Knitted with Buttons (New Giveaway)

Let me introduce you to Théa Rosenburg. She is owner and designer of a lovely Etsy shop called: Two Blue Buttons http://www.etsy.com/shop/trosenburg Théa makes hand knitted gifts for ladies, babies and coffee pots.  Come on....lets give some love to our coffee pots!!!

She says she is a "girl with roots."  "I have lived in the same town for most of my
life, and have spent a good portion of that time in the same general
neighborhood. Our town is an artsy one with a big indie scene.  I’ve
gotten to be a part of that in different ways over the years, through
music as well as art."  Yeah for musicians!!! I am also a singer and writer.  :)

Théa is excited about celebrating her 9th anniversary with her husband which is coming up soon.  She says it "delights but does not surprise me: God has been wonderful to us. Our daughters, Lydia (3) and Sarah (1), are colorful characters. I love
hanging out with them."  Ahhhhhh  sweet right? http://trosenburg.etsy.com/

 

Théa took up knitting while she was pregnant with her first daughter, Lydia.  She says: "I found that it was a great craft for these busy years with small children because I could pack it up and put it out of reach in under sixty seconds."  Last Spring she began to work from her own patterns and designs in hopes of opening her Etsy shop.  She says, "Once the ball got rolling, it just wouldn't stop!"  She says bright things inspire her as well as art, flowers, stars, and clouds.

Two Blue Buttons is an intersting name, don't you think?  I asked her why she chose that name.  Théa  told me she arrived at that name  She said. ""by a long and winding road."  She says her husband redesigned her blog last Spring (http://twobluebuttons.com) and part of that process was picking a new name."I wanted something that I connected with, that I felt described the items I hoped to sell in my shop and that, of course, was available as a domain name.
 When we hit on Two Blue Buttons, I may have clapped or possibly danced, because it met all of our criteria and was somehow just It.

I really wish to inspire moms with this blog, especially stay at home moms.  You can still be a mom and have something for yourself.  You can still be a businesss woman or an artist.  That is why I often  ask this question of my featured shops: If you are a mom, how hard is it to juggle bei sng mom and your shop and work (if you  work)?   

She replied, "I want to be available to my daughters as much as possible, so I put the
computer away unless they’re sleeping. Of course, that limits the time I
can spend working, but I like that.  I find that I’m more productive if I have to make myself a to-do list, then sit down at a set time, and get it done.he   So improtant to put the kiddos first! Bravo!

Two Blue Buttons and I are on the same Etsy Team called CAST...a Christian Etsy Artist Team.  I asked her what her favorite CAST Team Shops were and she responded with these four:














Baruch’s Lullaby http://www.etsy.com/shop/baruchslullaby 

Red Letter Paper http://www.etsy.com/shop/RedLetterPaperCo

Heroma’s Hands http://www.etsy.com/shop/HeromasHands

Wear it Out Jewelz http://www.etsy.com/shop/WearitoutJewelz

Théa enjoys being on Etsy because she gets to "sell things without having to do all the groundwork of building a business.  It's still work to bring people to my shop, but that is nothing compared to the work of building a traditional shop from the ground up."

In closing, I asked Théa her favorite quotes and she answered with these:

“No power of hell, no scheme of man,

Can ever pluck me from His hand;

Till He returns or calls me home,

Here in the power of Christ I'll stand.”

- Stuart Townsend, “In Christ Alone”

"I’m currently reading David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens, and I wish I could quote that entire book to you. It’s incredible!"

Ok....ok...ok...now to the stuff you REALLY want!!  

FREE GIVEAWAY!!!!! 

HERE It IS.....

You could win this GREAT pair of fingerless gloves for your lil one!!! If you ask me, they could be for a girl or boy...yellow is pretty unisex. Cute right?

Here is how to enter 

First...whatever you do...PLEASE leave me an email or another way of getting a hold of you in at least one of your comments back. I have been having a bit of trouble notifying my winners. Also, you must be a follower of my blog to enter. Do each of the following things (each is worth one entry into the drawing for a total of 4 possible entries). Comment back and let us know which things you did for your entries...we will be checking! :) This giveaway will end Oct. 28, 2011 at 10pm Eastern Time.

1 entry : Subscribe to Two Blue Buttons webpage/blog http://twobluebuttons.com

2nd entry: Follow her on Facebook  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Two-Blue-Buttons/181995931858531

3rd entry: If you don't already, follow me on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lil-Lollipops-Designs/114328484791

4th entry: Heart (favorite) her shop on Etsy and one item from her shop you love most.  Come back and tell us what was your fave. http://trosenburg.etsy.com/