Featuring karnivalofkrafts

How long it's been since I posted a random feature? Or a giveaway? OMGosh, too long I'd say.
So let me fix that today and introduce you to Kim and her wonderful creations at karnivalofkrafts on etsy.....tada!!

Macrame Bookmark with Butterfly Charm, $2.75 by karnivalofkrafts

I love her many skills that bleed through the many things available in her shop like baby items, spa and kitchen crocheted goodies and paper goods just no name a few.

And I'm sure you can find something to love and use in her Clearance or the Destash sections.

Crochet Fingerless Gloves in Coffee Brown, $23 by karnivalofkrafts

Now, few words from the artist:

"Hi and Welcome!

My name is Kim.

All my life, I have enjoyed making beautiful things in a variety of crafts. I sew, knit, macrame, scrapbook, and my passion is crochet. Lately, I have discovered a passion for creating paper crafts like tags and cards. With such a variety of creating, I think you can see how my shop got its name.

Please feel free to stay and browse a while and I hope you will find something you just can't live without!"


Crocheted Round Coasters in Purple and White, $7 by karnivalofkrafts

I know what you all are thinking, You want to know more about karnivalofkrafts and I showed you enough to leave you drooling on your keyboards while staring at the monitors.

Not to worry, stay tuned for an amazing giveaway from by karnivalofkrafts

Giveaways, giveaways everywhere!!!

New blog design and new opportunity for all my readers!
I installed a new linky widget under the tab "Giveaways Linky": go over there and link up your giveaways any time! And tell your friends too :)

Now, onto some scrumptious giveaways!

My patriotic giveaway is 4 days away from ending! Don't miss out and ENTER HERE
Ends 05/27

I'm sponsoring a giveaway on Bebe Chat blog too!
A cupcake jewelry box is given away with a nice pair of sterling silver earrings!
ENTER HERE
Ends 06/02

My friend Val is giving away these gorgeous pearl earring with silver accents:
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Ends 06/04

And at last, for all the mommies out there: Win an ERGObaby carrier!
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Ends 06/01

Monday cupcake Find

This Monday is baby related from daisydoodleembroidery!


Applique - Mommys Little Cupcake - Onesie or Lap T Shirt, $18 ON SALE by daisydoodleembroidery


Applique - Mommy's Little Cupcake - Onesie or Lap T Shirt

Great design for mommy's little girl. Listing includes an applique cupcake which can be added to a onesie, lap tee for the little ones or a ribbed collar t shirt for a toddler. Super cute! I used Riley Blake and Timeless Treasures designer fabric for this design. The applique cupcake has yellow embroidered flowers going around the top with pink centers. I included a lime green blanket stitching that goes around the cupcake bottom, which adds nice detail. Very cute applique design. Would make a wonderful gift for a new mom. The lettering is done in a rose/pink color. Because each item is custom made fabric placement and lettering placement may vary.

Cupcake design size is 3 1/4" high x 3 3/4" wide. (8.26cm x 9.53cm)

Lots of sizes available

Check out her 10$ of FALL SALE!

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daisydoodleembroidery

• The Discount: ♥♥FALL SPECIAL! 10% off everything in my studio♥♥
• How To Get This Sale: Prices already discounted
• End Date: 10/31

Other Information: After payment has been received your custom made item will ship within 10 business days.
(usually sooner)
Click Here to go to the Shopping at this store!

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Do you have a cupcake to share with me??? XO

New kid on the block: Kristy Lynn Jewelry

Always In My Heart Hand Stamped Necklace, $28 by Kristy Lynn Jewelry

Busy week for me this one, since tomorrow is my little girl birthday and I'm up in my arms making her little gift to find here and there tomorrow in a little treasure hunt. But while the shirt I'm making for her is cooling I wanted to take few minute to show off a nice that Michele at Sweet Irie discovered: Kristy Lynn Jewelry
When I visited this little shop I couldn't help but thinking: OMG the perfect stop for Mother's day gift and for all you personalized jewelry needs!

Mother's Day Hand Stamped Necklace, $25 Kristy Lynn Jewelry

No wonder Kristy is being so successful even tho she's around Etsy just from few months: her jewelry are very well made, her pictures are inviting and she has products to satisfy every needs....even for your pet!

Dog Bone Hand Stamped Tag, $10 by Kristy Lynn Jewelry

Let's get to know Kristy a little bit more:

"I am a stay at home mom, I have been married for over 13 years and together we have two daughters 10 and 6 years old. I love giving and receiving personalized gifts and have found it difficult to find just what I want in the stores or online. So I decided to start designing and making my own jewelry. There is nothing better than designing a piece of jewelry with someone or something specific in mind and then seeing their reaction as they open it. All of my pieces reflect my life experiences, love and inspirations from my daughters."

Born To Skate Hand Stamped Necklace, $25 by Kristy Lynn Jewelry

Do yourself a favor and visit Kristy's shop: I assure you, you will find the perfect gift for that person-hard-to-buy-for in your life!

New kid on the block: Punk Rock Momma

Can you tell that spring is in the air and all I can think of is babies??? How I wish I had a baby right now, I bought my last training pants pack last month, now I'm officially a mom of 2 kids and not a mom of 1 kid and a toddler LOL

So, in this there, here a mommy-kiddos brand new shop: Punk Rock Momma.

Eco friendly wash wipes, $6 by Punk Rock Momma

Punk Rock Momma provides handmade items for everyday use like Eco friendly wipes, Burpies, Wallets. We use quality fabrics to make each and every one of our products and hope that you like our color and design choices.

Burpie, $5 Punk Rock Momma

Let's know this talented mommy a little better!

"Hi, I'm Jessica Lynn and I am the designer of these great handmade items.

I'm a mother of two very obnoxious children and one very sweet baby boy. I am happily married and trying to find something to while away my time with so i thought lets sew again. lol
So here I am.
Everything I sell is handmade by me in a smoke free environment. I take special care in all that I make and hope that you will enjoy having them as much as I enjoy making them.
Everything I make is baby friendly and child friendly.

I do custom orders also, so if you don't see something your interested in but would like one of my items convo. me and I'm sure we can come up with the design your looking for.

Connect with me on twitter or on facebook and you can follow my blog. Hope to see you there!"

Handmade wallet, $8 by Punk Rock Momma

Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

New kid on the block: Morning Glory Meadows

Today I present you a new shop: Morning Glory Meadows

5 Spring handmade cloth baby wipes, $6 by Morning Glory Meadows

Alysha is an old friend of mine, she was my first customer when I first opened my etsy shop and I'm really happy that she came back with a new line of products while being a stay at home mom of 2 little boys that she's also homeschooling.

Most of her products are based on the needs of babies, small children, and the mothers who take care of them, like Organic skin care, Baby items, Toys, Accessories.

Handmade Minky cat cloth baseball, $2.50 by Morning Glory Meadows

That's how Alysha define herself:

I have a deep appreciation for simplicity and spend much time taking note of all the large and small blessings God has given our family. With the right attitude ordinary life can be extraordinary! You can always find something to be genuinely grateful for!

Rose the sleeping handmade rag doll, $10 by Morning Glory Meadows

I know she's really crafty and talented and can't wait to see with all the wonderful goodies she can come up with! I posted her etsy mini on the right column of this blog so we all can keep an eye on her and follow her progress.

She's also venturing herself in the vintage world with West Memory Lane

Vintage handmade Victorian brooch, $6 by West Memory Lane

Hope you enjoyed this ride!

Monday cupcake Find

This Monday I'm going to introduce
The Rockin' Cupcake and her Lovey Baby Blanket.

Chocolate Cupcake Chenille Security, Comfort, Lovey Baby Blanket, $15 by
The Rockin' Cupcake


~A little cupcake meets functional, Top stitched for strength and detail.

~Totally gorgeous 100% Cotton Prints/With super soft and plush chocolate chenille backings.

~At 17x17 this is a perfect size blanket, Great for in the car,crib or anywhere. Perfect for little hands and will be their favorite blanket.

~Machine washable with other baby items.

~Will arrive wrapped ready to give or receive.

~Get the matching Rockin'Cupcake bibs,burp cloths,nursing pads in more in this great fabric





Let's share some LOVE! Jenette is a new seller and has some awesome items!

Cherry Cupcakes Fabric Cuff Bracelet - JUST $5

Last day: T-strap baby slippers giveaway!

Another giveaway is coming to end! I really enjoyed reading all your comments and feedback. If you haven't enter yet, this is your last just to do so.
Enter here!
And spread the word with all your friends that my need or like the prize above!
Thanks!!

New giveaway on the block!

Good evening readers, tonight I'm here to point out how to get free goodies!!
Sweet Irie is giving away 3 wristlets keychains of winners choice! Her giveaway is taking place on Etsy It Up blog and the owner, Celeste, also wrote a little review about the camera strap she got from Sweet Irie.

Also a little reminder that my T-strap baby slippers giveaway is about to end, so if you wish to enter, do it now!

Artfire Guild

Good evening readers!
I'm here to introduce you to this new ArtFire Guild that I joined few days ago. it's named "Shop with less then (10) sales" guild obviously because one of the requirements is to have a shop on ArtFire with less then 10 sales, so we can promote each other to reach success and establish as seller on this new handmade venue.
This Guild has in own blog where you can read of the Featured Seller and admire beautiful creations and I already met a lots of very nice people whom I like networking with.
so, if you're a new ArtFire seller, this is the Guild for you!!

And please, don't be shy and stop by my T-strap baby slippers giveaway and visit my ArtFire shop to find sweet crocheted items with FREE SHIPPING!

Featuring hollanddesigns

I've know many crochet designer in my year at Etsy, but no one is talented like Lisa at hollanddesigns where you can find the most beautiful and sweet patterns for every taste and very affordable.
I just want one of each!

Let's know Lisa more in details:

I learned to crochet when I was 5 years old and grew up playing with balls of yarn and making gifts for family and friends. To this day I absolutely love going to the yarn shop; it makes me giddy!

I began to design "officially" in my early 20s and have published several baby afghan patterns in such magazines as Crochet World, Crochet Fantasy, Crochet Home & Holiday, plus a couple Annie's Attic publications.

I am originally from Wisconsin, but now live near Auckland, New Zealand. My husband is a Dutch/Kiwi, having been born in NZ, but having also lived in Holland for several years. We've been married 2 years and have a little baby girl, Holland Grace, who models many of my designs. I am now a stay-at-home mom and crochet/design in my spare time.

My blog, "The Life of a Crochet Designer" is viewable at

http://hollanddesigns.blogspot.com/

"She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands." (Prov 31:13)

She's also the amazing designer behind the slippers than I'm proud to sell in my shops.
So, don't waste any more time, go check her shop out! If you're a crocheter you'll enjoy making her patterns and if you're not a crocheter...well, you might ask Lisa to sell you a finished product or she will refer you to somebody that can accommodate you!

Baby slippers Giveaway!!!

Are you ready for another giveaway????? This time I'm gonna pimp my ArtFire shop so that you all will become familiar with it :) I'm holding a marvelous Christmas in July Sale over there where all my items are offered with FREE SHIPPING within US. So, if you're looking for Christmas ornaments already or simply starting your Christmas shopping early, this is the right time and the right place :)

Prizes Details:
One lucky winner will receive the sweet T-Strap baby slippers in the pictures above, valued $15

How to enter:
Please leave a separate comment for every entry for increase your chance of winning!!
1) You must go through ArtFire shop and comment back here on your favorite item with your name and contact information.
2) Give me a SUGGESTION: what I should change/add in my ArtFire shop? I'd love to hear from you and you will gain 1 EXTRA entry.
3) Become a follower of my blog and earn ONE extra entry. Leave another comment telling me you did! Past follower don't count, sorry!
4) Subscribe to my blog and you'll earn ONE extra entry. Leave a separate comment about it! Past subscription don't count, sorry!
5) Blog about this giveaway and receive ONE extra entry! Just come back here and leave a separate comment with your blog link.
6) Twitt about this giveaway and earn ONE extra entry. Be sure to put @piccoladonna before your twitt, so I will know you did it :)
7) Earn TEN (10) extra entries by purchasing something from ArtFire shop. Just come back here and tell us what you purchased along with your contact info to claim your extra entries!

This giveaway will last for 2 weeks and will end July, 29th.
Winner will be announced on July 30th, at which time I will contact the winner to get shipping information for delivery.
If the winner does not contact me within three days, I will appoint another winner through another random number drawing.

What's new?

I always appreciated when the people I feature thank me, but today I was super excited when the owner of Stoopher & Boots told me that one of her creations, actually 2 of them, are now in the hand on a celebrity: the baby twins of Sarah Jessica Parker who played Carrie Bradshaw in "Sex and the city"!
You can read all about in this article on the PopEater and I'm really proud of having this amazing artist feature in my 4th of July Gift guide!

Also, I'd like to remember to my fellows readers a very cute giveaway going on on Sweet Irie blog: it's going to end really soon and you don't wanna miss this pieces of eye candy!

These awesome earrings come from a very talented artist, Jingerbella...let's show her a little love!!!!

Last day: Double trouble giveaway!!

And the double trouble giveaway is coming to an end!
If you haven't entered yet, please do so or you my loose the change to win the set showed in the picture above, the gorgeous Paris wrist key chain from Sweet Irie and the crocheted black earrings from Crocheted Little Things.
If you already entered, well thank you! Michele and I really enjoyed reading all the nice comments and stay tuned because we're close to see the winner :)

Also I'd like to announce another giveaway that I'm sponsoring for Every day Moms, a nice network site for moms of every age and from every place.

This time I'm giving away a pair of sweet baby girl slippers!

I hope to see you all there!!!