Just a reminder that we've moved!! You can now find the Zwei Baby Blog....here.

Be sure and bookmark us at the new web address :)

All this week in the Etsy Shop!!

We are moving!!

It's so long overdue but the time is finally here....Zwei Baby (the blog) is moving! I've been meaning to do this for awhile now but just haven't had the time to get things set up at the new web address.

I'll be keeping this post at the top as a reminder over the next few days. In the meantime I'm going to be running a couple of contests for the "Grand Opening" on the other site as well as getting together a fun new tutorial to kick things off with!

Can't wait to see you there!!

**Preview**

For those of you kind enough to read about Zwei Baby at this address I thought I would give you a heads up about one of the contests! I'm going to have a contest (prize will be something Zwei Baby related (a new item though..not something in the current line) that simply ask readers to sign up to follow the blog. Doing so earns an entry into the contest. CLICK ON OVER from this entry to the new blog and sign up to get triple the entries (that's right you get entered THREE times)!!

Pardon the dust....

But there's a few exciting things going on behind the scenes here! Things may look a little caddywumpuss for a bit......

More Scrap Packs

**Edited....Scrap Packs are SOLD OUT

Two new scrap packs are in the shop today!

Bib Style

I've added a new style of bib to the shop and would love to hear your opinions! The original Everyday Bib can still be found in the shop and uses binding around the bib with ties at the neck. The new style of Everyday Bib uses a snap at the side of the neck.
So...what's your opinion? What works easiest in your everyday life? I'd love to hear!

Miss Priss & Co.

A super cute assortment of Zwei Baby goodies are on thier way to Miss Priss & Co.!

Miss Priss & Co.
http://www.missprissstyle.com/

Martha, Martha, Martha

Did you know that Martha is jumping on board the blog train? Really, she is! You can find her blog here.

Fabric Previews

Can you believe it's time to start geting ready for the Holiday season? Me either!!!
One fun part of this time of year for me is picking out and ordering lots and lots of adorable Fall and Holiday fabrics!
I'll be making and listing new items in the Etsy Shop as these fabrics come in :)

Scrap Packs

**Edited**

Scrap Bags are sold out

I've added 4 bags of fabric scraps to the shop today! Each bag is a one gallon size Ziploc bag crammed full of fabric scraps.....perfect for hair bows, clips, scrapbooking, fabric flowers etc.

Get yours today....

5/10/15/20 SALE

There's a really big sale going on in the Etsy Shop! Over 30 items have been reduced to either $5, $10, $15 or $20. That's more than 50% off on some items!!
If your looking for a gift or will need one soon, now is the time to stock up!!

The sale will last all weekend and items are ready to ship!

New Product Shots

Click, Click, Click! I've been taking lots of new product shots lately and thought I'd share a few! There are still more to come and eventually all the Etsy Shop pictures will be updated too!
Speaking of the Etsy shop.....have you noticed the lack of new listing lately? I am happy to have been super busy with orders outside of Etsy but am sad that the shop is looking so neglected. I should be adding new items soon.

Finalists Announced

You may remember a few posts back when I mentioned that Etsy was hosting a Handmade Kids Contest. Well, the time has come and the finalists in each of the 7 categories (Art, Accessories, Toys, Clothing, Home Decor, Eco-Friendly and Furniture) have been announced. Each category has 40 finalist and from these finalist one winner will be chosen by a fantastic panel of experts...

Mark Frauenfelder
Category: Toys
Website: http://www.boingboing.net/
About: Mark Frauenfelder is the editor-in-chief of MAKE magazine and the founder of the blog, boingboing.net.

Amanda Kingloff
Category: Accessories
Website: http://www.parents.com/, http://www.goodyblog.com/
About: Amanda is the lifestyle editor for Parents Magazine.

Kelly Alfieri
Category: Clothing
Website: http://www.cookiemag.com/
About: Kelly Alfieri is the editor of Cookiemag.com and lives in New York City with her husband and 2 year old twin children.

Jodi Levine
Category: Art
Website: http://www.marthastewart.com/
About: Jodi Levine is the Kids Editorial Director at Martha Stewart Living and the mom of two little boys.

Holly Becker
Category: Home Decor
Website: http://www.decor8blog.com/
About: Holly Becker is the founder and editor of decor8.blogspot.com as well as a regular contributer to Real Simple and Domino.

Bonnie Alter
Category: Eco-Friendly
Website: http://www.treehugger.com/
About: Bonnie Alter writes for treehugger.com, on design, fashion, gardens and culture, from a British perspective.

Carrie McBride
Category: Furniture
Website: http://www.ohdeedoh.com/
About: Carrie is an editor at Ohdeedoh.com a website dedicated to the intersection of home, children and design. She is also a mother to 6-week-old, Miles.

The winner in each category will win a $200 Etsy Shopping Spree! While I am very excited about such a great prize, I am even more excited about having these talented judges roaming the halls of Etsy!

AND....I am also very excited to announce that my Pink Peony Play Dot has been chosen as a finalist in the Accessories category!

But wait...that's not the only great prize news! In addition to the contest winners there's a chance for you to win too. Just make your way here and vote for your favorites. You could win one of fourteen $350 Etsy shopping sprees. What a perfect way to get a head start on your holiday shopping. So...go ahead...VOTE!!

Thank you to Elisa for including the Zwei Baby Quick Trip Organizer in the Baby Edition of her Cool Finds! For more fun baby suggestions click here!

Jewelry Anyone?

Looking for some great new jewelry? How about an awesome giveaway?
Here's your chance.....just take a peek at Carrie's awesome new Etsy shop here, pick out your favorite and leave a comment on her blog here. Don't forget to leave your email address so she can contact you if your the lucky winner!

Free Shipping Sale ....

With over 30 shop items shipping for free your sure to find something you'll love! Stop by and take a look! You can choose to checkout one of two ways:
1. Pay for your purchase and have your shipping refunded to you.
2. Add items to your cart and request an adjusted invoice before you pay.

Happy Shopping!

New Online Retailers

A fresh new assortment of Zwei Baby goodies are soon to be on their way to these fabulous new locations:


N-Style Moms
http://www.nstylemom.com/

Rambles

http://www.rambles.com/

Giveaways Galore

If you missed out on the last giveaway...don't worry! Stop by Wendy's blog.... Babies Gotta Have It and enter for your chance to win a great Quick Trip Organizer.

A very big thank you to Wendy for hosting the giveaway!!

Let's hear it for the boys!!

I am so excited about these new and fabulously adorable prints for boys!! They are new from Michael Miller and I am waiting patiently for them to be here. Oh what a glorious mail day that's going to be!!

Keep an eye on the shop for new items in these fabrics and more...coming soon!

A Zwei Baby Giveaway

Interested in scooping up a little Zwei Baby loot? Thanks to the fabulous Amanda at Alayna's Closet you can enter to win your choice of a Pink Disco or Blue Disco Quick Trip Organizer!

Stop by her blog and leave a comment to be entered. The contest ends Friday night so don't wait!

A little Loopdiloop love....

My sweet little Bedbugs were the recipients of a much appreciated mention over at Loopdiloops! ~~Thank you Dani!!!
You may recognize the Loopdiloops name from a previous post here! Be sure and check out her blog and Etsy shop too for fabulous baby carriers and more.

The contests are coming, the contests are coming...

They officially start at one minute past midnight tonight so read up on all the details here and join in the fun!

Beach Babes ... Etsy Style

Hop on over and take a peek at some adorable beach inspired children's items...Etsy style!
You can find the article here as well as some great pictures of awesome items for sale.

Today's Etsy Finds

This sweet little lion pillow is featured in today's Etsy finds! Check out the full article here for more info on these adorable goodies.

Creepy Crochet : Fuzzy Alien Goodness

Looking for a fun crafty project to do with your kids? Be sure and check out the Fuzzy Alien How-To over at Etsy! You can find the details here.

Baby Must-Haves

A very big thank you to Wendy over at Babies Gotta Have It for including my Play Dots in her Baby Must-Haves list! Keep an eye on Wendy's blog.... she'll be hosting a Zwei Baby Quick Trip Organizer giveaway sometime August. More details to come....

Babywear by LemonCadet

Lemon Cadet is featured in today's Etsy Finds! You can view the article here, and be sure to check out her adorable items here.

Today

Handmade Kids' begins today! You'll find this banner on the top of the main Etsy page....follow it along to a great assortment of goodies for kids.

Handmade Kids on Etsy

photo provided by loopdiloops

Beginning July 14th and continuing to August 4th, Etsy will be shining the spotlight on great gifts, gear, ideas and more for the Handmade Kid! This is such an exciting event for the very large contingent of children's sellers on Etsy. In addition to highlighting what is sure to be some of the most adorable, useful and all around fabulous baby and toddler items you've ever seen...there will be contests, articles and lots of fun how-to's as well.

I'll be back posting with updates of what's coming next so stay tuned and be sure to keep an eye out for all the fun Handmade Kids stuff!

Bed Bugs

A perfect gift for boys and girls from toddler to tween. Patchwork fabric assortments make each bug an original. Bugs have two pockets on the back for holding a toothbrush and toothpaste on overnight excursions.
Stuffed plush and completely kid friendly....

These little ladies will be in the shop tonight with more to follow including some adorable pirate themed bugs for the little men in your life!

Sneak Peak

Sshhhh....it's a suprise! Something new is coming.....

Eeek...a new book!!

The gloriously talented Amy Butler has yet another book coming out and I am sooo excited!
A follow up to her In Stitches book, Little Stitches for Little Ones, looks to be as fabulous as any thing else Amy puts her stamp on and I can not wait to get a copy!
You can get more info here in her webstore.

One Little Eater....

Makes a splash! A big thank you to Katie of Katie Carolina Designs for featuring my Pool Stripe Little Eater in her super fun summery treasury!

You can also view the treasury here!

Did you know....

about Etsy Finds? I didn't....but now I'm hooked! Sign up to recieve cool emails from the Etsy crew about fabulous finds, news and more.
You can sign up or learn more here!

Pardon Our Dust

Changes are underway! Color changes, banner changes and more are being made in the shop and now the blog to match. I would love your opinions on the color combinations, how the blog reads with the new colors and anything else you might like to let me know.

Anyone Hungry?

New Little Eaters are in the shop today! Adorable round goodness for your little eater. These pint sized placemats are perfect for new eaters who just need a clean place to snack and are a great on the go eating accessory for your next dinner out with your toddler too!
You can find a fun selection of patterns here.

New Shop Items

Several new Lap Pads and a gorgeous new Minky Blanket are new in the shop today!
Get them while you can ...they won't last long.

It's Time Again!

The Sale section of the shop is stocked up and it's time for a FREE SHIPPING sale!!

Anything you see in the Sale section can be yours, all yours, and it won't cost you a dime to have it shipped :)

Sale is for this week only and ends at midnight on 06/06/08 so get shopping!

Back to business...

There's been a lot of playing around here lately but now it's time to get back on track! I've added a fresh new crop of Quick Trip Organizers to the shoppe today....you can see them here!

Summer Days

Just another great day at the ballpark...... a minor league game again which is SO family friendly! The boys had a great time watching the action, eating a hotdog and peanuts of course. They both had the opportunity between innings to run across the field with a group of other kids (all older and WAY ahead of the boys) and daddy of course!

Daddy's Day

We have a new tradition beginning in our family! Last year for my husband's birthday we all went to a minor league baseball game to watch the Brewer's Single A Advanced affiliate (the Brewers are his favorite MLB team) and had a fantastic time.

So...this year when asked what he wanted for his birthday he thought we should go to another baseball game. And so begins our little tradition....

The boys just love going to baseball games and everything that goes with them...popcorn, peanuts, mascots as long as they aren't too close! I took a picture of Josh and the boys with Jeremy Jeffress, the Brewers 2006 first round draft choice and then we got a seat to watch him warm up (man does he throw fast, 100 mph).

We stayed for nearly the entire game and had a great time singing Cowboy Mouth songs with the boys on the way home!

Overall a very enjoyable birthday for Dad and the rest of the gang!

Long weekends...

What a great Memorial Day weekend we had! We spent the long weekend at the Reunion Resort just a short drive from our own house with our Grandma, Pops, Aunt Katie and Uncle Nate. The boys had a fantastic time swimming in the pool every morning and playing on the patio in the afternoon. The hills on the golf course made for a perfect place to roll and catch with our gloves and tennis balls!

**Sorry Pops and Daddy...my picture program almost cropped you out of the picture!