Meet Melody from Oh Baby dotcom

Hello, I'm Melody Tuli from Oh Baby dotcom. I'm a Hoosier gal at heart and Florida transplant. I reside in South Florida with my husband. My background is in computer graphics and design. I enjoy writing poetry, short stories, growing herbs, cooking and my latest passion knitting.
I began my little shop about a year ago from family and friends urging me to place my creations on the market for retail. I put a lot of love, time and care into each piece I create and I love what I'm doing.
My best selling products would have to be my little Tunisian crochet knit jester hats. They have a great waffle weave look and texture.

This is my first time, but I've made other donations to other organizations in the past. I'm donating from my new line of cotton booties.

For the month of May I've been offering free shipping for USA customers.





Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/ohbabydotcom
Website: http://ohbabydotcom.weebly.com
My Blog: http://myohbaydotcomblog.blogspot.com 

Twitter: http://twitter.com/ohbabydotcom
Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Hollywood-FL/Oh-Baby-dotcom/118174218193334?ref=mf

Meet Melanie from Sweet Melly Jane

Melanie from Sweet Melly Jane loves making a variety of crafts, and her shop is evidence of that! There are lots of different items to choose from for babies, children and adults, too. She loves all kinds of sewing- on a machine, crochet, embroidery, etc.!  She is a stay-at-home mom to four beautiful children.


Melanie opened her shop in December and has enjoyed making and selling items from the comfort of her home.  Her best selling item is her finger puppet sets. 

This is Melanie's first time participating in the Etsy Baby Shower.  She is donating a darling pair of crocheted Mary Jane baby slippers.  She is currently running a sale on her Mary Janes, buy one pair, get the second pair half off, through the month of May. 

http://sweetmellyjane.etsy.com

It's Time for the Summer 2010 Etsy Baby Shower

We’re pleased to announce that the time has come for another Etsy Baby Shower!

The Etsy Baby Shower tradition was started more than 3 years ago. Since then, the Etsy Baby Shower has occurred several times a year! For this shower, your hosts will be Jessica from BuggaLove and Deniz from DecorativeLabels. We would be so grateful if you would consider participating in the Summer 2010 Etsy Baby Shower!

Donating shops must be willing to donate a gift(s) free of charge, including shipping, to the mom(s) they are assigned. In the past we have included any shop that makes baby items. This is not a team event and you do not have to be a member of a team to donate a gift for this shower. Everyone is welcome!

HOW TO SIGN UP...
If you want to participate as a donating shop, please reply to this email with the following information:

1. Your name, Etsy shop name, and email address
2. How many moms would you like to donate to?
3. Do you have a gender preference for your gift (s)?
4. What country are you in?
5. Can you ship internationally?

Many of the showers have had the continued support of the same shops each time and we applaud you for your unending generosity. We hope that you’ll be able to participate again and are looking forward to hearing from you.

OUR GOAL...
For the Summer 2010 Etsy Baby Shower, we would like to give gifts to 20 moms who are due between May 1, 2010 to August 31, 2010 and our goal is to provide 4 gifts to each mom. That means we need to raise 80 donated gifts!

IN OTHER NEWS...
We are looking for one (or possibly more) new hosts. Due to personal reasons, this will be Jessica’s last baby shower! She has enjoyed hosting over the past year and is sorry to be unable to continue with this responsibility. If you are interested in becoming a host for the Fall 2010 Etsy Baby Shower please contact us at etsybabyshower@gmail.com

SPREAD THE WORD...
Unfortunately, we will not be able to use the Etsy forums to help get the word out about the Etsy Baby Shower to moms and shops who might be interested. In the past, the forums have accounted for 40-50% of our participants. We would greatly appreciate it if you would forward this information, or our blog link, to any shops and expecting moms who you think might be eligible and interested in participating in the Etsy Baby Shower.

Want to RECEIVE gifts from the Etsy Baby Shower?
Are you a member of Etsy? Are you pregnant? If you are/were due May 1, 2010 to August 31, 2010 you may be eligible to receive gifts in the Winter 2010 Etsy Baby Shower!
Eligibility Requirements:
1. You must have purchased at least 5 items on Etsy.
2. You may not have received gifts as a mom in the Winter 2010 Etsy Baby Shower.
3. You must be willing to provide a photo of your gifts to us for our Flickr album. We may also ask that you spread the baby shower love through whatever other social media you might participate in currently.
Are you Eligible? Sign up!

Email us and provide your name, location, email address, baby's sex (if known), and due date or birth-date of your baby.

Meet Banana Bottoms from the Winter 2010 Etsy Baby Shower

Kristen from Banana Bottoms is a work-at-home mom to 4 beautiful kids (ages 2-12).  Kristen started sewing cloth diapers when her oldest was born and hasn’t looked back.  She loves to sew, as well as knit and crochet.


Banana Bottoms specializes in cloth diapers made from bamboo/organic cotton fabrics.  Bamboo is a terrific material for cloth diapers: very soft and very absorbent.  Kristen also designs cloth diaper covers and longies as well as products for earth-friendly moms.  This year Banana Bottoms is planning to expand and start making other items for babies and children.  The top selling items from Banana Bottoms are cloth diapers, especially the newborn size.  

This is the first Etsy Baby Shower for Banana Bottoms and each of the moms matched with Banana Bottoms will be receiving a newborn cloth diaper and a set of Sherpa wipes.



Banana Bottoms will be having an Earth Day sale in April.  Kristen will be offering special trial packages of cloth diapers to entice parents to try cloth.

http://www.bananabottoms.etsy.com
http://twitter.com/bananabottoms
http://www.facebook.com/bananabottoms
http://bananabottoms.blogspot.com/

Meet Lizzypops from the Winter 2010 Etsy Baby Shower

Bronwyn from Lizzypops is a full-time scientist, wife, and mother to two toddlers, Samuel, who's almost 3, and Dixon, who is almost 16 months. Bronwyn joined Etsy in December of 2007, although hasn't had the time to build her inventory the way she'd like she dearly loves her UniQuilts and says she has "eleventy jillion" ideas in her head.

 

The Lizzypops brand came from Bronwyn's itch to get back into crafting. It all started with the baby apron concept, which was shared by a friend. She put her own stylistic stamp on it and made it her own. Then Bronwyn inherited a pile of quilt tops from her great grandmother, and BAM! The UniQuilt concept was born.  Some of the best selling items are the UniQuilts, Supersize Me bibs, and baby aprons. 

Bronwyn has participated as both a donor and recipient in previous Etsy Baby Showers.  The three lucky moms matched with Lizzypops will be receiving Bronwyn's traditional baby shower gift: the newborn baby apron. It's great for pictures and for catching spit-ups and drool in those first few months.

Bronwyn always offers free shipping to anyone who takes the time to tell her how they discovered Lizzypops. In April, she'll be celebrating her 33rd birthday by offering a 33% discount on purchases over $20.

http://lizzypops.etsy.com/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lizzypops/19722963196

http://bramey.livejourhttp://bramey.livejournal.com%20/

You can find Bronwyn on Ravelry, too, as BronwynRH

Meet Monarch Dancer from the Winter 2010 Etsy Baby Shower

Jackie from Monarch Dancer was born and raised in Long Island, NY. Jackie is married with four children, ans she says, "that includes the husband."  Jackie is "owned" by a yellow lab and quite a few cats. She didn't say how many cats but said she hasn't reached "crazy cat lady status.......yet."

 After the woman Jackie was doing private duty from was put in a nursing home a few months ago, she lost her job.  Feeling a bit burnt out and wanting to enjoy her youngest daughter's "high school" years she decided to try her hand at a home business. Jackie has been crocheting since she was a kid and felt she had enough talent to make a few "beans" selling her "pretties."


Monarch Dancer is filled with crocheted goodies for adults, children and the home. The bear beanies have been a huge hit for the last few months. Jackie has made well over 100 of these hats. Another big seller are the newsboy caps for babies and women.

This is the first time Etsy Baby Shower Jackie has participated in. The two lucky moms matched with Monarch Dancer will receive bear beanies.

Blog readers can receive a 10% discount from Monarch Dancer. In note to seller put "etsybabyshower" blog and the discount will be refunded via Paypal.

 http://www.etsy.com/shop/Monarchdancer
http://twitter.com/Monarchdancer

Meet The Wiggly Tooth Factory from the Winter 2010 Etsy Baby Shower

If you have a child whose wiggling and twisting and getting ready to tie a string to a doorknob just so the Tooth Fairy will stop by your house, your in luck- I'd like to introduce you to Megan from The Wiggly Tooth Factory, LLC.  The Wiggly Tooth Factory's  goal is to help you take your child from Teething to The Tooth Fairy.

Some of the top selling items from The Wiggly Tooth Factory are the Classic tooth fairy pillow, "My Tooth" Tooth Tins and Doorknob/Bedpost Hanging tooth fairy pillows.

Megan has participated in the past 3 Etsy Baby Showers and the two lucky moms matched with The Wiggly Tooth Factory  will each receive a "My Tooth" Tooth tin in the Confetti pattern. Along with the tin one mom will also get a bib and the other mom will get a teether towel.

www.WigglyToothFactory.etsy.com

Twitter: @WigglyToothFact

www.WigglyToothFactory.blogspot.com

 http://www.facebook.com/#/pages/Yardley-PA/The-Wiggly-Tooth-Factory-LLC/126768845267?ref=ts

Meet Design-A-Bag Bow-tique from the Winter 2010 Etsy Baby Shower

Alicia from Design-A-Bag Bow-tique first began designing and making bags, purses, wristlets and diaper bags and now offers personalized baby items such as bibs, burp cloths, onesies, shirts, pillowcase dresses, pacifier clips, slings, taggie blankets, and hairbows as well. Alicia's items are also available at a few local shops.  Alicia loves making items for children and moms that you can't find on the hanger.

The best selling products from Design-Bag Bow-tique are the personalized shirts and onesies (on Etsy) and the pillowcase dresses, hairbows, bibs and bags (locally).  Moms love the diaper bags!

Alicia has participated in previous Etsy Baby Showers and the lucky mom receiving a gift from Design-A-Bag Bow-tique will be getting a bib and burp cloth set in the Alexander Henry print Apples and Pears.

Design-A-Bag Bow-tique is offering free shipping when you spend $30 or more!

http://www.designabag1.etsy.com/
http://designabag.googlepages.com
http://www.designabagbow-tique.blogspot.com
email :  designabag@sbcglobal.net

Meet LilyBug Boutique from the Winter 2010 Etsy Baby Shower

Ingrid from LilyBug Boutique is a mother of 3 beautiful children, Jack(4), Lily(2) and Owen(9months) and also works part-time as a pharmacist. Ingrid started her shop when she started making her then 6-month old daughter, Lily, hair bows and then thought she would try to selling them as well.

LilyBug Boutique specializes in hair bows and minky blankets.  The top selling product is the flying ladybug hair clip, it is the 20 cent deal, yep that's right only 20 cents! The layered heart clippie is also very cute and perfect for Valentine's Day.

This is the 3rd Etsy Baby Shower for Ingird, and she also particpated as a 'mom' in the Fall 2009 Baby Shower.  The LilyBug Boutique is donating a Michael Miller Camo Critters minky baby blanket.

LilyBug Boutique is offering a 20% discount to blog readers.  Be sure to mention the code BabyShower in a convo to Ingrid to receive your discount.

 www.lilybugboutique.etsy.com

Meet Bella's Sweet Boutique from the Winter 2010 Etsy Baby Shower

Stacy from Bella's Sweet Boutique is a paralegal by day, crafter by night.  Stacy opened her Etsy shop in  January 2009 after everyone kept asking where they could buy her items.

Bella's Sweet Boutique specializes in infant and toddler tie onesies and shirts, blankets, tutus, and much more! The Tie Onesies are Stacy's top selling item.




Stacy has also participated in the Fall 2009 Etsy Baby Shower.  The two lucky moms matched with Bella's Sweet Boutique will be receiving Tie Onesies.



 Bella's Sweet Boutique is offering 10% off total purchase for blog readers (enter 'baby shower' in notes to seller).




http://www.bellassweetboutique.etsy.com/

www.facebook.com/BellasSweetBoutique

http://twitter.com/BSB_etsy

Meet Baby Blossom Co. from the Winter 2010 Etsy Baby Shower

Baby Blossom Co. are a mother-daughter team that specializes in "baby blossoms" which are baby layette items rolled to look like flowers and placed in a pot or rolled in a blanket as a bouquet. Baby Blossom Co. "opened it's doors" in August '09 and are working to expand their business every day. The main motivation behind Baby Blossom Co. is to create a product to do two things- save the person giving the gift time that would otherwise be spent shopping and wrapping and at the same time allow them to give a gift that makes them feel proud to give.

The large pot is the best selling item from Baby Blossom Co. and the most popular color scheme is pink and brown for little girls.

This is the first Etsy Baby Shower for the mother-daughter team behind Baby Blossom Co., and one lucky mom will be receiving a neutral bouquet.

Baby Blossom Co. is offering a 10% discount for blog readers (shipping not included).  Be sure to enter code: Blossom in the message to seller when checking out.

www.babyblossomco.com (under construction, should be up and running soon)
http://www.babyblossomco.etsy.com
http://twitter.com/Babyblossomco

Meet westmama from the Winter 2010 Etsy Baby Shower

Kimberly from WestMama makes screen printed baby and toddler clothes and also uses screen printing and gocco to make cards. Kimberly uses her own illustrations, photographs or royalty-free images she has purchased.  The Bird and Tree design, Elephant design and Owl design are the top selling designs from WestMama. 

This is the first Etsy Baby Shower for Kimberly, and she will be donating screen printed infant t-shirts.

WestMama is offering free U.S. Domestic Shipping and will also be donating 10% of her proceeds to Haiti (going on indefinitely).



www.westmama.etsy.com
www.westmama.wordpress.com

Meet Sneak-A-Peek from the Winter 2010 Etsy Baby Shower

Jennifer from Sneak-A-Peak has been sewing baby items since her son was born nearly three years ago. She wanted fun prints for her son to wear with attention given to detail and sewing quality. When Jennifer couldn't find what she was looking for she made it herself.

Each item from Sneak-A-Peak is hand sewn with pride and attention to detail.  All items make a unique gift for a new parent or a thoughtful gesture to the 2nd (or 3rd) time parent.  The top selling items from Sneak-A-Peek are bibs, burp cloths and diaper caddy.

 Jennifer has also participated in the Fall 2009 Etsy Baby Shower.  The lucky moms matched with Sneak-A-Peek will receive their choice of bib or burp cloth set.



www.sneakapeek.etsy.com
http://www.facebook.com/#/pages/Sneak-a-Peek/134300048056?ref=ts

Meet T and Little S Designs from the Winter 2010 Etsy Baby Shower

Traci from T and Little S Designs is a stay-at-home mommy to her daughter Sophia.  She says that in her "former life", she taught 5th grade. She has been scrapbooking since 2000 and loves to share her hobby through the creations in my shop. She finds her creative inspirations in lots of places--sometimes magazines or sketches, new fads (like Amy Butler papers!), and even from her daughter.

The main shop focus for T and Little S Designs currently is decoupaged items, cards for kids, and custom party and shower favors and decor. Traci has ventured into the world of custom invitations and party supplies after not being able to find exactly what she was looking for elsewhere.

As for the custom invitations, Traci enjoys knowing that her creative touch is helping make someone else's special day absolutely perfect. She really works hard to make sure that her invitations are exactly what the customer was looking for whether they're for birthdays, weddings, etc. Traci is now venturing out to include other party supplies like banners, cupcake toppers, napkin rings, placecards, thank you notes, placemats, etc., so you can truly have a matching customized party!

Currently, the top selling product from T and Little S Designs are the classroom valentine sets Traci loves knowing that there's a little handmade that will be part of such a commercialized holiday, and she has several sets available.

Traci participated in an Etsy Baby Shower awhile back and is excited to participate again.  The moms matched with T and Little S Designs will be receiving a set of custom ceramic baby coasters personalized w/ the name and birth information.

T and Little S Designs will be offering 20% off on all orders for blog readers, be sure to use the code "etsy baby shower" in the message to sellers.

www.tscrapper.etsy.com
www.tscrapper.artfire.com
http://tscrapper.blogspot.com
www.twitter.com/tscrapper
http://www.facebook.com/pages/T-and-Little-S-Designs/76746118965

Meet rosirouge from the Winter 2010 Etsy Baby Shower

Rosalie from rosirouge calls her studio, located near the famous 25th St. flea market in NYC, Studio Rouge.
Rosalie has spent many weekends searching out vintage fabrics, trims items of inspiration.

With a love of the nostalgic and a vast collection of vintage handkerchiefs, fabrics and trims to inspire, HANKY BLANKY was born. The first Hanky Blanky was made in 1985 as a gift for her godchild. Each of her friends' and relatives' new babies have received one and with the overwhelming response, Rosalie has continued her search for hankies and vintage fabrics.
ANIMAL WRAPPER is a version of her best friend’s blanky she had as a baby, handmade by her grandmother! Rosalie loved all the animals and their cute stitched faces and had found another idea to use all her vintage fabrics.

ROUGEWEAR, is an infant-wear line completely inspired by vintage finds, updating the looks by adding modern function and durability. All vintage fabrics are pre-washed and each garment is constructed with care and attention to detail. This whimsical clothing line is reminiscent of a simpler time. Recapture the innocence of days gone by. All pieces are individually cut and sewn in New York City!
 

The best selling products from rosirouge are the Animal Wrapper Blanky, Animal Bibs and Animal Hooded Towel/Mitt Set. This is the first Etsy Baby Shower for rosirouge and Rosalie has donated an Animal Hooded Towel/Mitt set and a Baby Bunting.

During the months of February & March, Rosalie will donate 10% of any sale to the Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund.  Rosalie will also generously match the donation amount she raises. 

http://www.rosirouge.etsy.com/

Facebook: Hanky Blanky