Bloggy Giveaways Carnival

This week is the Fall 2008 Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Carnival, and if you’ve never entered a giveaway carnival, you won’t want to miss this one!  At the time of this writing, there were almost 1200 opportunities to win something.  You’ll need to visit the participating blogs to find out how to enter each giveaway, so if [...]

How-To: Wristlet Key Fob Tutorial

At the request of a few readers, I’ve put together this tutorial for the ever-popular wristlet key fob. These key fobs are so simple to make, and they are a great assembly-line craft.  You can quickly and easily attach fabric or ribbon to several pieces of webbing in one step, then attach the hardware as your second [...]

Handbag Giveaway at Handbag Planet – 1 Day Only!

In celebration of the October 15th launch of their website, Handbag Planet is giving away 24 handbags in 24 hours.  Their handbags are inspired by popular designer brands and are affordably priced at $30 to $80. To enter the contest, hurry over to Handbag Planet today.  If you’re a winner, you don’t even have to pay shipping [...]

Bossa Nova Bags Pattern by Shelly Stokes

  Holiday gift-giving in my family has typically meant a frenzied Christmas afternoon of ripping into packages and thowing out a huge bagful of wrapping paper, although in recent years some of us have made a big effort to use sturdy gift bags that can be re-used year after year, and we always save bows.  But if you [...]

Apron Giveaway

I love giveaways, don’t you?  Here’s one from Amy Quarry, whose beautiful blog can be found here, and her equally beautiful website here.  If you’d like a chance to win the apron pictured above, you’ll need to act fast by visiting The Apronista and following the directions in this post.  Entries will be accepted until [...]