Oh-my-Gosh-oh-my-Gosh-oh-my-Gosh!!!

I'M A FINALIST IN ETSY'S HANDMADE KIDS SWEEPSTAKES!!! I'm so honored, and beyond excited, but I'm only half way there, I need your votes!

Okay, I'm going to settle down at least enough to not add 3 exclamation points to every sentence and tell you what all the hullabaloo is about. Etsy ran a feature on all the wonderful baby/kids/parent stuff you can find on Etsy and part of the feature was a contest, the handmade kids sweepstakes. Tons and tons of Etsy shops entered their products to be considered for 7 categories (you could only enter one product per category). I entered the eco friendly, accessories, toys, clothing and home decor categories. Etsy's staff selected my count and spell color recognition beanbags in the eco friendly category and my Tattoo inspired ring sling in the accessories category to be in the running with 40 other shops to win the sweepstakes.

Special thanks for the time contributed by the panel of judges from Boingboing, Cookie, decor8, Martha Stewart Living, Ohdeedoh, Parents and Treehugger (can you believe they'll be checking out my shop?!) who will be selecting the winning shops along side YOU!

I'm so NOT above begging! Please please please go to Etsy's handmade kids contest voting page and vote for my beanbags - eco friendly and tattoo inspired sling - accessories!!! And while you're there, definitely vote for other amazing Etsy artists who are finalists in the other categories! Did I mention you can win a $350 shopping spree on Etsy just for voting?

I'll back away from the exclamation point now.