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Brilliant Giveaway—from Draw Pilgrim!

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If Alix and I are the masterminds behind ModernKiddo, then Pilgrim is our outward smile. The reason you probably stayed past your first glance and hopefully read on for a bit.

You see, Pilgrim made the ModernKiddo logo and for that we are eternally grateful. She captured our hearts in graphic design and was the spark that started it all for us.  But now you can have that smile too. Did you know Pilgrim has a grand Etsy shop full of graphic go-go goodness that you can happily get your hot little hands on fer yourself? Yup–she does, AND with her help, we are giving away a wonderful $50 gift certificate to Pilgrim’s  Etsy shop so you can splurge and bring a bit of down under goodness from Pilgrim for yourself.

Alix hipped me to the amazing  Aussie graphic artist, Pilgrim, awhlie ago and I just fell head over heels for Pilgrim’s deliciously fun style and highly addicted blog, Draw Pilgrim.   She is also clearly one of the sweetest as well as most talented ladies out there.

Her style is a big bear-hug to my favorite and most delightful parts of the sixties and seventies.  I crave her joyous and colorful designs on a gray day. Or a day when I want to smile. Or actually any day.

I mean, how could you not smile when you see this matroyshka card?

Don’t you want to choo choo choose this widdle train full of circus animals?

And let’s not even get started on her utterly brilliant alphabet series that should be in every little cherubs room?

Mmmhmmm… Exactly.  Pilgrim is one talented lady.

Now, how do you win this wonderful giveaway, you ask as you wipe the drool off of your computer screen from looking at all of these wonderful bits of beauty from Pilgrim?

Enter by doing any of the following:

  • For one entry, add Pilgrim to your Twitterfeed. Trust me, she’s a most charming twitterer, so you’ll enjoy her on your feed!
  • For another entry, leave a comment on Draw! Pilgrim and tell her we sent you! You’ll be utterly smitten with her blog.
  • For a bonus entry, and of course only if you agree, click on the SocialLuxe 2010 BlogLuxe Awards and vote for ModernKiddo under Best Eye Candy Award. Whoohoo! Then leave us a comment, so we know you did it.  It’s the black top button in the far left column. It can be done once a day, so if you do it on another day, leave a comment on MK and we’ll count that as an extra entry.

Thank you Pilgrim for giving my heart a home here at ModernKiddo. You took our sweetest dreams and changed our lives with five smiling kiddos that makes me raise my hand to my heart with joy every time I click our URL.

Good luck and hurrah for Pilgrim!

Giveaway! Win Mini Me Paper Dolls from Lily & Thistle

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This week’s giveaway is a $30 Gift Certificate for MiniMe Paper doll made by artise Hannah Stevenson of Lilly & Thistle Art Studio.

You know we love a good paper doll here at Modern Kiddo!

But imagine finding a paper doll that looks like your little girl or boy. Enter Hannah Stevenson, a brilliant and charming artist who decided to bring back the wonders of paper dolls for her own children and has extended the offer to you. She has created beautiful paper dolls with bewitching little dresses that will be played with for hours and hours and hours.

Included in your Standard Paper Doll kit, wrapped gift-ready are the following:

  • Personalized hand drawn and digitally colored MiniMe doll with name stand(see options under ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS on the side of your screen)
  • Six adorable outfits (Spring Line)
  • Amazing reusable adhesive strip so you have the option of playing with or without tabs!
  • “All About Me” pages (four pages for your favorite girl to fill out and keep as a memento).
  • A CD with custom doll, outfits and “All About Me” pages for reprinting.
  • All pages are printed using high quality archival inks on beautiful premium grade textured art paper.***
  • Paper dolls can be played with, framed, or used in scrap booking. Print them out as many times as you would like!

Or you can splurge for $10 more and get a paper doll that is customized to your daughter’s wishes! I don’t know if there is anything physically more awesome than this.  Just think of the time I would have been able to save instead of having to draw glasses on all of my paper dolls…

Enter to win this really wonderful giveaway by doing any of the following:

  1. Leave a comment (natch) and tell us about your favorite paper doll memory (if you have one)
  2. Follow us Google Alerts
  3. Follow us on Twitter, @modernkiddo
  4. If you already follow us on twitter, tweet about this giveaway—don’t forget to include @modernkiddo in the tweet please!
  5. “Like” this on Facebook (see below!)

And if you do all of them, you will be entered five times. Whoohoo!

Thanks and good luck!

Included in your gift ready package will be:
* Personalized hand drawn and digitally colored MiniMe doll with name stand(see options under ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS on the side of your screen)

* 6 adorable outfits (Spring Line)

* Amazing reusable adhesive strip so you have the option of playing with or without tabs!

* “All About Me” pages (four pages for your favorite girl to fill out and keep as a memento).

* A special “Keepsake Doll Set” that is signed and dated by the artist Hannah Stevenson.

* A CD with custom doll, outfits and “All About Me” pages for reprinting.

*** All pages are printed using high quality archival inks on beautiful premium grade textured art paper.***

Paper dolls can be played with, framed, or used in scrap booking. Print them out as many times as you would like!

Simply Silhouettes Giveaway results.

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Wow, we knew that silhouettes were having a resurgence but you guys weren’t kiddin’! Our Simply Silhouettes Giveaway was a smashin’ success:

Congratulations to Linda of the lovely Burlap & Blue! For those of you who didn’t win, we have another amazing and unique Giveaway coming up tomorrow—so be sure to tune in. And don’t forget to swing by the fabulous Simply Silhouettes. Angela has her shop stocked with so many cute things (I’m especially fond of all the goodies in the Gifts section!).

Hope you all had an awesome weekend….

Sponsor Giveaway: Simply Silhouettes

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OK—have you noticed the wonderful return of Silhouettes?

What is it about those simple, black side views that are so deeply moving.  A silhouette is a declaration of love.  Love for the giver and the receiver.  I remember my mother sat for one a long time ago—oh how I wish I had it today.  Purchasing a silhouette portrait is an investment in a family heirloom.  I plan on getting one done of the Peach and I plan on doing it through Simply Silhouettes.

Angela and her sweetie, the dyanamic duo behind Simply Silhouettes, create a beautiful basic portrait and turn it into something even more delicious, such as jewelry, stunning stationary, wall art and a host of other amazing things that will be the perfect present for Father’s Day as well as gifts for yourself.

Mr. Dottie, turn your head away…  you have to admit that these cuff-links would be an AMAZING Father’s Day present.

And those bottom cuffl-inks—you can change out the silhouette as your child gets older. Genius. Nay. Super Genius.

Simply Silhouette takes this Victorian art form and gives it some very charming twists—such as doing portraits in wonderful different colors like green or a very sophisticated gray.  And Angela takes it out of the frame and into things you use very day—like these adorable trays!

Get a load of this slice of awesome—putting a silhouette on a background of glorious chevrons for the most marvelous iPhone skins.

You must check out their Website and terrific blog which tracks silhouette trends! They are popping up in the most fun places.

Who says it has to be just about the kids?

Hurrah hurrah! Our friends at Simply Silhouettes are doing a great giveaway with us—offering a $50 gift certificate for any products on their wonderful online store!

Also, you can score a 15 percent discount now through June 20th if you mention Modern Kiddo when making your purchase—and you’ll receive a re bate in 24 hours. Woohoo!!!

If you are going to do this before Father’s Day, I suggest you get your order in early as these customized beauties can take roughly 3-4 weeks to create.  And they give great tips on how to take that perfect silhouette photo they need to create a kiddo masterpiece to boot!

To enter the giveaway, all you have to do is leave a comment! For a BONUS ENTRY, simply add us to your reader (that little area on our sidebar) or add us to your Twitter feed! We’re @modernkiddo. If you are already a kiddo fan, then RT the contest and you’ll get a bonus entry for that too! (And leave a comment letting us know you did so, please!) Easy peasy!

Contest ends Thursday, May 27th at 11:00PM.

Friday, May 28, 2010

***UPDATE: Winner is Burlap & Blue! Thanks for playing y’all and please enter our next giveaway which will be up next Tuesday!***

Sponsor Highlight and Giveaway: klt:works

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We are so pleased to announce a new sponsor here at Modern Kiddo—the amazingly marvelous Kristin Loffer Theiss of klt:works. To celebrate our new friend joining Camp Kiddo, we have a very special giveaway for you! I must admit that I am super excited about this giveaway because Kristin is one of those very talented people who turn everything she touches into something rather wonderful. Whether it be her stunning thread portraits or delightful mobiles, Kristin’s background in fine arts shines through in beautiful and lively work.


By the way, you must check out Kristin’s colorful and highly addictive blog called klt:sketchbook, it is soooo worth bookmarking.  She has a feature called Fabric Fridays that makes us feel all squooshy inside.

So, about this awesome giveaway—the best part is that the prize is perfect for either a boy OR girl! Hurrah! No, wait, the best part is that it is actually for TWO amazing items! Both items are from Kristin’s new line of tees that feature silk-screened versions of her original drawings done in thread. (How she does this, we’ll never know!)

First we have this great doggy tee made of organic cotton in a soft and cozy oatmeal.* Could it be any cuter?  Well, maybe on YOUR KIDDO!!!

Kristin knows that any tot worth his salt is going to want to hug and kiss a dog as cute as the one on the tee, so she is including a matching plushy pet!  And this is no ordinary little pup, but has a jaunty green polka dot and flower fabric on the back. Hot dog, indeed! This whole crazy ensemble is a $43 value. (Although really getting a piece of someone’s art is kind of priceless, no?)


*Please note that Kristin can offer the winner the tee in sizes 12-18m, 2T, 3T, or 4T. And HOW CUTE is the green polka dot fabric??

OK! Let’s get down to brass tacks.  Here’s how to win. Simply leave a message on this blog and tell us that you are now:

  • Following Modern Kiddo on Twitter or Facebook
  • Following Kristin on Twitter.
  • BONUS ENTRY! We’ll enter you again if you leave a message on Kristin’s blog klt: sketchworks and mention modern kiddo! A double win because you get to check out her sassy blog. Trust me you’ll love it.
  • CONTEST ENDS AT NOON ON FRIDAY, APRIL 23.

Good luck!!!!

Thank you so much Kristin, and welcome to the Modern Kiddo family! We think you’re TOPS!
xoxo