St. Patrick's Day Ribbon Wands

I've got some fun new Ribbon Wands in the Shop just in time for
St. Patty's Day!

Wouldn't it be fun to wave these little things at a St. Patrick's Day Parade?

Check them out here.

it's my party - Etsy Treasury

No need to cry at this party.

There are some darling items featured in this Etsy Treasury.

My favorites - the Bunting Invitation and Sunny Cloud Mobile.

Well, those and my Magenta Scroll Ribbon Wand that is also featured in this Treasury.

Sarah Borthwick from The Parchment Place curated this lovelyTreasury.

Have a Peek and let me know what your favorite party item is!

Wands for Little Ballerinas

Last week I received a request for 15 pink ballerina Ribbon Wands for a 5-year-old's birthday.

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The party was in less than 10 days.

Luckily I'd been working on these antiqued ivory wands for a future wedding listing.

A little bit of soft satin ribbon in pink and they transformed into darling shabby chic ballerina wands.

I have to say, I'd love to see pictures of 15 little 5-year-old's in ballerina outfits waving ribbon wands. I hope no one gets hurt!

Rainbow Popsicles

I love when I get custom requests for Ribbon Wands. I'm given an opportunity to collaborate with someone to create something new.

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This particular request was for a rainbow themed party. She wanted the wands unfinished so the kids could do that part themselves (what a great idea).

We tossed around a few "rainbow" ideas for the ribbon, until I found this fantastic variegated rainbow ribbon.

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I love how they turned out. They look so fresh and summery - like Popsicles!

Giveaway Winner!

We have a winner!

According to the Random Sequence Generator from Random.org



Comment #11 is our winner!

"Ravy17 said... Liked a girl and her needle on facebook."

Liz - please email me (Charmain) at agirlandherneedle@gmail.com to claim your wand!

Thanks to everyone who participated here and over at Kims Kandy Kreations!

It's a GIVEAWAY!

Yes, my friends, I'm giving away TWO wands. One here and one over at Kims Kandy Kreations.

Kim featured my Pink Swirls Wand in her Fairy Woodland Party treasury on Etsy.

She's also hosting a party this week on her blog at Kims Kandy Kreations (The Chocolate Box) and will be featuring my Ribbon Wands with a whole host of fun things fit for a fairy princess.


Here are the rules to the giveaway:

I'll be giving away TWO Ribbon Wands! One here at

a Girl and her Needle and one at KimsKandyKreations

If you'd like to win one - go on over to A Girl and her Needle's etsy shop and pick out your favorite. Then, come back here and let me know which one you've picked.

For additional entries you can: (Please comment separately for each entry)

Follow A Girl and her Needle's blog
Heart A Girl and her Needle on etsy
Like A Girl and her Needle on facebook

(For additional entries, you can go to KimKandyKreations and comment on her blogpost featuring my wands - here.)

Good luck! The giveaway ends Wednesday!

Rock Me, Amadeus

I love this Treasury created by LovelyTiffy.

It's a little Rocker, a little Classical, with enough pink to soften up the stark black and white tones of the music notes.

Rock Me, Amadeus

Thanks LovelyTiffy for including my Pink Happy Birthday Wand!

My "Do-Over" Wedding - Etsy Treasury

Well, not MY do-over wedding, but Lacey at The Whimsy Place has created a fantastic treasury full of things she might use if she were to do it all over again.

She's even included my Wedding Wands!


You can check out the Treasury here.

Just in time - Toy Treasuries!

I've been lucky enough to be featured in 3 Toy Treasuries on Etsy this month!

Check them out - its a darling collection of toys!


Play With Me! by The Bead Girl

Features my Green/White Flower Burst Ribbon Wand.


Funtastic Toys by My Fathers Hands LLC

Features my Cowboy Party Pack of Ribbon Wands

Stocking Suffers and Toppers by Ashley Eady

Features my Green/White Flower Burst Ribbon Wand.

New Ribbon Wands!

I've got some new Ribbon Wands listed in my Etsy Shop.

There will be more listed this week as I get more photos taken and edited (hopefully between cleaning, feeding, and during naptime).

You can check them out here.

Wedding Wands - They're Done!

Some people throw Rice.

Others blow Bubbles.

And... some wave Wands!

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I had a special order for these wands.

Painting and finishing 50 wands with a 3 year old and an infant certainly posed a challenge finding uninterrupted time. I eventually decided to give up sleep. These wands were finished in the wee small hours of the morning. The only thing keeping me company was the Asian Game Show channel - the digital revolution really put a cramp in my TV viewing life. We now get two channels. First, the Barstow Desert Live Feed, which is riveting television. Sometimes when the wind blows a ring attached to a wooden post flops around. And second, the Infomercial Channel by day and Asian Game Show Channel by night.

We really need to sign up for Cable.



They turned out darling and I'm sure will look great in pictures! Hopefully she'll share some of her pics!

UFO's

No, not the crop-circle-making kind of UFOs (although, I do think it's curious that fewer and fewer UFOs have been "sighted" since every phone these days is equipped with a camera).

I'm talking about Un-Finished Objects.

I have lots of UFOs sitting in my stash...too many, to be exact.

Like this little Tooth Fairy Pillow. Yep, all that's left is a little one inch section to stitch up. I guess it's a good thing The Toddler (who's now 3 - I guess that makes him too old to be a Toddler? A Preschooler, maybe?) is too little to be losing his teeth. Looks like I may have a couple of years before I need to finish this one....

Of course, there's always Ribbon Wands. I love these fun little things, but they are rather time consuming. However, as of this posting, all three are painted - now for the finish, hardware, and ribbon.



Let's not forget about the many, many crochet projects I've got lying around. This was supposed to be a scarflette of some kind, but there isn't enough yarn in this little ball to make an anklet, let alone a scarflette. So It will have to become something else.

Any suggestions? It's a very soft wool and there isn't much of it.

I guess I need to be a little less schizophrenic about my projects and start taking the time to finish what I start.

Wedding Wands

I had a request for 50 of these fun little things...

Wedding Ribbon Wands

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The bride plans to use them in lieu of rice or bubbles. I'm sure with that many white ribbons waving in the air it will make for some great pictures! Hopefully she'll send me some pics to post.
Stay tuned....

Looks like I'll be busy painting this weekend!

Featured!

My Ribbon Wands are gaining popularity! A Different Shade of Pretty featured them on her site alongside some other great Etsy finds.

Spring Ribbon Wands

My new love of Mod Podge has led me to this....

Ribbon Wands!

Ribbon Wands are so fun and great for any age and activity! Who doesn't LOVE a ribbon wand?

Secretly, you're picturing yourself in your backyard where nobody can see you trying to make a "Figure 8" with the ribbon. Right?

They are super fun, and colorful. I enlisted my friends girls to help with some action shots. It only took a minute and they had all kinds of great moves. They even gave them official names like "The Tornado," "Figure 8," and "The ZigZag" along with spelling their names and every letter in the alphabet.

I've got a few listed in my Etsy shop. Check it out here! Or at http://www.agirlandherneedle.etsy.com/