Plushroom Soup

Win a Custom Plushie!

Yes, you read that right! I'm giving away a custom (i.e., you pick the colors and details!) owl or wee imp plushie. Head over to the Handmade MN blog for details on how to win a little post-holiday gift for yourself! You have until December 26 to enter.

Here's just a few owl and wee imp examples to whet your appetite.

And the Winners Are . . .

It has been a crazy weekend/week/month filled with so much crafty goodness! I want to give you guys a show recap soon, but for now, I'll just announce the winners of the pattern giveaway.

In the spirit of the season, I have decided to give a pattern to everyone who left a comment on that post, based on their noted pattern preference. So the breakdown is as follows:

Kitty Vane and Bunny will receive the alpaca pattern.
Joy and Laura will receive the horse pattern.
Jennifer and Erin will receive both patterns.

Congratulations, everyone, and thanks for all the kind comments! Oh, and happy sewing!

Introducing Patterns and a Giveaway!

I'm pleased to announce the arrival of my first patterns! Now you can make your very own alpaca herd or a happy little horse.

Amy and I cooked these up during our Crabtree days (mega props to her for doing all the interior drawings!) and will be debuting the print versions at No Coast on December 5 and 6 and Craftsmas on December 7. The patterns are also available as a PDF download in my Etsy shop.

The print version of the pattern includes full-sized pattern pieces and detailed instructions folded together in a cute little half-letter-sized booklet. The PDF version also features full-sized pattern pieces and detailed instructions and is set up to be printed double-sided on standard letter-sized (A4) paper, landscape orientation.

To celebrate the new patterns and the launch of Plushroom Soup, I'm hosting a giveaway! Just leave a comment here about your favorite item to sew (or sculpt, or draw, or whichever craft medium you do best) and which of the two new patterns you'd prefer if you won. I'll randomly choose FIVE people to receive a print version of the pattern (if you prefer the PDF, that's fine too; just let me know!)—two readers will win the alpaca pattern, two will win the horse pattern, and one very lucky reader will win both! Winners will be announced on December 8.