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Monday, 4 October 2010

Blogtoberfest GIVEAWAY!

To celebrate Blogtoberfest I'm having a Giveaway! You can participate even if you're not doing Blogtoberfest.
Up for grabs is ONE x Make your own Bunting Kit, and FIVE x Tooth Fairy PDF patterns. Six prizes in total, the odds on this one are good!
You'll have to help me with a bit of research though...

To enter - Visit my web shop Poppet in the Post, and leave a comment telling me what your favourite item is, what products you would like to see or even what you don't like about the store (keep it constructive please). I'd really like your feedback on how to make the store better.

T&C - Open to anyone around the world, the Bunting kit will go to the comment I feel is most helpful, the other 5 pattens will be randomly drawn. Giveaway closes in 1 week (5pm melb time 11th Oct)

Bonus - Edit: Am so impressed by all your comment so far, I've decided to reward everyone that leaves a comment with a discount code, make sure your email on comments is enabled, so I can reply directly with the code.

~~If you are participating in Blogtoberfest tell me in your comment and I'll send you a super secret discount code for Poppet in the Post to use during Blogtoberfest.~~

23 Comments:

Vic said...: Oh bum - no bunting for me! Having already shopped in your lovely store I have Absoloutely no constructive criticism at all; I love it! It's clean & easy to navigate, &, being the poor-ass that I am I especially like the price point categories for affordable browsing... ;)

As for my favorite item, again pretty much everything is to my taste, I wouldn't say "no" to any of it, but the funky & unique kids clothes, especially the dresses & skirts particularly caught my eye this afternoon.

So... I've been no help! Apologies, really, but I just REALLY like your shop!

Hope you're having a fun blogtoberfest so far, we've got a long way to go!; 4 October 2010 1:30 pm
Anonymous said...: Favourite item is a hard one...the crochet bunting and hand knitte finger puppets are beautiful and inspiring. I have to say the make your own bunting kit is a GENIUS idea. So many people I know would love it, I'm planning on getting a few for xmas pressies and I love some of the flea market finds, old wooden toys/puzzles get me everytime! and the funky kids clothes and toys, especially the ones made from vintage fabric like the shorts and quilts/blankies and softies (that elephant kills me!!)
But the stuff I love best is the fantastic Japanese kids stuff. I've bought the fans and paper balloons before, both for pressies and to keep. and I love the garden ornaments (I imagine them in cupcakes or on a cake maybe? for a woodland theme party?) and the baby tooth box, paper gift bags etc
Its my go-to-shop for my bubs (and nieces, nephews, friends etc) party stuff, lolly bag trinkets and stocking stuffers.
I cant think of any criticism, keep up the good work!!

Emma x
qotfu72 at yahoo dot com dot au; 4 October 2010 1:48 pm
Katrina Higham said...: Hi! I do love visiting your shop and looking for presents for my little nieces and nephews however I would love to see a few more new born gifts. I didn't know what my sister in law was having and would have loved to buy some unisex clothes from your store but could not find too much in stock.
I hope this helps, because I am a big fan of your retro shorts and vintage clothes for little kids, and I am sure to be buying some for gifts for christmas!; 4 October 2010 2:15 pm
Janet said...: I love how your shop is laid out. Things are easy to see, easy to find, costs are right there in front and the pictures are clear. My granddaughter would love the circle dress. I like the frill sleeve denim dress. The finger puppets are too cute and I love the Aussie animal ones. the only comment I would make is that your link to the shop is way too far down on your blog. One has to scroll and scroll to find it.; 4 October 2010 3:38 pm
sweetypiedie said...: I love that you are rewarding people for the help they give you. Fantastic concept that I may borrow in the future. :)

I am a lover of things that are reversible or dual-purpose. I also love things that are vintage or re-purposed. Not to mention that I cherish really cute hand-made items. So with all this in mind I love the My Poppet Felt Owls, Apple a Day Bolero Vest and the custom made skirts. I just wish you did bigger sizes! The Vintage Floral Quilted playmat/quilt and pram quilts are beautiful too.

As others have said the organisation of your shop is excellent - better than pretty much every other one I've seen. You have price categories, types of items, SALE (my favourite one on any site!), and postage options! I like that you make registered post an item you can buy rather than having to message back and forth about the options and what they cost it's straight forward and communication is crystal clear.

I love that there is a diversity in ethnicity of the child models displaying your clothes. It makes it easier for people to imagine what the clothes might look like on their kids if they can visualise it. I also love that the pictures are shot out in the real world, not some sterile studio.

Oh I just noticed the Vintage Fabric Elephant, I want one! These are gorgeous, I think that they would be popular if you had more - especially at that price! The grey-tone one with vines, listing still says that only one is available.. which confused me into thinking there was only one elephant. I am guessing it means one in that fabric.

I love the grown ups section but I wish there were more wearables and kits. These would make great Christmas gifts.

I noticed that you have more items for girls that boys, also that there seems to be more colour and prints in the girls clothes. I think that boys can be bright and colourful and fun too!

I think that expanding the decor section could be viable. I know that there is a huge market for wall decals or temporary stickers. I love the Japanese Paper Balloon Globe. Educational and fun. You could have some that are just fun too.

I just noticed that there isn't a section for items made from vintage fabric. I think that putting them all together could beneficial for for shoppers.

I like that in the Fleamarket Finds section you may not have a lot of items here but the quality of each item is high. It reflects well on the quality of the shop as a whole.; 4 October 2010 5:57 pm
sweetypiedie said...: Ok I have to post this in a few comments because it's too long!

I love that you are rewarding people for the help they give you. Fantastic concept that I may borrow in the future. :)

I am a lover of things that are reversible or dual-purpose. I also love things that are vintage or re-purposed. Not to mention that I cherish really cute hand-made items. So with all this in mind I love the My Poppet Felt Owls, Apple a Day Bolero Vest and the custom made skirts. I just wish you did bigger sizes! The Vintage Floral Quilted playmat/quilt and pram quilts are beautiful too.

As others have said the organisation of your shop is excellent - better than pretty much every other one I've seen. You have price categories, types of items, SALE (my favourite one on any site!), and postage options! I like that you make registered post an item you can buy rather than having to message back and forth about the options and what they cost it's straight forward and communication is crystal clear.

I love that there is a diversity in ethnicity of the child models displaying your clothes. It makes it easier for people to imagine what the clothes might look like on their kids if they can visualise it. I also love that the pictures are shot out in the real world, not some sterile studio.; 4 October 2010 6:02 pm
sweetypiedie said...: Oh I just noticed the Vintage Fabric Elephant, I want one! These are gorgeous, I think that they would be popular if you had more - especially at that price! The grey-tone one with vines, listing still says that only one is available.. which confused me into thinking there was only one elephant. I am guessing it means one in that fabric.

I love the grown ups section but I wish there were more wearables and kits. These would make great Christmas gifts.

I noticed that you have more items for girls that boys, also that there seems to be more colour and prints in the girls clothes. I think that boys can be bright and colourful and fun too!

I think that expanding the decor section could be viable. I know that there is a huge market for wall decals or temporary stickers. I love the Japanese Paper Balloon Globe. Educational and fun. You could have some that are just fun too.

I just noticed that there isn't a section for items made from vintage fabric. I think that putting them all together could beneficial for for shoppers.

I like that in the Fleamarket Finds section you may not have a lot of items here but the quality of each item is high. It reflects well on the quality of the shop as a whole.

I really help this isn't too much help!

Kind regards, Diane; 4 October 2010 6:04 pm
Paula said...: I love the Daschshund, is so cute! But my favorite is the Pin-a-shape Petit Carpentry set, it's a great toy for boys; when my son was little he loved to play with his carpentry set.
Thanks for the giveaway!
ap_lemos at yahoo dot com; 4 October 2010 6:50 pm
Jessica said...: My fav is the pin and shape carpentry set. I love the layout of the shop the one thing that I can see straight away is the font of the categories, newest products etc down the right side really seems too small to me. Also more things for boys. Hope this helps.; 4 October 2010 9:24 pm
Miss Rabbit said...: I like the handmade items and the cute Japanese stuff!; 5 October 2010 1:33 am
HayleyK said...: OMG I love your site. The Bunting Kit is great and I would love to win that. But gosh, everything on your site is great. It was easy to navigate and look around. I like the layout.; 5 October 2010 8:56 am
Catherine said...: I've loved trawling through your shop and love the japanese balloons - want to organise a jungle party to justify buying some!
I'd agree with Jessica's comment on font size for categories etc - definitely would enlarge and maybe move categories to top left perhaps?
Also, what about a category called "reused / repurposed" or similar to highlight all the gorgeous things made with vintage fabric?; 5 October 2010 9:18 am
Brianna said...: Had a great time looking around the store as well. I like the idea about the vintage sheet/fabric section. I'm having a hard time trying to pick my favourite thing! I think I would have to choose the bunting to go with the vintage sheet quilt that I am planning on making.; 5 October 2010 10:30 pm
Anonymous said...: I adore the cockatoo Hand Knitted Australian Animal Finger Puppet its so quirky and in a knitted way life like, you can see lots of thought and consideration have gone into making it, its gorgeous!
my name; Mia Fergusson
email: finkitham@yahoo.co.uk; 6 October 2010 8:45 pm
handmadehappiness said...: so i am just back from your site .... it is a feast for the eyes... Love the lay out and that it's white.... it means you focus on the items for sale no gimmicks here.... i would love to see maybe vintage fat quarter packs???? i would so buy one my fave product has to be the vintage play mat/cot blanket is to die for x; 7 October 2010 8:23 am
Anonymous said...: I love, love the lederhosen! I'd have to hang those up as "art" somewhere in my house.

Your shop is great! Your layout is shopper friendly, and your products are adorably unique-the lederhosen-and lovely.

Biancarollins@bellsouth.net; 7 October 2010 10:43 am
The Clip Cafe said...: I would love to win this! I love your store - it has a variety of items and prices, the layout and labeling is clear (eye friendly and not fussy) and maybe some more sewing/craft kits for people (like me) who need instructions to start us off :-) Some more crochet items? I love crochet :-) Fabrics? Everyone loves that too. My fav item in your store (oh so hard to pick!!) is My Poppet Felt Bear - he is just soooooo cute!!; 8 October 2010 3:59 pm
The Clip Cafe said...: Ps sorry forgot to add I have put your giveaway in my side bar too.; 8 October 2010 4:00 pm
Allana said...: I love your shop and have been buying from you for a while now. I find I can always find something funky and at a reasonable price and you always post quickly! I love that you have handmade items, vintage and new quirky items. I would love to see more quirky handmade goodies, you are so talented and seem to have a great network of talented friends.
Sorry- no fresh ideas here, but definitely a big thumbs up and thankyou for running My Poppet! :)
PS. I'm loving the balloon globe right now!
a_beamishparker@yahoo.com.au; 8 October 2010 4:54 pm
angelina said...: i too am totally in love with your shop and the balloon globe, thanks for the chance!; 9 October 2010 11:36 am
Selina said...: Fabulous giveaway! I absolutely love your tooth fairy pillow pattern, it's just gorgeous, and your whole shop is very sweet too. I like your variety and I love your shop banner, ties it all together very well.; 9 October 2010 5:36 pm
Quilary said...: Your shop has so much variety and it is really eye-catching.I really love the quirky wooden racks and tables and chairs - quite unusual.; 11 October 2010 9:35 am
Bek said...: Your shop is very sweet! I like all the vintage fabrics- so pretty. I love the japanese world globe too- it's nice to have a few items under $10 I think for little presents and such. Lovely giveaway!; 11 October 2010 11:20 am

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