A gift that is sure to warm your heart!

Favorite seller:  http://www.etsy.com/shop/Sweetiebugs
Etsy feedback rating:  37, 100% positive
What she sells:  Blankets, quilts, pillowcases, pillows, gift sets, burp cloths, and mini quilts
Custom requests:  YES

Have you ever come across someone and just thought, “Wow…We should TOTALLY be friends?”  Well, this was how I felt when I re-introduced myself to the owner of Sweetiebugs-Christie.  You see, a couple of years ago, I found an ADORABLE chenille blanket at an AMAZING price on Etsy…and although the seller only had a few items listed…and I would be her first sale…I HAD TO HAVE THAT BLANKET, lol!  I received the item shortly after my purchase.  It was (and still is!) one of the most adorable and beautiful things I have seen!   It still looks the same as the day we got it in the mail…and that’s after a couple of years of steady use and washing.

Amazing, right?!

But I digress…

Recently, a friend of mine was searching for a custom blanket to give to her two girls from her third child who is due at the beginning of February.  I immediately went to my Etsy page to look up the seller I had come across those two years ago–and what do ya know…she was still open and ready for business!  Not only that, but her shop was filled with even MORE adorableness!  (I’m not sure if that’s a word…but for the sake of today’s blog…it is! )   I quickly decided that I loved her work all over again and hurriedly contacted her to see if I could talk her into making me an adorable blanket for my son.  We called this project, “Project Cutest Blanket Ever (PCBE).  (No…really…we did, lol! )

Christie is seriously one of the nicest, most easy going, FUNNY, and fun ladies I have met!  We corresponded via Etsy messages several times–plotting and planning the blanket—and it truly is a work of art!  She went out of her way to hunt down different shades of chenille to find the one that matched the fabric I wanted…and even special ordered the Michael Miller print I just HAD to have.  Talk about going above and beyond!  Her shipping is super fast, and she makes sure the blanket is covered completely to keep it safe from the elements. (Well…and so it will fit in the box, lol!)

If you are in the market for something handmade and FABULOUS, defiantly shoot Christie a message on Etsy!  I PROMISE you will NOT be disappointed!  Now…check out my awesome blanket!

**Come back tomorrow to read about the COOLEST, most creative DIAPER BAG you have EVER seen!  Oh…and did I mention a GIVEAWAY?!  Yeah buddy!

~Gina
The Mom Squad

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