Giveaway by Sue Bleiweiss

Sue has a very generous giveaway on her blog at this post - go check it out!

Book Giveaway

The same blogger I blogged about yesterday (Tee from Green Isles Crafts) with the class giveaway is also giving away a book (generous, isn't she?).  The blog post that describes the book and giveaway is here.  Good luck if you decide to enter!

Class Giveaway

I just read about an online class that looks pretty fun, called Rustic Journal Workshop; and the teacher is giving away one scholarship.  You can read all about the class, and even see a brief video, here.  Someone is going to be really lucky to win the scholarship - maybe it will be you (or me).

3 Creative Studios Giveaway

3 Creative Studios is having a launch party including a giveaway.  There are three really great looking prize packages - you can read all about it here.

Giveaways by Chrysti

I just found the most amazing giveaways - 29 Days of Giveaways by Chrysti. Lots going on there - click on the title and check it out!

Two Creative Studios

I have posted information here before about classes I've taken from two of my favorite teachers - Sue Bleiweiss and Terri Stegmiller. They teach out of Two Creative Studios. Well, they are offering a fabulous giveaway just for subscribing to their newsletter. Here is what Sue has written about it:

"Every day starting on Sunday, December 14, 2008, Terri and I will choose one name from the Two Creative Studios subscriber list and that person will win a handmade item from both of us. Then on December 25th we'll pick a final grand prize winner and that person will not only win a handmade item from the both of us but they'll also win their choice of a free online class!"

Now I've not only taken most of these great teachers' classes, but I've also received some wonderful handmade items from each of them as well, and let me tell you, this is a very wonderful and generous giveaway! They also have some really nice free projects on their site, so be sure to check it out!

And the Winners Are . . .

Day 1 - Fannie
Day 2 - Christy
Day 3 - jennifer
Day 4 - blueviolet
Day 5 - marciglenn
Day 6 - freebird
Day 7 - ikkinlala
Day 8 - nfaband
Day 9 - Julie Bagamary
Day 10 - Kay C
Day 11 - Kathy
Day 12 - SuZ Stuff
Day 13 - StegArt
Day 14 - TracyB
Day 15 - Lee

I am in the process of contacting all of you who left me a way to contact you. I am emailing many of you; for the rest, if I can find you somewhere else, I will leave you a comment. If you don't hear from me by tonight, it means I don't know how to reach you. I need your address so that I can send you what you won. You can leave me a comment here, or you can email me at csgebhart at gmail dot com.

I want to thank every one of you who left me comments. I wish I could send every single one of you something. But I've really enjoyed this and plan to do another one someday.

And this is my 400th post! I never knew when I started blogging 3 years ago that I would reach 400 posts!

Soul Journal

I joined the Soul Journal Yahoo Group recently, and our first prompt was called Instant Gratification. This had to do with creating a page quickly - using an image from a magazine, creating a title, and writing about the image. I'd been wanting to journal about our aquarium, so this was the perfect way to do that - my page is above.





The next prompt was to create a permission slip for ourselves. Above is my page; first showing the permission slip inside the envelope and then showing the permission slip itself. I'm working on another prompt now called Lost and Found - I'm not at a point to share yet, but it's a good one - it's making me think! If you're into art journaling, I recommend this group!

I'm going to a quilting retreat this weekend, and then I'll draw the winners and announce them here sometime Monday. And that post where I announce the winners will be my 400th post!

Blog Giveaway Day 15

I fused mulberry bark to wool felt, then added foil. I stitched it in a grid pattern with black thread, then used Razzle Dazzle thread in the bobbin to do bobbin work all over. I cut this up into ATCs, fused muslin to the back, and satin stitched the edges. I did this while enrolled in Sue Bleiweiss's class, Mixed Media Surfaces for the Fiber Artist. I learned so much from that class; I highly recommend it! Or any other classes from her as well, since I've now taken most of them.

Remember to leave me a comment if you're interested in winning this.

Blog Giveaway Day 14

I started with a base of wool felt, then used Misty Fuse fusible web and fused on a variety of things - dyed cheesecloth, mulberry bark, fibers, ribbon, organza, painted paper towels, foil, tulle. I used several layers of Misty Fuse, which is so light that you hardly know it's there. I cut it up into postcards and ATCs, then satin stitched the edges.

Remember to leave me a comment if you're interested in winning this.

Blog Giveaway Day 13

This is my favorite of all the postcards and atcs I've shown. I painted fusible web and fused it to white felt. I added wool roving, soy silk, and yarns, and punched. I cut it into strips and wove the strips, then punched some more. I cut it into two atcs. I added more soy silk, and realized I'd made a heart, so I added yarn to emphasize the heart. I added a silk flower and balled up some yellow yarn for the flower center. Then I fused this to some Pelmet Vilene (thinner than Timtex, but with 2 layers of felt, all I needed was a bit of stiffening, no added thickness), fused some muslin to the back, and satin stitched the edges.

Remember to leave me a comment if you're interested in winning this.

Blog Giveaway Day 12

I fused mulberry bark to wool felt, then added foil. I stitched it in a grid pattern with black thread, then used Razzle Dazzle thread in the bobbin to do bobbin work all over. I cut this up into ATCs, fused muslin to the back, and satin stitched the edges.

Remember to leave me a comment if you're interested in winning this.

Blog Giveaway Day 11

I painted fusible web and fused it to white felt. I added some soy silk, silk throwsters waste, and cheesecloth over top and embellished. I added some snips of yarn, covered it with a light blue chiffon scarf, and embellished some more. Then I used my circle attachment for my Bernina and stitched circles all over. Finally, I cut it into postcards and satin stitched the edges.

Remember to leave me a comment if you're interested in winning this.

Blog Giveaway Day 10

I started with a base of wool felt, then used Misty Fuse fusible web and fused on a variety of things - dyed cheesecloth, mulberry bark, fibers, ribbon, organza, painted paper towels, foil, tulle. I used several layers of Misty Fuse, which is so light that you hardly know it's there. I cut it up into postcards and ATCs, then satin stitched the edges.

Remember to leave me a comment if you're interested in winning this.

Blog Giveaway Day 9

OK, it's going to start to look like I'm repeating things now, but actually I have more than one version of several of my postcards and atcs. I will often make a large sheet of some technique and then cut it up into postcards and/or atcs.

To create the background, I used soy silk and textile medium and followed this tutorial at Joggles. After I finished the background, I fused it to a batik with similar coloration and then fused that to a stiff interfacing (like Timtex). I put Razzle Dazzle thread in my bobbin and did bobbin work all over the piece, then cut it up into postcard sized pieces. I added Bonash and foil, then used my embellisher to add the silk flower with balled up yellow yarn in the center.

Remember to leave me a comment if you're interested in winning this.

Blog Giveaway Day 8

I fused mulberry bark to wool felt, then added foil. I stitched it in a grid pattern with black thread, then used Razzle Dazzle thread in the bobbin to do bobbin work all over. I cut this up into ATCs, fused muslin to the back, and satin stitched the edges.

Remember to leave me a comment if you're interested in winning this.

Blog Giveaway Day 7

For this postcard, I started with a base of wool felt, then used Misty Fuse fusible web and fused on a variety of things - dyed cheesecloth, mulberry bark, fibers, ribbon, organza, painted paper towels, foil, tulle. I used several layers of Misty Fuse, which is so light that you hardly know it's there. I cut it up into postcards and ATCs, then satin stitched the edges.

Remember to leave me a comment if you're interested in winning this.

I have been trying to respond to comments left for me, but many of you haven't left me any way to contact you. So if you don't get a response from me, it isn't from lack of interest or trying! I really do appreciate your comments.

When I draw the winners' names on September 22nd, I'll post them here. I will contact as many of the winners as I can, but if you don't give me a way to contact you, you'll have to contact me. I'll give you a few days to do so, and then I'll draw new names.

Blog Giveaway Day 6

I made this postcard with tissue paper fused to muslin with Misty Fuse, then colored with several things - including color wash sprays, acrylic paint, and silver krylon pen. I stamped the message on tissue paper and fused it on, added the silk flowers with a brad, then topped the whole with tulle (fused with Misty Fuse again).

Remember to leave me a comment if you're interested in winning this.

Blog Giveaway Day 5

I made this ATC while taking Sue Bleiweiss's class, Mixed Media Surfaces for the Fiber Artist. I started with a base of wool felt, then used Misty Fuse fusible web and fused on a variety of things - dyed cheesecloth, mulberry bark, fibers, ribbon, organza, painted paper towels, foil, tulle. I used several layers of Misty Fuse, which is so light that you hardly know it's there. I cut it up into postcards and ATCs, then satin stitched the edges.

Remember to leave me a comment if you're interested in winning this.

Blog Giveaway Day 4

For this ATC, I painted fusible web and fused it to white felt. I added wool roving, soy silk, and yarns, and punched. I cut it into strips and wove the strips, then punched some more. I added more soy silk, and realized I'd made a heart. I added a silk flower and balled up some yellow yarn for the flower center. Then I fused this to some Pelmet Vilene (thinner than Timtex, but with 2 layers of felt, all I needed was a bit of stiffening, no added thickness), fused some muslin to the back, and satin stitched the edges.

Remember to leave me a comment if you're interested in winning this.