Well hello there! I bet you thought I fell off the Earth after being so quiet for so long, eh? SURPRISE! Not only have I been busy sewing up a storm for my various clients, I have been working hard at relaunching with my new name, my fancy new blog (thank you
Laura Jane!!) and some new tutorials and products coming your way very soon!! I've been writing up a storm and saving them for the launch!
I started this little business up just last year making the fabulous little flowers that you eat up as fast as I can make them! Now carried in two retails locations, and soon to be a third, my little flowers have brought me a lot of joy to share.
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Shabby Blossoms, Fabulous 50's, Bobbies and Clips! |
Then I added in my passion for the Creative Arts, with a dash of sewing machine, a pinch of inspiration, a few fabulous patterns and a really
wonderful and dear friends encouragement.That was the making of my transformation from sweet little hair accessories, to sewing up treats for children. Just to tempt you with whats coming, I'm going to show you my sewing journey! You can see more at my
facebook page, and eventually the Etsy store when I'm done getting it overhauled!
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My first quilt face! |
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Kids Lunch bag and coordinating Snack Sack! |
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Custom hand singed vintage blossoms! |
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Heather Bailey print Crayon Roll! |
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Custom pencil crayon roll! |
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The fabulous Art Caddy for Cara Miller! |
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A sweet toddler size coloring tote! |
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A custom DS carrying case designed for my nephew! |
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My first pillowcase dress! |
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The very first thing I made with my new sewing machine, a mug rug for my mom! |
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Art Folios! |
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Up next: a sneak peek at my upcoming tutorial piece! |
Phew!! Enough with all that and on to the giveaway!
You can't celebrate a new phase of a journey without giving something away, so lets just get to the goods! We are going to have THREE LUCKY WINNERS who are going to have lots to be happy about when they get their prizes! The first name drawn will get to choose which prize they want, and the second and third will win the other two in the order they are drawn. Exciting! I know!
Prize #1: A $25.00 credit in my store for ANYTHING you want! Even if it's not there and you have a great idea in your head, let's make it happen! $25 and your imagination! Sounds great to me!!!
Prize #2 is generously donated from my dear friend
Amy Dunn. Now, if you've not been around my blog too long, you need to go here to see where our friendship started! She really inspired me to get my feet off the ground and do what I love to do when I asked her to
sew up something fabulous for my own little artist! She's not only the most talented seamstress I've run across, but now she has her own little fabric store where you can work with her tap into her talented mind!
Seriously~ can you get over how cute this is? I recently contacted her and asked her to put a fabric stash together for me for a project I'm working on (see above aforementioned 'upcoming tutorial photo') and she not only did an amazing job, she did it quickly, and it was in my hands THREE DAYS LATER. Amazing! She hit the nail on the head, her prices are fabulous and I guarantee you will never meet anyone nicer on the internet. I promise.
When she heard about my little blog being redesigned and me doing a giveaway, she donated this stack of fabric for one of you to in! Get a load of this:
You can win a 1/2 yard cut of each of the following gorgeous fabrics:
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Michael Miller Lil' Plain Jane in Aqua |
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Michael Miller Ta-Dot in Ocean |
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Michael Miller Quarter Dots in Red and Aqua |
Prize #3 is a fabric stash from my own collection. I'm not going to post pictures because I'm going to ask the winner what kinds of fabrics they want so if you win, be ready with a choice between flannel or cotton, and some colors! I have a stash that will boggle the mind and trust me when I say that it's all awesome stuff. I'm a Michael Miller junkie through and through!!!
Tempted? Excited? Ya ME TOO! I looooove giving away things and I know you love winning them! So, here is how to enter!
Entry #1: Mandatory. You MUST like BOTH KTDS and Pinked Fabrics on Facebook.
Entry #2: Bonus Entry. Go ahead and tell me what you'd put your $25 credit towards if you won that! I want to know what you would love for your kiddo!!
Entry #3: Bonus Entry: Pop over to Pinked Fabrics on ETSY and tell me what your favorite fabrics are from there! She has amazing stuff!!
Entry #4: Bonus Entry: Comment THREE MORE TIMES if you blog, tweet of FB status about this giveaway. Be sure to include a link to your blast so I can check it out!
That's it! If you do all 4 of those steps above you can enter as many as 6 times for this giveaway and those odds are pretty sweet! Contest closes on Monday April 25, 2011 at MIDNIGHT EST. Winners will be drawn using Random.org and contact for confirmation prior to being announced. Be sure to leave your email address so I know how to find you! Prizes will be sent via USPS regular mail. If you want your prize sent any other way, or faster, that additional cost will be yours to cover.
~ GOOD LUCK!!! ~
I liked both FB pages. Love your art caddy and at Pinked Fabrics I love the Amy Butler Soul Blossoms, thanks for the giveaway and good luck!
ReplyDeleteI liked both FB pages also.
ReplyDeleteI like the Michael Miller Teacup fabric
ReplyDeleteCongrats on all your accomplishments! I am over from Lots of Pink Here to leave a comment! I also follow your blog and love it! (Do not count me in your giveaway as I do not facebook.)
ReplyDeleteI like both facebook pages and love your site!
ReplyDeleteI think I'd use my $25 credit towards an art caddy, something to contain all the art kit they have!
ReplyDeleteI like KTDS and Pinked Fabrics on Facebook
ReplyDeleteI liked both FB pages!
ReplyDeleteLove the art caddy, flowers and lunch/snack bags!
ReplyDeleteI have a new favorite place to get fabric!! What great selection she has! I love Amy Butler 1/2 yard bundle of 3, Michael Miller petal flower in aqua and Kumari Garden to name a few!
ReplyDeleteI liked both of you on FB!
ReplyDeleteI love Amy's bundles!! Today my fav is Amy Butler's 3 bundle of Soul Blossoms - yummy!!
ReplyDeleteI "LIKED" you both on FB!!
ReplyDeleteLike BillieBee, I love the Michael Miller Teacup fabric and I love how she put it in the bundle with the other Michael Miller fabrics...great bundle!!
ReplyDeleteI like both Pinked Fabrics and KTDS on FB
ReplyDeleteI think my $25 would go toward one of those pretty little flowers and maybe a crayon roll for my granddaughter.
ReplyDeleteI shared your giveaway on FB
ReplyDeleteWow!! What an excellent giveaway! I've like the FB pages. :)
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE the Michael Miller happy hills fabric! How fun and "happy" it would be for a small summer wristlet!
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what I'd put the $25 towards!! There are so many great things I could gift to my nieces/nephews! The crayon roll is high on the list for sure though!
ReplyDeleteI liked you both on Facebook! :) Thank you!
ReplyDeleteAwww, i can do all the entries except the mandatory one since i'm not on facebook. Oh well.
ReplyDeleteI liked both on facebook!
ReplyDeleteI'd spend my $25 on an art folio with a boy print - something with vehicle fabric.
ReplyDeleteThe Michael Miller honk honk fabric line would be perfect for my boys. And I love the color of the Moda City Weekend prints in Downtown Turquoise.
ReplyDeleteWe liked both kids and pinked on FB as Margaret and Marcia.
ReplyDeleteWe liked both Kids and Pinked on FB as Margaret and Marcia.
ReplyDeleteI spent a while looking at Pinked Fabrics on Etsy, my favourite fabric I think would be Happy Hills by Michael Miller.
ReplyDeleteI liked both Facebook pages.
ReplyDeleteI tweeted this (emeloteofcalais) giveaway!
ReplyDeleteLove your art caddy!
ReplyDeleteAt Pinked Fabrics I love the Amy Butler Soul Blossoms, the Michael Miller and Free Spirit!
ReplyDeleteI have also posted this on facebook as well!
ReplyDeleteI have also blogged about your site - http://emeloteofcalais.blogspot.com/2011/04/karen-thompson-design-studio-giveaway.html
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
I "liked" both on FB.
ReplyDeleteOh boy, I'd love the art tote. It's adorable.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite fabric: Kumari Garden by Dena Designs:) Just lovely.
ReplyDeleteLiking you both (very much!)
ReplyDeleteNot an easy choice - but if I won (if...) i think it would have to be the art caddy.
ReplyDeleteLots of lovely things at pinked fabrics. The Michael Miller tiny green gingham would be lovely for the summer.
ReplyDeleteI liked both KTDS and Pinked Fabrics on Facebook.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what I'd pick, but I'd love if we could come up with something great for my little boy. He's still only 7 months old! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the gnoming around fabric from Michael Miller in the shop. :)
ReplyDeleteLiked both Pinked & KTDS on FB :)
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway! I "liked" both FB pages! :)
ReplyDeleteI love any of the half-yard bundles of Amy Butler's Soul Blossoms at Pinked Fabric. Actually, I love a lot more than that, but any of those would do! ;)
ReplyDeleteI liked you both on facebook
ReplyDeletemy favourite fabric from the etsy shop is the michael miller pink and white dot and the aqua dot
ReplyDeleteI liked both on Facebook!
ReplyDeleteI have so many projects that I have in my head to make. I would use the store credit to get fabric to make said projects. I NEED FABRIC SO BAD!
ReplyDeleteI love the Heather Baily Pop Daisy in Rose! Although I'm pretty enamored with all of the fabric!
ReplyDeleteI liked both of you on Facebook!
ReplyDeleteI liked both sites on facebook.
ReplyDeleteI think my favorite fabric on Pinked Fabrics is Happy Hills from Michael Miller!
ReplyDeleteIf I won the $25 gift certificate I'd put it towards an Art Caddy! Thank you for a great give away!
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