Garden Alley sweet linen baby loafers giveaway

Y'all remember Lena from Lena's Patterns?  Who makes the patterns for these sublime little shoes?  You remember how generous she was with her not one, not two, but three pattern giveaway last month?

Oh, good, I knew you'd remember.  Yes, I think she's pretty neat too.  My kids really love her kimono shoes.

Okay, now look at these:

I know!  Darling, right?!

Want to win a pair?

No, not the pattern (though you can find that here).  I meant, would you like to win the actual shoes?

Yes?  Yes!

Of course you do!  These wee linen loafers come in sizes 0 to 24 months.  They are made by Garden Alley, which is really Lena, who creates them by hand from pattern to final button with almost all natural materials (there is a layer of thick poly needle felt to keep the feet warm against cool surfaces).  I think they're beautiful and love the wooden buttons.

What's that?  Just tell you how to get these gorgeous loafers onto your sweet baby's feet? 

Alright, settle down.

For a chance to win these lovely linen loafers by Garden Alley, leave a comment below telling me how much you love them.  Feel free to add any additional words about your love for me too, if you're feeling inclined.  I warn you, though, flattery will not affect the outcome as I will make a random draw on Wednesday evening, May 25 (after I return from house shopping... again.  But that is another story for another day).


Good luck!

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Well, hello again!  I have drawn a random comment.  Seeks, darhling, can you get a hold of me at vegbee[AT]littleprintdesigns.com and I can connect you with a sweet little pair of loafers.

Thank you to everyone to played along and a double thank you to Lena and Garden Alley!

Lena's Patterns Giveaway

One afternoon

Two little children hushed off to sleep

Three shops to visit

Four small feet to cover

Birdie has always loved Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, but even more so, for reasons I've yet to fathom, he loves the derivative Goodnight Moon 123 even more.  I read this book to him every day.  Twice.



So, when I got a hold of the Indietutes sponsor Lena's Patterns Mary Jane Shoes, like the little old lady who lived in shoe, I knew just what to do.



I loved this shoe pattern by Lena.  Birdie loves them too.  He's been wearing his Goodnight Moon counting shoes since the moment I put them on his feet.



We are seriously crushing on these shoes!

Now, before you run down to the bottom of the post to enter the giveaway for Lena's Patterns you know is coming, hold on a moment to see what my friendly neighborhood princess ballerina is now sporting on her royal nimble tootsies.



It thrills me that I was able to make shoes for a toddler and a six year old from the same pattern. 



Princess Smootch's new slippers have already given several enthusiastic performances.



And now, at the end of the day here, I can hear The Man in other room arguing with both children, trying to convince them to take off their new shoes for bed. 

Thank you Lena for a fantastic pattern!

Goodnight children.

Goodnight footwear.

Goodnight creative people everywhere.

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I know you are eager to try out Lena's patterns and she is very generously offering up a giveaway.

One sponsor

Two winners

Three patterns each!

If you would like to enter for a chance to win no less than three patterns (your choice) from Lena's Patterns, leave a comment below telling us a favorite book in your house.

I will draw two random entries on Wednesday April 6th, approximately 2:00 pm MST.

Be sure to check out all of Lena's fabulous patterns, ready shoes, applique, blog and facebook.

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Thanks all for playing!  The giveaway is now closed. 

I have drawn two entries, Tez (from Alberta!) and Deena (yay CSA!).  Congratulations ladies.  I need your contact info so Lena can send your patterns to you.  Please send me a note at vegbee[at]littleprintdesigns.com

And thank you again Lena for your generousity!

Stay tuned for another sponsor giveaway later on this month :)

Wave Kaia

I have two needs here today.  One, I would like to introduce you to a fanastic resource for upcycled children's wearables and, two, I want to give you a tutorial to take away and play with this weekend.

Lucky for me, my two needs converge nicely.

I may be new to this sponsorship gig, but I already get the good ones.  It is an honour to introduce you Laura of Wave Kaia's environmentally happy handmade goodness for children.  The first thing you should do is go visit Wave Kaia's shop.  Check out her warm looking upcycled leggings for children and get yourself an eyeful her of seriously awesome caps.

I love these hats!  They're cute and exactly our style.  I don't think my kids have ever left the house without wearing some form of suiting.

And now, for lovely convergence, you should cruise on over to Laura's blog and find out how to make this sweet little cuff:

I adore fabric cuffs, no small part of it having to do with not being able to wear anything on my wrists that may poke or scratch the ever present child in my arms.  In addition to being soft, this cuff would also be fun for playing impromptu games with the kids.

There is lots more good stuff on Wave Kaia's blog, so take a few moments to look around and add her to your bookmarks. 

If you are interested in supporting the free tutorials and patterns on Indietutes, please visit my sponsorship page for more information.   

Hope you all have a great weekend!