Getting ready to close my website sale!!

I will be closing my website for maternity leave and am cleaning out all inventory. Many items are marked down already! I'm now extending this sale to the public. I've got a free shipping special, many items marked down plus a pattern sale. To read all the details and how to redeem these specials, please go here: http://www.homespunfromtheheart.com/store/Default.asp

I'm closing in 2 weeks, June 13th and will reopen sometime in mid-August with brand new products, patterns and new kits too. I really want to enjoy some time with my new little one when she gets here! And I'm still working on getting 'ready' or 'nesting' like the little robin is doing on our deck (as my hubby says).

Even while I'm closed, my epatterns will still be for sale at www.patternmart.com - I'll post links on my website.

Back from our Indy Trip

What a wonderful weekend I had!!! I was blessed to spend a long weekend with 13 other amazing, fun and super sweet women out in Indiana. We are all friends through PrimMart.com and planned a Girlfriend's Getaway trip. Here's a picture of the whole gang shopping out in Browne County, we chatted up a store owner and met up with another friend who came in for the day to see all of us. I tell ya, sometimes I wonder how lucky I could be?! These are friends I met on the internet - that sounds so strange to think of meeting friends online; but they are some of my bestest friends I have. We laughed so hard all weekend, we also talked and played Bunco and did so much shopping. Even tho I didn't get enough sleep, I felt so energized because I was with my friends and had some time away.

I also have to say... that I did miss a BUNCH of YOU who couldn't come this year - you know who you are :)

Now these ladies also have the most generous hearts!! Can you believe they suprised me and Amanda with a baby shower? WOW! I was so overwhelmed at their kindness - I had no idea they were planning it either. I received the most beautiful gifts of clothing, lots of essentials we will use and gift certificates too. I am so spoiled, I love you all for thinking of us this weekend!!!

OH and my roomie Val made me a diaper cake! I've never seen one in person and wow, she loaded it with so many things we will use. She also made me a scrapbook album, it is so sweet, I can't wait to fill it up with pictures!

Okay so for those who want a 'belly pic' - well here it is. heehee! I'm now down to 9 weeks left to go til my due date. I can't imagine how big this belly's going to get by then. I am still giggling at many things that happened over the weekend. This sure was a trip to remember!

We have a winner!

Thank you ALL who played my contest, I just loved reading your emails - seems that alot of us had these toys when we were kids (or our kids had them). So much fun to walk down memory lane!!! I enjoyed doing that with you too.

OKAY yes I have a winner, Laura P is my winner! I notified her this morning, so CONGRATS to you Laura!

And everyone did guess the answers because I gave hints out along the way :) I wanted everyone to be entered. But in case you are back to see the names of the dollies, here they are:

Attic: Apricot, Cherry Cuddler, Strawberry Shortcake (ballerina), Apple Dumplin and Tea time Turtle

Balcony: Orange Blossom and Raspberry Tart

Bath: Strawberry Shortcake (she needs clothes)

Bathroom: Lemon Meringue and Lime Chiffon (see the green hair peeping up?)

Living Room: Raspberry Tart, Lime Chiffon, Orange Blossom, Frappe the Frog, Souffle Skunk

Kitchen: Blueberry Muffin, Angel Food Cake, Cheesecake the Mouse

Bonus 1: The snail cart turns into a picnic table, complete with ice cream party! here's my dollies enjoying their ice cream (EEk and Sour Grapes and her snake make an appearance!):

Bonus 2: Berry Merry worm aka Philbert

Bonus 3: Purple Pie Man and his bird, Cackle

Hope you all had fun and HAPPY 4th Anniversary Homespun from the Heart!

New dolls and new patterns

I added some new dolls and 4 new patterns to my website within the last week. I've been busy working on new designs and building inventory for the fall since I will be offline for a while when the baby comes.

Anyway, I'd love to have you check out my new items:
http://www.homespunfromtheheart.com/store/WsDefault.asp?iNew=New

Here's a peek at a couple:


Don't forget if you want to be entered in my special contest, there's only one week left to enter!
Til next time :)

Vintage Strawberry Shortcake fans?

Heehee, I'm such a kid at heart! My sister & I began re-collecting some of these dolls and things that we had as kids. The new SSC dolls have been out and I don't know but I just don't like them the way I do the old ones. So we started re-collecting again :) It started with my sister finding this HOUSE (that we did not have as kids) at a yard sale for only $5! Then we both started finding things on eBay to fill the house, lol.

So I decided one day (a non-craft I don't feel like working day) to set up the house and make it all pretty. Here's the 'front' of the house where theres a little mailbox and even a porch swing. See Strawberry Shortcake getting the mail? I love her striped tights and little shoes.

I set up the dollies inside the little rooms. They are all doing different things... let's see how many we can identify! This is my newest CONTEST to win a doll making prize package.

I'm going to show close ups of each of the rooms. Email me with the names of each of the dolls you see in each room - like Strawberry Shortcake at the mailbox. Hint: you can look for pictures of each of them on google if you aren't sure of the names.

Attic: (4 dolls and one pet)

Outside balcony: (2 dolls)
Bathroom (eek close the curtain!) - 1 doll (um nekkey) Heehee, strawberry shaped potty!

Bedroom (2 dolls) look closely!
Living Room (3 dolls, 2 pets):
Kitchen: (2 dolls, 1 pet)

Bonus Questions!!!
1. What does this special 'snail ride' become after the dolls get to their destination? (hint: what's inside the big strawberry?)

2. What's the name of this transportation? 3. Who's the tall guy with the bird on his arm? OKAY Offical contest information.... Just email me (admin@homespunfromtheheart.com) your answers no later than April 15th (midnight). All the correct answers will be posted here shortly after the winner is announced. You must get the answers right to be entered; for each bonus question you get right, you get another entry! I will draw ONE lucky winner to win this ultimate doll makers kit:

This is a $200 value prize! You get tea stained muslin, several half yard cuts of different homespuns I carry on my website, some fun and shabby fat quarter fabrics, Vintage Doll Spray (exclusive by Homespun from the Heart), several trims and notions, turning tool set, Mark B Gone pen, vintage blue tinsel, vintage toys for your dolls and your choice of any 3 patterns PLUS the doll making guide for beginners with Candy Cane Ann Pattern on CD. And the winner gets this prize shipped to their home!

GOOD luck to everyone!

Sewing Room Make-Over is DONE

I am finally ready to share my sewing room makeover. I wrote a whole article in Beneath the Willow Tree - I hope you will check this issue out: http://www.btwtnews.com/store/Default.asp
My article shows before (eeeeeeeK!) and after pictures. I really love my new space, I can't say that enough - just reorganizing and rethinking how to use my room made a huge difference. And I only spent $182 in total - with curtains, shelves, some antiques, and organization things. I used alot of things I already had lying around the garage/house.

Well our issue theme was "Green" - recycling and reusing especially. Checkout the neat article on fabrics; and gardening :) And if you are like me and cringe thinking, OH I am not doing enough - read Heartspun Thoughts - I'm Greener than I thought I was. There's lots of great freebees too!

My stepdaughter has been here for SPring break this week; we've had lots to do - been cleaning out her old room for the nursery and getting her new room situated. We spent the day shopping yesterday and today have a lot of errands to do. It's gone by real quickly!

I hope to have a few new faces on my website next week :)

Yard sale at PrimMart

Well I meant to come and post about this for the last week but whew! I was so busy with the sale I forgot to :) I have a booth in Prim Mart's online yard sale - I have lots and lots left too. I'm going to mark some things down this morning and hoping to get rid of it all. My stepmom brought me some of her fabric - vintage calico's from the 1970's. All in great condition, wonderful calico prints for your sewing projects. We're selling them real cheap too, just a few $$ for each piece.

I'd love to have you check it out!! Also, if you purchase anything at the yard sale, you get a 25% discount on my site for patterns, fabric, and supplies (only those items).

http://www.ezcraftshow.com/shoppe/default.asp?sid=HomespunfromtheHeart