The excitement is building: it’s the time of year for the Indie Designer Gift-A-Long! What is the Indie Designer GAL? This is an annual event where independent knit and crochet pattern designers have the opportunity to showcase some of their creations and inspire others to make them. The Gift-A-Long is essentially two events: The first event […]
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Clover Wonder Clips giveaway winner – and comments
It’s time to announce the winner of the Wonder Clips giveaway! Congratulations goes out to Kristen T. who commented that she would use these for wreath making! I hope you let me know when you make those Kristen; I’d love to see how they look. Thanks for all the others that entered the giveaway. There were […]
FO Friday: The week for WIPs
Last night was the first official NFL game of the 2015 season. Which means the Pigskin Party over on the Down Cellar Studio Podcast group on Ravelry also kicked off. The Pigskin Party is a unique knit/crochet-along that runs all fall and winter and ends when the Super Bowl is played in February 2016. I […]
Pie competition
This past weekend, my company held their annual picnic. They take over a local park that not only has lots of playground equipment and a beach to play on, but they also organize kids’ games and rent a couple of bouncy houses. Little Chick LOVES bouncy houses. It was a very hot day as you can see […]
Giveaways update
I realize I haven’t posted any giveaway listings in the last several weeks. I apologize. Summer just has too much going on and I’ve felt I need to spend more time outdoors, with my family and crafting … not necessarily in that order. Someday in the future I may post them again. What I’d really […]
FO Friday – spring blocks
Guess what I made?! More blocks!! Big surprise. I wasn’t sure I could get another quilt block done by the deadline (today), but last weekend Little Chick took an extra-long nap AND it was cold and rainy outside. What better way to spend an afternoon like that than sewing? It’s a free block pattern over […]
FO Friday – blocks … and blocks
Are you sick of my “blocks” posts yet? Well, I have a treat this week. A different kind of block. You see, I have actually spent some quality time with my sewing machine! Why? Because a contest was involved of course. Don’t be silly. Nothing else motivates me as much! I know I’ve mentioned before […]
30 Days of Gratitude – Day 25
I’ve only said this about a million times … but I love giveaways. Blogs and corporate websites are willing to give up or sponsor some fun item to send to someone else. What a concept! All it takes is a bit of time on my part to find and enter them. This has been a […]
Giveaway tips – Management
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Giveaway tips – Deadline dates
Deadline Dates A caution: if a blog said a contest ends on a given date but they don’t mention a time, I would make sure I enter by the day prior or you might miss the deadline. Example: blogs will sometimes says they will draw a winner on 3/29. But when? That could mean 7am […]