YouCanMakeThis.com Personalized Craft Idea and giveaway
When my son TJ was born, one of the gifts that touched me the most was a set of small handmade pillows in the letters T and J. The pillows were made by my younger brother, LB2, in class in school. It struck me then, and remains with me now, how much he must have loved me and his new nephew to take the time and trouble to make those pillows. For the record, we still have those pillows thirteen years later.
Some people have the ability but not the expertise to make crafts. YouCanMakeThis.com is a site that offers a vast array of ebooks, all containing craft instructions.
www.YouCanMakeThis.com was created by a mom who wanted to provide downloadable instructions on how to make just about anything from children’s boutique clothing and jewelry, to handbags, home decor and more. What makes the site unique is that these instructions are written by everyday moms who have an expertise in an area. They are written in a way that makes you feel you have a friend sitting right next to you, telling you what to do next. They all have detailed instructions and step-by-step full-color photos so even the most “craft-challenged” person can make these items for their homes and families.
I received one of the new ebooks that YouCanMakeThis.com is now carrying - Personalized Name Pillows by Kimberbell Kids Patterns. I took a look through the book and found it easy to understand. The book includes step by step directions, pictures and upper case and lower case letter templates to base your cutting on. These personalized pillows would make a great gift for any child, or perhaps even a mother daughter project!
WIN IT!
Two winners will each receive the instructional ebook “Personalized Name Pillows”.
HOW TO ENTER. (MANDATORY)
To enter leave me a comment telling me how many children (and other people) that you’d like to make this pillow for.
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I would make them for my 3 children and possibly my mother.
i just found this contest through a friend’s blog and i just ADORE these pillows! i am expecting a baby in august and i have a 7 year old. (both boys).
i would LOVE to have one of these pillows for their room!
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I loVE THESE PILLOWS! I would love to make one for my two children right off!!
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I would love this ebook! I definitely want to make a personalized name pillow for my daughter, Millie. I would also love to make them as gifts for me nephew and nieces, Braxton, Shelby, Reese, and Lauren. I guess that’s a total of 5 for now, and any other people that come up along the way once they see how cute they are!
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I have two children one daughter (8-months) and one son (5), I would like to make the pillows for them and my two nephews Corbin and teller and my Neice Sabrina.
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Great pillows ,I would make them for my kids and grandkids. They would love them
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I’d like to start by making these for my 4 boys. We’ll see how it goes from there, but I have 18 nieces and nephews that I love to do homemade things for as well.
I’d make it for all 8 of my nieces!
I would love to make these for my two kids.
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Each of my three children and my four nieces and nephews! Thanks for the opportunity!
I have five kids, and I think all of them would like a name pillow!
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I am about to have three children, and would love to make a pillow for each of them…but I would also love to make one for my two nieces and my nephew!
(I guess that makes six children, total.)
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I think it’s so cool that your mom writes a blog. I can barely get my mom to log on to read my blog. I left a comment on “A Dog’s Life.” Thanks.
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OK, I also Stumbled. My stumble name is Susbear.
Right off the bat I would make these pillows for my two youngest boys, who share a bedroom and love anything that identifies their part of the room. I would also make these as baby gifts. I’m always looking for ways to use up my scrap fabrics. I’m going to Stumble you now and then check out your mom’s blog.
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