Market Bag, Facebook and a Giveaway!

So what to start with first? How about the market bag?

Have you heard of "artsy- crafty babe?" Maybe you've seen her link on my side bar. Talk about a talented lady! Recently Rebeka had a sale going on in her Etsy shop and I took advantage of it and bought her market bag pattern. I love the simplicity and the roominess of  the bag! You can fit tons of stuff in it! And it's so much prettier than some of the recusuable/recyclable bags you see being sold in the stores (that I always forget at home or in the car!)

I made one using a Tokidoki-inspired print and added a splash of red with white polka dots for the lining. Here it is:



Market Bag





Lots of room on the inside. Love the splash of red! 



Close-up of the print....

Can you say, Christmas presents? Oh yeah.

And maybe one for my Etsy shop.....

And maybe one for a GIVEAWAY?

Perfect timing for a giveaway, don't you think? Especially with the holidays coming up! But another reason is I'm setting up a Facebook page for my Etsy shop - "Happy Hapa." Just jumping on the bandwagon of social networking!

Sooooo.....let's do this!

Here's how to win. Read carefully please!

Mandatory Entry: Leave me a comment. Please be sure to include your email address if it is not easily found on your Blogger profile.

Once you have completed the mandatory entry you can earn more chances to win! Please leave a separate comment for each:

1) Become a follower of my blog. Already a follower? Just let me know!
2) "Like" Happy Hapa on Facebook.

3) Earn FIVE extra entries by blogging about this giveaway! Post about it on your blog and link back to this thread. Let me know where to find it on your blog! Be sure to comment five extra times for five extra chances to win!

International entries welcome!

One winner will be chosen via Random.org at midnight Eastern Standard Time on Monday, December 13th. Winner will be announced here on this blog, the Happy Hapa Facebook page as well as be sent an email notification. Response is required within 48 hours or a new winner will be selected. Cannot guarantee Christmas delivery but the sooner the chosen winner responds the sooner the item will be shipped!

Can't wait for one? Want one NOW? I'm putting another in my Etsy shop! Check back soon!

Best of luck...and thanks for spreading the word!



Sewing Play Date: Car Seat Organizer

We are officially moved in to our new place! I cannot tell you how happy and relieved I am. We turned in our keys to our old place so now we can start settling in to our new one!

Last week I took a much needed break from moving and attended a sewing play date (meaning while the moms sew the kids run wild). It was hosted by my friend Amanda from Patchwork in Paradise through the Honolulu Mommies group. The project was a car seat organizer. Amanda sent out the details about the project and I figured it was simple enough that I probably had enough time to make two of them - one for each of my kids.

Did I have enough time to make two? Maybe. One? Absolutely. But I didn't. Reason being? It was SO MUCH fun to sew with a group of ladies! I ended up talking and laughing more than sewing. I ended up taking the project home and here is how it turned out:

With stuff in it:

And here's a close-up of the print. Very Tokidoki-looking but it's not. Still quite fabulous!

Thanks to Amanda for a fun project and fun day! :)