Crafting Friends Designs

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

2013 Independence Day Contest Winner

First, I want to thank the ladies who entered this contest. It was fun to see the different colors used and combination of patterns. I loved all of them! I know there were a few others who had planned on entering and I actually saw the dresses they made but for various reasons, they were unable to make the remainder of the items needed to enter. Since this was the first contest being held, I knew that participation might be low but I am hoping that it will keep getting bigger as they keep going.

Also, Thank you to the ladies who helped judge. Lisa of Loops of Love, Crystal from Crystalized Designs, and Renee from Dugans Girls. If you have a moment, go check out their Face Book pages to see some wonderful work.

Now... Congratulations to Kendra McGill of TwistedLoopDesigns for winning my 2013 Independence Day Contest! Kendra chose to receive $25 to spend on Ravelry. Each of the other entrants will receive a pattern of choice from my shop.

Make sure you check back later this week. I will be announcing the next Contest :)

Happy Independence Day my friends! I hope you all have a wonderful Holiday and weekend of fun. Please stay safe.
Kate

Friday, June 28, 2013

2013 Independence Day Contest Entry #4

We have another cute little model for our 4th contest entry.

This is Stars & Stripes Toddler Sundress pattern. Now, Check out how clever Michelle Wulf was...She used the strap pattern from the dress to make her daughter a bracelet, necklace and headband. The stars pattern is from My Merry Messy Life.
Only a few more days to get your entries in for a chance to win $25 to Etsy, Michaels or Ravelry.

I will be holding another contest after this one. Help me decide what theme to use - Fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving. There will for sure be one for christmas, so keep that in mind when you start your next project :)

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Stars & Stripes Toddler Sundress Pattern Release

It's finally available!

My Stars & Stripes Toddler Sundress pattern has been released and is now available for Instant download.

Stars & Stripe Toddler Sundress on Craftsy

Stars & Stripes Toddler Sundress on Ravelry

Check out some of the cute color combos my fabulous testers used - and my Thanks to them for sharing some adorable models!

Kendra from TwistedLoopDesigns

Michelle Wulf

TwistedLoopDesigns

Krissy

Jennifer from Little Luvies

Lisa from Pink Snail Boutique

Jonna from Frayed Knot

How fun are all those colors!!! I am leaving the pattern on sale for $2.99 through the 4th of July. The discount on Ravelry will automatically be given at checkout. No coupon code needed.
If you get a chance to make one, I would LOVE to see photos :)

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

2013 Independence Day Contest Entry #3

There is a little baby out there who is going to look AMAZING in this set. Francie Christensen did a fantastic job.
She used my Emerald City Dress Pattern and accessorized with The Addie Hat by Frayed Knot.

The sandal pattern is the Simply Summer Sandals by Two Girls Patterns.

And finally the diaper cover pattern is the Baby Bum Diaper Cover by Crochet by Jennifer

The flower on the hat is the Croco Flower pattern by Bonita Patterns

Friday, June 21, 2013

2013 Independence Day Contest Entry #2

Another fantastic lady - Martha Shaw has worked up the Diamond Infant Dress and has completed this darling set using Baby Rosey Ballet Slippers pattern by The Lovely Crow

Too cute!!!

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

2013 Independence Day Contest Entry #1

Kendra McGill is a fantastic crocheter and always has such fun photos of her work. It doesn't hurt that she has an adorable model either!

She used my Stars & Stripes Sundress and matched it up with the Vintage Star Baby Bonnet by Crochet by Jennifer

I'm loving the entries I'm seeing! More to come :)

Entries are due by June 25th

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Auction for Colorado Fire Families

My friend Angela is one of the many who have been impacted by the Colorado Fires. I offered to help her by holding an auction on my Face Book page. Many other businesses have generously donated and I'm hoping to get as much help for her as possible. This is what she has to say:

Colorado has several devastating fires burning and there are many displaced families and families that have lost their homes. The best way I know to help is to have an auction with all monies collected going directly to help the families that fell victims to these fires. We have 6 responding agencies to the fires at present. They are: The American Red Cross, Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado, Discover Goodwill Southern and Western Colorado, Humane Society of Pikes Peak Region, Mercy's Gate, and The Salvation Army. You will be allowed to designate where you want your auction money to go, if there is no choice then the monies will be sent to The American Red Cross and Humane Society of Pikes Peak Region. All records of this action will be made public so everyone will see where the monies are going. Auctionis open now through July 3, 2013. No Bids will be accepted after the end date. All auction items should be paid no later than 10 days after auction closes. Unclaimed auction items will be offered to the next highest bidder. Thank You for your support in our efforts to help the victims of the Colorado Fires. I will be happy to answer any and all question you may have. Please feel free to email me at coloradofireauction@gmail.com. Direct donations can be sent through paypal to the same email address.

Here is a link to the Auction Album

I would love to see this be a huge help for those involved. If you can, please take a moment to look through the donations and help her out. If you would be willing to donate something, please let me know.

Thanks for your support
Kate

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Seeing Stars & Stripes

I am so excited to share with you the photos that I received from Nicole Nelson Photography. It's always fun to see how others display my items. I am not at all good at setting things up for photos and am so happy that Nicole is willing to help me out! She did a fantastic job and it was hard to choose which photos to use to promote my newest design. I couldn't narrow it down to just one. Luckily, I use several different sites to sell my patterns, so I used a different one on each site...lol (that's one way of getting around choosing).

Announcing the release of my "Stars & Stripes Infant Sundress" This pattern is on sale for it's release through the end of the week for $2.99. Here are the links to the listings: Stars & Stripes pattern on Craftsy Stars & Stripes pattern on Ravelry

The toddler and child sizes for this pattern are being tested now and both should be released by the end of the month. This was such a fun pattern to do and looks so cute on little babies. I can't wait to make one for each of my toddlers to wear around. Welcome to summer my Friends!

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Independence Day Contest

Have you started your Independence Day set for our contest yet?

I'm starting to see photos of dress sets for this contest and am so excited! Very cute and creative options. I cant wait to start posting photos.

This is another example of what I'm looking for. This is my Diamond baby dress that I made with a pair of sandals. The sandal pattern was in a book that my grandma gave me but I didn't completely like it, so I made some adjustments.

To enter, all you have to do is make one of my dresses and an accessory to make a baby set. Email a photo to craftingfriends4you@yahoo.com by June 25th. Entries will be judged by an independent group and the winner announced on July 1st. Winner will receive their choice of $25 Etsy gift card to be used in any shop which accepts them, or $25 to spend in any shop on Ravelry, or a $25 Michaels gift card.

The more participation I see, the more prizes I will add :) Please help spread the word so we can make this a huge success.

Thanks
Kate

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Independence Day Contest 2013

Since I have had the opportunity to work with some other designers and come up with some cute baby sets, I thought it would be fun to have a few contests throughout the year using not only my patterns, but patterns by other designers to make the perfect Holiday baby sets.

This will be the first contest and hopefully there will be enough participation to make it fun and enable us to have more.

Rules:
1. Make one of my dresses in colors and/or using embellishments that would be perfect for the 4th of July holiday. All of my patterns can be found here: Crafting Friends Pattern Store

2. Also, make an item to go with the dress to make it a set. The 2nd item could be a hat/bonnet, baby shoes/sandals, a blanket....Just something extra that would help make photos or the gift more fun. Links to matching patterns are posted below. You do not have to stick to this list, it is there to show the options.

3. You agree to give Crafting Friends permission to use the photos entered. It would be fun to have the dresses modeled, but is not required. If a model is used, please make sure I have permission to also use the photos on my blog, FB page, or other sites I sell patterns on.

4. Photos must be emailed to me at craftingfriends4you@yahoo.com by the 22nd of June in order to be entered. Please make sure your name and the name of the patterns/designer you used for your project are listed so I can give credit to those designers also.

5. I will add all photos on the blog and also share them on my Face Book page for 1 week to give everyone time to see them. Each project will be numbered and then voted for by an independent group. Winner will be announced on July 1st.

6. Winner will receive their choice of $25 Etsy Gift Certificate (can be used in any Etsy shop which accepts them) OR $25 Gift card to Michaels OR I will buy $25 worth of patterns on Ravelry for you. Winner will only have 48 hours to claim their prize or a new winner will be chosen.

Here are links to the other patterns that match some of my dress patterns