What a great idea!

The other day I received an order for embroidered Key Fobs. Little did I know that my customer came up with a brilliant idea!! She was helping to decorate the table that she would be sitting at along with 7 other people for a particular event. Instead of using plain white name cards to inform everyone else of where they would be seated, she used embroidered Key Fobs! I thought this was a great idea. This would be something that the other people would be able to bring home with them and every time they looked at the new Key Fob they received, they would think of that special event.

The pictures I have are ones that I set up at my home to try to picture what they would look like as name cards. :)

Holiday Key Fobs

So today I was out at one of the craft stores and ran across a few Christmas Ribbons. I could not help but buy them and race home to make a few Key Fobs out of them!! One of the ribbons is a sweet green snowflake and the other is an adorable Gingerbread design.

I sent my mom the pictures of the new Key Fobs that I made and she said she might just have to have a basket of them by the front door to give to anyone who stops by around the Holidays!

Our Apartment...

Thought I would post a few pictures of our apartment since I have made a few changes and added a few things around the place. :)


That is our bedroom and the handmade duvet cover that I made a few months ago, along with the bed that my grandpa made, the nightstand he made, and the curtains my mom made for her house a while back and gave to us when we moved it. Can you tell our family does not like to buy much, unless we absolutely can not make it!?!?

Bedroom dresser along with a few pictures and other goodies.

Kitchen table, shelving unit and storage basket/draws. That is the area I attempt to keep all of my key fob supplies in, although it overflows around the rest of the apartment!

Living room. We redid that chair with the help of my mom. There were at least a million staples holding the old chair fabric in place. Phew! What a task that was for us!

Kitchen area.

Thanks for looking! :)

I will donate one dollar.

I have decided that now until Wednesday (that is when the contest is over) I will donate one dollar(1 vote) to Hound Haven for each Key Fob I sell. If you are not sure what this voting is, check out my blog post below. All you have to do is buy a key fob from my store, PuppyDogsNPolkaDots.Etsy.Com and I will donate a vote for Ramsey on Hound Haven. Let's try to raise some money!! So if you are thinking you might want to buy a few key fobs as Christmas gifts, now is the time to buy! :)

Calling all dog lovers....

I am stealing my mom's post from http://keetacollection.wordpress.com/.

"Yes, that’s our sweet dog Ramsey. We have had him since February, and what a loveable fellow he is. Ramsey was just one day from being put down at a pound and was rescued by HoundHaven in Minneola, Florida. We had been stalking them and their dogs for quite some time, but didn’t find just the right dog for us…. until we met Ramsey.

Houndhaven is putting together a calendar for 2010 and they are holding voting for the dogs to be published. It’s a great fundraiser for a great group of people. It amazes me how many dogs they rescue and adopt out to just the right homes. I was overly impressed when we adopted Ramsey. So come on… give a vote. It’s easy, and only $1.00 and you can pay easily through paypal. Just go to Houndhaven.org I am partial the photo of Ramsey, but feel free to vote for any of the cuties on that page. Let’s help those kind people help the dogs!"

And The Winners Are......

The winners for the free Key Fob drawing @ EtsyItUp are:

Crytal A.

Jennifer I.

They will be receiving their new Free Key Fobs in just a few days. For everyone else who entered any did not win, I will offer FREE shipping on 2 or more Key Fobs (regardless if you entered or not, you can use this promo). All you have to do is email me @ CRay729@hotmail.com with the link to the Key Fobs you want from my Etsy Store (PuppyDogsNPolkaDots) and mention that you saw this on my blog. From there I will set up a listing minus the price of shipping. This promotion will continue through October 18th.

Thanks to all of my new followers!

Breast Cancer Awareness

This month, in order to support Breast Cancer Awareness, I will be donating one dollar from every sale of my "Breast Cancer Awareness Key Fob" to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation. Please help me to spread the word.