Monday, April 4, 2011

Spacey Stitchy GIVEAWAY!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. Thank you to all who entered!


Hello! Happy Monday!

Is today a glorious day for a giveaway? I think so. I have stuff that is in acute need of a new home. Curious? Well... along with Sherrill Kahn's book "Stitched Collage" (which I reviewed for you in my Friday post), the lucky winner will also win this little me-made wallet inspired by some of the stitching ideas presented in Ms. Kahn's book.

Yes, unfortunately there is only one prize... But, chin up! Even if you don't win, you can still make yourself a tiny wallet like this one. Why, sure. The very simple, well-written 19th Street wallet tutorial is brought to you graciously by Insatiable Need. I used the tutorial as written but made the wallet one-of-a-kind-unique by embellishing the top piece my way.

I started by freezer-paper stenciling my swirl design onto the top piece as below. If you've never tried that, check out this freezer-paper stenciling tutorial. Or google it. It's easy, it's fun, and it's everywhere. Note that the full-size space wallet swirl design is available for you right here as a PDF.


And then I went "at it" with some french knots and running stitches.


I sewed the whole thing together as per the 19th Street wallet instructions and a new little cardholder wallet was born. Here's the inside. I used only scraps to make this nebulous little guy: the perfect stash-busting project seeing as it's small and easy and quick.


I typed my name and the date on the inner piece so the winner will not forget who made it for her. Peek-a-boo, I made you!


And here's what the finished wallet looks like! Spacey, no?


So the prize package consists of: Sherrill Kahn's "Stitched Collage" and my little space wallet!



Now, if you're a living, breathing Earthling, you can enter this giveaway. Aliens need not apply. Just leave one comment on this post telling me what your name would be if you were an extra-terrestrial, and be sure I can reach you by email. I'll randomly pick a winner on Thursday, April 7th at 6 pm EST, and announce said winner in my Friday post.

Oh, and in case you were curious, my extra-terrestrial name would be Meelchi from the planet Dameem. By the way.


Live long, prosper, and best of luck to you!


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THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. Thank you to all who entered!
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56 comments:

  1. 17-17April 4, 2011 at 6:08 AM

    Hi Michele,
    I like your unique works,
    you have great ideas!
    hugs:o)
    Magda

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  2. UnknownApril 4, 2011 at 6:18 AM

    Lovely!

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  3. CREATIVE KHADIJAApril 4, 2011 at 6:59 AM

    What a nice package..lovely..
    I enjoy your writing most..whats the meaning of dameem?or you write randomly
    in my national language,the World is called by saying Zameen.. World=Zameen
    so the both are similar in my view..

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  4. racheleApril 4, 2011 at 7:10 AM

    There is no place for an Italian? ;P
    it's very fine!!
    a kiss
    rachele

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  5. Anne PApril 4, 2011 at 7:26 AM

    How pretty! Even if I don't win, someone will be lucky enough to carry their foreign space currency in your wallet.

    Okay, my ET name is lcshtaz (pronounced ow) from the planet 00003 in galaxy bue. Maybe you've heard of me? I'm a famous doctore...

    ajp2020@charter.net

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  6. Melissa EApril 4, 2011 at 7:37 AM

    That is so cute! Thanks for doing such an awesome giveaway! I would have to steal my name from one of my favorite, yet not so well known characters from the Hitchhiker's Guide Series..."Wowbagger, the infinitely prolonged"

    intheshortrows (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  7. Gwen @ Gwenny PennyApril 4, 2011 at 8:00 AM

    What a beautiful wallet, Michele. I can't believe how many French knots you added! Wonderful detail as always. My extra-terrestrial name would be Kelltore :)

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  8. Amy FriendApril 4, 2011 at 8:07 AM

    You did a great job on that wallet! Fabulous design.

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  9. BubzRugzApril 4, 2011 at 8:17 AM

    OOOoh gosh - wouldn't it be SO COOL to win the wallet and the book..... in the meantime I have bookmarked the tutorial - thanks for the link.... have a wonderful week....
    Hugz

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  10. deanna7treesApril 4, 2011 at 8:20 AM

    love your little wallet. my name would be Reebca.

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  11. SaraccinoApril 4, 2011 at 8:41 AM

    How could anyone resist this little, beautiful wallet? Definitly not me!

    Mh... I have gotten a strange nick name from somebody (the partner of a dear friend of me and yes, a lot of my friends are like me a little bit odd ^^)... somehow it suits here although nobody is sure what he means by it :)

    Sneyk.

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  12. MelissaApril 4, 2011 at 8:46 AM

    French-knot - nuts...impressive and very sweet. I need a new card wallet as my old one (of many, many, many years is wearing out).

    Miranda...

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  13. Briana ShepleyApril 4, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    Cute! As a child, I once volunteered to work a science fiction convention and was forced to come up with a name of this sort and I believe I came up with something along the lines of Meeeelika. So that's what I'll go with today :)

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  14. DeedeApril 4, 2011 at 9:11 AM

    I loved the french knots!!
    In my planet they are called "little balls".
    By the way, my name is Denise in this planet or in mine. ;)

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  15. CarolApril 4, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    I really love your spacey wallet, what a brilliant design, it looks like you really enjoyed making it.
    Thank you for the link to the wallet tutorial.
    If I was an alien I think I'd be Happyface, because I do like smiling!
    Carol xx

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  16. Whitney BApril 4, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    I just started watching firefly this weekend, so this space theme rocks, and even though Inara is a person and not an et persay, I'm still going with that as my name!

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  17. chrisApril 4, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    What a one of a kind piece! I love all the details.

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  18. Michelle L.April 4, 2011 at 10:44 AM

    WAAAAAAAAAANT IT. Michele, that design is absolutley stellar. (Boo! Bad, Michelle, bad.) I am just, just...I will use the words of our friend Lisbonlioness, I am gobsmacked.

    My actual name is The Great and Glorious Bah. Michelle is only the name I use while I am here organizing the coming invasion of the people of...ahem. Look at the time. Gotta jet!

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  19. UnknownApril 4, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    Sometimes i feel like i already am on another planet... so maybe my space planet name would be 'mom' :)

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  20. LaurenApril 4, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    This wallet really captured my attention. I absolutely love it!

    Sincerely, Birdienerdie from the feathered planet of Quill.

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  21. UnknownApril 4, 2011 at 11:33 AM

    Es sencillamente preciosa, afortunado el extraterrestre que la gane por que merece viajar con ella al espacio!!!!!

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  22. AnnaApril 4, 2011 at 12:00 PM

    I want to win! My space name is really hard to type in the limited alphabet I currently have at my disposal. There are a lot of clicks and whistles.

    aasinanna (at) gmail (dot) com

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  23. rebeccaApril 4, 2011 at 12:18 PM

    haha. so cute. i would be called revbee. no idea why, mix of first and middle name. hmm. they should have a way to do this like they do for everything else (jersey shore name, stripper name).
    rwvanvoorhis at gmail dot com

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  24. sbbrewerst@gmail.comApril 4, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    Very pretty! My ET name would be "Moezer". =)

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  25. CarenApril 4, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    bLOB-A-BOO-boo 3000 (I had to ask the resident alien expert for help picking a name. He's 4. "All aliens must have a number!"). My son just loves anything space-related :)

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  26. PoppyprintApril 4, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    spacey indeed! I heart your wee wallet, earthling.
    Kleep.

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  27. emarciApril 4, 2011 at 1:38 PM

    My name would be floryzub :) Thanks for the chance to win!

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  28. Mrs A.April 4, 2011 at 1:47 PM

    As I have been beamed down here for some time now I reckon I qualify. My name is Mrs A. (short for Alien).

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  29. Linda MyersApril 4, 2011 at 1:49 PM

    Nice! In honor of The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins, my ET name would be MockingJay.

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  30. KatieBugApril 4, 2011 at 2:19 PM

    Me wantie! So adorable.

    with love,
    loodaleeloo from planet Zaggedy-Hoot

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  31. SparrowApril 4, 2011 at 2:35 PM

    Well, my favorite alien would have to be Paul Atreides from the Dune series, but I'm a girl... I suppose if I lived on another planet though, Paul could conceivably be a girl's name, I mean, why not? So I'd be Paul.

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  32. Heather AApril 4, 2011 at 2:58 PM

    How COOL! My alien moniker would have to be H ... pronounced AAAAtch.

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  33. AllieApril 4, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    Oh this is wonderful! I'd be named Nosilla because it's my name backwards. ;)

    Also, would you be selling others like this? it's beautiful!

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  34. ValerieApril 4, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    Wow Michele! I LOVE what you did with my simple wallet tutorial! Your french knots and space theme totally elevated it into the realm of art. Thank you for using my little 19th St wallet! :) Also I've never tried that freezer paper technique, looks like fun!

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  35. Maya KuzmanApril 4, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    ohhhhh .... gorgeous stitchin'!! French knots - I am crazy about them and this makes it even more special!
    I loved your review and got quite curious about the book .. and now you are giving it away??!!! with the cutest wallet??!!! Fantastic!
    As for the name I'd go by Arwena (yeah, yeah I know) from the planet Purpuria!
    Over and out!

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  36. KeelyApril 4, 2011 at 4:16 PM

    The wallet is adorable. My ET name would be Yleek.

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  37. MascottblogApril 4, 2011 at 4:32 PM

    Can a small teddy bear enter ????Or a do you have to be human ... a French person who can NOT make a French knot ...And I will tell you that the D in my intials means ... Danielle ...not from a planet , but a place called Rocbearon ..

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  38. marulaApril 4, 2011 at 5:22 PM

    Love it! My alien name would be Aluram :)

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  39. Michele TApril 4, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    I love this!! It is 'far out' hehehe! Never thought about what my alien name would be... maybe Elehcim.

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  40. HannahApril 4, 2011 at 9:21 PM

    Beautiful and fun! I've been thinking all day about my alien name. How about FloopShloop? Because why not?

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  41. Sandy KramerApril 4, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    Love your beautiful wallet! On my planet I'm called Whim. Cause I can't Whistle! :)

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  42. GayleApril 5, 2011 at 12:53 AM

    What a fun, fun wallet! I love that it's a one-of-a-kind - and the french knots add so much color and movement to the whole thing! I hope I'm lucky!

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  43. GayleApril 5, 2011 at 12:54 AM

    My name would be Ferdie if I were an alien - it's a variation of my maiden name!

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  44. CentiApril 5, 2011 at 1:12 AM

    Love this cute wallet! If I was an extra-terrestrial my would be something like 34:90BS-23. =)

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  45. Juliet AApril 5, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    As a Trekkie, I need a vulcan name - T'Jul. That would be the awesomest wallet in the United Federation of Planets!

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  46. Pat KApril 5, 2011 at 12:29 PM

    What an adorable and cheery spring wallet. My
    alien name would be zogtog, why I really don't
    know!

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  47. katiediditApril 5, 2011 at 3:39 PM

    What a pretty little wallet. Love the stitching.

    Katiewonkenobee

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  48. AnonymousApril 5, 2011 at 3:46 PM

    The wallet is out of this world! :) hehehe. No really, I do love it. I was looking yesterday at some email flying around with pics from a space stations and was totally inspired to make something based on those pictures! I think my alien name would be Lubededo Arcd.

    louise at da-atis dot com

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  49. Ms. Smarty PantsApril 5, 2011 at 11:20 PM

    Just call me Terror Firma.

    I love this card case! I could make one myself, but I would want it to look exactly like this!!! Perfection.

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  50. Tracey LipmanApril 6, 2011 at 3:15 AM

    Love your blog :) I think my al(ien)ias would be Princess inmydrms from a planet fafaway :)

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  51. KJ@letsgoflyakiteApril 6, 2011 at 6:58 AM

    great stitching on this !
    my extra-terrestrial name - Princess KJ.

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  52. BellsInSpiresApril 6, 2011 at 10:33 AM

    you are SO CUTE! such an adorable wallet!
    i think my name would be amelaaa - i enjoy vowels. =)
    i love your blog!

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  53. ChandlerApril 7, 2011 at 12:14 AM

    My name would be Chumbackway.
    I've actually discussed this with my friends before and we all decided what our names would be.
    My real name is Chandler Ackerman so it would be Chumbuckway Ackandee

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  54. HeleApril 7, 2011 at 7:39 AM

    it is very beauty!, I need it to keep all my visit cards arranged.

    I would be Mirinda (it´s an old Spanish soda drink, but it sound great as an alien´s name, doesn´t it?)

    Helena
    helenytroy@gmail.com

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  55. JPApril 7, 2011 at 8:53 AM

    how lovely please count me in

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  56. ArianeApril 7, 2011 at 2:19 PM

    Your wallet is gorgeous Michele!!! Love it!!!

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