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 […]
Wonder Clips review and giveaway
I want to keep my Halloween costume a surprise for a day longer :-), so rather than a finished project this week, I want to tell you about a product you may not have heard of. I had purchased some Clover Wonder Clips for my friends last year when I made them their pincushions; they […]
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 […]
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 […]
Other Giveaways page
One of the goals of setting up this blog was to merge a few others I had to make my life simpler. I had intended on completely giving up posting giveaways I found on other sites, but apparently there are a handful of readers that actually read that blog – other than my mother :). […]
Giveaway guide
What do all those icons mean on the giveaway posts?! A lot of entries require some type of action or social media following. These will help identify which ones are required. Each giveaway may have additional entries that are optional that use social media, but as long as you can have one entry without, I […]
Giveaway tips – Management
Disclaimer: The links below may be affiliate links. If you purchase any products after clicking on these links, at no additional cost to you, A Simple Homestead will receive a small commission for making you aware of these important resources. In the past, I’ve written posts on Deadline dates and Finding Giveaways to give you […]
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 […]
Giveaway tips – Finding giveaways
Finding giveaways and contests I’ve had friends and family ask me how in the world do I find so many giveaways and contests each day. There are several methods I have identified on finding giveaways to enter: 1) Search giveaway listing sites. There are several sites out there that are specifically set up to list […]