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Green Giveaway Winner

Thank you, Everyone, for your movie and music suggestions!  Some we've watched; some we haven't seen yet.  Some we've listened to; some we haven't heard yet.  So thank you! And thank you to Sew Mama Sew for hosting this Holiday giveaway.

The chosen winner is: Kathy who said:

Love the greens, so pretty! We like to watch some of the classic movies with our kids, like My Fair Lady and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.

Green Giveaway

For the past several years, Sew Mama Sew has hosted a Giveaway Day.  And for the past several years, I have not participated as a giver.  This year, I thought why not?  I was unable to make any handmades this year specifically for the giveaway (very busy with other handmades), but I figured that some fun supplies are always appreciated. Another plus?  I get to destash a few items...

I'm giving away to 1 winner...

1 skein of Alchemy yarn in Juniper
a small stack of fat quarters with green prints
a small stack of green felted wool squares made from recycled sweaters
    (all are from a pet-free, smoke-free home)

In order to be counted in the giveaway, simply suggest a good family-oriented movie recommendation (new or classic or foreign) or a music album in the comments below.  I'm always looking for suggestions.  Thanks! Oh...and leave an email in your comment so that I can reach you if you win.

Just a few other Sew Mama Sew (and Hurrayic) guidelines:
Only 1 comment per person/household please.
Comments will close promptly on Friday, December 16th at 5pm PST (8pm EST).
I'll post the winner by Sunday, December 18th.
Winner will have 48 hours to respond.
If no response after that time, a new winner will be chosen.

To see and participate in lots of other lovely giveaways, visit Sew Mama Sew!

~~~~ Comments closed! Thank you for the wonderful response. 

Come back Sunday to see who the winner is! ~~~~~

Yarn Along & Giveaway Winner ~ October 12

the sun was a little bright so I'm shielding my eyes with my right hand while trying to snap a photo with my left - not the easiest thing to do

Is it Wednesday already?  I'm finding the days and weeks melding together at top speed.  Sigh.  For Ginny's Yarn Along I worked a bit more on the Travel Shawl, which I think will be finished by later this week (YEAH!!!)  and began and finished a new project as hinted at earlier.  It's a very purple.  It's another cowl.  Its name reminds me of Star Wars: the Darkside Cowl.  The yarn was another Malabrigo from my stash called Violetas. 

Reading continues with more of the same school books and a few magazines and cookbooks.  Nothing really to report.

Ravelry info here.

Yarn Giveaway:  Thank you for the comments on last week's post.  It was fun to read through each one.  I asked my youngest to randomly call out a number between 1 and  35. 

He chose #25 (Lydia) who said: 

That is a beautiful neck thingie and I love the colorway you've chosen.

I'd love to win those gorgeous scarlet skeins of yarn.

Congratulations, Lydia!  Just email me your information (my email is found under my copyright button), and I'll send out your yarn.  If I don't hear from you within 48 hours, I'll go ahead and pick another name.  Thanks!

 

Yarn Along ~ October 5 and a Yarn Giveaway!

For Ginny's Yarn Along this week.... a longish post, too many photos and a little giveaway if you end up reading this entire post! 

Ripping rounds...sounds like it should be a musical group, doesn't it?  Rather, it's what I've been doing (save a few days ago) to the Travel Shawl.  The process is so painstakingly s-l-o-w.  At least the way I'm doing it.  Stitch by stitch.  If the pattern were stockinette, I would try slipping a waste yarn through the row where I wanted to begin again and simply and quickly undue the extra rows.  But with this pattern...ugh!  If you have another method of ripping rounds, please speak up!  (I won't need to rip back any more rounds for the shawl ~ yeah! ~ but definitely could use the tips for future projects.)  Presently, I'm almost through with the 2nd chart and onto the final leg of the pattern. 

All I can say is thank goodness for other short, easy projects.  A little 'mindless' knitting is always a welcome change.
My 'mindless' knitting from last week was fun and quick.  It's the Malabrigo Neck Thingie. Yes, I'm actually modeling it myself (a little brave step!).  It'll be on its way to my mom's house soon.  I made just a few minor alterations. Ravelry info here. 

In the reading department, I've added Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities.  My older two are reading this for school, and once again, since I haven't read it since highschool and can't remember much (and I keep getting it mixed up with Les Miserables which I know I shouldn't, couldn't possibly do), I've decided to read this alongside. 

Now onto the giveaway...I'm presently trying to catalogue my yarn stash so that I actually know what and how much I have of a particular yarn.  Not done yet, but I thought it might be fun to give a few skeins away.  The three skeins are a little too fire-engine red for me, so I thought someone else would like them and could use them. 

So if you're interested in receiving 2 skeins of Knitpicks Imagination in Ruby Slippers and 1 skein of Berroco Softtwist in ? colorway, then leave a comment on this post. (Lurkers, that includes you...)  I'll choose the winner and make the announcement on next Wednesday's Yarn Along Post (October 12!)

P.S. - make sure to leave your email in the comments if I can't find it on your blog

Slug & Ant Giveaway 2

Yeah!  Another giveaway.  Salty Graphic Studio is having another giveaway to win 1 copy of its Slug & Ant Show on DVD.  I have to put in a plug for this show!  It's great.  It's also by my brother...a very talented Christian artist.  You're welcome to leave a comment here, but in order to have an opportunity to win the DVD...

You must go to the Slug & Ant Blog to post a comment for the giveaway.

1 winner will be chosen. 

Ends Friday, May 7th.  

Go here to see more about Slug & Ant.

And of course, you can visit Salty Graphic Studio too!

And...if you don't win the giveaway, you can always purchase a copy here, or at Christian Cinema.com or at Books Christian.com

Slug & Ant Giveaway!!!

Who doesn't love a GIVEAWAY? 

This is such a cute & family-friendly gift to give.  Salty Graphic Studio is having its first giveaway: 1 copy of their soon-to-be-released DVD for preschoolers, called the Slug & Ant Show. 

Go here to sign up for the giveaway. Ends December 10th!

Go here to see more about Slug & Ant.

And of course, you can visit Salty Graphic Studio too!

And...if you don't win the giveaway, you can always purchase a copy here.

A Little Pick-Me-Up

A little surprise arrived in the mail yesterday.

Are you curious?

Was is a truckload of fabric?  No.

A life-time supply of yarn?  Nope.

A large stork bringing a new bundle?  No... (but wouldn't that be nice?)

It was just what I needed...coffee! 

And not just any coffee...organic stuff...12 little bags worth.  Actually I have to thank Susan from here for letting me know about this fun giveaway.  Thank you, Susan!  And thank you, Rogers Gourmet Coffee & Tea, for hosting the giveaway.  :) 

Well, it's a marvelous night for a ...

 

Image: Jean Morrison (used by permission).

... Giveaway.  A fabric giveaway! 

I remember dancing to Van Morrison's song long after it had premiered and thinking, "what is this song?"  What did I know?  I was only a freshman and had poor musical tastes then.  The dance was a high school dance (the only one I went to besides the overrated senior prom).  Actually it was a dance-a-thon, and we were raising funds for some project for the school.

So what does the reminiscing about a song have to do with the giveaway?  

The name of course.  

Image: Jean Morrison (used by permission).

Jenean Morrison, who has a beautiful Free Spirit line of fabrics entitled 'Moondance' is giving away some free fabric! 

Go here to enter the giveaway!  

You can also visit her work on Etsy (she'll be starting to carry some of her fabrics there soon!)  And visit her site here and stop in to say hello at her blog. 

Really beautiful stuff.