Happy Anniversary to Me Giveaway!

UPDATE - the contest is now closed. The winner will be announced very shortly! Thanks for entering everyone.
Even though I just had a giveaway yesterday, I am having another one today. I could not let the one year anniversary of my first Blog post go unnoticed!
I am giving away that ultimate luxury fiber, cashmere! More precisely, 200 yards of 4 ply mongolian cashmere.

(Actual yarn may vary slightly in color but is very similar.)
Plus, so you're not stuck figuring out what to do with this deliciousness, you get a One Skein Wonder Book.

And it wouldn't be complete without chocolate! I am including a pack of Dove Truffles.
If you're not a knitter, I am sure someone in your life would love this yarn!
You can enter up to three times:
- One, just leave a comment
- Two, if you are or become a follower, leave another comment!
- Three, promote this giveaway on Facebook or Blogger or wherever, and leave a comment saying you've done so!
I am leaving this open until March fifth at noonish EST. I will use the old random number generator from our friends at random.org to pick a winner from the comments!
Good luck!
If you're not a member of Blogger, remember to leave your e-mail in the comment.
I am linking to Frugal Friday because how better to be frugal than to win free crafting supplies?! And giving away said crafting supplies is my favorite thing on this Friday!

Favourite Things Friday
Frugal Friday

Simply Designing

And the Winner Is...

Wow, I am absolutely blown away by the number of entries for the bunny! Last giveaway I left open for over a week and got eight entries, and this one was for a day and I got over 90! Awesome!

Drumroll please...

Using the random number generator from random.org, I have chosen the winner:

And that is comment:

Congrats Lisa! I have e-mailed you and hope to have the bunny on the way to her new home soon.

Thanks all for entering!


Ohhh and PS - today is my one year Blogging anniversary! Check back very soon for another giveaway. And yes, there will be more chocolate in it. :)

Leap Day Giveaway!

To win this bunny, as well as some Easter chocolates, please leave a comment on this post! Plus, if you become a follower you can leave a second comment - an extra chance to win! This contest will run to 11:59pm EST Feb 29th.

I will use a random number generator to pick the winner, who will be announced March first. If you are not a member of Blogger please leave your email in your comment, or check back on March first.

Good luck!


PS - I tried to let everyone who already entered know that I changed it to two entries if you're following. I think I missed some and sent like five to others - but I tried! I am most sorry if I missed you or you got multiple responses. :)
PPS - enter my mom's giveaway - Beauty Bag and Hand Knit Washcloth.

Sunday Snippets

This looked like fun, so I thought I'd join in.

(Fresh squeezed OJ)

PS - Dont forget to check back on February 29th for my Leap Day Giveaway

Leap Day Giveaway

I have been planning a giveaway for a while now. I have this really cute little purple bunny I made and some Easter sweets to give away.

So I am entering a Leap Day Giveaway at Such a Sew and Sew:

My giveaway will start at 12:01 am on February 29th (EST) and go until 11:59 pm (EST) to allow for different time zones to enter. Hopefully I'm not just flattering myself thinking people from other time zones will want to enter. :p
So join! Hop on over to her wonderful blog and join this pary.

Here are the rules for the linky:
• Choose something to give away on Leap Day. Keep it simple. You can make something, give away a bit of your stash, offer a service, buy your favorite gadget to give away or offer something completely non-crafty. Your blog, you choose.
• To participate in the blog hop, your giveaway must start and end on Leap Day {February 29, 2012}. You can open it at 10:00 am and close it at 10:00 pm, or go midnight to midnight, or anything in between. Your blog, your rules.
• Post your giveaway and then link up at such a sew and sew. Please include the Leap Day Giveaway button {code found on her website} somewhere in your post. The linky will open at noon MST on February 28th and close at 10:00 am MST on March 1st, to allow for people in different time zones to participate.
• If you want to include the linky on your giveaway post so that others can link up from your blog the code is available below. If you choose to add the linky to your post, you MUST include the above rules so that it is fair play for all.

40 Days

Just today, and for the next forty days*, I gave up buying anything that isn't absolutely necessary. Which is about the hardest sacrifice I can make, including giving up chocolate and TV. I love shopping. No, I am addicted to shopping.
And wouldn't you know it, as I'm trolling Etsy for Pinterest fodder, I come across this:

(From Hingmade)
I know I am a grown woman who has absolutely no use for a mobile, but I love owls. I adore them. And I want that mobile! It may be a good thing I have given up spending, because otherwise it would already be on its way to me.
I am, however, deciding that these little guys are necessary, as my daughter does need an Easter present:

(Also from Hingmade)
Well, on a not so whiny note, I am going to be doing a giveaway soon. A handknit bunny with an apron, as well as some Easter / spring sweets. I have no pictures right now, but believe me, it's a cute giveaway!

*It's actually 46 days, but Sundays don't officially count. (But they do for me.)

Long Time...

Hi everyone! Long time, no post.
One of the better hotels on the island ordered a massive amount of stuffies from me for their gift shop (yay!) so I have been super busy with getting those done. Not even 25% yet. Plus my daugther's father is out of of the country for the winter, so no mini vacations (read - six hours on Sundays) for me. So, busy busy.
Plus, I was really smart and decided I needed to put the computer away for awhile, so dismantled it went into the basment. Without thinking of my Etsy shop or the fact that I need to check my e-mail most every day. Thank God for the Kindle Fire!
Now, I know it's Saturday, but I haven't done Favorite Thing Friday in so long, and I am itching to.
Today, (and it's been for a while) my favorite thing is the fact that my small island is so artist / artisan / maker of things by hand friendly. We have at least one artisan fair / farmer's market a week for half the year, we have church and school fairs all year round. And do most resort hotels really purchase hand knit stuffies for their gift shops? They might...I have just not witinessed it.
I just can not wait for them to open for the year. I am going to take so many pictures! And when I get a website going again (I had nataliesknits.com, but I was paying way to much to host it. So I think I am going to go for something like smilesarecontagious.com, so it's not so limiting, and use a host like DreamHost), I am so going to put a huge "NOW AVAILABLE AT THE WHITE ELEPANT GIFT SHOP!
Yay!