Woody Alphabet Winners
Thank you so much for the sweet supportive comments, lovely emails, and especially for the orders that came pouring in! My goodness, you guys can sure keep a gal busy. I had no idea woody alphabet would stir up so much enthusiasm! It's all thrilling of course, and highly flattering, but I've been doing the dipsy-doodle from dawn 'til dusk printing and packing orders in hyper-mode. Never knew I could move so fast! But that aside, let's not keep anyone in suspense here and cut to the chase. Our trusty super-shuffler has selected 3 winners from the comments:: free patterns will be going to Linda, Megan, and Pattie in SF. (Please email me your address and I'll get them in the mail ASAP.) Congratulations ladies! I hope you will do something fun with these. 
I still have quite a few other projects on the table and in my head that I've been tinkering with, plus the "tote-tute" to pull together, so I need to get organized this weekend if I hope to succeed. A few of you have asked me if I thought a beginner could master making the tote-bag, and my answer is, absolutely! I've always found that if I really wanted to do something I could. You'll never know if you don't try anyway. I'll give as much detail as I can for those who may need it. 
On a side note, but relevant here, is the number of beginners that were able to make the little lambkin stuffies for the first time without too much fuss, and that's very encouraging I think. The flickr group I started (a year ago?) has 105 members now, and every so often another critter gets added to the flock. Take a look at this little darling that just arrived on Wednesday. Cute, yes? I'm telling ya, it's been so much fun to see all the different ways these have been made. Hard to believe they're all from the same pattern isn't it? It just goes to show, how much creativity and ingenuity rests in our own hands.
I did not get in on the giveaway, but I do love the alphabet, so I will NEED to get my hands on it! Thank you for your lovely blog!
Posted by: dawn | January 18, 2008 at 10:24 AM
your items are always so beautiful though, your attention to detail is so anti -McGeneration and i love it. Thanks for taking the time, and taking more time to share with us.
Posted by: brit | January 18, 2008 at 10:27 AM
I imagine that you've inspired a great number of your readers to try all sorts of things over the bit of time that you've created your blog, Vicki. Yours is an inspiring life!
Thank you for sharing all that you do.
Posted by: Mrs.Staggs | January 18, 2008 at 11:08 AM
Well...congrats to the winners. I'm sorry I was not one of them! I love the little Lamkin and the tote is scruptious! I just adore your work.
Posted by: Alice | January 18, 2008 at 11:41 AM
I adore that tote.will you be adding a tutorial???(hint~hint:0)
Posted by: natasha s | January 18, 2008 at 12:47 PM
What fun the recipients of your alphabet are going to have! I've not made the lambkin yet but it is on my giant to-do list.
Posted by: June | January 18, 2008 at 10:02 PM
Love the tote and the lamb! I consider myself just a beginning to intermediate crafter (depending on the craft), yet I believe we're all born with a creative nature that's just waiting to express itself! I agree...sometimes I haven't known I could do something until I tried!
Posted by: CharityGrace | January 19, 2008 at 07:11 AM
Loving the woody alphabet! Every time I come here I get so inspired. Thank you for all your hard work and sharing it with the rest of us.
Tiff
Posted by: Tiff | January 19, 2008 at 06:08 PM
Looking forward to the tote instructions. It's adorable.
Posted by: amy a. | January 20, 2008 at 07:01 PM
Vicki,
Thank you for the lovely pattern that arrived on Saturday, just terrific.
Linda
Posted by: Linda | January 29, 2008 at 06:50 AM