Boo Boo Bags (cold or hot pack)

This is an idea that my aunt gave me. Boo Boo Bags, they are for when little ones get a boo boo. Put it in the freezer and use it as an ice pack for bumps and bruises or microwave for 30 second and it becomes a hot pack for tummy aches or cold nights.

They are 100% cotton bags filled with 1 cup rice and top-stitched to ensure that the rice does not leak out. The covers are 100% cotton flannel for a soft and comfy feel against the skin. Also pre-washed so they will not shrink when removed and washed if they get dirty.

Owls on one side, flowers on the other, the tan one does not have a cover on it

Winner's Choice Winner!

Congratulations to Wendy Luchterhand! Please e-mail me at HoneybunchBoutique@yahoo.com to claim and choose your prize.

All the names

picking a name

She's got one!

And the winner is... Wendy L. Congratulations!!!

Dress Fixed

My niece was running around in her Sunday dress the other day and stepped on the front of it. This is what happened:

In a matter of minutes, it was fixed! I could get into this fixing stuff it everything is this easy!

All fixed, good as new!

Pink Cowgirl Blanket

This is my latest baby blanket, made of woolly/faux leather and edged with bright pink.

 Fuzzy seams and faux leather on one side

 Super soft and woolly on the other side

Giveaway This Week: Winner's Choice!

Okay, I can't decide what to giveaway this week, so you get to choose whatever you want!

Items that are a possibility:
- $10 gift certificate to use toward an item in my Etsy shop
- Boo Boo bags (includes 1 rice bag and 3 fun covers)
  What is a boo boo bag? They are fun and cute ice packs for when your little one gets a boo boo.
- 2 flower hair clips (crocheted, felt or artificial flowers)
- 2 flower pins
- 1 half apron
- 1 small & simple stuffed animal
- 1 basic flannel blanket
- 1 super soft lovey blanket
- 2 pacifier/toy clips
- any other small & simple item that you want

There are two ways to enter this giveaway:
1.) comment on this blog post, you MUST include your name, first and last or first and last initial
2.) sign up for the HB weekly e-mail update, this is great for those who don't check the FB page or the blog weekly. Just send me an e-mail at honeybunchboutique@yahoo.com. You will receive only 1 e-mail per week and your e-mail address will be kept private.
  (If you are already getting the Honeybunch Boutique Buzz, you will automatically receive 2 entries when you comment on the blog)

* Winner will be announced Friday morning, you can enter until then!
  Below are some example of items I have made, some are available, some I would make you something similar to what is pictured

Fuschia Fluff

 Here is the latest blanket I made. It is the quick and easy double spaced double crocheted pattern.

Felt Flower Giveaway Winners

Congratulations Neisha Vils, Sarah Scholze and Aim Photography!

You get to choose your Felt Flower, it is first come first serve, so if someone picks the one you wanted, you will have to get your second choice.  You will have 1 week to claim your prize, otherwise a new winner will be chosen.

Felt Flower Giveaway

This is the last day of this giveaway, comment on this post now to enter, 3 winners will be drawn Friday morning.

 11 felt flowers

 Here is another one to add to the bunch to make it an even dozen to choose from

Winners will be able to choose if they want an alligator clip or pin back

7 other felt flower I made to go with another project I am working on, more to come on this later!

Tutorial: Felt Flowers

My mom found a little article on how to make these flowers in one of my magazines. It isn't my idea, but they are cute and I am going to try some variations on them. Here is how to make them, and how the first ones I made turned out.

 Start with a rectangle of felt, 6 inches by 2 1/4 or 1 1/2 is what was recommended. I used all sorts of different sizes, from 4-6 inches by 3-1 1/2 inches. Fold the felt and sew large stitches along the bottom edge.

Fold in half and snip petals in the felt, about 1/4 to 1/2 inches apart.

 Here is a piece of felt ready, petals snipped and stitched along the bottom.

 Pull the thread from both ends of the felt, making a circle, you can pull this as tight as you want, it will be more scrunched the tighter you go.

 Tie the two ends of thread together and then stitch the bottom 1/4 inch of the felt together.

 Make petal rings of different sizes and different colors. You can also snip the petals thin or thick, for a different look. To finish the flower, use hot glue to secure a circle of felt on the back of the base flower, then add a smaller flower on top of the base flower and finally, glue on a button for the center of the flower.

Here is an example of how it looks when it is finished! You could be the lucky winner of 1 of these flowers, check out the previous post!

Felt Flower Giveaway

This week 3 fans/followers will win their choice of these felt flowers. I can make them into a hair clip or a broach/pin. To enter to win, just comment on this post and let me know that you want to be entered (please make sure to include your first name as well as your last name or initial). This giveaway ends Thursday evening, the winners will be announced Friday morning. I am hoping I will have two guest name drawers to help choose the 2 extra winners! You will have to wait and see who they are! :)

Since there are no flowers in my yard yet this spring, I made a yard of flowers, 

haha, it is a bad pun, I know! :)

Side shot