Swap parcel and a prize package! :)

Hola!

The day after I got my lovely birthday present from Laura the postman delivered my cute 'n' quirky swap parcel from Odds0cks! :D This months theme was sweets and treats, here's what I got!:

• 2 lengths of pretty flower ribbon
• A pack of jelly beans and some tasty fudge! (YUM! :P)
• A cute cupcake birthday card
• A pack very cool ice lolly/ice cream buttons :)
• And an ultra kawaii amigurumi sweetie key chain designed and made by Odds0cks! :3

These are gunna be sooo great for adding to amigurumis!

Isn't he just soo sweet! I named him Tommy the Toffee :-) I have put him on my school bag zip too along with the twin cherries, they are my mini ami crew! :)

Thank you Odds0cks!!!! I love everything <3

Oddsocks has a blog which is really cute and I advise you definitely check it out as she said she might even put up the cute sweetie amigurumi pattern sometime!: http://0dd-socks.blogspot.com/

And if that wasn't enough great post already, today I got my special prize for being one of the winners of the summer DAL on Ravelry! (Heehe, it was such a coincidence Alyssa asked me if it had arived yet yesterday!)

Aren't these some of the coolest stitch markers you have ever seen? :0)

The DAL is run by Alyssa, from http://aly-oops.blogspot.com/ and this lovely prize was provided Stephcuddles, so thank you to both of you!

If you are jealous of my fab stitch markers (heheehe :)  you can visit Stephcuddles etsy shop where she has a huge range of uber cute stitch markers including the mini mug and cream cake ones above I was lucky enough to win: http://www.etsy.com/shop/stephcuddles You can also visit her blog which is really cool too: http://www.stephcuddles.com/

I wonder what the postman will bring tomorrow, lol! :0P

See you all soon,

Bye! xXx

Cute Kit Giveaway! :D

Hey! :D

As it is coming up to summer I thought I ought to do a special giveaway to celebrate!

I'm giving away a cute crafty kit for you to use with your projects over the holidays :3

Here is what you could win :

• Two reels of cute ribbon! One polka dot, one stripy.
• A set of sweet pink ribbon decorated buttons
• A pack of multicoloured star beads which could be added to amigurumi to make it extra cute!
• Two little handmade teatime treat charms which can be turned into stitch markers or clipped on bracelets or zips :)
• A very cute animal tape measure! For checking tension or measuring your finished goodies!
• A pack of mini lollies (because I always like to include something sweet in my giveaways :P)
• And a sparkly bag to store your stuff in! :0) Meaning you can carry your project and crafty bits and pieces down to the pool, or out with you on day trips during your hols :)

Close ups of the prizes!:

Yum! :)

This time around I'm also giving away a runner up prize:

A Very cute sheep pen, good for jotting down patterns or making quick notes :D

Trust me, I have one in purple... sooo sweet!

Entries for the giveaway close on Friday 22nd of July and the winner and runner up will be announced and contacted on the same day.

The giveaway is open to anyone, any age, anywhere!

To enter all you have to do is send an email to: iitki@hotmail.co.uk. If you are a follower mention this in the email and that will get you an extra entry and for another extra entry you can leave a comment at the bottom of this post stating your favourite thing about summer :D (please also mention if you do this in the email so I know).

(So you can get three entries in total, one initial entry for email (you have to send an email to be entered at all), an extra entry for being a follower and another extra entry for commenting)

(Not the same person can win both prizes so when the winner is chosen, if they had more than one entry their other entries will be removed before I select the runner up :)

Good luck everyone!

Bye :)

Easter Giveaway!!! (:<>)

Welcome,welcome,welcome!  Squash in, there's enough room for everybody :)

As Easter is Just around the corner (24th April) I thought I would do a very special Easter giveaway!!!!!!

Here is what I will be giving away :

Yes, you could win it all!:

 15 cute rainbow coloured little sleeping bunny beads :3

 4 Tibetan silver rabbit stitch markers, which are truly gorgeous!

A pack of Easter themed ribbons, for adding to your special holiday projects :)

And an Aero chocolate lamb! Yummy :P

You also get the little fluffy chick in the first picture too...

Giveaway entries close on the 14th April and the winner will be announced on the same day.

To enter all you have to do is send an email containing your name to: iitki@hotmail.co.uk

For this giveaway I have decided to  allow people to get extra entries! (I have seen this on other blogs and thought It was really cool)

If you become a follower that will give you 1 extra entry and  leaving a comment on this post telling everyone your fave thing about Easter could get you another entry as well :D

(so up to 3 entries in total, email = 1, being a follower = extra 1 and comment = extra 1)

(If you are already a follower that is fine you can still claim the extra entry)

So when you send your email (which is necessary for you  to be entered at all) just tell me if you have become/are already a follower or have left a comment on the blog and I will put you in for either 1, 2 or 3 entries.

And as usual the giveaway is open to anyone, any age, anywhere!

Good luck! :D

Bye xx

Look what I won!

Hey friends!

A couple of weeks ago I won a giveaway on: http://dreamknitter.blogspot.com/ I was sooo excited because I really wasn't expecting to win!......

.......And yesterday my  prize came!!!!!!! It was a mystery prize that Vanessa had fitted to  me personally so that made it extra special :)

I ripped open the parcel and saw all these wonderful gifts, It was really what I needed after a hard day :)

I got some beautiful sunny coloured sock yarn which I can use to make my first my first pair of socks - ever!

The ribbon she chose for me is gooorrrggggeeeouuuusss <3

and all the buttons and beads are really cute :3 I love the  music note one and the penguin!

The little mug stitch markers and book are cool too :)

(I cant wait to read it!)

Thank you soo much Vanessa, I love it alllllllllllllllllll

Ive got to go and buy some prezzies  for my brother's birthday now but I will see you all later :0)

Byeeeeeee x

P.s Keep your eyes peeled everyone as in April I will be doing a very special Easter giveaway!

Old Jewellery crochet stitch markers

Hi everyone,

In lots of the crochet patterns I use it recommends using a safety pin as a stitch marker. I do this a lot as I find it easy to move and use but it does look a bit boring! :/ So I though how can I make them more exciting and I came up with Jewellery stitch markers......

here is a very simple tutorial for making crochet stitch markers from old jewellery and safety pins :)

First you need some safety pins:

Then some old (or new) Jewellery with different charms /bead/chains on it:

Take one safety pin and one charm. Using pliers or your fingers open the ring of one of the charms slightly. Hook it through the circle part of the safety pin and using pliers or your fingers shut the ring so that the charm stays on the pin :)

Finished!!!

You can experiment but using all kinds of charms and if using things like necklaces you can use different lengths of chain to make a kind of chainy tassel :) Anything you like really. Just be creative that's the main thing.

Also when they are done you can wear them on your clothes in case you start a project on the go!

(That's what I'm going to do! :0)

See you soon xxx