NEW! Custom BIG NAME Bath Towels

The best part about being the boss of this company is that I get to do whatever I want, including stepping out of the norm and making something new to add to our collection of t-shirts and bodysuits. Who doesn't love new stuff?

Our newest item is unlike anything you have seen! And my two biggest fans really love them!(my kids, of course.) Especially because Ryan's is orange and he is kind of obsessed with all things orange right now.

They are personalized BIG NAME Bath Towels!

These towels are completely unique because there is no scratchy ink, paint, or embroidery to scuff up your beautiful skin. They are extra gentle on our children's delicate skin. They are ink-free printed just like our Toddler Shirts and the result is spectacular!

Your name, last name, child's name. . . or whatever you would love to see on your custom towel is printed in LARGE letters across the long side of the towel. It kinda makes you feel like a super hero when you get out of the shower.

The towels are fluffy and soft and 100% cotton.
These personalized towels make great gifts for Christmas, birthdays, weddings, housewarming. . . and just because.

Click over to our Cantaloupe Corner Etsy Shop to see what colors we have available.

I would love to hear what you think about our newest addition.

Cute Packaging Ideas and green burritos

Packing is a great way to add some flair and personality to your orders. Of everything I have ordered on Etsy, I would much rather order again from the crafters who add that something extra to make me feel special.  

When you are selling handmade you have to make your products stand out from something that your customer can buy on Amazon or Wal-Mart.

There are so many options to make your packages unique. And it doesn't have to be pricey boxes or bags. HERE are some videos of simple ways to pack your items using things you might have on hand or find at the thrift store.

And how cute are these ideas?

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The possibilities go as far as your imagination can reach!

BE CREATIVE.

-Try wrapping your product in old music sheets, kid's book pages, or cringled brown paper. Or make your own boxes (see video below) out of whatever fun paper you have on hand.

-Add a cute tag or tie with some ribbon, rafia, or chunky yarn or packaging string.

-Hand stamped paper also makes fantastic gift wrap.

-Keep scraps of ribbon and use them to tie bows or tie tags on your packages.

-If your products are pretty and colorful, pack them in clear bags!

How to make a paper box:

'round here, one of my favorite sights is this:

Neat little packages (a.k.a. green burritos) all wrapped up and ready to be mailed out.

I love them so.

I put a little extra time into wrapping each t-shirt so my customers get a little gift to open when they get their package in the mail.

I also stick a Cantaloupe Corner Sticker on the back of each envelope so my customers know right away that their shirts have arrived!

How do you spiff up your packages?

Countdown. 5. . .4. . .3. . .2. . .1. . .

Tomorrow is the big day!  Our Grand re-opening!

Our shop doors open tomorrow and they will stay open from February to April!!!

(eeee! I'm so excited!!!)



Watch for weekly deals and stock up on quality tees for summer.

And. . .

to make it even more fun. . .


We have NEW DESIGNS!!!

Aw yeah!!



Do you have a SUPER HERO living at your house?


I do.

2 of them.

Villians beware!

If your kid likes to beat up bad guys in the name of justice, you can get him his own Super Hero tee!


We also will be introducing a new birthday shirt tomorrow!

Stay tuned for more action!

Open Sesame!!!!!

Yippee Skippee!

Our Etsy Shop's up and running again!

From now until Dec 15th we will be open! So HURRY over and snatch up some Christmas gifts for those adorable little people on your list.

We have navy blue long sleeves available too, since the weathers gettin' chilly. Just add this upgrade to your cart along with your t-shirt order. 

And if you want it to be extra special, add his or her name to the back of the shirt. Just add this customization upgrade to your cart.

I'm working on getting the "I Love Trains" and "I Love Trucks" shirts into the shop. In the mean time, if you want me to start working on yours, send me a message though Etsy here.  Or email me here.

Tshirt colors available : orange, red, navy, black, or kelly green. 

Sizes: 12m, 18m, 2y, 4y, 6y

I'm so stinkin' excited to start printing shirts again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

   HAPPY SHOPPING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK I'll cool it with the exclamation points now. Just a little bit ecstatic.

 

Big 300 Giveaway PARTY!

With everything else going on I almost missed a momentous occasion.

Our Etsy Shop hit sale #300!

I opened up shop about almost a year ago and my goal for my first year on Etsy was 50 sales. 50?  Hah! We slashed that goal to peices! Woo hoo!
I am ecstatic that our shop is thriving and and I am thouroughly enjoying every second!

Thank you to our wonderful customers that made this possible *tear*

To celebrate our 300th sale, (and finishing my BabyHalfOff.com order) I took my family out for celebration dinner.

Since all of you couldn't be there with us to celebrate, I'm having a blog giveaway party too! I am going to shower down gifts on some lucky peeps.

Here are the goodies you can win!

(I'm giving these out as 5 separate prizes! That means you 5 times more likely to win something!)

From our own Cantaloupe Blossoms:

Cream and Sugar on a metal headband

Delila Blossom No-Slip Clip

(3 inch diameter. No slip alligator clip on the back)

2 Orange Hydrandea  no-slip clips with real freshwater pearl centers:

(Each flower meaures approx. 3 inches across and has a no slip alligator clip on the back)

And also, from Redeemed Designs we have 2 adorably sweet cards you can win!

These blank inside greeting cards feature smiling anthropomorphic candy and come with embellished envelopes. They are the perfect way to wish someone a happy anything, or everything.
Redeemed Designs also has some really cool vintage-y stuff so definitely check out their shop!




And Finally, from the always adorable Cootie Pants : Be the first to own one of their new line of Toddler Belts! (I love these because cute toddler belts are hard to find.)  Your toddler will be the coolest kid on the block!

The belt is a turtle print on kelly green polypro webbing with d-rings, 25 inches long with 7 inches of the turtle print on the inside so the print will show as the belt is adjusted. One size fits most up to age 4.
The cute turtle pattern is great for a boy or a girl!


Here's how you put your name in the hat to win these goodies:

TO ENTER:
1. Follow our Blog
2. Be our Facebook Fan
3. Blog about our giveaway
4. Tweet about it
5. Post our giveaway on Facebook
6. Visit our Etsy Shop and leave a comment here with your favorite item
7. Randomness: Tell me your favorite knock-knock joke (keep it clean, please)

Leave each entry in a seperate comment. We will be using a random number generator to choose the winners!

Technical stuff: This giveaway is open to US and Canada participants only.  Giveaway will end Thursday April 8th at 12:00 noon Arizona Time.

Thanks for celebrating with us! Here's to another 300 sales!

Good Luck Everyone! I hope you win!

Eat me. . . Drink me. . .

Mad hatter, shrinking potions, Queen of Hearts, white rabbit, Cheshire Cat, Face cards, Caterpillar, magical mushrooms and tea parties.

Alice in Wonderland has always been one of my all-time favorite stories. It takes you away to somewhere far beyond reality where imagination mixes with a dose of pure madness.

I am a huge fan of Alice, as well as a huge fan of Tim Burton movies, and an even bigger fan of Johnny Depp. So obviously I'm a little bit excited to see the new Alice in Wonderland!! I'm counting down the days!


Here's a great trailer for the movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjMkNrX60mA

And now we go. . .

Down the rabbit hole. . .

. . .for some exquisite items from Wonderland.

All of these items were plucked from the luscious pages of Etsy.

1. Heart Crown Rose ring - by 3RexesJewelry

2.Cheshire Cat Pendant - by TiffanysBoutique

3. "Drink Me" Hair clip - by StaySweetDesignz

4.Queen Alice necklace - by dinafragola

5.Teacup Necklace - by beatroad

6. Vintage Brass Keyhole necklace - by GwenDelicious

7. "We're All Mad Here" Ring - by LunarraStar

8. White Rabbit Pocket Mirror - by tartx

9. "drink me" Vial necklace - by spacepearls

10. "Curioser & Curioser" necklace - by UntamedMenagerie

11. Heart Cuff links - by ghostlovejewelry

Tangerine and Aqua

Color = Love 

Surround yourself in color! It will make your life brighter!

This delicious array of Tangerine and Aqua has been brought to you, for your viewing pleasure, by the following Etsy Shops:

Pillow - meringuedesigns 

"Just Ate my Willpower" Print - persimmonandpink

Blue Rose Necklace - soradesigns

Bird Earrings - Apooki

Dress Cookies - HolidayCandyLane

Tangerine Purse - bayanhippo

Cabochon Necklace - thatjewelrygirl

Storage Tub - brodyandma

Zipper Pouch - JPATPURSES

New goodies!

New goodies in our shop today!

I have a little boy who LOVES trains more than anything in the world! I think he would live on a train if he had the choice.
This tshirt was designed for him, my little engineer :)

Our newest bodysuit is "The World Revolves Around Me".
This one is dedicated to my youngest boy who has me wrapped around his little finger (and he knows it). My world really does revolve around my kids.

And just for fun, here's a new pic of our "Chick Magnet" bodysuit that was recently added to our Etsy.

It's so refreshing to have new items in my shop! I love having new designs to print. It mixes things up :)
Thanks for looking!

NEW DESIGNS!

New designs! New designs!

I finally posted these designs in our shop today!

The "Brightest Crayon in the Box" Toddler Tee

And our brand new "Depth of Love" design.
I love this one so much! I have already printed 2 of my own shirts with this design! I have a new tshirt style for this design too and I really like the fit! It is a tshirt with a feminine cut.

Come check out our new designs in our Etsy shop!

Etsy Chat Team

I just joined up recently with a bunch of party animals called the"Etsy Chat Team."

I love meeting awesome fellow Etsy sellers and the best place to find them is in the Etsy chat rooms!

I've gotten the best advice there! They took me in and taught me how to make my shop work!

Shout out to the Etsy Chat Team and all of their craftyness. They are so cool they were even nice enough to put one of my onesies up on their blog spotlight! YAY!

Check them out here

. . .or meet them in chat.