Bull Winner!

Congratulations to our winner, Michelle Butler!  She's our latest winner and will be the recipient of the Bull Onesie.

You have until tomorrow night at 9pm to email us your address at dressingheidisage@gmail.com!  If we don't hear from Michelle, we'll pick a new winner.

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Celebrating Milestones

We recently reached a milestone here at DHS.  We now have 100 GFC Followers (this is separate from FaceBook followers).  To celebrate we decided we'd give something away!!!

In case you missed our last post, we shared with you how uber excited Rex was to be wearing his Bull onesie.  We thought to ourselves, "I bet someone else would like to have this to get their little one this excited."  :-)

So, we're giving away a Bull Onesie, size 12 mo.  Maybe you have a son, grandson, friend's son, or know a little boy (or girl) who would look way too cute in this.  (If a girl wins, we might just have to tack a little bow on the "cow's" head.)

Here are the rules.  You get ONE entry.  To enter, leave ONE comment telling us anything you think we need to know.  We will draw ONE winner on Sunday evening, March 6.  

**THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED**

That's No Bull (well, except the one we're giving away),

Reusable Lunch Bag Winner

We have a winner!  Congratulations to CATHY BARNES!  We hope you'll love your lunch bags as much as we do!  :-)  We'll drop them in the mail tomorrow...and hopefully you'll have them by Christmas!

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Kids Lunch Bag Giveaway!

**This GIVEAWAY is now closed.**

In order to do our part to help save the Earth, we wanted to give away a set of TWO apple lunch bags.  You know the drill.  You can enter up to THREE times, by entering THREE separate comments.  The comments should be as follows...

1. Tell us anything you think we need to know.
2. Let us know you are following our Blog on GFC, or have just become a follower.
3. Let us know you "like" us on FaceBook, or have just "liked" us.

I expect LOTS of entries on this one!  It's finished!  It's girly, but not just for kids...mom's and grandma's can use these, too!  And it's adorable!  So get entering...

We (Courtney, Chelsea and Deborah) will all be together this weekend in Tennessee.  To celebrate the occasion, we will draw a winner on Sunday night!  Get your entries in now!

**And if you don't win...it's okay...you can always make them using our tutorial!**

Holiday Love,

The Girls at DHS

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We have a winner!

We have a winner!

Congrats to AMANDA at Our Happily Ever After!  

We can't wait to see your cute little darling rockin' this super cute holiday bow!  Email your snail mail address to dressingheidisage@gmail.com and we'll pop your bow in the mail!

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Cheers!

Christmas Hair Bow GIVEAWAY!!!

**This Giveaway is now closed.  Check back with us for future Giveaways.**

With a new baby in the family, we're staying busy and December is flying by us!  We need to give this bow away FAST!!!

You know the drill...you can leave up to 3 separate comments.  Each comment counts as an entry...so you have THREE chances!

1. Tell us anything you want us to know.
2. Let us know you're a "Follower" on our blog...and if you're not, then add yourself and let us know.
3. Let us know you "Like" us on FaceBook...and if you don't, then "Like" us and let us know.

We'll draw a winner on Tuesday evening and drop it in the mail on Wednesday!

BTW--Deborah also made this bow for Heidi Sage and it's pretty stinkin' cute!

Hope you're having a Crafty December!

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Reindeer Winner

Sorry for the delay in announcing our winner!  Instead of packing up yesterday to have a baby today, I was bringing home a new baby from the hospital...we'll share a few details and pics on that coming up, but for now...our winner...

Congratulations to

Celina!!

Shoot us an email at dressingheidisage@gmail.com with your address and we'll send you your prize!

Reindeer Applique Giveaway

Well, friends, it's that time again...we're giving stuff away!  As we leisurely stroll into Thanksgiving it's sometimes easy to forget how quickly we're going to get slammed with Christmas.  And don't you want your little ones living it up this Christmas in festive duds?  That you made?

Uh-huh.  I thought so.  Me too.

Since my three kiddos will be prancing around in these reindeer get-ups, we thought it only fair that two of your kiddos be doing the same!

The prize?  All the needed pieces to put together the Reindeer Applique.  You'll still have to put it together, but without all the trips to the craft store...  You can thank Deborah for putting this together!  Even the most beginner of seamstresses can handle this one!  

And if you don't win, there's still the awesome Reindeer Shirt Tutorial Deborah put together that you can follow!

How to enter...

1.  You can leave up to three comments, each comment an entry.

2.  The first comment is just a comment telling us whatever you think we need to know.  :-)

3.  The second is to let us know you are a "Follower".  (And, yes, we'll be checking these!)

4.  The third is to let us know you "Like" us on FaceBook.  (And, yes, we'll be checking these, too!)

If you leave a comment under "Anonymous", please make sure to include your name or email.

We will draw a winner this Sunday...I'm supposed to be having a baby on Monday!

Christmas-Ready,

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Penguin Winner

Congratulations to Lesli Terzo!!!  She has won both of the penguin appliques!  Can't wait to see pictures of those finished outfits!!  :-)

Email us your address to dressingheidisage@gmail.com, and we'll put your prize in the mail!

Thanks to everyone who participated.  Be looking for another Christmas giveaway in the not-too-far future!

Penguin Applique Supply GIVEAWAY!!!

**THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.**

So, did you read our Penguin Applique tutorial and think to yourself, "I can do that!"?  And then five minutes later think, "Ugh...I don't have any of the supplies."?

Well,  you're in luck.  Deborah has put together a great little giveaway.  She has already cut out all the needed felt pieces and ironed on the Wonder Under...for not one, but TWO appliques.  All you have to do is WIN, then have 2 shirts/onesies ready, iron on the pieces, and stitch them down.  BUT....YOU MUST PROMISE TO POST YOUR PICTURES ON OUR FB WALL OR EMAIL THEM TO US...we'll want to show off your work.

**Note:  If you really only need 1, you can opt to have a second name drawn for the other.   We're flexible like that.**

How do you enter?  Leave us a comment at the bottom of this post.  You can tell us anything...what you like about our blog, what your favorite post has been, or what you'd like to see.  You can also become a "Follower" and let us know in a comment for an additional entry.  And for a 3rd entry, you can "Like" us on FaceBook and let us know in a comment.  If you already "Follow" or "Like" us and would like the additional entries, just leave us a comment letting us know.

We can't wait to see who our winner is!  Clinton will be drawing a name on Tuesday, November 9.

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Hair Bow Giveaway!!

Deborah did a great little big tutorial on how to make the basic hair bow.  Click HERE to see that in full.  This is your last chance to enter for the giveaway to win ALL three of these bows.  Here's how...

Leave us a comment at the bottom of this post and we will randomly select ONE winner to receive all THREE of the bows made in this tutorial.  

You can leave any kind of friendly comment...tell us if this was helpful, tell us if you've tried another of our tutorials, or tell us if there's something you'd like to see us cover!

For additional entries, you can "Like" us on FaceBook or "Follow" us on blogger.  Just leave a separate comment for each letting us know you have done this!

We will announce the winner TOMORROW (Wednesday) evening, so check back with us!  If you "Like" us on FaceBook, you'll see a friendly reminder go out on Wednesday to check back with us for the winner!

Good luck,

Hair Bow Tutorial & Giveaway!!!

Make sure to check out our giveaway at the bottom of the page!

The hair bow is the ultimate accessory to any outfit.  Just ask Heidi Sage, hers get tons of attention...of course, she wears the larger ones.  :-)  This is a tutorial on the basic hair bow, but I have broken it down to show how to make three different sizes.

This is great to know if you have a girl, because you know how expensive buying bows can be.  This also allows you to make them custom for your existing outfits.  It's also great for gift giving!  If you watch for sales and buy the ribbon then, these start to become very CHEAP, very cute gifts!  

We typically use grosgrain ribbon to make ours, but any type of ribbon will work.

 

Supplies needed:

Ribbon (lengths and widths noted below according to bow size)

Wire (you can find this at your craft store)

Fray Check

Hair Clips

Yard Stick

Wire Cutters

Scissors

Marking Pencils

Large Bow

1 yard of ribbon 1 1/2" wide for Bow

6" of ribbon 3/8" wide for center of Bow

If you do not have the 3/8" ribbon you can use the 1 1/2" piece of ribbon by tying it in a knot or folding it in half with an iron (I'll be demonstrating these two methods).

Mark your yard stick 4, 11, 18, 25, 32.

Medium Bow

29" of ribbon 7/8" wide for Bow

 6" of ribbon 3/8" wide for center of Bow

Mark yard stick 8, 13, 18, 23, 28.   

When laying the bow out, start end of ribbon at the 4"mark on the yard stick.

Small Bow

23" of ribbon 7/8" wide for Bow

 6" of ribbon 3/8" wide for center of Bow

Mark yard stick 11, 14, 18, 22, 26.  

When laying the bow out,  start end of ribbon at the 7" mark on the yard stick

**Note:  When marking my numbers on the yardstick I use a different color for each size bow.**

First step is to mark your yardstick according to the measurements of the bow you're making.  

Next, lay the ribbon next to yardstick and mark the ribbon with your marking pencil accordingly for the size of Bow you are making.  (See the white marks on the ribbon.)  Make sure if you're making the medium or small bow to start the ribbon at the proper measurement mark as noted above.

Cut about 6" of wire before you start folding the ribbon for you bow.  (You'll want to have this handy and ready to go!)

This shows how you should hold your ribbon as you make each loop.

Place the first white marking on your ribbon between finger and thumb.  Scrunch it, creating small folds across the ribbon.  3-4 folds should suffice.

Holding the marked spot on the ribbon, guide out the long side, make a loop and fold it back so that the next white marking is now with the previous one.  You have made your first loop.

Scrunch the marked ribbon to the side of the first marked spot (I don't stack, I prefer scrunching into the sides). Continue making the loops and scrunching at the white marks on your ribbon.  When using a solid ribbon it does not matter which direction you loop the ribbon.  HOWEVER, if using a printed ribbon, make sure to keep the print to the outside.  Your ribbon will essentially be creating a circle.  

Keep adding each mark between your finger and thumb until you run out of marks.

Now that all the white marks are scrunched between your fingers, you are ready to place the wire around the ribbon in the center of the bow.

Once I have twisted the wire a few times I straighten out my loops on the Bow and then continue twisting the wire, making sure it's tight.

I flatten out the wire in the center and pull the wire to the top on the Bow and I trim off the extra length.

For this bow, I used the knot method for the wrap around.  This is what you would do if you did not have the smaller width ribbon noted at the beginning.  

First, tie a knot in the center of the ribbon.

Add a small dot of hot glue to the front of the bow in the center on top of the wire.

Place knot of ribbon on the glue and press down while glue is setting.  (If using the smaller width of ribbon, the application is a bit different.  It would be the same as when you iron a wider piece of ribbon in half.  See several steps below for that application.)

Turn bow upside down and glue on hair clip.  I like to glue the clip on the two center pieces of ribbon.

Pull end pieces to back of clip and trim to fit and then glue one side at a time.

Now you need to trim the two ends of the ribbon on the main part of the bow.  I have marked the ribbon so you can see what needs to be trimmed off.

Cut off the ends.

Seal the edges with Fray Check.  This keeps the ribbon from coming apart.

The method is the same for the medium and small bows, but make sure use the proper measurements and marking as noted for each of them.

**NOTE:  For the medium and small bow I ironed my ribbon in half for the center piece.**

From the back side of the bow I glued the end of the folded ribbon.  Then I glued on the hair clip.  I wrapped the ribbon around the bow two times bringing the ribbon under the center bar of the hair clip. Trim the ribbon and glue loose end.

I try to use a cool melt glue gun because you get glue on your fingers.

Hair Bows in three different sizes.

Now for the giveaway!  Leave us a comment at the bottom of this post and we will randomly select ONE winner to receive all THREE of the bows made in this tutorial.  

You can leave any kind of friendly comment...tell us if this was helpful, tell us if you've tried another of our tutorials, or tell us if there's something you'd like to see us cover!

For additional entries, you can "Like" us on FaceBook or "Follow" us on blogger.  Just leave a separate comment for each letting us know you have done this!

We will announce the winner Wednesday evening, so check back with us!  If you "Like" us on FaceBook, you'll see a friendly reminder go out on Wednesday to check for the winner!

Get Your Glue Guns Up,