GIVEAWAYS UP AND RUNNING!!!

Good afternoon!!

     I have some great news! The giveaways via Bambies Bows have begun! It's super easy to enter them so get started!! I know everyone can use a little bit of help this holiday season with gift's of the handmade kind or even some CASH prizes! I do hope you all take the time to enter and spread the word!! There is so much to give this holiday season and I am so happy that I am able to partake of them! They are linked through my FB page , but can also be accessed below! Have a wonderful day everyone and go enter you some prizes!!!

Sugar and Sunshine: Computer Link and Mobile Link

3Pink1Blue Thanksgiving Cash Giveaway: Mobile Link and Computer Link

Readaholics Reathon. To enter for a chance read as many books to your hearts content and report it in the group! Once is is over she will draw a winner using Rafflecopter so get to reading!!

Readaholics Group Mobile Link<3 and Readaholics Group Computer Link <3

There are two more coming up soon!! So keep an eye out and have fun!!! Have a great day everyone <3

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Upcoming Giveaways!!

Hey guys!! I am so excited to announce that I will be able to be a part of not 1 but 2 HUGE Giveaways this month! I have been crazy busy with orders so I have not been able to update in a little while. I do have a few new things in store for the Holiday season that I am excited to share with you guys. So stayed tuned and keep an eye out for all the new things I have in store this Holiday season!!

Amber

Good evening everyone!!

Hey guys! How is every one's evening going? We here at the Vasquez house are just settling down for bed, for the little ones anyways! Finally, I'll be able to start crocheting again. :) I always appreciate the time i get to myself, after all, what parent doesn't need a small break sometimes! I find my happy place within my yarn! <3 It's simple enough for me to where in my business, I still feel it is just a hobby I have come come to enjoy more and more as time passes, so making a few dollars off it here an there is enough for me. Tonight I have something special for you guys! My fan share!! This to me is what makes it all worth it. i love my business and customers so much that I try to help everyone out as much as possible to make the transaction from start to finish, easy peasy. :D Saying that, remember the holidays are upon us and I ask that if not buy handmade crochet stuff from me (although I think my stuff and ideas are pretty awesome), *cough cough* ;) Buy handmade anything! It supports small businesses and allows more one on one customer service between you and these lovely shop owners! So enjoy them and marvel at the creativity that they all come up with...

I think a LARGE thank you goes out to all you beautiful people that help keep small businesses like mine alive! So to show you how much I appreciate you! I'll be posting up my fan share pictures!! <3
Enjoy and thank you soooo much for helping keep my business alive!

Baby Shower gift! I LOVE their reaction to it!!

Yoda Cat!

Peter Parker and his Satchel!! <3

Little Princess and her purse!

Mr. Handsome's Bow-tie!

Have a lovely night everyone! I hope you enjoy my pictures and if you have won in a giveaway or purchased an item please DO NOT hesitate in sending it this way!!

Amber

Influenster!!!

Hey guys!

Many of you may or may not have heard of Influenster! This site is well AWESOME! Not to mention FREE to join! I received an invite from a friend of mine, who is doing these amazing reviews for the company and is earning so many badges with them. The higher your influence the more chances you get to get these cool boxes called VoxBox and they are packed with all sorts of items you can review absolutely for FREE! With a simple survey to see which box is right for you, ,you can begin today! Shoot me a comment, message, or post with your email to sign up today or click that little button that says "influenster member" for your shot at it! Did I mention it was FREE? ;) Good luck and I hope you enjoy this little freebie!!

Amber V.

My Son's 5th Birthday!!

Well today is a very special day! My son turns FIVE!!! He is one of the best things that have happened in my lifetime and I feel grateful to have been blessed with him every day! 5 years ago today I was blessed with this miracle. He did not want to come out easy! I was 42 weeks when I finally went into labor and 24 hours later my baby boy was born at 8 lbs. 15.4 oz..almost 9 lbs! I then realized why it was so difficult to deliver him and on top of him having some breathing issues and why a C-section was necessary to get him out. He is so tiny now for his age, but it makes me love him even more because we are not tall people ourselves! He-He. All in all he is an amazing little man, who is meant for great things in his future and I cannot wait to watch it unfold. <3 <3

In light of his birthday we have let him choose every meal today and he's made some pretty easy choices! For breakfast we had French Toast, snacks we have had cheese sticks and yogurt. Lunch we had Corn Dogs! So simple I might cry lol. For dinner we will be having Steak with, well we haven't gotten that far yet, but it's in the thought process for us I'm sure. Anyways, I love that he has had such a great attitude today! We are currently watching the Smurfs, then we will go on to playing a bit of Playstation then cookie time and another movie before bed!! <3  Any who, I'll be signing off spending some time with my bubbies! Have a wonderful night!!

Amber

600 Fan Giveaway!!!

It's that time again!! I am hosting a Giveaway! Once I reach 600 fans on my new page I will choose a winner!! So here is the Link to my page to enter for the giveaway! <3 Have a great night guys!!

*~*Amber*~*

Welcoming Fall!!

As of yesterday Sept. 22, fall hit the air. Not being used to this in Florida it was a nice feeling of being able to wear boots to church yesterday and under the shade of trees, probably a light sweater! So, I have decided once my Facebook page hits it's 600 fan mark I will host a huge giveaway!! I am going to be working with other pages to host one big giveaway! So, check out my Facebook Page, the album will be up and running later today!! Remember to give it a "like" an spread the word whether it be on Facebook, Twitter, Google other Blogs, whatever you like.So you can catch me here on my blog, feel free to hit that follow button! as well as "Like" My Facebook Page, and please follow me on Twitter! If you would like to purchase anything or want to give me a challenge, please do not hesitate to contact me or check out my Etsy Shop! Thank you guys so much for all your support, my business would be no here if it were not for you guys. <3 <3

Have a lovely day,

Amber

Crocheted Ballerina Slippers!

So my hubby's cousin Jenny recently had a baby and it's the most adorable thing in the world so, she showed me some slippers and I told her I would make them for her! I think they are absolutely adorable, so if you would like a pair of ballet shoes they are listed in my etsy shop for purchase! Like mostly everything else in my shop it is completely customized by you, from the flower, to the colors and size availability! I hope you like them a much as me and my daughter do as I well be making her a pair cause she didn't want to take these off! Lol. Anyways, have a great night everyone!

Sorry I'm late!!

Hey guys, sorry I never posted the hats yesterday! I finished the shoes today so I thought it might be better to post them together! :) so if you don't follow on my etsy shop you can always see and offer stuff through my blog! Anywho, here is the link to my despicable me hats in my etsy shop!! They can vary from different color minions & overalls, braid tails, to eyes, hair, and smileys!! So please do not hesitate to order one for yourself or any little person you know!!

New stuff!!

Hey my fellow bloggers!! 

    Later today I will posting up the new Despicable Me hats!! Stay tuned on my new addition to my shop and the link on how to order your own! To add to the cuteness I will also be posting up baby ballerina shoes tonight as well!! Keep your eye out for them!! Also, I have created a a NEW Facebook Page!! Please head over and "Like" it, Link Here!! to show the new page some love and support and please feel free to share it with friends and family!! Thank you <3 <3 

Amber V.

Hello everyone!! Blog and Read On!!

One thing that I love about living up in TN now is that we have seasons!!! I am so much in the fall spirit now and business is booming that I decided to change up the blog and My Facebook Page you could find it here and please do not be afraid to "like" it and follow me on twitter!! If you didn't know I even have an Etsy shop that you could find here, don't be shy and please "favorite"or follow My Shop to spread the word!! It is ever growing and I love what I do, It's actually why I have not been blogging for a while. I went on vacation and as soon as I got back I had two big orders and one small one and I've been working on them still even now :) the two big ones are of my Yoda hat and robe set that you could find in that link and the smaller one is my little Fancy Headband that will be done probably tomorrow cause it only takes me roughly 30 minutes to do :) Anyways I am so happy to share my new stuff with you that I will be posting them up tomorrow it is my baby booties and headband. I hope you enjoy the new look!! Have a great night everyone!!

Almost There!!

        I know some of you have been waiting to see my website, I promise it is almost done and coming up soon! I am excited to share it with you but I do want to make sure it is perfect for everyone!! It will contain new items available for purchase as well that I have been hard at work on! So, I do hope you all stay tuned as I can't wait!! In the mean time we still do have items available for purchase such as the Yoda hat and robe set or just the hat, hair bows, bow ties, butterflies, headbands, purses and satchels, in my Etsy shop. So if you have a minute stop by and take a look! Have a lovely evening!!

Amber

Website under construction!!

Good evening everyone!! I am happy to announce that I will soon have my own website opened up and running along side my blog and Etsy shop! It'll be easier to place orders instead of having to go from page to page and I will have my blog, Etsy, Facebook and Twitter linked to it!! It'll have all my ready to ship items to purchase and some new things you will only find on my web page!! So stay tuned over the next two weeks as I put it all together and make it perfect for you. <3 Until then you can still purchase through my Etsy shop Here!! and if you have any questions regarding the items let me know. Remember we have Star wars inspired items, shawls, bowties, hairbows, ties, cozies, purses, satchels and more!! Thank you all so much!!! Have a lovely evening!

Love,

   Amber

Last one for the night!! My first ever hat!!

I think for my first hat EVER Yoda came out AWESOME!!! It took me a couple times to get him right but once I got it it was smooth sailing from there on out!! Let me just say, Yoda's ears had to be one of the more fun parts to this project. I got the ear pattern from knit and caboodle and she so many other super cute patterns, so if your s fellow crocheter or if you knit, she is awesome! Inspired from Star Wars and a mommy who is a SUPER Yoda fan I made this special for her little man, who I cannot wait to see wearing it, along with the robe with hood that I posted up earlier. :) If you would like to purchase just the hat by itself you can do so here Yoda Hat.

A special something!

Inspired by her sons response to the satchel I decided oh what the heck, I didn't want to have something special and the other feeling left out as I have two little ones myself and know how that can be...so i made up this little beauty myself as well and you can customize your own Here up for purchase! I just hope she's as girly as this purse!! lol.

Crochet Satchel, Hip Bag

I'm enjoying sharing all of my projects with you guys!!! I loved doing them all so much. The response I got specifically for this order just made my heart melt and I LOVE the mommy so much as she was one of my old teachers who is still such a big mentor for me. Her boy was just plain ecstatic to see the outcome of it after he chose colors wondering what would come of it...now he gets  to be Peter Parker with his own hip bag and I feel even more proud that he is going to be wearing it and is so grateful to his mommy for it!!  If you would like one for your little ones or even yourself You can order one right here at my Etsy shop with all the details or contact me, well anywhere, because I look daily! <3

Star Wars Inspired Yoda Robe and hat set!!

Let the Star Wars in you come out!!! I made this up all by myself! It took quite a long time to do, but was so worth it and I had my first purchase for it Tuesday or Wednesday which made me all the more proud of it!! You can wear just the hat by itself, just the robe, or the set together and I think it just looks so cute! If you want one of your own please do not hesitate in contacting me I would love to make more of these little cuties!! If you prefer Luke, Leia, Vader, Anakin, Obi Wan, etc. Let me know and I could do those looks as well! Here is a picture of it below and close ups of them individually!! If you would like to purchase one, here is the link for my Etsy Shop that leads directly to it. <3

Sorry I'm late!!

So I promised you guys that I would show you what I've working on that has had me so busy!! Now I'll share for those who may not have seen on Facebook, Twitter or in my Etsy shop! First comes mt simple Inspired Support Ribbons! I know there is many people that want to show support for different things that go on with the ones we love so I now make support ribbons. Out of the money that I make from your custom orders I will donate $1 to the research of your choice PER crocheted ribbon ordered! So order yours today Here is a picture of what they look like and I can make them whatever size you want and of course what color you are supporting for. Comment below or you can purchase yours at My Etsy store!

Love, 

    Amber

Hey Guys!!

So I know I've been MIA on the blog lately, but I promise I will start to keep it up more!! I have once again fallen into the busy life of a SAHM amongst doing a lot of things at church over the past few weeks! I mean it has all been so wonderful to be so busy but at the same time I miss that I don't get to write as often as I would like to keep this a daily thing. I have been working on a few projects that I have finished over this past week since I have been out of school and I am finally all caught up with the exception of two auction item winners from a Love Auction. :) my next few posts will be of all the things i have made and come up with myself over the past few weeks!! So stay tuned as tonight will be the items i made and how to purchase one of your own!!! <3 I have to go take the kiddos a bath since they just finished eating dinner and then I'll be back!! Enjoy your evening everyone!!

Amber

Upcycled Towel Rug

        Hey guys! So recently I have had a couple people ask me how I did this. It was in fact that my sister in law thought of a great idea to use old towels and make a rug with them. I thought the idea was so cool so when she offered for me to help her out I quickly said yes! It was so much fun getting to cut up the old towels and crochet together the masterpiece that she is finishing up and so happy that she is going to be giving me her extra towels and towel shreds so that I can make one for my house in the bathroom and for the front door as they are made to absorb!!Anyways here is the tutorial with pictures!! I hope you guys have as much fun as we did! It really is easy to do and if you are a beginner here is how you do a chain stitch and a Single crochet stitch.

P.S. Be aware it makes a huge mess so be prepared with a broom or a vacuum if you have carpet!

Things you will need:

Old or highly used towels you no longer want
Scissors
A crochet hook preferably size 12, this one was blue and came with a smaller grey one as well Boye brand.

abbreviations- Ch-Chain SC-single crochet
and your ready to go!

Now first we did a round spiral outcome this was done in double crochet,

but she didn't like the effect so she changed it to a rectangle rug.

I personally liked this outcome as well and will upload her finished product when she is done with it. This is the basic outcome of what you should get depending on how long you want it. :) 

To begin cut your towel an inch at a time. leaving an inches worth of space. DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT CUT ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF YOUR TOWEL. It will leave you will small strands that you have to constantly tie together and takes a lot longer to complete. If along the way of cutting up and down you forget and cut it off. It is okay!! Just tie it up to the next one and keep on crocheting. This is how it should look.

 at the end your will have a big  pile of strands like this!!

Actually that is just one strand hehehe, but you get the picture! So now is when it gets even more fun!!

So to start Ch 24. Now to begin your Single Crochet you are going to skip ONE chain and begin your SC. You will skip one because the first one will undo the chain if you go back through it and go to the second CH because you always chain one before starting your next row. Next, now that you have started your first row of SC you will SC 24 then Ch one and move on to your next row. Continue this process until it is the desired length you would like it to be wala! you have an upcycled towel rug!

I hope you guys enjoyed this and I will be back to show you mine once I get my towels. Have a lovely day everyone!! If you have any questions or feedback please feel free to comment below! <3 <3

Also if you can post pictures!! I would love to see everyone else's outcomes or how you changed yours to fit your personal style!

Amber

Officially Paranoid

        As many of my viewers know I had a recent spider experience in my house. We had a brown recluse which thankfully our landlord got rid of for us over a span of three days...When I talk about how scared me and my hubby were you guys just may share a few laughs! So the story as follows..my honey, who works at night came home after a normal day..little did we know it would haunt us for days to come. Anyways, so a couple hours after his gaming time and our family movie while eating breakfast he goes to shower before falling asleep. Next thing I know I hear "OOOH MY GOSH!!!" the shower curtain being moved and the door flung open to a hubby speedily walking my way and in freak out mode. After I laugh a little bit (as i rarely see him  get like this and knew nothing bad was wrong) I regain myself and ask him what's wrong. He goes to tell me "there is a huge spider in the bath tub and what should i should, Amber? what should I do?!" I say what! let me see, go look, freak myself out, grab my phone take a picture from a VERY safe distance and by very safe I mean not even close to the bath tub and have my camera phone zoomed in all the way to get as close to hopefully be identified once I posted it on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. As my hubby is there running steaming hot water to try and kill it, the thing gets smart and tries to climb away from the water...what was even smarter was that once we turned off the water it took its leg that got water on it, to what looked like its mouth and started to stroke it and in about 5 minutes it was able to change positions away from the water that sat on the bottom of the tub. In the mean time my hubby wanted me to see what kind of spider it was. Mind you my husband normally kills spiders like nothing but this time, it got to him and he couldn't even look at a picture. After typing in what we thought it was i looked at the pictures to find it confirmed...I also received a comment from a paramedic friend of mine as well as a friend via Facebook confirming it even more so. The lovely recluse spider...the pictures were bad enough and now I had one in my safe spot, my home. We took our kids from the bedroom as it is right next to the bathroom. The hubby then proceeded to read more and after I made a comment stating that scientists believe a spider is never more than three feet away from you at all times, he proceeded to go to the kitchen and place himself on the steps tool. I for one felt he was being a bit dramatic and just could not stop laughing. Eventually after he read enough, we packed up the kids in the car, packed a duffel bag of clothes and off to the in laws we went as we asked our landlord to take care of the problem and seal up areas so that they don't keep coming in. It was quite a ride as even on the way up we had the Hebe gibes and creepy crawlies and every little thing scared us, but more so him so I couldn't stop laughing. As we came home today I looked around the house to make sure nothing new had come in while we were out. 

        Today went great until bath time..I almost had a heart attack that still has my heart racing. My son goes to take a bath as I make his milk for bed then I hear him scream and say it won't get off me! As I run to him yelling to him to get out of the tub and ask what happened...low and behold there was nothing there...but he did have dead spider guts on his fingers from when our Landlord killed the spider so I cleaned the tub and cleaned him up. what he thought was a bug or something was just hair that got caught on his hand. My heart was out of my chest and I looked all over the bathroom constantly to make sure nothing was there as I took a shower. Talk about paranoia kicking in and not feeling safe in your own home :( I'm hoping I get some sleep tonight as my day ended on a heart wrenching worried mommy moment that I just cannot shake just yet. 

        On a happier note, I will be posting up a tutorial tomorrow on how to upcycle a rug from  old or funny colored towels. I would have done it today but my internet is down due to us forgetting to pay our bill with the whole spider incident and a storm earlier that won't have the line fixed til tomorrow. I have pictures and how colorful it is coming along. My sister in law thought of the idea and I helped her a little along the way and get to make one of my own when she done with the length she wants. So good night all and I will see you tomorrow!! <3

Giveaway excitement and new items to come!!!

Hey everyone,

       I have some great news! we have lovely children's shawls up for grabs over at Thrifty Nifty Mommy's blog. go check it out! when i say big things are happening I mean it!!! I'm so excited, I hope that with this we all get some love on our blogs and our facebook pages. In other news we are temporarily out of our home due to a lovely  brown recluse spider taking a liking to our house! so were at my in laws until our landlord sprays it down and lets us know were good to go! The kids are getting so big now, my 4 years old is wanting me to make him leg warmers so that he can slide on the floor and my 18 month old is wanting to help me crochet still but making an even bigger mess in the process! hahaha, I hope the phase ends soon and i can't wait til she is old enough to actually make her own things like her first granny square blank with me :) Also soon I will be adding new items to my shops! There will be things for our military folks, our different color ribbon advocates such as cancer, autism and other items. I am also taking part in donating items to Tymeless Hearts a non-profit org dedicated to helping families whose babies have heart issues. So please join me over the next couple of weeks on this journey of a crocheting momma who is trying to support her family and give you guys great deals on the things I love to create!!! Until next time!! <3 <3 have a lovely blessed day!

Exciting things to come!!

So today I got confirmation of some great news regarding a giveaway and review of some of my items!!! I'm so happy about it and I knew great things would eventually come with time and patience and small businesses take A LOT of work and dedication and I know I have what it takes to get me there! On another positive note my wedding ring set came in today and got re-sized perfectly!!! Some even greater news, is that my baby girl is potty trained on her own accord!! She picked out her Minnie mouse potty two weeks ago when we stopped at Walmart and every time she goes pee pee she flushes says she did it and closes the lid. No poop yet, but I know she will get there in time :) I also have some great new items in the shop like the Children's Shawl, I'm a bit in love with it and how it fits so great on Addy and how she loves it so much!! Anyways, I hope you guys have a great night, because I have to get to work on some items for the giveaway!! <3 <3

So guys I'm sorry I haven't been on in a while!! things just get crazy sometimes and I think we all could account to that! haha! To my contempt I bring good news!!! My business is slowly starting to take off and I am oh so uber (yes i can make up words) excited about it!! so much that I have had created a new banner for my fb page and my Etsy shop! You guys are all welcome to check it out and if you have any questions I will be more than happy to answer them. BambiesBows Also I want to give a shout out to the lovely lady that made my banner!!! ChrispixsCreations She has adorable personalized cards that is a MUST SEE!!! She has over 40 sales and she just keeps going up!! Check out her shop as the items are just too cute!! I hope you guys do enjoy, check it out and please spread the word about these great growing shops!!! It can only go up from here!! Have a safe night everyone and I will be back tomorrow!!

100 Fans on Facebook Giveaway!!

Hello again everyone!! I took a little break for the Holidays as I had time off from school and have been able to spend much needed family time a.k.a. proper cleaning while everyone is preoccupied! I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year! to welcome in the New Year I am setting up a small giveaway on my page Where TWO lucky winners will win handmade crochet hair bows of their choice! Also for boys any color bow tie of your choosing! So I do hope you guys had a wonderful New Year as we had a great day here at home with the family. Here is how to enter! 'like my page' A.vasdeals and share the status with your friends! If you already like my page, share the status and follow my blog! I will close the giveaway on Friday, January 18th and place the winners here on my blog! Its as easy as that!! I wish you all the best of luck!

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