Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Bye Bye Clothes...Hello Sewing Kits




New Sewing Kits now in shop!  You can find them here

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Dolly and Me......A new Line of Sewing Tutorials

Sew along with mom!   I started sewing at age 7.  This is the first in a series of Sewing Tutorials geared for girls ages 5 6 7 and 8

Those are a few pages from the EBook.  Mom gets and EBook and a skirt sewing tutorial and your little girl gets a specially written sewing tutorial in her "language" and the same skirt pattern for her doll.

This is my favorite ebook so far!  I have lots of experience working with and around children.  When my dd was in 1st grade, I had the briilliant idea (NOT!) to let every child, 100 of them, design and make their own doll from scratch.  There were 100 completly different dolls.  It was an experience I will never forget and I hope one that proved memorable for the kids.

This tutorial is the EBOOK of the Day, TODAY!  

 http://www.etsy.com/listing/65258942/ebook-of-the-day-saledolly-and





Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Holiday Cheer...25 Days of Christmas

Every Day from now until Christmas, I will be listing a Holiday Cheer Coupon from $5-$20!  Limit 1 Per Customer!

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Marketing Your Shop

Marketing Your Business newly listed here!


About Me:)



I have been designing and selling childrens clothes for over 20 years, owned 2 store in NYC and had a small factory where we produced everything. Now after successfully selling boutique clothing on Etsy for 2 Years, I am starting a new business doing what I really love, creating new designs to sell as sewing tutorials via ebook.
And helping other woman market there small business!




I can help you grow your boutique business!






Lynn from Sugar Bumps
Of course, it's okay. I have made over $2,000 just since you said do appliques, which I would have probably never have thought of!!! Thank you!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/sugarbumpscreations


and Butterflies and Bees


http://www.etsy.com/shop/ButterfliesandBeeSew/sold


Also newly listed

Lycra and an EBook here

Monday, November 29, 2010

Sewing Tutorials...Knit Ebooks/Patterns

Newly listed Sewing Tutorials !!

I have released a few of my knitwear patterns.

Available today for 15% off Cyber Monday Sale.










 or you can use this link for 6 very discounted Ebooks...pick any 6 on my site!

Winner # 19 Dawn!

Congratulations Dawn, mom of twins!

Random Number Generator



This page simply picks a random number, within a range you specify.


For example, to pick a number between 1 and 100, set the Lowest Number to be 1, and the Highest Number to be 100.


Then click on Pick a Number to pick the number. That's it. Have fun!






If you found this useful, consider visiting the main Violet Cottage website. Thanks for visiting!






The randomly picked number is: 19

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Time to pick a winner!

will be picking a winner of the skirt of the month contest tom night!  Thanks everyone we raised enough money for the dolls for the 2 little girls and had a bunch of donations! 

And a new favorite fabric shop.  Fairytalefrocks and Lollipops





Sunday, November 14, 2010

vintage ruffles





Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Winter WonderLand...Holiday 2010






Posting this week and next week...hopefully!!

Thursday, October 28, 2010

GIVE AWAY....Who makes the world a better place...You do!

Dec 1   Thanks raised the $200 for the dolls!  And we got a bunch of nice donations, thanks everyone for your thoughtfulness and kindness.

I would like to do this ongoing, please let me know of any familys that need a little love and care.
             




Holiday Cheer...Give Away!

So....live and learn!!  Cannot sell raffles.  Big Paypal Violation,  Sometimes I wonder if there is anything between my 2 ears:)
So I still want to get the dolls for the sisters.  I can't do it alone, Ineed your help!!  You can leave a comment here to enter the giveaway  and I am accepting dontions for the dolls.  If you would like to make a donation  send it via paypal to email@gingerlouise .com.   

We are raising money  to buy  a struggling family 2 AG Dolls for Christmas.  The girls are 7 and 8.  The older child has cancer and the father is out of work.  We are also accepting donations of clothes (new) for child or doll, hats, toys or anything you feel in your heart to give.  Email me for more info.

The family wonlt know who sent everything, it will be a gift of support from a community of lovely and talented women.  My daughter asked, if the family is strugging, why would we send something as trivial as dolls.  Why? It is exactly during those times that you need somthing pleasant to remind yourself  that life is good no matter how dark things get,  And things are pretty dark for this family.  And, I dont know if you have read these books, but  they are historical stories about how 8 year old gitls lived and survived some hard times.  One book I remember, was about a girl who lived in the 1930's and her mother had to take in  people to pay the rent.  The books are inspiring


Something Interesting..

Illness   Wellness 

I is for illness and we is for wellness, we are not suppose to do this sometimes very difficult life alone!  I have had the loving support of family and friends when  things got bad around here, my daughter always had more then she needed under that beautiful tree!




SO...

Leave a comment here with your email adress tp enter the give away.

Please send any donations to email@gingerlouise.com via paypal amd sent as a gift.


Winners will be picked on Black Friday.




Prizes:


GrandPrize:  $200 Value   Skirt of the Month Club, You will receive 1 skirt a month for the next year and aMATCHING DOLL SKIRT ! Holiday prints  will be sent when appropriate.

   What a fun thing for your child!  Every month she can expect a pretty new skirt for her and her doll or bear:)  April 1, she will open the mailbox to  a fresh spring skirt, October, its Halloween Fun!  Chrismas...Naybe matching velvets!

1st and 2ndPrize:  $25 Value  A skirt for your child and her doll, pick from lots of prints!


Thanks and feel free to share this link!