Tuesday, October 23, 2012

5 years! 5 Dolls! 5 Winners!

The winners are in! Random.org helped in picking the winning comments... read on to see if someone is coming home to you!



Sunny Mae is going home to:

My 5 yr old would love this doll! Perfect for your 5th Anniversary. I also posted on Facebook. Would love to pin it on pinterest but not sure how. lol!



                                                              




















Veruca Mae is going home to:

Pinned!




                                                           

















Addie Mae is going home to:

So cute, enter me please!












Camilla Mae is going home to:

Love this doll and her skirt is so pretty - everyone of these dolls are so precious.



   




















Lizzy Mae is going home to:

have shared her on my fb page :)

THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the giveaways! If you are a winner, please email me at sarah@bitofwhimsydolls.com with your address!!!

Sunday, October 21, 2012

5th Birthday Giveaway Day 5: Lizzy Mae CLOSED

Today is day five (and our last day!) of our birthday giveaway! As part of our celebration (did you check out the SALE on the website yet????) there will be a new Mae giveaway every single day for 5 whole days! Make sure you check out the blog each day between October 17-21 to see the new girl and to enter to win. All of the giveaways will close at 9am Monday October 22nd the five winners will be announced on Monday night!

Day number 5's girl is Lizzy Mae! She is a pink haired sweetie with a skirt made from an ice cream print. She is handmade with a hand embroidered face making her extra special.

How to enter!
1. Leave a note on this post and you've got one entry!
2. Get out there and tell your friends... post on Facebook, Twitter and/or pin the photo of Lizzy Mae on Pinterest! Come back here and tell me you did so! You get an extra entry for doing EACH one of these shares! Wooohooo!
Easy peasy... that's FOUR ways to enter! 

Thank you for playing along and good luck! 

Saturday, October 20, 2012

5th Birthday Giveaway Day 4: Camilla Mae CLOSED

Today is day four of our birthday giveaway! As part of our celebration (did you check out the SALE on the website yet????) there will be a new Mae giveaway every single day for 5 whole days! Make sure you check out the blog each day between October 17-21 to see the new girl and to enter to win. All of the giveaways will close at 9am Monday October 22nd the five winners will be announced on Monday night!

Day number 4's girl is Camilla Mae! She is a sweetie with a skirt made from one of my favorite floral prints. She is handmade with a hand embroidered face making her extra special.


How to enter!
1. Leave a note on this post and you've got one entry!
2. Get out there and tell your friends... post on Facebook, Twitter and/or pin the photo of Camilla Mae on Pinterest! Come back here and tell me you did so! You get an extra entry for doing EACH one of these shares! Wooohooo!
Easy peasy... that's FOUR ways to enter! 

Thank you for playing along and good luck! 

Friday, October 19, 2012

5th Birthday Giveaway Day 3: Addie Mae CLOSED

Today is day three of our birthday giveaway! As part of our celebration (did you check out the SALE on the website yet????) there will be a new Mae giveaway every single day for 5 whole days! Make sure you check out the blog each day between October 17-21 to see the new girl and to enter to win. All of the giveaways will close at 9am Monday October 22nd the five winners will be announced on Monday night!

Day number 3's girl is Addie Mae! She is a sweetie with a shabby chic bird print skirt... so beautiful! She is handmade with a hand embroidered face making her extra special.

How to enter!
1. Leave a note on this post and you've got one entry!
2. Get out there and tell your friends... post on Facebook, Twitter and/or pin the photo of Addie Mae on Pinterest! Come back here and tell me you did so! You get an extra entry for doing EACH one of these shares! Wooohooo!
Easy peasy... that's FOUR ways to enter! 

Thank you for playing along and good luck! 

Thursday, October 18, 2012

5th Birthday Giveaway Day 2: Veruca Mae CLOSED

Today is day two of our birthday giveaway! As part of our celebration (did you check out the SALE on the website yet????) there will be a new Mae giveaway every single day for 5 whole days! Make sure you check out the blog each day between October 17-21 to see the new girl and to enter to win. All of the giveaways will close at 9am Monday October 22nd the five winners will be announced on Monday night!

Day number 2's girl is Veruca Mae! She is a sweetie with a skirt made from one of my favorite ever cupcake prints... she is sure to bring a smile to anyone! She is handmade with a hand embroidered face making her extra special.


How to enter!

1. Leave a note on this post and you've got one entry!

2. Get out there and tell your friends... post on Facebook, Twitter and/or pin the photo of Veruca Mae on Pinterest! Come back here and tell me you did so! You get an extra entry for doing EACH one of these shares! Wooohooo!

Easy peasy... that's FOUR ways to enter! 


Thank you for playing along and good luck! 

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

5th Birthday Giveaway Day 1: Sunny Mae CLOSED

                         Bit of Whimsy Dolls is 5 years old! 
My oh my how the time flies! It has been an amazing journey and we are so grateful to all of those who have supported this little business! As part of our celebration (did you check out the SALE on the website yet????) there will be a new Mae giveaway every single day for 5 whole days! Make sure you check out the blog each day between October 17-21 to see the new girl and to enter to win. All of the giveaways will close at 9am Monday October 22nd the five winners will be announced on Monday night!

The first girl up for grabs is Sunny Mae! She is a sweetie made from bright lemony (literally! lol) colors and she has curly yarn pigtails! She is handmade with a hand embroidered face making her extra special.

How to enter!
1. Leave a note on this post and you've got one entry!
2. Get out there and tell your friends... post on Facebook, Twitter and/or pin the photo of Sunny Mae on Pinterest! Come back here and tell me you did so! You get an extra entry for doing EACH one of these shares! Wooohooo!
Easy peasy... that's FOUR ways to enter! 

Thank you for playing along and good luck! 

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Name the Spider Contest!

Please meet ??? Spider!!! Why the question marks? Because you get to choose the design name! Just leave a comment with one "S" name below and if I choose your name, you'll get a $20 off coupon code to use on my website! How fun is that?

Rules: Please only post one "S" name, if you post more than one suggestion, you will be disqualified from winning. Be creative and submit your very, very favorite name! That's it! Just one rule!

If more than one person submits the winning name, everyone who suggested it wins! Yay!

This contest is VERY short! I need a name for the release on Wednesday so this contest will only go through Monday (September 3rd) at 9pm Eastern. I'll announce the winner on Tuesday!

Have fun and thanks for playing along!

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Let the Giving Begin!

In early 2011, the Bit of Whimsy Dolls team decided to give back to others in need by selecting a charity each month and donating a portion of our sales for that month to that charity. These campaigns were extremely successful and inspiring to all of us and along the way we met several friends! We're forever grateful and thankful to all of you for allowing us to have these giving opportunities.  Together, we made a difference.

In 2012, we've decided to focus our charitable efforts with one particular charity that holds the same core values for helping others, believing in what is right, and supporting small town American values.  Mercury One is that charity.

Going forward, our efforts for charitable giving will center around planned fund raising activities of Mercury One and things we do on our own with the proceeds from these activities being donated to Mercury One.  This charity is very young, about one year old, but they've already made a huge difference in the lives of many people affected by devastating tornadoes that hit the mid-west and south over the past months.

Mercury One's mission statement is "To inspire, organize and mobilize individuals to improve the human condition physically, emotionally and spiritually with malice towards none and charity for all."

With this post, we are announcing the first of several activities Bit of Whimsy Dolls will be doing to support Mercury One raise funds and awareness for their charitable actions. 
For the next 5 days, an original Bit of Whimsy Dolls Mae doll (Suzanna Mae) will be available for auction on eBay her listing can be found here:  http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140732618970#ht_500wt_989  Thank you all in advance for your bids!  Let's see what the Bit of Whimsy Dolls community can do to help others!

50% of the sale price will be donated to Mercury One at the conclusion of the auction which ends April 3rd around 8pm Eastern.

To learn more about Mercury One, please visit:  www.mercuryone.org

Thank you,
Sarah, Rob, and the BOWD Team

Monday, January 2, 2012

Another New Year!

Wow! 2012 is already here! This year will mark the 5th anniversary of Bit of Whimsy Dolls and we couldn't be any more excited about our plans for this year. Rob and I have been working on a project for...well, for forever... as in 2 whole years!  It seems like every time we get going, something else gets in the way but we finally have all of the pieces in place and we are ready to really get things moving. We cannot wait (seriously... canNOT wait!) to finally reveal this huge project!

Along with "The Project", we will have lots of other new things to unveil and of course lots of new dolls and patterns. I'll also be using this blog and Facebook more. As we progress through the next coming months, you'll also get to know the team more as they add to Facebook and the blog! Very exciting!

With the new year comes changes. With the growth that Bit of Whimsy Dolls had over 2011... hiring new employees and moving into a commercial space to name two biggies... it is no longer possible to keep the 2011 price markdowns. The cost of business is no longer what it was when it was just Rob and I working from our dining room. Effective today, January 2, 2012, there is a price increase website wide. We do not do this lightly and have put off this price increase for the last 4 months so that we would not increase prices right before the holidays. Prices on finished dolls have returned to their 2010 prices and all patterns (minus the Sewing With Abby patterns) are now $10. We will still offer our DIY discounts and we will also run promo codes throughout the year. Secret, limited time promo codes will be offered through Facebook, Twitter and my newsletter so make sure you are checking in!

Thank you for all of your support! We have a lot in store for 2012 to share with you!