Giveaway Winners...

I went to the trust Random Number Generator and asked it to give me 8 different numbers. In typical and trusty fashion, the RNG obliged.

It's late Friday night as I write this, so I'm not going to make you wait any longer for the results. As I got the numbers for the winners, I checked their comments to see what they liked best. I'm awarding prizes in the order the numbers were drawn.

These are the lucky winners of my 800th Plus Post Giveaway:

#51 - Dani of Glad Tidings Primitives and Folkart blog - Bead Kits
# 54 - GerryArt of GerryART blog - Tote
#20 - Sudukc of Sudukc's needleart & other musings blog - Pillow Cover
#29 - WW of Sweet Rides - Tote
#14 - Michele of Michele's Treasures, Teacups and Tumbling Rose Cottage - Bead Kits*
#4 - Sue of Granny's World blog - Tea Towel
#1 - Sharon of Corgis in My Garden - Tea Towel
#49 - Kathy of Troublesome Creek Quilts - Pillow Cover

PLEASE EMAIL YOUR ADDRESSES TO ME WITH "I'M A WINNER!" IN THE SUBJECT LINE. I'll mail your prizes out to you early next week.

Congratulations everyone! Thanks so much for participating. Also, don't forget I have one more drawing ending on October 10th for the My Memories Suite digital scrapbook software! There's still time to enter.

 *You'll notice that the bead kits appear twice. Dani and Michele both said they loved the bead kits, so I'll get another pair of kits so that both gals can have them.

Fair Warning...

I'm in the studio today, finishing up 

the gifts for my 800th Plus Post Giveaway. 

If you haven't entered the drawings yet, 

you can click here to go to my giveaway post.

I'll choose eight winners at 11 pm ET tonight

and

announce the winners tomorrow.

I have to get back to work now, but I'll be back

this evening to get the winning numbers.

(I'll be using the Random Number Generator.)

Good Luck!

Calling All Goblins...

I already had both of the embroideries completed, so all I had to do was decide how I wanted the Halloween totes to look.

I thought it might be nice to add some fall color to each bag to coordinate with the embroidery. I added vintage buttons and an acorn (of course), and it's finished. All the winner needs to do is fill it with treats and hang it on the front door until the little goblins ring!

Now to finish the rest of the pillow covers and totes today and I'll be ready to draw the winner's names tomorrow night. (There's still time to enter if you haven't yet!) Good luck to all my blog friends.

Autumn Is Here...

 

I spent part of the day in the studio yesterday.

I love being back at my machines and creating pretty things...

even when they have a spooky theme!

I chose a vintage peach-colored button to embellish the muslin flower.

It's my subtle nod to Halloween pumpkins. Hardly my scariest effort, 

but I think the pillow cover will fit in nicely with any decor.

I might have to make an extra one for myself!

This is one of the pillow covers that I'll gift to two lucky winners in my

800th Plus Post Giveaway. It's made to fit a 16" pillow form.

If you haven't entered the giveaway yet, just click here.

 

My Autumn issue of Jeanne d'Arc Living magazine arrived yesterday, too.

I'm going to make a cup of tea, grab this issue 

and spend a little time enjoying the beauty within its pages.

If you'd like your own copy, I ordered mine from The Beautiful Life.

 PS. Do you like my new background? I decided on a soft, quiet theme for Autumn.

I Won A Giveaway!...

Perhaps you already know that one of my favorite online artists is Michelle Palmer. She draws the most beautiful images - and frequently draws acorns, which I purchase as soon as they're listed.

So when Michelle recently hosted a giveaway on her blog to celebrate 700+ followers and 1500 Etsy sales, I threw my name into the hat and crossed my fingers.

I was over the moon when I saw that I was one of the two lucky names she drew! Both of the Santas were beautiful, but I had my heart set on the one that looked more like a Woodland Santa to me.

When my envelope arrived, I couldn't wait to get back to the house to open it. I did a happy dance all the way up the driveway when I saw that Michelle had sent exactly the Santa I'd hoped for!

She also included a tag that she'd created...I suspect from one of her own hand-carved stamps. Need I mention that the woman is multi-talented?

 

I also love the little bag of buttons that Michelle included. I mean, who doesn't love buttons? (Be honest, now. I know you love 'em, too!)

Thank you, Michelle! I'm proud to be the owner of yet another Palmer masterpiece! I can't wait to make something beautiful with it!

Don't forget that I'm hosting a giveaway, too! Just click on the giveaway button in my left sidebar to go to the giveaway post to enter.

800th Plus Post Giveaway...

This is officially my 873rd post and it's past time to celebrate with a giveaway! Because Autumn is my favorite time of year, I've chosen that (and Halloween) as my theme.

There are going to be EIGHT winners this time, and here are some of the things I've chosen to give to my faithful friends whose names are chosen. Each person will receive a main gift, and then I'll add a few other smaller surprises to their package when I mail them out.

The first item is a Pumpkin Pie Recipe tea towel from Mary Lake-Thompson, Ltd.

• I have two of these to give away •

The second item is a tote bag that I'm going to make using this embroidery. 

This will be the perfect size for a little trick or treating 

or adding to your holiday decor. The base fabric is canvas.

• There will be two of these to give away •

 I will be making pillows pillow covers using this ivory on canvas embroidery motif.

Nothing like a little Halloween "shabby" to add to your decor.

• There will be three of these to give away •

Finally, I have these two little Mill Hill bead kits to give away.

• They will both go to one lucky winner •

It's easy to enter your name in the drawing.

• You must be a follower to enter. 

• Simply leave a comment on this post only, 

telling me which gift you'd want if your name is drawn.

I'll close the giveaway at 11 pm on Friday, October 7th.

Winners will be announced Saturday, October 8th.

Good Luck! 

UPDATE (11:30 ET 10/07/11): DRAWING IS CLOSED  

Thanks to everyone who entered.

Homeward Bound...

We left Williamsburg, Virginia yesterday and are nearly home. 

I've had this ceramic pin for about fifteen years and

it's always been one of my favorite, whimsical pieces to wear.

It reminded me of Kessie with her silly ears, and

she was never one to turn down a little ride in the car.

It just seemed the right image for today's post.

I'm hoping to find an artist some day who could make another one 

for me, but with a corgi that looks like Taggart grinning out the window.

Tag has become quite the little traveler, so it would be perfect for him, too!

I've got so many exciting things to share with you in the next week,

least of which will be a giveaway that I've been planning 

to celebrate over 800 posts (It's actually 867 today!)

I'll do my regular weekend posts, but starting next week I'll share a few

revelations and then launch my 800th Plus Post Giveaway. (Catchy, eh?)

Thank you to everyone who gave me suggestions for locating my

Rhapsody of Grace fabric. I placed an order online yesterday 

and received an online confirmation for my order right away. 

I'm crossing my fingers that they actually have what I need now.

Because we're on the road, and I placed the order online while we

were driving (don't you just love modern technology?) I'll have to

wait until Monday to call and find out if it's on its way to me.

I'll be home late today, and will be back in the studio as soon as I can.

Enjoy your weekend...I have lots of relaxing planned!