~Giveaway Winner~

Here is the winner of my vintage knitting book giveaway...



...Congratulations to Grace at The Old Police House blog.
I have emailed you via your blog, and await your reply so I can post it out to you!
Thankyou for your lovely comments x

~Vintage Knitting Book Giveaway & Birthday Time~

This weekend has seen me turn 44, which is a bit of a shock, but a nicer more symmetrical number than 43...

Laura bought me these lovely flowers.
Remember the Beginner's Crochet on 1st Feb at Me and Mrs Fisher in York? The lovely Hannah and Liz mentioned me and my blog on their Facebook page here.  So, I did also attend the Improver's Crochet the following week and I did manage to understand and complete the different projects, but I was very slow!  My colleague from work came along too (she was accomplished and speedy), and she made me this for my birthday.  Clever lady.  Just the shade of blue I like...

I am giving away this lovely booklet of vintage inspired knitting projects, by the talented Sarah Hatton.

http://www.knitrowan.com/designs-and-patterns/books/sarah-hatton-knits-vintage-inspired-projects

 There are some lovely garments and photographs...I like the brooch on the belt of the dress below...

If you would like to win this lovely pattern book, just leave me a comment and I will randomly draw a winner at 6pm Monday 24th February. Good luck x

~Giveaway Winner~

The winner of my gardening giveaway, drawn by the Random Number Generator is....

Jane at Plain Jane blog!
Please email me (lavenderattic@hotmail.co.uk) your address and I'll pop it in the post for you!
Thanks to everyone for their entries and comments.
Sally x

~Gardening Giveaway~

I got a tiny bit of my gardening mojo back yesterday and today. Though windy and bitterly cold out of the sun, yes, actual sun,  it was lovely to potter about and see that things were starting to grow.  New green shoots on my clematis; it's the small things that cheer me up...

Tete-a-tete daffodils in a shady corner

Primroses (they must have liked the cold) and pulmonaria

Now that Spring is coming I'm wondering what the year has in store weather wise.  Last year was a dead loss for tomatoes and fruit in my garden. Today I sowed some tomato seeds in trays and have them indoors on a sunny windowsill to germinate - but normally I would have done this already.  I sowed 2 cherry types as I eventually grow them outdoors in wall-mounted troughs. First one were some new seeds I bought  'F1 Sweet 'n' Neat Cherry' from Suttons seeds.  8 seeds for blooming £1.99! Apart from that I decided to be frugal and have a forage for seeds in the garage In my seed tin I found some free seeds from a magazine last year - 'Red Cherry' by Fothergills seeds. I've also sown some seed trays with Cosmos 'Purity',  marigolds and Borage.

Time for a Spring gardening giveaway!

The giveaway consists of; gardening gloves, handmade Rosemary & Marjoram soap, an RHS Gardening Techniques book and some seeds from my tin (Marigolds, Foxgloves and Sweet Williams) - just leave me comment for a chance to enter.  (UK entrants only please)

For an extra entry please link back to me on your blog and let me know you've done this in a second comment. Closing date  12 midday Sunday 14th April.

Good luck!

~And The Winner Is...~

The winner of my knitting book giveaway...

using an internet random number generator, is....

Ronniie - would you email me your address to lavenderattic@hotmail.co.uk and I will post the book out to you.  Many thanks for your comments and entries!

~Knitting Book Giveaway~

As promised here is my first giveaway of 2013...
It's a lovely craft book called 'Vintage Knit Knacks' by Sue Culligan, and you can read more about it here

I was going to have a gardening giveaway, but as Spring has not sprung and the snow and cold snap are forecast again this week, what better than a bit of knitting by a toasty fire?
Along with basic knitting advice, there are patterns for 20 projects including socks, mittens, bottle cover, cafetiere cosy, bookmark, gadget case, to name a few.
To enter just leave me a comment below before 12 midnight on Friday 22nd February.
Good luck
x Sally

~Giveaway Result~

Many thanks to all of you who entered my giveaway, and also for your lovely comments...
I listed names in order of comments, including an extra entry for Tweeting/Linking, then I used an online random number generator...
The Winner of this book is...

...Anne at Marmalade and Catmint.  I'm sure Anne will enjoy this book as she's a keen knitter. (Can I put an order in please Anne, for the Cashmere twinset on page 26!?)
 Well done Anne!

~Giveaway Results!~

What a busy weekend! I made a another version of this dress  to wear at my friend's 40th birthday party yesterday - sewing the zip in and hemming it about 2 hours before the party! 
It's also time for Giveaway results...Many thanks to all the new followers and lovely comments; I've enjoyed a bit of blog-hopping to visit you this week too!
I numbered comments 1-31, then added 32- 44 for those who had made an additional bloggy link. then I used a Random Number Generator.

The winner of the Giveaway is...

Number 9 - Amanda from Crafty in the Med blog.

Well done!

Please email me your address and I will post the goodies to you in sunny Spain

Thanks again x 

Sally

~Keep Calm and have a Giveaway~

It's anything but calm at the minute in my daily life and I'm sorry to say regular blogging has been a casualty. I have got a few finished projects and ones in the pipeline to share later this week,  but firstly I'd intended to have a 1st Bloggiversary back in early June, so here it is now...

♥ A canvas bag from the famous Yorkshire Betty's tearooms
♥ St Eval Orange & Cinnamon tealights
♥Keep Calm and Carry On magnet
♥Lavender Attic bunting made from Cath Kidston fabrics

I'm happy to post anywhere in the world so as many people as possible can enter..
 In order to join in please become a follower and leave me a comment below before midday on 1st July.
 For an extra entry, please cut and paste the giveaway photo as a linky on your blog, and let me know you've done this.
Good luck everyone!

~Link to a Lovely Giveaway~

'Tis the season for lots of exciting giveaways on the lovely blogs I follow.
The Christmas Giveaway on the blog Poppycock & Other Creative Nonsense is especially generous as there are 12 lots of goodies to choose from if you are the winner! All you have to do is pop over and leave a comment before 7pm on Sunday 11th December.

Sally is an artist and crafter from East Yorkshire who sells her textile creations under the name of Fabric Mountain on Folksy here. I passed on a Liebster award to Sally's blog, as it's one of my favourites.  One of the recent posts about a craft fair that Sally exhibited at featured some mini-journals that I coveted...they arrived today, wrapped beautifully in seasonal tissue paper...

along with this lovely Robin postcard which I will display on my kitchen shelf.

~Christmas Giveaway Link~

Find some time over the weekend to pop across to Marmalade and Catmint to enter the free giveaway to win some lovely Christmas goodies.

For 3 chances to enter all you have to do is...

1. Leave a comment on Marmalade and Catmint's blog asking to be entered into the draw.
2. Become a follower of Marmalade and Catmint.
3. Link back to the post on your blog about the giveaway.

~And the winner is! Fat Quarter Giveaway~

What a busy week! Thankyou for your fabric comments; I have used the random number generator and the winner of the fat quarters are....

1st Country Girl (cotton lawn)

2nd Betty (Navy sprigged fabric)

Well done!

Please send me an email at lavenderattic@hotmail.co.uk with your address.

~Fat Quarter Giveaway~

After a busy week last week I finally managed to finish off my Christmas pudding tea cosy.  As I knitted it in moss stitch, it hung off the teapot like a poor-fitting frock in need of support.  Foundation garments in the way of wadding and lining were needed! I bought this 1940s fabric at a Vintage Fair, and have wondered what to do with it as I didn't want to waste it. So it now has a purpose - keeping my Christmas brew warm.

I'm hoping it will become a tradition to get it out every year. Maybe it will become a family heirloom!

Anyway, Giveaway time again - this time it's fabric from my stash.

To enter the draw to win a fat quarter of pretty craft fabric, please leave a comment below before 10pm on Friday 18th November, stating which fabric you'd like...

Navy sprigged cotton (left) ...or the cotton lawn (right)

P.S. Good luck all!

P.P.S. Many thanks and welcome to all the followers of my blog x

~Your Handmade Home Giveaway~

Seems that following my whinge that I never win anything, Lady Luck is smiling on me!  Perhaps she thinks I need cheering up after my accident at half-term...Yesterday I received this pretty cardholder I won on Melissa's blog, Your Handmade Home.  I chose this red one as I adore this fabric.

I am so pleased, many many thanks to Melissa.  I will now have to get myself some little cards from Moo as seen here on Daffodils & Snowdrops blog...

Have a look at Your Handmade Home where you can browse and buy handmade goodies for your home, including lots of lovely Christmas decorations and advent calendars.

~Sew Sweet Violet Giveaway~

If you've a moment pop over to Sew Sweet Violet before the 11th November and enter her lovely giveaway for an adorable addition to your Christmas tree. Jooles also sells her gorgeous birdies in her Etsy shop.

~And the winner is! Treacher Creature Giveaway~

There were 13 entries to win Mr Mouse....Drum Roll......And the winner is.........

Autumnal Skies who was number 5 in the comments list. Would you please email me at lavenderattic@hotmail.co.uk and I'll get him to you as soon as possible.
Many thanks for all your lovely comments x

~Hallowe'en Giveaway~

Thanks for the great comments and lots of interest in my Haberdashery Heaven post, both here and on Twitter. Never mind a global recession; us crafty folk know what's important to debate - trimmings, mother of pearl buttons, crochet lace and ribbon! Brilliant.
The only thing that could surpass the divine subject of haberdashery is another giveaway.
On my visit to Me & Mrs Fisher, I purchased this cute seasonal chap...

Pictured on my sewing table is Mr Mouse and his pumpkin, lovingly crafted in Yorkshire by Dawn at Treacher Creatures available at Me and Mrs Fisher.  See here for more gorgeous examples of her work on Etsy too. Dawn makes unique sock animals and crocheted Amigurumi. Follow her on Twitter as @DSquiffy He'd make a lovely pincushion but I don't think I could bear to put my pins in him...
To have a chance of winning him...please leave me a comment below before 10pm on Friday and become a follower of my little blog.
That's all....Good Luck!

~Haberdashery Heaven~

I took part in a Twitter chat this week about the lack of Haberdashery in department stores these days...Of course I know shopping habits have changed - and I buy ribbon, buttons and fabric online like the next crafty-person- but nothing beats a leisurely mooch and touchy-feel around an inspiring haberdashery. Some crafters in the South West can't find decent supplies and it has to be said Hobbycraft did reply and say they were looking at the situation. However, personally I love independent shops.  And I have to say I don't mind a market hall haberdashery stall for basics - but choice is limited and often not the style or quality that I'd like. It's a bit like grocery shopping - I get basics from one place and shop around. I like to buy vintage buttons from a certain charity shop in Wetherby, thread, tape and basic supplies from here and wool from Wool and Buttons here.  In York and Leeds we're lucky in that we have the famous Duttons for Buttons and Samuel Taylor, as well as my new favourite Haberdashery Heaven in the previously blogged-about Me and Mrs Fisher. This little treasure trove, called Sunday Nest, is part of Liz and Hannah's emporium and is accessed through Narnia-esque doors from the tearoom, up the stairs and next to where the craft workshops take place. Gorgeous, gorgeous things - I heart♥ily recommend it!

Some of my purchases .....

I also bought a lovely mouse and pumpkin pin cushion which I will feature in a Giveaway tomorrow.

If you visit York make sure you pop into Me and Mrs Fisher.

~I ♥ Lavender Hearts~

Earlier this week I found out I'd won Daffodil & Snowdrop's lavender heart giveaway.  I don't win stuff. I just never do. Well, apart from first prize for my chutney 2 yrs ago in a local horticultural show, and before that a year's supply of Jordan's toothbrushes and dental floss in 1984 in Just 17 magazine.

My gift arrived...

...beautifully wrapped and so pretty.

Cheered me up and made me smile after a long day...

(It will have a home (soon) in my caravan. Ssssh!)

Thankyou to Em at Daffodils & Snowdrops, one of my very favourite blogs. I covet the photography and like the style of writing (and the blog in general) - and it has one of the nicest headers too - really effective.
Thankyou again! May more of Lady Luck come my way!



~And the winner is! Tea Cosy & Teapigs Giveaway~

Here we are again...
This time I numbered the comments 1-7 in the order they were received...

I had some lovely new followers this week, but they didn't leave a comment, so (gulp!) I had to be strict and not include them in the draw. I don't do strict very well.  Then I  used the trusy number generator...

And the winner is...
Em, Number 2! Please email me (lavenderattic@hotmail.co.uk) with your address and I'll send you your teacosy!