Saturday, March 5, 2011

Felt foods, and a GIVEAWAY

Making play foods from felt is seriously addictive. The more I look for tutorials online, the more I find. Too bad my family still needs to eat real food, too, because I could easily devote all my time to cooking up the fake stuff.

These are some of the links to felt food tutorials I have found online:


Breakfast
-         bacon
-         sausages
-         pancakes
-         syrup
-         butter pat
-         orange slice


Fruits
-         banana: out of peel, sliced)
-         orange
-         apple
-         orange/lemon slice
-         strawberry
-         kiwi
 -         watermelon
-    cherries

Veggies
-         carrots
-         squash
-         egg plant
-         potato
-         corn on the cob
-     beets
-     lettuce
-         green beans

Dinners
-         pizza and toppings
-         ravioli/farfalle w/sauce and meatballs
-         turkey dinner
-         burger and fries
-         steak
-         taco
-         fajita
-         pot stickers
-         lasagna

Sweets/snacks
-         lollipop
-         ice cream
-         cake
-         donut
-         pumpkin pie
-         cinnamon roll
-         cupcake
-         cookies (heart-shaped, chocolate-chip, M&Ms)
-         chocolate bar
-         popcorn  in bag
-         tortilla chips


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And now for the giveaway:

Please enter to win a felt food play set of your choice. You can choose between getting a 

breakfast set (3 pancakes, syrup, butter, and 2 each of bacon, sausages, sunny-side up eggs, and orange slices),

(2 sausages not pictured in this set, but will be included)

or

sweet foods set (2 each of cinnamon rolls, donuts, large and small heart-shaped cookies, and chocolate chip and M&M cookies)



or a

sandwich kit (2 slices of bread, 2 peanut butter and one jelly topping, 1 each of Swiss cheese and bologna, and 2 each of tomato slices and lettuce).


These are the same type of sets I made for Isaac, Miriam, and Becky's birthdays, but obviously you would get a new, never-played-with-before, set. To make shipping easier, I will not be able to include the clear plastic boxes that we store these foods in at home, but you can get your own from a deli or bakery.

To enter the giveaway, do one, some, or all of the following:

- Leave a comment below (no anonymous comments - Google ID or other required)
- Leave another comment with a link to your favorite felt food(s).
- Become a follower of this blog, and leave a comment letting me know that you did so.
- Post about this giveaway on your blog, and leave a comment letting me know that you did so.
- Share this post on facebook, and leave me a comment letting me know that you did so.

That means you could get as many as FIVE entries, BUT you MUST leave a separate comment for each entry. 

Deadline to enter is Sunday, March 13th, 2011.

Open to all readers. Restrictions apply for some countries.


I will give away one set per every 40 entries, so if there are a lot, your chances will still be pretty decent that you may get one. Please allow about one week after the giveaway is over for your set to ship, as I will not start making them until I know how many I need to make, and of which kind.

Have fun!

90 comments:

  1. How fun, I would love this! I got into felt foods since I saw your Thanksgiving craft! Entry #1 I'll work on the others :)

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  2. Hi, I'm Kat! I'm your reader from Savannah. My favorite food is a local treat called pralines. Its made from lots of butter and cream cooked to a caramel-like candy with pecans. So good!

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  3. Oh how fun! I was inspired to start making these for my children (for Christmas/Birthday gifts this year) after seeing these sets in your previous posts! I agree that they are so addictive to make...I have been waiting all week for a few other sheets of felt to arrive!

    I'm not sure whether you will be able to send them to me if I won (Ireland) but I will certainly comment again when I have linked your great giveaway to my blog!

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  4. Ohh what fun. I did 3. I re-posted on FB and my blog, and I signed up to follow. I thoght I was a follower, but I was wrong. So now I am.

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  5. I would love one, I've been wanting to try these but have no sewing skills. But my boys love play food.

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  6. Kat, I will include your anonymous comment in the giveaway, because you left it before I edited the original post to require entries be left with Google/Open ID.

    Sarah, yes, shipping to Ireland is fine. I checked international postage rates before publishing this post. Because felt is so light-weight and relatively small, it is not that expensive.

    Kimmie, please leave me two more comments. I'm not trying to be a stickler, but that is the only way I will be able to keep track of who has how many entries.

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  7. Add me in there! What fun my kiddos would have:-)

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  8. I like the donuts. We have a brownie set, and a cake to decorate at home already. We like our "sweets"!
    http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ow1GY6l9Kzk/TWgJPztlAcI/AAAAAAAAElU/rUklQ3tNSIQ/s1600/DSC_0439.JPG

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  9. OK OK I just started following your blog. Thought I was already, but hey glad I wasn't so now I get another entry:0)

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  10. This is so fun! Felt food looks so fun to make, I am going to look into it. Yay. Here's my first entry. :)

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  11. Here is another entry, my blog post: http://thebobbinaubins.blogspot.com/2011/03/get-awaymmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.html

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  12. Entry #3, signed up to be a follower.

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  13. I think felt foods are so cute! :D

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  14. Btw, I've seen some really cute felt food at IKEA whenever we've been there... I think this set is really cute:

    http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70185750

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  15. I also didn't realize I wasn't a follower yet, so I just became one. :)

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  16. I also just posted it on my blog!

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  17. I love the felt food idea I think I'm gonna head to Walmart and get the supplies and at least attempt to try and do some felt food.This project is a must because I honestly hate the plastic food my daughter plays with.Thanks for the tutorials I will try and do my best lol!

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  18. here is another entry ofmy favoritefelt food and the link:http://hoogliart.wordpress.com/2007/08/08/felt-sushi-tutorial/

    I just looove sushi.

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  19. So I finished my last entry I shared this post on my facebook page here is the link for proof; http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100000580291599

    lol just making sure I did everything correct I really want to get rid of my daugther's plastic play food

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  20. I can't believe you don't have a taco felt kit!

    :D

    I'm still looking into the vegemite situation for you. I want to send you some sample packs rather than a big jar as vegemite is such an acquired taste

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  21. I shared on my blog, here is a link

    http://lifewithmyloves.blogspot.com/2011/03/felt-foods-giveaways-yay.html

    :)

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  22. Felt toys are my favourite choice for presents for my little cousins - imaginative play is awesome and they're really cute too.

    PS: Zsuzsanna, I hope leaving just my name is okay?

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  23. And here's a link to where I usually get my felt toys from - Ikea, since I don't posess either a sewing machine or any creative talent, ha! They have vegetables, breakfast and desserts too, but I love the fruit because they're so colourful.

    http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30185747

    Although it's not a food, I particularly liked their felt tool belt, with little screwdrivers and hammers. My 4 year old cousin plays with his constantly.

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  24. Here is my posting sharing on facebook.

    http://www.facebook.com/mrs.farizo

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  25. We would love to have felt food!! Entry #1

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  26. I shared the post on facebook.:) Entry #2

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  27. My four kids would love a set :)

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  28. I just shared a link on facebook as well.

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  29. Okay, so I am a little late on finding out about felt food. :( BUT, I have been looking it up today, and it is so fun! I think I may give it a try.

    Well, my favorite so far that I have seen is these cute cupcakes

    http://s10.thisnext.com/media/largest_dimension/974227B3.jpg



    I wish someone made me these when I was a kid. I had TONS of fake plastic food, and would pretend cook all the time. I would have really loved to have it.

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  30. "Sew" cute and creative! I can imagine my kids would have a fun time with this!

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  31. I follow your blog now!

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  32. This is an awesome giveaway! I have been looking into felt food since I became the Aunt of a 5 year old Autistic boy recently (my sister is adopting). I want to start making my own as well. Thank you for all the links to the different ones!

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  33. felt foods are so cute - and by the way, i enjoy your blog

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  34. http://karen-ann.blogspot.com/2011/02/felt-easter-egg-sugar-cookie-tutorial.html These are my favorite but I may be biased lol.

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  35. Hmmm. If I'm allowed just a plain ole comment too here is mine. I made the Family Fun felt food set around thanksgiving. That was my first time. It was so very cute.

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  36. So cute! My little sister would love one of these sets.

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  37. These sets are adorable! I would LOVE to give aset to my little girlies. They are al cute,but the breakfast one is my favorite. Afterall, I a sure the whole platter is organic.

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  38. Entry #2...I just shared this on my blog here http://sarah-heartsdesire.blogspot.com/2011/03/giveaway-atare-they-all-yours.html ;)

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  39. These are great! I'd love to win the breakfast set.

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  40. These are so cute! I just looked through all the links and mya try making some myself!

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  41. I have been a reader of your blog for a while, but am now an official follower. The felt foods are SO cute! #1

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  42. Just shared this post on facebook.

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  43. I love looking at all the different patterns and tutorials for felt food, but I haven't made any yet. My first choice would be this cherry pie.http://americanfeltandcraft.wordpress.com

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  44. These are so cute! Wish I had time and energy to make some for my kids. This is birthday month for our family. Three already have a birthday this month plus #5 is due any day now! Abby loves the sweets! If we could win a set that would be great. If not I'd better dig out my felt and make some after baby comes. Thanks for all the links.

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  45. Hello! I just became a follower!

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  46. I just posted about your giveaway on my blog, www.thewaywedothings.blogspot.com

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  47. I love your blog! It is the first one I read. Thank you for all of the inspiration and excellent information that you provide on an almost daily basis!

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  48. I just posted about the giveaway on facebook.

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  49. Insert witty, funny and totally relevant comment here. ;)

    Those look so great, I think my youngest would really try to eat those sprinkles on the doughnut!

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  50. They are all too cute! I took a poll among the kids and they would choose the breakfast... though I leaned toward the sandwiches for my littlest girl. Although, I am an anonymous so I can enter anyway and I also could not figure how to become a follower through e-mail.
    Mrs. C

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  51. I'd love to win, the breakfast food looks fun!

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  52. I would love to win a breakfast foods set for my littles. Thank you so much for this giveaway! aprongirl@gmail.com

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  53. I have three little girls (4,3, and 1 1/2) that would love one of these.

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  54. These are darling ! You inspire me with finding ways to be creative in the home, and I would love the sandwich kit for my little people :)

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  55. Thank you everyone for your comments so far. I have so enjoyed following the links to all your blogs. One of the reasons for this giveaway was to find out what others who read here have to share on their blogs.

    With over 60 comments, looks like we are up to 2 sets to give away already!

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  56. My three year old would love a sandwhich set!

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  57. I love these! I have admired your felt foods on your blog for a while- so fun- great work!

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  58. Entry #1: You know I LOVE these adorable felt foods

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  59. Entry #2: I think my favorite food is the sandwich set, but I think my kids would like the sweet set.

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  60. Entry #3: Have become an official follower. (I comment a lot, but I usually just follow my bookmark)

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  61. Entry #4: Make a post sharing the giveaway with others...done!

    (alas, can't get entry #5 cus we don't do Facebook)

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  62. Very cute! Abe and Lydia would love them.

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  63. Very nice job, I am constantly googling felt food ideas for myself to make for my kids...your cookies and cinnamon rolls are too cute

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  64. Here is a really great round-up of lots of felt food tutorials.

    http://www.oneprettything.com/?p=14110

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  65. Our daughter, Zhanna, likes the sweets kit.

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  66. Hi, I'm grandma to Abby, Robert, Josiah & Beth. New @ this. Hope it works. Abby wants a sweets set.

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  67. Love it! Those are great. I think I'm going to have to try to make some of those :)

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  68. I became a follower! Well I think I'm actually a follower twice now, LOL.

    Blessings,
    Christy

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  69. I posted about this giveaway on my blog! I should let you know my blog used to be: www.simplyblessedandfruitful.blogspot.com, but I moved over to www.homefullofjoy.com in December. I've been meaning to let you know so you can update your blogroll, but hey we both have a 1/2 dozen little blessings that keep us busy.. so you know how updating can go.

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  70. Ok, I also posted on FB. :) I'm glad I came to visit before tomorrow because I almost missed one of the coolest giveaways ever! (I'm a bit excited about this giveaway.. can ya tell?)

    Blessings,
    Christy

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  71. These are so cute!!
    ~Tara~

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  72. I Facebooked it :)
    ~Tara~

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  73. Blogged it :)
    http://seemeblog.wordpress.com/2011/03/12/felt-food-contest/

    ~Tara~

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  74. I'm a friend of Christy who just left a comment-I saw her link about your blog on Facebook! Adorable food sets!

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  75. Love your blog :) I am a mom of 5 and soon to be six in the fall. Keep up the good work :)

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  76. i shared about your giveaway/blog on facebook.

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  77. I love felt food! Sign me up!

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  78. I am a follower now! :) I look forward to future posts.

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  79. http://www.etsy.com/shop/mudpiekids?ref=seller_info

    This is where I bought my girls' Christmas presents. They love it all!

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  80. I put a link to your blog on my fb page.

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  81. Thanks for posting all these great blog entries! Your kids are beautiful and I enjoy hearing about your family. Thanks!

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