Holiday Wish AND Request for Blog Members!

Thank you all so much for joining, reading, commenting and participating on my blog. I appreciate every one of you. I wish you all a very Happy Holiday Season and many blessings in the future!
And speaking of the future, my plans are to begin featuring several small businesses over the next year. In return, I'm hoping these business owners will provide the blog world with usefull and motivational material to encourage others in their businesses and lives as well. My mission is to help bring more awareness to the hand made movement and small businesses who are trying to succeed in today's economy. I hope to accomplish this by linking websites, blogs, or fan pages to the cyber public in order to help boost sales and build credibility. While I do believe in the importance of world trade, I also believe in supporting our own economy and citizens too.
My request is this: If you have educational, motivational, and interesting information you could share with the public, please email me and let me know if you would like to contribute toward this project. Short tutorials, how-to projects, business tips, interesting stories or facts, recipes, give aways,...etc., are some of the things I'm asking for.
Years ago I mailed out quarterly newsletters to my customers, and sponsors could reserve an ad on the back page for free providing they could submit a helpful or interesting post to my readers. Some examples: A hairdresser told how to remove chlorine from hair during summer swimming, a local diner submitted a favorite recipe, a wood shop explained how to remove furniture spots and rings, coupons were offered, I submitted a coloring contest for children,... and the list could go on and on.
You may comment here and tell me if you would like to be considered (please make sure I can get in touch with you!) and Etsy owners can convo me to say the same. I will compile a juried list and contact you with my idea for your feature post on my blog. Please do not submit any ideas at this time. This is still a work in progress! Hope to "see you aboard" this mission! Thanks!

We have a Winner!

Congratulations to Heather! She won a Hairbow Hanger and 3 Hairbows from Chigger Hill Cottage! Thank you for your participation Heather! Please get in touch with me so I can send this out in the mail tomorrow!

A MERRY CHRISTMAS GIVE AWAY!!!

I know, I know, I just had a Give Away last month in honor of Thanksgiving, but hey, now it's Christmas! Isn't that what Christmas is about? Giving? So I'm giving away a Hairbow Hanger and three hairbows to go along with it! This offer won't last long because I would like to try and get this in the mail in time for Christmas! There are no real rules, just comment and tell me about one of your most favorite memorable Christmas mornings as a kid! I would love to hear!

In order to participate in the Give Away, you must be a member of this blog. I invite you to join! Winner will be announced this Tuesday night around 9 p.m. Central Time. Tell all your blogging friends!



WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON!!!

Please stop by my Etsy Shop some time at Chigger Hill Cottage -A Virtual Boutique for Little Girls Original Handmade Dresses, Outfits, and Accessories

Reduce, Recycle, and Reuse for the Holidays!

From Trash to Treasure-
Love it when I can REDUCE, RECYCLE, and REUSE!
If you want to get a little crafty and creative this Holiday Season, try looking around your house for reusable items you would normally throw away. For this project I’ve used a large coffee creamer container. Ice Cream containers work well too!
Gather your supplies, you won’t need many, think of a design, and start creating! Cover with fabric, left over wallpaper, gift wrap, or even spray paint!
Use your imagination! Creativity is a wonderful stress reliever!
Here I’ve created a reusable gift box. Hair bows fit perfectly stacked inside! Socks, candy, a sweatshirt, …you get the picture!









Got a creative decorative Holiday recycling idea you’d like to share? Comment and let me know how frugal you’re being for the Holidays!



WINNER!!!


Thank you all for your participation!
Tonight's winner for this Holiday Pants Outfit size 4 from Chigger Hill Cottage is JULIE!!!
Keep watching, there may be another Give Away soon!
Please visit my Etsy Shop! I will have FREE SHIPPING for US Customers and Discounted Shipping for Canadian Customers until December 13th! Make your purchase in time to be mailed before Christmas!

Enter for another GIVE AWAY!!!

In honor of Thanksgiving, and with the Holiday Season upon us, I can't think of a better time for a Chigger Hill Cottage Give Away! I will be giving away this two-piece ruffled tunic top and pants set size 4! What a fun Holiday print!

Description: This two piece size 4 outfit is made with pre-laundered 100% Cotton Fabric. Tunic top is a beautiful royal blue cotton twill, contrasted with a bold Christmas print in Santas, Reindeer, Snowmen, and Penguins. The top has covered buttons at the shoulders with removable bows. Pants are same cotton twill fabric with contrasting ruffle and decorated with a yellow rayon machine embroidered zig zag trim. From the shoulder seam to hem of ruffle is 18 1/2" on top. Waist measures 17 1/2" (not stretched) and Inseam of pants measures 16" to bottom of ruffle.
GIVE AWAY REQUIREMENTS:
#1 Follow my Blog
#2 Follow me on Twitter
#3 Check out my Etsy Shop
#4 Leave me a comment here about what you liked best in my Etsy shop and also about what you are truly thankful for!
(You may do all 4 in one comment!)

Winner will be announced Monday November 30th around 9PM Central Time. Please tell your friends too!

Wishing all my Family, Friends, Customers, Tweeps, and Blog Members a very Happy Thanksgiving!
Thank you for participating in this Chigger Hill Cottage Give Away!!!

"Save the Ta-Ta's"



We raised over $500 for
"The Cure"!

Saturday in Birmingham, Alabama the Susan G. Komen "Race for the Cure" was held at Lynn Park. I have never participated in any organized charity walk or run beforem and words can not describe the elated emotions associated with this weekend's event. Through one of my daughter's friends on her cheerleading team, I have come to know a young mother who has battled and won with breast cancer. One day God will let her know what an inspiration and witness she has been to me. I have secretly watched her from the side lines after first learning of the dreaded news of having the disease; waving at her in the mornings as she dropped off her two children to school, sporting her pink cap because she lost all her hair, smiling and participating in both children's sports, all the way to growing her hair back! She never stopped! And she is cancer free today!
Our high school varsity cheerleading team, along with several mothers (my daughter, son, and I included!) participated in the walk/run. Last week before Saturday's event, the cheerleading team had a car wash and raised over $500 for "Team Tracy". At one point during our 3 mile walk my daughter took my hand and held it for a little while. I knew what she was thinking and feeling. I think everyone in that race was thinking and feeling the same thing. What a day I will never forget! I hope to do it again next year! Nearly everyone in this country is affected by cancer loss or battle through family or friends. October is cancer awareness month, so please support your favorite charity and donate or help raise money for this worthy cause!