GIVEAWAY DAY!!!!!

So, it’s Giveaway Day at Sew Mama Sew!!  I have to admit that when considering starting a blog, one of the big reasons I wanted to was so I could participate in awesome things like this.  I hated that I was asking to win all these great gifts from wonderfully crafty people around the world, but had nothing to give back since I was blogless and alone…  ;)

But all that has changed now and so I can participate in the giveaway day this year from both sides.  If you’re unfamiliar with Giveaway Day, head over to Sew Mama Sew and check out the HUGE list of bloggers worldwide that have come together today to GIVE, GIVE, GIVE!  Well, first, check out my little giveaway and enter—then check them out!  Actually I have 2 giveaways, so if you’re in a hurry speed read, if not, grab a cuppa and settle in!

I do have a confession to make, once I’d signed up and committed, I had real fear of what to give away.  I wanted to give something handmade away, but all those doubts kept creeping back in.  I thought about this and that and that and this and finally decided on a pillow with a Christmas-y theme.  I’d been meaning to make some anyway so I just jumped in without a plan and cut a bunch of squares and went from there.  I free-motioned quilted it because I haven’t stippled anything in a while and my hands kinda missed it!  This one's ready to be stuffed with fiberfill since I didn't have any pillow forms last night, but then, oh wait, I was out of fiberfill too, but it will be stuffed!  But, since this one’s just a sample, I will gladly make the winner one with a pillow form if you’d prefer.

Sample pillow to show what style winner will receive--color and quilting design can be changed after convo with me.

BUT, then as I was falling asleep Sunday night, a new idea hit me...I got up and found a picture of a snowflake I had in a dingbat font on my computer and printed it out.  I embroidered the snowflake to a corner and added multi-colored blue rosettes on the the left side to become a cute decorative pillow.  It's roughly 6x14 inches.  I finished it up yesterday and just added the pictures this morning (Tuesday). 

Updated picture of the finished pillow

 So…my first giveaway is for something handmade along with some other goodies thrown in because I can’t help myself.  And because I can’t help myself—you get to choose.  For Giveaway 1, please leave a comment stating whether you’d like a quilted pillow cover or the snowflake pillow (already filled).  That’s right, if you’re the winner, you get to choose your prize!  And, I will gladly change the colors and quilting design on the quilted pillow since Christmas is right around the corner and you might want to leave it out a little longer!  I’m flexible like that (sometimes!)  Oh, and you’ll also get some other goodies for your own creating like this charm pack, 2 fat quarters and whatever last minute goodies jump into the box!

No matter your choice, this charm pack, 2 fat quarters and some surprise goodies will find their way to your house too!

Giveaway 2 is for my friends of the knitting/crochet persuasion.  I must admit that I have an unhealthy love for Homespun yarn from Lion Brand.  I must explain that I hardly ever actually knit but convince myself that I am a knitter and that I NEED these yarns when I come across them…  It’s somewhat unhealthy so I try to avoid the yarn areas of my craft stores.  So, I’m offering up 2 (6 oz.) skeins of Homespun in Apple Green.  I wanted to give more, but I couldn’t yet part with them…maybe after the holidays are over, I’ll have time to sit and knit…  I keep telling myself that anyway as my daughter is still waiting on her 2^nd mitten so she can keep her hands warm!

So, that’s it…no requests to follow me (although that would be great), no multiple entries, no searching for your favorite of my previous posts…just tell me which giveaway you’d like to win (or both and I’ll put you in for both) and make sure I’ve got your email address and we’ll call it a day.  On the deadline of the 17th, I'll randomly pick a winner for each giveaway and let you know.  But, do come back if you like what you see.  I’m so proud to be a small part of the creative blogging community!

On a legal clarification note-- I am committing to give away EITHER one pillow cover (without the pillow form) made by me in the style of the sample, but may use different colors and quilting designs OR the snowflake pillow fully stuffed and ready to adorn your couch or other flat surface.  I'm happy to work with the winner to choose something we both agree on in the specified time frame from Sew Mama Sew.  I am also giving away the yarn but that seems simple enough!  ;)