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In the last two weeks...- I've been sick... CHECK- I've had technology issues... CHECK- I've had more work than 24 hours could hold... CHECK- I've had some personal challenges to work through... CHECK- I've been waiting for the promised delivery of the book I am in... CHECK- My sewing machine needed serviced... CHECK- Life has made me too tired to look at editing pictures and writing up posts... CHECKNow that we are finished with the excuse portion of this post, now on to the apology section. I am so sorry that I have been a poor blogger! I ask your forgiveness for not posting a giveaway winner as I promised. To shed some light on my absenteeism, crafting and blogging are part of a very slim category in my life known as 'hobbies.' Crafting is a stress reliever, not work, something I like to do, just for me - I try not to step into the treacherous territory of 'having' to sew or blog. I really enjoy sewing and blogging, and I would like to keep on 'liking' them :)Anyways... onto the WINNER!! The proud new owner of a copy of Seaside Home is [drumroll please] Susan! [special thanks to the random number generator!] Please email me your mailing information, and I will throw in a little something along with the book since you were forced to wait on this announcement. Thanks to all who read my blog and entered! If you didn't win, the book is available NOW in my etsy shop :)Also, as pennance, if you use the code SUMMERFUN you can get 25% off any pillow in my shop. Hope to blog with you all again very soon!
Have you seen this fabric? I am in process with a quilt and am nearing the end of my stash. I have scoured the web and only come up with one site that has it listed. I am not sure that they are in business any more as they have not responded to my emails. So here is my plea: do you know of any Kaffe Fassett Bubbles in Grey GP15?? I am looking for at least a yard - email me if you have some to sell or if you have a source.Also: I drew a winner for the pillow giveaway! Congrats Nannette, the pillow will soon be traveling to you!
short and simple: if you were ever going to enter a giveaway, this is the one you want to enter! Alexis Miller's Photography Tips is giving away a very gently used Nikon D80. Also, her blog is definitely worth a peek :]
My secret Santa gift is on its way to a warmer climate! This is the first time I have been involved in an online exchange - it's been great so far! I was inspired by the season, so I went with fat quarters and fat eighths in reds and greens - the red one is one of my favorites, I used it for a half apron and it turned out lovely.
I made these little ice skating snowmen. You may be thinking 'pipecleaners, really?' I know they can be a little 1989-Family Circle-magazine-crafty, but I love kitschy Christmas decorations. The other day at the thrift store I scored some sweet felt clip on birds for the tree (you know the kind with the glitter :) Hope my exchange partner enjoys her gift!
Today I got a little yellow tag in my post office box - that (generally) can only mean good things. And it was a good thing... a REALLY good thing! My secret Santa gift from Dana arrived! I felt so honored THE Dana of the Old Red Barn Company and quilt along fame was my partner (that's just pretty cool in my opinion). The fabrics are lovely and the package smelled super (she included one of her own chestnuts and brown sugar soaps).
Oh, and maybe you wanted to know who will be adding a little tree to their Christmas decor?! My sweetest friend Jordan picked #7 (she wasn't sure why I was asking her to pick a number, but she was glad to help me out :)
#7 had this humorous comment:
"You know, it really is difficult to decide which color is best (truly, you should sell them in little multi-color groves). My vote is for blue because blue is new to the Christmas scene. Red and green are expected, but blue says "I'm here to stay, green. Pack your branches, red." Know what I mean?? "
So a little tree will be on its way to Duff, who, judging by her blog, wins everything! Thanks for all of the nice notes - I enjoyed reading all of them!
p.s. Lynn, the pillow is making it's way to you, sent it priority mail on Wednesday...
Last call for the little tree giveaway... I'm drawing a winner tomorrow (edit: the winner will be drawn around midnight Thursday nite, feel free to enter all through Thursday!). Leave a comment on the last post. Best of luck...The hubby is out with some guys, so maybe I will sneak away to the craft room!
It's the holiday season isn't it? After hosting my very first giveaway, I'm hooked! It was so fun to hear from all of you and to share something that I put together with my own two hands. So, who wants a free tree? Yup, I'm giving away one of my hand dyed trees (see this post if you're not sure what I'm talking about).
Leave me a comment and let me know what color tree you like best. I'll let you know the winner on Friday - that means you have through Thursday to enter. Best wishes and Merry Christmas; I'm off to pack up Lynn's pillow and my secret Santa gift for shipping tomorrow.p.s. this giveaway is partly because of the MANY wonderful comments I had on the trees; thanks for your kindness :)
And we have a winner: Lynn was chosen by the random number generator! As soon as I hear from her, the pillow will be on its way. I am so excited to have some new followers: thanks to everyone who entered, it certainly made me feel good :)Hopefully I will have some FINISHED projects to share with everyone tomorrow! (last week I spent too much time perusing blogs and entering giveaways!)
Well, really, I'd like to thank Dee over at DeeRoo Designs! She hosted a wonderful giveaway and yours truly, moi, was the winner! It was a very exciting day to get the mail, I tossed the bills aside and ripped open the manila envelope. Fabric, a circle cutting ruler, a Christmas star block, and a lovely little note - how thoughtful. I am especially excited because that Michael Miller with the purple and green dots - see it? - it's going to be perfect in my ORBC quilt-along round 4 quilt. Now, I jsut have to get to work on that. Hopefully I can clear out a workspace and get down to business next week. hmm... perhaps winning has inspired me to host a giveaway... keep your eyes open :)
