ENTER TO WIN A Tea Time Fabric Panel Kit For Your Dolls!

Today I am thrilled to announce a give away for you wonderful readers from Tea Time Fabric Panels Etsy shops! One of you lucky readers will be receiving The Penguin Wonderland Dress Pattern Panel with Boa Trim kit! 

These printed fabric panels have everything you need to create beautiful outfits for your dolls. With easy to follow directions and the notions you need to finish each outfit! You just add your doll, machine, scissors and thread!

If you would like your chance to win this fabric panel kit please email me at karenmowen@gmail.com with TEA TIME FABRIC in the subject line for your chance at our random draw prize. Contest is void where prohibited and open to the residence of the  USA only. Contest open November 10, 2016- November15th, 2016, chances of winning depend on number of entries received.

A very warm thank you to our friends at Tea Time Fabric Panels for giving our readers a chance to win this fun holiday kit. Be sure to visit Tea Time Fabric Panels Etsy shop by clicking here.

As with all posts we would love to hear from you so please leave us a comment here or email us at karenmowen@gmail.com

Mini Monday Photography With Madelon's Fun Find AND CONTEST!

Today on Mini Monday Madelon shares a mini art work of Paris she found that is the perfect scale to write a Mini Doll Photo Story with.

Using Pick-monkey a free softwear I have turned the photos from color to black and white so that you can create a photo story. So here are the photos, your job is to send in your story you made up using only the photos below. Then email your story to me at karenmowen@gmail.com with MINISTORY in the subject line to be entered to win a random prize envelop from me.
Here are your photos and good luck!

PHOTO 1

PHOTO 2

Photo 3


Odds of wining depend on number of entries received. Void where not allowed and ask your parents first please! The winning story will be featured on an up coming Mini Monday Post!
Thank you all and thank you Madelon for these amazing photos and fun finds!
As with all our posts we would love to hear from you so please leave us a comment here or email us at karenmowen@gmail.com

Join My On Line Springfield Craft Party!

A few days ago I let you know about a great deal Springfield Dolls are having on their Website. I suggested that the T-shirt and Jean's Set currently offered for $4.49 was not only a great deal but it would make a great party craft. Add some Tulip fabric Paint or Tye Dye from www.ilovetocreate.com or buttons, ribbons, fabric markers, iron on transfers, letters and more and you have a one of a kind outfit your dolls will love because it was made by you!

 Well the wonderful people at Springfield Dolls thought my idea was fantastic and said that if I hosted this on line craft party they would supply a prize! So all you wonderful creative doll lovers come join my party!

You can purchase this outfit on line by clicking here or pick it up from your local craft store and set to work decorating your t-shirt and jeans. Then I would love you to send me a photo of your completed outfit to my email with the subject line SPRINGFIELD PARTY. At the end of the contest I will share the photos I have received with all of you and draw a winner or two at random from all entries received.

 The winner will receive a Springfield Collection Surprise Prize in the mail! Please include your North American Mailing Address in the email so that once drawn we can get the prize out to you quickly! Contest will run From Today October 2, 2014- November 2, 2014. YOU HAVE ONE MONTH TO CREATE, Photograph and Email your entry to me at karenmowen@gmail.com
*As a bonus, you can enter as many times as you would like as long as you have decorated a different T-shirt and Jeans with each entry!

I look forward to having you join my on line craft party!
Thank you to Springfield Dolls For this opportunity! Get Crafting Everyone!
As with all m yposts I would love to hear from you so please leave me a comment here or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com

Update Your Dolls Bed With New Bedding and Contest From le Petite Atelier!

 

Today I am sharing with you one of my favorite Etsy Shops le Petite Atelier, and their new doll bedding. 

 Rhonda who is the shop owner and designer has offered to give on of my lucky readers a chance to win  the bedding set shown in the photo below!

" Set includes:1 Reversible comforter - 18 x 201 Pillow 5x81 Decorative pillowMachine sewn Bed-in-a-Bag set will work with 18 inch doll bed or even a home made bed. Use this bedding for American Girl, Our Generation, Journey Girls, Battat or any 18" doll. Our items are handmade in our little workshop and are not factory manufactured products."

 This reversible set will be awarded to one lucky winner and sent to them from:

 

Contest runs from today January 9th until  January 30th.

 To enter the contest you must live in North America. Visit le Petite Atelier's Etsy Shop by clicking here,  Email me at karenmowen@gmail.com with "Bedding" in the subject line and tell me what you like most from le Petite Atelier 's Etsy shop.
 Good luck! As with all my posts I would love to hear from you so please leave me a comment here or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com 

Looking to sew some great Holiday Gifts? Here is the link for great patterns and A PATTERN GIVE AWAY CONTEST

 

If you are looking to create some great items for your doll or your daughter, granddaughter or niece this holiday season take a look at these patterns by Creationsbydeevee's Etsy shop I did a review of this pattern which I made for my dolls last spring and thought I would remind you about this pattern and share with you some of Dee's new patterns. 

Dee is offering one of my readers the chance to win this pattern.

With her latest pattern  you can create your doll a super cute top, skirt and capri pants.

Her latest pattern sells for only $3.50 and as a bonus you get a pattern to make a super cute purse/ bag to go with it.

If you are a 6 inch American Girl doll lover Dee has the most fun pattern to create a living room set and bedroom set for your little dolls.

This pefect scale furniture set can easly be made by even the most novice of sewers!

I love the bed set and Chez lounge!

I wish my own living room was this put together!

This one pattern creates all of the furniture shown for 6 inch American Girl Dolls

Dee has also created a wonderful bed for the 18 inch dolls and this pattern sells for only $3.75!

This doll bed can easily accommodate two dolls.

You even get the directions to make the matching side table!

I want to thank Dee of creationsbydeevee for making such wonderful patterns for doll furniture and for the pattern give away. SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WIN THE PDF DOLL CLOTHES PATTERN SHOWN BELOW

Please send an email to me at karenmowen@gmail.com with "I SEW" in the subject line. I will draw the winner on December 15th and email the pattern to the winner.

As with all my posts I would love to hear from you so please leave me a comment here or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com

Enter to win this Purple Dress perfect for the holidays

 

Keisha, of AwkinaSewN93  has donated this adorable dress perfect for the holidays.

To enter this contest simply send me a an email that says "Holiday Dress Contest"  at karenmowen@gmail.com

I will pick and entry by random draw on November 30th and mail out the prize to the winner.  So if you enter you must have your parents permission to do so and if you are chosen as the winner you must provide me a mailing address to send the dress too.

Keisha's shop AwkinaSewN93 has some of the most affordable and quality made outfits, shoes, as well as hair accessories.

 

bows starting at $1.00

Shoes starting at $3.50

Shrugs starting at $2.50

I hope you will enter today for your chance to win this dress and check out Keisha's shop at AwkinaSewN93

As with all my posts I would love to hear from you so please leave me a comment here or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com

Win this dress ! Another Photo contest #5

 

Win this Dress lovingly made by Denise of http://www.etsy.com/people/creationsbydeevee

She graciously made this dress as a give away for my readers. Denise makes and sells patterns in her Etsy shop for doll furniture. I made her doll couch a few months back and I recommend her patterns to even a novice sewer! So if you are thinking ahead to Christmas, and are thinking of giving a home made gift purchase her patterns for either the couch or the bed for 18 inch dolls (and she has a fantastic pattern for the 6 inch dolls as well) at http://www.etsy.com/people/creationsbydeevee

On to the contest! For this photo contest simply send me a photo of your doll or Dolls, your very best photos or colleges and I will do a random draw on September 30th and mail the dress out to the winner! I will try to post as many of the photos as you send me in my blog post so if you would like to see your photos posted here remember to send me your photos before September 29th 2011!
Good luck and remember to visit Denise's Etsy shop at http://www.etsy.com/people/creationsbydeevee
and email your photos to me at karenmowen@gmail.com
As with all my posts I would love to hear from you so please leave me a comment here or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com

Win this beautiful Keepsake Shirt , Star Necklace and Flag from ABeeline's Etsy shop

Win this beautiful Keep Sake Shirt , Star necklace and flag from http://www.etsy.com/shop/ABeeLine

Bee from A Bee Line's etsy shop has made and donated this beautiful keep sake shirt made to honor and remember those who lost their lives in the events of September 11 2001. This hand made shirt, star necklace and flag will be drawn on September 11th, and I will let the winner know by email. Please note that if you enter this contest you must have your parents permission if you are under the age of 18 and you must be willing to supply me with a mailing address to accept your prize.

To enter email me your name and that you have your parents permission to enter this contest  at karenmowen@gmail.com and in the subject line of your email place "T-shirt contest".


Please visit Bee's shop at  http://www.etsy.com/shop/ABeeLine and as always I would love to hear from you so please leave me  a comment here or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com

AND THE WINNER OF THE 3RD Doll Play Space photo contest is....

CAELEN ! is the winner of the 3rd contest. She wins a set of Pj's for her dolls made for her by me and I will mail out her prize today.
Caelen has 4 dolls as you can see and has created a special place for them.

Thank you to everyone who entered this contest! I am happy to tell you that I have some fun monthly contests coming up made by some wonderful people on Etsy and I hope that more of you will join in. I have also a new facebook group page started I also hope you will join on there if you have facebook. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Karens-craft-blogspot/114143981991215

Tiffany sent in this photo and I just love it! What a creative way to display and play with your dolls, giving them their own shelf apartment!

Also last months winner Lauren, sent me this photo of her doll wearing the Pj's I sent her as her prize. Julie is wearing the Pj's I made as Lauren's prize.
As with all my posts I would love to hear from you so please leave me a comment here or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com

Show me your doll play spaces! Photo contest #3!

Okay everyone here is  photo another contest #3. This time I would love to see your doll play spaces. So take a picture of your doll play space,storage, doll room and send it to me at karenmowen@gmail.com . I will post the photo entries on the blog post revealing the winner. This is a quick contest open to anyone of any age. You can be in the photo or just take a photo of your play space. The winner will be selected by random draw on August 17th. The winner will receive Doll  size pajama bottoms and tank top set with slippers hand made by me. That means if you would like to enter the draw to win the prize you must be able to send me a mailing address for your prize if you win. Please ask your parents for permission first if you are under 18.

 

Example of the type of Pajama Set Style to be won may not be this exact pair

As with all my posts and especially  this one I would love to hear from you so leave me a comment here or email me YOUR PHOTOS and Comments at karenmowen@gmail.com

AND THE WINNER OF THE 2ND PHOTO CONTEST IS.....

The winner of my 2nd Photo Contest is :

Lauren Martens.
Lauren wins  her choice of an outfit or accessories from my Etsy shop. As well her photo will be made into a postcard and sent to doll lovers around the world!
I want to thank so many of you who entered and share with you some of the amazing photography that was submitted.

Wonderful examples of creativity and great photography!

I am in awe of some of the great photos I have received so many of these photos would make great post cards!

Thank you to each and everyone of you who entered I hope you will continue to enter my contests! The 3rd photo contest will be coming up soon!

As with all my posts I would love to hear from you so please feel free to leave me a comment here or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com