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Keychain Wristlet by A.B. Baby Boutique!

A.B. Baby Boutique offers a wide range of handy AND beautiful items to make motherhood a little more chic.

We especially like: The Little Miss Princess Tutus http://www.abbabyboutique.com/catalog.php?category=90 

the Dreamy Baby original painting http://www.abbabyboutique.com/catalog.php?item=324&catid=79&ret=catalog.php%3Fcategory%3D79 

and the Reversible Blue Paisley Bag

http://www.abbabyboutique.com/catalog.php?item=421&catid=2&ret=catalog.php%3Fcategory%3D2

You can find many more items to love at their official website:

http://www.abbabyboutique.com

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CROQ Zine #7 and #8 by CROQ.

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Cupcake Keychain by Olio Style.

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Set of 6 Pink Flower Notecards for Breast Cancer Awareness by Olio Style.

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Vintage Typewriter Key Necklace by Contrary.

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Well, the voting has concluded, and both Amy and I want to give a huge thank you to everybody who nominated, voted, wrote in with suggestions, plugged us on your website or blog, and just plain cheered us on. The turnout was so, so much bigger than we had ever expected, and we cannot wait to do it again next year.

Well, without further ado, here are the winners of the 2006 Plummy Awards:

Category Award Winners 2006:

Best Plushies: My Paper Crane
Best Knitting/ Crocheting: NeedleNoodles
Best Clothing: Johnny Cupcakes
Best Accessories: A Minor Thread
Best Misc. Fiber Arts: Natasha Rosenberg
Best Web Comic: Natalie Dee
Most Creative Design for a Website: Button Arcade
Best Zine: Croq Zine
Best Craft-Related Blog: Cat Morley
Best Jewelry: Art School Dropout
Best Beads and Charms: Daniel Maveal Jewelry
Best Painting: Boy Girl Party
Best Drawing: Boy Girl Party
Best Sculpture/Ceramic (Non-Jewelry): J. Mendicino
Best Multidiscipline/ Mixed Media Art: Lucha Workshop
Best Reconstruction: Lekkner
Best Bath and Body: Soapy Love
Best 1 Inch Buttons: Moustache Factory
Best Misc. Craft: Pink Loves Brown

Overall Award Winners:
Best Craft-Related Website: Craftster
Best Crafter Overall: Thea Starr
Best Newcomer: Heather Bailey
Plummy Award for Excellence in Fiber Arts: Natasha Rosenberg
Plummy Award for Excellence in Self-Publishing: Button Arcade
Plummy Award for Excellence in Jewelry: Daniel Maveal Jewelry
Plummy Award for Excellence in Fine Arts: Boy Girl Party
Plummy Award for Excellence in Miscellaneous Crafting: Lekkner

If you are on this list, please save us some time and email your mailing address to us so that we can send you your trophy.

Thanks so much for participating in the first annual Plummy Awards, the only award voting on by crafters, for crafters.

August's winner of the Plum of the Month Top 8 Contest has been notified. Congratulations! And thank you to everyone who played this month.

The rules will be changing slightly for next month's contest. Now, we ask that you notify us in our comments section when you've placed us in your Top 8.

Again, thanks so much to everybody who played.

~Rachel and Amy of POM

The juicy hints for August's Plum of the Month are up now. We've asked Plumthia, the mystical High Priestess at the Oracle of Prunos 9 specific questions about this month's Plum.

You can view her answers by visiting:

http://plumofthemonth.com/juicyhints.html