february giveaway

well hello friends!
first off thank you to the ladies that were able to help out with the blankets. (give me an email to let me know that you got the address to where to send them to and what pattern you would like for your generosity, thank you to all of you that would of stepped up to the plate if more blankets were needed! you guys are awesome!)

this month's giveaway is from a gal that was a big sponsor last year. she wanted to do another giveaway but i got full real quick and promised her a slot for this year
say hello to brandy of sew cute shop

this little lady is a machine when it comes to cranking out cute stuff. i love the auty dress for little girls and top for women. can you believe she's sold over 100 of them? i mean i can cause they are cute...BUT can you imagine sewing over 100 of them? phew! you go little lady!
i think these are the most adorable dresses. so simple yet so stylish. i love simple and cute for little girls!

just this last year she made a dream come true that so many of us have, to have a little corner at a boutique selling her adorable handmade things. see that one white dress in the back there. i want it. anyone want to buy it for me katie? she would love you forever!
WAIT if you are buying something for katie, buy this dress!!!! oh my gosh love the moda arcadia!
the girl's got bobby pins, magnets, camera straps, dresses, key straps, shirts, hand bags, onesies for boys...you name it the girl is doing it

and guess what she's giving one lucky V and Co. reader?

a $40 gift certificate to use towards whatever the heck you please in her shop.

oh but wait!

she's also having a deal right now (for anyone!) through feb 14...with a purchase of $50 or more you get a free camera strap.

yup you do.

so that means if you win the $40 gift certificate...you just have to spend $10 of your cash to get a camera strap on top of whatever else you get! SWEET!

so here's the drill:

*1 shot: go to her shop, come back and comment what it is you would buy if you got the $40 gift certificate.

*2nd shot: go to her blog, check out her tutorials and spend a little bit of quality time there. tell her she's awesome or has sweet biceps. don't care just leave her a comment. come back and tell me you did.

*3rd shot: facebook, blog, or twitter about this giveaway with a link back. come and tell me you did.

* 4th shot: lets make this interesting: tell me a little about yourself, where you found me, or what you would like to see more of on my blog. uh please be nice, and yes, i DO read each and every comment.

please remember one comment per entry it makes my life soo much easier when i'm counting all you're entries.

okay hop to it.

the giveaway is open till thursday 10 am. and i will announce a winner later that day.

we'll talk soon!

will you help me help my friend?

kelly and i have been friends for a while.
since college actually.
two smart mouthed college girls.
we hit it off and stayed friends.
since then we've both moved away from our beloved california, have married equally if not more than ourselves smart mouthed men, and created little spawns that we love and adore to pieces.

last year she celebrated her birthday with a service project. i missed out on helping because i was a little too involved in celebrating the husband coming home from afghanistan.
i want to make up for not helping last year.
this year she's celebrating her birthday the same way
i emailed her and said i wanted to help. and i asked her how the best way to help her would be.
she asked me to ask my super awesome readers if they would be able to make some receiving blankets.
these are the requirements for the blankets:

receiving blanket guidelines:

• fabrics: cotton flannel or lightweight fleece
• size: two pieces of fabric, each between 36" square and 45" square
• you may also use a medium weight fleece. it needs to be a single layer, 36" by 36" with the edges serged.

she also gives you instructions:

to make the blanket:

• with right sides facing each other, sew the two pieces of fabric together with a ¼" seam around the edges. leave a 6" opening.
• turn the blanket so the right side is out.
• you may also serge two pieces together, no turning needed.
• baste opening edges and topstitch around the entire blanket for durability.
• sew a 10" square in the center to keep the fabric from shifting.
• a narrow crocheted edge or piping border is acceptable but not required.
  she needs 20 more blankets. thanks she's got all she needs! you guys are awesome!
  
  
  
  i just made her two more.
  that means i'm asking 18 of you to help me make up the difference. thank you to all of you that stepped up and so many more of you that were willing!
  
  i'll give you something if you like for your help.
  i will give the 18 gals who make kelly a blanket a free V and Co. pattern. your choice.
  here's her email address.
  kellymccaleb@hotmail.com
  contact her, help her in making these kits for babies who need this.
  and i'll give you a little thank you pattern for your time and generosity.
  the ones that were able to help will you PLEASE send me an email saying that you are mailing her a blanket so i can give you a free pattern? thank you!!!
  
  so anyone want to help?
  who's with me?
  
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she wanted one too

a flirty skirt.
just like mine.
thanks for letting me know they sold out. they have been re-stocked!

in order to get katie to smile and play along to take a photo, the boys tried to help with the photo shoot.
sometimes not so successfully.


but in the end we got a few good shots i think.


in the works:
*a new moda bake shop project.
*a humanitarian project to help out a friend. (more to come on that soon too!)
*continuing the efforts to help raise money for the school's playground. you guys are freakin amazing!
*a new project for my blog
*a new project for dana's blog
*a new project for another blog.

all the while trying to make sure that my family comes first.
so next week we're having a sponsored giveaway.
so i can tackle some stuff.
and in the meantime i'll try to maintain the shred of sanity i try to hold on.
did i say that this year i was trying to not pile so much so quick?
well that lasted a month.
i guess i lied.

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celebrate the boy month

first off, thanks for a wonderful shop update success! wow. really thank you.
you guys are awesome, and you make my creative juices run on high speed.
i've already come up with a ton of more ideas for this blog, other blogs, and my etsy site.
now to try to figure out WHERE i can squeeze it in. i'm sure i'll find a way. :)

okay.
ever notice how much girl crap we throw at eachother?
i mean from cute hairbows, dresses, decor, you name it we love to do it....FOR GIRLS.
well dana over at made along with rae of made by rae are having a month long celebration of creating great things for boys. we so need that.
and i've been asked to have a small part of that gig.
later on this month you will see a project made by me on dana's blog when i guest post.

i'm also guest posting at another blog later this month.
i'm kind of busy.
and i like it.
so without further ado, you NEED to check out dana's project for the 90 minute shirt, and rae's cute boy shirt transformation.

these two ladies are a couple of the best. they think outside the box. they are amazing with what they come up with.
i'm honored to be asked to contribute, and i'm excited to see with what they have lined up for us!
now back to focusing on my boys' room and trying to make it look a little less...uh...hospital roomish.
:)

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shop is now stocked and i'm pooped

featured: the anywhere bag
pattern available here.



2 day limited time free shipping sale ends wednesday feb 3rd @ midnight.
also if you buy three patterns you get your choice of the 4th one for free this sale ends at the end of the week.

that took a lot longer than i expected.
leave it to my computer and or internet to decide that it needed to go at a snail pace today of all days.
now if you don't mind i'm going to lie down. i spent two nights straight up till past 3 am.
i look kind of scary.