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!!

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.

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.

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!