Sit tight for a story.
Way back when, this blog had like 30 readers. And they were pretty much all people I knew, except for Kari.
In May of 2009, my brother and his wife came to visit and announced they were expecting. Her family threw a shower while she was here. I knew her gift needed to be easily packed in a suitcase for the plane ride home. So, I got her a Costco membership. And, I decided to make her a little something to open as well….a onesie with ruffles on the butt.
Since I had this little craft blog, I took a few pictures and posted them and thought that was the end of it.
Until I got an email from Kari.
She wanted me to be her first Creative Guest. And she wanted the onesie. It was the only one I’d ever made, and I didn’t think it was that great. I offered something else. She wanted the onesie.
She got it. And the rest is history.
In honor of reaching 1,000,000 hits, Kari is providing FOUR Make Life charm packs.
Want to win? Leave a comment!
Wow, I LOVE the colors in this charm pack!!
I would LOVE this!
There is nothing better than little bits of fabric to play with!
I recently found your site because of that onesie!
So cool how one project can make such a big impact! 
Love the Make Life fabric line! Thanks for a chance to win.
I love the fabric, and the onsie!
I found your site through Kari, and man am I glad!! I'd love to win this fabric. A girl cannot have too much fabric. At least that's what I tell my hubbie!
I love the Make Life fabric! The onesie is pretty adorable, too!
I also found your site through the onsie tutorial and have made several ruffle butts for my nieces. Thanks for sharing! And I love that charm pack!
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oh I love u-create!! I discovered both of your sites at the same time! I have a baby shower coming up in a month and i am making her quite a few ruffle but onesies!
Lurve it!!! I'd love to win!!
Love the colors in this charm pack! Great giveaway.
Crossing my fingers!
I love this. Thanks for the chance to win!!
I'd love to win this!
I love fabric and would love to win this…just don't tell my husband as he thinks I have way too much already ;-P
I want to win!
Ashlee
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Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Make Life is my favorite!! What a fun story!
Kari has always been a good friend to you! That makes me like her too!
Awww, that is a sweet story. Plus = Costco Membership is the greatest gift idea!!
I love charm packs. So many fun things you can do.
Love the colors in this charm pack!
That charm pack is awesome!!
Such pretty fabric. Fun story. I would love to win!
I'm new to this line of fabrics ~ I would love to touch, handle and use these.
love make life …. and your ruffly onsie
I love U Create! Thanks for the giveaway.
Love all the frabric! would be great for some projects for my little girl who will be here in Oct!
(Fingers crossed!)
This fabric is SO perfect! Love it!!
That's crazy how that story happened…and now you've got thousands of readers! Awesome!
pick me!
That is such a cool story!! How neat and of course I wold like to win lol.
I love all those colors!
I love sweetwater's stuff, they have the best fabric! I would more than LOVE to win!!
Beautiful fabrics!! I love them!!
I love Kari ….and these fabrics! Thanks for the chance to win.
I LOVE the Make Life fabric!!
Gotta love the charm packs!
I found your site from Quilter's Home. I can't believe you don't like pudding! :0
love her blog! These are great!
So are you going to tell us how many hits you have after the giveaways are over? Because I am seriously checking it all the time now.
I really hope that I win as I loooove both blogs!
Wow my two FAVORITE craft blogs, together! I would love to win!!
Great colors. I would love to win!
I just made this onesie! Great giveaway!
Make Life is my favorite fabric right now, I definately have some uses for it. I want to win this one!!!
Gasp! I love these charm packs!
Wow! Really pretty.
I would love such beautiful fabric!
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The charm pack is adorable!
I'm just waiting for one of my friends to have a little girl so I can make the ruffle onesie! That fabric is gorgeous!
Brooke
The charm pack is so cute!
What a beautiful fabric line, great giveaway!
that is so cool. i really love all the fabric
So awesome, love it!! Yay for Kari, and Cheri!!
This is one of my favorite fabric lines. I would love this charm pack!
I love all the colors and designs in the pack!!
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I NEED these. no really – need – desperately. I'm going to start my first quilt.
What a great story! I love it!
kimprine1 @yahoo.com
I just love Kari's blog! I've found so many great bloggers and crafters through her site….Including you!!!
You guys are both amazing. LOVE this giveaway:)
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Kari's blog has provided a lot of inspiration for me!
ilovepaulduersch at gmail dot com
What fun fabrics! Thanks for another great give-oh-way and the chance to win.
Love the story. I thought you owed it all to me since I told you to start blogging again after you stopped. xoxox
Oh my goodness, lovely fabric! Thanks for the giveaway, hope to win
katesadventures(at)gmail(dot)com
Love this story- and the onesie. I don't remember how I found you but I am pretty sure its the onesies post.
Thanks for sharing!
I {heart} the onesies, too! No surprise she loved it! And I'd love to win that charm pack!
Awesome. I am in.
Beautiful fabric! Thanks for all the wonderful giveaways.
I love the colors in this charm pack!
Pick me, pick me! : )
I need to win these charm packs! They would make an ADORABLE quilt! (Not that I've MADE a quilt) but still….I would be willing to give it a shot!
Yes, yes I would love to win one of these charm packs! Thank you for the chance.
Carolyn
What an awesome story!
Love the color scheme! Isn't it wonderful to see how much support from people we know…or maybe don't know at all…can help push us along on our creative journey? Love the story! :o) Thanks for all the wonderful giveaways!
fun story
i want to WIN!!!
Love the onesie. So cute. Plus, I love Ucreate too!
Yay for ruffle butts!
I love a story with a happy ending.
How awesome, I would love this!
love all the colors!
Two of my favorite blogs!
Ooooh, groovy giveaway. To think this all started with a cute ruffly booty!
I would love to win this! So cute!
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These fabrics look great. I would love to try something cute and crafty with this.
I'd love to make something with this pack! I really enjoy reading Crap I've Made and UCreate. Thanks to both of you for all of the time you put into making these blogs so much fun to read!
Beautiful fabrics!
Wow!! That would be amazing!! I LOVE both of your blogs soo much, but Char, give yourself a lot more credit:)
You're great, you always have been,
PS. I was a reader way back when too:)
Two great blogs!!
Two great blogs!!
Great story! Kari is great. I'd love to win!
A girl can never too much fabric. But for serious, a Costco membership is GREAT friggen gift idea!
That is so great, thanks for sharing the story. I'd love love love this! A girl can always use more fabric …right?
I have wanted this line since before it came out, but Sweetwater had announced it. I love the colos, plus my maiden name is Joy and some of the fabric had that stitched on it:)
Me please!
I love the Make Life line. Please let me win this one, please oh please!
I love Ucreate… and I love this Charm Pack too! Thank you for the opportunity to win one.
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Aw! Love the ruffle butt! Wish I had had one before MiniDork outgrew that sort of thing.
Oooh ME!
Love the story!
I love fabric! And the colors and designs in this charm pack are perfect! Also, love the onesie.
this is the perfect giveaway!
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Ooooh, oooh, pick me: )
Love that story! How I win.
mycreationcorner{at}gmail{dot}com
I was just admiring this line at the fabric store the other day! Love it!
way cute fabric!!! i love it!
I need to make that ruffle onesie soon for my niece, shower is coming up in a couple weeks
Thanks for the chance to win a charm pack!
Great giveaway! And Kari is awesome
bmcelroy @ tampabay.rr.com
Cute story! Would love to win!
Love it! And I love Kari's blog! and her name – it is my daughters!
Want to win, so just leaving a comment.
What a cute story! I totally want to win!
Awesome! I'm glad she discovered you! I too love the onesie.
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Super cute story!!!!!
Aww cute story! I love the onesie…ruffles are a weakness of mine.
I'd totally love a charm pack too.
I have to tell you how awesome Char is! She took a chance and was my first creative guest ever…her ruffle butt onesie was hands down Ucreate's most popular tutorial for 2009. I was so excited to meet her in person at a local conference and we had so much fun that we were friends instantly (I like how she doesn't take things too seriously like so many bloggers do and isn't afraid to say whats on her mind!) and hung out at Evo 10 in Park City, too! The only time I hated her was when she won the grand prize that was supposed to be mine!! lol
Char, thanks for letting me be a part of your 1000000 hits celebration! CONGRATULATIONS!!
Love how you accidentally fell into being a celebrity!
Hope it's me for the charm pack!
OOOhhh pick me
cassidyd at hotmail dot com
How cute! I love that onesie and hope to make one as a gift one day!
oh, I wanna win, pick me!!
Thanks for all the great ideas! Love that fabric line.
Love it! thanks for the chance!!
sarah8914 at gmail dot com
LOVE! thanks!!!
I am deliberately only entering your contests that I WANT to win! Yay for giveaways! But what are you going to do when you get to 2 000 000 hits??
Thanks for the chance to win! Love it.
Love the fabrics!
i heart charm packs!!!
I would LOVE to win!!
Love it! Thanks for the chance to win!
Great combination. I would love this!
Love this. I totally want it!
Yes, please!!
Love it! Congrats on the milestone and thanks for the chance!
Love It!!
I need some more of this to finish a project. Perfect!
I love this fabric. Crap I've Made and Ucreate are 2 blogs I read every day.
What a great story. Love this fabric. Thanks for the chance to win. nlundeen at catt dot com
These would make an awesome quilt! I love charm packs
Love the story!! Thanks for the giveaway.
That is beautiful! I would love to win! I love Kari!
Thanks for this giveaway!
allisonsbj3(at)gmail(dot)com
What a great way to celebrate friendship!
I love both of your blogs… never had a charm pack before.. this one is uber cute!
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The onsie is very cute, no wonder she wanted it. Thanks for the give away.
Very cute!
I LOVE Make Life! I need to win!
I love your blog and I would love to win one of these charm packs. LOVE this fabric.
Heather
savingmoney2@yahoo(dot)com
Love that line, and I love Kari too!
Oh my goodness this is a fun one!
Very cute fabric! Love it!
I would LOVE these!! I have been looking for some fun fabrics!! PICK ME:)
I would love to win!
How cool!!! And I loooove those fabrics!!! Oh, and cute butt ruffle on that onesie
Love Kari! Love You! Love the Fabric – pretty please pick me!!
AHHHH charm packs! I want them soooo badly, then I can attempt another quilt…just finished my first one! Using a couple charm packs certainly helped with the 350 squares I needed (the rest I cut by hand, arg!).
I L.O.V.E your blog! Thanks for convincing me that it's time to dust off that big hunk of metal called a sewing machine
Beautiful fabrics!
Ooooh! Pick me, pick me!! I'm just learning to sew
Very cute fabric!
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Very cute fabric!
trollsandraatyahoodotcom
Thanks for the chance. I love Make Life.
Love any kind of fabric! Thanks for the great giveaway.
I would love to win.. I love Ucreate! and how lucky to be posted by her your onesie is awesome… Its hard to get a blog up and going you have done an awesome job! http://www.southerngirlcreations.blogspot.com
Wow. What a great collection! So many cute things I could make with that!
What a great giveaway! That charm pack is awesome and would get a very warm welcome in my home!
Thanks for the give a way. I love the fabric.
Going to have to make that onesie. Nothing cuter than a ruffly butt.
Groovy
OOOOOooooo! OOOOooooo! OOOooooo! I totally want to win! LOL
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http://pedersenfood.blogspot.com/
That's an awesome story, don't you love how life works sometimes, we have no idea our life is about to change! Congratulations!!
The charm pack is very cute!! Awesome giveaway:)
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Love the colors! Love your blog!
I want it! I want it!
Me, pick me
Kari is like the craft goddess! Seriously she features you and you hit it big! I have watched ucreate grow and was a follower way back when this ruffle butt onesie was featured! I remember it specifically because I had just had my second daughter and made like 10 of them! All of her onesies had a ruffle butt!
Thanks Char and Kari for making craft blog world so much fun!!
Love and Hugs,
Jess
theplannertheprocrastinator.blogspot.com
I want to win it!
I love this fabric and I love that onsie.
Love it!
Aww, those ruffles are adorable! No wonder she insisted! I'd love to win the charm packs…such a pretty combination!
OOOoo… fabric is awesome, even if you have nothing in mind to make with it!
these are so pretty. thanks for hosting the giveaway.
great story! I love charm packs – so much inspiration!
I love this line of fabric. Crossing my fingers for this one!
What a neat story and charm packs are so much fun!
Great story. I just learned how to sew and love it. I love the colors of the charm pack!
I love to make skirts and Matilda Jane type clothes for my daughter who is 5!! I would LOVE this fabric –since I am new to the creative bug (I had to have a girl–after boys– to finally find my inner self)I don't have tons of fabric!! I am addicted now, and would love some!!! Thanks!!
1,000,000 hits! Wow! That onesie is pretty darn cute, too.
that is a happy story, congratulation!
mikthasq(at)gmail(dot)com
oooohhhh such pretty fabric
1000000000 HITS? WOW! Love the Charm Packet. Who do I contact to order one of those ruffled onesies? I would love to include one in a baby bag I am putting together.
Great Story!
way cute fabric! thanks for the chance!
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I have been wanting to start my first quilt and this is the fabric I have been eyeing to make it with! PLEEEEEASE pick me!!!!
Too cute. Hope I win.
What a fun story! I love both of your blogs and I would love to win that fun fabric!
Love the make life fabric line!
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Mmmm… charm packs are lots of fun!
such cute colors!
What a great story. The onesie really is very cute. Crossing my fingers that I win the charm packs.
Adorable! I love charm packs!
There's nothing like a Charm Pack to get you inspired! Thanks.
I'd love a charm pack!
blessed.mama4 at yahoo dot com
How fun!
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One of my favorite lines too!
I know chances are slim but maybe I'll win, just new to sewing! Love the colors in this pack! [email protected]
I love the onsies too. Lots of possibilities for that charm pack!
I'd LOVE to win!!!!!
I love charm packs!!! and…I love your blog!!!
That fabric looks so happy! I would love to win!
(ps. Thank you for not doing the whole "extra entries if you leave five other comments and follow me in five places and blog about me, etc. That is one of my biggest pet peeves. So, thank you!)
What a fun story and I would love a charm pack pretty pretty please!
WOW, I'm # 201 and thinking such positive thoughts about my lucky number. I love this charm pack and need it for a special gift…Hoping I am living a "charmed life" soon!
Thanks for the awesome giveaways!!! I would LOVE to win this!
purejoycreative at gmail
I totally would love to win.
Congrats on the milestone! I love the intro story!
I love charm packs! Thanks for the chance to win.
Very cute! Charm packs rock and well, so do you!
I LOVE charm packs!! Would love to win!!
Jennifer @ The Craft Barn
I found you through u create. I love both your sites. Glad you got together! And who couldn't use a charm pack.
I love your story! And I love U Create…therefore, I really appreciate Kari and all that she does for us crafty gals in blogland! Please enter me to win a charm pack! THANKS!!!! Tonya
How great is this giveaway!
Oh my, this is easily my favorite of all the giveaways so far! Really crossing my fingers… I love using charm packs and I ADORE this line! Thanks for the chance!
Great story!
Love that story! What a great partnership its turned out to be!
charm packs are <3
that is so cool! i am excited for my mom (linda mcclure) to be on kari's blog in sept.
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Enter me
I will forever be greatful to Kari for making you post that ruffle bum onesie! Not only did I find a super cute craft for my little girl, but I found your awesome site as well!
Charm packs are AWESOME! And I love that little onesie!
Oooh, I'd LOVE to win a charm pack, I've never had one of those!
bingoblue at hotmail dot com
I have to say that the onesie is what brought me here from How Does She and then Kari's site. And it was one of the first 3 things I made when I first found the world of craft bloggy goodness
i want to win! [email protected]
Great giveaway! Thank you!
I saw your post on UCREATE and that is how I found your blog and have been a reader ever since. (I've even made the ruffle butt onesie)
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I want it! Pick me!
Pick me Pick me!! Love the charm pack and I have loved making butt ruffle onesies:)
I would love to win.. I WOULD LOVE to know enough people to get 1,000 hits! I am getting pretty tired of begging my friends to be followers!
Love the Make life fabric!
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I'll be your best friend if I win. Ah, who are we kidding you have plenty of friends.
I'd love one!
I would love to win! I love the make life line and there isn't much of it out there anymore! Thanks for the chance!
Guess what I love more than commenting? WINNING!
Seriously. I do.
Happy Friday!
sikcoe at gmail dot com
Such cute fabric!!!
that ruffle butt onesie makes me wish I was having a girl! thanks for the chance! tammieschafferATyahoo.com
Just love the Make Life stuff. So pretty. And what a generous prize!
cool story!
I would absolutely love to win this. The colors are so great together!
Love that story
Make Life??? My absolute favorite line at the moment!!! Thanks for the amazing giveaway!!!
I gotta win of these giveaways, right. They are all SO cute
ps..I LOVE the story!
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I love pretty fabrics.. Hope to get lucky for a change!
You can't buy charm packs here in Japan, can you believe it? So I'd love to win this! xxx
Yes- I'd love to win!!
Ohhh!!! I love these! I want to win!!!
That fabric is adorable! Your blog is one of the first that I started following when I was on maternity leave, I love it!
Yay, Kari! Charm packs are fun!
The onesie is awfully cute
Thanks to Kari for the chance to win cuts from an awesome fabric line.
i need some more fabric for my hoard, i mean stash. thanks!
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Thanks for the chance to win. I love your blog!
Love the Make Life fabrics! Oh and btw I found YOU by doing a google search on how to make a ruffled butt onesie! It's been history ever since
Love Kari's site (and this fabric looks perfect for creating!).
I love hearing stories from people that started small and worked hard to get loyal readers. thanks for sharing and great giveaway
Awesome Giveaway, thanks for the chance to win!
The charm pack is cute! I love it!
Love both blogs. The fabric is amazing and I would love to create fun, new projects with it!
I love to win! Pick me!
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Oh how precious the onsie is….would love to be picked
I have been drooling over this fabric forever. I would love to win this.
I swear I just finished making 5 ruffle but onsies tonight!!!!! my friend gave birth to a baby girl today and i whipped them up to give to her tomorrow!
Oooh, me wanty purties!
I have really enjoyed seeing all the crap you make, and would love to win this fabric so I can make some great crap too. Thanks!
ummmm……..YEAH I want to win!!!!!!!! And is THE ONESIE a bonus throw in? 'Cause that would be great. Not to look in your mouth, gift horse….just sayin'….
I love this fabric. I also love Ucreate! It was through Ucreate that I found Char's blog. I've been hooked ever since!
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Who wouldn't love a ruffle butt?
Would love to win.
What a great collection of fabrics!
I love charm packs, you can make so many things with them. Congratulations too, on your huge milestone.
Super cool, enter me!
I love Ucreate blog!!! and charm packs are fun too.
So glad for the ruffle butt onesie. I became a stalker here too!
graceful_after_falling2(at)yahoo(dot)com
I love kari. I love the onsie, I love you, and I love moda!
Thanks for the giveaway. I'd love to win the Charm Pack. The colors are fabulous.
dmj53(at)hotmail(dot)com
wow these are really nice.
Love it:)
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i would love to win this..
i love ucreate and kari is responsible for me discovering this crappy blog!
eternally thankful to her for that!
I would love to win these charm packs. They are gorgeous!
Yay! Any other fabric horders out there? Thanks for the give a way!
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I would love to win one of these packs!!!
Charms? Did someone say Charm? I love charm and if it comes in a pack, I want it.
I love charm packs. I am in love with do in a day quilt projects.
pick me. pick me!
mychancetowin at gmail dot com
I want to win!!
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My hear is swimming with all of the great ideas I can us this for! I might not be able to sleep:)
I love this idea. Super cute!
what a great giveaway!
Would soooooooo love to win this!
beautiful! [email protected]
That is a cool story! Good on ya Kari.
Four charm packs is such a generous giveaway! And Make Life is an awesome range! Fantastic prize, thanks so much for the chance to win.
OOOh! I have some of this yardage… I'd love a charm pack!!!
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How generous! Love the colours. Thanks for the chance to win!
LOVE the charm packs! Thanks for the giveaway!
peanut2princess at gmail dot com
Gorgeous fabric! If I win it, I could mail it to Char and make her sew something cute for my daughter
(you think I'm kidding?)
The fabrics are great! I love her tutorial on the onesie (one of my fav gifts to make).
I want to make a baby quilt out of this! So cute!
Yes, please!
Everyone loves the ruffle butt onesies I've made for my daughter. Thanks for the tutorial! I could make lots of onesies with a charm pack ;-).
I love Ucreate! And I'd love a charm back too.
i love u create.
bobbie @ marshallpublib.org
me and charm packs go great together….pick me
oh that would be awesome! I am about to make a quilt…
I also found your blog because of the onesie. It's so adorable!
Love the Make Life fabric line. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Lovely giveaway!!!!
shannon.mangerchine(at)gmail(dot)com
I hope I win!
I love charm packs, I love Ucreate, and I love this giveaway!!!
I would so love to win this! I need some more material to add to my collection!
i've got big plans for that charm pack!
what a fantastic bundle oooohhhh what i could amke and do hhhhmmmmm :)))
Would love to win this fabric!
Pick me please
The one pictured is so adorable!
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Those are really cute fabrics!
i gotta have it!!
I love these colors! I can see all of them in my living room, maybe in a pillow!
I'd love a charm pack… pick me!
yes. I want a free charm pack!
thank you for the giveaway
annemolino at hotmail dot com
Now I know why they are called "Charm packs" Charming colours!
would love to win