People often ask me What is Minky? Minky—or Minkee, as it is sometimes known—is a super-soft cashmere-like, 100% polyester microfiber stretch fabric. It is warm as fleece but doesn’t pill like fleece. Minky comes in a wide range of colours and styles like dot and diamond. Minky is machine washable in cold or warm water…
Little Children, Dreamgirls, and the Departed: My Picks for the Oscars
I am looking forward to watching the Oscars® tonight. I have seen all the Best Picture nominees, but Letters from Iwo Jima. Best Picture My pick for best film is The Departed. I am a fan of Martin Scorsese and I found that he kept me on the edge of my seat until the very…
Fresh New Baby Blanket Designs
There are new styles available from Snug-A-Bug Blankets. I have a couple new Animal Cracker blankets, one in very girly pink. I have also brought back Bringing Home Daisy in a spring yellow. I have a couple of new prints: a kitchsy animal print in blue and pink, a couple retro floral prints—one in green…
Georgia’s First Sign Revisted
Georgia was almost 1 year old when we started to teach her sign language to communicate early. She was quick to pick up the sign for “more”. Since that time, she has learned a number of new signs including “milk”, “eat”, “change” and “dog”. She seems to go through spells where she uses her signs…
Chocolate is Back! Just in Time for Valentines Day
Both Chocolate Blocks and Mosaic blankets are back for sale in the Snug-A-Bug Blankets Shop. I am all out of the Mosaic fabric, so this is the last blanket in that style. Share some chocolate with your special Snug-A-Bug!
$15 Rebate from Paypal
Paypal is offering a $15USD rebate when you make a purchase of $30USD or more with your Paypal account. The rebate is good from February 8, 2007 until March 31, 2007 in Canada and the USA at any shop that paypal is accepted like Snug-A-Bug Blankets. The rebate is not automatic but will be in…
Photo Books: My New Obsession
This year for Christmas I was looking for a gift idea for my parents and Jay’s parents when I stumbled upon photo books. They are like scrapbooks—only they are done on your computer. I have a macbook which comes with iPhoto. In iPhoto I can make a photo book right in the program. When you…
New Fabric and Styles
New fabric is on it’s way and I hope to see it arrive anytime now. I have a few new styles up at my etsy store as well as a few old favourites. Please keep checking back for the new styles!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
I wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I hope you all have a Happy Holiday. Best Wishes from Snug-A-Bug Blankets
Sock Monkeys are Back!
The sock monkey material has arrived and the sock monkey blankets are available, just in time for Christmas. You can get them at my Etsy store, or if you don’t see one listed contact me directly and I can get one out to you.