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Giveaway: Celebrate a Month of Colour

It’s time to welcome in the new year with a bang! To mark a whole year of the blog’s crafty and colourful look, I thought it would be perfect to celebrate A Month of Colour.
There are 15 prizes to be won with a total value of nearly $1000! (I wish I was allowed to enter) I’ve approached some of my favourite Australian brands and makers who have generously come to the party and contributed some bright and covetable products, please support them by visiting their sites.
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How To: String Art Christmas Tree & Card Display

This is a sponsored post for 3M via Digital Parents Collective. As always, projects and opinions are my own.

Receiving a Christmas card in the mail these days is quite a treat, so why not display them beautifully on this colourful String Art Christmas Tree.

I’ve always loved the idea of string art, but making holes in my walls for a temporary project is not ideal. That’s where 3M Clear hooks are perfect, they stick to most surfaces, then come off cleanly. When the box arrived with the full range I couldn’t wait to get started. The Decorating Clips are small and unobtrusive, and were the perfect choice for this project.

You could also use this tree as an Advent Calender by pegging on 25 numbered envelopes, or if you have very limited space, just decorate as you would a normal tree and pop your presents under it on Christmas morning.

Read on for instructions and a chance to win one of 5 prize packs…

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Guest Post: Fathers Day Gift Ideas & Giveaway!

Hi There! My name is Danie. I have an online store called BLANK and I’m thrilled the very clever Cinti has asked me to share some Fathers Day gift ideas with you on My Poppet today!

Fathers Day is just around the corner and we have put together a few of our favourite project ideas:
Oh! And there’s an awesome Giveaway too!

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Giveaway: All Sewn Up + Vintage Bunting Kit

Crafty giveaways don’t come better than this! To celebrate the inclusion of My Poppet’s Vintage Bunting Kit in the new book by Chloe Owens, All Sewn Up, we are giving away a signed copy of the book and a bunting kit to one lucky winner.

Like me, Chloe loves using colourful vintage fabrics in her projects. She combines them with contemporary prints and free style machine embroidery to create beautifully textured pieces.

And the love is mutual, here is what Chloe says about My Poppet:
“My Poppet has the most delicious array of vintage and handmade goodies! I thought the ‘make your own vintage bunting kit’ would fit perfectly within All Sewn Up for the ‘Stylish Scraps Bunting’ project as a lovely alternative to sourcing and cutting out your own”

So to be in the running to win this great prize, leave a comment on this blog post telling me about your proudest crafting moment. What did you make and why was it so special to you?
Entries close 10pm (melbourne time) 22nd May 2012 Winner will be announced on this post and notified by email
(Please make sure you have your e-mail enabled or leave your contact details in the comment)
Winner has been chosen by Chloe and is PJ Edwards – Congratulations!

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How To: Paper Patchwork Folder & Giveaway by MoonmuM

Today’s DIY project created by the lovely Belinda of MoonmuM. Belinda makes amazing paper based products and has been kind enough to offer a fab GIVEAWAY for all you lovely readers. Details at the end of the post.

Paperwork for me is the most dull thing EVER. I truly dislike it and avoid it at all costs, which isn’t so great when running a small business. I do, however, love pretty stationery. So since I’m too cheap to pay for ‘designer stationery’ and i need to entice myself into action, i buy plain old bits’n'pieces and pretty them up myself. It’s a whole lot nicer to sit down with a colourful folder in front of you to get organised when it looks good.

This is my latest attempt at getting my act together – a paper patchwork folder.

You’ll need:
- plain brown A4 ringed binder (got mine at officeworks)
- set of white A4 dividers
- manilla folder in any colour
- colourful and patterned papers
- scissors
- Mod Podge + paintbrush
- glue stick
- sewing machine (optional)

So, take all your coloured paper and cut out a bazillion little hexagons. I used a template approx 4cm wide and needed 72 hexagons.

Working from the edges, use your paintbrush with the Mod Podge to glue the hexagons onto the front of your folder.

Place colours and patterns randomly to create a nice patchwork effect. Glue them on and coat over the top of them as you go too. Mod Podge is a glue and sealer in one, super-easy to work with, dries clear and gives a nice durable and varnished looking finish.

Allow to dry and then slap on another coat.

For my dividers i used some matching paper that i used for the hexagons to cover the tabs. Just glue the coloured paper on and cut around the tab shape for a neat finish.

I also needed a spot to shove receipts, so i made a pocket for the inside front cover by cutting down a coloured manila folder to measure 22cm x 15cm. I sewed around three sides of the pocket with a wide zig-zag stitch on the sewing machine. This is optional, you could just glue the edges together if you wanted. I like the homey feel of stitching.
Then glue your pocket to the inside front cover.

Done! Hope it brightens up the dullest of dull tasks for you

Thanks Belinda, your Paper Patchwork folder looks amazing!

And now it’s GIVEAWAY TIME! For your chance to win your choice of Notebook & Card from the MoonmuM Etsy store, pop over to Belinda’s shop and tell us what your favourite item is, then leave a comment here.
International readers are welcome to enter.
Winners will be drawn randomly and announced in this post on the 29th of March.
One comment/entry per reader please, Entries close 10pm 28th March 2012 (Melbourne time).
We need to be able to contact you so make sure you have your e-mail link enabled or leave your email details in the comment.

GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED, THANKS YOU

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October Sponsors and Giveaway…

I’m so happy to have some new sponsors to introduce to you this month:

First of all I present Diddi, a Melbourne based company that specializes in framed art and wall stickers. I’ll have a whole blog post about them soon, in the mean time why don’t you check out their lovely designs.
Next up is Angela and the Yes, Dear! blog. Angela writes a frank and entertaining account of life as mother and business woman, and more importantly as a real woman. You know the stuff you think in your head? Angela blogs it. So go and add Yes, Dear! to your reading list, you won’t be disappointed. Oh and don’t let all the talk about Poo and Big Knickers put you off! Lol.

And last but not least is Clothes Lime Recycled Children’s Clothing Boutique who are generously offering a GIVEAWAY this month.
Clothes Lime is the brain child of mum of 3, Katrina, who was sick of paying top dollar for her kids clothes that was grown out of in only a few months.

Emma and I wear a lot of pre-loved clothing because I like the idea of reducing your footprint, saving money & reducing landfill. Thanks to Clothes Lime we can work together to save the planet and some $$… one outfit at at time. And only $8 flat rate shipping in Australia is great too.

Clothes Lime is offering a $40 shopping credit to use in their online store: Thanks Katrina!

Just leave a comment on this blog entry, telling me what 1 item in their current stock would be a well enjoyed piece at your house and why. If you win you can use your voucher for this or anything else that tickles your fancy…Good luck!

If you are reading this post on Google reader (or similar) be nice and click over to the blog. I have a heap of lovely independent businesses that have been kind enough to help me do what I do. All their cute buttons are over there <------- and they would love a visit from you. Who knows, it might be the start of a beautiful relationship...

The fine print: Giveaway closes Tuesday 18th October 7pm EST. Winners will be chosen at random and announced on the blog on October 19th. Winner will also be notified via email so please make sure you have e-mail enabled on your comments or leave an e-mail address in your comment (entries with no e-mail contact will be void). Giveaway is open to the whole world. Even though we’d love you to become a ‘Liker’ of our facebook page, entry is NOT conditional on becoming a ‘liker’ of the My Poppet or Clothes Lime business pages. This giveaway is not affiliated with facebook in any way.

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