Kiki Love's Loveys for Little Ones

There's something wonderful about children... well many things really! But I absolutely love how happy they can get by the smallest things! I think us adults forget to take a step back and appreciate the small things in life. Life is so fast paced and so much is expected of us, its very hard to even think of small joys.

Take a moment here.... whats the first thing you think about if I were to ask you about your day....
I'll wait.....

Ok, now tell me, was that memory good or bad? I tend to think about the bad... rough day at work, car wouldn't start, dinner burned... Then I ask my oldest child what his memory of the day is, and its always exciting! He built something amazing with his legos, he read a good book, he got to eat a huge chocolate chip cookie....

You get the idea!

As adults, it's hard to change our thinking, our habits. We've had years of being like this. Our children, and I say that meaning any child in your life whether your a parent, relative or friend of the family, our children deserve so much happiness!! And that's where Kiki Love Creations comes in!

Does your child ever get a letter in the mail? It makes their day!! And we'd like to send out some care packages! Below you will find a picture of 2 loveys! We want both to go to deserving children!

Dino and Teddy Bear Lovey
Patterns by One and Two Company

And we'd like YOU to nominate those children!

RULES:

To nominate a child, please email us at kikilovecreate@gmail.com 
Please put the name of the lovey as the subject of the email 
Nominations will no longer be accepted after February 3, 2013

Please include first name and age of child, along with a brief explanation of why the child should get the Lovey.

(DO NOT include any mailing information. That information will be asked for when the child is picked!)

1. ANY child under 13 years of age can be nominated within the continental US. Nominations may be made outside of the continental US but original emailer must pay entire shipping.
2. If multiple loveys are being given away on a single post, you can only submit the same child for one lovey. You may submit up to two different children.
3. We will hand choose the recipient(s) will be chosen within one week after ending. We will then contact the original emailer asking for further information on where the Loveys should be sent. Loveys will be addressed to the child.
4. The original emailer will have 72 hours to reply to us with the appropriate information or another child will be selected. Same rules will apply.
5. An unborn child may be nominated if the mother is 20 weeks for further along.
6. All loveys are not for resale.

Loveys are made in a smoke-free, cat-free home. By submitting to us, you are also giving us permission to use what you write about as to why the child should be chosen for later posts. No identifying information will be given out.

And if you don't get an email from us, don't worry! There will be plenty more 'Loveys for Little Ones' in Kiki Love's future!

Happily giving...

National Sewing Machine Day!

 I would like to give tribute to what I personally think is the best invention in history. The Sewing Machine has been a staple in the world for over 150 years. First introduced around the Industrial Revolution Era to help decrease the amount of manual sewing being done in clothing companies. However the first electric sewing machine was first introduced by Singer Sewing Co. in 1889. Sewing machines became very popular in households over the years as mother's made their own clothes and blankets for their families. The more creative their minds got the more uses they found for this handy machine. Now days you can find that people use the sewing machine to make and design toys, house hold decor, and even homemade cards.

This past Christmas my husband bought me my first sewing machine. I have to say that I was so surprised with how much I fell in love with sewing. He had learned to sew at a much younger age. So seeing how he was at least experienced he sat down and taught me the basics, I read the manual and took it from there. Lately I have been working on smaller projects like crochet hook holders for my friends and very slowly working on a quilt but I am on hold, I am missing something for an accent and so there it sits till I get some inspiration. So like most of you sewing machine fans out there, I just couldn't let it sit there. One of my favorite types of quilts are storybook quilts. So I have started making a National Monument Storybook type quilt for my son and I am so excited about it.

 Tomorrow is National History Day and I will be featuring on my other blog (Smalltown Dreamz) part of the process that I have done for this quilt. It's a great beginners type quilt for anyone interested in starting to sew.

Happy Sewing!
Stephanie