A new craft room shelf…free!

Remember here where I spent my $75 gift card to Lowes?

Part of what I bought was this shelf and the wooden brackets which I painted peacock blue (also with some paint from that same gift card). 

Love those brackets!

I am now storing supplies (and some pretties like the wooden spools and the seashells) in jars on this shelf above my sewing tables.  I made the knobbed lids for the jars (you can read about them here) and store ribbon, elastic, some zippers, special buttons, and other sewing supplies there so they are off my workspace and easy to find.

I have a few thrifted wooden boxes up there too to store paints and some cones of thread. 

Bias tape is stored along side the Keep Calm and Craft On print that my niece gave me a few years back. 

I love having this all on display within easy reach and I hung it on the wall all by myself. 

I may be linking to some of these great parties! 

Who me? Yes, I won a $75 Lowes gift card!

This post may or may not be is a month or so late…but yes, I won a $75 gift card for Lowes from a giveaway on Crap I’ve Made!! Char sent me an email that I was the winner as several other “winners” didn’t answer her  emails. Lucky me, I was so excited!

I went in the store determined that I would not spend more than the $75 on the card and I had several projects in mind that I needed supplies for.  I also wanted to get some Valspar spray paint which I had heard about but never used before…

The color choices were amazing and I fell hard for these three colors which are slightly different in shade. All gloss, tropical glass, exotic sea and peacock blue!  I have used the exotic glass on my new to me wicker mirror.

The practical side of me bought some light bulbs too!  I couldn’t help it…needed them, so in the basket! 

I bought the wood legs and brackets and used this leftover 2 x 12 to make a short table.  I was going to use it painted for plants in front of the doors, but my son claimed it as a shelf for his computer table.  It works great there.  So, since he didn’t want it painted, I just sanded it well.  I can always paint it when he is done with it.

I bought this ready to use shelf board and the brackets to hang it with.  It’s going in my sewing room to hold supplies in mason jars.  More on that when I get it hung on the wall!

Oh, and I also got the newest copy of the HGTV Magazine and some sandpaper!  I did spend less than $10 on the total sale as I forgot to calculate the tax into the final amount.  I actually had a few houseplants that were on the clearance aisle but I put them back so I would stay within my budget! 

Don’t you just love to spend money that you don’t have to pay for?  Have a great week!

Thanks for the giveaways!!

I wouldn’t consider myself a lucky person…but lately I have won some great giveaways and want to give a shout out to the great shops/blogs that offered such great winnings!

Back in September I won this Air Wick and $50 Target Card giveaway over at Tatertots and Jell-O!  (sorry no pic of this one)…but that Air Wick sure smells good…they have some great new scents.

Then I won this giveaway from Jill at Creating my Way to Success!

A $30 store credit from Little Old Souls…Bettina has such cute little baby and kiddo things!  I got these cute suspenders for my nephew Brady and some hair rosettes for my two nieces Elena and Audrey.

Then I placed third at the Totally Green Contest and won a $25 Home Depot gift card from Missy at Havoc-to-Heaven…

And this jewelry (two pair of earrings and two bracelets) from Sensational Creations…

Beautiful glittery cards and wonderful cookies from HezziD’s BakesandCrafts etsy shop.  Those cookies were awesome!

And then the last giveaway I won was from the Gingerbread Blog here…

I won $50 of store credit at KHB Prints on etsy.  Kristin is on vacation now so the shop is closed, but oh my, there are some really great printables there!  I can’t show two of them because they are gifts and are personalized…  I also got a numbers digital file so I can print it whenever I want. 

So, anyway, hope this streak of luck continues…and I really appreciate the generosity of these craftswomen who are willing to donate their work and for all the bloggers offering the giveaways!  Thanks, thanks, thanks!

Pretty Please (again) Vote for me in the Totally Green Contest!

Please go here to vote for my wool holiday trees! I made the top 6 now!!

Thanks!

I made the top 12!! Pretty Please Vote for Me!!

Oh my goodness!!  My wool felted trees are in the top 12 at the Totally Green Contest!!  Pretty please go and vote for me!  There are about 11 other fantastic projects there too!  Just sayin...

I would really appreciate your vote!

And the winner is....

I used Random.org to choose the winner of this beautiful necklace from Shabby Apple! 

Congrats to 

"Melody said... 1

GFC Follower."

(I tried to copy the random selector box, but after 20 minutes, I gave up!)

Anyway, Melody, I am sending you an email now!  

Thanks for all who entered!

Shabby Apple Jewelry Giveaway

I have been seeing all the Shabby Apple giveaways around the blogosphere lately and I love their style!  I was so thrilled when I got an email from the company offering me a chance to host a giveaway of one of their jewelry items!  I had a great list to choose from…I just couldn’t decide which to go with! 

Was this the necklace or what about bracelet…There were so many items to choose from--Key to My Heart, Key To Wonderland, Light as a Feather, Lost in Wonderland, The Duchess, Mad Hatter's Timekeeper, The Queen's Rose, White Rabbit's Time Keeper, Through the Looking Glass, Unlock the Queen's Castle, Dark Secrets of Wonderland, Poker Face Alice and You're All Mad.  They all sound so intriguing!

I eventually chose a beautiful necklace called Through the Looking Glass.  Here is the picture…

I am so wishing that I could enter this drawing myself! This necklace is so wonderful! It's 24" long which is such a great length…I love the vintage look to the glass! 

And if you don't win the giveaway (or just need to finish up some Christmas shopping), Shabby Apple is offering a 10% off coupon code if you see something you can't live without! When you check out, just enter the code CreativePassages10off and and you will save 10%!

Wow, aren’t these earrings beautiful?

Here's how to enter to win Shabby Apple's Looking Glass necklace:

3 possible entries per person - each comment counts as an entry, so make sure to leave separate comments each time you do one of the following:

• Go to Shabby Apple's Facebook page and like them, then come back and leave a comment saying you did.
• Become a follower of Creative Passage and leave me a comment saying you follow!
• Like  Woolen Wonders by Ellen (the shop) and Creative Passage (the blog) on Facebook and leave me a comment saying you did!

Now for a few details:

• Winner must have a US shipping address.
• No exchanges for the winning piece of jewelry--the winner will receive the Looking Glass necklace and it cannot be exchanged for another item.
• Giveaway will run through December 22!  Winner will be chosen with the help of Random.org in the evening of December 22.
• Don't forget about the 10% off coupon code~~ creativepassages10off is good for 30 days...You can pamper yourself for all the work you did before Christmas!

 

Winner!!

Yep, that’s right, random.org picked commenter #3 (I tried several times to copy the little random.org box, but couldn’t make it paste)!!

Rachel said... 3

I think my favorite etsy item is the bird's nest with the music note eggs.

Just email me Rachel and I will get your package mailed!

Are you ready…for a giveaway??

I have been wanting to have a giveaway to mark my 500 followers!  I am now at 566 followers, so I guess I better stop procrastinating!  Thanks to everyone who reads my blog posts, who follows me and who leaves me comments!  It is so cool that I have as many followers as I do!  I remember when I first started blogging and I had 20 followers and I was amazed!  So, here I am at 566! 
Anyway, I want to offer some handmade things…a bunch of them!

And here they are…a wool felt cosmetic zip pouch, two wool mini wreath ornaments, a felted wool cupcake pincushion, a felted wool birds nest with two robin eggs for your Christmas tree, and a fall leaf garland (sorry, not wool). 




Sound good?
                            
Here’s all you need to do to enter:
1.  Become a follower and leave me a comment that you follow!
2.  Like me on Facebook and leave me a comment that you liked me!
3.  Check out my etsy shop and leave me a comment telling me your favorite item there!
Anyone, anywhere can enter...I will ship anywhere!
That’s it!  Have fun  and good luck!  I will choose the winner Friday evening. 

500!!!

Here's my great news!  I just hit 500 followers!  I remember when I had no  followers, no comments, and now I just can't believe I have 500!  Actually now I have 505 followers!

I have  come a long way,  however, it took me probably 20 minutes to figure out how to capture this screen shot, but I finally got it wrestled down and pasted here in the old blog.
Thanks for all your comments and thanks for following me!

I want to do some sort of giveaway, but please tell me what you want for a giveaway, look around and leave me a comment!  

I can’t wait to see what you choose!

Ellen

Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Winner

 

Ok, this is the moment you have been waiting for…

Sue, you will get these cool felted wool items!  I will mail them as soon as I get your address!

Last year I had a total number of 156 comments!  I was surprised to only have 28 this year.  There were a lot of shops/blogs participating though, so I guess that could be part of the reason.  I know Blogger has had a glitch in folks leaving comments too. I had tried to enter several giveaways and my comment always showed up as anonymous, instead of with my name…

Anyway, congrats to Sue D and I will be emailing you to get your address! 

Ellen

Sew Mama Sew Handmade Giveaway Day

 

It’s that time again! 

The Sew Mama Sew Giveaway starts today and ends on Wednesday May 25th! 

I am giving away a collection of seven wool felt items to one lucky winner!  A picture is worth a thousand words, so here are the pics of what you will receive if you win!

Here’s the breakdown:  One purple and cream cupcake pincushion, three ponytail holders with navy, light blue and purple wool felt roses, one camel and grey stacked wool flower pin, one red wool poinsettia pin with a vintage earring center and last but not least, a navy wool felt headband.

Here’s a close-up of the headband…all items were made by me, from upcycled wool sweaters!

There’s enough to share with a friend or start that Christmas shopping!  Or you could just keep it all for yourself!

TO ENTER:

1.  Please become a follower of Creative Passage and leave me a comment that you follow.  If you already follow, leave me a comment telling me so!

For extra entries:

2.  Please go to my etsy shop and leave a comment here to tell me which item you love the most.

3.  Like Woolen Wonders by Ellen (the shop) and Creative Passage (the blog) on Facebook and leave me a comment here telling me you did.

The winner will be announced first thing in the morning May 26th, selected by Random.org.

Sorry, I am only shipping to the United States!

Thanks for entering the Sew Mama Sew giveaway!  I hope you win these handmade goodies!

Please check out my etsy shop too!  Everything is 50% off, just use the code 50OFF at checkout!

Ellen