Time flies while you're having fun! That's how the saying goes anyway, and it's a pretty true one, I think. This summer Pink Purl celebrates three years of blogging... Three years! And also this summer marks two years since opening my Etsy shop. Through the years now I have been so blessed to meet and make so many friends through blogging and shop-keeping. And new friends are made all the time too. Taking part in a variety of activities in blogland, and now with Twitter, each week offers new opportunities to meet new people, strike up new conversations, share things and much more. Even after three years I still find it all very exciting and fun! So as a little thank you and in the spirit of friendship, fun, creativity, and the sweet fact that summer is here, I'm reviving the Stash-tacular Giveaway. The stash giveaway I hosted last year was terrific, so we're doing it again here to celebrate!
I have four gift parcels to give away this time too, each parcel containing some lovely crafting supplies taken from my own stash. Supplies that maybe you will find useful for your own stash and fuel your creativity! If you see something here that takes your fancy and you would like to take a chance on winning a parcel, please leave a comment here on this post. Not into crafting, but have a friend who is?--take a chance on winning them a little gift to give. Step right up... Don't be shy! ;o) I'll let comments be open for this giveaway for one week, and I'll announce the winners next Friday, July 3rd. Let's take a look at the treats!
Stash Parcel #1: Floral Pink Charm Square Pack. This is a pretty set of fabrics I put together of mostly Moda and Lecien fabrics, cut into 5 inch squares from 22 different fabrics, two squares of each, making for 44 pieces total Lovely shades of pinks, peaches and creams in florals and small prints. Great for quilting, applique, card & paper crafting and more.
Stash Parcel #2: Pink Glass Beads Medley. I handpicked this sweet mix of glass beads... lots of different shapes, sizes, textures, and variety of shades of pink. For an idea of how many beads/quantity--there's about half a cup of beads gathered here. Great for jewelry making, embellishing sewing, quilting or knitted projects--lots of options.
Stash Parcel #3: Three 50 g skeins of ONline Garne Linie 22 Microstar yarn. (The website is in German only.) It is a microfiber yarn in 100% poly-acrylic in this summery aqua blue color. (Use 3.0- 4.0 mm needles/4-6 US needles.) It has a fine sheen, lovely drape and knits or crochets up to make pretty small accessories.
Stash Parcel #4: Merry Mix of Trims. A bag full of trims--ribbons, laces and rickrack in a great variety of colors and different lengths. Many possibilities here--trims for sewing & quilting projects, doll-making, cards & paper crafts, etc. (Sorry, the muffin-baking tin is not included--for display purposes only. ;o)
I look forward to sending these off to four happy winners soon...It's Stash-tacular! Thank you for visiting, for your wonderful comments, for your friendship and making Pink Purl a great place to be and share! Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!
Hi Tracy! Amazingly, this is actually the first time I'm trying out for any giveaway. I never want anything bad enough to "fight" with the crowd...till now! As you know, I have ventured into quilting & I would simply love to win your Charm Square Pack because they are the perfect shade of Pink!!!
Happy Summer!
Posted by: xue | June 26, 2009 at 09:16 AM
Morning Tracy, wow how generous of you. As you know I am a fabric junkie. LOL Congratulations on blogging for 3 years! I sometimes wonder what I did with my spare spare time before I started to blog. Wonderful achievement hun.
Posted by: Melanie | June 26, 2009 at 09:23 AM
congrats on your 3 years! but don't enter me in the draw, we're moving and I'm supposed to be reducing my stash... xox
Posted by: driftwood | June 26, 2009 at 10:42 AM
WOW!! What wonderful treats, dear Tracy. Please, please, please include me on this great giveaway!! I loved the fabric starch, so pretty!
Lots of love and hugs. x
Posted by: Isobel | June 26, 2009 at 11:01 AM
I would love to win one of these.
Have a great weekend.
Lots of love
Anne x
Posted by: Anne | June 26, 2009 at 11:27 AM
Hi Tracy,
What a pretty collection and such a generous giveaway ~ I've always been a ribbon girl myself, so I would love a chance to win that pretty collection.
Hugs,
Marie x
Posted by: marie | June 26, 2009 at 02:31 PM
Congratulations on blogging for 3 whole years, Tracy! You are amazing! I remember entering last years stash giveaway!!! Has it really been one whole year that I have had the privilege of being your friend!?! Really!?! WOW!
Well, I would LOVE love LoVe to win Stash Parcel #2! Just think what I could do with that and some tatting and CQ! Woo Hoo! Oh, what a fabulous prize to win! :)
Posted by: tattingchic | June 26, 2009 at 04:30 PM
How generous, Tracy and congrats on 3 years of blogging!
Posted by: Shayla | June 26, 2009 at 05:14 PM
OOhh Tracy! all so lovely. part of what i love about all of your creations is their softness and feminity. makes me feel wonderfully girly!
Posted by: Janet | June 26, 2009 at 06:08 PM
Wow, Tracy, I didn't realize it has been 3 years! Congratulations! You are always so fun and so gracious here at Pink Purl. And generous.
Of course, you know which littlt giftie I'd love best :)
Posted by: willow | June 26, 2009 at 06:11 PM
Congratulations, Tracy. You are a bright light in our days.
Posted by: Beverly | June 26, 2009 at 07:19 PM
Tracy my dear, have you been blogging for 3 years already? Amazing! Congrats on a blogging job well done. ;-)
BTW I noticed that you're reading The Age of Innocence, a great read. I've read it trice, I think.
Have a great weekend!
Posted by: Yolanda Elizabet | June 26, 2009 at 07:54 PM
What fun! Happy bloggiversary!
I'd be delighted to win the ribbons or the charm square pack! I'm crossing my toes! (I'd cross my fingers but it's too difficult to type then and it really slows me down!)
Posted by: Maureen | June 26, 2009 at 09:14 PM
Congratulations on your great anniversaries! Time sure does fly!
I think you just knew I would be here drooling over that yarn, so you can enter me in for that lovely gift. I'm crossing my fingers!
Posted by: Brandy | June 26, 2009 at 09:53 PM
I would love a chance to win fabric parcel #1, but I must say they are all lovely! Thank you for your generous spiriy!
Posted by: YayaOrchid | June 26, 2009 at 10:52 PM
A wonderful giveaway. Hope to win one of the parcels. A wonderful summere night in Norway today. Some stitching out on the porch.
Posted by: abyquilt | June 27, 2009 at 12:22 AM
I'd like to enter please!
Posted by: Nova | June 27, 2009 at 01:12 AM
Wow - three years of blogging - amazing! Best wishes - I always enjoy reading what you have been up to - lots of inspiration in your wonderful blog.
Posted by: Lisa | June 27, 2009 at 02:35 AM
Three years blogging- that's great- and what a fantastic giveaway-lots of inspiration in every stash- count me in!
Posted by: Beth Leintz | June 27, 2009 at 05:11 AM
You ROCK! All that stuff looks like fun! 3 years that's awsome! I hope there are many more.
Posted by: Lacey | June 27, 2009 at 05:12 AM
What a wonderful giveaway Tracy!! I love the fabrics!! Congrats on three years of blogging!! I think I must have found you not too long after you started perhaps? I don't know for sure, but I treasure our friendship very much! I hope that we can catch each other for a chat this weekend! Would be so wonderful! love and huggles!
XXOO
Posted by: Marie | June 27, 2009 at 10:17 AM
Hi Tracy! A big congrats on three years of blogging! And congrats on your two year old Etsy shop. It's still only a baby and it has taken off so well! A fantastic accomplishment!
That's a very generous giveway, but sadly I'm not the least bit crafty so all of those lovely supplies would be wasted on me should I win. May I please enter into the draw for the Fabric Stash & should I be lucky enough to win could you pass it along to my friend Xue (who left the first comment here)? Xue is a sweetie and very talented so she would make great use of it :) xo
Posted by: Tracy | June 27, 2009 at 10:49 AM
Three years blogging and still plenty to say, thats what I like to hear. Congratulations and thanks for a lovely give away.
Posted by: Jennyff | June 27, 2009 at 01:31 PM
Congrats Tracy - three years is a real achievement!
This is a remarkably generous giveaway - it all looks scrumptious and I'd love to be entered in your draw - thank you!
Posted by: dottycookie | June 27, 2009 at 01:51 PM
I would love to win your stash parcel #1. I remember the first time I found your blog was because I was drawn to the name, Pink Purl. I love the "pinkness" of your blog, and especially your fabric creations. You've inspired me to quilt...not that I've actually gotten started with it, BUT you have inspired me:)
Posted by: Caroline | June 27, 2009 at 06:02 PM