Sunday, May 16, 2010

It's the day of the Giveaway!

Yay! As part of Sew Mama, Sew's giveaway day, I will join over 250 generous bloggers in giving something away. Huzzah!

Here's what you can win from me:
An embroidered wall hanging, handmade by me. This Alice in Wonderland-inspired hanging is just over 4.5" at the diameter, and is mounted on a hand-painted wooden frame. The pattern is my own.
A felt birdie brooch, also handmade. It's about 2" at the widest point, and the pin back is securely sewn on.

Also included in the package will be some sewing supplies - two remnants of vintage plaid wool, a yard of vintage lilac pompom trim, 5 skeins of brightly colored embroidery floss, and a pretty patterned pillowcase (the background).
So the winner, which I will select at random, will get everything you see pictured above!

To enter, just leave a comment on this post and tell me one of three things:
1. A book, album/band or movie you would recommend
2. Your favorite craft
3. Your favorite project of all the projects I have blogged about

Alright, you only have until Friday, May 21st to enter. Good luck!

Edited to add: I will ship internationally, and please make sure I can contact you somehow, or check back on Friday. Thanks!

89 comments :

  1. Too cute KT the Fish! I love the Alice-inspired piece. A Lot. Check out The Kind Diet, I'm reading it right now (as I type even) and am kinda obsessed...that is all :)

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  2. the felt birdie brooch is too cool. My favourite craft is quilting using yoyo's but I also love creating things out of felt and making baby stuff.

    jessmellifont@gmail.com

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  3. Charming giveaway items! My favorite movie is Bridget Jones' Diary - so funny and romantic...

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  4. I love to mix up crafts. But otherwise I love knitting the most.
    I just finished Jakob Ejersbo's Africa Trilogy. It will come out in English soon and it is amazing.

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  5. A band I would recommend is Hefner. They've long since split, but Darren Hayman continues to make some fantastic music on his own and with various other bands.

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  6. Love your work! My fave is 'little freestyle' - it just shows how dedicate we crafters can be to our craft.

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  7. Wow that bird is adorable. Favorite craft right now - making hula hoops!

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  8. 1. An American Wife by Curtis Sittenfield
    2. I've been into embriodery lately- oh, and making cloth napkins for friends so they stop using paper =)
    3. The wreath! Mostly because I stole that idea and it's so fun to make!
    I did this wrong...I answered all three, but I'm just going to leave it...

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  9. Love the eat me embroidery and the brooch, am very happy to have stumbled upon your blog via the giveaway.

    I recommend the British band Goldfrapp - especially their first album, Felt Mountain.

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  10. Wow, I'm deeply impressed!
    Would be so nice to be the lucky one.

    Kind regards from Germany
    Claudia

    frauknopf@gmx.de

    I love to read Jane Austins Pride an Predjudice...I know I'm an oldfashioned maiden

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  11. Very cute!
    A book I recommend is The Time Travelers Wife. Thanks for the great giveaway!

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  12. Cute stuff! A great book: The Orchard Keeper by Cormac McCarthy. Full disclosure: I am still reading it, but it's AMAZING and all I want to do most of the time.

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  13. This is all fabulous! I recently read Waking Up in the Land of Glitter and found it to be a lot of fun to read and inspiring, as well! I really enjoyed it! jinglesells at gmail dot com

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  14. Thanks for the great giveaway!
    Currently I've been sewing to Tapes n Tapes..the Loon and Blonde Redhead's "Misery is a Butterfly"

    Just finished teaching the book "Geek Love" by Katherine Dunn to my student as well....one of my fav books.
    fausseparisienne at gmail dot com

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  15. What a generous giveaway! I am impressed.
    I highly recommend the book: A homemade Life
    The best read I have had in a long time.
    jl@thescrappyappleyard.com
    thescrappyappleyard.blogspot.com

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  16. my favorite album is "This Time Next Year" by Red Hill City!
    vickienae(at)gmail(dot)com

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  17. Thanks for the chance to win! I love the little bird brooch. My fave crafts right now are quilting (for when I'm home), and knitting(for when I need a portable project)

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  18. So cute Katie! My favorite craft (at the moment!) is quilting- if only my sewing machine would magically fix itself!
    xoxo

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  19. Book: Strange Pilgrims (Doce cuentos peregrinos) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, twelve short stories that will melt your heart ... and one really cool introduction.

    Thanks for the cool giveaway!
    escuishi(at)hotmail(dot)com
    http://hello-my-little-world.blogspot.com/

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  20. Such an awesome giveaway!! My favorite project right now is just following different sew alongs....I like to make quilts so mostly just making them

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  21. Cute, cute! My favorite craft is quilting.

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  22. Love the cute stuff you've got up for giveaway!

    The book that I keep coming back to re-read year after year is Diana Gabaldon's Voyager (and then the whole series after that)

    spiralowlcreations at gmail dot com

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  23. I love scrapbooking, but embroidery is one of my favorites! Great giveaway:)
    http://www.craftygolucky.blogspot.com/

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  24. My favourite book: Die Mondsteinmärchen - I do not kow if they are available in English

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  25. Hello Katie!
    My favourite book is Acid Row by Minette Walters (very creepy), my favourite craft is quilting and I loved your croched pillows.
    Please count me in your giveaway.-)

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  26. Cute giveaway book I adore sew darn cute, movie Lilo and Stitch My little girls love it, and craft I love anything with fabric.

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  27. my favorite craft is sewing

    shannon.mangerchine(at)gmail(dot)com

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  28. Pretty.
    I highly recommend The Magus by John Fowles. It's the one book that I've read over 8 times.

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  29. Gorgeous stuff, thanks for having a giveaway. I always recommend Pride and Prejudice, a classic.

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  30. Well the book has already been recommended. Its just that great so I'm recommending it to Pride and Prejudice.
    I like refashioning old clothes into new clothes and other things.
    i loved the yarn wreath you blogged on. I made one after reading that post its so pretty I used purple and yellow as my colors.

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  31. my fav craft, HUMMMM stained glass, warm glass, hot glass, painting,card making,ceramics, sewing, embroidery, candlewicking, Counted cross stitch, Quilting, ok the last two are what I am doing now, both CCS and Quilting for charity.. Please enter me in your lovely drawing. ladycolmn(at)aol(dot)com from the Florida Gulf Coast area

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  32. I really, really REALLY loved The Blind Side. I sat thru it three times and cried all three times!!!

    Thanks for the entry!

    shelly.potter(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  33. My new fave band is Little Red
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Red

    Would love to win this gorgeous giveaway!

    Emma :)
    qotfu72 (at) yahoo.com.au

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  34. Very cute giveaway prizes!
    My favourite craft has always been paper crafts.

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  35. I just finished a really inspiring book (nonfiction) called How to Save the World... not so much a how-to as a collection of really amazing stories of people who are.

    sallybway at suddenlink dot net

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  36. My favourite book is Garildins Blanket... it's a kids book!! I love Foo Fighters... favourite craft would have to be your funny little brooches!!

    xo Steph

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  37. Lovely giveaway! My favorite craft (at least at the moment) is sewing.)

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  38. Hi, my favorite books are the Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula LeGuin.

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  39. Fun stuff! I'd recommend the books 'By Darkness Hid' and 'To Darkness Fled' by jill williamson. Thank you!
    luscofamily(at)ortelco.net

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  40. How cute, I love everything!

    I recommend ANY book by Jodie Picult,she's fabulous!

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  41. Lovely stuff, thanks so much! My favorite craft is embroidery...and I highly recommend Drood by Dan Simmons...really thick, really crazy Dickensian story.

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  42. the birdie brooch is so cute :D would love to win it. i've been reading the hobbit and it's really interesting, a lot more than i expected. and i've been addicted to korean girl bands like girls generation >_< thanks for hosting the giveaway!

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  43. i love the book dune- highly recomended!
    and i love sewing and needle stitching and needle felting very much!
    thanks for the giveaway

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  44. thanks for the chance to win! I would recommend the book the history of love by nicole krauss.

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  45. Cute giveaway!

    I love to sew and make jewellery - my favourite one depends on my mood really.

    debyeo at hotmail dot com

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  46. My absolutely favorite book would be Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett. It's from his discworld series and absolutely hilarious. Thanks for the giveaway!

    bytesizedpieces (at) gmail.com

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  47. I really like Bon Iver right now music wise...recommending the son "Foe Emma, Forever Ago"

    Great Giveaway!!

    osculatess@yahoo.ca

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  48. Enter me please! I recommend you the movie "New Moon" ^^

    Ana Belén R.M
    fisiwoman(at)hotmail.com
    Spain

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  49. I'm reading The Little House by Philippa Gregory at the moment - a great read

    Gill

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  50. beautiful work!!!

    i can recommend diana gabaldon' "outlander" series - the are seriously addictive!! (i am just on book 7)

    my favourite craft is crocheting -
    please also check out my giveaway at www.cheekyapple.com :-)

    i like your blog entry on thrift-store treasures - i always love being inspired to do more second-hand shopping :-)

    nadescha
    mail(at)cheekyapple(dot)com

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  51. thank you for a chance at your giveaway...i love the movie Dangerous Beauty. you really ought to watch it! i love to quilt. and i love the band Everything But the Girl.

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  52. I've just seen the movie Babies, it's a documentary about the first year of 4 babies from around the world. It's really good, gives you an insight into the environments babies are born into, and luckily in this movie, all 4 babies are happy and healthy, regardless of where they live. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  53. ummm...a book you say...i love reading kids books so i would just say read shel silverstein and your life is better!
    bruzzinie@net.elmhurst.edu

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  54. Books, it is so hard to have a fave. I am really into culinary mysteries right now.....

    My fave craft right now is kids clothes.....

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  55. My favourite craft is quilting. Thanks for the great giveaway.

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  56. My favorite craft is English paper piece quilting. It is so addictive! Thanks!

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  57. I like so much this giveaway! so many lovely stuff *_* . Well, my favorite craft is sewing, bookbinding and drawing ^^ .
    thank you so much for this opportunity

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  58. I love your prizes. My all time favorite craft is knitting. Thank you for the chance to enter!

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  59. I totally recommend the band Edward Sharpe and the magnetic Zeros. omydarlingblog(at)gmail(dot)com

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  60. My favorite book is Pride and Prejudice. Thanks for entering me in your sweet giveaway!

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  61. Okay so cute, cute things. I love the green thing you did on an idex card - I would totally put that on a wall. My favourite creative book is called 'Hidden Art', and I love to lots of crafty things - make clothes, a bit of quilting, felting, soft toys, .... Thanks for a rad giveaway I would totally be loving that stuff here in NZ. You can link in to my blog to find me and my giveaway or email me at makeitgiveit(at)gmail(dot)com

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  62. my favorite crafts are sewing and crochet!

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  63. Awwwww, so so cute! And a great little assortment of goodies! My favorite band of all time is Neutral Milk Hotel. They're a little bizarre, but I highly recommend them. Oh, and also Mates of State!

    Thanks for the chance to win!

    eleanorbeasley(at)gmail(dot)com
    www.unfamiliarceiling.com

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  64. LOVE your little birdie brooch, would wear it with pride!!! Great giveaway by the way.....Katie, and anyone else that wants to, if you haven't been there yet come to mine and join in too.

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  65. My favorite draft is quilting. Thank you for these cute giveaway prizes. mlwright29 (at) hotmail (dot) com

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  66. my favorite is to do everything at once - mixing sewing, stamping, drawing, painting, etc all together!

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  67. My fav. craft is mini quilts

    thanks
    atchisonsteph@gmail.com

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  68. My favorite craft is sewing and knitting, maybe knitting is a bit more favorite.....

    http://busybeefree.blogspot.com/

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  69. Alexi Murdoch! Great singer, just got his album.

    skooksplayground[at]gmail[dot]com

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  70. "The Grapes of Wrath" is my favorite book of all time. I love your little bit of everything giveaway and am officially crossing my fingers for it!

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  71. have you seen Avatar yet? great movie. I was skeptical at first but I fell in love. The colors are literally out of this world! and how about David (or Dave) Barnes? Heard of him? I love his songs. His voice is just so beautiful! thanks for the giveaway!

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  72. Hmm well, the book I'm currently reading is "Daddy Needs A Drink" by Robert Wilder. It's hilarious - especially if you have young kids :)

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  73. My daughter asked me to enter some of these giveaways for her since her computer is not working... she said I could even win something for my wife in some of the contest
    I hope I am doing the entering the right way. Tom in Florida
    tcsean(at)aol(dot)com

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  74. Oh! I love the movie Coco Chanel... Hahaha It would be great if I can be like her someday!^_^

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  75. ...well, I've thought to recommend you the new, beautiful cd of the Portuguese group Deolinda, "Dois Selos e Um Carimbo", it's really a little masterpiece! :o)

    And now I'll keep my fingers crossed for your pretty giveaway but, in the meantime, thanks so much for this generous chance!

    Hugs from Italy,
    Antonella


    P.S. you can listen something by Deolinda in their website
    http://www.deolinda.com.pt/

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  76. "An Assembly Such As This" by Pamela Aiden. It's "Pride and Prejudice" from Mr. Darcy's perspective. AWESOME! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  77. I just love anything written by Sophie Kinsella!
    great giveaway! thanks for the chance to win!
    crossing my fingers!

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  78. I love Regina Spektor, anything by her is AMAZINGLY good and I love to listen to her while I craft... :)

    Please enter me in the draw and don't forget to enter mine:

    http://www.sew-funky.com/2010/05/sewmamasew-may-giveaway/

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  79. I would recommend the Masterpiece Theatre version of Jane Eyre. I just finished the book which I also recommend too. I checked both the movie and book out from the library. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/janeeyre/index.html
    Thanks for the chance to win. stephspitzer at gmail dot com

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  80. I can't suggest music because I am tragically uncool in that department. My crafting music playlist includes everything from Etta James to Pat Benetar to Beyonce.
    I have crafty ADD too - but embroidery is one of my favorite arts. I find it so relaxing, and I always get excited when finishing a project.
    I love your embroidered book cover!

    heidig@gmail.com

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  81. Embroidery is really my fave craft! Thanks for the chance!

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  82. I liked the mixed media green embroidery and sharpie on an index card idea!

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  83. The book The Time Traveler's Wife was great. I love to crochet.

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  84. a room with a view
    I think I'm going to win!
    pjjllive(at)gmail(dot)com

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  85. I would recommend the soundtrack from Where the Wild Things Are. Thanks for the giveaway. melissamary78(at)aol(dot)com

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  86. thanks for the giveaway!
    I recommend the picture of dorian gray by oscar wilde. It's a thrilling book!
    shou.milk@gmail.com

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