Art Nest Goodies GIVEAWAY - design your own ring and needle nest!!!

Art Nest Goodies GIVEAWAY!!! I'm giving away a set of Art Nest goodies ( a matching pincushion ring and needle nest) and the best part...you get to design your own by picking from my stash of fabrics!

Just link back to this post on your blog and leave a comment letting me know that you did (so that I can check out your fabulous blog)! Winner will be announced in early July and feel free to use any of the above images!

*PLEASE USE THE CREATE A LINK FEATURE - Otherwise it does not show up in Technorati!

Cheers!

*How do I link to this post?
It's easy!
Just click on LINKS TO THIS POST below and then click on CREATE A LINK. A box will pop up and just click PUBLISH POST - easy peasy!

Can't wait to see if you win? Pop on over to Art Nest Shop!

The studio is a complete mess this morning and,in my overwhelmed state, I decided it's time a French press coffee break. I love French press coffee and you can bet that it's not the last time I write about it's wonders (just what makes it taste so smooth and why does it sooth my heart?).

Adorable stuffies (where I found this bunny) can be found here!

vintage love

Love vintage? Check this shop out!

After months of (kind) urging from a close friend, I've made my needle nests available in the shop. I created two needle nests for myself nearly one year ago and continue to use them daily. I'm also offering the option to personalize them with a word of your choosing. Simply lovely

Grosgrain: SHABBY APPLE Marseilles Dress GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!

Grosgrain: SHABBY APPLE Marseilles Dress GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!

Five new wristlets at art nest shop. I'm loving these and they are the first sewn item I've had available! Simply lovely.

art nest clutch no. 3

...simple, easy, and quick to sew. I guess it's really a wristlet, but either way, it's just the right size to stash a drivers licence, cell phone, lip balm, car keys, sugar-free gum and a hand sanitizer. In the spirit of living simply, I've managed to squelch what I 'need' to carry with me at all times. Using my own sketches, I was able to create a pattern for this fully lined clutch with zipper closure. art nest clutch no. 3 patterns will be available sometime this summer. Simply lovely!

The pattern for this completely hand stitched forest fawn stuffie is available here. I love having little projects to work on in long lines or while sitting on the sofa late at night watching television with Jeff. I think there is a little Audrey Hepburn in all of us that wants a pet fawn!

(so, this photograph made it to Grosgrain...yea!)




I ducked into a favorite thrift store this afternoon and, to my delight, found this owl shirt for $1. I think it's vintage and the embroidery is hand stitched. B was an uncommonly good sport while I took these photographs...I think it's due to the fact that I let her stand on the dresser... You can see the progression in the last photo...enough was enough!! I will treasure some of these photographs forever as they capture her sweetness so well. Oh, and don't you love the Thumbelina hair...Simply lovely!

Little B is turning 2 next month!! She was born 2 days before my birthday and I have the beautiful memory of bringing her home on that day...sigh. I like buying gifts for my children and when I stumbled across My Red Boots, I fell in love with these vintage French puzzles. I'm cooking up a birthday party inspired by the book Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey. Check out all of his amazing books - I also love One Morning in Maine.