Redwork Winners & Dollar Days

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend.   We had sunshine but it's also been icy cold here, down in the teens some nights.  Stayed in with family and kicked back, ate left-overs, watched movies, took walks up and down the road, (snapping these pix along the way) and just relaxed around the house.  We still have a birthday to go, and a double chocolate cake (by request) baking in the oven right now, courtesy of Miss Grace.  Yum!  Our little Ginger is turning ten, and when I asked her what she wanted for her birthday she thought for a second and said without hesitation,  "glo-in-the-dark silly putty...marbles...and macaroni and cheese for dinner."  This made me laugh!  And here I was worried she was growing up too fast.  She rocked at helping me make those pies though.

Well I won't ramble too long here because I know you're probably anxious to find out who won the pattern give-away.  So....*Congratulations* to these 5 winners of ~Redwork Christmas~ 

FREE Patterns will be going out to::

1. The adorable Cece Marie, a vintage gal at heart with a charming blog, who makes the most fabulous aprons and baby dresses.  If you don't sew (and even if you do) but love handmade things, I urge you to visit her website of pretties.

2. My talented blog friend Cassi, of Bella Dia fame, collector and maker of so many wonderful things, not to mention a fellow homeschooling mom, whom I've had the pleasure of knowing since almost the beginning of this turkey feathers adventure, also scored a pattern!  yay!

3. Next is Shannon of If Sew, whom I haven't met yet, but I visited her blog and found out she's a pretty cool crafty lady.   I absolutely love the quilty things she's doing and all the gorgeous photos.  Her one-line bio says:  "Web Developer becomes a Nurse has a baby and gets crafty."   Yep, that sums it up alright.  It seems babies have a way of sending some of us down that creative path don't they?

4. The Spiritual Knitter, Heidi, who is "a writer and editor by day, and a knitter, thrifter and crafter on nights and weekends", says in her bio that she loves creating beautiful items out of recycled materials and sells them in her etsy shop, which I think is pretty neat.  She mentioned in comments that she's fairly new to embroidery, so I hope she finds Redwork a fun new past time.

5. And last but not least, Lynn from Little Red Hen (who already happens to be a pretty nifty Redwork stitcher), is our final winner!  You really MUST see her unique redwork turkey quilt made from having each family member trace their hand on a piece of paper to design a turkey, then she embroidered them.   It really turned out sooo cute!

OK winners. . .please contact me with your shipping info and I'll get your patterns on their way "in two shakes of a lamb's tail"!  I've also updated the website and ~Redwork Christmas~ is now available for purchase here.   I think you'll really like the designs.  (I'll share my "Pleasant Dreams" project soon.)

But wait...there's more!   In fact, my *Holiday Dollar Days* party is just getting started!  From now until the end of the year, I'll be randomly offering things on my blog and in my etsy shop for $1, plus the price of shipping.   (Doll quilts have already been reduced 50%---go take a gander!) Dollar items will be mixed in with the regular priced stuff  but I'll combine everything into one shipment to save $ on postage if you find other things you want.  The only requirement is that you pay for everything with a single Paypal transaction.  For things offered on the blog, a winner will be chosen from comments.  So if you didn't win anything this time, there are more opportunities coming!

Remember, you'll be helping me clear a path around here (hee hee) and at the same time I can pass along a few things you might be able to use.  Some of it will be old, some will be new, some will be handmade.  So if you like surprises, keep your eyes peeled to see what treasures appear.

Side Note::  Unfortunately, offers are only for U.S. residents.  Mailing this type of stuff just isn't feasible nor is it the best time of year to visit the post office with lines out the door due to the holidays.  So, please no offense, it's just logistics folks.  :o) 

Also, I'll be bringing you a *Dollhouse Sweets & Petite Treats* bakery shop update on Wednesday!

Comments

[Lynn]

Thank you!!! I feel so lucky!

[Cassi]

Eeeeeeeeeeeeee!! I'm so excited!! This just made my whole day!! Thank you, thank you!!

[waay2busy]

I'm so excited about the dollar days ... thank you! :) I picked up those darling reindeer socks ... they will be perfect stocking stuffers for my two oldest ... thanks for being so generous! :)

[Natalie]

I feel like a winner too; you hooked us up with some great links to new blogs... I remember seeing the hand turkey quilt in Calamity Kim's doll quilt flicker group and it's been a favorite of mine ever since... I am so glad that Lynn has a blog, because I want to see more of her work. Thank you for sharing all of these links.

[jen]

I LOVE the dollar days idea...am going to do it on my blog too, with credit back to you for the idea. Thanks!

[Cece Marie]

Gasp! I can't believe it! Oh, my goodness! Oh, my goodness! Yipee! Thank you so much! For your kindness, your generosity, and your kind words!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Heart! Cece

[Alice]

Well, congratulations to the winners! Love them all! I'm off to your store to see what $1.00 treasures I can find. How generous of you to offer your finds for only $1.00.

[ann]

Wow... I'm on my way over to your etsy store to check out your sale. I've enjoyed reading your blog. And I'd like to invite you over to my blog for a virtual cookie exchange!

http://keepinupwiththetatums.blogspot.com/

Ann -- now off to your shop...

[Terri]

You know I have asked for a dollhouse of my own for Christmas. Maybe, once I finish with the house and barn, I will get a second "house" and design the coffee shop I have always wanted to have...Your litte bakery has inspired me.

Glad you had such a nice Thanksgiving. Ours was lovely too.
God bless.
Terri

[Paula (Momma Pajama)]

I think it's wonderful that your daughter has branched out with her own shop! What a great learning experience! She is so talented! My younger son is a creative type too - I'm going to show him her shop and inspire him!

By the way, I finished the September flowers and skipped to December now. Thanks again! It's good to have some handwork during homeschool time and at wrestling meets (lots of waiting...)

[Lynn]

I got my patterns today. They are lovely. Thank you so very much. I still have a couple of Christmas gifts to finish and then I will start some other projects.