Celebrity Tween Gift Suite A Sparkling Success!

Here's a copy of the latest press release regarding the Baby & Tween Celebration LA--so cool! If you make/sell products for babies, children, expectant mothers, teens/tweens, you should definitely check out Baby Swags...and let Phyllis know I sent ya ;)

Baby Swags hosted it’s first celebrity tween/teen gift suite at the Baby & Tween Celebration LA expo that took place on April 25 & 26, 2009. The “Rockin Lollipop Lounge” was filled with some of the hottest tween and teen celebrities that appear on today’s hit television shows and movies.

Jennifer Stone with Tween Reporter, Christina

Each celebrity tween and teen received their very own, “Starlicious” gift bag filled with some of the hottest trends for tweens and teens. These products range from clothing to hair care products, and beyond. For a complete listing, see below.

The exclusive VIP gift bags that were presented to the tween/teen celebrities included the following products:

Just Be Products - Tees
Three Peas & Co - Petti Skirts
Creative Clips by Colleen - Hand-made Hair Clips
Holy Craft - Word Blocks
Rejoice! Home, Body & Spa - Body Scrub/Butter
Temptation of a Generation - Temptation Series books
Pink Pewter - Elegant Headbands
Doce Vida - Gift Certificate
Bendigirl Yoga - Yoga DVD
Boodlebags - Wristlets
Totally Texty - Hair Care Products
Blossom 4 Girls - Skin Care Products
Becky Bones - Shoes
Chic Buds - Ear buds

Ariel Winter and Jackson Brundage at the Rockin Lollipop Lounge

The celebrity tweens and teens were able to mingle with their tween fans while at the Rockin Lollipop Lounge, show off their goodies and it also allowed the tween attendees to see what are the hottest, newest Spring products on the market.

Ashley Argota from True Jackson VP at the Rockin Lollipop Lounge celebrity teen gift suite

Other celebrities that attended the event were Ashley Argota, Allisyn Ashley Arm, Chelsea Makela, Ariel Winter, Jennifer Stone, Aria Wallace, Sammi Hanratty, Savvy & Mandy, Justin Stein, Daechelle, The Stunners, Austin Anderson, Keli Price, Jackson Brundage, Adair Tishler, Rachel Sibner, Nicholas Braun, Nick Palatas, Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, Kaylee Dodson and many, many more.

Aria Wallace at the Rockin Lollipop Lounge hosted by Baby Swags

The Rockin Lollipop Lounge VIP gift suite was the hottest spot to be in if you were a tween or teen celebrity or if you just wanted to catch a glimpse of your favorite tween/teen idol.

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Display Model SALE!

A store that carried my blocks has closed down, so now I'm left with some inventory. Sooooo...I've decided to unload it at a great discount! All of the above shown 1.5" sets are now $12 (regularly $21) and all of the above shown 2" sets are now $15 (regularly $27). These ABC/XYZ sets make great birthday gifts or baby gifts (especially when you don't know the baby's name ahead of time)! Check here for more detailed individual pictures of the included sets.

Baby Booty!

Just when I thought I was finished with the craziness of getting my Poetry and Text Blocks created and shipped for inclusion in the celeb gift bags at the Rockin' Lollipop Lounge, I got another great--albeit slightly insane--opportunity for exposure. I'm in the process of making 100 sets of these blocks to be included in the Baby Booty Bags at the Baby & Tween Celebration L.A. These bags will go to the first 100 moms in the doors both Saturday and Sunday of the Expo. I'm thrilled to be included! I just found out about the bags on Tuesday and the BTCLA starts a week from today, so I'm screamin' busy trying to get them all done. Luckily I'm blessed with a great husband and good friends who will help me work to get them finished in time! Now, pray with me that all this exposure is worth the time, effort and money that I've put into these cute little sets. I know, if nothing else, I've learned so much about "mass" producing my blocks. A baptism by fire of sorts :) All this block making is a lot of work, but I'm having so much fun!

Interchangeable Headbands

I've had a few requests for headbands, so here are a few. The top one is just a crochet-style headband I picked up at Meijer (or Wal-Mart, Target, etc.). Any of my bows can slide into the holes for a cute and versatile look.

These next headbands are ones that I've made. They're also interchangeable with any of my bows. So simple to change up the look! The headbands will fit girls from newborn to toddler...and often older!

Calling all bow girls!

As suggested by my "marketing director" (and former college roommate), Courtney, I'd love to get pictures of YOUR girl(s) wearing my bows! I think this will be a great addition to my booth display and will show how the bows work/look in varrying amounts of hair--from fuzz to long luxurious locks. So, if you have pictures of your little girl--or could take some--and could email them to me at holycraft33@gmail.com, that would be fabulous! Plus, I just love seeing pics of your little cuties :)
**The pictures can be head on or from the side, as long as they show the bow off pretty well.**

Biting the bullet!

I've decided that 2009 will be the year that I do at least one craft show. I'm excited and a bit nervous about this decision. Mostly I was excited until I got the application for my first show. They require a picture of my "booth" since it's a "juried" show. Trying to figure out my booth setup is, quite frankly, stressing me out! Here's what I've got so far...not too exciting. I'm not totally sure that I'll stick with the cardstock idea. And obviously I haven't filled in all the table space (don't worry, I've got PLENTY more bows to fill in the empty space!), but I need to add some more interest to my display. Do you have ideas for me? I'd love to hear them!

Bows, bows and more BOWS!

I'm quite obsessed these days with making bows! It's just soothing for me to sit with my glue gun and ribbon, curled up with my blanket (yes, the nasty torn up one I've had since I was a little girl!) and a good show (preferably recorded on my DVR). {sigh of contentment}

Just taking an inventory of what bows I've got on hand. If you'd like to order, please use the letter/number combo (A3, for example) when you contact me. If you'd like to see more detail, click on the pictures to enlarge them. Most bows can be recreated if you'd like more than one. I also love custom orders!

Large Flowers
(alligator clips)
*use AB1, AB3, AB5
CD1, E1, D3, D5 to order

Mini-bows and Snappie clips
(A1-C5 are alligator clips, D1-E5 +2 at the bottom are snappie clips)

Baby Baldies
(1" snappie clips)

Boutique bows and Flower clips
(all on alligator clips)

Autumn Blossoms!

Tell me these flower hair bows are not gorgeous! Ok, don't actually tell me that... ;) Autumn is by far my favorite season of the year, so creating these hair blossoms in beautiful fall colors is so fun for me! The only thing more fun is to put them in Ashlyn's hair :)

Two of my favorites. The colors are so rich!

Covered Button Crazy!

Set of 3 (1-1/8") magnets

Sock Monkey snappie clip!

Set of 4 mini (5/8") Halloween thumbtacks

Cute as a button ;) cupcake earrings (5/8")

Turquoise and chocolate earrings (5/8")

I just love making things out of fabric covered buttons. They're so fun to make and just so darn cute when they're finished! I'm listing a bunch of new things in my Etsy store, so check them out!

Blocks with Amy Butler's Sola

I just adore Amy Butler's fabric lines, so I was thrilled to find her "Sola" line of paper! And with her paper, these blocks turned out just as adorable as I'd hoped they would :)

New ones

My sister-in-law ordered this green/brown set to give as a gift to a friend of hers. If you like it, let me know and I will custom make a set for you.


These three sets are not finished yet--they're waiting to be purchased and waiting for letter choices. Check them out in my Etsy store (link on right)!

Chocolate Covered Cherry

Chocolate Sky

Harvest Polka Dot

Introducing PHOTO BLOCKS!!

I'm so excited about this addition to my line of blocks! Customers can email pictures to me and I'll put them on one side of each block. I can add names/words/initials to the opposite sides as well.

I apologize, the pictures on the blocks have photographed with a bit of a glare. Note the artistic "brushstroke" look to the pictures. Very unique!
I can do any color/pattern combo--just like my regular blocks sets--with the photo blocks. Just contact me your thoughts and ideas and I'll get started on YOUR custom set!

Some bibs and blocks

Here are some custom orders I just finished. I love doing custom orders!

A bib and block set makes a darling little gift set!