Thursday, September 29, 2011

Cold Weather Giveaway from Petite Tuques!






Meet Lisa Savage from Petite Tuques http://www.etsy.com/shop/petitetuques designer, Etsy Shop owner extraordinaire! She makes hats, scarfs and mittens.  We are doing this giveaway just in time for Fall and Winter for all of you!  Lisa is a mother of two boys, 5 and 3.  She says, "We live 'in the country' about 30 minutes away from the Vermont border.  I played flute in high school and I met my husband in the high school band."  Well, looks like I have a lot in common with Lisa!  I live 20 minutes from the VT border as well in MA and I am a musician as well (singer).  :)  Lisa sounds like what happened to me.  When I had kids, they kept me to busy to be able to go sing at different jazz venues at night or to be in a musical with all the rehearsals.   My creativity morphed into something else that kept me still true to myself, but I was there for my kids as well.
 
Lisa started creating her designs when she was pregnant and she wanted to make everything for her boys.  She first knitted a sweater.  Wow, talk about ambition!  I love the saying "that where there is fear there is no creativity"( Christopher Lowell), Lisa had no fear to start with such an ambitious project like knitting a sweater!  When she started to sell online, she decided she should make smaller items as well like hat and mitten sets.  I guess once you master a sweater you can make anything!  I asked her what inspires her designs and she said, "My books inspire me, my children, colors I see in our clothes, pretty much everything."  

The name of Lisa's shop is so unique and posh.  I asked her why Petite Toques and she said, "I live in a french community. I knew that if I were to get really big, I’d have to stay within the laws so I looked for a French name, that English people could still relate to. We call hats “toques” and “tuques” is just the French version of it." She loves being on Etsy because she likes the traffic to her shop and she enjoys the community on Etsy. http://petitetuques.com/

As we all know, being a mom is hard enough to juggle without also being a business owner and designer.  I asked Lisa how she juggles it all: "It’s always changing! Luckily my oldest is in school now. I just have the one boy at home and my hubby has days off during the week.   I am pretty lucky that there are days that I can get all the mailing done without hauling the kids around, or go get supplies alone too!"

Lisa is a fellow member of the Etsy Kids Team http://etsykids.com http://etsykids.blogspot.com/ 
I asked her if she had any favorite Etsy Kids shops and she said she liked Baby Swank

I had a few of my own questions I wanted to ask Lisa.  When I asked her if she spoke French at home she said, "I learned French in school, but I never became bilingual. I can have small conversations in french, and it does get complicated at craft shows! No, we don’t speak it at home. Although with my big boy in school, I’ll be learning along with him"  I always thought French was so sexy and posh.  I have got to learn it myself!
I wondered if Lisa got Carpal Tunnel knitting so much.  I suffer from it in both hands and I don't even knit.  :)  She told me, "I don’t have carpal tunnel yet.. but I do get pain in my left hand ring finger when I knit too much. I usually just stop – I have to stop and massage my fingers and that’s usually at the end of the day. The next day I’ll be fine."  Careful girlie!

"Lisa, If I were to travel to Canada for the first time...which we will this year sometime, what would be the number one place you would tell me to go to and why?" I said.  She responded, "I’d tell you to go to LaRonde (Montreal), the amusement park. Late in the summer they have fireworks displays and fireworks competitions.. I’ve never been, but I’ve heard that they are really beautiful." 
 I may just have to go up and visit her sometime soon!  :)

GIVEAWAY 


 How would you like to win this adorable lil girls hat?!!!  This hat is for a size 3-6 months.  This would make an awesome gift or a sweet hat to warm your lil ones head! Here is how the giveaway will work...as always, please follow my blog to participate and come back and post when you have completed a task so we can tally up entries.  Random.org will choose a winner.  Each task will be equal to one entry.
Tasks:
1.  Like Petite Tuques on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PetiteTuques and if you have not already, like my shop on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lil-Lollipops-Designs/114328484791
2.  Heart her shop and your favorite item in her Etsy shop then come back and tell us which item you hearted. http://www.etsy.com/shop/petitetuques 
3.  Add me and  her on twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/petitetuques
4.  Go to her website (which is great by the way) and tell us what you liked about the website.  http://petitetuques.com/ 
(is it user friendly, do you like the colors, to you like the sections, do you like the projects, etc).

Do all 4 tasks for a total of 4 entries into the giveaway which ends Friday, Oct. 14, 11 at 10pm Eastern Time. Good luck! 










39 comments:

  1. 1) Like both shops!
    2) Hearted her shop on Etsy & hearted my favorite item, which is the adorable hat in the giveaway!
    3) Love her website! It's hard to pick just one thing because it is totally cute, but (& this is kinda silly) I absolutely love the little connect with me guys on the bottom & to the right as you browse the different sections...adorable, haha! ;)

    Thanks for the opportunity!

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  2. I am a follower! I like both PetiteTuques and Lil Lollipops Designs on FB.

    (FB is not working properly atm. I tried liking your page, but it keeps coming up with an error. So, for the moment I added your page to my page favorites (mieSparkle) and I will like with my personal profile when I can.) :)

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  3. I <3 PetiteTuques on Etsy and this item: http://www.etsy.com/listing/62246929/mittens-knitted-mittens-adult-twilight in particular.

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  4. I follow both PetiteTuques and Lil Lollipops Designs on Twitter! (User: http://twitter.com/#!/mieSparkle)

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  5. I looked over PetiteTuques website. I absolutely love the new design/layout and to be honest you already described it perfectly. It's very user friendly, I LOVE the colors (and the moose), and if I knew how to knit the projects section would be very helpful! :)

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  6. I looked over at the website! I can already tell you I love it by the moose! I love moose! Moosen? Mooses? Meese?

    Jenna
    callherhappy.com

    cute blog btw

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  7. I Like Petite Tuques on Facebook and sent regards from you:

    https://www.facebook.com/PetiteTuques/posts/10150306949578014

    Already your Fan on FB!


    (oksana vladimirovna)

    ksyshenka(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  8. I hearted Petite Tuques shop and Baby Booties - Knitted Boots - Fresh Liliac - Newborn to 3 months!!! (oksana2372)

    ksyshenka(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  9. Following Petite Tuques and you on Twitter!

    (@oksana2372)

    ksyshenka(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  10. I visited Petite Tuques website - I love it style and it seems to be really attractive and user friendly! Colors are really fresh and lovely!

    Thank you for the chance!

    ksyshenka(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  11. I added the lilac baby booties to my favorites on etsy.
    jamieadkins@mail.com

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  12. I like Petite Tuques and your shop on fb

    kaylynn_0419(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  13. I heart her shop and I hearted the knitted mittens

    kaylynn_0419(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  14. I am following you both on twitter

    kaylynn_0419(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  15. Oh I love the colors on her website! So cute!

    kaylynn_0419(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  16. Liked Petite Tuques on Facebook - already liked you :)

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  17. I added her shop to my favorite in Etsy and I hearted the purple lace Toque

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  18. I love the graphics on her website, especially the moose!!!

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  19. I liked Lollipo[ Designs on facebook, I'm Dawn Baley Hausker.

    dee dot hausker at gmail dot com

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  20. I <3'd Petite Tuques on etsy I'm GypsiesJewels there! =)
    dee dot hausker at gmail dot com

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  21. I love the Moose Logo on Petite Tuques.com I have a thing about Moose..must be from bullwinkle..or perhaps Mr. Moose from Capt, Kangaroo! =)
    dee dot hausker at gmail dot com

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  22. I like both on FB- Michelle Frame
    mframe00@gmail.com

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  23. I hearted the Hats - Knitted Hats - Baby Hats - Fun Bobbles Cap - 3 months to 6 months
    and the shop on Etsy- mframe00
    mframe00@gmail.com

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  24. Like Petite Tuques on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PetiteTuques and if you have not already, like my shop on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lil-Lollipops-Designs/114328484791
    *done*

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  25. I like you both on fb
    Robin Scott
    robinlscott4 at hotmail dot com

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  26. "hearted" her etsy shop, robinlscott,
    and I love this toddler hat:http://www.etsy.com/listing/59344410/visor-hats-knitted-hats-blue-ocean-visor
    robinlscott4 at hotmail dot com

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  27. like you both on twitter
    robinlscott
    robinlscott4 at hotmail dot com

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  28. I like the colors of the website, the moose theme, and the changing pics of her things for sale, instead of just still photos - very cute
    robinlscott4 at hotmail dot com

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  29. I like both Facebook pages as The Hand That Rocks the Cradle.
    fec527 at hotmail dot com

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  30. I hearted the shop and the black and turquoise scarf.
    fec527 at hotmail dot com

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  31. I like that her site includes tutorials.
    fec527 at hotmail dot com

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  32. I am following your blog.

    krafterskorner21@yahoo.com

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  33. I hearted your shop and this is my favorite item.

    http://www.etsy.com/listing/81689312/mittens-knitted-mittens-adult-long-cuff

    krafterskorner21@yahoo.com

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  34. 1. I liked you both on facebook as Marina M.B.
    2. I am following you both on twitter as isollea.
    3. I hearted her on etsy and my favorite item as isollea.
    4. On her page I love tutorials!

    isollea at gmail dot com

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  35. Like Petite Tuques on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PetiteTuques and if you have not already, like my shop on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lil-Lollipops-Designs/114328484791
    (Lyudmila Sizova)
    lusizova at gmail.com

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  36. Heart her shop and your favorite item in her Etsy shop then come back and tell us which item you hearted. http://www.etsy.com/shop/petitetuques

    Ludmilochka
    lusizova at gmail.com

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  37. I learned thet the kids thought the dogs wanted to eat the sheep, because at times the dogs would look at the sheep and just creep up on them, until they heard from the master.
    lusizova at gmail.com

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