American Crafter- It's Coming!

American Crafter Season 4 is Coming!!

Just a heads up that Season 4 is right around the corner:)

Auditions kick off February 16th so it's time to get your craft on!

And here's the rundown on the rules...

1. You will be able to link up ONE Project. The project must be your own idea- you can use other ideas for inspiration of course, but don't use someone else's tutorial to make your submission. The project must be something you made in the last 3 months
2. Add an American Crafter button to your sidebar
3. Past contestants are welcome to participate again, but if you placed in the top 3 you'll have to just watch from the sidelines:)
4. Yes this is "American" Crafter, but you don't actually have to be American to compete. It's just based off of American Idol:) Most of our sponsors ship to US and Canada so if you live somewhere else you may need to pay shipping to claim any prizes you win

Can't wait to see what you all come up with!
The linky party for the auditions will be up February 16th and run for 2 weeks

Puppy Love Tee

I just couldn't help myself- I had to make this little girly a shirt for Valentine's Day.

Since she loves puppies I came up with the Puppy Love Tee

Yup little miss sassy pants this one was all for you:)

Seriously this girl would not stick her tongue in her mouth for anything! Sheesh...

And I think we'll go on loving this one even after Valentine's Day so she can get lots of use out of it.

Recognize that cute little skirt? Tutorial here (seems this girl's waist size never changes- she only grows up!)

Anyway I just love these 2 sweet little puppies surrounded by a ric rac heart

Oh and on the side I added a bit of character with nice bow.

I made my shirt from scratch but you could definitely start with one from the store to make it even easier. 

Let's get started!

Just a Peek: Really Mom?

This pretty much sums things up...

I take lots and lots of pictures and I think someone is sick of having the paparazzi follow her around...

Squack Doodle Giveaway

This week's giveaway is from...

So many fun finds I don't even know where to begin!

And 1 Lucky Reader is going to win their choice of Feltidermy- yup feltidermy:) 

Pick the unicorn, elephant, rhino, giraffe, deer, moose, narwhal or squirrel and customize all of the fun little extras like plaque color, ear fabric, etc.

All Readers get 20% off any SquackDoodle purchase through the end of February with the code:  "FEBSPONSOR"

Ready to win? Enter below:)

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Friday Favs Party: #47

It's Party Time!

Happy Friday everyone and welcome to the party!

the most viewed link last week was...
Best Lotion Ever by The Crafty Blog Stalker

Guess I'm not the only one with dry hands this winter!



And my other favs this week...

Beadboard Snowmen by Adventures of a DIY Mom
What a cute little snowman family- I LOVE beadboard

Crochet Lesson #1 by Petals to Picots
Ready to learn something new??? Head on over and follow along




Snowman Breakfast by Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons
She has the luckiest boys ever! Too bad little miss would shun this entire meal- picky, picky, picky...



Crayon Organizer by Monkey See Monkey Do
Fun, easy, and useful!




Valentine Skirt by The Barefoot Seamstress
Love love love! And those cowboy boots are to die for!

Lined Fabric Bucket by Simple Joy Crafting
You can never have too many storage containers! This would make a super cute baby shower gift



Pool Noodle Wreath by The Creative Imperative
Now I just need to find a pool noodle!



Were you featured? Go ahead, grab a button:)

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Are you Ready to Party?!
Just grab a button & display it anywhere on your blog, link up, & enjoy the party by checking out some amazing ideas!

And of course I love new friends, so go ahead and follow along too:)

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Let's see those ideas! You could be next week's Friday Fav:)

Quiet Book #2

Turns out I have a felt addiction- I made little miss a 2nd Quiet Book

Yup...I'm crazy! But when she's playing nice and quietly and actually sitting down during our church meetings it's completely worth it! And now that we have 2 I can rotate them each week to keep things exciting:)

See Quiet Book #1 and all of my tips and tricks here

Now let's take a tour...

For this book I used eyelets to bind it which I love because now I can add more pages if I want to or take out a page for repair. I used a nice sturdy vinyl for the cover

Mixed-Up Zoo

Mix up all of the animal heads to create your own crazy animals. I painted the animal bodies and then made the heads from felt

 Dress-Up with Wardrobe

 Open up the wardrobe and you'll find boy or girl hair (I saw this idea somewhere else and now I can find it, but I thought it was genius!) and several different outfits. I didn't bother to sew Velcro to the outfits- they stick to the felt undershirt and undies just fine without it

 Sports

Not my favorite page but little miss is a big basketball fan so she likes it. The ball for each sport comes off so you can mix them up or do a matching type game

 Roadway

A little car comes out of the garage and can drive through the "town". All of the road signs come off and they make a great shape matching game. 

 Farm

Lots of fun animals! They store in the little pocket on the front of the barn and then they have a spot to Velcro too (except for the bird which just slides into the nest)

 Table Setting/Grocery Shopping

The dishes and silverware store inside the tablecloth- get them out and see if you can find the right place for everything- I know my husband can't quite yet:) On the other page you can load up your cart with laminated food. Then decide what to eat that day and attach it to the plate- there's also a spot for a drink.

 Puzzle

Simple chicken puzzle and on the very last page I added a pocket so we can store crayons, snacks, etc. in there

 This book doesn't have quite as many pages as my 1st one but I still love it and I'm glad I got around to making it before #2 came along. Now when he's 2 and the little miss is 4 they'll both have one to play with, which will make life much more peaceful:)

2012 Pattern Shop Sale!

It's a new year, which means new patterns!!

To Celebrate ALL patterns are 20% off through 1/28

yup...every pattern in the shop is on sale!

and...they are all instant download so you can get started right away:)

Just use the code: "2012" at checkout

Calling All Photographers!

The Pattern Shop has a brand new look for the new year and I'm so excited!

To go along with the brand new look I would LOVE to get some professional photographs done for some of the patterns.

Which is where you come in:)

I'm willing to trade any pattern in the shop for professional photos of your child (niece, friend, etc.) modeling the finished article of clothing.

What's in it for you?

FREE pattern!

FREE advertising! You are more than welcome to include your logo on the photos

New outfit for your favorite kiddo:)

Please email me at "peekaboopatternshop{at}gmail{dot}com" with a link to your work and we can get started:)

***check back tomorrow for the 2012 pattern kick-off sale!***

Card Table Playhouse

I finally did it! I made a card table playhouse for little miss and it's our new favorite toy!

I've been wanting to make one of these for over a year now and I finally got around to it in time for her 2nd birthday. I didn't do a tutorial, but I do have some tips for you:)

First let's take a tour...

V-Day Card Giveaway & a Winner!

Valentine's Day is right around the corner and Mon Cher Designs has everything you need for your kid to have the coolest Valentine's Day Cards!

All cards come with FREE personalization with your kid's name and/or photo!

And there's so many fun designs to choose from!

  

Each set comes with 40 cards, 40 envelopes, and 40 seals

***Place your order by February 1st to ensure on-time delivery***

  

This week 2 Lucky Readers are going to win a set of Valentine's Day Cards!


Ready to Win? Enter with Rafflecopter Below:
(Blogger no longer lets you number comments and it was bit tiring to count them to find the winner, so we're trying something new this week)

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Last Week's Jellabee Winner is:

Alicia @ The Creative VaultJan 19, 2012 07:02 AM

Loving those red and white stripes!

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