My darling, talented friend Gina Halladay (quite the celebrity in the quilting world) is featuring “Curby’s CLoset” on her blog “Quilters Buzz” and is running a contest for you to enter your favorite “Go Green”, Recycling, or Eco Friendly type ideas. Especially those that deal with quilting, sewing or crafting. The lucky 2 winners receive a 20$ shopping spree at “Curby’s Closet”!! How fun is that? So, put your thinking caps on and hurry on over to “Quilters Buzz” and enter. Contest ends at midnight (Pacific time) Oct. 2nd. And if you are a quilter/crafter… “Quilters Buzz” is a place you need to check back often for all the latest scoop, fabrics, patterns, designers, etc. Gina’s got it ALL!!

www.quiltersbuzz.com/

Well, I just entered a contest for my blog to be considered on the Martha Stewart blog. I have no idea how I will do, but it’s fun to try! Wish me luck!!!
Check out Martha’s blog at:
www.themarthablog.com/

I participated in my first swap this past couple of weeks and it really turned out wonderful!! My swap partner was Carmen of “Annie Design” she crochets the most adorable flowers and leaves. She also does hearts too. She uses bright fun colors or soft pastels. They are so cute almost good enough to eat! They can be used as embellishments for clothing, pillows or most any craft projects. She also makes pins and barretts out of them. She is a very talented gal from Ireland. I think that is totally cool!! Take a look at the sweet things in her etsy shop AnnieDesign.etsy.com
Thanks for everything Carmen. This was really a fun swap!!

Aren’t these cute??

If you love 1930’s reproduction fabrics head on over to “Janes Fabrics and Quilts” blog! In honor of her birthday she is giving away “50″… yes I said “50″ 1930’s fat quarters and 3 patterns!! How awesome is that? Right? Anyway just check it out and leave her a “Happy Birthday” wish and you’re in! Bur remember it’s only until Sept. 16th, so hurry on over! She has a wonderful blog too. I have had her on my favorites list for several months now. It’s a goodie!
A wonderful HAPPY BIRTHDAY from me, Jane!!

http://janesfabrics.blogspot.com/

I would like to give a shout out to Gabreial Wyatt at “Vintage Indie” an online magazine who’s motto is “Modern Life Vintage Perspective. She is a very talented gal and if you are a vintage lover of any kind this is a wonderful place to check out. Gabreial is also the creator of “Vintage Pulse” another online site for vintage lovers. Whether you sell, buy or shop vintage these are two terrific places to spend some time!
This past week “Vintage Indie” featured “Curby’s Closet” not once but two times, highlighting our vintage baby fashion shows (“Through the Garden Gate” and “Girls Day Out”) as part of their Baby and Toddler Week. They featured other really cool vintage items for babies and Toddlers also. So, head on over and take a look. And thank you Gabreial for giving “Curby’s Closet” a nod.

Right now until Sept. 15th you will receive 5$ off on any vintage tablecloth dress sold in my etsy store just for checking out Vintage Indie. Be sure to mention this promotion before you pay.

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Awh! Those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer have come to an end. They go so fast don’t they? To salute the summer of 2008, we are so delighted to present Curby’s Closet’s “FLOWER BED BABIES“.
All the models who participated in the Curby’s Closet Vintage Baby Fashion Shows this past summer are featured in this adorable (Ann Geddes inspired) garden video. I think if Ann Geddes saw this video even SHE would be impressed. I promise you will find it ever so sweet and adorable!!

I got the inspiration for this video from my wonderful husband who built me this very unique and darling flower bed from an old youth bed headboard and foot board. I painted it and my 2 awesome sons filled it with flowers. (It was actually my Mother’s Day gift this year. Pretty cool huh?) It is quite the conversation piece in our backyard. And I thought that it would be perfect for our babies!

If you love gardens, flowers, cute babies and the Beatles (”Good day Sunshine” is featured in the background music) then you are going to absolutely go NUTS over this video.

Enjoy it, share it, send it to Ann Geddes!! (Just kidding! Well, unless you really want to)

SPECIAL THANKS: A really big THANK YOU to all my beautiful babies and their wonderful mothers, grandmothers and aunts who were so wonderful to work with on all of the Youtube videos. You are Fantastic!!
And a HUGE THANK YOU to my son Brett who is so talented and amazing!! There would be no “Curby’s Closet website, blog, or fashion show videos without him… he did it all!!

I’m still learning and navigating my way around this whole internet thing. And I was just thinking the other day “Does it really matter or make a difference to add your comments to blogs, websites and groups?? Is that really how you get to know people, or get the word out about your business, shop, etc.? Are there some key things to say… do… or comment about?? Do people really get to know you this way? Has it helped with your business or sales? I’m really not sure.
If you have some thoughts or comments on this matter or if you have some experiences to share. Please feel free to comment on this blog (Curby’s Closet). Let’s share an learn from
each other. Okey Dokey??
Who knows it could be Cool!!

“Curby’s Closet” very excitedly presents our 2nd Vintage Baby Fashion Show. This fashion show is so unique and features “one of a kind” vintage baby dresses and sundresses that you will not find anywhere else. How cool is that? These adorable little dresses are very ECO FRIENDLY and have been made by re-using and re-purposing the top portion of vintage baby slips and dresses and the beautiful and very usable parts of vintage tablecloths. We don’t let a stain or hole or a little damage to a piece of clothing discourage us from saving the wonderful, lovely and usable parts. They are embellished with vintage buttons and/or hankies. There are so many creative, useful and fresh new ways of preserving these items and not adding to land fills, bins and clutter.
The unique pattern and dress designs are exclusive to “Curby’s Closet” and we are proud and thrilled to share them with you.
We used many of our same adorable models from our Youtube “Through the Garden Gate” video. These little girls are so cute and sweet! Your just gonna love them!
You will find all these dresses for sale for a very reasonable price on our ETSY site at christeve92886.etsy.com (or click on the etsy widget to the right)
Thanks for taking a look… thanks for going vintage… thanks for thinking Green… thanks for choosing “Curby’s Closet”!!
Get ready to Smile… cuz your gonna enjoy these next few minutes!!