Time Out Cowl (and Giveaway Winners)

I meant to share this a while ago, but one of my favorite bloggers, Rachel from Maybe Matilda is hosting a crochet along.  For all of you who have yet to know the joys of crochet, please, wait no longer!  The tutorials and advice she has offered along the way would be invaluable to a newbie--she's a great instructor. 

For this particular Crochet Along, readers voted to make the Time Out Cowl which is a free (and simple!) pattern offered by Lion Brand Yarn.

I am in love with my cowl. I wore it to bed last night (no joke). Too bad I live in Florida where most days are in the mid nineties. Ughh. Can we please have a crisp Fall day soon??

The pattern took no time to whip up, and while the original pattern says to make the cowl 54" long, I opted for 32" because it suits my small upper frame better. My "lower frame" is FAR from small. You may laugh, but it's true.  Very true.

You may be interested to know that I was able to use only one skein of Lion Brand Jiffy yarn (with a size K hook) to achieve my cowl.  Yay for a one skein project--only $2.79!  Be still my thrifty heart!

Do you like the length?  Here is the picture they share with the pattern.  Do you prefer the long length or the short?  In the end, it's a matter of personal preference.  (P.S. How does one photo shop bags out from under one's eyes?  Anyone?  Anyone?  Eh, worse things have happened.)

If you want to check out all the posts created by Rachel, click on the icon below.  You'll really enjoy it!

Also for those who are wondering, the Heidi and Finn pattern giveaway winners (selected by Random.org) are comments number 24 and 28.

# 24 Anonymous said...

I love that shop! I also need a coat for my daughter! Hope I win!
ashleigh(dot) kinsey(at) gmail.com 

# 28 Rachel said...

Oh, this shop is too cute! Your jacket came out beautifully! I love the Urban Hoodie pattern--I'd love to make it for my little boy!

Ok, and in the interest of full disclosure, the Rachel who won is Rachel from Maybe Matilda.  I already had this post drafted and then went to Random.org to choose the numbers of the winners--I totally should have taken a screen shot to prove that this was purely coincidental!  Yeah, you may be thinking it sounds pretty sketchy, but scout's honor, it was random (and possibly just good karma).  Anyhow, congrats Ashleigh and Rachel!

Junebug's Jacket and a Heidi & Finn Pattern Giveaway!

Heidi and Finn has graciously offered to share a FREE pattern with two lucky readers--more info below!

First of all, thanks to all of you who weighed in on the choosing of fabric for Junebug's jacket.  The general consensus was to use the mustard fabric as the lining fabric--which I was totally on board with!  (Have no fear, the other fabric will be used for an upcoming skirt.)  Once the jacket was constructed, I decided to use a hook and eye closure instead of the orange buttons.  I still love the orange buttons for this jacket, but the closure just needed to be slightly more dramatic than plain ol' buttons.  I am SO happy with the end result!

I shared before that the pattern was from the Etsy shop Heidi and Finn and boy, was it a good pattern.  The instructions were clear and concise and there were fabulous pictures that really made everything "click" for a new seamstress like me.  Heidi and Finn has graciously offered to share a FREE pattern with two lucky readers--read on for more info.

First, let me share Junebug's Jacket.  Oh, I am SOO excited!

The closure is supposed to be a big fabric bow, but Junebug is not the biggest fan of big bulky pieces on her clothing so I adapted to suit her pickiness.  (I personally loved the bow featured on the pattern.)

Love it, right?

You probably want to make one too, huh?  Well, folks, today's your lucky day!  Two lucky readers will win a pattern--all you have to do is:

1. Visit Heidi and Finn's Etsy Shop

2. Leave a comment on this post!

The giveaway will be open from now until Saturday, September 24th at midnight E.S.T.  One entry per reader, please!

And I wouldn't hate feedback on Junebug's jacket.  In fact, I'd love it.

Take a peek at a few of the other patterns you'll see in Heidi & Finn's Etsy shop:

Yay for giveaways!  So, what are you going to make?!

P.S. Please be sure that you leave an email address if your email address is not associated with your Blogger profile.   Also, this giveaway is open internationally because it's a PDF that will be sent to your email address.

A winner and some various bloggy updates

Thanks so much to all of you who participated in the 1,000 follower giveaway!

The winner was entry #52, who said:

"Congrats Ladies on surpassing your 200 mark. Keep up the good work."

Well, my friend, we will be keeping up the good work!  And please check your email as we've sent you info on getting your super-fabulous Patterned Paper Wreath Kit!

In other news, Sharon helped me finish my dining room chair project last week so be on the lookout for the big reveal sometime soon!  Oh, I'm so excited to share it with you!  (So excited that I'm totally overusing exclamation points tonight!!)

I also have some other little piddly crafts I've been working on.  If they're good, I'll share them.   If not... well... I'll dramatically throw them into my garbage can.

What with so many of you liking us and following us, we're getting pretty popular--and with that comes perks.  We have some in store for you, so come back soon.

Did you know we have a Facebook page? Check it!

I also think it's cool that Sharon's Scrapbook paper tree is now the "Most Favorited Craft of All Time" on Craftgawker.  I'm so proud!

We've had some emails from you fellow crafty pals who want to follow us on Pinterest.  Well, we'd love for you to!  As you know, Sharon and I are both devoted "pinners" and we're addicted (for lack of a better term).   Click here to follow Sharon, and click here to follow me (Tristin).

Wish Sharon luck--she's officially back to school next week starting her first semester of Pharmacy School at the University of Florida!  (Definitely worthy of exclamation points!)

And wish me luck, too... Potty training is around the corner for Elliott and I--and I need all the help I can get.  I've potty trained a dog, but never a human so advice is also welcomed!  (I'm pretty sure crate training is not effective for toddlers...HA!)




 

A big ol' THANK YOU and our first GIVEAWAY!

When Sharon and I hatched the idea for Two Girls Being Crafty at my dining room table last November, we had a few plans and a lot of enthusiasm.

In January of this year, two months into blogging together, we set the goal of gaining 200 followers for the year--and we thought we were aiming high.

But, you, loyal readers, have helped us surpass our goal and have sprung us into four digits... We now have over 1,000 crafty followers!  I was SO happy I took a screen shot!

We are SO stoked to know that there are people out there reading our babble about crocheting this and spray painting that, mod podge here and fabric there.  And commenting, too.  We LOVE comments (like all bloggers do)!

To officially say "thank you" we're having a small giveaway...  We'll send one lucky reader the supplies to make a patterned paper wreath of their own:  A wreath form, glue sticks, lovely paper and an embellishment.


Here's what you have to do to win:

1. Leave a comment on this post.
2. That's it.
3. Seriously, that's it.  Say anything!

If you're not a follower already, we'd love to have you join in the fun, though it's not a requirement.  We're not daily bloggers, but we strive to make sure our content is of the highest quality and that it inspires you!

P.S. PLEASE make sure we have a way to contact you.  If your blogger profile doesn't contain your email address, please leave your address in the comment form so we can contact you if you're the winner!

 

Check out the Patterned Paper Wreath Tutorial if you haven't before.  It's the project that started this whole blog!

This is the Patterned Paper Wreath Remix.  Same materials, same method, different results.  Whatever floats your boat or finds your lost remote (if you can tell me what song that comes from without googling it I will be majorly impressed!)











This giveaway closes midnight E.S.T. on Friday, August 12th.  Winner will be chosen by Random.org.  Due to shipping costs, this giveaway is open to U.S. residents only--sorry!