More Patriotic Pup Scrunchies & Summer Bandanas

Last summer, I posted about our collection of Patriotic Pup Collar Slipcovers and Neck Scrunchies; this year we've added more red, white and blue scrunchie neck ruffles, just in time for summer picnics and parties.

• Two scrunchies are made of fabrics with baseballs printed on red and navy blue backgrounds - paw-fect for Bark in the Park and 'take your dog to the ballpark' events;

• The Navy with White Stars scrunchie coordinates with a red version and patriotic collar slipcovers from last year;

• The Stars and Stripes and Star Spangled Stripes scrunchies remind me of July 4th buntings.

Here's Keli modeling the Star-Spangled Stripes and Red Baseballs scrunchies (Keli wears a Large/16 inch neck size)

Over-the-Collar bandanas are a new addition this summer. They're made in-the-hoop using No Dip Dog Bandana machine embroidery designs from DigiStitches, come in 5 standard sizes from XSmall to XLarge and are fully reversible. They're really easy and fast to stitch out, but the larger sizes did require a 200x260 hoop size (the medium size can be done in a 150x240 hoop).

Here are two coordinating bandanas: Patriotic Paisley Blue and Patriotic Paisley Red:

Keli is modeling a bandana we call the Grand Old Flag:

This style of bandana runs a little bit smaller than the collar slipcover bandanas I have made previously. They're intended to be shorter so that they don't dip into the water or food bowl.

I just could not resist pairing these two Watermelon prints for this summer bandana modeled by Penny. It looks just like a slice of real watermelon, including the seeds and green skin! Penny is wearing a Medium Watermelon Over-the-Collar bandana. Some of our Westie friends who have ordered the medium size have said that they prefer the large size.

I can imagine all kinds of fun fabric pairings and embellishments for these no dip bandanas!

As soon as I saw these fun summer fabrics I knew I would turn them into bandanas for surfer dudes and dudettes! The blue surfboard fabric is the back and accent to Surf Blue Flowers and Ocean Blue Flowers (worn by Penny below). The pink/green surfboard fabric backs and accents the Pink Flowers Surfer Girl Bandana. I also have Lime Green flower fabric that could go with either the blue or pink surfboards, for 5 different coordinating looks.

Over the summer, I hope to make new bandanas with various fun, beach themes.

The new Patriotic Pup Scrunchie Neck Ruffles and Summer Over-the-Collar bandanas have been added to my SewAmazin shop on ArtFire this month; select scrunchies are also available in my new Facebook store.

Part of the sale of each scrunchie will be donated to RBARI; part of the sales of each Over-the-Collar bandana will be donated to WestieMed.

Giveaway Day Winner

Thank you to everyone who entered my Giveaway last week! I enjoyed reading all 67 comments and hearing about your summer plans. :-)

And the winner is ...............

 

Comment #46, atabanana29 - Congratulations Stacy! 

I've already contacted the winner and will have the prize mailed out on Tuesday.

This Giveaway week was so much fun - I'm looking forward to the next one in December!

Giveaway Day - May 2012

This Giveaway is now closed - Thank You to everyone who entered!

Giveaway Day is here! This is my first time participating in this event coordinated by Sew, Mama, Sew! If you're new my blog, I hope you'll browse through my posts and visit again. I try to post regularly about whatever I'm working on, whether its sewing, machine embroidery or other crafting and home dec projects.

 I've decided to give away this 3 piece set of zippered accessory cases:

I'm slightly addicted to these in-the-hoop machine embroidery designs from Embroidery Garden! I recently purchased the new Zipper Cases Set, and these are 3 of my 'sample' stitch-outs for the Credit/Business Card Case, iPhone Case and Tissue Case. The really nifty detail about this set is that when the embroidery is done, the inside lining is neatly finished with no seams or raw edges exposed, other than a few hand stitches.

All three of my samples are made using the same fabrics - the covers are brown batik with light teal blue flowers and vines, and the linings are marbled teal blue. The front of each case is quilted and the backs are padded. They all turned out great!

The Credit/Business Card case is about 4.5 inches wide and 3.25 inches tall and has a split ring for attaching it to a key ring or lanyard. It can hold  lots of other things besides cards, too. (The Jo-Ann gift card is for illustration purposes only!)

The iPhone Case is about 5.5 inches wide by 3.375 inches tall - I don't have an iPhone, but my Blackberry fits nicely with room to spare. My digital camera also fits in this size case. I made a matching removable strap so it can be carried as a wristlet.

The wrist strap can be used to attach the case to a handbag or tote by attaching the folded fabric end to the split ring, wrapping it around a handle and clipping the swivel clasp to the ring.

The Tissue Case is 5.5 inches long and 3.25 inches wide and can hold a package of pocket tissues. It zips up the center to keep the tissues nice and neat.

I don't remember where I bought the brown batik fabric and I wish I could get more of it! I only have a remnant left, so this set will be one-of-a-kind or few-of-a-kind if I cut very carefully!

This giveaway is limited to US residents or individuals with a US mailing address only.

For a chance to win this zipper case set, all you need to do is leave a comment on this blog post by 8pm EDT on Friday, May 25. Only one entry is needed; if you leave multiple comments, only the first one will count as your entry.

You can comment about the zipper case set or, since next weekend marks the unofficial start of Summer, you can share something you're looking forward to doing this summer.

Please be sure you include a way to reach you by email in your comment. An email address or blog link is fine - don't post your mailing address.

I’ll use www.random.org to choose the winner and will contact them by email. The winner will have 3 days to respond before I contact a new winner. The winner's name will be announced here on this blog post by May 27, 2012.

Don't forget to go back to SMS to enter more Giveaways!

Thanks for visiting and Good Luck!

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UPDATE May 26 2012:

And the winner is ...................

Comment #46, atabanana29! Congratulations! Please watch your inbox for an email from me.

Thank you to everyone who entered! I enjoyed reading your comments and hearing about your summer plans. :-)

Shoe Diva Coin Purse

Here's a cute little Shoe Diva coin purse I've made a couple of times this year. The first one was a special request back in February (you can see it in the gallery listing in my shop).

A few weeks later, one of my friends asked me to make another one for her granddaughter, with a little extra bling and her initial.

If this design looks familiar, that's because I used it previously on the Shoe Diva Insulated Bottle Carrier last fall. The embroidery design is called Mola Diva Shoe from Embroidery Library. I used 4D Embroidery software to reduce the design size slightly and reverse the image. 

The color palette is made up of girly pinks, pale purples and fuchsia, embroidered on aubergine faux suede. For the letter A initial I used 8 Claws and a Paw's Tinker Bell font, stacked on top of the shoe's heel. For extra bling, I added some pale purple hot-fix crystals.

The lining for the coin purse is pale lavender satin that matches the ribbon loop at the top.

To sew the coin purse into a shoe shape, I made a fabric sandwich of the front, cotton batting and the lining and basted the layers together about 1/2 inch away from the embroidery. Then with right sides together (and the back already assembled with zipper inserted and open), I stitched again about 1/8 inch inside the basting stitches. The seam was trimmed with pinking shears before turning the piece right side out.

My friend wanted the finished coin purse to be just large enough for her granddaughter to carry her house key, but it could also fit a small tin of mints or a lip balm. And of course, we added the pink carabiner clip so she can attach it to her backpack.

Bits and Pieces, Odds and Ends

Just a couple of updates on some of our recent posts and a bit of news to share. And since blog entries without photos are boring, here's one of Keli wearing one of our new patriotic scrunchie neck ruffles:

• In March, we celebrated Keli's Happy Birthday Paw-ty - for every item purchased in my shops during March, we donated an extra 5% to WestieMed and RBARI. In April, we were thrilled to send $56.00 to WestieMed and $28.00 to RBARI for the first 3 months of 2012; a little more than $18.00 was specifically for Keli’s birthday. A great big THANK YOU to everyone who shopped with us in March!

• My very first SewAmazin e-Newsletter has been sent out! If you have subscribed to my mailing list and haven't received it, please check your spam or junk mail folders. In addition to a quarterly newsletter, I plan to send notifications when new products are added to my shops and other special announcements. Here on the blog, I've added a Newsletter page where you can subscribe to my mailing list and see an archive of past issues.

• Stitch N' Pitch - In my previous post, I included information about this year's event at Citi Field. Since posting, the game time has been changed to 8pm on June 3 with the marketplace beginning at 6pm. No word yet if this will have an impact on the Stitch N' Pitch event.