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Giveaways! - Giveaway Closed

I have decided it is time for some giveaways!  I have a few reasons for this - that I am paring down my stash of goodies, that I have over 200 followers now, and just for the heck of it!  lol  So, I'll keep this up for a few days at least. 
The first item I am going to giveaway is this Helen Stevens ebook with video CD from Rainbow Disks.  Here is the information from the back of the disk:

In ONE SIMPLE STITCH Helen Stevens begins a crusade to prove that if you can bring your needle up through your fabric, and take it back through to the reverse, you can embroider.... and you can work all the projects in this book.
And you don't even need lengthy step-by-step instructions.  All the information you need is encompassed by a template, a colour chart and a unique "directional diagram".  Armed with these three weapons, and one simple stitch, you can slay the dragon that has held you back from working true embroidery.  And with no counted thread techniques, there's no counting either.  So sit back, enjoy the text and the videos and prepare to become a confident embroiderer.  All with ONE SIMPLE STITCH.

So, on with the giveaway!  Here are the rules:
1. Visit Rainbow Disks, come back and leave me a comment telling which disk you would most like.
2. Agree (we will be working on the honour system here!) to write a review of the CD after you have had a chance to see it, if you are the winner.
3.  If you are a follower of my blog, leave another comment telling me that and I'll put your name in the hat an extra time.

Please make sure I have a way to contact you. If you are set to "no reply" and you don't leave an email, I will draw another name.

You have a couple days to enter - I will draw the winner's name on April 1st.  Good luck!

Comments

Mosaic Magpie said…
Creative Fabric Techniques looks very interesting! The Hardanger for the Horrified is a great title and how I feel about it too!
Deb
PS I found a small stitchng project similar to your fox, this one is a kitten. .50 cents!
Quayceetatter said…
Love her books but do not have this one! Need to sit down and work on her patterns. Lovely give a way!!
tisme said…
Other then the one you are giving away, I would love the Creative Fabrics book. It looks like a lot of fun things to try.
tisme said…
Of course I would write a review.
tisme said…
I am a follower!
Wendy said…
I would love to win One Simple Stitch. I would love to do the project in this book along with learning to use the color charts. I don't do much of this stitching style as mine always looks too thick for some reason. I think this would help. Thank you for the opportunity to win this.
Wendy said…
I am a follower of your blog.
Shawkl said…
Seriously...who could pass up a book titled "Hardanger for the Horrified"...it's got to be fun!
The One-Stitch book looks like an interesting read, so keeping my fingers crossed!
Kathy
Shawkl said…
Oh, yeah...I'm a follower!
Kathy
Cathy said…
Hardanger for the Horrified...that would be me. I admire the work...just don't know about trying it.

I have a different book by Helen Stevens that I've used a few times. She does such gorgeous and fine work.

I agree to write a review should I be the chosen one!!
Cathy said…
...and I just became a follower.
Arlene Delloro said…
I would love One Simple Stitch and would happily write a review. I'm already a follower. Thanks for a great offer.
Cathy said…
Wow, Kerry, what a fun giveaway. I love the Helen Stevens Book, of course, but I found Creative Fabric Techniques intriguing, especially in light of our monthly challenge (make your own fabric) at CQI.

I became a follower; didn`t even realize I was not one. I have had your blog feed coming in to my Google Reader for years… Anyway, of course I would write a review, so pick me, hahahahaha!

Thanks and hugs,
Cathy

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