Spring cleaning and recycling: Make a quilt from your clothes March 29, 2009

quilt made from your clothes

A new twist on RECYCLING: Make a quilt  from your favorite clothes!

We all have those favorite outfits our kids wore saved in a closet somewhere. Where? Why not transform them into a keepsake quilt by The Patchwork Bear? One of my previous posts featured the baby clothes bear (the one with Chris Noth) and many inquired about having a quilt made. Of course we do that too!

Your favorite articles of clothing will be pieced into 4-inch blocks to create an instant heirloom. The keepsake clothes quilt starts at $150 for a 30×30-inch quilt and can be made as large as 48×57 inches. Each is unique and special and we encourage your design ideas to create a truly original keepsake patchwork bear and quilt. Completely customizable and personalization available too.

A great idea not just for baby clothes. Use favorite t-shirts, uniforms, wedding dress and my sentinental favorite: a Memory Bear- made from a loved one’s clothing who has has passed away. We made several of these for the holidays for grandkids using grandparents clothes, for spouses, for children. More on this later…

So go clean out your closets and drawers and place an order today for a  Memory Bear, keepsake quilt or baby clothes bear by The Patchwork Bear.

MOMMIES WITH STYLE GIVEAWAY: Win a Jewels and Pinstripes Baby Swag Bag including a Personalized Patchwork Bear March 20, 2009

Hey Mommies – DO NOT MISS entering this giveaway! Jewels & Pinstripes, the organization that puts together swag bags for celebrities and VIPs, has another fantastic baby bag to giveaway on Mommies with Style. As with the bags they’ve given away in the past, this bag comes full of all sorts of baby goodies!

Their bags change seasonally, and you have a chance to enter to win the New Girls in Tinseltown Baby Bag. This bag is valued at over $1,800.

Jennifer Garner, Rebecca Romijn, Alison Sweeney and Niki Taylor have recently received these bags!
The gift bag includes the following products: Isabelle Grace personalized charm necklace, Cardstore.com birth announcements and coordinating stationery, Angel Dear kimono sets and animal blankies, Kokopax classic carrier gift certificate, Fleurville Lexie tote in pink loveknots, Snuggle Me’z all-in-one infant car seat snuggler, Shari’s Berries gift certificate for one dozen pink chocolate covered strawberries, Ladybugs and Lullabies no slip bows and clips, Baby Butter onesie, Dr. Bloom’s Chewable Jewels teething jewelry, The Peanut Shell pouch-style baby sling, Mabel’s Labels, Ladybugs and Lullabies pacifier clip with a set of Personalized Pacifiers, The bundle blanket in pink, chocolate and green dot, stride rite early walker shoes, gift certificate for The Patchwork Bear personalized handmade bear, gift certificate for Danajill Designs custom tutu onesie, Night Owl Baby owl onesie, Life is good little chick one peace and gift certificate for Name Your Tune personalized music cd.

To enter to win, go to: www.mommieswithstyle.com leave  a comment about what items in the prize bag are your favorite! One winner will be selected at random after March 24th. Good luck!

A Great Mother’s Day Gift (yes, it’s coming sooner than you think) March 18, 2009

Chris Noth with a Patchwork Bear Baby clothes bear

Mother’s Day? It’s only March!

Well, it’s coming sooner than you think so start thinking about a BABY CLOTHES BEAR by The Patchwork Bear.

A nostalgic reminder of all those favorite outfits… baby’s clothes will be transformed into an original Patchwork Bear. Start pulling those clothes out of the closet and send them to me to make a bear. This adorable little bear measures approx. 16″ tall and is made entirely out of your clothing. Depending on the size of the clothes, I use from 8-12 different articles of clothing. Any unused clothes are returned with the finished bear. Hand-stitched eyes and nose add charm to this vintage-style bear.

Since each bear is custom made to order, your design ideas and sentimental requests are encouraged. Retail price $65, optional embroidery $10. Not a bad price for a handmade keepsake that you will treasure for generations, right?

Photo shown: Chris Noth (from Sex and the City) with a sample Baby Clothes Bear at a Golden Globes Gifting Suite

While you are sorting through those clothes, what about having a BABY CLOTHES QUILT made too? Go to The Patchwork Bear now and place your order. There. Now you can have an instant heirloom and clean closet at the same time!

Order by March 31st and save $5.00. Type MARCHMADNESS at checkout to redeem.

Happy St Patrick’s Day! Save $5.00 on any item March 17, 2009

Happy St. Patricks Day!

Since I can’t offer drinks over the web, how about $5.00 off any item sitewide? Now is a great time to order that baby gift on your to-do list! It even applies to our NEW gift certificates!

Just use coupon code MARCHMADNESS at checkout to redeem. Offer expires March 31, 2009.

Kristy Swanson and Lloyd Eisler Celebrate Magnus’s Second Birthday (with gifts by The Patchwork Bear!) March 11, 2009

Excerpts by: Michelle Fryer, Hot Moms Club

Newlyweds Kristy Swanson and Lloyd Eisler, who tied the knot Feb. 7 in San Luis Obispo, celebrated Magnus Hart’s 2-year-old birthday on February 15th and Hot Moms Club was there to help in the celebration. About 80 guests gathered Sunday at the Treehouse Social Club in Los Angeles for cupcakes from Crumbs Bake Shop, entertainment by singing group The Jumpitz,

“Magnus was in the middle of the dance floor performing with them,” Kristy says of the five-member group. “It was over-the-top fun!”

Source:PEOPLE

Hot Moms Club helped in the celebration and gifted Magnus wonderful gifts from Petite Miette, Alexander Marten painting, Goosiecards custom learning cards, Very Meri shirts and kids tattoos, Dante Beatrix backpack, Adoornimals Puppy Dog, various Skip Hop items, Jannuzzi Clothing, eight3one clothing, a custom bear from The Patchwork Bear, Right Bank Babies, shoes from Scooterbees, Boon Inc products, Blume Girl custom clothes, Myself belts , hats from Cade Christian, shoes from Livie & Luca and The Jumpitz Celebrate Animals DVD. Magnus especially loved his Get Wicked clothing t-shirt and Bical Grippers shoes that he wore on his special day.

The Patchwork Bear created a custom aqua and black ‘goth baby’ Patchwork Bear with “Magnus” personalized on the chest. This limited edition bear was also created for Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz’s baby, Bronx!  Go to The Patchwork Bear to order your own special bear.