~*Local Gringos Giveaway*~

The Prizes:

SUGAR PLUM SHEEP Set of 8 Christmas Knitting Fiber Care or Gift Tags















PUPPY LOVE with YARN BALL Set of 8












PIRATE KNITTING Set of 8













Maggie has a wonderful shop.
I was lucky enough to receive some of her gift tags recently from a friend and they make a gift extra special:)

3 prizes 3 winners each one will get one set of Fiber Care Gift Tags featured above.


How To Enter:

1.Leave a comment saying which set you'd like most to receive.

2. Visit Her etsy shop and come back and leave a comment telling me what you like.

3. Blog about the giveaway and leave a comment with a link to your post.
If You Dont have a blog but are on ravelry leave a comment about what you like from her shop with your ravelry name.

4.You get an entry for every person who leaves a comment saying they came from your blog post about the giveaway.

Deadline is December 19th 2009 at Noon

~Goodies In The Mail And A Project On The Needles~

I was one of the winners of a giveaway at Hookandneedlegirland received this lovely package in the mail.
Organic merino sport in Cocoa and Cream,a bottle of sweet almond vanilla lotion, a bar of natural handmade soap dark chocolate, a purple tape measure, and a crafter's tin of mints.Thank you Holly
I'm already half way done with a project burnished leaves cowl using the lovely yarn she sent and it is pretty and a dream to knit with she has an etsy shop check it out here:)

~*Greek Deli Cup Coffee Cozy Kit Giveaway*~

Winner is: Kathy Congratulations:)


Jenn and I have teamed up to have a giveaway fo one of her Greek Deli Cup Coffee Cozy Kits.
Jenn creator of Half Birthday Knits lives in New York where you can grab a coffee on pretty much any corner in these cute cups.
Jenn has designed a pattern and put together a cool kit with everything you need to knit the greek deli cup coffee cozy and this is just such a fun knit.
the pattern has been done in a chart but very easy to understand and follow.
The packaging is so unique you feel like its your birthday.

Here are the rules: Only 1 person will win and there are 3 ways to enter below:

1)visit Jenn's etsy shop then come back here and leave a comment saying what you like.

2)Become a follower of my blog.

3)blog the giveaway and link back to it and leave a comment saying you did.
Deadline to enter June 14th 2009 Midnight

~*Winner Of Patt's Creations Spring Madness Giveaway*~

Little Miss S.
with her comment entry.
She said...
I love all the stitch markers - but must say that the ones with chicken are my favorite. They are gorgeous...

Congratulations:) an email has been sent to you from PattM.
A hand made fully lined gorgeous project bag

The project bag white with green leaves, stems, and blue flowers. This bag is made from 100% cotton fabric.
8 1/2 inches wide
10 inches tall.
white muslin lining with pockets
white rattail cord.

A set of her lovely handmade sheep stitch markers


The sock stitchmarkers come with brass pin holder and sheer organza gift bag made for smaller needles. Blue and brown in color.

~*Patt's Creation Spring Madness Giveaway*~

Little Miss S. Won This Giveaway
with her comment entry.
She said...
I love all the stitch markers - but must say that the ones with chicken are my favorite. They are gorgeous...

Congratulations:)
My lovely friend PattM and I are having a giveaway one person will win both the bag and stitch markers.
Here are the prizes:

A hand made fully lined gorgeous project bag

The project bag white with green leaves, stems, and blue flowers. This bag is made from 100% cotton fabric.
8 1/2 inches wide
10 inches tall.
white muslin lining with pockets
white rattail cord.

A set of her lovely handmade sheep stitch markers


The sock stitchmarkers come with brass pin holder and sheer organza gift bag made for smaller needles. Blue and brown in color.

There are 3 way to enter:

1.Visit Patt's Creations Madness Etsy Shop and come back here and leave a comment letting me know what you like from her shop.

2. 2) Subscribe to my blog (in my side bar) then leave me a comment saying you did.(if you are already a follower you will automatically get an entry:)

3. Blog about the giveaway and link to this post then return to my blog and leave a comment saying you did.

Deadline to enter: May 15th 2009 At Midnight

Artist Spotlight Hélènina Deroubaix

Mademoiselle Hélènina





As you all have seen my blog has a new look.
Hélènina is an artist I found threw Artful Blogging Autumn 2008 issue where you will find a 6 page spread about her.
Hélènina is a mixed media artist and poetic writer and her paintings and digital collages touch the soul.
After reading her poetry and seeing her paintings I was so moved and inspired that I decided to contact her and ask if she would design my blog and button for me.
I just love what she did.
She has taken pictures of me and made them into art as seen above.
Her art and poetry are amazing.
if you would like to have her design a one of a kind blog contact her at
her etsy shop AntiqueFae

SewSpun Is So Awesome!!!!

As you know I won a skein of Hand Spun From Mandy at Sew Spun for naming a skein of the hand spun she was putting in her etsy shop.I knew it would be gorgeous knit up into the pattern Urchin.
When I realized I needed more for my hat I wrote Mandy and she said she would be happy to spin up more for me so I could finish my hat:)she is a super sweet person it arrived today!! I will be able to finish my hat in time for my birthday in 8 days.This is really special to me as it is my first time knitting with Hand Spun it is such a treat.If you get a chance please check out Mandy's Etsy Shop

A Practically Hyperbolic Dishcloth

Hyperbolic crochet was first described by Daina Taimina and David Henderson less than a decade ago link,and it's been used to make amazing things ever since link.These dishclothes harness its beauty for a more utilitarian purpose,with a hyperbolic ruffle surrounding a flat center.The result is a lightweight cloth with a large surface area and a tendency to fold itself in your hand just the way you would want it to without any effort at all as exsplained by neatlytangled:)Here are pictures of my first hyperbolic dishcloth it was really fun to crochet:)

Neatlytangled Etsy Shop Rocks Crochet!!!

I found this rock'in etsy shop neatlytangled and I wanted to share it with you all. I went nuts and bought 3 really kewl patterns.Iam working on one right now will put up pictures soon.

Cass Post #555 CONTEST !!!!!

I heard about Cass shut up I'm counting post #555 contest on Graces blog lovin Comfort KnitsThere are 5 ways to enter, you can pick and choose how many you want to do:

1. Cheer her up. Tell her a joke, a riddle, or a funny story. If I can’t be funny, then you can. Bonus if your joke involves naked folks or liquor. Double bonus if the naked drunk folks are knitting.

2. Give her something to knit. Tell her a pattern that you loved or want to knit, or something you think she should knit. Bonus if you’ve knit it yourself.

3. Help her build her stash. Tell her about your new favorite yarn. Bonus if 2 & 3 match up. Double bonus if she can afford it.

4. Give her daughter some advice. Casey turns 17 next week. What advice would you give to a young woman if you could? Bonus if it includes “cleaning house for your mother”. Double bonus if it includes abstinence until you’re 30.

Fine print: Contest runs through Wednesday, May 7th, at 2:22 in the afternoon. At that very moment, my oldest wee beastie will turn 17. And with a mom like me, she needs all the advice she can get.



5. Send help! The more the merrier! Tell others to come check out Cass contest. Bonus if they mention you when they come.So please mention Darcy!!!
she’ll choose 5 winners, match, chosen in a random manner with darts and balloons involved. There are 5 prizes, they’re all from etsy. check out these Etsy prizes:)