auction features part two

Click here to read part one of this series, featuring additional artists and friends who have donated to the Harvest Honey March of Dimes auction.

Continuing with yesterday's theme, I am featuring the lovely ladies who have donated items to the Harvest Honey March of Dimes auction.  This is an auction designed to support two of my dear friends who are walking in the Erie, PA March for Babies in May.  They have a goal of raising $1000 for the March of Dimes, an organization which supports research and enables women to have healthy babies.

Today, I am featuring those ladies who have donated gift certificates and services to the Harvest Honey March of Dimes auction. 

(For those of you wondering, the Harvest Honey's is a group of women from around the globe who have all had babies due or born in October 2008.  We are a tight-knit community of moms who support one another through thick and thin.  I don't know what I'd do without the friendships I have made with many of these fabulous ladies.  But, that's a post for another day.)

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Annabelle's Closet is a Facebook Shop run by Harvest Honey Mama Crystal Lewis.  This page is named for her daughter, Annabelle (aka Belle), who was a long-awaited blessing.  She is Crystal's youngest child and only birth daughter.  Crystal began her resell business many years ago, when she was first trying to get pregnant with Belle.  She started out as an ebay seller and has since joined the Facebook bandwagon.

Crystal's Facebook shop, Annabelle's Closet has amassed nearly 2.000 fans in a very short period of time.  Crystal shops several consignment stores, outlets, and boutiques in a four state radius to find the best bargains to bring to her customers.  Her eye for quality is impeccable, her prices are more than reasonable, and her customer service is superb.  She also has a team of admins who volunteer their time to help keep Annabelle's Closet running smoothly.

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 The Gymboree Closet is another Facebook shop, operated by Catherine.  Catherine specializes in reselling Gymboree, as well as Janie and Jack, Gap, and other name brands.  She sells both new and gently used clothing.  Like Annabelle's Closet, she boasts nearly 2,000 fans and is based in Colorado.  

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The last, but not least, Reseller Gift Certificate in the Harvest Honey March of Dimes auction comes from My Littlemen's Closets, operated by Harvest Honey Mama Jennifer Zwirsky.  Jennifer and her family reside in Saskatchewan.  She focuses on reselling boy's clothing in smaller sizes.

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 Kara's Kloset, another Facebook reseller, has donated this 20% off coupon to Crazy 8, in addition to a clothing item.  This coupon can be used online or in the store, through May 1.  Kara's Kloset is operated by Danielle Matthews, mother of two young girls.  Danielle lives up in Minnesota and I am so jealous!  If I lived up her way, I'd be hitting up the Mall of America quite often!  I guess it's a good thing my husband doesn't want to move that way, huh?  Anyway, she's an incredibly loyal friend and an all-around great person.  

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Lea Williams is the creative genius behind Paradise Productions.  She makes video montages which are so touching, they'll bring tears to your eyes.  Lea will take your own photographs and digital videos and create a personalized DVD slideshow, perfect for sharing with family and friends.  Weddings, babies, celebrations, even funerals, she will put together something just for you.  She has donated a deluxe package worth up to $149.  Lea has a wonderful two year old son, whom she takes to the pool everyday from March through November (or so it seems).  He can really swim like a fish!

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Christa Pena, of Dazzling Darling Designs, has donated one card design to the Harvest Honey March of Dimes auction.  Christa makes beautiful customized photo cards to match any occasion, using your own photographs in your choice of designs.  Christa is a West-Coast mama who just recently gave birth to her third child, a beautiful baby girl (pictured above).  In addition to the card design, Christa has also whipped out the sewing machine just today to produce a lovely burp cloth, which was also donated to the auction. 

To bid on any of these items, click here.  All money collected will be donated directly to the March of Dimes.  Please read the rules before bidding and have fun!

This post is linked to Things I Love Thursday, hosted by The Diaper Diaries.

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The March of Dimes auction that I wrote about last week is still going strong, though bidding has slowed a bit.  Don't forget that you have until April 10th to bid on all of the fabulous items that have been donated for this great cause.  Also, if you live in the United States, your purchase will be tax deductible as a donation to the March of Dimes.  We all need a little help on our taxes, right?

I've promised to share some of the wonderful shop owners and friends who have so generously donated their time, talents, and products to this cause.  I can't possibly show them all here, so be sure to check back the rest of the week for a complete listing.  Or, you could just hop over to the auction page and get a sneak peak of all the lovely goodies!

This 3T/4T handmade skirt is from Halo Boutique.  Angel set up shop a year or so ago, if my memory serves me correctly.  She makes and sells little girls dresses, skirts, tutus, and hair bows.  I just love that she gives all of her dresses a unique name, typically pulled from a growing list of girls in our Harvest Honey group.  (an internet group of moms who all had babies in or around October 08).  What I find amazing is that, though Angel sews for girls, she only has two sweet little boys of her own.  Of course, for them, she makes superhero capes and costumes!  Her family has had a rough time of it, with her oldest son having undergone surgery for multiple brain tumors over the past 18 months, as well as having been diagnosed with autism. What a trooper!  Angel is such a strong mama.  The Harvest Honey March of Dimes auction is blessed to have multiple donations from her shop. 

 

Choose one of these tooth fairy pillows to make retrieving those little teeth in the middle of the night even easier.  Just grab the strap, retrieve the nugget, leave a surprise, and you're out!  I can't guarantee you won't trip over a truck or impale your toe on a Barbie shoe, though!  This item was donated by Sweetie Marie Designs.  Diana also carries bandana dresses, tutus, and hair bows for the special girl in your life.  

 

Every little girl needs a great selection of bows.  This very-springy set of 12 comes from Pipsqueak Bowtique (love the name!).  In addition to traditional bows, pictured above, the Bowtique also has a selection of hair bows topped with bottlecap images and korker bows.  Chrissy has two darling little girls, ages 2 and 3.  She has been making bows for about a year, but just set up her Facebook page this past January.  

 

Need a great birthday or anytime gift?  How about something different for the Easter basket?  This handmade crayon roll is perfect.  Stay away from those clumsy, hard-sided pencil boxes or flimsy crayon containers and use this instead.  Great for on-the-go mommies.  We take crayons everywhere, don't you?  My children especially love to "leave their mark" on the examining table paper cover in the doctor's office, or on those paper menus provided to kids in restaurants.  This item was donated by a brand-new Facebook shop, Domestic Engineer Gone Crafty.  Hillary also has two small girls, a 2 year old and an infant.  Wow, does she have her hands full! 

 

Like Hillary, Jennifer has a two year old and an infant.  In fact, their babies were born within a week or so of one another!  I don't see how she found the time, but Jenn has donated three hand knit scarves to the March of Dimes auction.   She doesn't sell these things for profit, but she does love to knit!  This is the scarf that I've bid on (currently losing, by the way...), but she has also made two others, including one for a toddler.  

 

Another mommy with lots of love, but no shop, is Kristen.  She had donated a TON of items to the March of Dimes auction.   Again, I'm in awe.  This woman is like a supermom.  She sews, she bakes, she gardens, she raises her two young children, and takes care of her husband.  It has been joked that she would make her own breast-milk butter if she could.  (TMI?  I don't know...)  Anyway, I chose to share this dress with you today because I just lurve it.  In fact, again, I've bid on it (winning this time, hurrah!).  Kristen was my inspiration to learn to sew clothing for my daughter.  I just adore this shirring technique that she introduced us all to.  Last summer, she was such a super-shirrer that she mailed these dresses out to Harvest Honies all across the country, for no cost whatsoever.  What a good friend!  Kristen has also donated another shirred dress, a hot pink minky stuffed pig, and a whole bunch of little springy bird toys.  So cute!

So, what will you be bidding on?  Does anything strike your fancy?  Visit the auction page to see more great items, including jewelry, aprons, nook covers, gift certificates, scrapbook pages, and tote bags.  An array of vendors and friends have made donations, so there is something for everyone's taste and everyone's budget.  Besides, who doesn't love babies?

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Some of my friends are planning to walk in the Erie, PA March of Dimes March for Babies on May 1, 2011. In order to raise money for the March of Dimes, they have organized a Facebook auction and have been collecting donations of handmade goods to support their cause.

When I heard about this endeavor, I knew I wanted to donate something, but I wasn't sure what.  While perusing the aisles of Joann's last week, this fabric jumped out at me.  A week of brainstorming and a day of sewing later, this is what I came up with.

This handmade canvas grocery tote measures 12 inches wide by 6 inches deep by 14 inches high. The straps are approximately 16 inches long. Includes a fabric-covered cardboard insert for base stability. The tote is made from coordinating fabrics. Side panels and pockets (front and back) are green. Straps and front and back panels are red and tan print. Coordinating pockets are hand-appliqued in felt and lined.

For more information about Team Johnny and Ella and to bid on this or any of the other great handmade items and gift certificates, go to their Facebook page and follow them.  I hope to feature more of the great items up for auction here, if they'll let me, so be on the lookout for that as well.