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Friday, February 8, 2013

dress garlands & a sweet friend ... ♥

I have a friend ♥
Her name is Amy J.


she is sweeter than sweetness
you can read all about her and her sweet family
and see all of her wonderful graphic designs on her blog ... and in her etsy shop

Delightful Distractions

and i know if i love her...
you'll love her too
:)
she happens to be the mastermind behind my bloggy blog design :)
and although our creative minds and tastes are in sync
she alone has been given a great & special gift
to create these cuter than cuteness hand drawn images 
that you see here and in my etsy shop

here are some of my Amy J. favorites ♥



i have a hard time narrowing it down when i'm looking through her prints
i just love them all ♥
and take a look at some of the free printables she has on her blog!




Amy's also created these new paper doll inspired dresses 
exclusively designed for Rubies! lovingly made into garlands and listed in my etsy shop
paper doll inspired dress garlands















aren't they sweet? 
what a great gift idea for a sweet little girl or a new baby on the way 
and personalized with a name & birth date
or with one of my most favorite verses ever...

"you are fearfully and wonderfully made" 
♥ psalm one-thirty nine. fourteen.

Amy has 4 beautiful children with another on the way...
stop over to say hello and tell her i sent ya ♥
i would love it if you did :)
i know she would too :)

...and since i get so excited about all this cute stuff
three of you will win dress garlands 
just leave a comment below!
i'll use a random number generator thingy to choose names 
and announce the winner here on Monday :)

with much love & gladness in my heart!

70 comments:

  1. Oh my! What beautiful goodies ~ I can't wait to go visit Amy's shop. Thanks for the chance!

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  2. Oh my I am so loving this dress garland! I love your sweet blog too though I don't comment often- thank you for the lovely giveaway!

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  3. Thank you for sharing her with us, what a beautiful sister in Christ! I love her trust The Lord with all your heart vintage print in her etsy shop! Ps. I went out and bought my first copy of BHG cause I wanted to see you in there ;)

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  4. I'm a new reader here and have fallen in love with your blog - so inspiring! I'm sure I'll spend today falling in love with Amy's blog - good thing we are on blizzard watch here in MA and I don't have to go anywhere!!

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  5. What a sweet shop & blog she has! Thanks for sharing! And I would LOVE one of these garlands for my sweet Sarah!! Always love your stuff Jaime!

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  6. Just beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I am headed to the Etsy shop right now! I would love to win a dress garland. I know a special little girl and that would make the most awesome decoration for a special get together!!

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  7. Oh goodness ... those little dresses are adorable! Thank you for the chance to win ... now I'm off to visit Amy's blog.

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  8. Adorable! I have sweet little girls who would love this in their room! Thank you for such a cute blog and giveaway :)

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  9. How sweet! I would love these to hang up in my sewing room!

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  10. In a house full of men, I need something cute and girly!

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  11. so nice and very very girly. love them all!!!

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  12. I love her work and love those dress garlands! They are perfect!

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  13. Oh I know a sweet girl with a birthday coming up. Her momma would love this! I would love to win it for them.

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  14. Beautiful!! I would love to win these for my friend who just had her first baby girl who was born with a heart defect that will require surgery - this would be such a wonderful and beautiful reminder to hang in her nursery!

    Kathy K.

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  15. My goodness, these are the most adorable little dresses. Very vintage. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  16. Oh those are soooo darling and cute!!! :) Happy Friday! xo Holly

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  17. I love these!! I'm new to your blog! Thanks for doing the giveaway!!

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  18. Oh Jaime you know I would LOVE to win one of your precious garlands!! I already favorited it in my etsy favorites yesterday!! THANKS for the chance. Did you ever notice how your friend Amy J. kinda looks like you in that photo she has on her blog and up on your post? Maybe it's just me!! LOL Take care sweet girl. XOXO Love Fran.

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  19. New to your blog, and it's adorable! Now I'm going to check out your and Amy J.'s shops :-)

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  20. What lovely, lovely little things! Love!

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  21. I am seriously in love with these garlands!!! I have three little girls and their room is shabby chic. These would be PeRfEcT!!! 💛💗💛💗

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  22. I'm in love! These would be perfect in our all-girls upstairs! So sweet.

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  23. such darling garland, thanks for the chance to win!

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  24. Those are adorable! I love that verse too. It is important to remind our girls they are wonderfully made by the Creator of the universe. Not a message they hear too often.

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  25. These are so special! I would love to use them as part of the decorations for my daughter's baby shower! She is having my first grandchild in September:)

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  26. Love these so much!!! I would love to hang one in my girls room! Thanks for the chance to win one!

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  27. oh my these are absolutely adorable-LOVE it! :)

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  28. Love love love ... my granddaughters will love love love also

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  29. All these cuties are beyond adorable!! My little fashionista would looooove that garland (me, too!!)
    Thanks, Jaime!

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  30. You are SUCH a gem, me dear! This garland would look fabulous in my 3 little girlies room, and if I don't win, I may just have to buy one from ya. You're a peach!

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  31. As a mama of a lot of girls, I could just cry at how beautiful and meaningful the dress garlands are. Amy is incredibly, wonderfully, gifted. Thanks so much for sharing her shop.

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  32. I think this is so sweet. And such an adorable addition to my two little girls room.

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  33. Cuter than stinkin cute Jamie! I can think of a few little girls who would love these.

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  34. SO so sweet - I love the garland very much!!! :)

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  35. These garlands are so cute! That is one if my favorite verses too!

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  36. Love the garland and verse on it.....so pretty like everything in your shop. Thanks for this giveaway !!

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  37. OMG - those garlands are so super sweet! I hope I am a lucky recipient of one of them :).

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  38. Ohhhhhh....just love these garlands...think individual dresses for cardmaking/scrapbooking will be fun too!

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  39. I love those garlands. They would be so precious in my sewing room!

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  41. Hi ! What a wonderfull little world ! Like so much ! In France we say : "Trop choupi".
    Kisses from Paris ! I'm a french fan of your blog since many weeks and it's the first time I write here...So sorry if my english isn't so english :-)
    Rose
    Here's my blog, you're welcome !
    http://mesrevesettoiles.canalblog.com

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  42. The garland is adorable. And so it your blog design and your post

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  43. Ohhh!!! I just love them. Living in a house with all boys I love seeing girlie things. I hope I win and thanks for the great giveaway!!!

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  45. I would love these they are beautiful, with 3 little girls and a baby on the way they would be so fun!!! I love Amy's blog and read it faithfully!!!

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  46. Thank you for this giveaway! Her items are ADORABLE! I would love to use these things in my daughters' room.

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  47. thanks for the chance! these are awesome

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  48. They are so cute! I love the baby announcements as I have one on the way!

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  49. These are darling! What a wonderful idea and the added detail with the names and dates are precious. Thanks for sharing the site!

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  50. So sweet!! My little girl *needs* this in her room:)

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  51. So darling!!! Thanks for sharing!! She has such prettiness! Wishing you a beautiful weekend! xo Heather

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  52. These dress garlands are pretty much the most adorable thing...well, EVER. Fingers and toes crossed that I might just be lucky enough to win! Wishing you a wonderful weekend sweet friend!

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  53. I've loved these dress garlands since the first glimpse! They're so sweet!

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  54. This is such a cute Etsy store. I'd love to win this garland. Thank you!

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  55. OMG!!!!!!!!! I absolutely love these little dresses. I want to hang these in my craft room. I think looking up and seeing these hanging would be wonderful inspiration.

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  56. Every single time I look at these cute little dresses I smile. They are just so precious... I absolutely love them, I even went to order and couldn't decide what color to choose. These would bring me such joy, I heart them, I sure hope I win. Thanks!!! :)

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  57. Thanks for the link to Amy J! Beautiful.

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  58. I LOVE Amy J.'s etsy shop...I have a bunch of her prints and can never narrow down what I want next. Now I can add these dress garlands to my list :) I'm new to your blog, but I have really enjoyed browsing through it. I'll be back!

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  59. I just started reading your blog....all the time I might add! You are one creative lady with so many fabulous crafty ideas. I just painted my burgundy dining room white and am in the process of converting into a sweet craft room, thanks to your magazine article in BH&G. THANKS FOR INSPIRING ME!

    Love,
    Missy

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  60. I received the beautifully wrapped package of Valentine Mason Jar labels and the sweet, sweet extras that you included! Thank you, thank you for your kindness. I love the little pink striped dress and the crocheted hearts and your special touch to everything. Thanks again! ~Kari

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  61. I come as a visitor from Amy J's blog and must say yours is as inspiring and cute as hers! I'll stay in the future!! :)
    Hi from Spain!

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  62. These are just adorable! I look forward to your blog and check it daily for inspiration. Thanks for sharing Amy's blog and sweet dresses. Until tomorrow...

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  63. Adorable! Thanks for referring me to her blog...it's absolutely lovely. <3

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  64. This garland is sooo cute...I love it!

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  65. This is the sweetest thing! I've got to buy one if I don't get lucky enough to win...gotta have it for my craft room!

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  66. I know the g-way is passed but thanks for introducing us! What a talented artist and I am in a swoon over the Rubies garland! xoxo

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  67. I love these! What great design. Thanks so much for sharing!

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  68. Really love both of your stuff. The dress garland is too cute!

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