Friday Giveaway - Last Week's Winner & a New Giveaway!

The winner of last week's Friday Giveaway of the current issue of Spin Off magazine is Marilyn!  lol - an easy win for Marilyn since she was the only one who left a comment.  Marilyn didn't leave an email so I would ask her please to contact me - just leave a comment with your email and I will email you right back to get your mailing information. (I will not publish the comment with your email)  If I don't hear back from you by next Friday I will include the magazine in with the prize for next week. 

Last week I asked for comments suggesting what would make a good giveaway item in the future.  Since Marilyn's suggestion was the only one, I will take it!  So, this week I will be giving away some specialty threads as Marilyn suggested, along with a package of these great clock charms I just received in the mail.

Aren't these great charms?  When I found them I bought all that there were in stock, five packages, so I have enough to share with you as well as a package for a little surprise for my miniaturist friend, Lorna.  I am sure she will find a creative way to use them!  As for me, timepieces speak to me about Alzheimer's Disease - time for a cure, time slipping away, etc., so I am sure they will find themselves on one of the AAQI quilts I will make in the near future. 

And, of course, some threads!  Here are the threads you will win:

This has been my favourite thread to use for seamwork for almost a year, Gloriana Princess Petite Perle.  It is a gorgeous hand dyed silk thread that is lovely to work with.  You will get one skein of this thread in Highland Garden (Dark).

Since I discovered Valdani Pearl Cotton recently, it has become another favourite of mine.  I love the varigations.  This particular one is a very subtly variegated green and the thread is size 12.  This is another thread I love for seam treatments.

These five assorted types of thread by Rainbow Gallery.  Patina is 100% rayon and this one is a gorgeous slate colour.  Next up is Arctic Rays in a soft pink.  It is a sparkly, frizzy nylon thread that is lots of fun.  I have made dragonfly bodies with Arctic Rays as well as using it in cross stitch to make things I wanted to have more texture, like snowmen or mittens.  Bravo is a strandable 4-ply cotton.  One ply is equivalent to #12 perle cotton.  Again, you can see I'm a sucker for varigations.  Razzle Dazzle is a very sparkly metallic thread.  It is quite thick so would be fun to couch down.  Gold Rush is another metallic, in orange this time.

Just to round things out, how about a skein of DMC #5 Cotton Perle?  This is thicker than I like for stitching seam treatments but if you use your imagination I am sure you will find a use for it.

Last but not least, these are some of the silk threads that a friend brought me back from a trip to China.  The colours are very vibrant but you need smooth hands to work with these.  They are too delicate for me to work with while I am working in the campground in the summer.

I said that I would give a reason I am celebrating with a giveaway each week.  This week I am celebrating my AAQI quilt being selected for the Alzheimer's Illustrated:  From Heartbreak to Hope Exhibit.  What are you celebrating?

So, here is how it works:
1. For one entry leave a comment telling me what you are celebrating this week - the summer weather, a happy accomplishment, a birthday or anniversary or whatever!  Counting our blessings is always a good thing so let me know one of yours!

2. For a second entry, become a follower or let me know you already are in a separate post.
3. For a third entry, blog about this giveaway and leave me another comment with a link to the post.