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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

welcome to GiVeAwAy day!!


here is what i have for you! this is a miss purl project tote made entirely from recycled materials. the bag's outer is a thrifted cotton sheet that has a nice, crisp linen feel. the lining is an organic cotton gauze - scraps from a mama who sews baby slings. the top of the tote unsnaps and opens up for easy loading and unloading. and there is a cute little pocket inside! this bag is the perfect size to hold a knitting project and notions. the miss purl project tote is just one of the exciting new items i will be stocking in my brand spankin' new etsy shop in the very near future!


i am also including this beautiful skein of handpainted single ply merino in a pale rainbow colorway. it is 3.5 ounces and approximately 218 yards.

and this adorable vintage holly hobby fat quarter.


to win the tote, the yarn, and the vintage fabric simply leave a sweet little comment on this post and make sure i have a way to contact you.
* i will choose a winner at random on sunday, may 31st.
* i am only able to ship within the US this time.

and, if you feel so inclined, please click over to my new shop and add me to your favorites so you won't miss a thing when i start listing items in a couple weeks. if you do so please leave me an additional comment!

good luck!


comments are now closed... and the lucky winner is jerri from many crafts!
ThAnK YoU for stopping by to celebrate GiVeAwAy DAY with me!!


152 comments:

  1. the holly hobby seals it for me! what fond childhood memories i have of her. thank you for the chance to win!

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  2. Everything is just lovely! Please enter me in your giveaway!

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  3. Erika, your talents never cease to amaze me! I'm a little scared for the new shop because I know I'm going to want everything!! :)

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  4. so sorry I live in france:((

    whatever! you can play on my blog !!!

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  5. Erika of course you have a great giveaway! Talented as usual and make me think that I should expand my sewing!

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  6. Ho sweet is your give away!!! The yarn is beautiful... hmm what to make?! We're having a give away too. They are too much fun...

    xo Steph

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  7. Thanks so much for the chance for the generous giveaway!

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  8. Your blog is wonderful & your kids are so darling!

    This is a fantastic giveaway!

    www.craftyheidi.wordpress.com

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  9. I love holly hobby and the bag is beautiful. thanks for the giveaway.

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  10. I love the bag! I have yet to see one like that, so original! Good luck on your new shop! I'm having a giveaway too...check me out!

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  11. Very beautiful Erika! I sew love Holly Hobby. :)

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  12. Love the items but the Holly Hobby is over the top. My girly has two quilts with holly and this would find it's way into her room. Thanks!

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  13. Love the new bag! Can't wait to see your etsy shop!
    My giveaway is a bit about knitting too. :)

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  14. water works8:28 AM

    I can totally see my soon to be newest babe in a little cap made of that awesome yarn. And the bag for all those baby essentials! Thanks for the give away fun.
    civengrmom@cox.net

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  15. Congrats on the new Etsy shop! I will pop over and heart you so I can see all your great stuff.

    That tote is awesome and will be so handy this summer especially. I also dig the handpainted yarn. It would be hard to decide what to knit with it. A light and pretty and hole-y hat maybe.

    I have a giveaway, too, so stop by if you can! =]

    http://hermionejschwartz.blogspot.com

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  16. What a great bag! I love that you used all recycled materials!!! That vintage fabric is AWESOME!!!

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  17. ooh lala!!!I love holly hobby

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  18. I added you to my favorite shops.I'm trstno1 on etsy and I'm your first hearted it;)Hugs Darcy
    darcysknottyknitter[AT]gmail[DoT]com

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  19. Please enter me in the giveaway as I must have something my friend made and the yarn and vintage holly from my childhood would also be great to have.I still remember my holly hobby tack board.Hugs Darcy
    darcysknottyknitter[AT]gmail[DoT]com

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  20. Great giveaway - everything is adorable!

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  21. I love that bag! I have been following you for a while and I enjoy your blog!

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  22. Anonymous9:48 AM

    The best part of giveaway day has been discovering so many great blogs :)

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  23. So cute! Im just getting into knitting again and I want to learn to crochet too. Im so impressed! Thanks for participating in the SMS giveaway!

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  24. I love the Holly Hobby too!

    I have been going in quilting overdrive lately...

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  25. Good luck with your new etsy, everything looks fantastic(I'm especially drooling over the yarn...)

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  26. yay! So cute!

    I added you to my Etsy faves!

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  27. Oooh, what a sweet package of goodies! I love the Holly Hobbie fabric, those would make awesome features blocks in a Project Linus quilt!

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  28. Oh, what a sweet prize. I believe I shall tell you my favourite joke in the world... (courtesy of a 5 y.o. cousin)

    - What did the zero say to the eight?
    - Nice belt!

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  29. This is some great stuff. I have loved Hollie Hobby ever since I was a little girl. :) I cant wait to see your new shop.

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  30. Beautiful! Love the yarn!

    tursiopsgirl@sbcglobal.net

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  31. I love it all! I really love the yarn!

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  32. The Miss Purl Project Tote is wonderful! I love the color, The handpainted yarn is gorgeous! I would be honored to be entered in your drawing. Many thanks, Cindi
    jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

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  33. Oh Erika, what a fabulous giveaway!!! Congrats on your new shop :)

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  34. Anonymous11:59 AM

    I love the bag of recycled materials- great idea!

    Thanks for offering up such a great set of giveaway prizes.

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  35. I like the style of the bag. I'll be checking out your etsy shop for sure.

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  36. Wow, I LOVE Holly Hobby!
    Cheers,
    Dionne

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  37. Anonymous1:29 PM

    Erika,
    you truly are an Inspired Mama,and you inspire other mamas. The fabric and yarn are beautiful. Please enter me in your giveaway.
    Cary

    cmfremin@yahoo.com

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  38. Yery beautiful giveaways thank you

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  39. I love that bag! Wonderful choices :)
    I love the look of your blog.

    mintdee at gmail dot com

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  40. Heres my sweet little entry, er... note. :) <3 you, mama!

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  41. I love that yarn! Not to mention I adore Holly Hobby!

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  42. What a great give away. I'm drooling over that yarn.

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  43. Everything in this giveaway is awesome!

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  44. Lovely items! Thanks for being so generous!

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  45. what a great giveaway!

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  46. Oh your bag is adorable and love the Holly hobby fabric. Thanks for the opportunity to win this great giveaway.

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  47. Here is a sweet little comment for a sweet little give away prize!

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  48. i was just drooling over these bags on flickr. and the yarn..oh my.... i could go on and on about al the goodies. i'd be in heaven if i won! i never win anything but i HAVE to at least try for this!!!!

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  49. 1. Darling bag (And I'm a BIG fan of using thrifted and repurposed items- kudos to you on that one!)
    2. Holly Hobby... do you love me, or what? I know you want to send me that to go with my Holly Hobby hot pads... I can feel it. *grin*
    3. Handpainted yarn... what is this, my lucky day? As an addicted knitter, I must tell you that I could do wonderful, gorgeous, and fabulous things with this yarn.

    So, yea, I pretty much want to win. Thanks for the chance to play and see your goodies! leafygreenes at gmail dot com

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  50. the tote is so cute!

    I'm also having a giveaway and hosting a fq swap. Come and check it out :)

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  51. I don't know what's cuter, the bag, the yarn,or the fabric.

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  52. That yarn is beautiful, and I LOVE the tote and fabric!

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  53. MoniCue4:21 PM

    Cool bag design--and that yarn is scrumptious.
    monicawalkAThotmailDOTcom

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  54. I love the Holly Hobby fabric! It reminds me of my fifth birthday - I had a Holly Hobby cake!

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  55. Great giveaway, but I think the best part of giveaway day is finding wonderful new blogs to visit! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  56. i did an embroidery project of holly hobbie when i was growing up. i thought i would never get her hat done! i love these "gifts." i can't wait to check out your shop.

    melanie(dot)myatt(at)gmail(dot)com

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  57. That yarn is delicious! Thank you for the giveaway!

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  58. The Holly Hobby fabric really brings back memories!

    sandyandcosmo@yahoo.com

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  59. That bag is really beautiful! Thanks for the contest.

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  60. Darling giveaway items!
    Thank you!

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  61. Anonymous5:59 PM

    So fabulous! Thank you so much for the chance to win!

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  62. Great giveaway! Love the bag and the yarn!

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  63. Awesome goodies!!

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  64. The tote bag and yarn are cute, but that holly hobbie...um cuter!

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  65. Awesome giveaway!! I love your site. Thanks for sharing.

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  66. Such a beautiful bag! I like that you used recycled materials for it. :)

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  67. that yarn is so pretty! I think the bag looks perfect for a knitting project, thanks for the chance to win!

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  68. Thank you for the offer; what a cute bag!

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  69. This is fabulous! Thanks for the giveaway.

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  70. Cool--I can stop carrying my sock knitting around in a ziploc ;) I was big into Holly Hobby as a girl too!

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  71. holly hobby! i had one of her flower presses growing up. one of my favorite things to play with!!

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  72. What an adorable bag! And I love the yarn too :)

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  73. Anonymous8:59 PM

    What a cute bag! And such beautiful yarn!
    Thanks for the great giveaway :)

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  74. I love the yarn! And, the fat quarter and tote bag aren't bad either. Please add me to th list. :)

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  75. what a great giveaway! Thanks so much for playing!

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  77. awwwwwwwwwww yeah! LOVE the yarn.....i'm a total crochet geek and all my hooks are currently in UFO's so the bag is definitely soemthing I want....I mean 'need' :)

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  78. Anonymous11:44 PM

    My heart is soaring over this giveaway! Here's hoping!
    Thanks for the chance to win! And for being so generous!

    Yehudim(at)aol(dot)com

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  79. I love the project tote design! I knit on the go quite a bit, and something like that would be perfect! I love the yarn and the fabric too. I'll definitely be checking out your Etsy shop!

    mariekevictoria (at) gmail (dot) com

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  80. What cool fabrics and stuff! Love the bag! Please enter me in your drawing. And welcome to Etsy too!

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  81. Awsome bag, and the yarn is just beautiful!

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  82. Holly Hobby, I love her, what a pretty fabric that is!

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  83. oh what a lovely bag... that's just perfect. and that YARN... it's lovely. it got me dreaming immediately of what i'd make with it!

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  84. Wow, what a great giveaway! Must. Have. Yarn.

    kldemare at yahoo dot com

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  85. WOW! Awesome items. Thanks so much!

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  86. Gorgeous, thanks for the chance! I love the yarn too!

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  87. That's a really unique looking tote. And holly hobbie, I so remember her! My mama even made me a dress from HH fabric.
    brianandnicole65ATmsnDOTcom

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  88. oh so cute and perfect for my latest project.

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  89. That is absolutely beautiful yarn!

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  90. Anonymous1:40 PM

    Very nice items. Love the tote!

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  91. It's all so beautiful. Thanks for hosting a giveaway

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  92. Hobby Holly! My mother made me a birthday cake of her one year. Maybe I can maker her something to return the favour?

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  93. What a great bag! Thanks for the giveaway!
    parknj at verizon dot net

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  94. This is an exceptionally sweet give away. I would be very happy to win!

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  95. I love it all. Thanks for the giveaway.
    maisiesmom at gmail

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  96. Great bunch of goodies.

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  97. Anonymous6:37 PM

    Gorgeous yarn! I could eat it with a spoon!

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  98. Soft, beautiful, hand-dyed, yarn, every 70's girl's favorite dolly & a handmade fabric bag? Count me IN!!! :D

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  99. neato! Also, I've never participated in any kind of mail swap, but it looks like so much fun! I need a few brainstorming minutes to get inspired.

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  100. Oooo Holly Hobby! Love that. Thanks for giving!

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  101. Anonymous8:09 PM

    Love love that yarn!
    jmoore3333(at)gmail(com)

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  102. I love your giveaway! THanks so much for the opportunity. I have a little girl and would love to do something with the yarn and the holly hobby for her :)

    Thanks so much!
    suserat at yahoo dot com

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  103. I love, love, love holly hobby! I had an entire holly hobby room when I was a little girl. Thanks for adding that to your giveaway.

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  104. I absolutely adore your lovely giveaways! Thanks for the chance to win such fab goodies!

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  105. Oh, I forgot, I also favorited you on Etsy - can't wait to see what you'll have :)

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  106. Beautiful stuff, thanks for sharing. come over and visit my giveaway, hand dyed wool, and a wool applique kit.

    http://jeanne-justjeanne.blogspot.com/

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  107. Wow what a cute bag. I keep looking in thrift stores for sheets I could use for things, but haven't found anything that caught my eye yet. Lovely yarn too!

    Thanks for the giveaway!

    Cassie
    cmdoduck(at)gmail(dot)com

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  108. Fun! I'd love to win this!

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  109. Anonymous5:57 AM

    oh how fun! Check out mine too. :)

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  110. Please enter me in this lovely giveaway.

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  111. what a lovely giveaway! Thank you for participating!

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  112. count me in please! :)

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  113. i would love this, and am so glad that you used recycled materials!

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  114. Great give aways! I would make something for my younger sister out of the Holly Hobby (she is 36) and I would make a pair of socks from the yarn for my other sister (twin sister)....and since I don't have anymore sisters....I would get to keep the bag!!!!!

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  115. I just started knitting on my bus ride. I totally need a tote to keep everything together!!

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  116. I would love to be entered. Thank you!

    heathervanhoof[at]yahoo[dot]com

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  117. sweet comment? I love the sweet fat quarter; reminds me of my childhood!

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  118. Oh wow. I thought the tote was a great prize, then I saw the other stuff. I love the Holly Hobby fabric!

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  119. I love these things! The bag is so cute and I love the yarn, too! I had almost forgotten about Holly Hobby! I'm sure I had a Holly Hobby doll when I was a girl.

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  120. Fabulous goodies!!!


    Thanks for the chance to win!
    =) melanie
    http://melaniescrafts.blogspot.com
    melanieadey at hotmail dot com

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  121. Holly Hobbie pictures are still hanging on the bedroom wall of my childhood bedroom. Great giveaway! Thanks

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  122. I love the tote design, very nice-and even better that it is from recycled material as well!

    micaela6955 at msn dot com

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  123. Anonymous7:44 PM

    What yummy soothing colors. Thank you for a chance to win. Good luck with your etsy shop. Jenny
    krousegirl2@aol.com

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  124. Anonymous7:47 PM

    So cute! Hey, we also have the same serger! LOL

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  125. I think I'm going to win!
    pjjllive(at)gmail(dot)com

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  126. And who doesn't need a ne knitting bag and some more yarn? LOL! Thanks for hosting this giveaway!

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  127. What a great prize package!! Thanks for the chance to win it! : )

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  128. Oh my gosh I want to win soo bag you had me with the way cute bag but then the fabric ooh I loved holly hobby when I was young she was my first doll I had her forever well even if I don't win thanks for the trip down memory lane :) oh and I love your stuff very nice!
    Sophie
    rumneychavies@yahoo.com

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  129. Goodness... you have some cuteness in your stash! Please enter me in your giveaway. :D

    Val

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  130. I love totes made from recycled materials! (I'm giving away one, too!)

    Thanks!

    www.kundhi.com

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  131. Thank you for your giveaway. Great item! I also want to give you a hug thanks for the generosity and heart that went into making your item. I love and support handmade!

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  132. I really like the idea of a pouch to keep projects in. YOur work is really nice. THank you for the chance to win.

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  133. Nice goodies and nice blog... I'll be back!

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  134. Wow! What a great giveaway! Thanks!

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  135. Wow what a great giveaway!! Thanks for sharing :o)

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  136. Wow!! I still have my Holly Hobby in my cedar chest!!!She was my favorite as a girl!!!!

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  137. lovely giveaway, thanks for the chance. Good luck with your etsy shop.. I will be sure to check it out!

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  138. what a great giveaway!
    i could so use a project tote to keep my yarn out of the dust.
    and the yarn...and HOLLY!? :)
    wow!
    thanks so much!

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  139. What a lovely little tote, I always need bags like that!

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  140. I love your blog! Thank you so much for hosting this giveaway.

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  141. the yarn and project bag are just lovely, I would be the envy of all my knitting friends.

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  142. what a wonderful little set!! i love the yarn!! and i have always adored holly hobby!! ;)

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  143. Whhat a useful bag and great yarn!

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  144. Please include me. Oh I think I remember when that Holly Hobbie fabric first came out.
    rsgrandinetti@yahoo.com

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  145. Anonymous5:35 AM

    Lovely giveaway! I'd be very tempted to knit a chameleon out of the yarn ('course, I want to knit a chameleon out of everything with multiple bright colors).

    Thank you!

    corvus.melloriATgmailDOTcom

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  146. What a cool giveaway! Please count me in.
    =^..^=

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  147. please enter me! thanks!
    ~Kim
    (ksknitchic@yahoo.com)

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  148. Anonymous9:20 AM

    I really like the style of the bag - very different from all the others i've seen. thanks for the give away!

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  149. What a wonderful and generous giveaway. Please enter me in your drawing. Your blog is very nice.

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