Fox Love Giveaway!

Happy February!!! Based upon a question posted on my Facebook page, my EPIC fans voted for a GIVEAWAY!!! And then they chose the PRIZE of a one of a kind FOX!Because I love all you amazing fans - Here is your giveaway!

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The Fox imaged above is the prize you will receive along with a original hand drawn Valentine's Day card!! This Vixen was made especially for this EPIC giveaway! ♥ There are two others ready for shipping in the Kiser Krafts shop: HERE & HERE.

The giveaway will run for only a short time so that the Fox can be shipped and arrive on time for Valentine's Day!! So make sure you ENTER today as time for entries are limited!! And Good Luck!!


a Rafflecopter giveaway

*Giveaway is from Feb 3 to Feb 6 and open to anyone 18 years and older. It includes free shipping to the USA - foreign address have shipping fees applied. The winner has 24 hours to claim prize before another name will be drawn via Rafflecopter to insure Valentine arrival. Thank you all who participate and Good Luck!*  

♥Kelly

 

Handmade Mania week 16

Happy Monday!! It was a wonderful weekend here! We enjoyed time playing inside due to the cold weather on icy snow outside. We made a couch fort and had our own "snow" fight with balls of paper. And then of course, it was Super Bowl Sunday! Did you watch the game? Or was it not that big of a deal? My team wasn't playing but my family still watched the game. The end of football season means spring is coming. And I know there are many ready for spring weather.

Last weeks link up was awesome!!  Everyone was sharing! And there were a few NEW shops! Woohoo! I love meeting new people. Thank you so much for sharing this link up with others, makes hosting so much fun! Welcome to a new week of Handmade Mania!!!

Most Viewed (top two):

Full of Love handmade flower hoop art by Violet's Buds

Luella Lion & Me - lion & bow set by Kiser Krafts & Violet's Buds

Staff Picks:

Woodland Nursery Art set by Bugaboo Bear Designs

Henrietta Hippo by Unique Creations by Tracy

There were so many wonderful links to choose from! It was a really hard choice so I asked an expert: my 3 year old daughter. She knows what she likes.

I am so excited to see the NEW links this week!! It is the start of a new month!

Remember if you make it with your own hands you can link it up no matter the platform! 

~RULES~

You can link up to two individual products from your shop below for some networking/sharing fun! Select two products from the collection to share via social media using #handmadelove so I can find and share what you have shared. And please share in a comment what two products you share and where. Thank you! ☺

(Do not share to Pinterest without the express permission from the shop owner.) 

By doing this, you'll be able to share EPIC handmade goodness and build shop your network! Also, Please share this link up with someone else. The more people we have join in, the more our items will be shared! I am super excited to share some EPIC Handmade Goodness!! ☺

How to link up:
Click "add your link"
Box 1: add the URL to your individual product
Box 2: add the product description
Box 3: put in your email address
Submit then select a thumbnail photo! ☺

You never know, your item might be the feature of next week’s link up!! ☺

Happy Sharing!

♥Kelly

February - #creativedaily & #dailyzoodle

On January 1st Lu & Ed released a photo challenge geared specifically towards makers called #CreativeDaily. And I was right on board best I could be. It was so fun to daily stretch my creativity with photos. Lu & Ed decided to carry #creativedaily into February!! You can read more on the Lu & Ed blog: HERE.  So here is the new prompt graphic and it is sized for Instagram so feel free to download and share via social media! I do hope to see you join in!!

 And my friend over at Squshies decided to host an animal doodle challenge for February!! I am totally EXCITED for it!! I have not drawn for ages it feels like but I am certainly going to give it a go!

So I hope you draw something for the prompt each day, be sure to tag it #dailyzoodle so everyone participating can easily find each others animal doodles, and have fun! I am excited to see all the creative artist out there!! ☺ And you can always read up more about this challenge at Squshies blog: HERE.

♥Kelly

P.S. - can spread the word about the #dailyzoodle challenge and prompts? The more doodles the more fun! Thanks!

With Doll my Heart

For the month of February, Ashley from Penelope's Eclectic Closet has a wonderful line of limited edition dolls available which will benefit charity. She's here as a guest to tell you all about it! Welcome Ashley!

When Stella was born, she had a small hole in her heart. The tiniest imperfection in an otherwise perfect newborn. We feel so fortunate! Her issue was minor. Just a tiny heart murmur needing a couple cardiologist appointments (At Primary Children’s hospital) during the first year of her life to monitor it. In Nov 2013 we got awesome news that her hole had closed and she was good as new! This isn’t even something that would affect her during the rest of her life. We’re so lucky and so grateful for the health of our kids!

February is National Heart Month, and Penelope’s Eclectic Closet will be celebrating by offering one limited-edition doll every day for the 28 days in February. These Heart dolls have the same charm as Penelope’s Eco Friendlies (dolls made from scraps of Penelope Original Dresses to keep extra bits and pieces out of landfills) but have a sweet little heart sewn to their chest! I'll be donating 20% of the proceeds from sales of these dolls to the wonderful folks at Primary Children's Hospital!

You can find Penelope's Eclectic Closet on Storenvy, Facebook, Twitter & Instagram, or contact via email.

If you are interested in donating directly to Primary Children's Hospital, read more about it here.  
 

Thank you so much Ashley for sharing your 'heart' and the way you are helping out others with us! What a wonderful gift!

♥Kelly

Try it Thursday: Infinity Scarf/Cowl Tutorial by Meli's Yarnworks

It has been a bit since I had a 'Try it Thursday' but I saw this wonderful tutorial by my friend Melli, of Melli's YarnWorks. I asked her if she would like to be a guest on my blog to share her tutorial with all of you. And she was happy to. I am so honored to share my blog with a talented friend! Melli's blogs all yours!

Thank you so much Kelly! Okay, everyone for this tutorial you will need:

• 
Largest round loom in the set (mine is a 41 peg round loom)
• 
Loom Knitting Hook
Crochet Hook (I used a size J)

• Yarn (you can double or single strand, any size yarn will work)

To do this tutorial you will need to know how to make the following stitches: E-wrap method, knit stitch, purl stitch, and how to bind off/single crochet off (all of these stitches have been linked to YouTube tutorial videos for your convenience).

To begin, cast on and e-wrap your first row. E-wrap your second row and start your project just like you would a hat.

Continue e-wrapping and creating rows until your project reaches between 14 and 18 inches in length. The length is up to you, the cowl will just be shorter the less rows you make.

To finish your piece, simply take your crochet hook, and crochet off your project. Because it is a cowl, you do not want to completely shut off the other end. Be sure to make your stitches as loose as possible! This end will be a bit tighter than your beginning opening, but the looser your stitches, the more it will remedy this problem.

Make sure to tie off both ends. The two ends will have a rolled brim to them. If you do not want this to happen, you can do four rows of knit 2 pegs purl 2 pegs at the beginning of the piece and at the end. This will reduce that curling/rolled brim effect. I have done it both ways, and honestly prefer to the rolled brims on both sides!

And there you have it, and easy cowl/infinity scarf made on your round looms! If you want to make a children’s size you can always go down round loom sizes.
If you have any questions feel free to ask! You can find me FACEBOOK | SHOP |  BLOG

Wow! This looks amazingly fun to make!! I think I will give it a Try today!! thank you again Melli!! Happy Thursday!!

♥Kelly