Thursday, February 17, 2011

krazykidlets Hat Giveaway (closed)



Winter is a great season for cute hats! I'm excited to introduce our next giveaway, a krazykidlets handmade hat! Have you seen her work?! SO CUTE!!!! You want one? I know you do! Let's get to know her first!

Micehele, please tell us a little about yourself and why you started this business.

I am a SAHM to four amazing kidlets and I am lucky enough to be married to my high school sweetheart. I was raised in Eagle River but settled here in Palmer a few years ago. I started my business shortly after the birth of my last baby. I am a babywearing mama but could not find the perfect pocket sling to fit my over sized babies.... so I took all my needs and voila... came up with the sling that was perfect for us. A friend opened Sugar and Spice Ecotique in Anchorage and asked to carry my slings. That worked well... so I dropped off a few hats to test the market... and they flew off the shelves. After about 1.5 years, the store closed its doors so she could be a SAHM to her babies. I then moved my items to another store and added some clothing. That was working so well that I decided to open a facebook page so that I could interact with my customers. I got a lot of response and a lot of encouragement to go further.... so, last summer, once a month, I had a booth at the Palmer Friday Fling. I also did a few craft shows in Anchorage and the Valley over the Holidays. I love doing the craft fairs... I love seeing sweet little heads with a krazykidlets hat on it in random places... I love seeing pictures of kids in the clothing that I have made. Business has been so busy, that I have been able to stop selling via boutique and focus solely on my artfire studio, facebook and the craft fairs that I love.

Where can I get these hats?

My hats and clothing can always be found in my artfire studio or my facebook page. I list which craft fairs I will be at with times and places on my facebook page.
What do you love about Alaska?
I love the summers. Where else can I drag my sewing machine outside and spend 14 hours sewing and listening to my kidlets squeal in delight while they just be kids. Now that my babies are getting older, we are rediscovering camping, kayaking and fishing... I am very much looking forward to this summer and all the fun we will have in it.

Thanks Michele! Be sure to visit her facebook page and look at all those cute hats! Michele was so kind enough to give a hat of choice from her inventory to one lucky reader!

Here are the rules:
1. You have to be a follower of the blog and live in Alaska. Please be sure I have a way to contact you!
2. Visit krazykidlets page and tell me your fav hat and who it would go to!
3. You can only enter once.
I will pick a lucky winner Sunday night! Good luck!!

34 comments:

  1. I like the Owl hat in blue! SO cute! I would use it on my son that is due in April!

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  2. I have such a hard time picking just one. I would love to get a couple of the brightly colored ones with the flowers for my twins...

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  3. I have a very hard time picking just one of the krazykidlets hats which is why my little toddler owns 4 of them and she loves them all as well! :) I guess if we won a hat, she would be the owner of 5 krazykidlets hats and would sport one of them everywhere she goes.

    Marva Koncaba
    mkoncaba@gmail.com

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  4. I like the frog that is made out of different shades of green! I would put this on my 9 month old son!

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  5. I like the spring beanie hat for my 21 month old but I love all of them. She has a custom made purple monkey ears hat and always gets compliments on it.

    Amber Jeffords
    rajeffords@ak.net

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  6. Her hats are amazing and my son recently outgrew his "almond joy" hat. His head is a big one but he looks adorable sporting a krazykidlet hat and with this cold weather I would LOVE to get him another one.

    Jessica and Jack Walden
    jmatison@hotmail.com

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  7. This is Lisa (I need to make a profile) I like the black hat with the salmon colored oversized flower. It would go to Ava. She tends to wear hats that she KNOWS look good :)

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  8. Love your work Michelle! If I had to choose which hat I would get either the green frog or the owl, both so adorable it's hard to choose.. It would be for my 4 month old in 6-12 month size. He's already growing out of his 0-6 month football hat.

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  9. Eli would look so cute in the tan and white teddy bear hat.

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  10. Love the owl hat. I'd give it to my son, Jack. It would be nice for him to have a hat that wasn't a hand-me-down from his older brothers:)

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  11. I would choose the pink teddy bear hat with flowers for our upcoming baby girl :)

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  12. I love KrazyKidlets! We own one and my daughter is so cute in it! If I won I would love an owl on too.

    paula (at) ayojiak (dot) com

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  13. I like this wonderful color combo in a hat:

    http://apps.facebook.com/artfire-kiosk/&op=item&product_id=2765457&fbuid=353483189571

    My baby Nava is now 4 months old, so the hat would be great timing for her (6-18months).

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  14. I'd love to win the cute Classic Victorian Hat!
    It's tiny so it wouldn't fit my little ones noggin but I have someone in mind to gift it to!

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  15. I love the owl hat

    Deborah_Louangrath@hotmail.com

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  16. Oh I would rock the orange and cream women's adult newsboy because I'm a krazykidlet at heart and i'd love to see more adults in Michele's super cute creations! (my little one outgrew her krazykidlet hat a while ago but I'm dreaming up a custom one for her... And saving up.)
    Brenna

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  17. Whoops, forgot to sign in :) yes, orange and cream women's adult newsboy hat for the reasons listed above, yay!

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  18. Good morning! I love the camo hat, and if I win...it would be perfect for my son, who is due this summer... :)

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  19. My favorite hat is the one with the oversized flower in beige/pink/brown with the same colors and some blue on the flower! So cute!!! First saw all her darling items at the bazaar at Colony last fall and loved everything!!! We are adopting a littl girl from China and that is who would be wearing this hat! Today is her 1st birthday!! ♥ We should be able to go to China to get her by fall!

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  20. Never posted on a blog before so not sure if you can find my info?
    Tammyjsexton@gmai.com
    : )

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  21. I'd love to win the crochet monkey hat in the size 18 months-4t... My little guy is only 14 months but he's a big'in... so I figure that size will fit him for a while! I have admired your hats from a far as I am also friends with your friend who opened sugar and spice. I would love love love to win one of your hats!

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  22. I like your spring hats! I would want it for one of my girls.. Yes I girls and I know your only giving one away which means I'd probably have to buy a matching one for my other daughter! I got my youngest daughter a pink and white hat with ears on top for her first birthday from you and days later before I even got it had to order my oldest daughter one! I love them so cute! so ready for spring and summer!!! kiddos want to be out to plays as do yours I'm sure!!


    KRISTI khristi47@hotmail.com

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  23. I love your hats! So cute :) I really love the punk rock
    Teddy bear hat in navy for my little man chase who is 8 months old
    tommorow!

    Marieskye22@yahoo.com

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  24. My favorite hat is the spring beanie! :)

    I am getting ready to visit family in KS. My aunt works in a building where the upstairs is a temporary home to those with cancer. They have a room full of hats and wigs where each occupant can pick one item to keep for themselves. If I won a hat, I think I would ask if they'd like it as one of their donations.

    littlecomforts@hotmail.com

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  25. Loosingmymind_99@yahoo.com. So hard to decide! I would hope to win an owl hat. They are all so beautifully done!

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  26. Kristi again khristi47@hotmail.com so I went to artfire sorry picked from facebook page first.. I like the teal hat with pink and green flower.. Perfect for spring!! and I'm so ready for a hot summer =)

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  27. My 15 month old son would love to wear the new monster hat. Fits his personality to a T. But what is even more perfect he is learning about his eyes and nose and loves to point to them. This would be fun for him to wear and show off as well as a great visual learning tool...!!!!
    Jamie
    auntjamielyn@yahoo.com

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  28. Definitely the sock monkey. It would probably go to my 3 year old son. But then we'd have to get another for my 1 year old girl, because they are both my little monkeys and already in love with our sock monkey at home, "Brother." liza-s@rocketmail.com

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  29. lacie_gillen@hotmail.com i would like the multi-green colored frog hat for my son!

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  30. I'd take any of them for my two-year old ruffian daughter, prefferable something with ears on the top--anything to get her to keep her hat on her head would be good!!

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  31. You have so many neat hats! I particularly love the Crochet Classic Victorian....sooo sweet! It would be for my 4 yr old Natanya, who is a huge fan of anything PINK! :) johannafehr@yahoo.com

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  32. I love all the hats but would like this hat.

    http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=2830464

    My daughter would love it.

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  33. My daughter Isabella has two Krazykidlets hats and we love them!! I would like one of the girly hats with a brim (she doesn't have one of those yet). It would be for my daughter Isabella. Spoiled girl! I love Krazykidlets!!
    Chanel Pratt
    Chanelpratt@gmail.com

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  34. The hats are so interesting. They are creative and stylish! I think they appeal to the kids and parents alike. You do wonderful work and this is truly made by hand in the good old USA. Beautiful Michelle!!

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