We Have Winners! (Bonus: Tallulah Mae!)

The winners have been picked in the Sew Mama Sew giveaway! It was nice to see comments rolling in and fun to see what people wrote.

I decided not to use the Random Number Generator because there was some overlap between international and U.S. entries, so I enlisted Tallulah Mae and some vintage hats instead. All names were written on slips of paper and drawn, literally, out of a (vintage) hat.

Our international winner is Jolien, from Hungary.

And Lindsay S. is the U.S. winner. Congratulations!

I sincerely hope some of you who visited will stick around and check in from time to time. You're guaranteed to see birds, bees, and Tallulah Mae!

Sew Mama Sew Giveaway (International Visitors)

Welcome, Sew Mama Sew visitors (and everyone else)! Who doesn't love a chance to win some fun stuff?

This giveaway is for international visitors only--U.S. friends, please see your giveaway here. I'm offering a small envelope of vintage sewing stuff: what you see above, plus other bits and bobs I'll add later, PLUS one pattern from my Etsy shop, sewbettyanddot, up to $20. I decided to let YOU choose since you can pick your size or something to make for your little ones, etc. Just one pattern please--wish it could be more, but international mail has gotten quite expensive (boo!).

If you win, you'll send me a message telling me what pattern you'd like and I'll ship the envelope on out to you--please note your pattern will come from sewbettyanddot, my sewing-themed shop (though please do check out my other Etsy shop, bettyanddot--I do ship internationally in that shop too, after you convo me for a shipping price). Fun, yes?

Giveaway closes at midnight on Friday, May 16; winner will be chosen by the Random Number Generator.

You don't have to follow/like/friend me--but if you'd like to check out what I'm up to in the social media universe, please feel free! (I've just started Pinterest, Instagram, and Twitter--diving into the social media pool {splash}--so there will be a lot more going on there soon, I promise!)

Foziewisp (this blog)--birds, coffee, randomness, and every Friday I spotlight my adorable dog, Tallulah Mae--it's Tallulah-Palooza Friday!
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/bettyanddot/
http://www.pinterest.com/sherrischott/
Instagram: bettyanddot
Etsy shops: sewbettyanddot
bettyanddot
Twitter: @BettyAndDot
Pattern Patter team blog (Etsy team)

To win, simply leave a comment below--and please tell me what country you're in (just cuz I'm interested!). For fun, if you'd like to tell me what movie you LOVE for its costuming, please do so. I have a zillion faves, including The Women (that fashion show!), Funny Face (Audrey! Fred! Paris!) and Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette. (If just want to say "Hi!" or "Pick me!", that's fine too!) Please remember to leave some way for me to contact you should you win. That's it!



Be sure to visit Sew Mama Sew for all of the hundreds of other fun giveaways! Whew!

Sew Mama Giveaway Day (U.S. Visitors)

Welcome, Sew Mama Sew visitors (and everyone else)! Who doesn't love a chance to win some fun stuff?

For U.S. visitors only--international visitors, please see your giveaway here--I'm offering an envelope chock full o' vintage sewing stuff: what you see above--that brown fabric is actually a skirt that someone started; all you have to do is finish it, or you can repurpose the fabric--plus other bits and bobs I'll add later, PLUS anything (or things) from my Etsy shop, sewbettyanddot, up to $20. I decided to let YOU choose since you can pick your size or something to make for your little ones, etc. You can pick as many things as you like, up to $20. If you win, you'll send me a message telling me what things you'd like and I'll ship them on out to you--please note your prizes must come from sewbettyanddot, my sewing-themed shop only (not my other Etsy shop, though please do check it out, too!). Fun, yes?

Giveaway closes at midnight on Friday, May 16; winner will be chosen by the Random Number Generator.

You don't have to follow/like/friend me--but if you'd like to check out what I'm up to in the social media universe, please feel free!

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/bettyanddot/
http://www.pinterest.com/sherrischott/
Instagram: bettyanddot
Etsy shops: sewbettyanddot
bettyanddot
Twitter: @BettyAndDot 
Pattern Patter team blog (Etsy team)

To win, simply leave a comment below. For fun, if you'd like to tell me what movie you LOVE for its costuming, please do so. I have a zillion faves, including The Women (that fashion show!), Funny Face (Audrey! Fred! Paris!) and Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette. (If you just want to say "Hi!" or "Pick me!", that's fine too!) Please remember to leave some way for me to contact you should you win. That's it!

Be sure to visit Sew Mama Sew for all of the hundreds of other fun giveaways! Whew!

Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Winner! It's Audrey (and Samantha)

These two ladies are sooooo pleased to announce that Audrey Hepburn is the clear winner...most of you picked her as your favorite fashion icon/person to hang out with. I had a hard time choosing myself...I adore Audrey (Sabrina makes me swoon, as does Funny Face--"Take the picture, take the picture!"), but I have to say Louise Brooks would have been a kick to know.

The winner of the giveaway-- selected by our friend the Random Number Generator--is Samantha, who oh-so-sweetly commented that she named her daughter after Audrey. Thanks for all who participated...it's really fun, isn't it? I truly wish I could give something to all of you! So I will! If you enter the code "SMSGIVEAWAY15," into the coupon code area of my Etsy shop, SewBettyAndDot, you'll get 15% off your entire purchase through the end of June. Thanks to everyone, and thanks too for following my blog.

Ta ta until next time!

Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Week, Yay!

 

 

 

 

It's that happy time of the year again: Giveaway Week at Sew Mama Sew--go check it out...I'll wait! But do come back, won't you please?

THE GIVEAWAY: I'm giving away a piece of vintage upholstery fabric--like printed burlap--that's been sewn on three sides (pillow cover?); 2 vintage apron patterns (the Simplicity is uncut, size medium; the McCall's is missing 2 pieces [pocket and shoulder strap], but transfer is there and I'm sure YOU can replace those missing pieces!); some vintage buttons; some trim; and an Aunt Martha's transfer of "Vegetables for the Kitchen." I'll try to throw in some other vintage sewing goodies, too. Giveaway is open to everyone! 

THE BLOG: This blog is not really a crafting blog--though I DO sew, embroider, and knit--it's more just little snippets of my life, but I hope you'll have a look around. Every Friday is Tallulah-Palooza Friday, pictures of my oh-so-adorable dog, Tallulah Mae.

THE SHOPS: Also, I do have two Etsy shops--see over there on the right?--Sew Betty and Dot is all vintage sewing patterns, fabrics, etc., while Betty and Dot is general vintage whatnottery!

THE PATTERN TEAM: I'm a member of a super-cool pattern team on Etsy, the Pattern Patter team, and I invite you to check out the team blog and the team Pinterest board.

THE QUESTIONS (SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ANSWER THEM): Let's choose a fashion icon from each decade of the twentieth century--because I'm lazy, I'm using Wiles Magazine's picks (go here to see the slideshow):

1910s: Gabrielle Dorziat (I know, I didn't know about her, either--she championed Coco Chanel, apparently)
1920s: Louise Brooks
1930s: Marlene Dietrich
1940s: Veronica Lake
1950s: Audrey Hepburn (I think of her more in the 1960s, but hey)
1960s: Jackie Kennedy (but let's add Twiggy in there to embrace the Swingin' part of the Sixties!)
1970s: Pam Grier
1980s: Madonna
I'm stopping here--I just CAN'T with the nineties!

Question 1: whose style do you love the most?
Question 2: who would you most like to hang out with?

If you just want to say "Pick me!" that's fine too! I know there are hundreds of blogs to visit...I'll use ye olde Random Number Generator to pick one winner.

Whew, that's it! Thanks for stopping by!

Drumroll, Please

WoW! 273 total comments over three days on the Sew Mama Sew giveaway post. Thanks so very much to all of you who entered--I sincerely wish I could at least pop a card of buttons or a packet of ric-rac in the mail to each and every one who stopped by and left lovely comments...but alas, I can't. (BTW, a great big MWAH to all of my circle of commenters and followers who have been with me from the start--y'all are special!). I do plan to stop by all of your blogs and say hello. And thanks to those of you who became new followers!

It was so fun to read where you all are from, what era clothes you like best (1940s and 1950s seem to be the faves), good books to read, and the names of all of your pets: we had cats, rabbits, horses and chickens, turtles, dwarf African frogs. I loved all the rescued pet stories and all the great names you've given them.

Because the giveaway was of vintage stuff and because I live and breathe vintage, I decided not to use the Random Number Generator: instead, I wrote everyone's name on a piece of paper--dividing you into domestic and international visitors--and them put them into a vintage hat for two separate draws. The first draw was for domestic visitors...drumroll...Tallulah Mae helped (well, not really, but we can pretend)...
The winner of the flat rate box of goodies is Rachael, who lives in Minnesota. Yay!
The response from international visitors was A.MAZE.ING: 71 commenters from all over the globe (Australia, UK, Thailand, Singapore, Ireland, Canada, Norway, Finland, New Zealand, Dubai, Bulgaria, Turkey, Taiwan, Italy, Croatia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Portugal, Spain, Scotland, Israel, Germany, and Japan [I know Scotland and Ireland are in the UK, but I wanted to give them props!]). Wow!

The winner of an envelope o'vintage sewing goodies is Linda, from Nova Scotia.

Fun fun fun...thanks again for stopping by!

Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day, Yay!

Welcome to Foziewisp, my little corner of the blogosphere, where you'll find me posting about this and that, five days a week, rain or shine! Every Friday is Tallulah-Palooza Friday, featuring Tallulah Mae, the Wonder Dog.

To win a big ol' assortment of vintage sewing supplies (pictured above--buttons, sequins, some fabric, trim, and more), just leave me a comment below, on this post only. I'll be cramming as much cool vintage sewing stuff as possible into a flat rate medium USPS; examples of stuff to be stuffed are pictured above (I think all of that above will fit into a medium box--I didn't have one to hand).

INTERNATIONAL VISITORS: I can't ship you the flat rate box (it's for domestic use only), but I'll send one international commenter an envelope full of stuff--so, if you're visiting from outside the U.S., please tell me where you're from (or that you're outside the U.S.) and I'll have a separate drawing for you.

No requirements--just a comment, maybe what era of clothing is your favorite, or the latest book you loved, or your dog's name, but "Hey, pick me!" works too--but I do invite you to visit my two Etsy shops (Sew Betty and Dot and Betty and Dot--check them out on the sidebar to the right) and tell me what you saw there that you thought was cool/fun/weird. ALSO: if you enter the coupon code "sewmamasew2011" in my Sew Betty and Dot shop, you'll receive a 20% discount on purchases (through May 31).

Comments will be accepted until midnight on Wednesday, May 25; I'll use the trusty Random Number Generator to choose the winner. Be sure to leave some way for me to contact you should you win.

Thanks for playing along and sharing some bloggy love! And good luck! The full list of giveaway participants can be found here at Sew Mama Sew.

Tallulah-Palooza Friday

My trusty assistant, Tallulah Mae, would like to help me announce the winners of the oh-so-fun Sew Mama Sew giveaway! There were two prize packages (sewing goodies and knitting stuff) up for grabs. And because I just couldn't choose only one winner out of the very sweet comments everyone left, I picked three names out of the comments for each entry. The first name picked gets the stuff (and then some) pictured in the original posts; the other two folks will get padded envelopes filled with a few other sewing/knitting things. (All of the numbers were chosen by Random.org, NOT picked out of a hat by Miss Mae; everyone has been notified by email that they've won, but if I don't hear from the winners by Sunday morning, I will do a redraw.)

SO: Above we have the winners of the sewing prize: Serena is the lucky winner. Yay! Emma and AudreyPawdrey (oopsy on the writing of AudreyPawdrey below, sorry!) will also get some goodies.The knitting "grand prize" winner is the blogger at Painting4Him, and I'll also be sending knitting goodies to Tatgurl and Beetle.One blogger who participated in this giveaway summed up my feelings exactly when she wrote that this a rather bittersweet experience: while it was so fun to read comments and visit inspiring new blogs, it's actually a bummer to not be able to give something to everyone who stopped by--really, if postage were not as high as it is, I'd try to give everyone who commented a little sumthin' sumthin'. Alas, I cannot give you all a gift, but I do give you my thanks for playing along...I plan to try to respond to all comments and/or visit everyone's blog in the coming days. I really appreciate everyone chiming in on my Etsy merch, too...it's nice to get a better sense about what people liked in my shop.

And you can see that my assistant is long suffering and must put up with quite a lot for her kibble! The things I make her do! Like sitting. In the shade. For one minute. Poor thing.

Knitting Prize Package: It's Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day!

A box o'knitting fun: several books, including Felted Knits by Beverly Galeska and Vickie Howell's Knitty Gritty Knits, as well as some vintage Workbaskets and some yarn (it's "novelty" yarn, but still lots of fun, yes?)

A great big "Howdy" to everyone who's visiting for Sew Mama Sew's great big honkin' barrel o' fun Giveaway Day! I have two giveaways on offer: this one, for knitters, and one for sewing fiends as well.

Welcome to my little corner of the blogosphere. I intended my blog to be a place to document all of my crafting--I love to embroider, hand sew, knit, make cards and tags--but it's turned into a wonderful outlet for me to document small snippets of my very fun life!

Ah, yes: the giveaway! I'm offering two giveaways...this one is for knitting aficionados. You are guaranteed to receive all of the stuff above. I will also most likely add more surprise stuff (more yarn and probably a vintage knitting/crocheting pamphlet or two) that I've squirreled away in my storage space {cough, cough, garage}.

To enter: I'd love it if you visit my Etsy shop, Betty and Dot (see the link on the side there?) and come back and tell me what your favorite thing is that you see there...you'll be my focus group! If you don't want to do that, if you just leave me a comment, you're entered. The giveaway is open until midnight on Thursday, May 20; I'll post the winner's name on Friday, May 21. If there is a way to contact you (via blog, google account, etc.), I will; if not, come back on Friday to see if you've won. If I haven't heard from the winner by Saturday evening, I'll pick another person. This is open to both U.S. and international readers.

Comments on this post ONLY are eligible. If you're interested in the sewing giveaway, please leave another comment on that post to be eligible to win that package.

Whew! Wordy, I know...sorry! I've won a few marvelous blog giveaways and it's so very very fun, so I've decided to share the joy! And...I'm off to enter some Sew Mama Sew giveaways myself. Fingers crossed!

Sewing Prize Package: It's Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day, Yay!

A great big "Howdy" to everyone who's visiting for Sew Mama Sew's great big honkin' barrel o' fun Giveaway Day! I have two giveaways on offer: this one, for sewing fiends, and another one for knitters.

Welcome to my little corner of the blogosphere. I intended my blog to be a place to document all of my crafting--I love to embroider, hand sew, knit, make cards and tags--but it's turned into a wonderful outlet for me to document small snippets of my very fun life!

Ah, yes: the giveaway! I'm offering two giveaways...this one is for sewing aficionados. You are guaranteed to receive all of the stuff above, most of which is vintage and has been gathered on estate sale forays. I will also add more surprise stuff that I've squirreled away in my storage space {cough, cough, garage}. Up for grabs up there are three pieces of fabric, some buttons, trim, two transfer patterns, and other miscellanea.

To enter: I'd love it if you visit my Etsy shop, Betty and Dot (see the link on the side there?) and come back and tell me what your favorite thing is that you see there...you'll be my focus group! If you don't want to do that, if you just leave me a comment, you're entered. The giveaway is open until midnight on Thursday, May 20; I'll post the winner's name on Friday, May 21. If there is a way to contact you (via blog, google account, etc.), I will; if not, come back on Friday to see if you've won. If I haven't heard from the winner by Saturday evening, I'll pick another person. This is open to both U.S. and international readers.

Comments on this post ONLY are eligible. If you're interested in the knitting giveaway, please leave another comment on that post to be eligible to win that package.

Whew! Wordy, I know...sorry! I've won a few marvelous blog giveaways and it's so very very fun, so I've decided to share the joy! And...I'm off to enter some Sew Mama Sew giveaways myself. Fingers crossed!

Generosity

Stare deeply into your screen...can you see me on the other side? I'm doing the happy dance because of what's in this cardboard box I received in the mail the other day.
It's a box o'vintage-y goodness from Mitzi over at Mitzi's Collectibles blog. Can you believe it? How ever did I get so lucky?! Included in this lovely wooden drawer were:
Pretty buttons (and lordy I LURVE me some buttons!).
Gorgeous vintage seed packets...
This darling fellow/gal...so cute!Yo-yos! And check out Mitzi's darling tag up there...A handmade pendant made of sweet wallpaper scrap...
Here it all is as it came out of the drawer...each thing sweetly packaged.

And as wonderful as it was to win a blog giveaway, even MORE wonderful is meeting new bloggy friends. Mitzi has such a cute blog--go on, I'll wait while you check it out!--and she wrote such sweet things about me and my blog (and Tallulah Mae). It's corny but true--the blogosphere is such a warm community! I've made some other blog friends just from winning Mitzi's giveaway, too (hi Kathryn and Kathryn's daughter; hi Andy; hi Suzie Q). So much generosity of spirit...thank you Mitzi, and thank ALL of you who pop in here occasionally--your comments make my day.

Pretty in Pink

Isn't this pincushion so pretty? It matches my peonies perfectly! (I won it during a giveaway hosted by the fun and informative blog Sew, Mama, Sew; this lovely was created by the talented Leah, who blogs at Sew Spoiled. Yay! And thank you, Leah.)

Part Two: The Kindness of...

...here is my other fabulous blog giveaway prize from December: it's an "eco print" from the very talented artist Alena Hennessey. Yay-o-yay...I truly love it--and it's extra perfect for me since I was born in the Year of the Rabbit.

This giveaway was courtesy of Indie Fixx, a way cool site that showcases all sorts of indie artists and designers...thanks to both of these kind bloggers.

Part One: The Kindness of...

...sweet and generous bloggers! I enter blog giveaways occasionally but rarely win (although I did hit a streak of good luck in December). This first giveaway was part of Sew Mama Sew's Giveaway Day on December 3; there were about a hundred bloggers participating. The sweet blogger at I Heart Linen had one giveaway, and then because she felt so bad for the more than 600 folks who commented but didn't win, she added another--and looky looky what I won! Some lovely Japanese fabrics, Japanese rick-rack (I loves me some rick-rack!), and a skein of Japanese linen yarn. Thanks so much, Rashida...I'm so thrilled with my goodies. BTW, she has an Etsy shop, too... Official blog giveaway inspector...