Prizes!

Thank you to everyone who participated in my blog roundup through the comments or email! Now it is time to award the prizes! Drawing names out of a hat...

Boogie Woogie Shimmering Sheep Pin goes to.... dale-harriet!


and Fiber Fiend Magnet Set goes to... trek!

(Sorry for the delay - images weren't working on blogger.)

Housekeeping!

Hi Readers;

I have 2 favors to ask. First, if you subscribe to this blog with a blog reader, can you let me know if I have broken anything. I am putting together a class all about how to start a blog and I was double checking all of my settings and I want to make sure I didn't break anything.

And then, please send me your favorite links! I need examples of blogs used in many different ways - used as a journal, a shop, a portfolio, a tool - anything really! I would like to have several good examples of specific ways blogs can be used to do different things.

AND, by way of a bribe to encourage your assistance, if you leave a link in the comments or email it to me by the end of the day Saturday March 8, I will put your names in a hat and draw some fibery art prizes and give them to you! (note: I edited this to extend the deadline because Chris @ Stumbling Over Chaos is going to help spread the word.)

Love, Becka

Valentines Hand Made

I made these fun handmade valentines ideas last year and I forgot about posting them this year! So I have put them together in a slide show for you, so you can have all 10 ideas at once. Happy Hearts Day!

A Purple Cow

This ornament is a reproduction of a beloved one from mom & dad's Christmas tree. Their dog and cat had a little tree-tipping-rodeo last year and the original purple cow got a little chewed. He was brought to me for rescue/reincarnation as he is a favorite of my youngest sister. Purple Cow was purchased at a church bazaar in the 1960/1970s and sent to my dad as a gift from my grandma. He has been on the tree for as long as I can remember. My new and improved version uses the rhinestone eyes from the original. Since I was making a new Purple Cow, I decided to make a pattern and share it with all of you. You can make your own Purple Cow for your tree with this purple cow pattern.

A Contest! Sewing Stories

In celebration of discovering my new-old favorite sewing machine, I am going to give away one of these little ornaments...
(your prize will be made up special just for you, so the fabrics won't match this photo exactly)

To enter, just leave a comment about your favorite sewing or crafting tool (sewing machine, thimble, scissors or humble seam ripper? You tell me!) I will randomly draw for a winner on September 24.

Woof!

A gift for you!

Take one super cute puppy chewing on a shoelace, add a little photoshop and I give you: A puppy embroidery pattern! Print out the line drawing (if you click it will show you a bigger one) and trace on to fabric using your favorite tracing tools. Then embroider! I am planning to put this guy on a t-shirt so I thought I would share. If you do make something using my drawing, I would love to see a photo.