OK, we couldn’t pick just 10 or 12. So here are the Top 14. Check them out down below. Each one is unique in its own way. We looked at each and every entry…over 300 in all….and decided on these Final 14. Some are very simple, some are quite elaborate. But all of them struck a chord with us at 435. They are listed in alphabetical order.
Once you’ve read/viewed the entries at the bottom of this post, head over to www.matildajaneclothing.com to vote for your favorites. BUT DON’T GO VOTE UNTIL YOU’VE CHECKED THEM OUT BELOW.
Voting is simple. When you arrive at www.matildajaneclothing.com, simply click on the word ‘vote’ near the upper right. The Top 14 entries will then appear. You cast your vote by adding your favorites to your shopping bag and then checking out. As soon as you check out, your vote(s) will be cast. Pretty neat, huh? JUST BE SURE YOU COMPLETELY CHECK OUT.
Rules:
1.) You can add as many of your favorites to your bag that you want to.
2.) The site will allow you to add multiples of the same entry to your bag and even check out with them all, but only one vote for that entry will actually be tallied. So in other words, don’t waste time adding your favorite entry 50 times to your bag, because only one of those votes will actually be tallied.
3.) Only one vote is allowed per IP address. The site will allow you to “check out” multiple times from your IP address, but our filtering software throws out any additional “check outs” from your IP address. So, in other words, the first time you check out is the only time that will actually count….so be sure to cast your votes carefully.
4.) Voting will run from Friday, May 21st through Friday, May 28th at approximately 11:59pm Eastern.
5.) The winner will be announced shortly thereafter.
The Top 14!
1.) Beautiful
2.) Compliments
3.) Dad
4.) Holly Hobby
5.) Life of a Girl
7.) Mallory and Kate
8.) McD’s
9.) Old Watches
10.) One Fabric at a Time
12.) Polly Flinders
13.) Suitcase
14.) Too Purpley
After almost a week in Peru, we got home Friday evening. It was a hectic week and I have a feeling it will only continue. We worked like craze, leaving the hotel to only visit with Carla. I knew I wanted to have my mind clear when I got home. I only had one and half days with the boys. Tomorrow morning Lynette and I leave again, for another 5 day meeting. Oh, I miss my boys. Joe had a game this morning. Let me brag for one second,…blah, blah, blah..he is becoming quite the little baseball player. He’s catching and throwing with great speed and hitting like non other! Oh, but he always saves the best for last….
We got tons, and I mean tons of entries for the 435 contest. WOW. I had the 435 gals weed through them and narrow it down cuz I knew time was short. I ran into the workshop tonite to grab some stuff and saw all the bins. I started walking out the door, and stopped. I thought to myself, “who the heck do you think you are, that you can just walk out? All these people spent time and heart working on their entries and I wasn’t even taking my time to go through them?” I grabbed all the bins and loaded them in the car, and home I went. It’s just past midnight and I am still reading and going through ALL of them. I cannot begin to tell you how amazing it feels to read all these. It really means a lot, thank you.
They are all so different in many ways, and alike in many. It is pretty hard. Some are super simple but just strike a chord with me, while others are beyond extravagant and I am in awe of the workmanship. It’s gonna be hard, real hard. The girls had it narrowed to their top 10, but guess what, I sure did switch it up. It is weird how some are almost as if I wrote it…you guys are good.
i really enjoyed reading and looking through all of the entries. “too purpley” was my very favorite, because making books for children to help ease transitions and choice-making is part of what i do with some of the children i work with. the book looks fabulous! i absolutely love it!
They are all really good. I was touched by “Life of a girl.” I watched it with my 6-year old daughter and held on to her and just took her in. I don’t want her to grow up. I got very choked up. Nice job.
Leah I was shocked your entry didn’t make it…so heartwarming! I LOVED it and would have SO voted for you 😉
What great entries. After viewing them all it made me want to buy even more of your clothes! A quick shout out to “COMPLIMENTS”, Isn’t that what we all want is for our girl to make a small difference and they can sure look cute doing it!
Denise loved all the entries and can’t wait to see who wins!! I was thinking today how much I love the Hotline Phyllis dress that you did. It’s so sweet and simple yet sophisticated. I just wanted to share with you a little feedback that I’d love for you to do that style again in the future!! It’s truely a timeless little dress, Take care.
Gosh, these entries are incredible! How do you choose just one??!! Congrats & good luck to all the finalists…they were all so touching & creative!!
OMG….such creativity! Wow. Hats off to all these entries.. I have 3 girls and I must confess that some entries struck such a chord that it brought me to tears! Amazing….
WOW, Denise…the love!!!
Those are wonderful!
Totally broken-hearted that my entry didn’t make it, but I did find one to love and cast my vote for it.
I can see what a difficult time you had narrowing it down-so much talent represented here! Thanks again for having the contest. It was a blast!
ahh, looks like im not gonna make it this year…boo! 🙁
Love them all…and Old Watches, I have a son named Avery and a daughter named Rya. I couldn’t believe it!
Oh they are all so good! I can see how you had a hard time.
I have to say that song is pretty dang creative!
all of the entries are amazing… my entry was polly flinders- but is it bad that i can’t get “beautiful” out of my head!!!! i think it be my daughter and my new theme song:)
great entries, unfortunately mine isnt up there! Maybe the girls can pull through on the model contest for me! Congrats to all the top 14!! and GL!
Okay. One. more. thing. hee-hee. We’ve been listening to “beautiful” over and over again and we just have to say that that litte girl’s grandpa’s voice is the perfect matching for MJ. His inflection, styling, the way he forms his words, the sound/tone of his voice and guitar all to us seem to epitomize MJ for some reason. We just love it!
p.s. I hope that all the finalists receive prize goodies for their AWESOME entries and the time, energy, and creativity they gave to this. They are all just so dang FABULOUS!!!
Oh, My. Goodness. Every single one of these is absolutely amazing!!! There is NO way these can be topped next year. You are going to have to come up with something else for sure! 😉 I usually have a very particular favorite, but this year I could have voted for them ALL!!! We will have the song beautiful in our heads all day. Good luck ladies.
Wow, they are all so special, it was so hard to vote!!! I have several favorites, but they are all touching in their own way! Good luck, ladies!
I’ve got to vote for Holly Hobbie too because I have my own little Holly and also MJ does remind me of Holly Hobbie. I’ll vote for others too but that one is a sure thing for me. 🙂
I gotta vote for Holly Hobby, i’ve always thought of it when I think of MJ 🙂
Wow-they are all so different and unique in their own way-amazing job ladies!
I just feel so blessed to have made it in the top 14. My little girl whet shopping with me to find the perfect suitcase and it wasn’t easy to find one, but after some work we made it our special MJ suitcase. I am so excited for everyone who made it in the top 14. What an honor it is just to make it. Best of luck to everyone. Thanks to all you girls at 435. Keep doing what you do to continue to bless our little girls in this awesome clothing.
God Bless!
Vanessa
That beautiful song is so amazing…way to go…that is by far my favorite and definately so CREATIVE. I LOVE IT! I think I would have loved it even without the pictures of the cute clothing…especially the part about the dad pulling his hair out. How funny!
It is so heartwarming to see how one company can touch so many lives! What an amazing group of entries. One even made me cry! Good luck to all of the finalists…you should all be proud!
Great Job Ladies! They are all so unique! As a mom of 5 life is so filled with the must do’s that I value the moments I have to spend with my kids. Reading with my kids before bedtime is one of those moments, so I loved the book – Compliments … and better yet it has a great message of doing good!!
These are great. . .my favorite is the beautifully simple “Mallory and Kate.” Not as flashy as some of the others, but those girls’ drawings are really what MJ is all about. . .our daughters (and sons!)! I love that the children actually took a real role in the entry. And I love how those two girls are clearly happy when they wear (or draw!) their MJ clothes!
What wonderfully creative and talented fans MJC has! I LOOOOOVVVVE Life of a Girl (the toad getting covered in the MJC cardigan is priceless, and really shows that the clothes are for the ANYTIME girl). The Patchwork Memories was also a favorite. What a cherished piece of artwork for a child and the reminder to make everyday a ‘special day’ and to cherish those you love.
[…] Well, you all know that I am a huge fan of Matilda Jane clothing and believe it rocks and it photographs so well. Well, I entered a contest and am so honored that I made it in the top 14. I am just praying that I win and can make a trip out to meet all the girls behind the Matilda Jane Clothing. Please go to their website and check out all the amazing clothing. It is not just for girls, they have some awesome adult clothing as well. I am actually wearing a dress from Matilda Jane as I type here. Go to the blog here : https://matildajaneblog.com/the-top-14/ […]
While we all waited in anticipation to see the top ten (14) revealed…Denise, you and the 435 crew have truly been hard at work to present these entries so beautifully and make the voting so slick – you guys are AMAZING!
I hope this isn’t out of place to ask, but I am hoping there is someone at 435 that can use and love the little quilt I sent – if no one there wants it, will you please donate it to someone who needs a little love. That would make my day! Thanks tons!
These are so clever! I wish I could of thought of anything half as good. gonna be tough!
WOW!!! I just went through every last one of them and realize why it was so hard to choose. SO much thought and emotion went into ALL of them. Beautiful job, ladies and Congratulations! I love Patchwork of Memories and Dad. These 2 really tugged at me.
Oh, you amazing, amazing ladies. Again, I am in awe of the creativity and imagination in these entries! Good luck to everyone ~ I have no idea how anyone could choose!
Those entries are outstanding! I like them all, but since you have to pick a winner I have narrowed my favorites to two. Beautiful and Life of a Girl! The two songs are so pretty. I am glad I never mailed my entry in b/c these blow mine away! lol. Congrats to the top 14!
What awesome entries…some made me laugh, some made me cry…totally unpredictable!
Each one is so different! What a great job by all the entrants and a fab job picking such diverse entries – love it! Off to vote!!!
Denise, Oh how lucky you are to have the song BEAUTIFUL written about MJ clothing!! I found myself singing that song out loud making my coffee until my 4yr old Liam asked me to please stop. I can’t carry a tune but still have fun, what a bunch of great entries! Thanks for sharing!!
WOW! What great entries! My daughter came and danced beside the computer while the Beautiful song played and watched the video with me… she is 4 years old – turned and said- that is for Matilda Jane girls and smiled from ear to ear – to us – you took the cake! Hats off!
WOW there are some incredible entries. Seeing these makes me realize how lame mine was ahaha, I was days away from popping a baby out but WOW! Congrats ladies, it’s going to be hard to vote!
All so cute, but I think my favorites are “Too Purpley” & “Beautiful”!
So amazing and fun to see these wonderful entries! Congratulations you guys on such beautiful work!
The entries are so great and each unique. Good luck to each of you!
So many creative and beautiful entries! How to choose…..
Can I pick them all?