Winner Announced: Sparkly Watermelon Clippie

Congratulations to entry number 16 out of 83, Karen (aka "TingsMom")- you're my winner this week! :) You win this cute sparkly watermelon clippie! :) It's ready to go, so just drop me an email at mylittlepixiesbowtique@gmail.com confirming your address and you're all set! Thanks for playing! :)

If anyone else wants a sparkly watermelon clip, it is listed on my website here and on Etsy here! :)

Monday Giveaway- Sparkle Felt Watermelon Clip

I tried to think of something cute that I could give away this week leading up to the 4th of July, and decided that these new felt sparkle watermelons would be just right. They really say "summer" and picnics and barbecues and all things wonderful to me. I love the crystal "bling" for the seeds! 

If you want to win one, you can enter like this:
1. COMMENT- either here or on my Facebook page  so I know you want to enter.
2. SHARE with friends via text, email, Facebook, Twitter, blogs, whatever, and tell me you did for an extra entry. Or you can PIN IT on http://pinterest.com for credit for sharing.
3. (NEW): if you're on my list of people who've made a purchase from my shop in the week surrounding the giveaway (in this case, it would be anyone who has made a purchase from Wednesday, June 22 through Wednesday, June 29), you get 2 extra entries as a special bonus- plus, if your order hasn't shipped when the giveaway posts, I will refund your shipping charges if you win!
4. CHECK BACK Wednesday morning, when I will post the results of the giveaway!


I am really excited to work on a bunch of new stuff next week. I will be putting my Etsy shop in vacation mode July 2-9, and although http://www.mylittlepixies.com will be accepting orders, processing times will be extended from the usual (except in special circumstances) because I am taking a week off to regain focus and relax and be with my family and try to find my creative space again. I've been so busy recently that I feel like I just need a break for a week or so! I have SO MANY IDEAS that I want to try, but no time to try them! So what the heck? I work for myself- I'll take a vacation! 


I can't wait to introduce you to new colors and maybe even get to perfect a new technique or two! It's my goal to get my fall "line" started as well because autumn and then the crazy holidays will be here before we know it and I want to be prepared to have totally awesome stuff in my shop- and also prepared to balance increased seasonal demand with savoring the precious moments with my girls- one of whom is turning FIVE on Thursday!!

Here she is with her daddy at the family birthday party we had this weekend with my mom and dad and sisters and bro and nephew this weekend- 10 people sleeping in our little house! So much fun! :)

Winner Announced: Pair of Small Coconut Breeze Pixie Posies

Congratulations to entry #80, Keri O'Dell, the winner of this week's giveaway for the pair of small pixie posies in "coconut breeze." :) I know you'll really enjoy them!! :)

I can't get Blogger to let me add my picture, but here's the link to the listing, if you didn't win this week but want to check out the featured item. :)

Thanks for playing along! :)

Giveaway for Monday June 20- Pair of Small "Coconut Breeze" Pixie Posies

This week's giveaway is for my favorite set of summer "pixie posies." These seem to have become my go-to clips this summer because they match at least half of the clothes my daughter wears. 

You can go HERE to see the listing I've created for these posies if you're interested in the full details on them. 

But here are some adorable pictures taken by the wonderful POSH Photography of my own little "pixie" wearing them for a photo shoot a couple weeks ago! 

 Isn't she sweet?

Yes, I think so too. :)

Okay, so here is how you enter:
1. COMMENT- either here or on my Facebook page  so I know you want to enter.
2. SHARE with friends via text, email, Facebook, Twitter, blogs, whatever, and tell me you did for an extra entry.
3. (NEW): if you're on my list of people who've made a purchase from my shop in the week surrounding the giveaway (in this case, it would be anyone who has made a purchase from Wednesday, June 15 through Wednesday, June 22), you get 2 extra entries as a special bonus- plus, if your order hasn't shipped when the giveaway posts, I will refund your shipping charges if you win!
4. CHECK BACK Wednesday morning, when I will post the results of the giveaway!

Winner Announced: Triple Felt Rosette Headband in Caribbean Sunset

‎*Update! I noticed a boo-boo I made in calculating the entries, so I had to redo the draw to include every entry- so this week there are TWO winners! Congratulations to Bethany Pearson (entry number 60 out of a correct total of 81 entries), AND Meghan Catalano, the two winners of the week! :)

Congratulations to entry #48 (out of 79 total), Meghan Catalano, who is random.org's pick this week to receive the beautiful headband pictured below! :) Congratulations, Meghan! :)

If you didn't win, but feel like you can't live without this headband- it is available on my website at a 20% discount TODAY only. Follow this link to the discounted listing or you will also find it on the very front page of http://www.mylittlepixies.com.

Thanks for playing, everyone! Stay tuned for more next week. :)

Monday Giveaways are Back!

I definitely needed a week off giveaways last week with all the catching up from the Anniversary Celebration (my family knows my tendency to bite off more than I can chew!)- but I'm excited to return to the weekly giveaways I enjoy doing. :) For those of you who are new to My Little Pixies, I run a giveaway every week on Mondays- usually not anything as massive as what I did a couple weeks ago- but I love doing them as a way of connecting with clients and being able to offer something for free gives me the chance to connect with people who'd love my products but might never take the jump to actually buying them.

I'm considering re-working how I manage the entries after the hours I spent trying to tabulate everything the week of my anniversary celebration, and I had thought of trying a new way of entering this week, but now that I'm trying to figure out how to explain what I was thinking... I've decided it's too complicated, and I'll just stick with the "old way" for now. Instructions for entering will be at the bottom of this post, and I will also explain how the winner is selected at the bottom of this post for those who want to know the procedure for how I tabulate the entries.

But without further ado... here is the item that I will be giving away this week (selected by popular vote on my Facebook site last night :)) I'm happy that this one was selected, because it is my favorite of the three I posted as well. :)

 This is the triple felt rosette headband in "Caribbean Sunset" that I created when I fell in love with babyGap's "Coral" line. It consists of three handmade rosettes in turquoise and coral, all nestled together and attached to a skinny elastic headband. I can make this to fit anyone from babies to adults, and I think it's a great look for any age! :)

Above are examples of this style of headband on a newborn, courtesy of http://andreamackeyphotgraphy.blogspot.com. The pink and purple headband is available here or here.

Okay, so here is how you enter:
1. COMMENT- either here or on my Facebook page  so I know you want to enter.
2. SHARE with friends via text, email, Facebook, Twitter, blogs, whatever, and tell me you did for an extra entry.
3. (NEW): if you're on my list of people who've made a purchase from my shop in the week surrounding the giveaway (in this case, it would be anyone who has made a purchase from Wednesday, June 8 through Wednesday, June 15), you get 2 extra entries as a special bonus- plus, if your order hasn't shipped when the giveaway posts, I will refund your shipping charges if you win!
4. CHECK BACK Wednesday morning, when I will post the results of the giveaway!

For those of you who are curious about how I calculate the winner each week, here is how I do it. I assign each entrant a number- I begin with the entries that come from the blog, and number starting with number 1. I assign additional consecutive numbers for people who have qualified for multiple entries. Then I move to Facebook and number those entries and extras. Then I go through and double check to be sure I haven't missed anyone. Finally, I go to random.org and have it select a random number.

If anyone can think of a better way to do this, I'm all ears!! :) For this week anyway, I think this is the simplest way of handling it. So thanks for playing along! And good luck!

Anniversary Week Giveaways: Day Five (Last Day!): Fancy!

This final day of my giveaway week is my way of saying thank you with the very best that I have. My work and "art"- I guess now it is sort of "art"- has grown and changed and (hopefully) improved substantially in the past year, and I believe that these headbands showcase my very best work. Some of these styles are outside the average person's budget, so I thought they would be a wonderful way of being able to share this part of my work with someone who might never buy it but would love it. I love them myself. (can you tell?!)

So without further ado, here are the items in today's final giveaway package. A "group" picture does not do any of them justice, so I have individual shots to share of each of the four items.

 Double Posh Posy headband in Chocolate Espresso. I wanted to create a headband that a mom could enjoy wearing over a ponytail for a little bit of style even on those "sweats" days. The browns in this headband are as versatile as I can get! And of course the headband would look lovely on a little girl, too. :) [just not MY little girl because she won't go within a hundred feet of anything BROWN- but I digress...]

 Hannah headband in Hydrangea Rose. I thought very hard about what colors I wanted to choose for this style in the package. I wanted something sweet, something that would look good on a wide range of ages and stages- and something that captures the beauty and grace of this style, and I think I got there with the soft rose pink and beautiful hydrangea flowers. It's a style that doesn't really need a lot of words to describe, and I'm glad the picture came out well, because it drives me nuts when the photos don't do justice to the products

 Hailey headband in Turquoise. This isn't really a new color... I just put a different band on it- but I wanted to choose a color for "Hailey" that is bright, versatile, and showcases the beauty and intricacy of the larger flower, and turquoise is just one of my favorite colors this summer!

Posh Posy Lace Headband in Baby Pink- I don't feel this picture does it justice because it is a really gorgeous headband... but for the final component of this package, I wanted to design something with a newborn in mind- and I love how the petite posh posy in this headband complements the lace headband. Even if we don't all have a new baby girl (sniff, sniff... wish I did...)- chances are we all know someone with one, and this would make a simply lovely baby gift!

So that's it, folks! Please note that the "anniversary" code to save 10% will be turned off after the results of this giveaway are posted, so if you have purchases to make and wish to use it, please do so before then. Though I have been SO busy with running these giveaways that quite honestly I haven't even started on this week's orders! So if you need a quick turnaround, please select "Priority" or "Urgent" shipping. Thanks y'all!

Usual rules for entering are below:
Here's how you enter: PLEASE pay special attention to the one required entry method- I will not be counting "likes" tonight, so please leave a comment if you want to be entered. 
1. COMMENT, either on my blog, or on the album posted on Facebook (this is REQUIRED so I can find you if you win); if you enter on the blog, please leave an email address.
2. SHARE- as usual, share on your Facebook profile about the event, tell your friends about My Little Pixies via Twitter, email, blogs, whatever. Because I'm doing a daily giveaway week and I don't want to be perceived by all your friends on Facebook as annoying, you can only get credit for sharing TWO times during the week- so choose carefully which days you want to share. :)
3. Take the leap and make a PURCHASE from my shop. Anyone who purchases during this week will receive an extra TWO entries into EVERY giveaway you enter for the rest of the week (I've got a list going!) Use the coupon code "anniversary" to save 10%. I have activated this coupon code on my Etsy site and on my own website- though the selection is much more comprehensive on http://www.mylittlepixies.com
4. REFER a friend to:
-Join my Facebook page: make sure they tell me you sent them! (1 extra entry for them, 1 extra entry for you)
-Make a purchase from my shop: tell them to leave your name in the "special instructions" field so I can track your entries! (1 extra entry for them- plus the two entries they get for making  a purchase, and 1 extra entry for you)
5. If you have purchased from my shop before, leave me a (nice hopefully :)) REVIEW- either on my Facebook page or on my new website  (earn up to 2 entries on the contest day in which you enter the reviews if you leave one in both places).

Anniversary Week Giveaways: Day Four: Butterflies!

*Thank you all, from the bottom of my heart, for all your wonderful participation and encouragement this week. I have spent a ton of time trying to be sure that everything is fair and everyone has a chance to win- and it bothers me probably more than it should that I can't let everyone win, even though I know that many would like to and are disappointed when they don't! I hope you have all enjoyed playing, even though not everyone can win!*

Today's giveaway celebrates one of my favorite types of clips to make and for my girls to wear- butterflies! They have become a sort of staple in my shop over the past year, and there are so many ways to wear them that I thought they deserved their own "day" today. :)

Here is the gift package that will be given to one lucky winner today (total value $37)!

 It includes...

 A pair of small butterfly bows in "Wild Berries." I love this color scheme for the summer and that initial transition to fall (clothing companies are already launching their fall lines! eek! I'm behind!)

 A crocheted butterfly headband in red, white, and blue- these butterfly headbands are SO sweet on little heads- so comfy and I have so many different colors; I keep meaning to put a newborn "set" together with them! This one will be perfect for a little 4th of July baby- and even if you don't have one yourself, chances are you know one! :)

 The "original" Butterfly Bow in White and Pixie Pink. This was the very first color combination I tried that day about a year ago when I tried out an idea I found, and discovered how much I LOVE butterfly bows!

 A new, funky pattern that I JUST received last week- TIE DYE! So fun and bright in a rainbow of colors- I love how it came together in the butterfly.

A butterfly bow and headband set in silver and pink damask print. I fell in love with these specially printed elastics and bought up a ton of it because I think the subtle pattern really makes headbands look so pretty! And I like the silver in the butterfly for a bit of shimmer. :)

A set of two little butterfly snap clips in bright green and blue- perfect for that "just barely there" sort of hair.

So see, there's something here for everyone!

Here's how you enter: PLEASE pay special attention to the one required entry method- I will not be counting "likes" tonight, so please leave a comment if you want to be entered.
1. COMMENT, either on my blog, or on the album posted on Facebook (this is REQUIRED so I can find you if you win); if you enter on the blog, please leave an email address.
2. SHARE- as usual, share on your Facebook profile about the event, tell your friends about My Little Pixies via Twitter, email, blogs, whatever. Because I'm doing a daily giveaway week and I don't want to be perceived by all your friends on Facebook as annoying, you can only get credit for sharing TWO times during the week- so choose carefully which days you want to share. :)
3. Take the leap and make a PURCHASE from my shop. Anyone who purchases during this week will receive an extra TWO entries into EVERY giveaway you enter for the rest of the week (I've got a list going!) Use the coupon code "anniversary" to save 10%. I have activated this coupon code on my Etsy site and on my own website- though the selection is much more comprehensive on http://www.mylittlepixies.com
4. REFER a friend to:
-Join my Facebook page: make sure they tell me you sent them! (1 extra entry for them, 1 extra entry for you)
-Make a purchase from my shop: tell them to leave your name in the "special instructions" field so I can track your entries! (1 extra entry for them- plus the two entries they get for making  a purchase, and 1 extra entry for you)
5. If you have purchased from my shop before, leave me a (nice hopefully :)) REVIEW- either on my Facebook page or on my new website  (earn up to 2 entries on the contest day in which you enter the reviews if you leave one in both places).

Anniversary Week Giveaways: Day Three- Posies (Pixie and Posh!)

Today's giveaway centers around two of the styles that have become some of the "core" sellers for me- the "pixie" (crocheted) and "posh" (satin and/or organza) posies! Pictured below is what one lucky winner will receive! Since I'm running a little late this morning (having decided to actually sleep past 5am today in the interest of not throwing anyone in this house out a window :))- I will keep this giveaway open an hour later tonight- it will close at 11pm EST instead of 10pm.

Without further ado, I present today's package:

 It consists of a sampling of my most popular styles, made in several new designs, so that even those of you who have "everything" will still find something new here! The picture above does not do it justice because I am simply not a good enough photographer to capture all of those items in the same picture with the appropriate definition, exposure, light balance, etc. So here are the individual shots that show it much better.

 One Purplicious Posh Posy in layers of violet, lavender, and white, with an opaque white pearl bead in the center.

 This posy can and will be attached to a headband if the winner desires.

 One Medium "Caribbean Sea" Pixie Posy-

 One pair of small Posh Posies in Celery Green- I wanted to choose a color that could cross over from little girls all the way up to moms. I love the petal arrangement in these posies for both myself and my daughter!

 One pair of small Pixie Posies in Summer Watermelons. I've been saving these for this event because I love them so much!

A set of two Baby Posh Posy Snap Clips in hot pink and yellow- perfect for babies with that just-barely-there hair- and a wonderful baby shower gift for mom-to-be!

That's it, folks! This package, too, is worth over $30, so I'm excited for the winner! Here are your instructions for entering! Don't forget that you save 10% and receive two extra entries for every contest you enter this week by making a purchase from either my website or my Etsy store!

1. COMMENT, either on my blog, or on the album posted on Facebook (this is required so I can find you if you win); if you enter on the blog, please leave an email address.
2. SHARE- as usual, share on your Facebook profile about the event, tell your friends about My Little Pixies via Twitter, email, blogs, whatever. Because I'm doing a daily giveaway week and I don't want to be perceived by all your friends on Facebook as annoying, you can only get credit for sharing TWO times during the week- so choose carefully which days you want to share. :)
3. Take the leap and make a PURCHASE from my shop. Anyone who purchases during this week will receive an extra TWO entries into EVERY giveaway you enter for the rest of the week (I've got a list going!) Use the coupon code "anniversary" to save 10%. I have activated this coupon code on my Etsy site and on my own website- though the selection is much more comprehensive on http://www.mylittlepixies.com4. REFER a friend to:
-Join my Facebook page: make sure they tell me you sent them! (1 extra entry for them, 1 extra entry for you)
-Make a purchase from my shop: tell them to leave your name in the "special instructions" field so I can track your entries! (1 extra entry for them- plus the two entries they get for making  a purchase, and 1 extra entry for you)
5. If you have purchased from my shop before, leave me a (nice hopefully :)) REVIEW- either on my Facebook page or on my new website  (earn up to 2 entries on the contest day in which you enter the reviews if you leave one in both places).