GIVE-A-WAY!
November 21, 2011 Happy Monday!
I know, I know what's to be happy about with no more quiltlets, is probably what you're wondering. Well, as a sort of olive branch offering, I have another giveaway for you. You're welcome. ;)
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Ok. Do you remember what it was on Etsy that you had to have so badly that you became a member just so you could buy it?
I do.
It was this adorable set of pin toppers - impossibly tiny sewing notions ... IN PINK! (You may have noticed them in my banner photo up top.)
I've bought many pins from this artist since I discovered her 3 years ago. And I've even managed to keep a few for myself. But these pins have become my go-to gift for crafty family members, dear friends and very special people who mean a lot to me.
Now, I'm normally a little shy when it comes to introducing myself (I know, you're probably surprised - but it's true. My natural tendency is to be introverted.) But I was so excited about starting my blog I wanted to tell her that I'd included her pins in my banner. So I emailed her and a conversation started.
(Are you serious? LOOK at this little mushroom!)
This past summer, my family spent several weeks in California very near - it just so happens - to where she lives. So at the risk of making her think I was a crazy stalker person, I asked if she was interested in meeting. She said yes.
(I'm dyin' here ... now I need to make myself a pink tomato pincushion! You know I'm gonna. See what she does to me?)
We got together a few times - for breakfast, hanging out, burgers and yes, crafting. I begged her to come to our place with all her pin-making paraphanelia just so I could watch her work.
(Dude ... !!!!!!)
I gotta tell you, it was the absolute weirdest, out-of-body, "pinch-me-I-can't-believe-I'm-sitting-here-with-HER" time of my life. HER as in SHE MADE ME SIGN UP FOR ETSY HER! (Can you tell I'm a little excited?!)
(Can't you just imagine THESE in your pincushion?)
I mean, of all the merchants and crafters with shops on Etsy from all around the w.o.r.l.d, SHE'S here. Drinkin' my Pellegrino and hangin' out with me.
She's amazing. She is Gigi Minor of Pinks & Needles.
I am just SO HONORED (you really have no idea) to have this opportunity to share Gigi's fabulous talent with you because she's designed this exclusive 4-piece pin set especially for one of my lovely readers.
Gigi suggested making something that reflected my style. Naturally, it had to be pink. :) My favorite beverage is tea and I always blog with a cup beside me. So she started with this sweet little cup of tea, complete with a tag and string from the teabag! (Omg, can you beLIEVE her?)
A tiny pale blue blossom that she was inspired to make when she noticed the blue flower in the fabric.
A spool of thread because, well, you know ...
And then the piece-de-resistance, ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!! This rose - the quintessential symbol of pretty, romantic, shabby chic, flower sugar ... everything that makes my heart so happy. (I watched her make this rose and I still don't know how she did it, but to quote a very famous Vulcan, "Fascinating" - except I have to add these ... !!!! ... even though Vulcans don't have emotions.)
She even fashioned a pincushion out of a little pink egg cup and a scrap of fabric from my stash.
She makes every single pin - one at a time - by hand. Incredibly tiny, detailed and no-holds-barred ADORABLE! And let me tell you she is a perfectionist. She takes great pains to ensure all her pins are flawless.
So here's the deal (still with me?). To enter the draw to win this 4-piece pin topper set PLUS eggcup pincushion - all hand-crafted by Gigi Minor - go to her Etsy shop, have a browse, come back and leave me a comment telling me which are your favorite designs ... and I'm warning you - it's impossible to have just one!
I've already done some Christmas shopping myself ... and it's possible everything I bought will end up in my stocking from Santa, just sayin'. ;)
Comments will close Wednesday Nov 23 6:00pm PST (west coast United States) and I'll announce the winner Thursday Nov 24th.
PLEASE double check your email address to make sure it's spelled correctly when you leave it for me.
And now I'm going to try to calm down and hope no one enters so Gigi will send the pins to me.
Kidding!
Probably ...
:)
Reader Comments (264)
I love all the food, especially the Big Red Tomato
You know you're asking the impossible, right? So very beautiful and whimsical! If I have to pick a favorite, I guess it would be the Alice in Wonderland set. But they are all adorable! LOVE that your giveaway includes a tea cup! How perfect is that?! :)
Okay...I LOVE everything in the shop. But my current favorite is the gingerbread houses and the gingerbread man.
I LOVE your blog too and look forward to your posts.
Picking just one favorite is hard! I do love the little "Gumdrop Tree" pins though-adorable. Bring out the inner child.
The sewing machines are my favorite, very very closely followed by the button mini cards and just simply everything sewing related. I can't imagine making such tiny, perfect things! You are going to make someone so happy with this giveaway!
All are so very cute, my favorites are Alice in Wonderland LIMITED EDITION Pin Topper Set and the Red/White Tea Pot and Cup you have pictured above they are so adorable!!
Yep - you were right this is very tempting. My personal fave is the tomatoes, 'cause I have jars of tomato pin cushions! I might just have to have one of those pins...
These are adorable. I love all things ginger bread and red and white polka dot. So I think my very favorite has to be the tea party...thanks for sharing the cuteness!
Loved everything I saw. Wanted everything I saw. Needed everything I saw! Love the little pink sewing machine, but my absolute favorite was the iconic tomato pincushion
pin topper.
Take care,
Carole Y.
Surprise, surprise, I want EVERYTHING that says 'Eat Me' on it. Mainly because they are all cupcakes. And I love cupcakes. I think I might go get one right now...yum!
DUDE! Oh. Be. Still. My. Heart. This totally made Monday worth having! I signed up for that very reason, too! I LOVE her work! I LOVE her tiny perfect creations! I would L.O.V.E. a chance to win this amazing give away - thank you! I stalk her site and love everything she does. As of late, the sweet little gingerbread cottage caught my eye and oh my... to die for... DUDE... I love tea too.... and brew pots daily!!! oh my... I spent all last night (was sick and not feeling too spiffy) and read all the way through your blog from start to finish...so much fun. So many times ROFLOL! I wish you didn't live so far away! Some day, though if you are ever in the southwest and going through Albuquerque, let me know! I will take you to the St. James Tearoom here. It is to die for. An experience you will love, I promise! Except, I won't have anything amazing to show you like Ginger! But I promise I will try to keep you from laughing so hard that tea doesn't come out your nose. Kay? ;O) Hugs! Bari Jo
I can't list all my favorites - way too long a list. But I'll start with the gingerbread houses and the button cards. And the set reserved for Allcozycozy. Then there's the sewing machine that looks an awful lot like my Featherweight and . . . .
No question, the Alice in Wonderland pins are my favorite. They're amazing but the wine and cheese tray is a close second. I can't believe the detail.
How could a person only pick one? I have been a fan of Pinks and Needles, she is amazingly talented. I would have to say some of my favorites are the Pink Sewing Machine, The Flag Bunting (that can be personalized!!), the Robins Nest, and the Eat Me Cupcake......... ALL OF THEM!!!!!!
Love the Polka dot Tea Party!
Love the Giveaway too!
Thank you both for sharing!
2 cute!!! Aren't they precious! I love the thimbles, and sewing machines, and gingerbread houses, and then I saw the cats! Thank you for sharing this wonderful Etsy shop. I think I have some christmas shopping to do!
I love the teapot and teacup that you show on your blog and the giveaway grouping. I am also a tea lover. On the ETSY site, I love the pink Kawaii deer and the hedgehog. What a crafty lady Miss Gigi is.
Lynette
The flag bunting is by far my fav! So cute!!!!
I see a shopping spree soon! Lets see, one of the sunflowers for my daughter, the vintage sewing machine for my sister, the pine tree for SIL, the fairy house...
Thanks for introducing me to this shop!
Love the wine & cheese platter. Wow, she is one talented lady!
You're right, it's hard to choose. I like these black cats : http://www.etsy.com/listing/82670528/banana-cream-candy-cat-pin-topper
Thanks for the giveaway and glad you got to meet Gigi!
I love the Buttermint Gables - absolutely darling! Thanks for having a giveaway - I'd love to win.
I love the lolly pop and the ice cream cones! Actually I love them all - you are so right they are too cute!!
I like the sewing notions the best - the sewing machine, spools of thread - I can't believe you didn't show us the button cards - they're adorable!
How adorable are these pin toppers! I love the gingerbread houses!
I loved the Happy Sunflower and the Polka Dot Teaparty. Adorable.
Oh, dear, that was difficult. Then I saw the little bee pincushion ring with the flower pins and my heart just melted!!!!
anything pink but the little mushroom is really cute
Perfect timing -- just finished a shabby chic pin cushion. Thank you for telling us about the Etsy shop of these fabulous pins. Like you, I'd go with anything pink -- love the little tea set, but all of the pins are spectacular! Thanks for the chance to win.
Okay, way too many to choose just one...here goes: sewing machines, silver scissors, thimbles, forest mushroom, bye bye blackbird...wow, this is getting expensive. I guess I'll stop now.
I love the cnndy colored spools of thread. You are absolutely right about not being able to pick one, because I like a lot of them.
Such sweetness! I did immediately love the candy colored mini-thread spools! Just adorable! I love all of her work and I'm glad you put me onto this etsy shop.
NO WAY to choose just one! They're all so adorable! One in particular that caught my eye, though, is the Alice in Wonderland set--- it's it SOOOO cute! Hoping that I get super-duper lucky on *this* giveaway! :-)
Wow these are amazing! I just love the tea cup! Definitely need to order some of these to use with the pin cushions I make for friends. Thanks for the chance to win!!
They are all so cute!! Love the red polka dot tea set. But I also love the candyland gingerbread house too!!
Seriously! I have to pick? Ok...baby hedghogs!
WOW!! I'm seriously impressed by this talented lady. I love all of them - so cute. If I had to choose just one it might be the little pink sewing machine or the pink mannekin. Note to Santa: Any of them would be gorgeous in my Christmas stocking....!
Way too cute! I think Whimsy Flower is my favorite. Thanks for sharing this site.
I LOVE the gingerbread houses... Alice in Wonderland... and the candy coloured spools of thread!
I love the polka dot tea party!! This link ....... http://www.etsy.com/shop/redflannelelephant?ref=em
should take you to the only etsy shop that I have ever bought things from!!
I'd have to go with the Polka Dot Tea Party - with Grannie's Sewing Basket a close second.
Thanks for the opportunity!
If I had to chose just one, today it would be the mini button card....any color...wow...she is so talented. Thank you for introducing us to her!
Wow!
These are sew sweet!
I love all the pastel coloured and Christmas holiday pins!
Can't choose just one...mini mushrooms, holiday mushrooms, buttermint gables...also baby hedgehog (cute!!!) and the iconic tomato!!!
My very favourite tho is the set for your give away!!!
The rose is perfection and I love the little teacup!!!
They are all true treasures!
Well Kristyne you have made my day! Thank you for introducing us and I have to confess I have just bought the Alice in Wonderland Rabbit set for a very good friend. I would have been hard pressed to choose something for myself but it is just possible that your photo of the gingerbread house or maybe the teacup or........
lol
RobynK
New Zealand
Thank you for such a great giveaway. Her pins are amazing. I'm a huge fan of the pink cotton candy pin topper.
So (sew?) cute! I love the iconic tomato pincushion pin!
Wow, it was hard to choose a favorite! Itty bitty sewing tools are always so cute and then I think I like Gigi's cupcakes and candy because there's no calories and they never get eaten. You always have them to enjoy.
How adorable is that pincushion??!!?? The one you are giving away is my absolute fav but next (and I gave this a lot of thought!) is the Buttermint Gables Pink gingerbread house. The details on everything are amazing!
Little Pink Sewing Machine - no contest!!
I absolutely love all of them but i gotta say....the gingerbread are my favorite. The colors are what is in my sewing room and that is my decor theme for christmas in the sewing room so....of course that is my favorite. I also have to tell you that your blog is something that i look forward to every day LOVE IT