Thursday, May 26, 2011

Nina's Beanies and Bows Giveaway (closed)

There are so many accessories out there for little kids! Ill be the first to admit, I'm not the best person to coordinate and pick them out. So my little girls are generally in comfortable clothes and no accessories.  Nina, from Nina's Beanies and Bows has created some great hats and accessories to go with them that are interchangeable! What a great idea, especially for someone like me or even the fashonista who has different accessories for every outfit for their kids!


Please tell us about yourself and how you started your business:
I am a local designer from Anchorage, Alaska. I stay busy working from home and feel grateful for the opportunity to be home with my children. I am the mother of two little girls that are my inspiration for everything I create. Last year I began making bows and accessories for them and found it to be a fun challenge and relaxing at the same time. I caught the ‘crafting bug’ quickly and wanted to coordinate every outfit they owned! It just wasn't practical to have that many hats so I decided to make all my bows and flower clips interchangeable. Not only are the combination possibilities endless but pieces could be worn alone in the hair or clipped to a headband and cleaning the hats when needed was easy. Last summer my daughters’ collection of hair clips was overflowing but I was hooked on making them so I began to give them as gifts. Soon after that I started to receive requests for custom pieces and was encouraged to go into business by my friends and family. I started with a few Craigslist ads and one day I received a call from the owner of Sweet Adeline's Children’s Store asking if I’d be interested in carrying my products in her store. I have been truly blessed with success I never imagined possible and I can’t wait to see how my business will continue to develop over the coming years! I absolutely love creating each and every piece! I could never choose a favorite and I feel it shows in the quality of my work.


Where can I purchase these products?
Currently my products can be found on my Facebook business page https://www.facebook.com/ninasbeaniesandbows and at Sweet Adeline’s Children’s Store in Anchorage in the Huffman Square (1120 Huffman Road Ste #4)


What do you love about Alaska?
Summertime is my favorite time in Alaska! I love sitting on our swing in the backyard watching my girls blow bubbles and giggling as they chase them around the yard. Summertime means visiting different parks in town, grilling outside and just enjoying the fresh air. But what I love most about Alaska is the sense of community and ability to achieve anything you put your mind to. I think it’s a great place to raise my children and I can’t imagine doing it anywhere else.

Too cute right?! Just have boys? You can join in on the fun, she offers boys embroidered beanies! Nina is going to let the winner choose a beanie and you get to choose the color and style as well! Here are the rules:

1. Must live in Alaska.
2. Leave a comment on what kind of hat you would get with your email address, and that's it!

A winner will be chosen randomly Monday night! Good luck!!

13 comments:

  1. Enter me! amandarj01 (at) hotmail (dot) com

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  2. I would go for a blue beanie with a polka dot bow :)
    very cute stuff!

    aimee99615 (at) hotmail (dot) com

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  3. I like the brown one with the pink camouflage bow on this page. benjinds (at) gmail (dot) com

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  4. a hot pink beanie with white bow to match an outfit I have for my daughter!
    tanyasbuttonboutique@gmail.com
    thanks for the giveaway!

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  5. My little girl's nickname is "bean", so one of these beanies would be perfect for her. I could see her in an orange beanie with a blue and green bow. I'm pretty sure I saw your stuff at Sweet Adeline's? Thanks for the opportunity for a giveaway. ebpilot@mail.com

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  6. These are so cute, would love one for my girls. Something with pink, purple or brown would be great!!!!!
    sblipovsky@hotmail.com

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  7. Adorable hats! I would definetly get a brown hat with a pink flower, for my little hat loving girl!

    BreeAnn@gci.net

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  8. Teal or light blue with a soft pink flower for my bright, blue eyed baby girl!
    amok@gci.net

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  9. I love brown and pink together.

    Deborah_Louangrath@hotmail.com

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  10. I proby get the cammo one since the hubby is a former army dude, he would get a kick out of it.


    kathleen_aiello@hotmail.com

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  11. The hats are sooo cute! You are fortunate to be a stay at home mom! I think my little one would look adorable in a pink beanie with a pink camo bow.
    Wendy
    wendylewis75@gmail.com

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  12. These are very cute. I would get something brown and blue for my son.

    Annie
    Kiuga7@gmail.com

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  13. I would love the black one with army camo since we are a military family...love your work!
    tracerscouponaffair@yahoo.com

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