May 16, 2010

May Giveaway Day - Rename My Blog!

It's the "Sew Mama, Sew! Giveaway Day!" My giveaway is for a reuseable shopping bag that nicely folds and snaps up into a little pouch that can be thrown in your bag or purse (tutorial found here). What I'm asking for in return is a new name for my blog!
Here's some facts to help you out:
- this started as a family blog
- it's evolved a bit to include my sewing and quilting projects
- and since we now have a son, the pink has got to go!
I'll be drawing two names on May 20. One bag will go to the first person that suggests the name I choose and the second will be a random number winner. So you get two chances to win one!

Thanks for helping me out! Will ship to US or Canada.

136 comments:

Doulanic said... #

LOL! I've wondered when you were going to change the name of your blog to reflect Justin! :-)

Here's an idea:
Our Busy Little World - this would incorporate your kids and your sewing projects. (going with your original theme of "our busy little")

or if you want the name to reflect your original idea as a family blog -- Our Busy Home in Chilliwack
or Chilliwack Busy-ness or Aikema Busy-ness or Our (busy?)Corner of Chilliwack. The (busy?) Aikema Corner.

(do you ever have it where if you say a word often enough it starts to sound foreign to you? right now the world busy is driving me crazy!)

So ....I'm not very creative at all, but just thought I'd give it a whirl. All the best renaming your blog!

Chantel said... #

First I thought it was cool that your name is Rebecca as my daughter is as well....then I saw that you have a daughter named Chantel, which is my name! How cool is that! :)

So I was thinking:

Ducks in a Row

Peek into our world

Bits and Pieces

andrea creates said... #

Great bags!
How about Our busy Little Family?
Be sure and stop by-I'm participating in the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway today too :)

Julia Gabriel said... #

How about "Busy Hands" Or Mommy's Busy Hands? :) Cute items.

Betsy said... #

thank you for the chance to win. They are cute. My daughter is also a Rebecca

Amy said... #

How about No Idle Hands? Congratulations on that cute little boy and thanks for the giveaway!

Taylor said... #

patchwork and pancakes

:) Thanks

Mary / Touch of Heaven said... #

How about "Boy meets Girls" or "A minute here , a minute there"

Tania Grim said... #

Rick Rack Rebecca

Anonymous said... #

How about 'Our Busy Little Life'

JenS:)

stitchinpenny said... #

I amm horrible at blog names, but here goes - Little people big projects.

Lora said... #

love it! great giveaway. :)
how bout the name "Sew Much Fun" ?
thanks for the chance to win,
lora
eagerhands@gmail.com

Anonymous said... #

3 + 1

Carla said... #

How about Busy & Me?

Thanks for a great giveaway!

LJ said... #

I wont add any names as the ones already here in the comments are fantastic! Thanks for the giveaway!

quilterfaye said... #

okay my idea is Sew Much for Complications.
This takes in your love of sewing and the fact a young man has appeared on the scene to complicate your theme colur. Thus you can have a background of variuos colours or pinks and blues.
Thanks for the give away oppotunity

Dfrazzled said... #

Not Sew Much
My Spare Time
Busy Bees Blog

Thank you for the giveaway. Very nice bags. dfrazzled@gmail.com

Amanda Pedro said... #

umm, little bits of home?
love the bags and that they snap into a pouch. clever.
thanks for sharing

trulymadlygeeky said... #

Those shopping bags are great! Nice work.

I can sympathize, it's so hard to find a name you like. I vote for "Sew Busy".

Claire said... #

I see what you are saying....I recently just changed the name of my blog....it starts out with family and evolves into something else, like sewing/craft projects. Well I'm not very good at blog names, but I'll try to help you.

"Life as Super Mom."

"I can do anything...Wife...Mom...Crafter!"

"Life through my eyes."

"Imperfect, so no judging!"

Julianne said... #

Well, a name I've always loved for a blog that comes from a knitting podcast segment is 'never ending queue' I think it works well to reflect the endless list of things you want to do in both your crafting adn personal life.

artwords said... #

these are great! my reusable bags are getting a little ratty from over-use so it'd be nice to spruce up the "collection."

hmm renaming the blog.... i can come up with Nothing right now, but i do have a suggestion-when i was trying to figure out a name for my blog, http://thecreatives.org, i went to one of the sites where you can buy a domain-and put in ideas for names. the great thing is when your idea is already taken, they often provide lots of variations as suggestions as well!

Amapanther said... #

Busy little family

Thanks for the giveaway!

escuishi(at)hotmail(dot)com
http://hello-my-little-world.blogspot.com/

dazelaw said... #

What a cute idea and such cute kids. I am glad I read through the other comments because I would have suggested a couple of the names already listed, so here is what I have left.
My Sew Busy Life
My Sew Busy Family
Sew Much to Do

dazelaw said... #

am new to this, thought my email would show up but I was wrong, my email is dazelaw@earthlink.net

Anonymous said... #

So fun! I think you could go with something showing your growth. Like Busting at the Seams

Thanks for giving!
melissacorry@hotmail.com

Anonymous said... #

Great bags
how about the The Busy Beehive.=]

Jerri said... #

Our busy little ones? Our busy buzzy hands? Then you could do some bee and flower themed projects? I struggled with my own blog name. Good luck!

Wendy said... #

Cute bags!!!
How about "Our Busy Little Family"... not too different...

LB said... #

Our Busy Little Girls (and Sweet Boy)
is my suggestion :)

petrellinyc-blog at yahoo dot com

B @ Sweet Limes said... #

Did I read right? Are you from Chilliwack, as in BC Canada? Such a small world if so, I don't live there anymore, but grew up there.

limes.sweet(at)gmail(dot)com

Jocelyn said... #

Blog names can really be fun. Mom's Little Hive, or The Nesting Place would be my suggestions. What ever you choose, have fun with it. Thanks for the giveaway :-)

Carpenters said... #

How about "Sew Many Blessings" or "Our Sew Busy Clan"? Thanks for the giveaway. Great idea asking for names.

Brooke said... #

Stitch Me to the Moon!

Check out my fabric giveaway at http://pitterputterstitch.blogspot.com.

Sara said... #

I have no idea other than some of the names already suggested...guess I'm going for the random drawing...

nhsarab at yahoo dot com

Lindsay said... #

How about "Sew much to Do" or "The little piggies".. one can go to the craft store for quilting supplies! Teehee, I am not very good at this.

Lindsay.Forgette(at)gmail(dot)com

Robyn said... #

What a great bag, thanks

A'n'G Johnson said... #

Scraps of our lives (reflects both sewing and your kiddos!)
or a cute play on Sew. Sew Cute... etc.

AnniceJohnson(at)Gmail(dot)com

ashlee.stricklin said... #

Pick me! Ashlee.stricklin@gmail.com

Misty.Creek said... #

How about Our Busy Little Bunch or Our Busy Little Bees?

Desiree said... #

Our busy little life. or the busy life. Either way, your family is adorable. Thanks for the chance to win.
simply.simon.sisters(at)gmail.com

Unknown said... #

Busy Bees

Fun, bright and cheerful, charming, and can be associated with your children or with your crafting.

LOVE the shopping bags that fold up. Clever. Thanks for giving away.

melmullins(at)mac(dot)com

Kelli Staggs said... #

Buckles and Bows

sewsassyks@gmail.com

Christy said... #

Gonna have to think on the blog name a bit.

Oh, My Darling said... #

Hm, I'm not super clever at this. How about Sew Crafty Family?

Grace said... #

Our Busy Mama?
Busy Little Family?
Busy Boys and Girls?

(Alli Jagoda) said... #

Just change it to "our busy bunch"
Best of luck!

C. Michele said... #

Hmmm. How about something like "Little Steps, Big Dreams"
Great giveaway!

SewsCute said... #

How about "All The Things I Create" as a new name for your blog? That covers kids (cause you helped create them) and crafty projects right? Anyway, love the idea of the bag that snaps!! I have some other reusable bags and never remember to take them along.

Troy and Alice said... #

My Busy Hands

Noreen said... #

I like the way your totes fold up for easy carrying. For a blog name:

Sew Much Fun
Busy Growing

Leah said... #

love the pink! Are you sure its got to go?

I'm not very creative on names... best of luck.

Judy said... #

I love the bags and it's great that they fold up.

angelina said... #

lovely!

Tudy said... #

"My busy hands" sounds like what you have most of the time. Love the giveaway and would love to be the winner.

Sue said... #

Well, after all those fabulous suggestions I'm not so sure mine would be much help. :) They were along the same lines anyways. You have my email. Love the giveaway too!

MossyOakLane said... #

Our Busy Little House



Good luck to everyone!

Cassie said... #

What about Busy Bodies??

Patty Jakob said... #

our busy little minds!!!

thanks for the give a way

pattyorellana@gmail.com

Christine said... #

This is such a wonderful giveaway! I like
Busy Bees Mama?
coveredbydesign at hotmail.com

Kari said... #

How about Our Busy Little Hands. Busy hands because lets face it kids are into everything. And busy hands that you have craft wise.
Really cute bag!
kariandbrent@shaw.ca

Jessica Jo said... #

Wow, I don't know about your blog title. I had so many great ones chosen for my own blog, but they were all taken. And most of them didn't even have anything on them, or hadn't been upadted since like 2006! Stupid people... Whatever, I would still like to be entered for the random winner, please?!?! Don't miss my unofficial giveaway!

Joanna said... #

Hmm names names names ... btw you have gorgeous kids! (Still waiting for some of my own)

"Sowing love, Sewing love" ( I think of raising a family like tending a garden, lots of love, care, patience, and persistance. Hence the sowing part)

Three Girls and a Baby (Or 3 Girls and a Boy)

Family Stitching

Held together by love and thread.

Love, Giggle, and Sew.

Happy Home, Busy Hands.

Hmm. I think I better stop now. ^_^;

Email is lifeinalens@gmail.com

kristinorth said... #

How about Goose, Goose, Buck? (GGB for girl girl boy) Thanks for a chance to win!

Tim, Allyson, and kids said... #

"So Much to Do, Sew Little Time"
a_heart4home at yahoo

Mrs. (not) the Jet Set said... #

My busy life?

mrs. ntjs (at) gmail.com

Rachel C said... #

Great bags! How about "Change is Good" since with kids, life changes every day.
Thanks for the great giveaway!
rach62803@yahoo dot com

Cristalle said... #

Love the blog...how about "Adventures on the Homefront"
turnerfamily5151@aol.com

Caity Shinnick said... #

How about "Sew Much To Do"

caityshinnick[at]gmail[dot]com

Anonymous said... #

What a wonderful giveaway, love both items....please include me. Here's a good name: Good Things Happening in Chilliwack.

Donna
dwarrington1@gmail.com

Heather at Mad Rose Creations said... #

what wonderful bags! Thanks for offering such a great prize.

Bonnita said... #

How about, Our Busy Little Family!
Thank you for the giveaway.

Mountain Knitter said... #

eenie meenie miny mo

fits the busy life of mama to 4 and is a 4 word phrase :) and is different!

i carry my reusable grocery bags when i shop for non-groceries. this would be a great bag to carry instead!

Victoria said... #

Our Mommy Sews!
Our Busy Girls & Son
Room for One More!

vicmil@aol.com

Ramya said... #

Lovely giveaway! These bags would come in really handy for those grocery trips!

Doulanic said... #

wow Rebecca ... 77 comments!! I hope that you don't have too tough a time trying to figure out a new name now! wishing you all the best!

Nanbon44 said... #

love the bags... please enter my name in your lovely drawing, ladycolmn(at)aol(dot)com from Florida Gulf Coast area

how about Three busy bees and me..


Becca's wonder world plus three

aSprinkling said... #

How about "Busy Bits" or "Crowns and Cars" or "My Full Life" or "Full of Joy" or even "House Full of Joy".

Jamie said... #

How about Busy Little Bodies or Busy Little Bees or Busy Times.

Cute bags!

Sarah said... #

Those bags are so neat! Hmm, a new name? There are tons of great ideas in the comments for your blog name! I even saw someone suggest My Spare Time - that's my blog name!

CraftyHourMom said... #

What about "Many Hands, Light Work" from the old adage many hands make Light work.

CMEH said... #

I was thinking family practices... crafty family.... looks like a great blog. Thanks for the great giveaway... and I am looking forward to following you from now on!

Carrie said... #

Such a great idea for bag. I have no idea what to suggest...how about "time for..."

Twins Squared said... #

how about sew busy?

Jen Price said... #

Love the bags. As for a name, those are hard! I hope you can find one that encompasses everything you want it to!

sy said... #

the bags are so cute, thanks for hosting the giveaway! you could rename it to our busy little family :D

Marci said... #

Two = Three + One

Jimi said... #

I love your bags!! Very cool!!

Mama Lusco said... #

Great bags! I recently started a blog for my crafting and kept the old one for family updates, so I don't bore my in-laws with all the crafting :)

Mama (your name)'s Circus

Thanks for the great giveaway. luscofamily@ortelco.net

Jimi said... #

I've been thinking about a name for your blog..a few things came to mind.

Inspired by my children...

be back with more!

AnnieJackDesigns said... #

What about Busy Stitches?

Valerie said... #

Sticking with the 'busy' idea, how about something like 12 busy hands?

janimal said... #

New blog name...hmmm....you sure did make your giveaway interesting with this one!

Pink Pink Blue
Three Little Busies
Three Sweeties
Our Busy Innocents
Three Little Cubs
Three Squirts

JACkinthebox - (JAC capitalized for your kids' names)

StephanieS said... #

Family Tree. I like that name. Thanks for the chance to win.

tatgurl said... #

How about "mom's busy little blog" or "Busy Mom's little blog"?

Ammieloris said... #

Wow! A new blog name! How about "Rough, Tough & the Puffs"? Er... yeah. ;)

Thanks for the great giveaway. Those bags are really cute and I love how they roll up.

~felicia~ said... #

how about "Busy Bodies' or "Family Ties" something like that. this is a wonderful idea BTW.

Jenny said... #

I think I'm going to win!
pjjllive(at)gmail(dot)com

Chelsey said... #

My name idea is "Busy Bees -- Quilting Bees" referring to your busy family as well as to your quilting/sewing passion! Thanks for the giveaway. The bags look amazing (and so do some of the dresses I saw on your blog! So lovely...)

Steffanie said... #

Busy Littles Mama?

steffanie771 at hotmail dot com

Lena said... #

Blank family adventures or our winding road, your personal journal, maybe name it after a fave book or activity you or your family have. Good luck renaming. Love your totes

Jessica said... #

I also was wondering when you would change the name. So here are a few I came up with.

Blessed Beyond Measure or Blessings Beyond Measure
Sew Incredibly Blessed
Sew Much Busyness
Our Busy Family or Home or Life
My Life as Mom
The Aikema's- Tidbits of this and that
A Little Bit of This and a Little of That

Okay I'll stop now. Could go on and on:) Have fun choosing!

Stephanie said... #

Our Busy Little Family - this one may appear elsewhere, its not terribly original
raegreen1[at]verizon[dot]net

Skooks said... #

how about Time, What's That? LOL

skooksplayground[at]gmail[dot]com

Spendlove said... #

how fun - seems to me your a craftymama! Thanks for the chance!

Sarah said... #

"When I do find time"
"A peek into our busy family"

My name is Sarah sasher342@hotmail.com

Stephanie said... #

how about sew much family?

thanks

atchisonsteph@gmail.com

Grace Wong said... #

How about "Sewn Up Love" or "My Stitching Munchkins"?

thanks for the giveaway!
shou.milk@gmail.com

Anonymous said... #

I love those shopping bags! Thanks for a great give-away. However, I can't help you with a blog name. My blogs name is Beth's Blog (yup, super creative) and it can be found at www.bethshomestuff.blogspot.com
also - uncreative. Sorry. If you get a good one that you aren't gunna use, let me know. Maybe i'll change mine =)

ArtemisNorth said... #

These are so sweet! Thanks for sharing.

Lynn
artemisnorth.com

Kimberly said... #

Great totes! I am horrid at names. Can I just vote for some of the others?!? Okay, how about 4 Little Creations. I know, not great. Sorry.
Thanks for the giveaway!

The Yatzeck Family said... #

Thanks for the giveaway!

Sarah said... #

I've been kicking around a cute name, but I already have a craft blog, and I don't know if it is taken yet, but I think it is pretty cute: "Because I Said Sew" (moms say it a lot...well, my husband does at least), and if you're crafting, it totally works.
spondah(at)aol(dot)com

Susan said... #

So fun!

How about "Pink, Blue, and Me Too"

Pick me, pick me!

Sims Family said... #

Cute items! hmmm. New Name. How about busy feet? It's always the hands that are referenced.

sims.whitney@gmail.com

Ariane said... #

What a great giveaway! I'm not very good at naming things...hmmm..let me think...

It's our busy life!
Mommy and her busy bees...

4vs1 said... #

Cute bags :)

Anonymous said... #

Hm, coming up with a new name is hard... how about Stitches and Britches? Thanks for the giveaway! realbeal-at-gmail-dot-com

Anonymous said... #

Hm, coming up with a new name is hard... how about Stitches and Britches? Thanks for the giveaway! realbeal-at-gmail-dot-com

Susie said... #

hmm... how about
- stitches of love
- making our house a home
- three me he & Him (saw you like Christian fiction) ;)
- from us to you
- three busy bees
- quilting queen bee
Fun giveaway, thanks!

Just Charming said... #

Sew Whose Busy?

Kelly O. said... #

3 girls and a boy
or Joy of 3 girls of a boy

or Family Matters

Good luck choosing!

♥Duff said... #

Crazy-cute giveaway! Thank you for putting together this creatively awesome prize! A name for your blog? boy, you asked the right group people?! Let's see...

4 The Love of 4
3 Maidens and a Prince
Busy Bodies
MAJiC (see the kids' initials?)
Sew 4 Little Loves

Pick me Mr. Random number generator!! Ooohhh, Pick me!!
♥♥

Judy said... #

how about "Our Busy Little Family"
really cool bag, much needed in todays world.

Anonymous said... #

How about Odd Boy Out? Or Our Busy Little Bees? Thanks for a great giveaway!

Bethany said... #

Blog names can sometimes be hard....I would say Creating Chaos! Or Happy Chaos...I think I see a theme here (spoken from a mom of 4) How about 4 the love of it, or Hand the coffee!!

Anonymous said... #

How about Charming Kids - Kool Creations

Cecile Kanis

lrmart said... #

The Busy Kids...
thanks for a chance to win!

Judy said... #

Love the bags. Thanks for the tutorial.

Marcia W. said... #

Sewing with Busy Bees -- kind of like the busy bees. Thank you for this giveaway. mlwright29 (at) hotmail (dot) com

Megs said... #

How about...
Sew happy
So busy, sew happy
Sew much fun
Because I said Sew
Sew mama, sew
Sew much work

It took me forever to settle on a blog name. GOOD LUCK!

Megan
joshnmeg@yahoo.com

Needled Mom said... #

How about "Life Between Stitches"?

Great giveaway.

Turtle said... #

love the folding design! and fabrics. I love that you can easily store this one in your bag for those unexpected stops at the market!

Turtle said... #

Oh a name, how about

My three chickie's!

or Sew and tell

Megan said... #

How about "Sew Much to Love!"? Hope you find the name you like - even if it's not this one!!

sales4mp at gmail dot com

Susan said... #

names: "so much for sew time"
"our crew is sew busy"
"sew our world is busy, sew what"

nice bags, good giveaway.
thanks for the opportunity.
be well,
Susan