Giveaway!! - Yarn It Forward Day Five!!

It has been so fun yarning it forward over here, and I can't wait to visit the blogs of my new followers!  I love that I can share my yarn with those who can really appreciate it, know what I mean?  Rather than drag this giveaway on, let's just hand out the rest of the loot, shall we?!

Here's the stash for YIF Day Five:

Blue Sky Cotton (150 yd), colour 624, a dark navy



 Rowan All Seasons Cotton (98 yd), colour 169, a light khaki/tan

Debbie Bliss Alpaca Silk DK (105 m), colour 26012, kelly green (I made my Fetching mitts out of this!)

Rowan Wool Cotton (123 yd), three skeins, colour 900, ivory

Lang Bebe Colour Jacquard superwash wool (203 m), multicolor pastels

And Cascade Yarn Fixation (186 yd), colour 7360 (this yarn has elastic in it - very cool)

So that's it guys!  The final bit of loot in the Yarn It Forward giveaway!

Here's how to enter:

1. Leave me a comment telling me what you'd make if you won!
2. Be a Google follower of home.made. and let me know you are!
3. Tweet about this giveaway and let me know you did!

Winners will be chosen by random number generator on the last day of the giveaway. Winners for each day chosen from those who commented for that particular day... mmmkay?

There's still time to sign up for Days 1-4, so hurry!  Winners will be chosen tomorrow... good luck!!



Scripture Sunday - 1.16.2011

I've been reflecting a lot lately on my faith and my Lord, and how easy it is to put God aside when life gets in the way.  I don't want to do that anymore.  I want to seek His kingdom first.  I've decided to add in Scripture Sunday, where I'll share a bible verse that speaks to what is going on in my life... and I want you to join in with a link to your blog with your Scripture!

What better way to start the week than with the Father?

Here is my verse for the week, a sweet reminder after the events of these last few days...

Phillipians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God.

Link up to your Scripture Sunday:

Huge Giveaway: Yarn It Forward Day Four!!

Are you getting excited yet?  We're getting closer and closer to drawing the winners of all of the yarn goodness!  But not yet... there's still more yarn to be had!

Day Four of Yarn It Forward is purple perfection...

Three Skeins of Takhi Cotton Classic (108 yds each) in colourway 3936, a vibrant light purple

Two skeins of Crystal Palace Mikado Ribbon (112 yds each) in colourway 7301B, a purple ombre

AND two skeins of Cascade Yarns Cherub Collection Aran (240 yds each) in lavender!

Just think of all the different projects you could make with these babies!!  Here's how to enter:

1. Leave me a comment telling me what you'd make if you won!
2. Be a Google follower of home.made. and let me know you are!
3. Tweet about this giveaway and let me know you did!

Winners will be chosen by random number generator on the last day of the giveaway.  Winners for each day chosen from those who commented for that particular day... mmmkay?

You still have time to enter for Days 1-3 as well... good luck!!

Yarn Giveaway - Yarn It Forward Day Three!!

A little late is better than never, right?!  Thanks again for your understanding as I've been tending to my little one's big booboo.

Up for grabs on Yarn It Forward Day Three:

Dalegarn Stork yarn, a fingerweight cotton perfect for baby items or anything requiring a fingerweight yarn (I'm thinking a sweet little crochet-edged baby blanket).  Five skeins, each 180 meters, in colourway 11, a gorgeous candy pink.

Here's how to enter:

1. Leave me a comment telling me what you'd make if you won!
2. Be a Google follower of  home.made. and let me know you are!
3. Tweet about this giveaway and let me know you did!

There's also still time to comment on the the previous YIF giveaways.  Winners will be chosen (via a random number generator) from those who commented on each particular item on the last day of YIF.

We all fall down...

Yesterday morning, my baby girl tripped and fell... and subsequently got a pretty big booboo:  A lacerated chin and a broken (in two places) jaw.  Yeah.  From tripping while doing an everyday gym activity at her school.  You just never know what each day will bring.

My husband and I are both nurses (with ER backgrounds), so we were pretty attuned to what was taking place yesterday.  For the first time though, we were on the other side of things and it was pretty darn scary.  I literally felt like throwing up when I looked at the fracture in her jaw and heard the words "plate" and "jaw wired shut".  Against my will, the tears started flowing.  Not wanting to scare my daughter, I stepped outside so I could get myself under control and make necessary phone calls. 

We were transferred to a children's hospital so we could see an oral maxillofacial surgeon.  We waited four hours to see this guy, but he brought us very good news (and a great bedside manner as well).  What looked so scary on x-ray was not as bad on the CT scan, meaning a much less involved surgery and shorter recovery process.  Praise the Lord. 

Lil Sis had surgery last night and we brought her home.  She's a tough little chickie... her face is swollen, her eyes are red where she had them taped for surgery, and she's not digging the blended diet thing but she's still managing a smile every now and then.  She's sleeping right now on the couch, thankfully.  She had quite a restless night, as did all of us.  Big Sis was mighty scared for her Lil G... so sweet.

Thank you to everyone for praying, and thinking of us, and for caring.  It makes my heart smile.

And thanks for your patience with the YIF - I will get things up and going again soon, I promise.  I did want to clear up a little confusion regarding the giveaway... you must enter each day for the items you'd like to win.  I'll draw winners for each day from those who commented on that particular item.  Make sense?  K!

Yarn It Forward - Day Two Giveaway!!

We are getting off to a great start over here... did ya notice that mama got a brand new blog look?!  Awwwww yeah.... thanks a gazillion to Danielle, aka The Design Girl, who totally understood the look I was going for and made it happen. 

Oh yeah... back to that whole giveaway thing, right?! 

Here's the stash for YIF day two:

Two skeins of gorgeous 100% wool Noro Kureyon - I've lost the labels along the way, but these are 110 yard skeins.  The colourway is multi-color: red, pink, orange, blue, green... so fun.  And so perfect for a cute little felted, well, anything. 

Would you like these beauties to come home with you?  Here's how to enter!

1. Leave me a comment telling me what you'd make if you won!
2. Be a Google follower of home.made. and let me know you are!
3. Tweet about this giveaway and let me know you did!

Okay - go for it!

If you missed day one, hop on over there and sign up for that giveaway as well...  All winners will be chosen at the end of the giveaway by a random number generator.  Good luck!

Yarn Giveaway - Yarn It Forward Day One!!

As promised... the yarn stash that I'll be yarning forward to some lucky peops!!

It's a mixture of different fibers and different textures, each perfect for someone's knitting needles out there. 

Now, this is how the Yarn It Forward giveaway will work:
Each day, a different giveaway will be posted.  There are several ways to enter:

1. Leave me a comment telling me what you'd make if you won! 
2. Be a Google follower of home.made. and let me know you are!
3. Tweet about this giveaway and let me know you did!

Once all of the stash has been listed, winners will be chosen by a random number generator. (That means you have the entire time to enter for each yarn giveaway...) I'll post all of the winners here on the blog, on Twitter, and I'll notify you by email that you've won.  Sound easy enough?  Okay, then let's get started!

Yarn It Forward Day One Giveaway: 

Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Superchunky: 1 skein (75 m) in colour 16024 {cornflower blue}

And Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino: 1 skein (25 m) in colour 340607 {deep plum}



It's time to Yarn It Forward!!!  Enter now!