UPDATE: THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. THE WINNER IS:
Melissa Fritz!!
Please e-mail your snail mail address to: contests@vickiehowell.com within the next week to receive your prize. Congratulations!
Name: Jenny Hart
Gig(s): Founder, Sublime Stitching
Excerpt Craft Corps (Chapter 3):
"VH: You've had a large presence on the Internet and specifically on message boards over the years. Have you noticed any change in the perception of what being crafty means during that time?
JH: Rob Walker, who wrote the book Buying In, has spent a lot of time talking to me and others in the DIY community. One of the things he pinpointed was that this doesn't seem to be as much a craft movement as it is a work movement. Something I notice when people talk heavily about crafting is that they discuss as a way to become independently employed. There are more people doing it; there are more people noticing it."
Today's Giveaway: 4 Pack of Sublime Stitching Embroidery Patterns!
POST A COMMENT HERE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS (BY 8AM ON TOMORROW). Poster's will be chosen via drawing at random.
Rules:
Please be sure to include your real name (not just your screen name) on your post. Winners will be posted on this blog every few days with instructions on getting me your mailing address. Prizes unclaimed will be put up for grabs at the end of the Craft Corps Give-Away-A-Day in May.
Craft Corps: Celebrating the Creative Community One Story at a Time hits shelves May 4th. Be one of the 1st to get a copy by ordering today from BN.com!
Don't forget to share your story on the Craft Corps website and become a Craft Corps fan on Facebook--fans will be eligible for additional prizes throughout the next month!
Craft.Rock.Love,
Vickie
Psst! Come back tomorrow for a giveaway from Designer/TV Host, Mark Montano!
Woohoo! I love Sublime Stitching patterns - they rock!
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ReplyDeleteAurelia Crider
I just discovered that I love embroidering and I Must have that hedgehog!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Vickie, I can't wait to read this interview with Jenny Hart in your new book! I'm just taking baby steps with stitching and I love Jenny's designs.
ReplyDeleteThis gal jump started a lot of interest in embroidery for a whole new generation. I think she should receive an award!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely adore Jenny Hart, her work and her books.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with her about the shift in recent years--more people are looking for and talking about ways to monetize their art/craft. Thanks in no small part to the resources available today for selling online (from dedicated marketplaces to plug-and-play site set-up solutions), more artists and crafters are trying to support themselves either full-time--often with an eye towards work/life balance--or part time, using sales to help subsize their artistic expressions or to make ends meet in tough economic times.
The other (wonderful) side of that coin is the recognition we're seeing of the value of handmade goods by the shopping public. They see and reward the time and creativity that can go into making--acknowledging that it is worth a bit more upfront to buy handmade in lieu of cheap, mass-produced products.
Oh my oh how I want to win this! LOVE Jenny's designs! :)
ReplyDelete~Stephanie
Cute patterns. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteLearned to embroider when I was a kid from my grandma...love to do it! This is wonderful!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm such a huge Sublime Stitching and Jenny fan! Awesome giveaway, I would be thrilled to win. :)
ReplyDeleteI love her patterns! Pick me! :D Hannah Deter
ReplyDeleteI have been wanting to try these for soooooooo long! I would love to win these :)
ReplyDeleteFrom one Jenni to the other... great stuff. I'm a big fan.
ReplyDeleteYay! These giveaways are awesome! I am a big fan of Jenny and her amazing work. pick me! pick me!
ReplyDeleteSusan Rodnite
Love, love, love Sublime Stitching! Would love to add to my collection with this set.
ReplyDeleteCatherine Hodge
I use to do embroidery when I was in high school.
ReplyDeleteSusan M Hall
i just love her stuff, it is so fun and can really make a project pop.
ReplyDeleteamanda cox
Love it!!!
ReplyDeleteCasey Haar
FUN! crossing my fingers for this one!
ReplyDeleteJulia Robinson
I love embroidery, I would love to try one of those patterns..
ReplyDeleteThanks,
miktha sirlaela (mikthasq(at)gmail(dot)com)
Me me me!! :)
ReplyDeleteKaren Baumer
Awesome designs..reminiscent of the embroidery of the 50's! LOVE IT!
ReplyDeleteI love Jenny Hart. I have a few of her imbroidery patters. So fun!
ReplyDeleteI've dabbled in embroidery but would love to do more!
ReplyDeleteZoe Rotter
I love you site, it's chock full of great ides. I am currently pregnant with my third and just ordered a kit from sublime stitching. I cannot wait to start working on my embroidered bib.
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Angela
ang_lagrasta@mediamark.com
I'd love to learn to stitch...Sublimely!
ReplyDelete-- Ruby Sundquist
If those patterns don't inspire you to craft, then hang up your needles! Too cute, too fun for words! ~ Elissa Powell
ReplyDeleteI love Sublime Stitching! It's my go-to store for embroidery supplies and patterns. Thanks for featuring Jenny. :)
ReplyDeleteBecky S
Oh - these are wonderful! Charming and so much fun... I'd love to win!
ReplyDeleteOoo! I love Sublime Stitching patterns! Lisa Filion
ReplyDeleteI love Jenny Hart's work. She's so talented!
ReplyDeleteI remember when Jenny was first starting Sublime Stitching. So proud of her! ~ Jill Elliott
ReplyDeleteI love love love these patterns! I've looked at her book before, and I wish that I was better at embroidery. The craft ones are super adorable!
ReplyDelete[Miranda Ettinger]
I adore her work! She is so talented!
ReplyDeleteJessica Cheney
Jenny Hart is such an inspiration! I am a big fan of Sublime Stitching!!
ReplyDelete-Carol
Sweet!! Oh how I pray the crafty gods pick me!!!
ReplyDeleteSublime patterns are the best! Fun and retro!! Turtle
ReplyDeleteYay! I love Sublime Stitching! The more I see them, the more I want. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteAna Clerc
I've always wanted to try her patterns and this would be a great chance!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Vickie and Jenny, for this opportunity!
ReplyDeleteBeth Brooke
Oh I adore her patterns!! What an awesome prize!
ReplyDeleteMandi Ragland
Wow, that's super cute!
ReplyDeleteLove Jenny and Sublime stitching!
ReplyDelete-Danielle Harris
I am another fan - I keep buying patterns and giving them as gifts, but never keep any for myself. I think I'll be selfish this time!
ReplyDeleteTracy in SW WA
http://www.fiberbabble.com
LOVE IT!!! Angie Lagusis
ReplyDeletecoolest embroidery patterns I've ever seen! Me wannts!!!
ReplyDeleteI love embroidery designs. I haven't done embroidery in a while and am becoming inspired to pick it up again!
ReplyDeleteJenny Hart ! ! ! ! ♥♥♥♥
ReplyDeleteWould love to win this one.
Oh, my. How I truly love these.
♥♥♥♥♥
Gerry
I might put down my knitting needles if I had some of those patterns ;0)
ReplyDeleteDebs Feldmann
I seem to be getting back to my crafty roots of stitching.. so definitely count me in on this one!
ReplyDeleteDenise Layman
What cute embroidery patterns? Thanks for the chance to win some. Keep up the good crafty work !
ReplyDelete~Melody B.
These are very cool. I particularly like the owl!
ReplyDeleteAnnie Terry
I haven't done embroidery for a long time.... This would be a good incentive to start again....
ReplyDeleteLove Sublime Stitching!!!
ReplyDeleteI love Sublime Stitching. Jenny Hart, through her books and kit taught me how to embroider, much to my close friend's and boyfriend's delight! I would so love to win this!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the awesome giveaway's as always Vickie! And I can't wait to read my copy of Craft Corps when it gets here!
Melissa Fritz
I love Jenny's stuff!!
ReplyDeleteI have embroidered off and on since I was a little girl wich was an eon ago. LOL I would love to win these embroidery patterns.
ReplyDeletejenny heart has the cutest patterns!
ReplyDeleteCool!
ReplyDeleteShelby Stofle
i love those patterns! so much fun!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to win these for my sister who lost her embroidery supplies in a fire a couple months back!
ReplyDeleteSublime Stitching patterns rock! So Austiny! =)
ReplyDeleteWOW what great designs I hope I win, I hope I win......
ReplyDeleteI heart Sublime Stitching!
ReplyDeleteLOVE sublime stitching!! I would love to win some patterns. Thanks Vickie for the opportunity.
ReplyDeleteDiana R
sdsunshine@sio.midco.net
Love Sublime Stitching!
ReplyDeleteDanzel Bond
Emily Barklage - took Jenny's class and loved her!
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed!
ReplyDelete-Maggie Larkin
i <3 sublime stitching
ReplyDeleteI started embroidering as a teen and let it go... I picked it back up again last year and I give the credit to Jenny Hart and SS! Love it! I'd also love to win. :)
ReplyDeleteI love sublime stitching patterns! I would love to win!!
ReplyDeleteI saw Jenny Hart on She's Crafty. I wish that show was back on the air.
ReplyDeleteLove me some Sublime Stitching! Working on a vital organs onesie as I (well..in between words)sit here! :-)
ReplyDeleteI have my first hand embroidery class next month and can't wait. 3 out the 4 are patterns I've been wanting to try.
ReplyDeleteThose just HAPPEN to be four patterns I don't have yet! What a crazy random happenstance!
ReplyDelete-Kat Szkody
Jenny is really creative, supportive, and kind. Love her and her designs. It is great to be able to work on embroidery patterns that have a modern sensibility. Thank you Jenny & Vicki.
ReplyDeleteI love love love Sublime Stitching! So far I stitch for others and it feels good to see their joy when they receive Jenny's patterns done by me!
ReplyDeleteI love the animals! The hedgehog is especially cute.
ReplyDelete-Grace Hernandez
I'm Bree Gordon, aka Crafty McSchnafty, aka Just-One-fof-Jenny-Hart's-Legion-Of-Fans. Been doing a lot of knitting, but I want to get back to some embroidery. This iron-on pack will get me inspired!
ReplyDeleteJenny and all the people involved in the Sublime Stitching community have inspired me to stretch my talents and push myself to become a better stitcher. PLUS, Jenny is excellent about complimenting other stitchers, and she will always respond to a question.
ReplyDeleteAmy Byrne
Jenny's patterns are the coolest!
ReplyDeleteMax Tardiff
I love these patterns! How cute is that Hedgie Hog?!
ReplyDelete-Barb Nelson
Not sure if that took, so here it is again. Delete this if I my first post made it. ^_^ Thanks!
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Jessica Dougherty
ReplyDeleteinfo@funkyfinds.com
I love to embroider. I think it is very meditative.
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed,
Melissa B.
mbabecka@gmail.com
i bought my first sublime stitching pattern a number of years ago when there were just a handful of designs. and now there are so many to choose from! thanks for the giveaway -- so generous!
ReplyDeletetina rodriguez
tinarod515 at gmail dot com
Sublime Stitching is the best!
ReplyDeleteOh wow, I love Sublime Stitching patterns. I hope I'm a winner. Lynn Williams
ReplyDeletescarlet93 @ hotmail.com
These are so cute and still have a vintage look to them.
ReplyDeletehafner611{AT}gmail{DOT}com
i (along with everyone else) love sublime stitching! thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeletesaltyoat [at] gmail [dot] com
Embroidery is the next craft I want to learn.
ReplyDeleteYou know I stumbled on Sublime Stitching on Twitter and Jenny's offerings made me want or was it NEED to add embroidery to my every growing list of craftiness. I can't get enough.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jenny!
Kristen Hess
@KristenUH
www.unrulyartclass.com
Those are so adorable. And I just _have_ to have the one with the hedgehog as my MIL collects hedgehogs in all forms and she'd really appreciate one right about now. Thank you, Jennie Brandon
ReplyDeleteI have not done Embroidery in years and these patterns are so cute!
ReplyDeleteCarmen Reyes
Love the patterns
ReplyDeleteAnne Sampson
I love Sublime Stitching...Jenny has made embroidery "cool" again!!
ReplyDeleteRosemarie Alcocer
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