48hr 'Going on Holiday' Sale! and Giveaway Winner!

Before I close my shops, I thought I'd have a bit of a yay! going on holiday sale! For 48 hrs (until 10pm Wednesday 21st July EST) everything in my online stores is available with a 40% discount! That's, like, heaps!


For purchases in my etsy store, use coupon code YAYSALE2011 For purchases in my madeit or bluecaravan stores, mark payment as 'bank deposit' and I will send you a paypal invoice for the discounted amount. Be sure to check out each store for different colours and fabrics and cute options!


And an extra Yay! The winner of the Kids Crafternoon Book is Angela! Please email me your address, and I'll have the book sent to you lickety-split.

'Holy Dooley I'm In a Book' Giveaway!

A while back, I made some cushions for a book project and yesterday in the mail came the book! (Reason #128 I love my mailman)

Compiled by Kathreen from Whipup, Kids Crafternoon: Sewing is full of simple sewing projects for kids from crafters around the world; and there is my pocket cushion project, on page 94! Sewing is the first of four great titles in Kathreen's Kids' Crafternoon series. Papercraft, Felting and Beading are due for release in November 2011. Yay!

I have a copy of Kids Crafternoon: Sewing to give away (thanks to the lovely folk at Hardie Grant).

To enter, leave a comment on this blog post by 10pm Tuesday 12th July.

Yay Again!

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And the winner of the folk man doll (I used the very schmancy method of writing all the names on little bits of paper, and drawing them out of a teapot)

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is emma from lovelybutton! Her son looks like the folk man doll (without the beard part), and her daughter is named Pepper! How funny is that?

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Congrats Emma! Please email me your address and he'll be on his way to you in a jiffy!

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I will miss him, I must make more. I think I am having a beard phase. We've seen the antler and scarf phase, now it's time for beards.

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Oops I forgot I was going to have a giveaway. I did. Sorry. Here it is. Just 'cause. You may have picked it from these photos, but here is a folk man doll, ready for a new home. He likes playing the banjo and sitting on the doorstep drinking strong tea from a big clay mug.

If you'd like to have him to sit on your shelf, or on your armchair, or maybe for a little one, just leave a comment. Followers have an extra entry, so do those lovely bloggers who reblog (please leave a comment so I know to give you an extra entry). I'll draw a winner next week. Hooray!

He can't wait to meet you.

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Not mine, sorry. This one. For that fabric.

Mine soon (sorry not Sunday as I said. A raging hangover has been causing little tap-men of pain to dance across my brain and dislodge any rationally functioning thought-process).

Antler Girl in Plushie Palooza today!

Oooh! Antler Girl is on Kid Independent today as part of their Plushie Palooza!

Go over there and leave a comment to vote for her. Go on. Only if you like. Pretty please. But no pressure.

Do't forget to enter the giant awesome plushie giveaway too! You could win antler girl and 29 other plushies! Ace!

giveaway winner!

The winner of the vintage weaving loom is... Lisette from TV and Book Addict!

Email me your postal address, and I will get this baby to you asap!

flea market finds - giveaway!

I’ve decided not to sell vintage-y things in my etsy store, as I was getting way too distracted and forgetting to sew! So here is a giveaway instead! You can make oh-so-many lovely things with this working loom, and it comes with instructions for projects too. Like; egg cosies, serviette case, coathanger cover, mittens, belt, bag, scarf, cushion, oven cloth, tea cosy, tea-pot holder, doll’s skirt. Party bag and baby bonnet.

Spear’s Weaving Loom; box contains weaving loom, 2 shuttles, heddle, instructions on box and a booklet with 12 projects.

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To enter simply leave a comment, and reblog or tweet for extra entries (please leave a comment to let me know if you do the last two!). The winners will be drawn next Sunday 26th September.

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Yay!

a peanut piggy pair

To celebrate her first bloggy birthday, Stitchy Britt is giving away these adorable peanut-shaped squishy pigs. All handmade, including that little scarf and crocheted basket. Adorable. Pop over there and oink her- post a comment or visit her facebook page, and help celebrate her blog birthday! Yay!

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Be quick, entries close Saturday night! (Her blog is swell too- less peanut-shaped, but just swell.)

Georgie Love’s Gorgeous Giveaway

I would like to say that I’m sharing this with you out of the kindness of my heart. Because I want you, too, to have a chance to win something beautiful from Velveteen Design. But this time, I just want another chance to win it for myself. Sorry.

(Do have a look though. Go here to see the loveliness, and here to enter. Don’t let me stop you)

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EDIT: Oh.My.Goodness! actually won! Woot! Now which one? *quizzical frown and grin* Thanks Georgie Love & Velveteen Designs! You rock!

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If you go to the Australian Etsy Blog you can win this ace laser cut geek necklace. In black or white.

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I am a Silly Chicken & Giveaway

I am a Silly FORGETFUL Chicken. I completley and utterly forgot the Brown Owls Christmas Party. I was looking forward to it. I had suggested a location, I RSVPd, I decided what to wear, I had chosen and wrapped a secret santa present.

Then I forgot. At 7pm Sunday night I sat upright, slapped my forehead so hard my eyes bugged out, and swore very loudly.

I blame the uni essays crowding my mind. I blame a lifetime of absent-mindfulness and my current lack of diary and pause of to-do list writing. I blame the alignment of the planets, and my silly brain. Most of all I blame me, which is awful because I really was looking forward to going, and was prepared to face my shyness to do it. I really enjoy spening time with the lovely crafty and funny Brown Owls, chatting about crafty things and thread and the best way to finish a stitch. Sorry guys. My brain.

Now I have gone for a walk, eaten a bag of mixed lollies and stopped swearing everytime I think of it, I am having a giveaway for the gift that was to be the secret santa. Two books, cozy crochet and embroidery.

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The books are brand new and full of tips and patterns and projects and pictures, and quite-darn-nice. To enter this giveaway, leave a comment on this post. If you like, leave a comment about the last time you totally forgot something and felt like a Silly Chicken. It may help me feel better. For an extra entry, post about the giveaway and/or being a Silly Chicken. I will draw the winner next monday.

Unless I forget.

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Just kidding.

I think.

(edit) giveaway for international peeps too!

Giveaway!

This here, right here, is my 300th post. Who knew I would come this far? Thanks so much for all of you have been reading my thoughts and whimsys and encouraging me so far! You guys rock! I also just put a whole lot of gorgeous vintage sewing patterns on etsy, so to celebrate the milestone and spread the word about the patterns, I'm having another giveaway!
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Vintage Little Black Dress, Size 12- never goes out of style!

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Girls Jumper or Vest, Top or Dress & Pants - so darn cute

These lovely Vintage Sewing Patterns are up for grabs, to enter just leave a comment, and for another entry, mention this giveaway and/or the vintage patterns at my etsy store on your blog.

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If you buy any pattern, I'll pop in another entry for you too. There's a bunch of swell patterns, including boys pajamas, 1950's dresses, childrens jumpsuits, maternity dresses, mens clothes, lots of lovely vintage dresses and jackets and ball gowns too.

If you see a pattern you prefer and it hasn't sold when you win, (or if you have no little girls around and would prefer a boy pattern) you can have that one instead! I'll draw a winner next Tuesday. Even if you don't sew, I think these bad boys are cute enough to covet anyway.

Yay for 300 posts! Yay for giveaways! Good luck!

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You, yes you, can win one of these lovely scrabble word brooches just by visiting this lovely blog and leaving a comment! Yes, you can!

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You can see more on the Chasing Snails blog. I like the the 'hope' one. And the 'nerd' one too. Yes, I do. If you win, you can pick whichever one you like. Off you go!

drumroll please

I wrote all the names on paper from an old book and popped them in this teapot to draw the winners of the monster giveaway.

My housemate did the honours and...

drumroll please... the monsters are off to their new homes with

Jayne from The Little Passenger

and Bek from RedChocolate

Please email your address to me at pepperstitches(at)yahoo(dot)com and I'll get the monsters to you pronto!

Hey! It's a Giveaway!

This is my 200th post! Yep, 200!

To honour this, um, milestone? wonderous achievement? To thank you all for listening as I ramble on? I am having my very first giveaway! How exciting!

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These little monsters are looking for a home. (You may recognise them from the great monster sew, look there for better pics, this one's a bit dodgy as my zoom has gone bananas and refuses to budge.a.bit.)

To enter, leave a comment (if you have a monster preference, include which one you'd prefer in your comment.) I'll draw the winners next Friday (First one drawn gets first pick!)

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Oh how exciting! Do join!