Lisa has also been generous enough to offer two $50 gift certificates to two lucky readers!
To enter to win:
*Go to Lisa's website and come back with the link to your favorite piece.
* Tweet about the giveaway for an extra chance to win and come back to let me know.
The winners will be chosen on Saturday, March 9th and announced here. Make sure to leave a way to contact you if you don't have an active blog account.
Also, check out Lisa's new Hope(Full) collection-a fair trade line that provides work for Ecuadorian women and allows funds to be sent back to the community to help local children attend school and receive free meals. It's a great way to add some color to your ensemble, or that of a friend's, while knowing your purchase is doing something so much more important than that.
Modern Maven was developed by Tara Gray, an interior designer out of Colorado. She creates one of a kind, Felt Flora wall sculptures and Fabric Embellished furniture items. Her pieces are created by hand and are fully customizable depending on your style, size needs and color palette. No two pieces are alike.
Each whimsical Felt Flora sculptures are hand made from viscose and wool felts. Petals are hand cut and stitched to create a variety of florals, each as unique as a true flower. Florals are stitched to a wrapped canvas, creating an easy to install, and lightweight, piece to hang on your wall either vertically or horizontally.
Modern Maven’s felt flora sculptures create an elegant focal point for a wide variety of locations. Installations have included residential, boutique store display and restaurant display. They are also a wonderful addition to a baby's nursery, child’s room or to be used as photography and dessert table backdrops.
Giveaway includes: (1) 11"x13" recycled barnwood framed Felt Flora wall sculpture. The winner will able to select up to 3 colors of their choice. The piece will be custom created once the winner is announced and contacted for color selections. Value = $50
To enter this giveaway check out Tara's shop and leave a comment with your favorite piece before Dec. 4th!
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Vivi Dot is a Seattle based line of handmade accessories that all feature bold, fabric covered buttons. The line includes rings, hair accessories, necklaces, earrings and brooches. Designer Molly Hooper creates most of the fabric prints and supplements her own creations with bold solids, rich textured fabrics and laces, and other to die for patterns that catch her eye. You can find Vivi Dot on Modcloth, ShopRuche, Etsy and in independent boutiques around the world.
Check out Vivi Dot's Etsy shop and leave a comment with your favorite item to enter to win. Follow Vivi Dot on Twitter for an extra entry before Dec. 4th!
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I'm Christal Huth of i Sewpose! I'm a 20-something crafting enthusiast who is blessed to work and play in beautiful southern California with my animator husband and tiny, weirdo rat terrier, Oliver. Seriously he is the weirdest dog you've ever met. But the cutest too ;) I have an intense love for the silly, the sweet and strange and an endless fascination with how the stitched line can help me to express that.
Embroidery for me is relaxation//unwinding//meditation. I love the challenge of finding new ways to make this antique art form fresh//fun//relevant! Though I've dabbled in drawing and painting and pottery makin...I'm addicted to the needle and thread. i Sewpose is happy to continue to helping the clean up efforts of the Red Cross in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
Giveaway: $20 shop credit.
To enter to win this giveaway, visit i Sewpose and share your favorite product in the comments below.
ONE LUCKY READER will be winning all of these giveaways! To enter to win you need to read each request from the sponsors above and then return with your links. The lucky winner will be announced Dec. 5th!
Just like the name would suggest, Hello Holiday has tons of new dresses for the holiday party season! From snuggly knit dresses for gathering around the fireplace with your friends to full skirts and pearl-encrusted peter pan collars, you can dress to impress or relax with sass and always feel your best.
The Hello Holiday girls use their profits to offer financing and mentorship for emerging fashion designers and offer several exclusive collections from these cool up-and-comers. One of the featured designers this season, Jane Round, is an 18-year-old design student at FIT who created an exclusive range of easy-to-wash and easy-to-wear sugary cotton dresses and skirts for you to shop!
So check it out! They have some cool dresses, skirts, accesories, beautiful coats, and a great denim line. As far as gifts go, you can't go wrong with their Sunglasses or Tights of the Month Clubs, or their Perfect Vintage Scarf Pack which comes with a postcard full of scarf-tying ideas.
Hello Holiday is excited to give away a $50 gift card to one Smile and Wave reader--just check out their website and comment below to enter! The winner will be announced Dec. 3rd.
Thanks so much for your sponsorship this month, ladies!
I'm so proud to share the most beautiful craft book by my friend, Abbey Hendrickson. I've been following her Flickr feed and blog for the last four years and have enjoyed watching their kids grow (similar ages to ours), chatting on twitter about preschool woes, oohing and ahhing over their beautiful farm renovations, and generally feeling inspired every time I see something she's touched. From birthday parties to Halloween costumes, this artist-mama knows how to make it all special. Her first book (I say that with full confidence that it's not her last!) did not disappoint.
One of the projects I loved and knew I could turn into an afternoon project with Ruby was the felt pennant. I'd picked up a few rolls of fancy felt at a local fabric store and cut some strips for Ruby to play with. She started laying them in strips so I used her pattern to make the bigger banner and cut out her name and a star to lay on top of it.
Then I gave her her own pennant and let her play with scraps. She surprised me with how well she was using the glue (when I had my back turned) so I let her continue.
She was so proud of her finished banner. She told Brett that she was getting really good at this, like she'd been perfecting her banner making skills for weeks. Ha!
Ruby's is my favorite. I love a 3-D banner.
The best part is that this book has projects that are not only pretty but smart and well-designed. It's full of things you'd be proud to give as gifts to your best friends this Christmas or keep in your own home. Abbey's book gets two glittery thumbs up from me.
Since it's a book I think everyone should have a chance to stick in their home library I'm offering one as a giveaway! I got a complimentary copy from Abbey but had one pre-ordered already (I was that excited about this book!) so I'm sharing. All you have to do is leave a comment below sharing your favorite fall tradition and a way to get in touch with you (links are great but if you don't have one, leave your e-mail or blog address). A winner will be chosen by Sunday, October 14th.
I was recently given the opportunity to collaborate with WhoopTee on a t-shirt design and really enjoyed the process. I've worked with t-shirt printers in the past that weren't great at communicating how designs might translate onto a t-shirt once printed and have ended up with a hefty bill and 200 shirts that looked awful. College was all about t-shirts so people bought them anyways but I learned my lesson the hard way.
Throughout the whole design process this time around I was able to share my idea and get quick feedback on how we could alter things to make them look their best in t-shirt form. From color choice to size and placement, my contact at WhoopTee and their in-house designer were efficient and easy to work with. I was really thrilled with how the print turned out and that I was able to have it printed on an American Apparel shirt. If you've ever worn one you know they are not only high quality cotton shirts but have a modern cut so you're not swimming in sleeves.
If you're ever looking for an affordable online printing company to produce high quality shirts you might want to start with WhoopTee. Whether you need band merch, a mathletes event shirt, or just want to print something one-off, you're sure to get what you need and enjoy the experience.
I really enjoyed getting these shirts made for the kids. I asked them to pose outside for me so I could show off their new back-to-school clothes and this is about how it went.
"Hey, Sebastian...stand over there against that white garage so I can take your picture."
Insert pleading, bribery, and eventually threats here.
Insert more of the same pleas, bargains, and threats.
Apparently she saw a photo opp.
What a lovely little assistant. That's when we both found out he was willing to stand up and pose in order to use the Instax!
WhoopTee has been generous enough to offer a Smile and Wave exclusive design to five lucky readers!All you need to do is tell us about your favorite t-shirt in the comments below.
I once had a shirt in high school from the Dole plantation in Hawaii that I wore every single weekend (when it was clean). It eventually faded and got armpit holes but I still wish I would've held on to that thing! Thank goodness I have a new favorite shirt!
Also, check out this promo our friend Jeremy made with friends at WhoopTee. Also, do you see that gorgeous couch he's sitting on? Yeah, Diane has great taste.
Note: Due to order quantities the size of the giveaway shirt will be a medium adult. Feel free to DIY it to fit or pass it along to your favorite medium if you're a winner!
Gingiber is an illustrative home decor shop based out of Arkansas. Filled with prints, pillows, and tote bags that are playful enough for kids, but pretty enough for adults, Gingiber strives to add a bit of zest to everyone's nest.
We recently launched our Fall 2012 line which includes desk calendars, new animal pillows, and even more adorable prints. And we are soooo thrilled to say that we have launched 2 brand new lines! First, a collection of illustrative rubber stamps (perfect for scrap booking or letter writing). Second, a kid's clothing line of the softest organic onesies & shirts in Arkansas (then again, I might be biased!).
Hi! I’m Tracey, a photographer, design enthusiast, self proclaimed thrift store queen, and the girl behind Studio Thirty Four. I can often be found out & about Detroit, exploring and photographing the city I love so hard. I use a wide range of cameras and have a serious obsession with instant film. I find inspiration from silent films, urban ruins, and vintage treasures that evoke a sense of nostalgia.
-- The sessions are in text form, published as blog posts throughout the 8 weeks of the workshop. All sessions will appear in text first and foremost, with audio versions added to many of the sessions.
GIVEAWAY: Amy is giving away one spot to a lucky reader! All you need to do is leave your name below and a way to get in touch with you if you win. EASY!
The start of a new season sounds like the perfect time to take a class like this! Be sure to head over to Amy's blog for more information on how to sign up. Thanks for your sponsorship, Amy!
The lucky winner of Kara's E-Course package valued at $140 is...
i have never tried really tried the art journal thing, but this one might just have to happen for my life. i am totally obsessed with music but have no musical skills. i'm more of a visual person so i would love to combine them both into one!
Abbey's book looks so great! it would be such a treat to spend a handful of weekends creating some of her projects. thanks for sharing! :)