Half-Apron Giveaway Winner!

Congratulations to Sarah Bartels! Your name was drawn by the wonderful little Miss Aurelia.
Please contact me to claim your prize!

 All the names in the bowl

 The bowl is set out to tempt Aurelia :)

 She took the bait!

 She is really digging in now...

and the 1st name to be drawn is... Sarah B. Congrats!!

Today's Work - A Family of Owls

This is what I have been working on today, a family of 3 owls.

All 3 different sizes of owls in purple, blue, turquoise, orange and gray

Giveaway - Apron

I am going to make and giveaway a half apron to one lucky Honeybunch Boutique fan/follower.

This Giveaway will be open from now until Midnight Thursday evening. To enter, browse my Etsy store (honeybunchboutique) and tell me what your favorite item is. You can comment on this blog, or write about it in a post on the Honeybunch Boutique page on Facebook.  To get a bonus entry, Favorite that item on Etsy!

I will be working on the apron today, so check back in to see the progress!

Have a great day. Here are a few pics of the material I will use, it is 100% cotton, nice and thick, to make a good heavy apron that will last!

Recent Work

I have made 3 blankets so far this week, I am on a roll!

Orange Frogs - orange, blue and brown plaid, pale green, blue vines on brown background, turquoise/green/orange frogs on brown background

Whimsy - mushrooms of many colors on dark green background, pink plaid, butterflies on a pale blue background

Printed Jungle - elephants of many colors on a blue background, funky red and white print, blue vines on a brown background, giraffe print

Spots Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to the winner of Spots the Baby Owl, Patty Nelson! 

Aurelia handed me the name slip this time after playing with the slips for about 10 minutes. She would take slips out, and then put then back in the bowl, she is still playing with the slips! Who knew that slips of paper and a bowl would be so fun?

Giveaway Today - Spots is Finished!

After all the ups and downs today had to offer I finally finished making Spots, the baby owl.  You can still enter to win him by Midnight tonight, (Saturday the 19th). To enter, just comment on this blog post or write on the Honeybunch Boutique page on facebook and tell us what your favorite stuffed animal was when you were a kid.

And without further adieu, I present to you, Spots!!!

Baby Spots, the Owl

 Closeup of his belly and feet

 Closeup of his eyes

 Aurelie with Spot, so you can see how little he is

Spot has Aurelia's Seal of Approval! :)

Giveaway Today - Trouble

This is as far as I was able to get making Spots, before my sewing machine broke! I have been having some trouble with it recently, I have been logging a lot of hours on it in the past few months. The giveaway is still on, I will have to figure out something quick. Maybe fix it or get a new machine, YAY!!!!

 The housing that holds the needle came off

this is about where it is supposed to be, anyone have a Brother XL 5600, or know anything about sewing machine repair?

Giveaway Today!!!

The prize will be a baby owl named Spots.

You can start entering now, prize yet to be seen, but I am working on it. To enter, comment on this post or write on the Honeybunch Boutique page on Facebook and tell us what your favorite stuffed animal was when you were a kid!

There will be only 1 entry per person for this giveaway.

Get Ready for Another Giveaway!

I will have another giveaway tomorrow! I am not sure what I will be giving away, I will make something! Check back to find out what it will be and how enter to win!

The Winner is!!!

Congratulations goes to Sally C., you are the winner!!!

Video of Aurelia drawing a name! 

This time I recorded Aurelia choosing a name, so you could see the whole process.  I tried to get her to give me a name, but she was to interested in all those little slips of paper.  The winner ended up being the first one she put in her mouth, as in previous drawings.  Sorry for the camera bouncing all over the place, I used my phone to record the video.

*The winner has ONE WEEK to claim their prize by emailing me their contact information at HoneybunchBoutique@yahoo.com.  If you do not claim your prize within a week, the item will be listed for sale on Etsy*

*If there was a clerical error in tallying all the entries, I apologize greatly.  However, this drawing is final and will not be changed*

Weekend Giveaway: Jungle Ragged Blanket - Day 2

 The Giveaway item is an adorable, gender neutral, jungle themed, ragged baby blanket.  It is made with two layers of flannel material, and a little bit of super soft cuddle fleece.  I would normally list this on Etsy for $35-40.  Entry details are below.

You have all weekend to enter this giveaway.  There is a maximum of 6 entries per person, 3 entries per day.  If you missed Saturday, you will still have Monday morning, until10:45, to enter as well.  Aurelia will draw the winner and I will post the results around 11:00 Monday morning. 

3 ways to enter to win:
1. comment on this blog post
2. Write on the Honeybunch Boutique wall on Facebook, (you need to post on the wall, comments or likes will not count as an entry)
3. Share a link on Facebook to this blog or the Honeybunch Boutique page on Facebook. Please try to share the links that others have shared already, this way I can keep track of who shares the links, let me know if I missed anyone!

More info about the blanket:
This blanket measures about 34x38.5 inches. It is made of two layers of flannel, with a couple squares of super soft cuddle fleece mixed in. The pattern on the back is a mirror image of the front, so no matter which side it out, it will always look great! The seams were fringed and I washed the blanket once in 7th Generation Laundry Detergent, to start ragging. This blanket is mostly cotton, so it breaths, making it nice and warm, yet not too heavy. Perfect for babies! Little ones really like the fringed and fuzzy seams.

Each blanket I make is unique, I never make the same one twice. I like to switch up my patterns, creating a blanket that will be a cute design and leave the least waste in fabric.

Contact me at HoneybunchBoutique@yahoo.com if you would like to make a custom order.

* This item was made in a smoke-free & animal-free home *

Weekend Giveaway: Jungle Ragged Blanket

The blanket is all done. Enter to win it now!!!

Did you think you missed the giveaway this week, when I didn't post anything on Thursday? 

Surprise, the giveaway is this weekend! I am going to be giving away a ragged baby blanket with an African/Jungle theme. It is gender neutral and the materials are yellow, green and animal prints. There is also one super soft cuddle fleece material (green and white zebra)! This is a really nice prize, even if you don't have young kids, it will make an awesome gift! I am making it today, so check back later for pictures of how it is going.  

You can start entering now! 1.) Comment on this post. 2. On Facebook: write on the Honeybunch Boutique wall (do not 'like' or comment on the link, you will not be entered! You can get two entries per day, today and Sunday. *You can also get a bonus entry if you share the link on Facebook!* 

The winner will be announced Monday morning, around 10 o'clock.

All cut out and ready to sew it together, I did make one changes, I switched the green strip with the black and white zebra, otherwise, this is what it will look like!

Baby Blankets for Raffle

I made these as part of an order for three ragged baby blankets, one boy, one gender neutral and one for a girl. The boy and neutral ones I made today, the baby girl one I made a while ago and had it listed in my Etsy shop, I decided to use it for this order. 

These blankets will be part of a raffle to raise money for the Coulee Birth Network. It is a non profit org. connecting birth professionals and their services to women and families in Western WI, W MN and NE IA. They have Professional Labor Companions, childbirth education classes, breast feeding groups and grief support.

They are not ragged yet, but you get can pretty much see what they will look like.

Attention: Giveaway Redraw!!!

The winners of the redraw are Heidi and Janelle, I know, crazy isn't it.  I have pictures to prove it, but Aurelia picked two names and it turned out to be Janelle and Heidi.  So funny!  I will post the pictures later, I have to get going for now!

It was brought to my attention that a name was missing from the entries! I am glad I post the pictures so you all can double check and make sure it is fair for all! I missed a page and 3 entries were not put in the box, so in a few minutes I will have Aurelia redraw a winner.  She is having lunch now and it would be a little messy if we attempted it now :).

Ok, rules for the redraw.  Since there are already two winners, I don't think it would be fair to take away their win. However, all names will be put back in the box and Aurelia will draw one, hopefully just one this time. If a new name is drawn, then there will be 3 winners and we will have to have you all duke it out for who gets the elephant and who gets another prize of similar of similar value. If one of the previous winners is drawn, then nothing will change.

Check back in a bit to see what happens!

The winners of the redraw are Heidi and Janelle, I know, crazy isn't it.  I have pictures to prove it, but Aurelia picked two names and it turned out to be Janelle and Heidi.  So funny!

And the Winners Are!

And the winners are Janelle Veldkamp and Heidi Newman. Congratulations ladies! Aurelia picked two names this time and I couldn't choose between you two. I wanted to give you both something since you are both previous customers. We will figure out a second prize and who gets what.  Thanks everyone and have a great weekend!!!