We have a WINNER!

Thank you all for expressing interest in my little vampire stitching case!   

I'm sure Count Stitchalot will enjoy life in...

Australia!  with Anne!  from Feather Stitching!

Congrats Anne!

And thanks again to everyone who takes the time to pop in here and leave me a comment.  I do love them all!!!

Happy Weekend Friends

Halloween/Bite Me Giveaway

My stitching/finishing mojo is still going strong, or you could say kicking butt and taking names!  Awhile back I saw a vampire etui and thought it would be adorable for Halloween or for a Twilight fan.  Recently, I began looking for it on the internet but found nothing.  The more I searched and thought about it, the more I thought, "How hard could it be to just make one?" 

Famous last words.

It would be one thing if I was a huge Halloween or Twilight fan, but I'm more of a Fall fan than a Halloween fan.  So, all you Edward fans out there, here's your chance:

case closes with ribbon closure

click pic for a better look

If you'd like a chance to win this Vampire etui complete with blood red scissors tassel and Vampire Pez, leave me a comment on this post.  If you'd like two chances, comment now and let me know you've re-posted on your blog or website. 

I'll draw a winner on Saturday, Oct 23rd in order to ship in time for Halloween.  There could even be a few more pieces to the set by then!  It feels like it needs a biscornu pincushion/pillow and a "Team Edward"  (thank you Plum Street Samplers!) needlebook.  Yes?

Have a great week friends!

Edgar's Giveaway and Moon Shots

By now, everyone may know about the famous Birthday Hobbitt give-away at Edgar's place, but just in case, do yourself a favor and click HERE to throw your name in the hat.  You'll be glad you did.  Don't forget to wish him a happy birthday!

In hopes of getting one half decent full moon photo last night, I stayed up way past my bedtime and took about 100 shots.  These two are okay for video, but in print, not so much:

September 23, 2010

I must read and learn more about my camera before the next full moon.

And the Winner Is...

Lindsey!!!

Congratulations Lindsey! 

Your total prize package includes three gorgeous skiens of Watercolors by Caron, a Sekas Fall Leaves chart, a Just Nan lil bird kit, a mother of pearl ruler, a Annie's Keepers organizing sample pack and a tiny little JABCO blackbird stick pin.  Sekas charts, Watercolors, mother of pearl tools, and new organizing systems rate really high on my 'Gotta Love It' scale. 

Here's hoping you'll enjoy them to the fullest!

I'll be emailing you privately for your snail mail address if I don't hear from you today. 

Thank you one and all for your sweet comments!  I sincerely appreciate it when you take time to leave me a comment.   They warm my heart everytime I read them.

Have a wonderful weekend Friend!

Random not so Mystery Give Away Winner is...

Big hugs to all commentors from November and December!  I shuffled all entrants off to the oracle and here are the results:

There were 37 items in your list.  Here they are in random order:

1. Vera
2. Sadie
3. Corinna

Congratulations Vera!  I know your Scottish heart will be a little warmer (if that is possible) with your tartan scissors cube close by.
 
Again, I've enjoyed these past few months of give-aways so much, I'm sure you will be seeing at least a few new give-aways in the New Year!
 
Be safe and warm dear friends!!!

My November Random Mystery Giveaway Winner is...

List Randomizer

There were 2 items in your list from November 23rd.

Here they are in random order:

1. Carol R

 

 

Congratulations Carol!  If you'll send me your snail mail address, I'll pop your surprise in the mail this week!

 

My final give-away winner will be announced (on the random secret lucky day) in December.  Remember all commentors from November and December will go in the magic hat for the tartan Ginghers and scissors cube. 

 

 

 

When I read your comments, they feel like warm sunshine on my face and I wish you all the BEST of LUCK in my final give-away of the year.

 

Revealing the December Mystery Giveaway...

O what fun it's been hosting my monthly random mystery giveaway these last few months.  Letting Random.org do most the work and select my lucky day each month, and randomly select a winner from those leaving a comment on the lucky day.  Commentors don't know which day is lucky or what the prize might be.  It's been a blast for me!  But, rules were made to be broken, right?  So.  I've been plotting my final (December) giveaway for a while now.  I knew I wanted to give away something a little extra special, like a pair of the Mia Gingher scissors:

since they are so perfect for Christmas.

BUT WAIT, there's more.......I started having visions of a matching scissors block. 

What's that, you say?  A matching scissors block?  You've never heard of such? 

Me neither!!!  Neither have I seen one anywhere except in my head, so I've been scurrying around and fritzing around with this idea for weeks.  While I'm really good at visualizing the final product, the "how to" steps are always a tad harder for me to figure out.  But, after shopping for just the right fabric, a little trial and error, I've come up with this tartan (5 scissors) cube.  Hope you like it.

Are you ready? 

Brace yourselves:

the front

pockets on sides

And the backside is the perfect poke place for pins.  As you can see, the base is a styrofoam cube, covered in felt, wrapped like a Christmas present to create the side pockets, fastened with gold buttons.  I've really learned alot in making this little cube, like when you iron over styrofoam, you should stop before the crackling noise starts.  And how to use a curved needle to sew buttons on to awkward places. 

One of the really neat things about this project is, if you tire of the tartan, all you need to do is clip a couple of buttons off, unwrap your cube and rewrap it in your new favorite fabric! 

How great is that!?!

The lucky winner will also receive 4 extra gold corsage pins (like on the front) in case the owner would like to push them into the bottom and make "feet" for the cube. 

So, here's the deal.  I will still have a November give-away as usual.  In December, I'll still let random.org select a lucky December day but that day could be as early as the 1st so all commentors from November and December will go into a hat and one lucky winner will recieve the Mia Ginghers (new in box) and the matching scissors block.  And who knows, maybe there will even be a matching scissors fob by then!

Happy weekend everyone!

October's Random Mystery Give-Away Winner is...

Jan!  Congratulations Jan.  You, Sadie and Siobhan dropped me a comment on the 10th, my lucky October day, so in the hat you went and YOU were the lucky duck that floated to the top of the list:

List Randomizer

There were 3 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

1.) Jan

2.) Sadie

3.) Siobhan

If you will be at the November TANA meeting, I'll bring your little gifty to you there.  If not, let me know and I'll drop it in the mail.

Congratulations Jan and thanks for stopping by so often.  I love reading the comments you leave me.

Two more chances to win a random mystery gift from me.  I'm working up something special for December, so be sure to stop back by between now and then.

Have a great day friends!

My Random Mystery Give-Away Winner

09/09/09 was my lucky give-away day this month and so I had six commentors/entrants for the prize.  They were Vera, Jan, Lenna, Sadie, Vicki "Stitchy McFloss" and Susan from Plays with Needles. 
In the virtual hat they went and out came:

List Randomizer

There were 6 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

1. Vicki

2. Jan

3. Sadie

4. Vera

5. Susan

6. Lenna 

Congratulations Vicki, I mean "Stitchy"!  Shoot me an email with your snail mail address and I'll get a little something out to you this week.


You have three more chances to win my monthly Random Mystery Give-Away.  As always, just drop me a comment on my secret lucky day and the oracle might just call your name next month!

Random Mystery Give-away Winner!

When the oracle spoke earlier this month to reveal that the 14th would be my lucky day, I thought it not a coincidence, already knowing that the 14th was my Blogoversary!!! Unbeknownst to them, I sent my commentors names off to the Oracle and here's what she said:

List Randomizer
There were 4 items in your list. Here they are in random order:
1. Sadie
2. Cindy
3. Debbie
4. Vera
Timestamp: 2009-08-19 22:31:40 UTC

Congratulations Sadie! I'll be getting a little something out in the mail to you soon!

If you'd like to be included in the next mystery random give-away drawing, all you need to do is drop me a comment on the (random) (secret) lucky day of the month!

Random Mystery Give Away Winner....

The oracle told me the that 20 was my magic number in July, so from my July 20th post, I tossed my commenters names in a hat and pulled out.............................STACI!

Congratulations Staci, I'll be getting a little something out in the mail to you this week!

Many thanks to everyone who stops by to read a little about my corner of crazy. Special thanks to those who take a minute to leave me a comment. Each and every one brings a smile to my face!

Remember, I'll be doing a drawing every month between now and New Years. If you have commented on the "mystery lucky post", you will be automatically entered to win.

No purchase necessary, no obligation to buy, void where prohibited....

In other news, you all remember that Saturday is the 25th, right? Well, what are you waiting for? Dig out the UFO tree skirts, ornaments and stockings ladies...the fat man might still be on a beach somewhere, but the reindeer have just entered training camp!

It's Official...

We are officially on the down hill slope toward Christmas! It just hit me that half of 2009 is GONE! In the record books. Finito. Over. Bye Bye. Which means the days are getting shorter and fall will be here sooner than we think, to be quickly followed by snow and HO HO HO!

Just thinking about Christmas puts me in a giving mood. Hosting a Christmas in July stitch-in has also had me thinking a lot about Christmas lately. So, in the spirit of Christmas, I've decided that I'll have a mystery giveaway every month between now and Christmas. You won't know when it will be or what it will be. I'll ask the oracle at Random.org to tell me my lucky day for each month and one of the commentators (?) [persons leaving a comment] that day will receive a little present from Country Fried Stitches.

It's a real pleasure reading the comments you leave me and I pledge to do better about commenting on the blogs I enjoy as well. At last count, the list on the left was nearing 100!

Hope to hear from you real soon!

De-stash Winner and Christmas stitching

I consulted the oracle (http://www.random.org/) and the results were as follows:

List Randomizer

There were 3 items in your list. Here they are in random order:
1.) Vera

Congratulations Vera! I'll bring your little goodies Monday, if I don't see you before then!
Hopefully, you can find a good use for these little odds and ends.


I love reading comments from you and others on this blog, my little "country-fried" corner of cyberspace. Hugs to everyone who pops in here from time to time.

Since it is the 25th (Yeah!), I must be Christmas stitching tonight! I'm going to start Noel by Sisters and Best Friends. Isn't it as sweet as it is simple? It's a shame that these girls have split up. I hear they are designing separately now, so you might want to go ahead a buy any S&BFs charts you've been putting off. When they are gone, they are gone.

Ho Ho Ho everybody!