Last day to enter

Last day to enter the 500 likes celebration giveaway, I'll be drawing the winner this evening. Good luck!

Custom waldorf softie doll

Recently I had a request for a softie doll from a customer who had previously purchased one for her niece. Apparently, the doll was so well loved that another was wanted. We decided to make a "sister" for the first doll and I just happened to have enough of this cute green mushroom fabric left to keep the mushroom theme going.

Here is the original. I think they make great sisters and I hope that the new doll will be as well loved as the old :)

If you like this style of doll I have 2 tutorials on how to make your own. The first tutorial is here and the second is here.

Oh, and a reminder that the 500 likes celebration giveaway is still running - you can win some lovely hand dyed yarn by entering here.

500 likes giveaway

I'm celebrating 500 likes on my Facebook page!

I'm giving away 2x 100gram skeins of my hand dyed yarn.

You can choose between 4, 8 or 10 ply superwash merino.

And you can choose from any of my existing colourways.

You can view my current colourways here.

To enter, please leave a comment here (not on my Facebook page) telling me the colourway you would choose and what you would do with it if you won.

Entries open for one week, winner will be notified so please ensure I can contact you :)

*Open to Australian residents only.

The winner of the giveaway is.....

Random integer tells me number 2 is the winner - Sue Elvis! Here is Sue's comment:

"Oh this hard! I like all your items. You are very talented. If I have to mention just one, it would be the "dusky heath" 8ply merino. The soft dusky colours are more 'my' colours than brighter ones, suiting my red haired complexion. Saying this, I haven't knitted myself anything in a long time. There always seems to be a daughter who needs a new cardigan more than me!

Congratulations on your nearly 800th blog post. I'm pleased to see your FB page is so popular too. I love visiting to look at your latest work.

I'll share your post on FB. I hope you get lots of visitors to your blog. Thank you for having a give-away!"

Thank you so much to all who entered and congratulations Sue!

It's been really fun to have another giveaway, perhaps I won't leave it so long before I do another this time.

God bless you all :)

Hand painted wool felt collection

I put together a small collection of my latest hand painted wool felt just for fun! They look pretty cheery huh? These are available on my Facebook page at the moment and will soon be in my Etsy shop unless sold first.

Hope you're having a great day, I've been working on some ideas for my up and coming giveaway, stay posted!

Daisy's Garden

I was so thrilled to be the winner of Carol's "treasure chest" giveaway recently.

And even more thrilled when my parcel arrived today!

So many beautiful laces, buttons, silk threads, silk ribbons - oh my!

Thank you so much Carol, all of these pretties will be put to very good use!

Daisy's Garden is a fantastic little shop for embroiderer's, do take the time to have a look.

Carol also has a blog with lots of tutorials and resources (and giveaways!)

Adnil press re-opening and giveaway!

I'm so glad to see Adnil Press has re-opened for business after being a long term customer of theirs. To celebrate, Linda has 2 marvellous prize packs to giveaway on the new blog. Pop over to enter, I have!

"I give you my heart" giveaway!

My newest embroidery pattern is finished and available to purchase!

Would you like to win a PDF download of the pattern?

Just tell me what you would use your finished embroidery for (framed, on a pillow, quilt etc?)

I have 3 to give away. 

For an extra entry post this on your Facebook page then come back to tell me you have done so.

For an extra, extra entry blog about my giveaway then come back to tell me you have done so.

For an extra, extra, extra entry become a new follower of this blog.

I'll draw the winners a week from today. Good luck!

Warm colours

The weather has turned wintery in Melbourne today and what a perfect time for the postman to bring good tidings with warm colours!

 All of these beautiful things were sent to me by Baukje as I was lucky enough to win her blog giveaway recently. There are some truly beautiful and very useful treasures in that parcel, thank you so much Baukje!

And another timely arrival on a day where I've largely been shut inside - my favourite embroidery magazine :)

I spent some time warming my fingers by rolling a hank of Nell's lovely wool into a ball in preparation for a little something.

I hope you find a happy craft to warm your fingers and your heart today. Until next time!

A good week with generous people

I was the lucky winner of Hilary's giveaway recently and received the parcel today. Some beautiful charm squares for small projects.

And this I really love.

A gorgeous sewing kit, just look at the inside. It has a scissors keep, pin cushion, needle keeper and zippered pouch for extras.

Trust me Hilary, this will be very well used!

I also received not one but 2 boxes of Seton books from a virtual stranger. These books are worth so much money and are in great condition. They also happen to suit the level my son is at. I've always wanted to try quality Catholic curriculum but the cost has always been something that restricted me, so these books are truly the answer to my prayers.

I would like to say thank you and God bless all you generous people out there :)

A lovely vintage giveaway...

Visit my clever crafty friend Baukje for a giveaway where you get to choose from two beautiful vintage prize packs!

"I just can't take it anymore!" book review and giveaway

Anthony Destefano has a new book and it's a little different to his other works. Each page has a comical photo of children along with encouraging text for those feeling discouraged. It's a lighthearted look at life, it's problems and the way we deal with them. It's also a reminder that a good sense of humour, along with trust in God will go a long way when we experience conflict.

The book would make a great gift.

You can read more about the book here and the press release is here.

I have one copy to giveaway, unfortunately there is a small tear in one page, courtesy of my over enthusiastic toddler!

Sorry, this giveaway is open to Australian residents only :)

Just leave a comment to enter and I'll draw the winner on Tuesday.

Sorry about that, here is the winner...

Things got very busy here over the weekend with a Christmas party and my Stumpwork Assessment today (seems to have gone well!) so I didn't draw the winner on Saturday as promised. Without further ado, the winner is....

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

6 

Timestamp: 2011-11-28 06:03:55 UTC

 

That makes the winner Therese. Congratulations Therese, now you just have to decide who gets her for Christmas :)

Thanks to all who took the time to enter and of course to all of you who are regular readers.

Christmas giveaway

I decided not to have a Christmas giveaway this year but then I changed my mind because that's what I do. So, I'm giving away this lovely doll 12 inch doll who is special in a few ways.

Her hair is made from hand dyed yarn (dyed by Nell). Her dress is hand dyed by me, as is her silk cape. Her pants were hand painted by my son. Plus, she's pretty cute! She is waldorf influenced, made with natural materials and stuffed with wool.

The giveaway is open to all who follow this blog (new followers are always welcome :) Just leave a comment. For a second entry please "like" my facebook page and then return here to leave another comment telling me you've done so. Open to international visitors too.
I'll draw on Saturday 26th November. Good luck!

Winner

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

14

Timestamp: 2011-04-16 10:46:16 UTC

 m.e (Cathie) said...

definitely very nice of you! love the "bloggy gift karma"
♥

Congrats to you Cathie, I'll be in touch!

Pay it forward giveaway

I have been very blessed as a blogger to receive gifts and giveaways from others but I don't always end up using everything and thought it a good time to "pay it forward". So, for this giveaway I have some books:

1. Toys to sew

2. Knitty Gritty Knits

3. Teddy Bear Redwork

and some patterns:

1. Goodies and Baddies - Jodie Carleton

2. Summer Fling - Make it Perfect

3. Sleep Well - Favorite Things

Just leave a comment to enter. Sorry - Australian residents only for this one!

I'll draw on Saturday evening.

Good luck!

Big giveaway!!

The SHE (Schooling at home Etsians) team that I belong to are having a huge giveaway with 9 prizes in total. All you have to do is visit the team blog and leave a comment for a chance to win a prize.
I'm taking part with one of my hand dyed silk scarves.

Pop over and enter - the more the merrier!

Giveaway winners announced....

Winners of my embroidery pattern are:

Quilary                Forest Dweller                    Amme


Congrats to you all - your pattern will be flying towards you via cyberspace shortly - and thanks to all who entered. The pattern is available in my Etsy shop.

Amme - I don't have any contact details for you, could you please email me?

Another great giveaway

From Retro Mummy - some beautiful fat quarter packs! Pop over and check it out.

"Little Star" winner

Congratulations NELL - you've won a hardcover copy of "Little Star" by Anthony DeStefano.
Hopefully it will be in your possession before Christmas. Thank you to all other entrants, better luck next time :)