Big blog giveaway!
Except I’m not giving away my blog! I’m giving away lots of fun stuff though!
Today is the SewMamaSew blog giveaway day and since I love getting free crap, I thought I’d offer lots of free crap to you instead (cause I have never won anything, seriously, except the husband-lottery. Maybe the baby lottery. Maybe).
There are three prizes in my giveaway today and you can enter for just one or all three! How sweet am I? Though if you by some random chance win all three, you will have to endure the wrath of all the other participants!
The first prize is my “handmade” gift that is not about cloth menstrual pads (haha!). I wanted to give something away that would have larger appeal, so I’m offering this hand-stitched cathedral window pincushion I made. I have been really drawn to these batik colors lately, so I went with this color scheme for the whole theme of my give-away. This prize also includes some yoyo hairpins with tiny silver moons and two very random fabric sheep 1.5″ pinback buttons (what can I say, I’m getting little random craft things ready for the farmers markets!).
This is giveaway #1!
My second gift is a set of cloth pantyliners. If you’re interested in making the switch from disposable menstrual products to cloth, check out the links in my sidebar for more information! This is a set of four — two 6″ liners and two 8″ liners. One set is organic cotton and raw silk and the other is organic cotton and organic bamboo velour! I hand-dyed the cotton myself. Raw silk is a fiber that helps reduce irritation and it just feels really cool on hot summer days. Bamboo velour is almost buttery soft. These are perfect for light days, spotting, discharge (OMG I just said discharge on the internet!) and are great if you already use a cup or sponge and want some additional leak protection. I’m happy to answer any/all questions about my products and believe me, I’ve been at this for years — nothing is TMI!
This is giveaway #2!
Finally I have a kit of vintage notions and sewing stuff. This has a cute pajama pattern, a bit of vintage fabric, some lace and trim and a few zips. Enough to keep you busy for awhile. I used to have these kits in my etsy shop, but have discontinued them (look for them in a new incarnation soon though)! You’ll love this. Seriously, it’s so much fun!
This is giveaway #3!
To enter, pick which one(s) you want to win and answer the corresponding questions in my comments:
For #1: I really got lost in these batik colors! And I love dying fabric too. What is your dream fabric color combo? If you could find hand-dyed or hand-batiked fabric in any color combo, what would it be?
For #2: Help me improve my ever-evolving cloth-pad FAQ. What info would be most helpful to you? To your friend you’re trying to convert?
For #3: What’s been your luckiest or favorite vintage find? I go thrifting once a week. How often do you go?
If you want more than one prize, you’ll have to answer more than one question! For extra points, post about my giveaway on your blog or in a message board and then comment the link! I’ll enter your name twice!
My giveaway will close on May 31st at Noon EST. The winner of each prize will be picked randomly. International folks are welcome to play along! Hopefully this all made sense! Let me know if you have any questions!
Good luck!
May 30th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
For #3 I go thrifting about once a month. . .that’s all my income will allow. However, my favorite recent find was a vintage pattern for a shirtwaist dress I remember my mother having when I was a kid. But it wasn’t my size
May 30th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
For 1: I like the green and blue combos! Orange and yellow would be pretty too!
May 30th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
Oh I’d love #2 the cloth menstrual pads. I’m just getting ready to start using mama cloth.
I guess the #1 info I’d like is just how good is mama cloth in a heavy flow !
May 31st, 2009 at 12:25 am
Hmmm…favourite colour combo. I loved purple and yellow together when I was growing up. And I still love irises so must still enjoy that combo. LOVE the batik fabric you’ve used.
May 31st, 2009 at 12:28 am
Oh and I forgot to say that I also LOOOOVE “thrifting”. My best finds were some vintage crockery – two detailed white porcelain salt and pepper shakers, a diamond faceted glass and a gorgeous floral glass platter (the latter two I glued together to make a cake stand). Thanks for this fun giveaway!
May 31st, 2009 at 3:12 am
For #2
I’m not sure on the answer to this they are SO good, but I think people don’t trust them … maybe by word of mouth? I swear by these pads now – they have made *such* a difference to me!! It’s amazing and I tell all my girlfriends … even if it is not necessarily ‘nice’ conversation!
For #3
I go thrifting at least once a week – I have a few favorite places and go further afield every month … my kids have grown to love it!! My best find recently was an Art Deco tray that I bought for my Mum for mothers day – for $4!!!
May 31st, 2009 at 3:37 am
#3 I go to garage/estate sales about 3 times a month and just love finding treasures. One of my favorite finds is the huge Bow Maker that was left on “the last day” at a prominent family’s estate sale. It is at least 40 years old and still working great. I even blogged about it because I was so excited with the FIND:
http://spt2.blogspot.com/2009/03/my-latest-acquisition-sasheen-star-bow.html
I just love it!
May 31st, 2009 at 4:04 am
1) Honestly, if it’s batik, I want to see as many bright colors as possible all mixed in. That would be my dream!
2) I haven’t converted yet because of my husband. Find a way to get the men on board (make sure they know that they’ll NEVER have to deal with/see them) and you’ll convert more women too!
3) I found some beyond gorgeous vintage German pillowcases recently, and I turned each one into a skirt. They’re wonderful!
Thanks for the giveaway!
May 31st, 2009 at 4:16 am
For #1: It would be rather fantastic to find a batik in shades oof green and where the pattern of the batik had the sheep!
For #3: My best vintage/thrift find was a wool cardigan that i disassembled back down to the yarn, handdyed, and was able to make two knitted and felted purses for gifts out of.
Thanks!
May 31st, 2009 at 7:31 am
For #1: A dream fabric color combo would be greens and blues all mingling together like a deep ocean color – yum!
For #2: I’ve been thinking about making cloth-pads and would love to try these – sounds like a great idea! For your FAQ, I’d like to see washing information.
For #3: I don’t get to go thrifting that often (maybe once a month or so). My favorite find has been a cashmere/silk deep violet sweater that I thrifted the yarn from. It was an XXL, so that’s a lot of gorgeous yarn!
ugli.tangelo.fruit at gmail dot com
May 31st, 2009 at 7:31 am
What a fun way to do the giveaway.
1: For the pincushion (which is absolutely adorable): I would love, love, love some purple/turquiose batik. My favorites!
2: For the pantyliners: I haven’t had the chance to try these yet, but am looking forward to it. I would definitely say word of mouth.
3: I go “thrifting” every single chance I get – at least weekly. Favorite find was a whole trunk of vintage fabrics that were extremely well cared for.
Thank you for entering me in your drawings.
May 31st, 2009 at 8:05 am
1- I love bright color combos. I think a fun one would be pink/orange/yellow.
2- I might be dumb, but I couldn’t find the link to the care for the pads. I would LOVE to see a good how-to like your other faq pages on that.
3- I troll one of the “local” online thriftstore-like-places *L* My best finds so far have been my sewing machines!