Looking For That Special Baby Gift? Colorful Crowns Has You Covered!

Carol Ogg knits each Colorful Crown herself and her 16-year-old daughter, Lauren, donates a stitch of her time to each hat for good luck. The Colorful Crowns logo was designed by a friend of Ogg’s whose family lost a baby to a brain tumor. In their honor, Colorful Crowns makes an annual donation to William’s Walk, a fund-raiser for the Brain Tumor Foundation for Kids.

Each hat is knit with Egyptian cotton yarn to fit a newborn to 3-month-old. The hats come packaged in a beautiful, eco-friendly gift box. And because they’re knit with cotton yarn, these adorable toppers make a great year-round gift for babies. Colorful Crowns also will customize hats for special orders, such as sport team colors, whimsical patterns and wild colors.

In describing why she created Colorful Crowns, Ogg said, “I’ve been making hand-knit baby hats as my signature gift for years and, for the past 15 years, have probably knitted enough baby hats to cover a small village. In late 2009, Corporate America dealt me a hand I wasn’t prepared for and I found myself turning 50 and for the first time in my life was unemployed. Finding myself with a lot of extra time on my hands, a passion for wanting to start my own business, and knitting needles all over the house, I put my hands to good use and started knitting like a maniac. It was cheaper than therapy!”

Every baby leaves the hospital with a hat on his or her little head—so why not make it a Colorful Crown? Visit www.colorfulcrowns.com for samples and more information.

Congratulations to Karen DeVault!  She is the lucky winner of the fleece wreath giveaway!   

(FYI: I used the random number generator at www.random.org to find our winner. Karen was the 2^nd post of seven and two was the lucky number!)  

Thanks to all who participated! Stayed tuned for more giveaways in the New Year! 

If you can believe it, yesterday it was 25 degrees here in “Hotlanta”…we are simply not built to handle this cold weather.

On the flip side, my local fabric store is having a 50% sale on fleece! I am stocking up for holiday projects…and if I could dress head to toe in fleece, you bet I would.

I found some really cute green plaid fleece and I decided to make a wreath out of it (in the same fashion as the one I made recently using all my scrap fabric pieces)

It turned out really well! And, in the spirit of the holidays, I thought I’d offer it up as a little giveaway. It’s my first, ever!

It’s super easy to enter: Simply post a comment and tell me where you would hang the wreath by midnight (EST) December 19th.  The comment needs to be on this blog  (not on Facebook or via email).  Make sure to include your email address so I can contact you for shipping.

The winner will be announced on Monday.  Be sure to check back to see if you are the lucky winner!

Thanks for reading and good luck!

There’s something even more special about the holidays when there are children in the family. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a new aunt this year and I’m taking the role very seriously. After all, it’s not like Lucca and Lucia can spoil themselves, so I’ve got a big responsibility! They are happy and healthy 5 month olds and still have the entire family captivated. I decided to make them reversible fleece blankets to keep them cozy and warm this Christmas.

These blankets are SO easy to make – no sewing involved – and for babies you only need about a yard of fabric! Here’s a quick “how to”:

Use two pieces of fleece for each blanket

cut off selvage edge and trim so they are the same size

stack the pieces and cut out 6 inches from the corners

cut 6 inch strips

tie each cut strip together in a simple knot

continue all the way around

gently stretch to reshape...fleece is a very forgiving fabric!

ta-da!

warm and cozy gifts for the little ones

I hope everyone is finding warmth from this winter…hard to believe that Christmas is less than two weeks away. I’ve got a lot of craft projects that need to get under the tree, fast. Stay tuned for more!

I’m always so happy to show off my talented friends. So when my super awesome friend, Kristen, told me about the wreaths that she had started to make for the holidays, I knew that it would be a perfect opportunity to blog (brag) about her.

Kristen & I became sidekicks almost as soon as we met. She’s one of my nearest and dearest girlfriends. She’s an Event Production Contractor, so we have a lot in common when it comes to our ‘professional lives’.  She’s also a lover of food, cocktailing, music, UGA football, and all things local to Atlanta. (which pretty much makes her a girl after my own heart)

Growing-up in a DIY household Kristen always had a creative knack and has spent the last year or so working on a variety of projects. After spending four years in New York City, she moved back to her hometown and currently resides in Atlanta.

She can make wreaths for holidays, baby showers, hostess gifts and even to show team support.

Check them out!

Custom orders are available by contacting her at kristen.desing@gmail.com.