Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Design-A-Shirt Contest!

The Rocking Pony is a shop on Etsy specializing in shirts that are as hip and funky as your kids are. No more will your little one have to wear the same store-brand generalness as every other kid on the block. Now your kid can be the cool one, and proudly wear something handmade just for him. There are so many designs to choose from that he's bound to find at least three that he loves.

As the owner of The Rocking Pony, I'm always on the lookout for new designs. I have an entire notebook full of fresh ideas, but it's never enough. Who's to say that my ideas are the best ones? Sometimes I like to get other opinions and input. Here's where you get involved.

I would love for you to leave a comment here on what you would like to see on a shirt. Be creative. Be fun. Be the voice for your kids. (*Disclaimer - I can't do licensed characters. They are licensed. This excluded Disney, Super Heroes, and other creations already created.) I'm so very curious to see what you come up with. And here's the best part - I will draw a winner next week and make the shirt of your choosing just for your little one. How fun will that be?!

I'm excited. Are you excited?

Buy Your Own: To check out the designs that I have already done, you can visit The Rocking Pony here. Feel free to make a wish list while you're there. ;)

Win Your Own: Comment here on what new and exciting design you want to see me create. I will draw one winner and make that shirt just for your little one!

Winner will be announced Wednesday, July 15. Go. Be creative. I'm waiting.

karensimplesignature

64 comments:

  1. i love karen...she's awesome!!!! and, her shirts are sooo cute!!!

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  2. I think a wonderful Italian/Italy motif would be fantastic. Leaning tower of Pisa or spaghetti ;) Your work is great.

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  3. always been a big fan of your designs--you're way more creative than me. :)

    The only thing I can think of is doing a family grouping--don't know how well stick figures might translate into fabric and thread, but I thought it would be cute, kinda like those stickers people put on the back windows of their cars. But better, cuz their your designs. :)

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  4. what about a robot in girly colors?

    My girly-girl niece LOVES robots, but of course most roboty things I've seen are more boyish in coloring. She loves pink!

    I love your stuff!

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  5. I think a sock monkey wearing a stethoscope and one of those eye things docs wear would be cool. :)

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  6. I'd loooove a Superman number 2 shirt for his 2nd bday!!

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  7. our girls "LOVE" whales!!!!!

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  8. How about something for the Down syndrome community like: Designer Genes or 3 hip "X" Chromosomes.

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  9. Jasper suggests something with a giant robot!

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  10. Ok, I hope I can put in more than one as my 3 kids are wild for this:
    #1 Lady bug with Googly eyes
    #2 Praying Mantis (like the one his sister drew - could you use a childs art work?)!!He loves all bugs but REALLY love PM!
    #3 BIG (she's 2 and said it must be BID) Bumble Bee (my daughter is Bella Buzzy Bee - she'd love it, never taking it off kinda loving it).Thanks lpeterie@aol.com

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  11. Hot pink swirl flowers baby blanket is adorable!
    Or, my twin girls love ducks - a shirt would be so cute!

    flanniganmt@yahoo.com

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  12. your shirts are just too cute. I would love to see a funky little turtle

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  13. My little girl's name is Danger so we love to get her anything with girlie skull and cross bones on it.

    nikki@lovingdanger.com

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  14. Oh my goodness, that new monster shirt is awesome!! I think I would love a horse head of some sort.....or maybe a horse butt!! My boys still wear their shirts we ordered from you, and they love them!!

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  15. Ok, here are some ideas my 3yo niece would love:
    a tractor (preferably green)
    a Bobcat or construction equipment
    a chicken (a brown one, she has a thing for brown "shickens")
    How do I know? I asked her!

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  16. How about a Frog for Boys and Girls. My daughter Loves them.
    Ladybug
    Princess Castle (I would CHOOSE this one)

    hmahan_0529 @ yahoo dot com

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  17. A dino wearing a Mets hat would be my son's dream come true! Great giveaway!!!

    rbfoxy@gmail.com

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  18. My boys love worms and catapillars - a really funky catapillar would be great!!

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  19. Those are super cute. How about a train. Or how about a name in monsters, JOEL.

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  20. anything with buuugs! mverno@roadrunner.com

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  21. Something with a girl pirate would be cute

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  22. I would love one with a fuzzy bird on a branch with flowery fabric leaves for my little girl.

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  23. I would love a dog shirt. I used to have a growling dog shirt that said "I'm about to develop an attitude." This would be perfect for Holt the 3yr old. Thank you.

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  24. My grandson loves football, how about a football with the number 7 or the letter L incorporated in it.
    lgrieser(at)sbcglobal(dot)net

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  25. My daughter, age 5, thinks she is a punk rock princess. I'd love to see a princess (black hair) with gown and tiara, wearing black motorcycle boots and holding a guitar! Or even just a crown that says "Princesses Rock" would do! Anything that combines rock-and-roll with her princess-ly desires.
    Jennifer, jennem22 at yahoo dot com

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  26. My son's middle name is Leaf and we have some leaf decor in his room. A leaf creature with eyes and limbs would be cute.

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  27. my daughter just adores hippos. i have found few hippo shirts and they were all for babies. A light bluish-purple hippo on a shite or pink shirt. Maybe a tutu, maybe not.

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  28. I would love a shirt with a giant cupcake or cake on it for my daughter's 3rd birthday. They are all so cute.

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  29. Great animal stuff (duck, duck, goose is adorable)! My daughter is a huge giraffe fan, so I'd love to see a giraffe shirt, maybe even with the neck working both sides of the shirt?
    lkziegler[at]gmail[dot]com

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  30. My daughter would love some kind of a cute monkey with a big bow in it's hair. Thank you!!

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  31. They're all so cute, but I love the rock on, girl shirt in 3t. dramaqueensmum@gmail.com

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  32. I'd like a cow shirt that has something to do with being a big brother for my nephew who will be welcoming a brother into the world soon (and he loves cows!)

    colleenyamamoto(at)yahoo.com

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  33. My granddaughter suggests "Fish catching fish". Thanks!

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  34. I would chose a Beach themed Sandcastle, Palm Trees or Dophins.
    Fun in the Sun for summer.

    Thanks jesskaufman at hotmail dot com

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  35. my granddaughter loves dragonflies

    tiramisu392 (at) yahoo.com

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  36. My oldest daughter loves butterflies. so maybe a bunch of small colorful butterflies spelling a word or her name.
    Thank you for the chance
    tatertot374@sbcglobal.net

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  37. how about an octopus,unicorn or lady bug :)

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  38. a tractor would be great for either of my boys- andrew or jamison

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  39. How about the univese design.
    erma.hurtt@sbcglobal.net

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  40. lemur with cute quirky hat on.
    electricisland(at)gmail.com

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  41. My nephew is into fish. I'd love to see an aquarium theme, as if the front of the shirt was the inside of a fish tank.

    Thanks!

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  42. I have a couple of ideas for my daughter. I saw that you have musical instruments but maybe music notes on a shirt? She loves to dance (16 months old). Other ideas I like are flip flops because it's summery or purses on shirt because she carries around her little purses. I think I would pick the purse idea for a shirt for my daughter.

    freakfaceone@yahoo.com

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  43. My 10 yo said how about a peace sign in multi colored stripes.

    jill.watkins@gmail.com

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  44. Some ideas I would like to see are a monkey, black bear silly dog or a tractor.

    hafner611{AT}gmail{DOT}com

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  45. I would like to see a rock star puppy for my son that would be so cute!

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  46. I am not a very creative person, but i do love your designs.

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  47. Hey Karen - I love your delightful creations and your splendid sense of humor and design!

    I happen to love all variations and interpretations of CATS. But I also love a-musing (as in touch with the "muses") "mean faces".

    Someone (who used to live here) place a typical, boring, "Beware of Dog" sign that seems to be un-removable, so we want to cover it up with a funky but fierce rendition of some kind of "wild" looking animal/critter with a tag line that says

    "WARNING! Trespassers will be EATEN!"

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  48. You would be my daughter's hero if you could make a shirt with a princess or unicorn on it! :) Her shirt size is 5T. Thanks! macd82 at gmail dot com

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  49. I would like a monkey for a design. yyeres(at)gmail(dot)com

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  50. I think that foreign language shirts, with pictures of items,and their word in the target language, like a cat picture and the word "gato". Thanks!

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  51. Princess crown. Also how about the shape the USA map. An American flag
    pkbailey@charter.net

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  52. What about an elephant? or a princess tiara, or a big smiley face.

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  53. I know you can't do licensed t-shirts, but if I won if you could make a design that looks like the car Dale Erhnhart Jr drives that would be awesome. If that's not possible then a shirt with a fast racing car would be nice.

    vferrari63@gnail.com

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  54. I think an organ grinder with a monkey on the site would be pretty cool. kneecree at gmail dot com

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  55. Books!!! Better, monsters reading books!

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  56. I'd love to see a shirt with little dragonflies all over it :)

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  57. I would like a cat super hero, but not a make believe cat, a real to like looking cat.

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  58. Since your clothing is for tots and my daughter just turned 2, I think it would be cute to do a "terrible 2s" shirt either with the number 2 turning into something crazy/wild or some funny monster saying "terrible twos".

    specialk {dot} roxygirl {at} gmail {dot} com

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  59. Gus is adorable! I'd love to see some regional shirts, say the outline of Texas. Also some iconic shirts would be nice: Golden Gate Bridge, Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, etc.. You could really go far with that line!

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  60. I'd love to see an octopus!!
    doot65[at]comcast{dot}net

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  61. I would love to see a unicorn design!

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