND functional!

Two Savvy Sisters

Nicole and I met through blogging and now are total blog buddies & internet friends :) She is so sweet, I just love her! She has this super cute Winter Owl Party Collection in her shop (for boys & girls), and I think the banners are the perfect touch to any party. I especially love all the detail, you can see how much hard work she puts into these. You can learn more about Nicole on her blog (which is fab) & her Facebook Fan Page!

Unique Cork

I met the owner of Unique Cork at the Craft Show last weekend as well. Now this is a clever idea! He can make anything you want into a bulletin board...how cool is that? I bought the "Peace, Love, Happiness" bulletin board for my nieces for Christmas. I know they are going to LOVE it! You have got to check out his website, he has TONS to choose from! These are also made so incredibly well, I will definitely be purchasing more for my own kids! He just started a Facebook Fan Page, go check it out to see some more great pics!

Crazy Steve's Pickles and Salsa

ANOTHER Craft Show find!! This girl was buying bows from me and kept talking about how delicious & SPICY these pickles were that she had just tried. I love, love, love anything spicy so I had to check them out for myself. Steve had the best display set up and plenty of samples to taste. Each one was absolutely delicious. I bought a jar of the Let the *INSANE* Sunshine Pickles and have been enjoying them pretty much every day at lunch. The pickles and salsas make a great gift for the holidays, even as a stocking stuffer! Everything about this product is so clever, which I love. The labels on the jars are so unique, my jar had a 9/11 hero story and a "moment" story about Woodstock. Really interesting stuff! Right now he has 3 different "hero" stories and several different "moment" stories on all of the labels. Not to mention, Steve is also a really cool guy -- go check him out on his Facebook Fan Page!

Kid-N-Around Creations

I've ordered from Lori before and have always been soo pleased! Her play food is adorable and so well made. She is always offering great promotions and has the best ideas for the kids! I have to get my hands on this super cute Felt Play Checkbook, I know my son would love this! I also love the Mini Chalkboard Roll as a fun alternative to the crayon roll. I SO need to have these in my diaper bag for "those" moments...you moms know what I'm talking about!

Designs by Jackaroo

Erin and I met a while back and I just love her creations. I gotta tell ya, she makes THEE best AND cutest burp cloths. The 3 I have are adorable and have held up fabulously! I love her choices of fabrics, they are always so bright & fun. She just recently posted these pics on her facebook page and I fell in love. I might need to have another baby. (kidding...but will be great as gifts!) I am loving these extra little touches to the burp cloths and they are so original. I'm hoping to do an interview of Erin after the New Year...stay tuned!!

Welp, there ya have it!! Hope you all love my favorite things as much as I do!! Happy Shopping everyone!!

Cyber Monday!!!

It's CYBER MONDAY!! WOOHOO!!

Save 20% on ALL ORDERS today only in my Etsy Shop!! Enter coupon code "CYBER20" at checkout. Etsy now takes coupon codes...how cool is that?!

Happy Shopping Everyone!!

Get in on the GIVEAWAYS!!!

This will be the last time that I mention how much I love, love, LOVE giveaways...I promise!! I think you all know that by now ;)

My goal was to win all my Christmas presents for my kids this year- HA! Seriously, though...there are some AMAZING prizes out there. If you have some extra time, enter a few. Ya never know!!

Wanted to fill ya in on some current FAB giveaways that I am crossing my fingers to win!

Girl Gone Mom has an adorable giveaway up right now to win a Twilight Turtle from Cloud B. My daughter has the ladybug and it soo cute! My son actually uses it in his room because he loves it so much, and my 18 month old doesn't really know the difference! I would LOVE to win the turtle for him though, he would FLIP!

Another one I am DYING to win is for these adorable PetCakes! Have you seen them? I know my daughter would love to play with these! Then maybe she actually might leave OUR dog alone :)

There is a giveaway right now on The Queen of Swag...go check it out! It ends Dec 5th.

Another PetCake giveaway is on The Life of Rylie & Bryce, too, this one ends tomorrow so you better hurry!

Ok and one more of my FAVORITE items...baby leggings from Agoo. AH! I just can't have enough ;) This giveaway is a quick one...ends tonight! Go check it out at Fabulous Family Reviews & Giveaways!

Good luck everyone!!

And just to give you some motivation...so far I've won a kids music cd for my son's stocking, 2 Jumbies for both of their stockings and I just won a Ladybug Pillow Pet for my daughter last night!!! I'll admit that I WOOHOOED very loudly when I read the email...my husband thinks I'm nuts!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Wishing you all a FABULOUS Thanksgiving. I am so thankful for all of you...

I couldn't do any of this without ya!

Love,

Sara & Emmy :)

Wordless Wednesday -- Toy Story Smile!

Toy Story on Ice!!

Winner of Agoo Leggings Giveaway!!

The winner has been chosen via random.org for the Agoo Leggings Giveaway....

And the winner is.... #76 Bethany!!

Congratulations! An email has been sent and the winner has 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen.

Thanks to all of you who entered!!

Our first Craft Show!

This past weekend we attended our first craft show at St. Joseph High School in Metuchen, NJ. We had months to prepare but really didn't know what to expect since we have never participated in one before. (of course I still waited till the very last minute to get everything ready, some things never change!)

My mom and I left my house at 5:45 am (obviously Mom's decision) on Saturday morning just to make sure we would have every single thing set. Those that know me well, know that I do NOT do 5:45 am :) So needless to say I was BEAT by the end of the weekend, but it was so worth it!

We had an absolute blast and loved chatting with all the other crafters. I think I could do that all day, well actually...we did!

Here are some pics from the weekend, let me know what you think. Anything you like...or anything you think we should change for next time??

me & my emmy girl! :)

Check out more pics on my Fan Page!

Buzz on by Thursday!

Welcome to “Buzz on by Thursday" blog hop, hosted by Fashionably Organized, The Two Savvy Sisters, Emmy's Closet and Sunny Bug!

Buzz on By Thursday is a great way to meet new bloggers and increase your Google followers! So join us, we promise you will have a blast!
If you want to be a part of Buzz on by Thursday, just follow these few rules:
Follow ALL of the Hostesses
If you're a new follower make sure to leave us a comment so we can follow you back! WE DO FOLLOW BACK!

1. Add your blog name and URL to the linky below (only have to add once)


2. Follow Fashionably Organized, The Two Savvy Sisters, Emmy's Closet and Sunny Bug via Google Connect. Leave comments on each site letting us know you are following us so we can follow you back.

Would you like to sponsor or do a giveaway on Buzz on By Thursday? Please feel free to contact Nicole from The Two Savvy Sisters or Candice from Fashionably Organized for more information.