10 from 3 Card Workshop and a Contest!

I just released another new paper crafting workshop on Craftsy.com!  This is one for all of the card lovers out there - especially those with limited time, or limited supplies!

You can make 10 cards with just 3 sheets of 12x12 paper and 10 card bases.  I used supplies from Close To My Heart, but you can use any supplies you have on hand.  Don't believe me?  Check it out:

Click HERE to purchase this template.

Additionally, it's been a while since I've done any kind of blog candy, or give away on my blog.  So I'm going to do that!

Purchase my template above, make a set of cards, and send me a photo of your completed cards that I can post on my blog (you may watermark your photo if you desire).  Email the photo (high resolution please) to nonapearl@firebin.net.

Complete all this by TUESDAY, FEB 28th.  I will post the photos to my blog on the 29th, and randomly select one of the entrants to win this collection of new CTMH stamp sets seen below (a $72 value!!)  

Contest open to anyone.  Shipping of the stamps is included if winner is a US residents.  Resident of other countries must pay shipping to be determined by zip code.

Contest!

Hey Everyone!  How would you like to win $80 to spend on your holiday shopping?!?!?

Check out the details below, and then be sure to view all the awesome bloggers participating!

You're bound to find some great inspiration and information!

Enter to WIN $80 CASH during the Black Friday Cash Giveaway, hosted by And Then There Were 4...!

Entry is super easy.  Just follow the instructions and you are entered to win! But please be honest.  I will check to make sure winner has not been cheating.  You may only enter on ONE blog.

Giveaway is open to anyone Worldwide and ends November 30th (MY BIRTHDAY!!!) at 11:59 EST.

Participating bloggers:

And Then There Were 4...

Diva Locks

The Pistachio Project

What Mama Wants

Being Frugal and Making It Work

First Time Mom

My PB&J

Nona's Pearls of Wisdom

Mommy 2 Nanny 3 Doggy 1

200,000 Hits

I'm so amazed!  As of today, I have 250 followers and am just under 1000 hits away from 200,000!!!!

Thank you all for your continued support and love.  You have no idea how much it means to me to have all of you "cyber" friends out there.

Sometimes I feel like I'm just jabbering away into the proverbial wind.  But to know that there are people who faithfully read what I have to say, enjoy seeing my latest crafting projects, and genuinely care about my family means the world to me.  It's humbling, and inspiring at the same time!

So, to say thank you, I'm going to do a little giveaway!  Post a comment here, and once my hit counter reaches 200,000, I will randomly select 1 person to win 30 handmade cards!  (That's a $90 value!)  The winner can select either general themed cards (an assortment of birthday, thank you, thinking of you) or they can select Christmas cards!

Please just one entry per person!  But feel free to tell your friends.  :)

WINNERS!

Sorry I'm a little late posting this.  My sweet husband randomly selected the three following ladies as winners of my latest contest!

Nancy Mulder

Maureen Osullivan

Jeanie "B"

You three lovely ladies have all won one FREE template (of your choosing)!!!

Congratulations!

Please go to my Scrapbook Templates Tab above and browse through the listed templates, then email your choice to me at nonapearl@firebin.net.

Thank you all so much for participating.  I will have a new template and contest up soon.

Blog Makeover

I've been playing on my blog tonight!  Check out the new blog tab I just posted titled "Nona's Papercraft Templates"!  People have been asking for my patterns for a LONG time, and now that I'm not a CTMH consultant, there's no reason I can't share them.  In the future I hope to release more templates featuring products from other companies as well (since my craft room is pretty well stocked).  If you have ideas of something you'd like to see, shoot me and email!

I'll be working on adding more tabs as the days/weeks go by.  I'm thinking a tab for knitting patterns, a tab for stash busting (aka - crafty garage sale), and perhaps a tab for my favorite new blogs/websites.  Tabs are fun!  Additionally, I'll have some fun prizes and giveaways soon, so be sure to check back.

In fact... how about I do a little giveaway right now!

Leave a comment about what you think of my new tab content, and at noon on Sunday (Pacific Time), April 17th, I'll pick one lucky person who will win any one template of their choice!

Winner

In reading all the comments, no one got the answer 100% correct, but I think Sheila was closest... So Sheila watch your inbox for 2 of my newest patterns.  :)

I'll dissect my coffee table - aka Yarn Mountain - for you in a minute, but first want to share the exciting news that ALL THREE of my new patterns will be up on the Knit Picks website tomorrow!!!  Yahoo!  So tune back in to get the link, or head over to www.knitpicks.com and click on patterns tomorrow morning.

Okay.. back to the mountain of projects...

Starting in the upper left is a Montmartre Fingerless Glove I'm knitting for the Edmonds Market this weekend.  You can find the pattern here or here if you are on Ravelry.  (and more great news - this pattern was just picked up by Knit Picks today, and I'll be test knitting it with the new Capra yarn.  So you might just see that same pattern up on the Knit Picks website soon too!!!)

Moving to the right we have two completed Moebius Neck Warmers (in red and blue) and two more in a honey/plum variegated yarn - these are also for the Market.  There is also some cut felt for "hanky holders" that I need to finish sewing up.

Moving slightly right is the remaining 1/2 of a skein of hot pink Berroco Vintage yarn for the second Montmartre glove, and some white which has  become 1/2 of a pair of baby socks (pattern for those here and here).

In my yarn bowl is the start of a tank top (for me!)in a luscious purple (many of you thought it was a hat), and left-over skeins of yarn from lots of previous projects.  :)

Finally, all the way to the right is a sneak peek at my new Rosy Gloves, under that is the new Rosy Kerchief, and under that is Ruby's sweater.

So there you have it!  The Rosy accessories are up on Knit Picks tomorrow along with my First Year Birthday Cake Hat.

Thanks for reading and playing along!  I have to go knit now... lots to get done before Market Day on Saturday.  :)

Yarn Mountain and Pattern Give-Away

Sadly, not much blogging has been happening around here lately.  It was a busy week last week, and an even busier one this week.

I cleaned off my creative knitting workspace, fondly nicknamed "yarn mountain" (aka - our coffee table) for Ruby's birthday party 2 weeks ago.  Slowly it has started to regain its former shape and size.

Now, it's not too terrible yet.  You can still see wood, the yarn bowl is distinctly visible, and I can still find specific projects fairly well.  Dave was hoping it would never reappear.  LOL, right.

Oh!  And something noteworthy...  In the hubbub of last week I got an super awesome email from Knit Picks.  They've accepted three more of my patterns for the Independent Designers Partnership (IDP) programp.  Whoohoo!  Two of those three projects are in the photo - and they are ones that I haven't released anywhere else yet.  Can you guess what they are?

I'll send both patterns to the first person who guesses correctly!  :)

Gotta run!  Sammie has camp today, then a playdate, and I'm teaching baby socks at knitting class tonight.  :)

New Knitting Pattern

I just released my latest pattern for sale in my Etsy Store!

This is the pattern we will be casting on at this month at Knitting class on Monday, July 26th.  If you are in the greater Seattle area and would like to attend class, contact me for details!

And of course.... today is your last day to post a comment on my 150k post for your chance to win the awesome collection of blog candy!

More Vacation - and 150K hits!

Hey folks,
We're back from our vacation!  We had an amazing time, and it felt so good to have a full week to relax.  :)

Before I show you more vacation photos, I want to say a huge THANK YOU for visiting my blog so faithfully over the last two years.  Can you believe I'm about to reach 150,000 hits?!?!  AMAZING!  In honor of that milestone, I'd like to give away some blog candy!

Post a comment here, and I'll pick a lucky winner the morning of July 1st!  This "candy" is worth over $70!!!

Now, back to vacation photos!  :)  

My favorite little shop in Cannon Beach (besides the yarn store)

Happy Girl

Sam's new favorite game:

A new hat design - the 1st Birthday Cake Hat:

Side view (after she tried to pull it off)

Top View:

Pizza A'fetta lunch:

Date night!!!

Gotta love happy hour.  The "Rose Rolls" were sooooo good!

Num, Num, Num (as Ruby would say)

Date night continues at the Seaside Library (yes, we are old):

Date Night ends on a fatteningly lovely high note: