while we're waiting let's have a giveaway

 

While we are waiting for me to finally finish the biggest

granny ripple in the world I thought I'd have a giveaway.

 

I have been trying to get a copy of Mollie Makes Blogging

but it has sold out everywhere but luckily

I have a copy of Blogging for Bliss by Tara Frey

for one lucky Australian blogger.

It really is a great read and very inspirational.

 

If you are an Australian blogger or are looking at

starting your own blog just leave a comment on this post.

No I won't make you blog, facebook or tweet about it

but it would be so nice if you do!

 

 

Because it's always a bit sad to only have one winner

we'll have two with the second one winning a gift certificate

from my shop.

I can even send the gift certificate directly to your friend

if you would like.

 

 

I'll be back in a few days with the winners

and hopefully a finished blanket......

 

This giveaway is now closed but

thanks for your interest.

 

 

 

 

 

a strange giveaway

 

Strange for me anyway as we don't do Halloween at my place.

 

Strange that quite a few months ago an American magazine

asked if I would be interested in doing a Halloween project for them.

Of course I said yes and bought a few bits and pieces

and started planning a project for them.

 

As some of you know I became very sick and all work

was put on hold.

 

Anyway although all of this post is a bit strange you might be

 happy to know that as I can't really use this fabric

I'm giving it away!

 

Because this is already such a strange post I need to tell

you that the giveaway is open to Australians only

and as Australians we aren't as into Halloween as other places

this is extra strange!

 

If you would like to spread the word about this strange giveaway

go for it and give yourself an extra entry.

 

Just leave a comment here and say BOO!

 

I'll draw the winner on Thursday night , Halloween .

 

BOO!

 

 

book giveaway winner

I'm so sorry it took so long to get back here to let you know who the winner is.

It has been a very busy time here in The Craftroom as I'm

working on a few new things and I'm hoping to have them in my shop this week .

Actually I really am quite nervous about branching out and selling

pre made stuff and not just patterns .

Anyway the winner of this fabulous book is ....

Gail from Miss Nance !

Congratulations Gail please send me your details so I

can send this beautiful book to you .

clarebowerATbigpond.com

Thanks to all who visited and entered .

 I'll be back in a few days to show you my new things .

Wish me luck x

winners

Hi everyone from Squiddley !

The winners for the pattern and 3 fat 1/4s is .....

Sally and Posie Patchwork .

The winner for the o/s pattern is ...

Indigo Blue .

Thanks to everyone for entering and could those ladies

please contact me with addresses .

If you are really , really disappointed in not winning

cheer up , the pattern is now in my shop !

fabric and pattern giveaway

To celebrate the launch of Squiddley the very cute alien

at Australian Quilt Market I have decided to have a

fabric and pattern giveaway !

This has nothing to do with me becoming a very slack blogger

and needing feedback on my new design , really it doesn't .

Well yes it does but that's ok .

Unfortunately there is a little catch , sorry

but it would cost me a million dollars to post the fabric

and the pattern overseas so I am going to say

only open to Australian bloggers .

I will have one pattern on it's own for overseas visitors.

So if you are an Aussie and would like 3 fat 1/4s and

a pattern for Squiddley please leave a comment on this post.

If you are a guest from overseas please leave a comment

and just let me know you are far , far away ...

There are two fabric and pattern packs , yay !

Squiddley would make a fantastic Christmas

pressie for a little boy because it's really hard

to find stuff to make for them .

I need to be able to contact you if you win so

please make sure you are reachable.

I will draw the winners on Sunday but if you don't win

you will then be able to find the

 Squiddley pattern in my shop.  

Thanks to F.D Textiles for the great fabric !

P.S. You'd make so happy if you blogged about my new

pattern I'd give you an extra entry !

and then there were two

Do you remember my snuggly , stripey and fun blanket ?

I showed it to you a while back and since then it

has been a big hit at my house .

Of course I needed to start another .

This one is done with all my scrappy bits of wool.

If I can do two rows in one colour , great !

If I don't have enough I've just been joining bits on and

enjoying the soothing repetition .

There are also two winners from my anniversary giveaway .

Sarah who won two patterns

and Kate who has won the books.

would you please email me with your details.

Thanks to everyone else for your interest

 and your very kind words.

a quickie giveaway

I really don't know where the time goes

but suddenly I am finding deadlines looming .

I'm going to be head down for the rest

of the week finishing a few things and

then pattern writing so I thought I'd pop

in for a quickie giveaway so you don't

think I've dropped off my perch .

If you would like this book just leave a comment

on this post , open to all !

Just do me a favour please though and pop

over to my little shop and tell me

what other patterns you would like to see in there .

I'll be back in a few days to let you know

who wins this great book

and hopefully I'll show you this scarf all finished too !

This giveaway is now closed .

Thanks for your interest .

more softies - book winner

The winner of the more softies book is .....

Silly Gilly

Congratulations , please contact me with your details .

In the post below I asked for your favourite

crafty blogs . I received a few but it isn't

really going to be a great big list unless

we have a few more suggestions , hint , hint !

In case you are wondering why Toby is the

photo here , I just thought I'd remind you

the pattern for Toby is available in my blogshop

Hopefully I'll see you tomorrow for My Creative Space.

Also hoping I can have been creative by then .

more softies - book giveaway

I have one copy of "more softies" to give away .

Unfortunately it was in The Craftroom when the

cleanup of the century began and the top

right hand corner got bent , oops !

Before it gets totally ruined I need to send

it to a new home .

If you love softies and sew or crochet and

would like to save this book from more damage

please leave a comment on this post .

Until the cleanup here is finished

I'm not making anything !

The pace I'm going at I may never create again !

I let you know who the new owner is in a few days .

This giveaway has been drawn ,

thankyou for your interest.

Rainy Days Sheet Fabric Winners !

Just to prove to myself I could cut up this cute fabric

I made a cushion cover with tiny pom pom trim

for my lounge and my teenagers are horrified

that we have little kid  stuff in our loungeroom !

I told them to suck it up .

If the ClipCafe and Make Dough and Mend

could please send me their details I will send them

some of this fabric and they can use it to

make young children happy or

annoy some more teenagers ,

lots of fun either way !

some crafters just know when to stop and some winners

I made my hanging basket decoration last year

and I was in love with it from the moment I hung it up .

I saw in a magazine recently where they joined two

baskets together and threaded lights through it .

Of course that would be far too simple for me so

I decided to cover the baskets with

 tinsel first and then the lights .

It now looks like I have a big tangled mess

of tinsel with a few lights .

In my house it has been called The Thing

and a few other not very nice names .

At least I tried .

This also may be why Oprah hasn't called .

On to the winners of my 300 post giveaway .

The Sew a Metre book goes to Chookyblue .

The fat quarters go to Samelinas Mum

The pattern goes to Marble Rose

Ladies please email me with your details .

Thanks to everyone for entering and visiting .

Seeya tomorrow !

300 posts! Do you think Oprah would like to interview me ?

Who would have thought I would have so much to say ,

thanks for putting up with me !

300 posts is a good enough reason for a giveaway

but this one is a little different as I am

going to ask you to do a few things .

Visit my shop and choose your favourite pattern .

Come back here and tell me which one it is .

Also tell me what you would like to

 see in my shop next .

After all that effort , phew , I'll give a few prizes .

One lucky winner will receive a copy of Sew a Metre .

Another will win a metre of fabric in 4 fat quarters .

Another will win a pattern of their choice from my shop .

That really isn't so hard is it ?

Open to all , good luck !

I'll draw the winners on Wednesday night

Australian time .

P.S. Thankyou for all your kind wishes 

when I was crook , I'm much better now . 

This giveaway is now closed .

Thankyou for your interest .

Another giveaway next year !

a winner and a star (in my eyes anyway)

I have the winner of the Vignette magazine

but while I have you here (captive) I'd like to tell you

about a winner in my family .

My beautiful daughter was invited

to sing at one of the local vineyards .

The vineyard was once a shearing shed

and still has the old floorboards and rustic charm .

Just another one of the many reasons

I love living in country Australia .

My daughter sang like an angel .

Besides the fact that I cannot hold a tune , really,

cats have run howling from my singing ,

I think it takes great courage to get up in

front of a crowd of people and speak

let alone sing .

Proud mother is a little understated for how I feel .

I think I've probably held you here long enough with

my family tale so here is the winner ......

Monika from Homemade Home .

Monika is from Ireland would

you like to hear about my Irish heritage ?

Thought not !

Thanks to all who entered there will be

another giveaway very soon .

Monika would you please email me

with your details .

Vignette Giveaway

I ordered Vignette by Leanne Beasley from Sandy

at Cookies and Cream Craft and as always

my order came very quickly .

Just as quick was one of my sisters who

saw the magazine and thought I would like it,

she sent it to me and both copies arrived today !

Now it really is a beautiful magazine with

lots of lovely ideas but do I really need two copies !

I'm a sharing kind of girl so I'd like to give

one away to you .

If you would like a copy of Vignette please

just leave a comment on this post .

Overseas bloggers are welcome too .

I'll let you know who gets the spare copy on

Sunday evening Australian time .

P.S . Sandy from Cookies and Cream Craft will 

have my patterns in her shop next week , yay ! 

This giveaway is now closed .

Thankyou for your interest,

there will be another giveaway

very soon .

tilda book winner

The winner of Tilda's Summer Ideas is ....

Crafty Helen !

Helen would you please email me with your details .

Thanks to everyone for letting me distract you .

See you tomorrow At my house .

Would a Tilda book giveaway distract you ?

What else can I say but pretty !

Would you like a copy ?

Just leave a comment on this post , please .

All welcome !

I'll draw the winner on Sunday night Australian time .

Good luck !

This is just a ploy to distract you from the fact

that I have nothing crafty that I can show you

at the moment , it's all happening I just

can't show you , yet !

Thankyou for your interest , this giveaway

is now closed .

Simple Sewn Gifts Book Giveaway

This book is gorgeous !

Full of pretty , easy gifts and just in time

to get a head start on Christmas making .

Would you like it ?

Please just leave a comment on this post .

I will draw the winner

 Monday night Australian time .

This giveaway is now closed .

Thankyou for your interest .

Toys to Sew winners and a guessing competition .

I know I said I would draw the winners on Sunday night

but I was up with the sparrows this morning and

I think I am going to fall into bed very early tonight which

means I would forget about drawing the winners .

We have winners oh yes we do !

Thanks to everyone for entering.

 I am so happy to be able

to send the paperback copy of Toys to Sew to Trash .

The hardcover copy goes to Tania .

Would you both please email me with your details .

For those who missed out what about a

little guessing competition ?

Guess what my new softie is that is being

 made in the fabric in the photo .

I am fairly confident you won't

guess but in case you do

I'd better have a prize for you .

I will give the correct guesser the

 very first copy of the pattern .

This pattern is due for release in mid October .

But wait there's more ....

Toby will be here on Wednesday , phew !

Toys to Sew , craft book giveaway .

Would you like to make some toys ?

This book has 25 for you to make .

There are two copies to be won .

One hardcover copy for Australian bloggers.

One paperback copy for Overseas bloggers .

Exactly the same book but the paperback

will be a little cheaper to post overseas .

If you would like a chance to win

please just leave a comment on this post .

If you wouldn't mind just adding an OS at the end

of your comment if you are not in Aus it will

just make it a little easier for me .

That's it , so easy !

All welcome .

I'll draw the winners Sunday night Australian time

or maybe I'll get Toby to pick the winner .

This giveaway is now closed .

Thankyou for your interest.

Last Craft Book Giveaway

Well for a while anyway .

This book is Sew Darn Cute !

Full of lots of cute ideas and fun , easy projects .

Would you like a copy ?

Simple , just leave a comment on this post .

Giveaway is open to all .

I'll draw the winner early next week .

Good Luck !

This giveaway is now closed , thankyou

for your interest .

Pattern giveaway next week !