The Sewing Mom

There is still time to enter my Holiday Giveaway, sponsored by You Can Make This. The prize? A fantastic crafty eBook filled with new techniques, ideas and tips for creating your own wonderful handcrafted items.

Enter by 11:59 pm Friday 12/18 by leaving a comment here telling me your favorite handcrafted item you’ve ever given or received.  Be sure to leave your email address and this contest is open to ANYONE with a valid email address.

There will be 2 winners, one could be you!

There are 14 shops involved in this open house (mine is not one of them because I haven’t had time to update my shop!), my sister’s included. Each shop has unique, hand crafted items and each shop is sponsoring some sort of giveaway, so check each one out and I’m sure you’ll find something (or two or three) that you just must have for yourself or need to give as a gift this holiday season.

Please also be sure to visit my sister’s shop, Keated by Karen and you may even find a couple of my own hand crafted bags there!

Sunshine and Lemonade is giving away a Twilight prize pack that includes the following items:

The Twilight Movie Companion:

As if that isn’t enough, how about some Twilight themed chocolate?!
And, this would be something my daughter would love, a copy of Entertainment Weekly with Edward on the cover:
Plus, the Twilight 2009 calendar (if I don’t win this, I’m going to have to buy it!)
But wait, there’s more, how about a Barnes & Noble gift card to buy more things Twilight!
And, of course, every reader needs a good bookmark:
And then there is the wonderful poster:
So, if you’re a Twilight fan, and who isn’t, head over before Friday and enter this contest!

I have discovered another home crafter via blogging. This particular crafter creates candles. These aren’t just any old candle, these candles are made by hand soy candles and have some of the most divine scents and fragrances. She recently combined two of her scents, apple jack & peel with luscious cheesecake. That sounds fabulous to me! She also sells one of my favorite fragrances, cinnamon vanilla. That’s a fragrance I love to burn in my kitchen, it reminds me of snicker doodle cookies.

In celebration of the opening of her candle storefront, Rae is hosting a candle giveaway. To enter this contest, visit What Lies Within the Mirror and leave her a comment, purchase a candle and or write a post about her giveaway on your own blog. These candles would make great gifts too, stock up now!