Last Call to Enter

The GIVEAWAY CONTEST!

It is seven o'clock central time on July 9th, and I thought I would remind everyone out there who reads this blog that the GIVEAWAY CONTEST IS STILL GOING ON!

We have some great prizes, including your very own limited edition Hush Baby Toy. Would you like to win it? You know you would. Here's how you can:

Click the FOLLOW button or leave your email in the FOLLOW BY EMAIL to connect with this blog.

Tell your friends to do the same! Once they are following this blog, have them leave a comment on one of the posts telling me who recruited them.

Both the most recent follower AND the person who recruited them will win a prize! Hurry now to be in the running!
QUICK LIKE BUNNIES!


And speaking of bunnies, I have new toys done. True, none of them are bunnies, but they are just as adorable. When I get the photos taken and put up tomorrow, you will have proof that I do not lie.

Also, I have started the countdown for our big move back to Minnesota. Only a few more weeks to go! To be honest, I will be really sad to leave the area we live in now - everything is so convenient and safe and friendly, and with my husband's parents so close, we always have a lot of fun. Even so, I know our new home will be delightful, and can't even tell you how absolutely excited I am to be living in an actual house (right now the three of us all squish into an efficiency apartment that consists of one large room and a teeny tiny space that is not a legal bedroom because it has no windows. Our apartment is also in  a basement, so there is no natural light). What am I looking forward to the most? Having space to stretch out and play and SUNLIGHT! Bring it on! I can't wait for that. I probably won't be hanging curtains for a long time just because I will be revelling in the fact that we will no longer live like moles.

And on that note, I had best get back to work doing stuff that keeps me busy. Have a wonderful evening!

New Toys!

It's just like Christmas, isn't it!? Well, sort of. It's nearly as exciting at least.

There is a new addition to the SHOP! Several days ago and a few posts back I posted a bunch of names that were clues to the animals I was making. One of the names on the list is Doyle. Now I have a habit of naming the animals I make after authors that I associate with the names. So. Doyle. I'll give you a moment to put in any last guesses as to what animal it is.


Ready? Here we go. Without further ado, I present the newest addition to the Hush Baby Toys line:

Click on the picture to enlarge.

Get it? Doyle! Like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. As in Sherlock Holmes. And...wait for it...HOUND of the Baskervilles. Eh? Eh? It's clever and you know it.


Yes I know there were probably clearer connections I could have made when thinking of the name, but to be honest I was on kind of a Sherlock Holmes kick when I started making him, and it seemed the cutest animal I could draw from the series.

Anyway, currently Doyle is residing in my house, even as his image is residing in the SHOP section of this blog. I encourage you strongly to adopt him today! His ears, paws, and the tip of his tail are knit with super soft 100% cotton, and his ears are garter-stitch (I'm learning the technical terms for the stitches I've taught myself) making them really fun and tactile for little hands.

You may also notice the price of Doyle is less than the other animals I've had in my shop. I'm still playing with prices to see what will go best online. Please bear with me until I find the sweet spot.

Once again, thank you to my fantastically talented sister-in-law for the lovely photos, and to Picnik for making it ridiculously easy to make a simple product collage.

Also, don't forget about the GIVEAWAY! All you have to do is hit that little FOLLOW button on the side of this blog and tell your friends to do the same. I am trying to get 50 followers by July 10th. I have been informed that this might not be possible. If we don't reach 50, then I will give one prize to the most recent person to join and the other to the person who has recruited the most followers. This means that if you want the ADORABLE elephant Rudy (short for Rudyard. As in Kipling - get it?) you need to get out there and do your part! In case you have forgotten just how cute the first prize is, let me remind you:

Until later, have a good one!