Thursday, April 15, 2010

**Update: Laken & Lila Etsy Shop Review and Giveaway (Skirt Giveaway added)


Inspiration comes from many different places.  When looking through some Etsy shops I came across a truly adorable shop that really inspired my creative side.  Once I saw some of the products made by Heather from Laken & Lila, I fell in love.  These outfits are just so cute and unique that I had to get in touch with the owner.  I was so happy to have received a response from Heather and a follow up to do a review of her products.

Heather's creative side started when she was very young, she remembers making little dolls that looked like snowman when she was only 6 or 7.  Like me she is a stay at home mom of a little boy.  She turned her passion for children and for the arts and made her hobby into a business, and thank God for that!

Laken & Lila is named after her son, Laken, and the hope for a girl one day...Lila. 

When I received a shirt from Laken & Lila I was very impressed with the quality of the product.  The shirt itself was made from a very soft cotton.  After looking at the seams that were sewn I was even more impressed.  I always worry about how the seams will rub against my son and f they will be uncomfortable.  I didn't have to worry about this with his new shirt.  The craftmanship is truly superb.  The shirt I received was a t shirt in size 18 months.  It fit perfect to size and when I washed and dried it I had no shrinking.  The felt stood up well to the wash. The shirt had a blue birdie on it, with a red "button" eye.  I received many compliments when my son wore it to our playgroup.  I had a little pulling at the top of the felt after the wash, but it was easy to smooth down and did not affect the look of the shirt.


In all honesty, I highly suggest a stop at Laken & Lila Etsy Shop.  Right now, if you become a fan of the shop's facebook fan page you can receive free shipping on your order and then you will receive a coupon for 20% off and free shipping on your future orders from Laken and Lila.  I really hope you can stop by, and even drop Heather a note!

In addition, Heather is offering one of our readers a skirt, under 21 dollars, of the winners choice!  Here are some rules to enter:


To enter, do the following and leave a comment for EACH, the winner will be announced on April 29th, Noon. Good luck!


1. Visit Laken and Lila and tell me what skirt would you pick if you won? First Entry- mandatory

2. Become a public follower of my blog. 1 extra entry

3. Blog or Tweet about this giveaway and post the URL 2 entries
4. Follow me on Twitter 1 entry

5. Follow Laken and Lila on Facebook 1 entry

6. Add me to your blogroll 1 entry.

7. Visit one of my sponsors in the side bar. 1 Entry.
8. Name one other item from Laken and Lila that you like. 1 entry

30 comments:

  1. How cute. I wish I were that artsy and crafty.

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  2. I would choose the Juicy Lemon Skirt!
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  3. Public blog follower.
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  4. FB fan of Laken and Lila.
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  5. I visited The Secret is in the Sauce.
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  6. I also like Laken and Lila' Birdie Love Double pocket twirl skirt with matching top.
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  7. I would choose the purple floral twirl skirt
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  8. Cute! I would buy birdie love.
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  9. I followed you on Twitter, @kristinebrite

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  10. I would really like the bright yellow lemon skirt. That is beautiful!
    tiffany at grimal dot com

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  11. Visited one step ahead.
    tiffany at grimal dot com

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  12. I love the pink floral smocked dress as well.

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  13. http://www.etsy.com/listing/42258959/nautical-stripe-beach-skirt-this is darling

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  14. follow your blog as jelaws5

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  15. http://www.etsy.com/listing/36860686/boys-flannel-striped-lounge-pants612234 I also think these are cute

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  16. I like the Blue Floral Twirl.

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  18. I follow Laken and Lila on FB (under a different e-mail address, though).
    YiddishBitterRose at gmail dot com

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  19. I'm looking at swimwear now at One Step Ahead through the link on your side bar.

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  20. In addition to skirts, I love the Heather outfit. How cute!
    YiddishBitterRose at gmail dot com

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  21. im a follower!


    Hi, I just started a Mom's blog! At
    snickersncream.blogspot.com/

    I'm a resource for families: great products, events, attractions, coupons, giveaways, and other Mom stuff.
    I am with: Top 100 Mommy Blogger as is Rave and Review , Top Baby Blogs, Review Maven, MomSelect, Mom Blog Network, BlogSpark, and more.

    I’d like to engage your company with my audience with a Product Review & Giveaway.

    Thank you for your time, Melissa

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  22. I would get the milly twill skirt. LOVE it.

    Between my 5 daughters we have 6 skirts from Laken & Lila. Love them all! The quality is fantastic and the fabrics are darling.

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  23. And I'm a fan of Laken & Lila on Facebook!

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  24. one more item I like, huh? That's really hard. Well, I drool over the nautical stripe sundress but I don't *need* it....sigh

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  25. I would choose the Apple Corduroy Twirl Skirt

    ReggieM1961 [at] gmail [dot] com

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  26. Like (Fan of) Laken and Lila on Facebook
    (Facebook name: Reggie Mann)

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  27. I also like the Pink Little Birdie Twirl Skirt

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  28. Hi!

    My name is Ellyn Puleio. I work for the LEGO KidsFest which is coming Hartford at the Connecticut Convention Center December 2-4th. This is a great family fun event which typically draws 25,000 over the course of our 3 day event. There will be numerous fun activities and exhibitors for the whole family to enjoy. Check out our website to get a better understanding of the event http://www.legokidsfest.com/

    Please let me know if you'd be interested in getting involved with this event.

    Contact me at epuleio@legokidsfest.com
    Thanks!

    Ellyn

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