WINNERS!!!

 

Thank you so much to all of you who entered my giveaway this week!!

Random number generator picked commentor #14 as the winner!  Congrats, Rachel!  I'll email you right away and get those pillowcases (and a few other treats) off to you so you can enjoy them for Christmas.

As an extra thank-you to all of you, I picked a second winner - and #48 - Cal in Chile -  was chosen.

I wish I could send to all of you :(  I will get around to visiting all of you over the holidays though.  I'm definitely  looking forward to that.    It's always fun to meet new bloggers - thanks so much for visiting me!

Giveaway Day at Sew, Mama, Sew!

GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED - THANKS FOR ENTERING!!

I am thrilled to be participating in Giveaway Day at Sew, Mama, Sew again!  Welcome to all visitors!  I'm delighted that you decided to drop by.

My giveaway is a set of standard size "Holiday Cardinals Pillowcases" and is part of the Handmade for the Home category.

To enter, please leave your name, where you are from and then tell me what you wish you could be doing right now!  Remember to leave your email address or link to your blog so that I have a way of contacting you.  This giveaway is open to all visitors - I am happy to ship internationally.  Entries will close on Friday, December 16 at 5:00 p.m. PST and I will notify the winners by Sunday, December 18. 

Be sure to visit Sew, Mama, Sew this week and check out the links in all 5 categories of giveaways.  There are some wonderful treats being shared.  Good luck everyone and Merry Christmas!  Thanks again for dropping by.   

Winners!

I was absolutely amazed at how many people were involved with the Sew, Mama, Sew giveaway event earlier this week!  There were 550 giveaways in the 3 categories and I was  able to only enter a handful of them.  I think you'd have to be on your computer day and night to get around to everyone!

I was thrilled to have 209 people stop by my blog!  I'd initially thought that maybe I'd get 50 - 75 comments and as the number grew, I started thinking about how I could share with a few more of these visitors.  So I decided to offer 3 giveaways - it's not like I don't have enough fabric in my stash and sewing a few more pillowcases won't take very long.

So random number generator chose #94, #70 and #140 which means that the prizes are going to :


The Sewing Dork said...


My dream project is a mystery to me at this point, but an entire weekend alone without the kids to sew seems like a dream...

come see me too (I'm local) for a giveaway.
www.sewingdork.blogspot.com

pianomama said...

My dream project is a King size quilt out of Hometown by Sweetwater.....adore that fabric

thriftyfinn said...

Thanks for the chance!

It blew me away that I had visitors from Turkey, Greece, Portugal, the UK, Finland, Australia, New Zealand, the US and Canada!  Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that would happen!  So I'm sending a treat to Calgary, Alberta, one to Colorado and one to Finland.  Blogging and the internet are amazing, aren't they?  I did try to return the favour and check out as many of my visitors as I could.  I wish I could send everyone a treat - Canada Post would love me!!  I definitely am looking forward to the next Giveaway Day in December - now, what shall I create for that???

Giveaway Day at Sew, Mama, Sew!

May 26 - Giveaway Closed

Winners have been contacted and I will post them soon.

Welcome - and if you are visiting via the links on Sew, Mama, Sew, I'm so happy that you stopped by!  I have had the pleasure of winning a few things via their site over the past few months (a book and 2 sets of Kona solid color charms) and I want to pass on some goodness to others today.

When I first saw the invitation to join the Giveaway Day festival (because, really - a chance to win is always worthy of celebration), I debated about signing up because I've been teaching fulltime for 2 and a half weeks and because it's so busy on the farm and in the garden right now.  Then I decided I could send some sewing supplies, at the very least, and when I remembered the lovely pillowcases I've made for a few gifts this year, I knew I could give them too.

So, I've sewed a set of sweet pea pillowcases to give away along with a purple (our granddaughters' favourite colour) fat quarter package of 6 pieces.  And I know that this category is for sewing supplies but I thought a little extra something handmade might make you smile!

I am happy to ship internationally (I know how disappointing it is to be left out!) and this giveaway will stay open until 11:59 p.m. on May 25th.

When you enter, please tell me what your dream project would be - I love to hear what others are yearning to create!  And if you are one of my regular readers, please enter too - and then go to Sew, Mama, Sew to visit other bloggers and enter for a few more chances to win handmade items or some supplies.  There are so many amazingly creative people in blogland and I guarantee you will soon be inspired to start sewing too!

Note - there are 3 different giveway lists and each of the links above will take you to another one of them.  Have fun and good luck!!

Winner!

I ran the random number generator tonight and the winner of my giveaway (the one celebrating 1500 posts) is Jill at Mama Loaf!  Congratulations!!!  I'll send the treat package off to you right away.

Jill is the first (and only) blogging friend that I have actually had the joy of meeting face to face.  We drove out and visited her at home the first time we were in New York City.  It was a wonderful time but far too short!  I'm looking forward to seeing her again one day and to spending a long, long time together.

Thanks to everyone who left a comment.  Hugs to each of you - thank you for continuing to visit my blog!

Celebrating 1500!

It's been almost 5 years and 1500 posts on this little blog of mine!  I never really thought about where I was heading when I started.  All I knew was that I loved reading the blogs my daughters wrote and the thought of sharing pictures and daily writing with them prompted me to jump in with both feet.  It's always fun to go back and read entries from long ago - and to contemplate what might be ahead.

Will I still be blogging 5 years from now??
How many posts will that make?
Is it time to get these years printed into real books?
Where will my writing go from here?
What would my readers like me to write about?
How can I be mindful of sharing what God puts into my heart?

I want to share a giveaway in honour of reaching this milestone so leave me a comment by noon on Saturday (Feb. 26th).  I'll pick a winner and mail off a package with some quilting fat quarters, a set of handmade cards, a favourite book of mine, some scrapbooking supplies and a bit of chocolate.

I have met the most wonderful friends along the way.  Scattered around the globe, some young, some older, some hilariously funny, some serious, some inspiring, some challenging and all making my life richer.  Thank you for sharing this journey with me!  I appreciate your visits and your comments so much.

Giveaway

You should see this marvelous quilt that is being given away at Old Red Barn Co.!! (Click on this link to get there - the picture link isn't working - not quite sure why not.) It would look awesome on anyone's bed - especially mine, I think! Go and check it out - and enter for a chance to win. Thanks to Randi at I Have To Say for the link.