The giveaway has ended and there are 5 lucky winners! Sofie had a blast today drawing your names out of a bowl. I was going to do random number drawings like usual, but Sofie’s been very into helping lately and I knew she’d have a blast helping me choose your names out!
I’ve sent the winners an email so they can claim their prize! Congrats! Thanks to everyone who entered.
Don’t forget you can still pick up your own copy of Twixt at: Amazon.com & BarnesandNoble.com & as an ebook at Kindle, Nook, iBooks & Kobo.
**A note from the author: BIG CONGRATULATIONS to Amber, Trixie, Mariah, Heather, and Barbara for winning the paperback copies of my novel TWIXT!! What some of you may not know is that Melissa’s mother Marcia taught me how to sew–and since she is a master quilter, I included a magical quilt in the novel in her honor and thanked her in my Acknowledgements page in the book. So for those of you who love to sew, who knows what magical journeys can happen through your stitching… ; )
I sincerely hope you enjoy TWIXT, and I’d like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to Melissa for doing this contest! Her website is so beautiful and I’m deeply honored that she featured my novel on her blog! : ) ~Diane J. Reed
I’ve changed a few things around on the blog lately so you may or may not have noticed I have my first Sponsor! Author Diane Reed is sharing her newly-released book, Twixt.
Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day:
A Magical Irish Romance!
Twixt is an epic tale about a love so powerful
that not even the sweep of time can tear it apart…
Everyone in Ophir Creek, Idaho knows the wild legend of Corvine O’Dannan, a mysterious Irish woman with “fairy powers” who came to town during the gold rush to find her fortune, only to be betrayed by her lover and meet a tragic end—
Fast forward to the twenty-first century, and her descendent Rose doesn’t have time for such nonsense! After a crash-and-burn marriage, she’s returned to her hometown to renovate her father’s gold-panning business and to start over. But everything changes on her 30th birthday when her friend talks her into doing a love spell. Unbeknownst to them, they conjure the spirit of the very same man who once tormented Rose’s ancestor. Why? Because Rose was Corvine O’Dannan in a past life—and her really bad habit of attracting Mr. Wrong still haunts her, and now jeopardizes her life.
What Rose doesn’t realize is that along with this dark curse comes an extraordinary blessing—in the form of a soul guardian named Chance Murphy who’s been protecting her for centuries. But this time around, the evil spirit that now plagues Rose has stolen Chance’s body. So the only way that Chance can reach her is late at night in her dreams, when he appears as a magical raven who escorts her to an enchanted island off the coast of Ireland. There, Chance becomes a man again, and he shows Rose how she can heal her past through the fairies’ special brand of magic. But will Rose finally be able to forge a new future and make the man of her dreams become real? Only if she can once again believe . . .
The author, Diane Reed, is actually a family friend and I’m so thrilled and honored that she asked to sponsor my blog with her amazing first book! It’s pretty awesome to say I know someone who has written a book–and even cooler that my Mom is thanked on the acknowledgements page!
But the best part is that Diane has sent me FIVE COPIES, all autographed, to give away to 5 lucky readers!
Trust me, you don’t want to miss out on this beautifully written book. It’s a great love story that transcends time and leaves your heart wanting more. I wish I could give copies to everyone so you could all experience the magic of it. To enter for a chance to win an autographed copy of Twixt, simply leave me a comment on this post! I’ll draw the winners next Saturday, March 17th. What a great way to celebrate St Patrick’s Day!
And if you just can’t wait to get your hands on a copy, you can get one today at one of the following retailers: Amazon.com & BarnesandNoble.com & as an ebook at Kindle, Nook, iBooks & Kobo.
**For more information on how to become Sew Like My Mom sponsor, please email me at sewlikemymom@gmail.com for details!
Several of you commented that you met 2 criteria in one comment, so I counted those as 2, and there were a few comments that didn’t count (like a pingback from my last post), so after all the math there were 62 comments. Number 28 belonged to:
Congrats, Sarah Beth! I’m sending you an email for your address!
And everyone that asked, yes, I made a tutorial. Look for it in the next few days!
If you’re anything like me, you read craft blogs and imagine the authors to have really amazing handmade things filling their homes, right? That’s so not the case for me! 95% of what I make leaves my house and I just don’t have much time left over to sew for my girls, let alone myself. I realized I needed to remedy that this last week when my makeup bag started falling apart.
It’s pretty shameful to share that this is what has been storing my makeup for the past year:
It’s got several holes in it, but nothing was falling out. Until last week when it busted down the side and I started losing pieces in my diaper bag. I’m not an everyday makeup kind of girl, so it didn’t seem like a big deal. But really? Carrying my makeup around in a ziploc bag? I had to do something about it.
So I made this baby!
And I LOVE it!! It’s the perfect size for my few pieces of makeup, and it’s easy to toss in my diaper bag and go.
Since I was making one, I thought, “Why not make 2?”
This sweet little bag is going to find a new home with one of YOU!
Lined with coordinating pink and white polka dot fabric, for that perfect girly accent.
I love the triangular shape of these bags,
and that they lay flat to store when not in use.
So now that I’ve teased you, wanna know how to win it?
Here’s the details:
-You get 1 entry for being a follower.
-I started a Facebook page for my blog. I get lots of good comments and emails from you guys, and all too frequently I read them on the go, then forget to go back and reply. I hate forgetting! I’m on FB a good deal throughout the day, so it’s an easy way for me to stay in touch with all of you! You get 1 entry for becoming a FB fan.
-I also started a Flickr group. I LOVE to see the things you all sew, especially the things you create using my tutorials! I’ve had a few emails with pictures, but I’d love it if more of you would share. So, you’ll get 1 entry for EACH picture you add to the group!
Got all that?
1 entry for being a follower
1 entry for becoming a FB fan
1 entry PER PICTURE you add to the Flickr group
You’ll find the links to the Flickr group and the Sew Like My Mom FB page on my right sidebar. The giveaway will close at 12 am EDT on Friday, August 19th, and I’ll announce the winner on Saturday the 20th.
I promised a giveaway when I reached 100 followers, and here we are!
I was contacted about doing a giveaway for the awesome new product from CREATIVITY FOR KIDS called DESIGNED BY YOU SPECIAL OCCASION FASHIONS.
This is one incredibly cool product! I’m completely jealous that such a thing didn’t exist when I was a little girl! The box contained over 60 pieces and includes fabric, trims, thread, needles, pins, scissors, a sketchbook and dress form, and many other neat little dress-making tools.
A description from the CREATIVITY FOR KIDS product page: From pearls to lace this ultimate set has everything you need to design wedding dresses and special occasion fashions. Featuring even more supplies than the original, this deluxe version includes a dress mannequin, satin dress, yards of fabric, trims, sewing essentials, tape measure, thimble, sketch book, sketching pencils, fabric swatches, satin pincushion, sparkle fabric paint, scissors, veil accessories and more. Bonus! Keep all your supplies together inside the handy storage bag.
Ultimate fashion designer set features everything you need to create amazing designer originals. Just add imagination…
Ever dream of being a fashion designer of exquisite gowns? From pearls to lace, you can design your own wedding dresses and special occasion fashions.
Featuring even more supplies than the original award-winning Designed By You Fashion Studio, this deluxe version includes exceptional quality essentials that every couture fashion designer needs to inspire one-of-a-kind originals. Dream it, Draw it, Design it.
Everything is included! Mannequin, Satin Dress, Assorted Fabrics, Assorted Trims, Spools of Thread, Sewing Needles and Threader, Thimble, Pins, Pin Cushion, Scissors, Tape Measure, Fabric Swatches, Sketch Book, Pencils and Sharpener, Iridescent Sparkle Accent, Silver Sparkle Accent, Satin Roses, Satin Bows, Tiaras, Velvet Accessories Storage Bag, Instructions and Ideas
Age Range : 9 – 99
Retail value $39.99
I was so excited to get my SPECIAL OCCASION FASHIONS kit in the mail! I knew my oldest niece, Katie, would be the perfect person for me to play with the first time we tried it out. She’s only 7 (and the youngest recommended age is 9), but she plays with similar toys and fully grasped the concept. The next chance I got, I made the nearly 2 hour trek to my sisters house and Katie and I tore into the box!
We couldn’t believe how much stuff was in there!
While I oohed over the trims, Katie decided she was going to decorate the dress provided in the kit.
While that dress dried, we experimented with draping different fabrics and trims on the dress form.
Then it was almost bedtime, so she set up the project she wanted to start working on the next morning,
before we packed it all up in the bag provided and called it a night!
I love this awesome set! Like I said, I’m totally jealous it didn’t exist 20 years ago! My niece is absolutely loving it still, and is enjoying the process of learning sewing basics from my sister while creating dresses SHE designed.
So, would YOU like to win one?! CREATIVITY FOR KIDS is graciously giving away THREE of these sets to my readers!!!
There are three ways you can enter for your chance to win a DESIGNED BY YOU SPECIAL OCCASION FASHIONS kit!
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