9.25.2009

All wet over wet bags

Don't forget to order your Halloween costume by October 15! Click here for a coupon for free shipping!

Wet bags are here! We've been meaning to put up more kid stuff, and we finally have! Erin uses these lovely wet bags every day for TK's diapers, and even though TK is in cloth diapers, everyone needs wet bags.


Our wet bags are made from a sturdy, thick 2ml polyurethane laminate (PUL). They have a drawstring closure at the top and are trimmed with a cute acrylic bead. The fabric and findings are all sturdy enough to stand up to lots of washings, and they're a convenient 8x14-inch size - big enough to hold 2-3 diapers, but not so huge that it'll take over your diaper bag. And yes, we said washable!

Don't have a kiddo, or your kiddo is out of diapers? No problem! Our wet bags are great for swimsuits too, so you don't have to have a wet spot in the car on the way home from the beach. They're available in pink as well, so go pick some up!

9.13.2009

New kitchen & table linen prints!

Don't forget to order your Halloween costume by October 15! Click here for a coupon for free shipping!

New prints are up over at Hannah's Toybox! We've added some beautiful, fun new prints to our kitchen linens line (aprons and potholders). There's a fun blue modern stars print, cute cherries on a pink background, and a gorgeous green-and-brown swirl. And how about this fabulous peach floral?


We've also added new prints to our holiday table linens line. There's an elegant holly leaf swirl on an ivory background, backed in a rich holiday stripe for our reversible table runners and placemats. We also added beautiful Hannukah dreidls backed with a pretty blue snowflake print. Of course, each of these prints is available individually in our cocktail napkins and dinner napkins to complete your holiday table.


When we mentioned kitchen linens, did you think of dishtowels? So do we! Keep your eyes peeled for our lovely dishtowels, which will of course be available in all our apron prints to coordinate with your other kitchen linens.

9.10.2009

Just in time for Halloween!

Costumes will be going up later today! Currently we have kids' patterns for Dorothy (The Wizard of Oz), Snow White, and Belle (Beauty and the Beast). We also have a kids' pattern for Cinderella that could be made in any color for a princess, and for a renaissance maiden.

In adults' patterns, we currently have Robin Hood and Maid Marion, a flapper, and Greek/Roman togas for him and her.

Stay tuned for more patterns very soon! We're hoping to post photos soon of our kids' astronaut, explorer, fireman, and medical/veterinary scrubs. We'll also have costume accessories, such as capes for sorcerers, Red Riding Hood, and superheroes. We'll be adding more adult costumes as well very soon.

Currently costumes will not be located in the "Christmas Presents" (holiday) section. Instead, we're putting them in their own "Dress Up" category.

When ordering your Halloween costumes, please mention "Hannah's first Halloween" and get free shipping! Be sure to order by October 15 to ensure delivery by Halloween.

9.09.2009

In the beginning, there was a blog

Welcome to Hannah's Toybox!

We're just getting started so don't be alarmed about the lack of posts here or the small-ish selection over here. There will be more, and soon! In the meantime, we are excited to have set up shop on Etsy. Like, ridiculously excited. Jumping-out-of-our-skins-with-excitement excited. Not even kidding.

We plan for this blog to be little "fireside chats" about new ideas we're kicking around and how our projects are coming along. You'll get to see our new projects first and from time to time we'll offer special savings on those new projects before we put them up for sale on the Etsy site. We'll also offer coupon codes and special freebies for our loyal readers, and maybe even a giveaway or two or six. Because really, who doesn't love a giveaway?

So, you're probably wondering who "we" are. We are Pam and Erin, mother and daughter, in that order. Pam has been sewing since she was a little girl, and Erin followed in her footsteps - so much so that she currently sews on the Elna that Pam was given as a high school graduation gift! Pam currently runs a preschool and just loves her kiddos there. Erin is married to The ED and Hannah (otherwise known as The Kiddo, or TK for short), our shop's namesake, was born just four months ago. We love love love to sew, love to create, love to make things from "nothing." Pam refers to fabric stores as her personal art gallery, and The ED teases Erin about "indoctrinating" TK early since she gets hauled around to fabric and craft stores with Mama all the time.

In the works at the shop: very very soon we'll be offering costumes! Just in time for Halloween, we know, but we'll be offering them all year long. Costumes are great for kids to role-play and learn in... they're not just for dress-up anymore. If you've already checked out the shop, you've probably seen our fun aprons and potholders. We'll be adding matching dishtowels soon, as well as coordinating table linens. We'll also do the reverse for the holiday table linens - put up the coordinating kitchen linens. In the meantime, if you see something you like but you want it just a little bit different (say, a different fabric), drop us a line at hannahstoybox (at) gmail (dot) com. We can certainly accomodate custom requests, and we love making one-of-a-kind items that will be sure to please you.

Keep checking back with us, and thanks for your support!