Make Do March Day 20: Giveaway!

Howdy Howdy Howdy--

SO, I had this lovely post planned...in my head of course...I have this really cute quilt that I started in high school that I finished. Well, I should say semi-finished. The binding is pinned on. But I may have fallen asleep early last night...and it's sitting on my couch pinned. 

wah wah wah...

Whats a girl to do? She has no post to put up, no pictures...and she made a promise to post every day. Lets see...she could:

~ Call her sister....but said sister would be irritated cause I said I would have something done

~ Call Mom....but that's been done

~ Not post....obviously not an option

~ ummm.....

~ host a giveaway!

And the latter is just what I'm going to do....it's giveaway time!

Now, is this giveaway purely because I don't have a post...nope. We reached over 100 posts last week, so I figure that's a good enough reason!

What am I giving away? OH...well that's the fun part. I'm going to make it a surprise giveaway....so whoever wins will get a package containing goodies, which are yet to be determined. Said package could,  contain the following:

~ candy

~ mittens

~ headband

~ cheesy Alaska souvenirs

~ fabric

~ gift card

~ chocolate

~ notebook

~ buttons

~ handmade items

~ pillowcase

~ recipes

~ anything else random I want to include (who knows you may get a framed picture of ME!)

Here's the important part...how do you enter?

1. Leave a comment on which items you would want

2. Mention the giveaway on your blog....and leave us a comment that you did so

Now...the more people that enter...the more items that will be contained in the package...so tell your friends!

The Giveaway will be open until March 25...winner announced on March 26!

GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED!

Sarah

Make Do March Day 5....LINK UP!!!!!!

Yay...for link up parties! 

We're so excited for you all to join us! We hope you're getting your list done...reducing the stash....making do with what you have!

We have just a few rules...

1. Please link up posts that go along with the theme of Make Do March

             ~ Using whatcha got....little or no trips to the store

             ~ Checking things off your project list

             ~ finishing those abandoned projects

             ~ you get the picture:)

2. Please be a follower of Sew Dutch....when we get to 25...there will be a giveaway!

3. Comment on the other posts that are linked up!

4. Link back to us so others can join in the fun...either with a link or button!

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Crafty Bonanza Day 31....we made it!

GUESS WHAT???? WE MADE IT!!!! Sorry...slightly excited that we actually were able to do a post a day!! Now, I don't know if this will continue to happen daily, but I think we are in more of a mindset to post more regularly:)

I promised to show the finished framed project from yesterday, so here it is:

There is more room to add more frames which I like! Also, the blank spot on the patches is for a specific patch I went all around town for yesterday, but couldn't find. I also...the blond in me really...got the wrong map...so this is Andy's old one being a place holder until the stores open again and I can go get the right map. I'm going to put it on a white foam board and then he can put pins in the peaks he's already done.

The skis are his old ones...he got TWO new pairs this year! They aren't actually good skis anymore...the binding are no longer safe so I put them on the wall! He really liked the final product...which is all I wanted:)

 

We hope you enjoyed following the Crafty Bonanza!

Happy New Year!

Sarah

Crafty Bonanza Day 23....crochet cowl

Anybody else seen the latest craze of cowl scarfs? Well I have, and I decided to try my own! I've seen some really cool cowls, all over the internet, but my favorites have been the ones that are considered cowl necklaces.

To make this one I found some yarn that I had laying around the craft room...it happens to be a all cotton yarn...but I think really any yarn is usable! All I did was crochet a link stitch...I don't even know what it's called because I never "technically" learned how to crochet:)

I used the whole skein of yarn and then wrapped it around my hand and elbow...like you would a long rope. I suppose you could make it shorter, or longer so that you could wrap it twice around.

I think if I make another one...which I plan to do ;)...I would use a heavier yarn or double up two different colors. If you try one I would love to see the results!!

Two days until Christmas!!!

Sarah

PS: DON"T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR THE MITTEN GIVEAWAY! 

It closes tonight at 9 pm Alaska Time.

Winners will be announced tomorrow morning!

Crafty Bonanza Day 21...christmas garland

Andy and I moved into our house in May last year and have done absolutely nothing about window treatments...the blinds seemed to be enough at the time. The previous owners had some heavy duty window treatments that they took with them, and when they left they took the hardware, leaving ugly peach colored spots that didn't match the rest of the room.

I decided that it might be fun to have some kid of valance over the blinds...at least to add some color and cover up the ugly peach. So I made a scrappy Christmas garland to go above the window.

I gathered all of my Christmas fabrics and tied them onto a thick twine/rope. I cut the fabric about an inch to and inch and half wide....I didn't measure, just eyeballed it. After seeing it in pictures, there are a couple of places I need to add some extra fabric

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As you can see the fabrics aren't exactly one length...but I like the look of it!

This only took me about an hour, with cutting. It was an easy fun project!

On another note...does anyone know what happens tommorrow?

THE LIGHT STARTS COMING BACK!!! WOOHOO!!! This is probably not as important to people in the lower 48...but let me tell you, it's exciting here in Alaska!

I'm super excited about it!

Whats even better though is that Christmas is only 4 days away! Hope you all are enjoying this season to be with the ones you love! We're going to Skype and spend time with our family and I can't wait:)

Sarah

DON'T FORGET TO ENTER THE MITTEN GIVEAWAY!!!

WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER...

I'm pleased to anounce the winners of the three different headbands!

Winner of the Baby Headband: Lumm76...aka Andrea!!

Winner of the Black and White headband: Alex

Winner of the Grey headband: Tania

I haven't figured out how to use a random selector online yet, so I put everyones name in a hat and Andy picked them out:)

(he looks excited right? He wouldn't let me take a picture...so I found an awkward one in our files...hehehe)

Woohoo!!! Congratulations to all you ladies! Please e-mail us at sewdutchsisters(at)gmail(dot)com with your adresses so we can get them sent out ASAP!

 We will be hosting another giveaway during our crafty bonanza so stayed tuned!

Crafty Bonanza Day 12...woven table runner/rug

I have a multitude of ill-fitting or just plain old t-shirts that need to be retired, so instead of throwing them away, I decided that there was good fabric that could definitely be re-used/refurbished into something new(yes Mom, this should have happend years ago:)...) A few years ago I took out a book on weaving from the library, but never got around to actually doing any, so yesterday was the day.

I forgot to take picture in process (oops!) but if someone wants a tutorial let me know!

This is the finished product. It's a little wonky, and I learned better methods as I went, but overall I like the way it turned out.

Up close view...it's certainly rustic, but funky and I like it!

 I think it wil be a very cute table runner...but I think it really could go anywher as a decorative peice.

It's just the right length to add some pizazz to the table top. What do you think?

GIVEAWAY UPDATE: We've decided to extend the giveaway until today at 9 PM Alaska time...so GO ENTER, by leaving us a comment or becoming follower! Winners will be annouced tomorrow AM... I promise this time:)

Happy Sewing!

Sarah

Crafty Bonanza day 10...Giveaway!!!!

Yay for giveaways! Nathania and I are pleased to announce Sew Dutch Sisters first giveaway. What a better way to get in the holiday spirit right? And in our mind, anything free is a good thing:)

We will be giving the following headbands away to three lucky readers!

Multi-colored Baby Headband

 Black and White Adult Headband

 Two Toned Gray Adult Headband

The adult headbands have the no slip stuff on the back so they won't move when they are put in their proper place!

So now that you know the goods we're sending out, here are the rules:

2 ways of entry

1. Become a "Follower" of Sew Dutch through GFC --if you do so... PLEASE LET US KNOW IN THE COMMENT SECTION...it's how you enter the giveaway!!

2. Tell us what your favorite post from the Crafty Bonanza

GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED!!!!

Good Luck!

Sarah