Final Giveaway Winners

I put 5 names into a bowl to pull the two winners of the last two kits I had for my October giveaway.  Thanks to everyone who entered the drawings - I wish I could send a kit to each of you!

I don't have the patience tonight to figure out how to get these to load right so you'll have to get a little neck stretch!  Tessa gets the lady bug kit, very fitting given her blog name and Bev will get the love pincusion. 

Ladies, lease email me your mailing address and I will get your kits out to you this week!

52 Weeks of Happy-Week 43 & Giveaway Reminder!

I didn't take many photos this week so I only have a few happy things to share this week.

First off was finishing my mitts.  I knit the 2nd one tighter than the first and it fits much better.  I will probably try these again using one size smaller needles and see how they turn out. 

The color is gorgeous and I have already put them to good use as it's been down in the low 30s the last few mornings.  Ugh!  They are predicting 20s for the start of the week.

I was able to get pants on my male caroler and that made me very happy.  I just may be able to finish this block by the end of the month.  Or at least come really close!

And today I finally stopped procrastinating and washed and blocked my Cosette shawl which was finished earlier this year.  I hope it will dry quickly so that I can begin wearing it.  I like the colors I chose but if I knit this again, I will choose colors that contrast more sharply with each other.

The picot edging used up a LOT of pins and took quite a bit of time to pin out.  I sure hope it retains it's definition.

Tomorrow I will be pulling the final two names for my last breast cancer kit giveaway so be sure to leave a post if you're interested in being entered. 

Last 2 Breast Cancer Giveaways

Here are the last two kits from my October Breast Cancer giveaway.  I will draw the winning two names on Sunday, October 27 so be sure to leave a post if you're interested in winning one of them.  Good luck!

Lady Bug Scissor keep

Love Pincushion

Week 3 Breast Cancer Giveaway Winners

I put three names into one of my little antique tins and out came the following winners:

In The Pink goes to Anna/Stitch Bitch

and Lend a Hand goes to Melody/Bookwoman Stitches

I wish I had three to giveaway this week but there is still a chance to win.  I will be posting the last two kits tomorrow. 

October 20th Breast Cancer Kit Giveway

Okay, the next two kits have just been pulled from the box o'
stash and up for grabs this week are:

In the Pink

and 

Lend a Hand

It is very bittersweet to be giving away these kits in light of Cathey's passing.  It is just so wrong to me for children to be left behind as a result of deaths from breast cancer and Cathey's much anticipated, much loved and adored little boy and her husband are so on my mind.

Together we can find cures for this thing called cancer but we have to keep on fighting and funding to do it.  I hope you will consider making a donation locally to support programs and people in your area.

I will draw two winning names on Sunday, October 20th.  I hope your week is off to a good start!

October 13 Giveaway

Okay I pulled two more kits out of the giveaway box and I will draw the winning names on Sunday, October 13th.  Anna, you will have to wait another week!

Shoot for the Moon

Rose of Hope

Hope your week is off to a great start.  It's Monday and that means The Voice for me and some Christmas at Hawk Run Hollow stitching I think. 

TUSAL and Giveaway Winners

I'm a little more timely with my TUSAL posting for September.  I had quite a few contributions in September as I had a Halloween exchange that needed stitching and I continued to stitch away on block 7 of Christmas at Hawk Run Hollow.  I really need to take a photo of my progress but it's hard to put down!

It's very gloomy here today so I took this into the kitchen and photographed it on my dining room table.  I put out my Halloween decorations yesterday and the house is looking much more seasonal!

And on to the first Sunday giveaway I posted about on Sunday, Laura and Christina are this week's winners.  I will be posting photos of the next two kits tomorrow.  Hope you have a great Sunday full of stitching.  That's what I have planned!

52 Weeks of Happy-Week 40 and Giveaway Reminder

We had the most perfect fall weather week this week and it was just glorious.  I took a day off on Thursday and went to the Fryeberg fair which I will blog about separately.  My happy things for this week are as follows:

I found these news shoes at the JL Coombs store in Portland on Saturday and they are the MOST comfortable shoes. It is so hard for me to find shoes that look fashionable and are comfortable at the same time that I plan to buy this style in brown as well.  I know I will be wearing these A LOT.

This was the view out my sliding glass window on Thursday.  It's taken a while for the trees back here to catch color but the were much farther along this morning.  It's amazing how quickly they change once they start.  Many have already fallen and if you were planning to leaf peep in New England, you'd better get here soon!

I mentioned I went to the fair on Thursday and this is the only fair food I bought.  It was the most amazing apple crisp from a local church.  I ended up eating the whole thing and not having any room for other things.

I have a niece by marriage who is a sophomore at Bates College in Lewiston.  On Thursday evening they had a game against the University of Southern Maine in Goram so I took a ride over to watch her play. They won which was a much needed victory for the team as they've had a tough season.  It was a great night for watching a game.

 The Front

The Back

And finally, I was able to finish up the punch needle project from the class I took in August.  Now I just have to figure out how to finish it off.  I think the shape will really challenge my finishing skills but I plan to take it slowly.

And just a reminder about my October giveaway for Breast Cancer Awareness month.  I will be drawing the first two winners tomorrow and then posting the next two kits to be given away on Monday.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

And I'm going to be doing a giveaway each Sunday during the month.

Several years ago, Lois at Elegant Stitch put together all these little kits as a breast cancer fundraiser and I purchased the series.  There are multiple different designers and the kits are complete with everything you need for stitching and finishing.

I only ended up making two or three of them and the rest of them have been tucked away in a closet for way too long.  I found them again when I moved and decided I really needed to get them out there.

My hope is that if you win one of the kits, you will consider making a donation to an organization that is working hard to find a cure for women's cancers like breast and ovarian, either locally where you live or a national organization like the Susan G. Komen foundation.  We've come a long way with survival rates, but there's still a long way to go.

So,  I will give away 2 kits to 2 different winners each week on Sunday. You can enter multiple times/weeks but only win once.  The first two kits shown in this post will be given away on the 6th and then I will pick two more out of the box and post which ones they will be next Monday.

52 Weeks of Happy - Week 3

This was a pretty busy week and I had to remind myself a few times to focus on what makes me happy.  Here are some of the things that made the list this week.

Meeting Barbara in Belfast to stitch together on a grey Sunday afternoon.

My new bangs which I cut back in on the same day that Michele Obama debuted hers.  I'm not sure who had theirs done first but I guess great minds think alight right?  I'm so much happier with my hair right now.

The smell (and taste!) of fresh baked brownies.  I had to make them for a meeting potluck.  I have started baking them in my muffin tin because they come out cute and easy to eat as well.

And finally, a completed sweater sleeve.  I finished it last night and went to my LNS to pick up another skein to start the other sleeve tonight.  I hope to have this done by next weekend but we'll see how that goes.  It should definitely be done by the end of the month - and wearable!!

I hope you found things that made you happy this week.  I had an timely quote in my 2013 quote a day calendar my niece gave me - "Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled" by Benjamin Spock.  I hope you have fulfilling things in your life that are helping you stay happy.

Don't forget to sign up for my giveaway too - that will make at least one winner happy.  The draw is open until January 31.

January Give Away

It's time for a little giveaway I think.  It's just past the middle of January and we still have a good three months left to go of winter (at least here in Maine) so everyone should welcome a bright spot right?  I've gone through my stash and have pulled a few things to be able to do several giveaways.

The first one contains the following: "Garden Walk" by My Mark, Sampler Pillow Cover #48 by The Needle's Content, a fat quarter of 32 ct. Zweigart Mulberry Belfast linen and some threads by Valdani, Olde Willow Stitchery and Watercolors.  A few more things may get added before it gets sent out.

Here's how to participate:  Leave me a post telling me your best coping technique for getting through grey winter days.  I will randomly pick a winner on January 31st from those leaving a reply to this post.  Maybe the hope of being a winner will help you get through the rest of the month of January and we'll be that much closer to spring!