hand stitching at the beach

this week-end we enjoyed spending the day at one of our favorite beaches in port townsend! the kids had so much fun gathering logs and pretending they were surf boards. :) quite funny! there is also a fun fort there that they love exploring.

while the kiddos played i worked on a couple little hand stitching projects. with so many ideas in my head i seem to have a hard time sticking with just one.

finally got this cutie stitched up so i can start working on my scattered hexie quilt!!

got back to stitching this cute matryoshka doll!

almost done!

a few hexies for a simple little project

sand covered toes!

cute little kiddos!

my half dozen! ;)

Hope you are having a terrific tuesday!

giveaway~ original scrapbox!!!

the winner is...

Number 47

Simply EC said... I am a follower of your blog.!! :)

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Please contact me by Thursday morning or I will have to choose another winner!

Hey friends!!

It's time for a fantastic giveaway from The Original Scrapbox! We are giving away a Workbox which is one of their most popular and sought-after items. The Workbox had been around for a while, but this month a shipment of New Limited Edition Workboxes in four different styles of wood is on its way.

In celebration of this Limited Edition Workbox creation, The Original Scrapbox is hosting preliminary giveaways with a chance to win an entry into the Grand Prize Drawing for one Limited Edition Workbox!

The four styles of wood will be Cherry, Maple, Black Oak, and Natural Oak.

I am giving away this giant cutting board shown below. If you win that, then you are entered into the drawing for the Limited Edition Workbox!

One Giant Cutting Board (Retail $39.95) and one entry into the Grand Prize Drawing for a Limited Edition Workbox


If you are selected as a preliminary winner of the cutting board, you will then be entered into the grand prize drawing held on RachelleWrites on August 27, 2010. On that date, Rachelle will select a winner from all of the finalists to receive one Limited Edition Workbox (value $1495.00) in the winner's choice of color/style of wood.

*The contest is open to addresses in the 48 contiguous United States only.

Giveaway open from August 16, 2010- August 20, 2010 at 11:59pm MST.

Giveaway Rules:
*You can only enter under one name
* It is possible to win more than one preliminary prize, which means it’s possible to be entered into the grand prize drawing more than once.
*All winner’s addresses must be stateside US addresses
*You must complete the required entry to be eligible to win
*Open to addresses in the contiguous United States only.

Here's how to enter:Please leave details in your comment of how you entered with required links. I'll put all entries into a spreadsheet and use Random.org to select the winner.

*Required entry: You must visit The Original Scrapbox website and leave a comment telling me your favorite item.

Extra Entries:

• Become a Facebook Fan of The Original Scrapbox

• Tweet the contest with linkback in your comment (copy and paste http://lovelylittlehandmades..blogspot.com/ right into the text box) and use the hashtag #scrapbox in your tweet.

• Facebook the contest with a link in your comment

• Follow my blog
  

• Follow me on Twitter
  

To receive 15 extra entries, you must do the following 4 things together on your blog post and please leave a link back to your blog post with your comment (only one comment required, but you must leave a link so I can check your post.)

1. Blog about the contest WITH a picture of the Workbox in your post and link back to this post, so people will know where to enter.
2. In your blog post link the phrase "Limited Edition Workbox " to http://theoriginalscrapbox.com/catalog/component/content/article/6/95-wb-le-cherry
3. Link the phrase "The Original Scrapbox" to http://theoriginalscrapbox.com/catalog/
4. Link back to this contest, so that people know where to enter.

You can enter the preliminary giveaways with a chance to win an entry into the grand prize drawing at the following blogs:

Creative Time For Me
Made by Momo
The Mom Nerd
Scrappin Navy Wife
Obsessed with Scrapbooking
One Cluttered Brain
365 Cards
Get Sketchy
Pile it on Challenge
Lovely Little Handmades
Rachelle Writes

Good Luck!!

giveaway~ pdf patterns!!

And the winners are...

97 ~ Marcia said...

Thank you for introducing me to all of these great artists!
I love all of the patterns- my favorites are-
Annie: Christmas Cuties
Kate: Sea Views
Rebecca: Sand Castles

214 ~ Justine said...

I follow Kate's blog

167 ~ Joonzeboo said...

I follow Rebecca's blog

Contact me to pick which pattern you'd like and I'll email it straight away! :)

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For shop news, I am now offering some of my favorite quilt and embroidery pdf patterns; from some of the most talented, amazing, and kindest artists! How exciting is that??!!

Get ready for lots of cuteness!! As all of Annie Oakleaves patterns are exactly that, C U T E!! Ever since I saw Annie's patterns a couple years ago, I fell in love!! From the most adorable little gnomies or as she calls them eenies, to the sweetest little woodland cuties to all the lovely little holiday collections! One of the best parts is you get full collections with each set! So many possibilities with each collection to make the most adorable projects for years to come!! Also, keep a look out in the shop, as I have more collections to add!! ;)

Noel from the Christmas Cuties collection!

A little hedgie from the Woodland Cuties collection

Sweet little birdie from the Woodland Cuties collection! Hand stitched by the sweet Kristi. http://www.stitchystitcherson.blogspot.com/

I love you deerly, from the Woodland Cuties collection! Hand stitched by the sweet Kristi. http://www.stitchystitcherson.blogspot.com/

An eenie dracula from the Halloweenie collection. Hand stitched by the sweet Kristi. http://www.stitchystitcherson.blogspot.com/

Falling raindrops from the Eenie collection. Hand stitched by the sweet Kristi. http://www.stitchystitcherson.blogspot.com/

Gnome home from the Eenies collection! Hand stitched by the sweet Kristi. http://www.stitchystitcherson.blogspot.com/

Now to introduce one of my favorite designers of quilt patterns, which I'm sure many of you already know, Kate Conklin!! Kate has some of the most amazing quilt patterns, from her new "Sea Views" to the sweet "Wonky Donkey" that captured my heart!! I can't wait to see all the new patterns she creates in the future!!

"Wonky Donkey"

"Sea Views"

"Sierra's Forest"

"There's a Square in There"

"Charm Bracelet"

Last but definatley not least, my FAVORITE new designer, Rebecca Johnson of Chasing Cottons!! When I first saw the "Sand Castles" quilt not long ago, I was truly A M A Z E D!! At some point I will have to make one, as it will for sure be an heirloom that the whole family will love!! Isn't it just GORGEOUS!!

Another simply amazing quilt pattern, the "Star Jewels"

Would you like to to be one of 3 winners, of one of these amazing patterns??!! Yep, I thought so. ;) Also, If you want double the chance to win, head over to my dear friend Heather's FANTASTIC blog as she is also giving away these AMAZING patterns. :)

Here is how to win on my blog~

1. leave a comment on this blog post telling me your favorite pattern from each artist.
   
2. link to this post on your blog (please feel free to use the photos from this post!) and then come back here to leave a comment telling me you have done so.
3. follow my blog, then come back here to leave a comment telling me you have done so.
4. follow annie's cute blog, then come back here to leave a comment telling me you have done so.
5. follow kate's amazing blog, then come back here to leave a comment telling me you have done so.
6. follow rebecca's fabulous blog, then come back here to leave a comment telling me you have done so.
   
7. follow heather's hip blog, then come back here to leave a comment telling me you have done so.

If you do 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 please make a separate comment on this post for each letting me know what you have done so as the comments are your entries. So if you do all five you need to leave 5 comments.

This is a short giveaway and ends Sunday, August 15th, which I will announce the winner soon after!Good Luck!!

Make sure to come back on MONDAY, as I will be offering another amazing GIVEAWAY!!

a little sewing lesson!

last week i had the pleasure to spend an afternoon with my sweet sil and teach her how to sew. it was her first time at the sewing machine, and she picked up on everything so quickly. we made a simple little patchwork pillow, and it turned out F A B U L O U S!! we used the oh so yummy, early bird fabric from cosmo cricket! i just love how it turned out. i think i enjoyed our little sewing adventure just as much as she did!



i left her with a little homework, to make a matching strip pillow. i can't wait to see it when it's done!! THANKS trina, for letting me share a piece of what i LOVE!

a sprouting gnomie!

i just finished my sprouting gnomie mini quilt!! i am in LOVE!! when i saw this absolutely adorable quilt by amanda aka mrsmcporkchop, i had to make one with a little spin of my red and aqua cuteness!! :) i used my very first hexies so it gives that little extra sentimental touch. :)

the hexies are hand stitched together, and then i appliqued them on. for the quilting, i free motion quilted the seedlings.

a hiding gnomie, pattern found here.

better get back to work! i have lots to ship today!

cutsie lecien bundles!

i had fun taking pictures of these cutsie fat quarter bundles with my new cake stand!! i'll be listing them in the shop today or tomorrow. i only have a few bundles of each so let me know if you'd like me to reserve one for you. :)

red, aqua and grey caramel town collection

pink and brown caramel town collection

green, pink and yellow caramel town collection

sweet deer collection

red, aqua and brown hokuou no kodomo collection

red, aqua and pink hokuou no kodomo collection

yellow, blue and red hokuou no kodomo collection

hokuou no kodomo mosaic

i could look at these cute pictures all day!! i have to say i LOVE lecien's fabric! definitely a favorite.

see ya soon! :)

bambi's bunting!

this week-end i was itching to do a little craft project! with seeing these cute little buntings here, here, and here, i just couldn't resist!! i combined a couple of the ideas and made a sweet little deer stringing along a bunting! i just LOVE it!! it was such a simple project, yet so much fun!!

do you recognize this cute little deer? i enlarged it from the lecien's carmel town fabric!! :)

a little hiding gnomie that i started stitching up yesterday for a little mini with a row of hexies! :)


Hope you have a whimsical week!!

and the winner is...

number 31

Midwestern Gone Iahoan said...

twitter follower

contact me with your address and i'll get your bundle sent off! :)

THANKS so much for everyone who entered!! I just LOVE giveaways!!