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by: Kara Noel Lawson

#15 Pillowcase Surprise from Suzie Says

Do your kiddos love mail?
Really!?!?!
So do mine!!
(Heck, I love mail!)
This giveaway is probably the one I was looking forward to most with our 3rd Birthday Bash Giveaways because to me it embodies four of the funnest things about being a kid: getting mail, the holidays, surprises & presents!! Here’s the Deal-E-O…
The winner will get one pillowcase in the mail for their kiddo every month for the next 6 months!
The first 3 (October, November, December) are holiday themed and the kiddo will get them before Halloween, Thanksgiving & Christmas (for my Jewish friends, we’ll nix the Christmas one for the Festival of Lights!).
The last 3 will be custom made (by me or my mama, Suzie Says) for the winner. If a girl wins and she loves Disney princesses & ladybugs she’ll get a Disney princess pillowcase then a ladybug one… If a boy wins and he loves Fire engines & diggers…
You get the idea.
You have to admit that is SUPER cool!
You may be asking yourself…
Why Pillowcases!?!?
Well… My mom and grandmom started making them for my kiddos as gifties or as fun things to send in the mail (easy to ship) and they were a total hit! Eli and Cora Jane love having something special from Nanny and GG to snuggle up with. And lets face it, there is only so long you can have Little Mermaid sheets!
To see ones my kiddos have go here.

Here’s how you win…
Main entry (mandatory): Leave a comment here with something crafty (sewing, painting, knitting… anything!) that you love to make or you wish you could make.
In addition to the main entry you can get loads of extra entries if you…

~Follow the Eli’s Lids blog or let me know you already do (3 entries)
~Become a fan of Eli’s Lids on Facebook here (3 entries)
~Tweet about the giveaway, can be done daily. Copy and paste this for the tweet: “Win pillowcases for your kiddo in the mail for 6 months from the @elislids Birthday Bash http://bit.ly/4q7V7C ” If you don’t have twitter you can FB for this one. (2 entries per day)
~Add the “Eli’s Lids Giveaway” button in our sidebar to your blog or let me know you already did (2 entries)
~Enter one of our other giveaways then come back to this post and leave a comment telling me which one. (2 entries)
~Check out all the Suzie Says posts, then come back to this post and leave a comment with your favorite one. (1 entry)
~Follow Eli’s Lids on Twitter, leave your Twitter ID in the comment or let me know you already do (1 entry)
For every extra entry, be sure to leave a separate comment on this post! i.e. If you add our giveaway button to your blog & follow us on twitter leave 2 separate comments.
***Giveaway open one week! Ends Tuesday October 20th 9:00pm PST***

Don’t forget to enter all our current Birthday Bash giveaways…
…Messy Bow from Joy’s Hope here Ends 10/16
…Custom Header/Button combo from Design Chicky here. Ends 10/17
See the full list of giveaways coming the next 2 months here!

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  2. Gus and Clay's Mama says

    I love to make all kinds of things, but am not good at most. I actually love to make jams and jellies, and have managed to stock up for the whole winter (my kid loves PB&Js). Thats more in the cooking realm, but it's kind of crafty too..

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  4. Mommy T says

    What a fun giveaway! I have crafty aspirations but little follow-through, so my favorite projets are quick – I was given a ook alled "Happy Gloves" on how to make small stuffed animals from astoff gloves, so my goal is ta make a few this winter (when we inevitably lose a few mittens anyway!)

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  9. chaipo says

    OK, I am NOT crafty. Like at all. Did not learn to sew or do anything crafty as a child. I saw directions for a bonnet made out of a bandanna, tried it out 3 times, all three disasters. Gah!

    chaipoak@gmail.com

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  11. Mrs. Apple says

    I'm such a crafty wanna-be… sadly I am pretty ridiculously untalented that way. But I love looking at everyone else's beautiful handiwork. I'd really love to learn to crochet. I have only been able to figure out the chain and that is it. I did sew a slipcover for my couch once, and it was so much work I'll probably never attempt that again. But it was fun too!

    dadacovimajo at gmail dot com

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  18. rachael says

    I tried to tweet about this giveaway again, but Twitter tells me that it's a "duplicate text" (even though it wasn't my last tweet). This was happening yesterday, too. So I FB'd about the giveaway today.

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  19. lace says

    A few things I've created lately(as in this last year): bike basket liners, applique shirts, tutus and I'm sure there's some other things I haven't thought of.

    I'd love to learn how to make clothes following patterns and to better my crochet skills.

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  20. crystal says

    What a great idea!!
    I like collecting beads and am looking forward to trying Resin soon. I also think that Memory Jewelry is such a great way to be creative.
    cyclona66(at)aol(dot)com

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  21. Xenia says

    My favorite Suzie Says is definitely getting the same socks! Duh, why didn't I think of that? My husband and I have made it really annoying by getting similar socks but not the same ones so first I have to sort them all and then he seems to have a hard time telling his and mine apart so I'm constantly pulling his pairs out of my drawer. This would be much easier. Good one, Suzie!

    xpsundell at gmail dot com

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  29. Xenia says

    My mom has the knowledge and the machine to do appliques and embroidery on things and I wish I could do it because I see cute kids clothes and blankets and bibs and all kinds of things and would love to just be able to make them myself!

    xpsundell at gmail dot com

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  34. marybelle says

    Knitted booties seem to be my thing. I don't think there is a baby within striking distance that I haven't made a pair of booties for. Quick & easy & beautiful gifts.

    marypres(at)gmail(dot)com

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  48. rachael says

    I entered Jen's photography giveaway – I just couldn't resist a chance to get awesome pics of my baby girl! (1)

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  51. CC says

    I'd love to follow you, cuz your blog rocks, but I can't find a little "follow me" button. So I subscribed in google reader instead.

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  55. CC says

    I just learned how to knit. By which I mean that I don't really have a clue what I'm doing, but wish I did. Oh, and wish I had time to actually devote to it too!!

    speechforme at gmail

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  56. melissa says

    At christmas time I like to get clear globe ornaments and fill them with glitter, little toys(very small) paint them etc. I have my two children join in, we make them every year and when they get older they can look back and see what they made, so cute! They are great gifts too for grandma and grandpa

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  59. Rocketgurl says

    Commented on the following Suzie Says posts..

    – Suzie's Wedding – Love the pics! They look so happy and in love.

    – Suzie Says.. "A person should remember their childhood as being magical." So cute.. So simple.. So easy! The kids would feel so much more special!

    and

    – Tribute to Suzie..

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  60. Rocketgurl says

    Love this post! What a great idea about sending a pillowcase each month to the kids I love. It will give them something to look forward to!

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  61. rocketgurl says

    I would really love to make a cute cotton tunic for myself.. If I got really good, I would love to make little dresses and jumpers for my 2 year old daughter! Of course, I have never made clothing, and have never used a sewing machine in my adult life!

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  62. Megret says

    I can't sew worth a lick (but my mom and mother-in-law do)…but I do love so scrapbook! 🙂
    Thanks,
    Megret
    musesofmegret (at) gmail (dot) com

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  65. Anonymous says

    What a great idea! I'm really not crafty at all, my kids wish I was a better decorator and would do a great job decorating the house every holiday, but the most I ever do is put out a few things. I wish I had the skill (and time!) to create a really spooky house for the kids for Halloween!
    greenlancer at comcast dot net

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  70. Mommy Daisy says

    I'm always making something with my crocheting or knitting. I've been whipping up some crocheted hats in the evenings to use for Christmas gifts. (I can manage about one in an evening.)

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  94. rachael says

    Okay, so I love to make pj bottoms for my hubby, b/c he's 6'7" and we can't find ones that are comfy cozy and long enough. I made one pair for him the first year we were dating. He usually wears an XL just because he's tall (not b/c he's XL in width), but the difference b/t store-bought sizing and pattern-sizing didn't dawn on me. I made him XL pattern-sizing and added some length. The pants were LITERALLY big enough for both of us to fit into. LOL… he still cinches them up with the extra long shoelace I used as a tie and we laugh. I made him another flannel pair since then and those were much better (except for the fake-fly… one day, honey). One day when I have time/energy/space, I want to bust out the sewing machine again. And I'd like to make those pot holder/dish cloth hangy-thingies for Christmas gifts. We'll see if it happens w/ baby girl on the way! 🙂 [How's that for my main entry post?] My kids LOVE getting snail mail! Me too!

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