Hello lovely readers,
Rachel and I are really pleased with the running of the swap. Many of
you have already received your parcels but some have a little longer
way to go due to location distances. If you have received your
pincushion, would be great if you could share it on the our
Flickr group.
We have seen some amazing stuff and will be showcasing it on the pincushion swap parade later this month.
If you received your pincushion and blogged about it, why don't you add your blog post on our link party,
here.
You probably wondering what other lovely giveaway we have in store and who have won the iPad cover.
For some reason it wasn't very clear last week that the post was a giveaway as I got some enquired by email and on Facebook.
For that reason, we are going to extend the closing day and continue
running the iPad cover giveaway in parallel with todays pincushion
ring.
For the IPAD cover picture and the lovely Sponsor that made it.{here}
Extended closing date:17 june. Same rules apply.
To win, comment here what is your favourite iPad function. Apps, Ibooks, Games.. etc
Comment will be carried over, but do comment on this post to have a chance of winning today's prize!
Want to meet our sponsor for the pincushion ring?
Firstly,
let me write... I have always been an entrepreneur, ALWAYS! As a small
child I took my artwork to my mom and dad’s places of work and sold them
to their coworkers (not because they were amazing or anything, but the
people appreciated my verve, I guess) I had lemonade stands constantly,
sold do-dads in front of our house, had yard sales etc. My grandmother
started me sewing small things as early as 5 and by 8 I could use her
sewing machine, carefully since it was a treadle and required
coordination. Then in my teens I had become a very proficient
seamstress. I made most of my clothing and soon was doing it for friends
or teaching them to sew. My mom had an outdoor outfitter company making
custom clothing for dog mushers, and I soon found myself designing and
making items for Iditarod mushers. My specialty was harnesses and dog
booties for every condition of snow and ice. I made thousands upon
thousands of them and had quite the living as a junior and senior in
high school. :) Once in college I floundered from biology to writing and
from college sports to finally deciding that I was an artist at my
core, so why fight it... I set out to get a BFA in sculpture. After
finishing my four years, I was on my way to get a Masters in Industrial
Design but let life sidetrack me with travel and a husband. It was the
best distraction I could have ever been given!
As
for pin cushions, whats not to LOVE? I have a small collection of
interesting ones and am always looking at them on etsy, in antique
stores and I love to make them. At present I make 5 different ones for
my stores, but my favorite to use is the thumb ring version. It’s
efficient and CUTE!The
Bee Wise line has about 65 items and that includes the patterns for
most of what I make to sell. I love to make new ideas, hence the growing
line of handmade things that all started with a reusable grocery bag.
You can find me:
Closing date is Sunday 17 June GMT London 8pm.
The winner must contact us directly to claim the prize within one week.
The winner will be announced on May 19 th 2012.
Not obliged to follow my blog but It would make me really happy if you did.
Good Luck.
