Archive for September, 2009
That is going to wrap it up for this week. I wanted to leave some links to browse this weekend if you find yourself with some free time. See you on Monday…next week I will be announcing at least two more giveaways and 10 big sales! You won’t want to miss it. Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Flickr Finds from the papernstitch group…
-Gorgeous Fruit Inspired Photographs at SFGirlByBay
-Map lovers prepare to jump up and down for this interior round-up on Design is Mine.
-Show off your collections in style on Cafe Cartolina.
-My last two posts on ScoutieGirl (kept meaning to post about these): Beth Retro and Zee Longenecker
-Enter the giveaways we have going on right now on the blog: Softpoken Giveaway and Lettergirl Giveaway
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Image credit: Paper Cup by Virginia, Don’t Ever Leave Me by DottieAngel, and Yellow Typewriter Necklace by CraftyFOLK
Shop of the Day: With almost 150 jewelry items to browse, Maddy of Marolsha is always hard at work making dainty adornments. And now through September 29th, her necklaces, bracelets, and earrings (everything in the Marolsha shop) is on special promo: buy one item at regular price, get another item for 50% off! Just use the code papernstitch in the message to seller at checkout and you will be refunded the discounted amount after checkout is complete.
Visit Marolsha’s etsy shop now to take advantage of this great deal!
Hello. My name is Kathryn and I’m a coat-aholic.
I think my fetish probably stems from the fact that I so dislike having to bundle up in bulky outer garments all winter. I hate feeling like a sausage stuffed into itchy wool casing. Hence, I’m on a permanent hunt for The Perfect Winter Coat. I found a really fabulous version last year, yet, of course, the search continues.
So, when I saw the above on For Me, For You, I was enthralled. Not only is the coat itself too cute for words, but Anabela from fieldguided MADE IT. As in, with her own two hands.
My own sewing prowess is restricted to the marking-period-long class I took in high school – in which I created some hospital scrub-like pajamas and a little makeup pouch.
Can you sew?
It’s such a lost art. My mom is an excellent seamstress, and always says how they need to start teaching a class on How to Survive in the Real World. The lesson plan? Sew a button and fix a hemline, use power tools, cook a meal, learn about the housing market and taking care of finances, basic plumbing and electrical repair… Things would be so much easier (and cheaper) if we knew how to take care of basic things like this ourselves.
Maybe it’s time I stopped browsing blogs and watching so much HGTV and DID something.
Kudos to you Anabel, and all the other hands-on-DIYs out there.
Happy Friday!
Kathryn
Happy Friday! Here are my daily picks from the site.
We have a winner for the set of camper teas towels giveaway from Leanne Graeff. Congratulations to Merium who said, “Beyond the s’mores,(and you can make them quite easily over a candle!) there’s nothing I like about camping! Lots not to like though, outhouse bathrooms, bugs, fire bans, wasps that just.won’t.quit. Love the ‘puppy love’ tea towel!” Merium, please contact me at brittni(at)papernstitch.com with your address, so I can send your gift.
BIG thanks to Leanne Graeff for providing such wonderful items for this giveaway. If you didn’t win this one, don’t worry…Next week we have more giveaways! And don’t forget to enter the giveaways we have going on right now as well:
-Softspoken Lux Bubble Beret Giveaway
-Lettergirl Giveaway for custom holiday-themed address stamp
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Image Credit: Up, Up, and Away by Kitty Rogers Photography
Shop of the Day: 1canoe2 is a letterpress and artwork shop committed to handmade, small run printmaking. All prints are made from original drawings and lovingly printed on a 100 year old letterpress.
Visit the 1canoe2 etsy shop and blog for more.
Emily of Emmy Ray is hosting a great giveaway on her blog right now that will go through the middle of October! Up for grabs is a $25 gift certificate to Emmy Ray, which is perfect for a holiday gift for someone you love or for a well-deserved gift to yourself.
All the details can be found here on Emily’s blog, Handmaker of Things. And be sure to stop by the Emmy Ray shop as well.
