Category: Giveaways

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!

***THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW OVER***

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.

Good luck!

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!

• LEAVE A COMMENT
• BECOME A FOLLOWER (and leave a comment saying you’re a follower)
• LIKE CREATIVITY FOR KIDS ON FACBOOK (and leave a comment saying you “liked” them)

This giveaway will run until midnight DECEMBER 6th EST. I will draw 3 winners using random.org and post them on December 7th.

So hurry and enter for your chance to win! GOOD LUCK!!

We have a winner!

First I want to say thank you to everyone for reading, for joining, and for commenting! Your comments were amazing for my self-esteem! I was also gloriously excited by how many of you came out of the woodwork and wanted to win.

Next, there were 44 entries considered for winning. 4 from the post about the giveaway, and 40 from the actual post. My Mom and sister were both eliminated from winning (they each already have one of these bags from me, just not vinyl-lined), as was a duplicate comment from a friend, and a post from Twitter.

So, without further ado:

Kelli Ball said:  Beautiful bag – love your blog!

CONGRATULATIONS KELLI! Be looking for an email from me soon so I can get your address and send your prize!

This really was fun!! I’ve been working on something cute I’m thinking might be good for a 100 follower giveaway?! Tell your friends to come join so I can share it, too!

And just because I can’t post without including a picture, here’s the snack I enjoyed while waiting for the minutes to tick to midnight. An egg mcmuffin on a homemade whole wheat english muffin! Delish!

Just a few hours remain in the giveaway! Make sure you become a follower and leave a comment for your chance to win!!