First let me give credit where credit is due.
So I thank you sweet
Mande!
The minute I saw what Amy was coming up with I was smitten.
Her items are just plain and simply GORGEOUS!
Anthropologie/J. Crew has nothing on her, I am just saying.
So I kinda stalked Amy, but she was totally cool with it.
I think it helps that I live clear across the country.
I asked Amy to share a bit about herself and
Evy's Tree.
My name is Amy and I am a mom to two of the best little luvies on the planet, Jacob {Jake-3yrs} and Evelyn {Evy-1yrs}, and wife to an incredible guy, Brandon. Before I was a mom, I was a 4th grade public school teacher. My husband and I also serve as youth pastors at our local church, Christian Life Center in Stockton, CA.
I wear a lot of casual clothes, so therefore I am ADDICTED to hoodies, and have been for years: especially ones that I can dress up a little and not give off a sloppy look. I can be known to spend all my clothing $$ on ruffle-ly hoodies from Anthropologie {hehe}.
Last fall 2009, my parents took my little family and my sibling’s families on a trip to Florida. I DESPERATELY wanted to buy some new fun hoodies, but our budget just couldn’t afford it. I follow a blog called Made by Lex {www.madebylex.com}; it’s written by a mom my age who takes old clothes and refashions them or embellishes them to come up with these FAB new items. Although at the time I didn’t know how to sew {couldn’t even sew a button on} I borrowed my mom’s old sewing machine, and with 3 broken in hoodies from my closet, and about $20 of embellishments from Joann’s, I created what I call the original three hoodies: “The Rainbow”, “The Love”, and “The Hoot”. They were DARLING. I took them on our family vacation and got so many compliments. Of course, my three preteen nieces begged me to make them some, which I did for their Christmas gifts. Then my sister in law wanted one and I created, with some help with my mom in law, The Brilla, which has become my best seller.
After Christmas, I put pictures of them on my blog, got a great response and then decided to sell some through a paypal link and sold 15 hoodies in 30 minutes; my little business was born. That was January 5, 2010- not too long ago. After selling almost 100 hoodies off my blog, I decided to open my Etsy shop. We needed a name, so my son Jake came up with “Evy’s Tree”: Late one night he was watching me make The Hoot hoodie {which has an owl on it} and my daughter Evy has a tree in her room with an owl on it- he got so excited and asked me, “Mom, is that Evy’s Tree?”. It just seemed to fit.
Currently, Evy’s Tree has a flourishing shop on etsy and has a variety of hoodies and tees for men, women and children. I am constantly introducing new items, and some items are limited and/or one of a kind. I also sell wholesale to boutiques on the side. I am very thankful for my little business, it allows me to stay home with my children but yet tap into my creative side as well. I hope you enjoy my creations and come visit my shop soon!
xoxo
{just ordered this mini simple hoodie for Buggie in red to match school uniforms, TOO STINKIN CUTE!}
Now lets get down to the good stuff.
Amy is offering up winners choice of either a hoodie or tee!
Can I just say one word, JEALOUS.
Here is how you can enter {PLEASE oh pretty please one comment per entry!}:
1. Follow my blog, already a follower that totally counts.
2. Hop on over to
Evy's Tree and lets here what you would pick if you won.
4. Blog, FB, and/or tweet about this giveaway {drop a link if possible}
US residents only.
Open until midnight on July 13th with a winner announced July 14th via random.org
