I have been holding off posting for a number of reasons..., firstly as the 9th March it will be my 3rd Blogiversary, I wanted to wait till closer to the date, secondly because this is my 200th post, so it makes sense to tie the two events together, and thirdly I have been waiting on the go ahead to announce this!
Say Hello to 'Little Birds'...,
I am very pleased to say that I am part of the C&T Publishing Design Collective which is evolving and will be known by the name of 'Stash', 'Little Birds' is one of the first publications under this Imprint. As you may have guessed, it is full of projects involving birds as the common theme, and includes a talented bunch of designers including Melly & me, Abigail Brown, MummySam, Bari J and Resurrection Fern. The book is a real selection box full of delights to quilt, embroider and sew, all complied by C&T's Susanne Woods, and now available for pre-order.
My contributions, for there are indeed two, are...,
the pattern for a Peacock softie,
and a Stork mobile.
The Stork's heart even has a space to embroider a name and birthday!
Ok, now all the formalities are done, lets go back to the fact that it is almost 3 years since I began blogging, and 200 warblings posts. There have been good times (designs published, kits made, softie's sold), and bad times (broken teeth and falling asleep while sewing and headbutting my sewing machine to name just two). I pride myself on being human, there's no perfect house or perfect life here. I am the Calamity Jane of sewing.
So, to say thank you for stopping by, thank you for leaving a comment, and thank you to anyone who has ever linked to me and/or written about me, I'm going to offer a giveaway.
A commission, from me to you. In celebration of 'Little Birds' inaugural outing from the C&T nest, I will make one of the patterns for you. You choose, Peacock or Stork mobile.
Leave a comment, making sure I have some way of reaching you, between now and midnight (GMT) on Tuesday 9th March, and after then, the trusty random number generator will do it's magic and pick a winner.
159 comments:
Wow, I think I'm the first commenter. How often does the random thingy choose no 1!!? I love, love, love the peacock!
Teresa x
I too am a big fan of that peacock! Congratulations on all the blogging milestones. :) What a fun way to celebrate with your readers.
skooksplayground[at]gmail[dot]com
Congratulations for your publication!
I really adore your designs and would jump around the house if I win your giveaway!
I like both birds, but the peacock is sooo posh - so I´ll take him!
Congrats!! I love the book and the animals!
Congratulations on all these things you have to celebrate! The peacock is very cute but I LOVE the stork. How lovely to embroider a name a date on there too. xx
Congratulations
Herzlichen Glückwunsch
Lucy, I like Your blog and I love all of Your birds,
Greetings from Germany
Heike
Congratulations~How fun.
I'd like either one, but maybe the peacock. Or the stork? Too hard to choose!
O.k, the stork :)
Congratulations. I love your peacock - too cute!
Ooohhh many congratulations!!! I love your makes ....stunning. I faavour the peacock thanks for the oppurtunity
kazxx
Congratulations!!
Your peacock is gorgeus!
I hope your next big news will be a book only made by you ;)
Hugs,
Veronica
Oh sweetie they are all divine...so first congrats on nearly 200 posts, no feat that was easy to come by, as it reads...lol
I too love love love the peacock...perhaps as it says a lot about you...colourful, spontaneous, determined...blessings madame samm
Congratulations!!! How exciting! I love the peacock. (actually, I love all birds, but your peacock is exta special!)
Oh Amy congratulations!!
What a wonderful thing for you to be involved in and how exciting!
I adore your peacock...was watching him evolve as you were making him...ages ago I think?
I'm unsure if your giveaway extends to Australia... if not that's fine...
I'll happily watch on!
Congrats again!
Happy Blogoversary and congrats on 200 posts! I can't wait to get my hands on that little book! Love the peacock too!
Hugs
Jo
Congratulations! This book looks really great and your peacock is simply darling!
peacock love!
just stumbled across your blog! LOVES! and I also love love the peacock your work is amazing xoxo www.tigerlillyquinn.blogspot.com
How exciting! Another book for my shopping list. I adore the peacock and love the mobile, especially the little heart.
Ohhh Congratulations! I like your blog very much!
And the Peacock is AWESOME!
greetings from Poland!
viva
http://made-by-viva.blogspot.com/
Lovely giveaway - congrats to you - the peacock is darling. Love your blog.
I really enjoyed reading this post :) Congratulations on the publication, thats amazing. wow you've been blogging 3 years! I've just hit my 1st bloggiversary and will be having a giveaway next week too!
It looks like the peacock is the fave, hes my fave too, gorgeous!
Good luck everyone.
ooh i so love ur blog and being published must be fabulous. do u get a book launch in a shop? my friend had one and it was brilliant, we had champagne and everything.
i would so love ur peacock as i love the way he looks and the colours. he looks like he could fit in with my family of owls who are also cheerful birds.
Jo xxx
How cute they both are! I'd love to win the stork!! :)
Oh they are so cute!! Thank you for the chance to win one of these beauties!!
Congratulations on 200 posts and a wonderful blog! I lurvvve the peacock.
wow!
congrats on 200 posts! what a lovely giveaway!
i adore the peacock! how creative!!!!!
The peacock is absolutely adorable! I remember reading about him taking shape, and almost turning into Nessie at one point if my memory serves me correctly?!! Well done on your 200th post, your lovely blog encourages and inspires me and doubtless countless others. :-)
Well happy 3rd blogversary and 200th post. What a milestone and to think that I have been following you for some of that ride. Congratulations on being included in the book too. I love that little peacock.
oh how perfectly wonderful, please count me in on your very generous giveaway!
how did I ever miss the post about headbutting the sewing machine? Many Happy returns on three years & 200 posts.
congratulations on your 200th post and 3rd blogoversary... and on this lovely book, I definitely need one of those, what a great inspiration this will be...
would love to win, but hey good luck to all your readers
x
The peacock is beautiful. How funny I have been thinking of bird related things all week, I love birdy things I do! Will have to dash out and get that book, well, er.. probably wait 'til morning....
that peacock is stunning! i'm a new follower, but your creations are very inspirational.
That book looks fantastic ... deinatly going on the birthday list! I simply adore the peacock ... can't wait to have a go at making it, but would love to win a pure origanal!!! Yeah!!!
the-crazy-gecko.blogspot.com
Congrats! And many more years to come! Love your birds! It will be a huge WHOOPEE! if you can make one for me :-)
hugs
aga
http://skrawkiwolnegoczasu.blogspot.com/
Congratulations! What a lovely gifts!
Anna from greenrabbitsland.blogspot.com
Congratulations on three years and 200 posts. Way to go. I love that peacock, but all your softie creations are nice, too.
Congratulations to you. Your blog was one of the very first I ever read. So thank you. I would have to say the peacock is what i would choose.
Take care.
Colette
Congratulations !!
Quite an accomplishment!
The peacock is deeevine!!
Diane
I saw that book and love the creations. Birds are fun to do and these have such wonderful variations on birds, love it.
Debbie
That peacock is so beautiful!
I've had this book on my Amazon Wishlist for a while now, but thanks for giving me an inside peek at a few of the projects. I thought it would be great just from the list of contributors, and now I'm sure of it.
Looks like a fabulous book! Love the peacock x x
congrats! that peacock looks awesome!
Oh, I'm a huge fan of your work! I love the peacock! How exciting to be part of your Blog -versary! And, what an accomplishment 200 posts.
I do say, I must get on the band wagon and do a giveaway myself. I'll have to check where I'm at on posting. Think I'm getting close to 200!
Congratulations! And, do count me in on your lovely giveaway.
I'd love to win a little something from you, I really like your work! Please count me in!
Thanks for holding a new giveaway!
dora.quevedo@gmail.com
Oh I certainly need a peacock to go with my toadstool! They go together right!!??!!
Congratulations, wow 3 years, well done. Love your work, I especially love the wrist watch pincushion :-).
How sweet of you! I love the peacock and would be thrilled to have something you made! Thank you, sweet lady! ♥
Oh my goodness, this book looks amazing! And your designs are beautiful!
mallorym(at)gmail(dot)com
I can't wait to buy the book!! Thanks for the chance to win--I would love a peacock!
Super cool! Very cute!!! :)
Hello Amy,
I just recently discovered your blog so I'd like to say "Nice to meet you". :0)
The book looks like one I must have. :0)
Your peacock and stork are just too adorable..
I would LOVE, love to win your sweet commission for one of these patterns.
So, so over the top creative. :0)
Have a lovely day and do drop by for a visit.
Is this open to overseas readers too? I hope so... Gorgeous!
Congrats on your blogaverseries! I just love that peacock. I think i'm coming up on my tenth blog post hahaha. Your blog and some others keep me inspired to post. Have a great one.
kate
So cool! Can't wait to pick it up when it's released. Love the peacock! That would be my choice. Thank you for the giveaway.
Oh me me me! I would LOVE to win a peacock made by you!!! The book looks just fabulous!!!! I can't wait for it to come out! You will let us know when it does, won't you? I know we can pre-order, but I would love to know when it becomes available available!!
So fabulous!!!'
hugs!
Manda xx
Yay!! Congrats!!! What a great giveaway!! ;) Love the book!!! It looks great. Have a great one!
Congratulations! I love your peacock. Can't wait to see all the projects in this book.
Congratulations on your publication! That peacock is beautiful!
Thanks for such a cool giveaway.
Robin
cokelush at gmail
Congrats on bloggy anniversaries and book releases! I've been looking at that book for awhile waiting for it to come out. Love me some cute birdies! And I love that peacock! Are those felted sweater pieces for feathers? And recycled to boot!
Congratulations for your publication! I love your peacock ! Beauty!!!!
Congratulations on your publication as well as your anniversary! I adore the peacock, along with all of your beauties! Thank you for sharing so much inspiration with those of us in blogland.
Hooray for getting your work in an awesome book! So glad to see your work in a collection like that! It's inspiring to a fellow cute bird crafter.
Wow! Many congrats to you for such a nice looking set of softies. I just love how clever each is. That book looks like great rainy day company.
Amy the ook and your patterns look fabulous. And happy 200th Blogaiversary.
Hello, Congratulations on all those postings and on being published. Happy days to you.
Bev.
I also love the peacock! Happy anniversary and 200 posts!
mosthotbutter [at] gmail [dot] com
Three great milestones are surely reason enough to celebrate! Congratulations on all. That peacock is to die for :)
Congratulation and happy anniversary! Thank you for the lovely giveaway, i love the peacock soo much!
Stunning giveaway love the peacock think I may just have to buy the book:)
Oh Congratulations on the book. Your contributions are so cute and wonderful.
Please enter me into your contest. Should I win, i would love to have a peacock please.
Thanks so much for such a lovely giveaway!!!!
Ann Flowers
flowerscrazyq@gmail.com
What fun patterns. Well done on all the achievements. Try not to head butt your sewing machine too often! :-)
Please enter me into the draw. Thanks
Ooohhh many congratulations!!! I love your work, blog, tutorials... and this book is on my list wish from today on!
Peacock will be my firt project... in case I don't win it here :o)
Best wishes, Anja
Really nice! Of course I want to win (and if I do, I hope it's possible even though I live in Norway...)
The book sounds lovely - well worth a look through. I love love love the peacock and will definately make one myself if I don't win. Hope I do though!!
Nerys x
Congratulations - that looks like a wonderful book, too, how exciting to have your designs published! I love the peacock, but on the offchance I should win, my second daughter is due in June so a stork would be fantastic. :)
Since it is the mating season for peacocks and peahens, and since I have a soft spot for those beautiful creatures, I must tell you how absolutely enamored I am with your peacock softy!!! I adore it!!! I would make that up lickety split.
Many congratulations on the blog survival and the job success :) What blessings!
Wow, sounds amazing. It would seem Lucy and me share the same birthday!!
Love, love , love the birds. Hey, what can I say, my name even means bird (black bird actually). I am very inspired by your blog. I teminds me to think outside the (quilt) box because there is so much more one can do with fabric than making quilts.
Keep up the good work!
Merel (Dutch for black bird and also my name)
Ooooh, what a lovely giveaway. I really enjoy following your blog.
Your peacock is simply beautiful, please enter me in to your giveaway for one. Fingers crossed ...
Claire x (studio@clairehurd.co.uk)
Congratulations on 200 wonderful posts! Thank you so much for the giveaway - both your stork and peacock are gorgous and if I were to win I would love to get one of you beautiful peacocks :-)
Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Deine Sachen sind wunderschön.
Heike
Your softies are all so cute, but I LOVE that peacock! Please pick me random number generator (my birthday is this month and it would make a lovely giftie to me! LOL) Thanks for the giveaway and congratulations on your third blogiversary and your 200 posts! :0)
eccomi non potevo mancare auguri e ciao anna
great giveaway!
thanks
Congratulations on being included in such a beautiful book and for your 200th post! Your designs are gorgeous, and I especially love your little peacock.
Carole x
Both are lovely but I think the peacock actually has my name on it [in bold and underlined!]
Congratulations on the book and your blog. I have been following your blog for a while now on my blog. I am less than a year old with only 20 some odd post. Love all your softies they have such character.
Renee
Happy anniversary!Congratulations for you have 200th posts! What a great candy you give away. I love the peacock)Your blog is so lovely
Regards Ukka
It´s so hard choose, but...
Peacock!!
Congratulations for 200 posts and 3rd Blogiversary.
Luciana
ludamiano@yahoo.com.br
I am so smitten with that peacock. Its lovely meganmarlena at hotmail.com
Congratulations!!!!! I love your designs and patterns, especially peacock... And I love your blog very much... Thanks...
Saule from Lithuania
Congratulations! You have so many exciting things all coming together at once! How very fun! These are both incredible! I LOVE that Peacock!!! jinglesells at gmail dot com
Hello!
What beautiful softies - absolutely gorgeous.
Alix
How exciting, the book looks charming well worth adding to my wish list!
this book looks fantastic - i'd love to win a copy!!
gill
Hallo!
I love reading your blog and i love your birds!
Congratulations on all your achievements (blogging & book). It certainly must be an exciting time for you. I hope you have some sort of celebration. Your designs are just divine.
Congratulations and celebrations on all good things. The book looks great and I am in LoooooooooVe with your peacock, too cute.
I am new to crafting and recently for whatever reasons, possibly being a mother of a 2 year old daughter has inspired me to make things. So I started looking on the websites and found your blog. Loving all your handmade stuff especially the Peacock.
wow! I have been following you all my blog-life - and have never seen these two gorgeous little birdies.
Birds have a very special place in my life - the peacock is so extravagant and beautiful - he would match my own Birds so well :)
Please count me in - and congratulations on being published!!
Fingers crossed x
Hi, congratulations, i love the peacock, verry pretty, i love its buttons.
Lucy
I've been reading and admiring your blog for a while now, and I've gotta say, that little peacock is absolutely adorable! I'd love to win it...birds are the best.
I've never entered a giveaway before but this one is just irresistable. Congratz on getting published; I'm going to have to get that book for my birthday...I hope the RNG picks me!
wow how exciting to be in a book - it looks very swish!
happy blogiversery LK x
I know you have heard this 106 times already...BUT I adore your peacock!!!!!!
I love the peacock and your blog!!!
I love the stork mobile, it would look perfect in the nursery which is waiting for the arrival of our new baby!
The book looks great, can't wait to see a copy!
Happy birthday to your blog and Congrats for the 200 posts!!!
these tiny birds are so cuuute :-) the peacock looks so real. you are such a talented person!!!! greetings gisa
3 years!! Congratulations!! Thanks for this great giveaway!! Your designs are wonderful, but the Stork mobile is so beautiful and cute!!!
Love the stork! I have a friend this would be ideal for.
ellen@3doodle.com
congratulations on the publication and your blog anniversary! That certainly looks like a great book, and I love your two contributions. It would be hard to choose but I think I would go for the peacock
: )
Congralutions on your 200th blog and for celebrating with us in mind. I love the peacock.
Happy Blogaversary. It must be great to see ones patterns in a book. I like the Peacock softie.
Congratulations on three years! Your inspiring work now is as great as it was then. Maybe even more because your peacock made me catch my breath when I first saw it!
I love your work. The book looks wonderful. The peacock is my favorite (since i have to choose). Again, thanks for the opportunity to own something made by your very own hands.
I adore the peacock! Congratulations on your work!
jmc035@gmail.com
I adore the peacock! Congratulations on your work!
jmc035@gmail.com
Congratulations for 200 posts and 3rd Blogiversary.
I choose the Peacock.
Vanessa
vanessabiali@yahoo.com.br
wow , congratulations.I love all birds, wow,they are so cute.
hugs,amy.
just found your site from crescendoh!
love it! my daughter is having a baby in june and the stork mobile would be perfect!
andrea
congrats on achieving an impossible dream. you have inspired so many and i hope you continue to do so. preen a little like that pretty peacock and enjoy the moment!
Congratulations to your Blog-Anniversary and to the lovely birds.
Greetings from Scotland
Shippy
Congratulations on the new book, how exciting for you, and way to go! I love birds and in fact have many ravens around my cabin on the Kenai River. I would so love to have a bird from you as well!
wow congrats on the book and the blogaversary. I love the peacock but my daughter loves the stalk. Cant wait to see the whole book.
Peacock please!
I'd love to enter please!
I love the stork- how cute and my little Ned would love it!
My blog www.mamamoontime.com
I'll visit again soon.
Amber.
OMG that peacock is just adorable!
Your timing is perfect. I've been looking for patterns for birds. I just preordered your new book and can't wait for it to arrive. Thank you so much for sharing your creativity.
I simply adore that peacock!! it's the cutest thing ever, just like everything else you make. I wish I had your skills...I also wish I had that peacock :)
I have only just found your blog via another blog and you have such gorgeous items on here! Can I please enter your competition, I love the peacock you have made, it is so gorgeous!
You can contact me via my blog. Thanks
COngratulations on the book patterns - fantastic news! Have added the book to my wish list :)
The stork would go beautifully in my little bebe's nursery! :)
Claire.x
Claire@paynedesign.co.uk
Congratulations,your blog is awesome and so is your work.I have your link on my blog for some time now and come here often to brighten my day :)) I love the Peacock softie.Have a wonderful day.
Congrtatulations on your publication! Your work is amazing!
~Christy
moxygirl(at)gmail.com
Be still my heart...birds are just one of those little gifts that God gave us to remind us of tenderness, kindness and love...birds are wonderful! I would love this little booK!!!
Pamie G.
pgraham@gvtc.com
www.sewwithme2.blogspot.com
Ooh! How exciting! I love your blog. Congratulations on the blogaversary. For me? Defionitely the peacock. He is just wonderful!
What a lovely giveaway.
Congratulations on 3 years of blogging - I trust they have mostly all been happy ones.
Here's to many more projects, blog posts, books etc.
Fantastic news. So happy for you. Love them both, but the peacock is definately my favourite. Have bookmarked the site. I just wish it was going to be available as an ebook download.
Hi,
Wow, with over 140 comments, it's hard to believe you'll even see mine, but I'm gonna' try anyway. I'd love to be considered for your giveaway, please! I'd love the peacock as I have fond memories of the peacocks that used to roam the grounds at the Phoenix Zoo when I worked there. Thank you for having this giveaway.
Hugs,
Meri
Congratulations!
Have added Little Birds to my wish list!
Your work is beautiful and I admire it massively!
I love both birds - it would be hard to choose!
Gill
WOW! You are popular! Please add me to the list - peacock for me please.
Congrats for three years of blogging and for being in a book. Please don't forget us when you are famous... :)
I hope I'll be a proud owner of a peacock soon. :))) Thanks for the opportunity. :)
Those birdies are lovely! The peacock is my favorite of the two, definitely :)
Congrulations for yor 3rd blog anniversary & 200. post. Thanks for the giveaway, peacock will be wonderful, Good luck for everyone.
wow, what a gorgeous book. I have (had) sworn off buying any more crafty books for a while, so that I enjoy the ones that I have, but this is just sooooo tempting... whatever will I do?
janelockrey(at)gmail(dot)com
wow, what a gorgeous book. I have (had) sworn off buying any more crafty books for a while, so that I enjoy the ones that I have, but this is just sooooo tempting... whatever will I do?
janelockrey(at)gmail(dot)com
Well, I wasn't going to enter this because I've won a couple of giveaways lately and don't want to be greedy... but that peacock is just too cute. If I didn't take the chance, I would always wonder if he could have been mine.
Congratulations! What excitement!
How cute! i love love the storkmobile! Ill have to make sure i add those books to my "get" list! I love your designs!
Audrey Bird
uccello06@yahoo.com
www.babybirddesigns.webs.com
Love your crafts and blog! I linked your owl egg cosy to my blog, its so wonderful; now I am going to link this giveaway. I didn't read about it until now, but its not too late to share your art with more friends.
Cheers!
http://owlybyrd.blogspot.com
owlshop.etsy@gmail.com
Love your work!
Craftomaniatools@gmail.com
Happy Blogiversary!!! I love stopping by your blog and enjoyed making your Christmas Trees for my friends last Christmas. I absolutely adore the peacock.
Congrats! I love all you show. I even tried some trees at Christmas also and will be making more for next year.
Thanks for sharing
Both are lovely but as I don't have a child, I would be selfish and pick the peacock.
celestia dot price at gmail dot com
Cute Book!!!!
This is a very cute book. What a great give-away
I have no clue where you live and whether it is still Tuesday over there! But most of all... congratulations! On 3 years of blogging, 200 posts and last but not least a book published with some of you in it. That must be awesome!
Hey wow just lovely post from you.
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Gongratulations on your 3d blogging anniversary! I've just discovered your blog and I'm loving it! I've always loved making little toys and doll clothes when I was a kid... then I grew up and have been too busy ever since :) but starting from autumn I hope I'll get to spend a lot of time at home so I'll be able to try your patterns and check out the books you suggest etc! Wonderful blog!
Alina@www.russianseason.net
You have got an excellent blog...!!
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