So Sarah never responded to her winning email about The Sunshine Stitch shop credit, so we are picking a new winner!
The NEW winner is….
LINDSAY!!!
I will email you shortly and you will have 48 hours to claim your prize!
Congrats!
and the winners are….
July 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
You’ve been waiting so patiently.
Or not.
But here they are…the WINNERS of the Plain Jane package to move to WordPress with Japster:
JULIE!!!
SARAH!!!!
JENNA!!!!
FRITTER!!!!
Congrats to all four of you! I will be emailing you all shortly to get you started on your move!
You have 48 hours to respond or I will draw someone to take your place.
Didn’t win but still want need to get your blog to WordPress? Never fear! Japster is still offering you a 10% discount on your move when you mention Sluiter Nation in your contact with him here. Offer good until midnight on July 23.
And the winner is…
July 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The winner of the Sunshine Stitch shop credit is….
Sara!!!!
You will be emailed very shortly and you have 48 hours to confirm or a new winner will be drawn.
Didn’t win? You can still enter to be one of FOUR lucky bloggers to get moved to wordpress for FREE!
Enter HERE.
is moving really that scary? yes, yes it is.
July 14, 2011 By
Last fall I moved my three year old blog over to wordpress.
Yes, I was afraid.
But I knew it was time. I was rapidly outgrowing my little area on Blogger and I wanted to take my blog to a new, more professional level.
I blogged about the rest of my reasons here along with some tips I’ve learned and some super plug-ins I love (which I could add to that list now if you ask me about it).
I was afraid and knew I couldn’t do this huge move on my own. So I tweeted about my nerves.
And like superman, Japster appeared.
Ok, maybe not with a cape and a blue uni-tard, but he did start tweeting with me and dispelling a LOT of the myths and urban legends about moving to wordpress (no, you don’t have to lose all your GFC followers, no an ax murderer is not lurking in your dashboard…wait. what?)
With all his smooth-talking ways he got me to follow him to wordpress.org.
And it was the best blogging decision I have made since joining twitter.
Not only did every single comment and follower and rss feed follow me to wordpress.org, Japster did it professionally and uber-quickly. I mean, his cute little wife is a blogger, so he KNOWS how much a blog becomes our baby and how worried we get when it’s in the hands of someone else.
He was very gently, very quick, and very professional. He also never let on that I was being ridiculous or crazy with my frenzy of questions or inquiries about making things just right.
It was so worth it. Now I have my beautiful blog and this lovely sponsor blog that you are reading!
So…are you ready to move? Have you been thinking about it, but just can’t justify the cost? (It costs less than you think, by the way)
Your wait might be over!
Japster is offering a 10% discount if you use the subject line “Sluiter Nation” when you contact him here from now through midnight of July 23rd.
And that is STILL not all!
Japster has been generous enough to giveaway not one…but FOUR moves to wordpress.org!
That’s right! He is offering FOUR lucky winners his “Plain Jane” package which includes:
- four page set up (main page, about, etc)
- five plugin set ups (this would be how you get your GFC over)
- three months of hosting ($3.99/month after that)
- your domain name registered for a year (less than $10/yr after that)
- install theme with limited modifications
- transfer of ALL your posts
- feedburner set up
Holy moly, batman! That is the best win ever…and FOUR of you will get picked for it!
So how do you enter?
It’s easy. Just leave us a comment here telling us why you think you need to move to wordpress.org.
Want an extra entry? Yeah you do. Tweet this: (but make sure to come back and leave a separate comment telling us you did)!
WOW! I want to move it move it over to wordpress.org with @Japster24! You do too! enter to win with @ksluiter now! http://wp.me/p1zZcI-3e
That is it. Giveaway will end Monday, July 18 at 4pm est and FOUR winners will be drawn at random.
The Legal Stuff: I did not receive any compensation for this review/giveaway. I just really, really loved my experience using Japster. And he is providing all the spoils of this giveaway because he is tight like that.
Summer is for Sunshine
July 12, 2011 By
Just over a month ago my beautiful friend gave birth to two beautiful girls.
In the months before she was due I was crazy busy looking at etsy for some fun gifts. And then I remembered something…I KNOW someone with a talent for making ridiculously cute things! (in fact, she made me a WAY cute newsboy hat this winter).
She is Alysha the crafty lady behind The Sunshine Stitch!
i so have this hat in adult size...and in purple. but it's cuter on a little one!
Here are a few words straight from Alysha of how The Sunshine Stitch came to be…
H E L L O!
I am a creater of things made of yarn {& fabric}, lover of coffee & preschool teacher by degree. My husband kicked me in the butt multiple times to get me to open my own little shop because our house was overflowing with yarn & hey, he figured why not make some money doing it. {Business savy men. pssht} The Sunshine Stitch came alive in January of this year just one month before my second son was born. Its been an amazing blessing to me as a stay at home mom as I now have a fun thing of my own but still have time for my wonderful little munchkins.
ack! such cute hats!
But she doesn’t JUST make hats…oh no…
Eek! Are you not just DYING of the cute here???
I bought some little shoes from her for the twins. They are so cute in person…I melted all over the place.
cutest. coasters. ever.
and don’t forget something to make mom fashionable…
pretty flowers
just for the beach!
And Alysha is just lovely. You can follow her blog, The Tarr Pit, to see her cute little family of four.
You can follow her on twitter, because she is lovely there too.
And you should go shopping at The Sunshine Stitch RIGHT NOW because she is offering YOU a 20% discount with the code SluiterNation!
Wait! That’s not all! Alysha is generous to give $15 of shop credit to one lucky Sluiter Nation Sponsors reader!
Boo to the Ya, People!
So how do you enter? Easy! Leave a comment here telling us what you would get if you win!
Want an extra entry?
Tweet something like the following and come back and enter a separate comment telling us you did:
Enter to win $15 in shop credit from @thetarrpit’s shop The Sunshine Stitch through @ksluiter at http://wp.me/p1zZcI-31
That’s it! Contest ends Friday, July 15 at 4pm est
The Legal Stuff: I was not compensated in anyway for this review/giveaway. Anything I own from The Sunshine Stitch was bought with my own money. My opinions can’t be bought anyway. Alysha Tarr is providing the spoils of this giveaway because she is awesome like that.
peggy ann…it’s not her real name
July 6, 2011 By 3 Comments
You guys know I have a crush, right?
No really. And Cort knows about it. And he approves.
Well sort of. Mostly because he likes her too.
Yup, I said “her”.
But her name is not really Peggy Ann…that is just her AMAZING shop. Her REAL name is Hannah…and I am all sorts of in love with her.
I met her on twitter, and we were instantly friends.
Then I realized that the girl is CRAFTY.
the Ruthanne Clutch
the sophia handbag
the Kate wallet (named after yours truly!)
And yes, all of the above will be with me at BlogHer in those fabrics! I can’t wait until they arrive!
But you know, you really should have something cute to pack up your stuff in too…even if you’re not going to a blogging conference.
I mean, even if you’ll be at Target the weekend of BlogHer, you should have a cute handbag!
And oh boy does Hannah have some AWESOME package deals going on!
They are called “conference” specials, but you don’t have to be going to a conference to get in on this deal!
Conference Special #1
$80 – includes: An Alena Tote, a Lindsay Lace Pouch, and a Kate Wallet
(you choose the fabrics)
Conference Special #2
$67 – includes: An Alena Tote and a Kate Wallet
(you choose the fabrics)
conference special #3
$31 – includes: Ruthanne Foldover Clutch with removable wrist strap and a Kate Wallet
(you choose the fabrics)
Conference Special #4
$44 – includes: Sophia Handbag and Kate Wallet
(you choose the fabrics)
But hurry! these Conference Special deals are only good through this week Friday!!!
All of these items can also be purchased individually.
And you should be following Hannah on facebook and twitter because she is ALWAYS offering limited discount codes (GOOD ones, not puny 10% off one item ones).
While I am super geeked for my handbag and clutch, I am MOST excited about my new wallet…perfect for holding all the business cards I am sure to get at BlogHer!
Speaking of BlogHer, I can’t wait to finally meet my crush Hannah!!!
just when i thought i wanted another boy…
July 6, 2011 By 4 Comments
You know how Cort and I want to have another baby?
Well all this time I have been saying I would LOVE another boy. I really, really love being a “boy” mom and giving Eddie a brother just seems like the greatest gift ever. Especially after seeing my brothers together and knowing their lives would be so different without each other.
But I have a bit of a confession.
When I see stuff like this….
…and oh my God does my uterus twinge for a little girl.
So I try to shake it out of my brain.
A boy is practical. We have all things boy in this house already.
And then I see this….
ACK! Cut it out, cute baby girl with the adorable flower on her head!!!
You’re messing up the best laid plans! The RESPONSIBLE plans!
And then I let myself dream of how cute things like this would be on a chubby baby girl (because let’s face it, I grew them babies BIG)…
Lucky for me, the lovely Kelli owns a little endeavor called Shmoo Wear.
And she is Canadian. You all know my love of Canadians.
So I might be sort of swoony.
Ahem.
Anyway, Kelli is just starting out, but she will ship to the US because she is AWESOME.
Right now she takes orders from all the pics on her facebook fan page OR you can email her at shmoowear@gmail.com and she will do custom orders too!
I didn’t share her with you for nothing, people? She the definition of fabulosity. duh.
and the winner is…
July 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The winner of the $25 shop credit from GCS Design is….
JULIE!!!
Yay! I will be emailing you lickity split to hook you up.
For the rest of you? The deal of getting 500 business cards for $45 (regularly $115) is good until BlogHer!
Email Courtney through her website to get your cards started NOW!
