My Sunshine Designs {Review & Giveaway}

Sunday, November 7, 2010

A little while back I purchased a couple of items from an awesome Canadian home business; My Sunshine Designs. I picked up a mini snuggle lovey, a mini crayon roll and a reusable sandwich bag and I was impressed with all three items.


My purse's new best friend the Mini Crayon Roll

The mini crayon roll fits four crayons. It is perfect for taking along a few crayons in my purse. I was slightly concerned that the larger beginners crayons which G-Girl still prefers wouldn't fit in the roll, but they fit just fine. I've been using it for about two weeks now and it's working out great. Having them rolled up together keeps them from breaking into little pieces and the fabric from the roll stops the crayons from inadvertently scribbling on anything in my bag.

This was WAY cheap ($2.50!), and I'd recommend it to anyone. The beauty of it is now that I'm always carrying crayons in my bag any blank piece of paper (like say the back of a paper menu) becomes an easy and instant distraction. The mini-crayon roll is also available in bulk lots. The more you buy the cheaper they get (As if the price wasn't already reasonable enough!?). The discount is intended for children's party favours, but I'm thinking awesome cheap Christmas gift for every kid I know.

Handmade fabric snuggle lovey, much loved by toddler.

Baby-G enjoying her Snuggle Lovey

I also purchased a snuggle lovey mini. It's a little square (6" by 6") with soft minky fabric on one side. Around the edges are spaced tiny ribbon tags. Both of my daughters were instantly enchanted with it. The plastic ring included is perfect for hooking it onto the handle on the baby's car seat. The ribbons are stitched four times, so no need to worry about them coming loose. The ribbon ends are heat sealed (chemical free) to prevent fraying. It is adorable. High quality, really well made, and so very soft. I had some reservations about how this was going to hold up as Baby-G is a serious chewer. She has played with it fairly constantly over the past few weeks and it still looks like the day it arrived. I didn't anticipate the 3year old being interested in it. My only complaint with it has been that the big one keeps stealing it from the little one!

Handmade fabric sandwich bag from Canadian etsy storefront.

Reuseable Sandwich Bag

The third item I bought was a sandwich sized reusable bag for my husband to use for his work lunches. I was really impressed with the material used to line these bags (a sort of water resistant nylon), and I love that they are able to go in the washing machine. I've been trying to move away from using so many plastic disposable bags. My husband normally takes either one large bun type sandwich or two smaller bread sandwiches. He tried this bag out and his only complaint was that it wouldn't hold two sandwiches. I emailed Chantel at My Sunshine Designs and she's making me a custom sized bag to match the medium sized Ziploc bags he normally uses. How cool is that?

A bit about My Sunshine Designs
My Sunshine Designs is a Canadian small business specializing in handmade baby and children's items. It's run by Chantel Hisko, a creative seamstress and work at home mom who lives near Ottawa.

Snuggle Lovey with taggies from My Sunshine Design

What a Mini Snuggle Lovey looks
like when not being drooled on.

My Sunshine Designs is a quality act from start to finish. Chantel has been great to work with in email. The items I received were all very well made, high quality stuff. The package when it arrived was beautifully wrapped, with a pretty custom seal holding it all together and a nice card with washing instructions on it. Her prices are extremely reasonable. You could easily order something from her and have it shipped directly as a gift, knowing that they were going to receive something lovely that was lovingly packed.

All three of these items I ordered were inexpensive and would make perfect stocking stuffers. I love that My Sunshine Designs is Canadian and that it's run by a work at home mom. My Sunshine Designs also sells full sized crayon rolls, a full sized version of the snuggle lovey, snuggle squares (basically a stuffed version of the snuggle lovey), pacifier clips, hair clips, nursing pads, "sprinkle stoppers" (for changing little boy bums), pillow case dresses and aprons. Everything can be made to order in the fabric of your choice and the fabric choices are fantastic.

Want to buy it?
Head over to My Sunshine Designs to pick up some holiday goodies. She even has a sale on right now; take 15% off your order of $25 or more with the code: NovSale. Just be sure to place your Christmas orders by December 1st to allow time for shipping.

I contacted Chantel and asked her if she'd be interested in offering a giveaway for my readers and she said yes. So I'm very excited to be able to offer you a chance to win one of her awesome full-sized crayon rolls.

Full sized crayon roll from My Sunshine Designs

WIN IT:
One lucky reader will win a full sized crayon roll in fabric of their choice.

MANDATORY ENTRY:
First, to win you have to be a follower. Follow my blog on Google Friend Connect.
Then head over to My Sunshine Designs and take a look at her fantastic stuff. Find your favourite item and come back here and tell me about it in a comment on this post.
Please do this first or your other entries won't count.

BONUS ENTRIES:
You can do as many of the following bonus entries as you choose.

- Like My Sunshine Designs on facebook, and leave a comment here on this blog post..

- Like Maple Leaf Mommy on facebook, and leave a comment here on this blog post..

- Subscribe to my blog via email, and leave a comment here on this blog post.

- Grab my blog button on the left and comment telling me where you placed it.

- Follow me on Twitter and tweet " Win a crayon roll from My Sunshine Designs in your choice of custom fabric! http://bit.ly/bRON9P @mapleleafmommy #win #giveaway " then leave a comment here with a link to your tweet.

Remember, one comment per entry. The comment IS your entry. I will be drawing a random number (via random.org), and the corresponding comment number will be the winner.

GIVEAWAY RULES
This Giveaway ends on Monday November 22nd at 9pm EST. Winner will be chosen using Random.org and will have 48 hours to respond to my e-mail before a new name is drawn. US and Canadian residents only.

Please be sure to include your email in your comments because if I can't get a hold of you then you can't win!

Labels: Canadian, Canadian small business, giveaway, handmade, review

111 comments:

orangeheromama said...: new follower on GFC: orangeheromama

and i have to say that i LOVE the reusable bags!(especially in the 'trees' fabric!)

christyplus2 AT gmail DOT com; November 7, 2010 at 9:57 PM
orangeheromama said...: i already follow you on twitter, and i just tweeted your giveaway, BUT i don't know how to link you to it..(???) sorry. (orangeheromama)

christyplus2 AT gmail DOT com; November 7, 2010 at 10:00 PM
Anonymous said...: Love the Summer Owl print on the crayon roll.
Kari L.
stark9 at hotmail dot com; November 7, 2010 at 10:00 PM
Anonymous said...: http://twitter.com/#!/bundle_ofjoy/status/1469312460136449

p.s. there is an error in my email above- kstark9 at hotmail dot com; November 7, 2010 at 10:02 PM
Kimberly said...: Oh I love the crayon roll in robots! Those would be so super handy for taking along! I always lose those darn crayons in the abyss that is my purse :)
I am also a very big fan of the lunch bag! oh and the mittin clips!; November 8, 2010 at 1:09 PM
Kimberly said...: I already subscribe via email!; November 8, 2010 at 1:10 PM
catamo said...: I love the Cat in the Hat crayon roll; November 8, 2010 at 1:23 PM
Go Long! Go Green! said...: GFC and love the summer owl crayon roll; November 9, 2010 at 6:42 AM
Go Long! Go Green! said...: MSR on FB! :); November 9, 2010 at 6:43 AM
Go Long! Go Green! said...: MLM on FB! :); November 9, 2010 at 6:43 AM
Go Long! Go Green! said...: twitter follower @sgsmama

http://twitter.com/SGsMama/status/1963471272935424; November 9, 2010 at 6:45 AM
Go Long! Go Green! said...: email subscription! :); November 9, 2010 at 6:46 AM
shelbers434 said...: I follow on gfc
and love the reuasable bags she offers
snugles4433@Hotmail.com; November 9, 2010 at 11:23 AM
Kristen said...: I like the Dig it crayon holder.

kristen_yeh at yahoo dot com; November 9, 2010 at 12:49 PM
Sharonna said...: I love the crayon rolls!! :); November 9, 2010 at 5:25 PM
Sharonna said...: I am a fan of My Sunshine Designs on facebook; November 9, 2010 at 5:26 PM
Sharonna said...: I follow you on Facebook.; November 9, 2010 at 5:27 PM
x said...: I love the reuseable snack bags - cute prints!!

hionni AT gmail DOT com; November 10, 2010 at 10:37 AM
Rochelle said...: How am i supposed to pick only one favourite item! I have to admit, I think the Summer Owls crayon roll is pretty cute though.; November 10, 2010 at 9:46 PM
Rochelle said...: I like My Sunshine Designs on FB.; November 10, 2010 at 9:47 PM
Rochelle said...: I like you on FB too :); November 10, 2010 at 9:48 PM
Rochelle said...: I already subscribe to your email.

I should mention too that I already follow you on Google Connect... I just didn't sign in :P; November 10, 2010 at 9:49 PM
Danelle said...: I really love the Learning Letters Lovie but I have to giggle at the Sprinkle Stoppers. With a new infant boy in the house I can see that being a great idea!

I follow you publicly via GFC-DanelleJohnson
danellejohns at gmail dot com; November 13, 2010 at 4:42 AM
Danelle said...: I follow/like My Sunshine Designs on FB-DanelleJohns

danellejohns at gmail dot com; November 13, 2010 at 4:43 AM
Danelle said...: I follow/like you on FB-DanelleJohns

danellejohns at gmail dot com; November 13, 2010 at 4:43 AM
Danelle said...: I have subscribed and verified via email.

danellejohns at gmail dot com; November 13, 2010 at 4:44 AM
Katy~The Country Blossom said...: I am a new follower and I love the Strawberry Crayon rolls! :)

thecountryblossom at hotmail dot com; November 13, 2010 at 1:32 PM
Katy~The Country Blossom said...: I like My Sunshine Designs on facebook! Katy A.

thecountryblossom at hotmail dot com; November 13, 2010 at 1:33 PM
Katy~The Country Blossom said...: I like Maple Leaf Mommy on Facebook! Katy A.

thecountryblossom at hotmail dot com; November 13, 2010 at 1:34 PM
Katy~The Country Blossom said...: I am now following you on Twitter and I tweeted this giveaway! http://twitter.com/KatyLMA/status/3516068748333057

thecountryblossom at hotmail dot com; November 13, 2010 at 1:35 PM
Kirsten said...: GFC follower. I love the crayon rolls, especially the Zoology print.
kirsten.jason.2010 at gmail dot com; November 14, 2010 at 1:21 PM
Kirsten said...: Subscribe to your blog via email
kirsten.jason.2010 at gmail dot com; November 14, 2010 at 1:24 PM
Kirsten said...: Follow you on twitter and tweet
https://twitter.com/LaydieAphrodite/status/3876142868070401
kirsten.jason.2010 at gmail dot com; November 14, 2010 at 1:25 PM
busy little bee said...: I'm a new follower. I like the lunch bags!; November 14, 2010 at 4:38 PM
Kristen said...: I love the Summer Owl Crayon roll. Such a great idea for the diaper bag.; November 14, 2010 at 9:12 PM
Kristen said...: Liked Maple Leaf Mommy on FB; November 14, 2010 at 9:15 PM
Kristen said...: Liked My Sunshine Designs on FB; November 14, 2010 at 9:15 PM
Kristen said...: Twitter follower and tweeted (Piglet5432)
http://bit.ly/bRON9P @mapleleafmommy #win #giveaway; November 14, 2010 at 9:18 PM
jskell911 said...: I really like the Whimsey Snack Bag set; November 14, 2010 at 9:49 PM
Chelsey said...: I follow you and I like the Groovy Guitar and Little Princess sandwich bags. Thanks for the giveaway. mybabyappleseed(at)yahoo(dot)ca; November 15, 2010 at 6:53 PM
Brenda said...: I follow you using GFC; November 15, 2010 at 6:56 PM
Brenda said...: I love the reusable sandwich bags. I use sandwich bags for lunch all the time and it would save so much to have a reusable one; November 15, 2010 at 6:57 PM
Brenda said...: I liked My Sunshine Designs on facebook; November 15, 2010 at 6:57 PM
Brenda said...: I liked Maple Leaf Mommy on facebook

Brenda Stanford Andrews; November 15, 2010 at 6:58 PM
Brenda said...: I subscribe to emails; November 15, 2010 at 6:59 PM
mean green mom said...: My fave item is the groovy guitars snack bag
thanks
meangreenmom[at]gmail[dot]com; November 16, 2010 at 12:05 AM
mean green mom said...: I'm an e-mail subscriber
meangreenmom[at]gmail[dot]com; November 16, 2010 at 12:07 AM
MommaMcVic said...: Im a follower and Im a big fan of the crayon roll. I have 2 girls aged 1 and 2 and I could use this!
Thanks for the chance to win
kacee
mcvicwif@yahoo.com; November 16, 2010 at 10:00 PM
Jennie said...: I like the crayon rolls. they're cute. My favorite design is the Lolli Dot.
sweetcivic604(at)yahoo(dot)ca; November 18, 2010 at 11:11 AM
Jennie said...: I follow you on twitter and tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/jennieyuen/status/5293786057932800

sweetcivic604(at)yahoo(dot)ca; November 18, 2010 at 11:19 AM
Jen said...: I follow your blog on GFC.

Love the zoology crayon roll

jenandjoey at gmail dot com; November 18, 2010 at 8:58 PM
Amber L. said...: I follow and I love the Tangerine Dot medium snack bag

appetizerforacraftymind(at)yahoo(dot)com; November 20, 2010 at 1:54 AM
Angela said...: I follow and love the harmony nursing pads
veniceangel@hotmail.com; November 20, 2010 at 4:14 PM
Moving Forward said...: signed up for google friend connect and cheched out the site i really like the Zoology crayon set for my grandson; November 20, 2010 at 4:42 PM
Moving Forward said...: liked my sunshine designs of facebook; November 20, 2010 at 4:44 PM
Moving Forward said...: i liked maple leaf mommy on facebook; November 20, 2010 at 4:44 PM
Moving Forward said...: Tweet Tweet went the little bird...done
http://twitter.com/movingforward55; November 20, 2010 at 4:46 PM
Moving Forward said...: well not an entry but didnt post my e-mail.
donna.chong55@gmail.com; November 20, 2010 at 4:49 PM
Donna said...: I am a follower.I like the purple reusable sandwich bag.
donna444444@yahoo.com; November 21, 2010 at 10:18 AM
Donna said...: I Like My Sunshine Designs on facebook
donna444444@yahoo.com; November 21, 2010 at 10:19 AM
Donna said...: I Like Maple Leaf Mommy on facebook
donna444444@yahoo.com; November 21, 2010 at 10:19 AM
Donna said...: I subscribed by email.
donna444444@yahoo.com; November 21, 2010 at 10:20 AM
Alicia C. said...: I am a *NEW* follower on GFC! alicia715

I love the crayon rolls! what a great idea. Another item I really like is the Dinosaur mitten clips. Everything on the site is super-affordable, too!

ohmiss14(at)yahoo.com; November 21, 2010 at 6:02 PM
Kim said...: follow u and I adore this lovey--Learning Letters; November 21, 2010 at 7:56 PM
Kim said...: email subscriber; November 21, 2010 at 7:57 PM
Anonymous said...: new follower on google connect!
melsga at hotmail.com; November 21, 2010 at 9:17 PM
Anonymous said...: I LOVE the reusable bags! My 3yo always has snacks in the car, and these would be perfect.
melsga at hotmail.com; November 21, 2010 at 9:17 PM
Anonymous said...: followed on twitter! http://twitter.com/#!/MelsGA/status/6532447181213697
melissanne82 at hotmail.com
also realized I typed the wrong email- the others that say 'melsga at hotmail' are supposed to be 'melissanne82' at hotmail. (melsga is the username, melissanne82 is the email...); November 21, 2010 at 9:22 PM
Anonymous said...: I like Maple Leaf Mommy on facebook
melissanne82 at hotmail.com; November 21, 2010 at 9:23 PM
Anonymous said...: I like My Sunshine designs on facebook!
melissanne82 at hotmail.com; November 21, 2010 at 9:23 PM
jenn said...: I follow you on GFC.
She has fantastic stuff, so cute! I love the Zoology crayon roll!!
diogisam at yahoo dot com; November 21, 2010 at 9:30 PM
jenn said...: I like Maple Leaf Mommy on Facebook!; November 21, 2010 at 9:31 PM
jenn said...: I like My Sunshine Designs on FB too!
diogisam at yahoo dot com; November 21, 2010 at 9:32 PM
Sarah said...: Follow you through google friends. Like the snuggies!; November 21, 2010 at 9:57 PM
Sarah said...: Like you on facebook; November 21, 2010 at 9:59 PM
Sarah said...: Like sunshine designs on facebook; November 21, 2010 at 9:59 PM
Susanmeep said...: I follow via gfc and I love the reuasable bags suelee1998 @ gmail.com; November 22, 2010 at 5:22 AM
katychick said...: i like the pink camo nursing pads- i could so use that.
tcogbill at live dot com; November 22, 2010 at 10:47 AM
katychick said...: i get your emails
tcogbill at live dot com; November 22, 2010 at 10:47 AM
Jessie said...: I LOVE the Cupcake Lovey so it's my favorite item!

Sweet20j@yahoo.com; November 22, 2010 at 11:23 AM
Jessie said...: Liked My Sunshine Designs on FB (Jessica King)
Sweet20j@yahoo.com; November 22, 2010 at 11:24 AM
Jessie said...: Liked MLM on FB (Jessica King)
Sweet20j@yahoo.com; November 22, 2010 at 11:25 AM
Jessie said...: Subscribed via Email
Sweet20j@yahoo.com; November 22, 2010 at 11:26 AM
Jessie said...: Following you on Twitter (@JessicaSvitak) & Tweeted

http://twitter.com/#!/JessicaSvitak/status/6745436350054400

Sweet20j@yahoo.com; November 22, 2010 at 11:27 AM
Jessie said...: Grabbed your Button

http://the-drama-kings.blogspot.com/

Sweet20j@yahoo.com; November 22, 2010 at 11:28 AM
Amy said...: I like the brown with pink flowers snap clip
I'm a blog follower.
thanks!
amym_brown @ hotmail.com; November 22, 2010 at 4:31 PM
Amy said...: I Like Maple Leaf Mommy on facebook
amym_brown @ hotmail.com; November 22, 2010 at 4:33 PM
Amy said...: I follow and tweeted
http://twitter.com/amym_brown/status/6822608146268160
amym_brown @ hotmail.com; November 22, 2010 at 4:33 PM
Nancy said...: My favorite item is the no slip hair clip.
Thanks for linking up with my www.supersavingmommy.com giveaway linky!; November 22, 2010 at 5:03 PM
Cal said...: My favorite item from the store is the Hoot Coffee Cozy.; November 22, 2010 at 5:52 PM
Tylerpants said...: I'm a GFC follower. I love the adorable Little Princess sandwich bag!
tylerpants(at)gmail.com; November 22, 2010 at 8:28 PM
Tylerpants said...: I'm an email subscriber. tylerpants(at)gmail.com; November 22, 2010 at 8:28 PM
Tylerpants said...: Like My Sunshine Designs on Facebook (Lisa L). tylerpants(at)gmail.com; November 22, 2010 at 8:29 PM
Tylerpants said...: Like Maple Leaf Mommy on Facebook (Lisa L). tylerpants(at)gmail.com; November 22, 2010 at 8:29 PM
Jessica said...: i LOVE the reusable bags!; November 22, 2010 at 8:34 PM
Jessica said...: my sunshine designs facebook fan
jessica tang; November 22, 2010 at 8:34 PM
Jessica said...: your facebook fan
jessica tang; November 22, 2010 at 8:34 PM
Jessica said...: tweet
http://twitter.com/hongdoufantuan/status/6882829409452032; November 22, 2010 at 8:34 PM
Jessica said...: your email subscriber
jessicatang90@hotmail.com; November 22, 2010 at 8:34 PM
trixx said...: I follow your blog!
Love the #604 Skulls and Roses pacifier clips, so punk and cute!; November 22, 2010 at 8:40 PM
trixx said...: I subscribe via email.; November 22, 2010 at 8:40 PM
Cindy said...: i like the baby pink mitten clips

familytiesandgrowingpains@gmail.com; November 22, 2010 at 9:46 PM
Heather R said...: I follow your blog via GFC and I love the Lovey in the Chocolate Strawberry design

thransom@gmail.com; November 22, 2010 at 11:26 PM
Heather R said...: I Like My Sunshine Designs on facebook
(T.h.Ransom)

thransom@gmail.com; November 22, 2010 at 11:27 PM
Heather R said...: I Like Maple Leaf Mommy on facebook
(T.h.Ransom)

thransom@gmail.com; November 22, 2010 at 11:28 PM
Heather R said...: I am an email subscriber

thransom@gmail.com; November 22, 2010 at 11:28 PM
Heather R said...: I follow you on twitter and tweeted
https://twitter.com/THRansom/status/6927221591642112

thransom@gmail.com; November 22, 2010 at 11:29 PM
Katy said...: I would love the summer owl crayon roll :); November 22, 2010 at 11:52 PM
Katy said...: I like your facebook page :); November 22, 2010 at 11:52 PM
Katy said...: I like MLM facebook page :); November 22, 2010 at 11:53 PM
Katy said...: I follow you on Twitter noweesmom and tweeted
http://twitter.com/#!/noweesmom/status/6932744437239808; November 22, 2010 at 11:53 PM