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)!!

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!!

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!

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!!

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!

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!

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!

Wanna Play?

Here's how it works....I'm participating in a Pay It Forward with Sugarbug ! She will be making and sending a box of handmade goodies to the first three of us who responded to her post about participating and in return I will be doing the same!
So...if your interested in participating....and yes that means you promise to feature this Pay-It-Forward on your own blog and keep it going....just be one of the first three people to leave a comment! Oh..and be sure to leave your blog address so I can try and get a sense of what kind of fun things I should send.
I'm not sure what lovely goodies I'll be creating (that's half the fun) and I won't promise to have them in the mail next week (I do have kids you know) but I do promise that they'll be fun and they will be mailed in a reasonable time frame!

Interested?

Wrap this up....

We all know that our babies are happiest when we keep them close! Well, you don't have to be decked out in fabric from head to toe to keep them wrapped up and comfy. These wraps are so adorable and look so comfortable mom and baby! Check out their website for lots of pictures and wearing information AND be sure to visit the blog for a great giveaway!

Be sure to check out the testimonials page for lots of great opinions from other mommies:

("Oh my... I always have my Sleepy Wrap on! Right now Jozko is sleeping on me. They really love it, I don't understand how they can be all scrunched up in here, while I walk around with them, clean up and they sleep like an angels, but if I put them in their crib, they cry.")
-Michaela O., mother of twin boys Jozko and Tomas, Bratislava, Slovakia (March 8th, 2008 -Email

Well....of course I'll be partial to any and all comments from twin mommies who are still able to "wear" their babies!