I am so excited to announce the winner of the super cute sleeping owl hat from Crochet by Allie.

The winner is comment #37!

Comment #37 belongs to Andrea!

Congratulations Andrea!  Please contact me at info@frecklescrafts.com to claim your prize!

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This week has been full of amazing interviews with small business owners and giveaways! I am sad that it is going to come to an end tomorrow!  Don’t worry though you still have time to enter several of the giveaways!  The Scentsy, Violet’s Bags, Kiwi Avenue Jewelry, and MomVantage giveaways are all still open!

Ok now on to today’s guest!  

I was recently introduced to today’s guest after her husband had come across my Facebook page and contacted me to see if we could somehow collaborate on a new website they recently launched called the Crochet Network.  After chatting a bit, I learned that his wife Allie, owns her own business called Crochet by Allie.  She is a very talented crafter, and after seeing her products I knew her company would be perfect to feature during the Freckles Crafts Small Business Week! Take a look at some of her handmade items!

Is this not the cutest hat ever?

Nope, I think this one is the cutest ever!

 If I only had a little girl to buy this for.  Seriously cute!

I am obsessed with this hat and totally want it in my size (which Allie can do by the way!)

And just when you thought the only thing she makes is hats! She is one talented lady!

But enough from me.  Her is Allie to tell you more about her business!

My name is Allie and live in Utah where I have been my whole life. My husband had a crochet baby blanket that he recently passed on to our first born son. This blanket is very old and became worn quickly so I went online to find out how to make a new one and ever since then, I have been making many different items.  Just this past year, my husband created a website for me so I can share my wonderful items with everyone. My boy was born with a cleft lip and palate and we were blessed to get him in to Shriners Hospital for kids in Portland Oregon. I have been trying to get a hold of them to see about creating a bunch of hats to donate since they have done so much for us.

All my items are made in a smoke-free home and made to order. Before sending the product to my customer, I make sure that I am 100% satisfied with it or else it must be re-made.  Recently someone ordered a hat and after it was done, I had realized the blue was a shade darker than the one in the picture she ordered, so I set that one aside and made a new one.  Custom orders are welcome and helps me out if picture samples are included with your request so I may see how difficult it will be and give an estimated cost.

We always have many deals, specials and give-aways going on because I know that sometimes you just need a helping hand in life and love helping and sharing with others.  My husband does web-programming for a living, so he helps me add new features to my site all the time. He also created a Craft/Crochet network site to help others get their sites noticed. To submit your craft site to the online directory, please visit http://crochetnetwork.com and don’t hesitate to contact us with requests, trades, suggestions or anything else you can think of.

Me and my husband work very well together and he helps me out so much!  This past few months have been fantastic getting into the online craft world and getting my products out there.  It’s the best thing in the world to hear how much everyone loves my hand-made items and give me the drive to continue.

I am still fairly new to the online craft business, but the best thing that I have found is to spread the word locally to family and friends, share your items and get people talking about them.  Have them talk about them to their extended family and friends.  When we go to the local store, my kids are always wearing my hats and everyone always comments on how great they are.  I recently printed off some cards with my logo and website on them so I can hand them out to people. Lastly, find others online that can help promote your site and products and be sure to post them on a social networking site. For crafty websites, they can be submitted for free to the Crochet Network at http://crochetnetwork.com as I mentioned before where it will be a great resource for others to search for online craft sites.

Thanks to Freckles Crafts for this opportunity to share what I love to a wider audience and hope you enjoy my few words that I had to say.

Thanks Allie for your great business tips and for sharing your company with us!  If you would like to connect with Allie please feel free to visit her on Facebook, Twitter, or through her website!

GIVEAWAY

One lucky Freckles Crafts reader will receive this adorable Sleeping Owl hat!  I imagine it takes Allie hours to handcraft this item.  What a great gift this would make for someone special.  You can’t buy this quality in stores!

Entry Details

Giveaway open to Freckles Crafts blog followers only.  If you are not currently a follower please follow Freckles Crafts via Google+ or RSS feed before entering. Thank you!

First Entry (must do this before the bonus)

1.  Visit the Crochet by Allie website and leave a comment below telling me what your favorite item is.

Bonus Entry

1.  Follow Crochet by Allie on Facebook and leave a comment below stating you are a follower.

2.  Follow Freckles Crafts on Facebook and leave a comment below stating you are a follower

3.  Tweet about this giveaway on Twitter and leave a comment below with your Twitter handle

Four chances to win!!  

A winner will be drawn via Random.org on Wednesday, December 7th.  Good Luck!

While you are here don’t forget to visit the other amazing giveaways this week!  You can enter each one…really…you can!  For your conveiniece they are all listed in my sidebar.