CRAFTS, BAKING & COZY HOBBIES FOR A CREATIVE HOME

Thank you to all who joined my 7th Blogversary Giveaway post.  I've picked a winner via true random number generator. The lucky winner is #6--Bagladee

Congratulations! I'll get in touch with you soon.

My 7th blogversary giveaway ends today! Hope you have dropped your name in the hat. Have a fantastic week!

Preserve and collage your photo memories with mom! Pearl Mountain Soft's flagship product Picture Collage Maker Pro is free to download from May 10-12, 2014.

Click on the giveway link and download away! Happy Mother's Day!

How would you like to win a Mollie Makes Woodland Friends craft book? The book is filled with adorable crochet, knitting, sewing and paper craft projects--all woodland inspired! Head over to Theresia's blog Minori Design for a chance to win a copy. Theresia herself has contributed a super cute project to the book!

Theresia's craft book giveaway link is here. Enter now!

Love these orchid ceramic celadon plates?

You still have time to enter the NOVICA giveaway as the deadline has been extended until the weekend--August 24, 2013. Join now for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to spend on a globally inspired, exceptionally handcrafted item of your choice. Enter the giveaway now!


 

Snoozing Ginger Tabby

Sterling silver pendant necklace, 'Sterling Heart'

Wood Sculpture, 'Tree Pose Yoga Frog'

Silver filigree brooch 'Young Elephant'

Jamawar wool shawl, 'Story of  a Rose'

Wood wall panel, 'Dragon with Lotus Bud'

Silk batik fan, 'Tropics'

The NOVICA handmade treasure giveaway is here!  I have hosted a NOVICA giveaway back in 2011 and this year I'm honored to host another giveaway from this amazing online  market place that seeks to elevate the appeal of global handmade products and bring buyers and artisans together.

If you have a deep love and appreciation for handcrafted, artisan made items, NOVICA is the perfect place for you to explore unique, limited edition items that have been created with love and care from eight regions of the world--the Andes, Bali and Java, Brazil, Central America, India, Mexico, Thailand and West Africa.

NOVICA has just recently upgraded its website to enhance design and improve usability. More new site features will be rolled out  to make handmade shopping even more fun and exciting!

My favorite items from NOVICA aside from the items posted above also include West African kente cloths and gorgeous Jamawar wool shawls from India.  What are your NOVICA favorites?

NOVICA is giving away a $50 gift certificate to one Sweet Tidings reader. For a chance to shop for a handmade item of your choice,simply browse NOVICA's extensive category of gift items and gift collections. In the comment section, let me know what your favorite NOVICA handmade treasure is. Please provide your contact details (i.e. email address and blog URL) so I can contact you in the event that you win.

This giveaway is open to international readers. Please note that NOVICA covers all duties and import taxes for customers in the United States. Customers outside the United States are responsible for paying the required specific custom duties upon the delivery of the item. The $50 gift certificate should already include the price of the shipping as well.

This giveaway will end at midnight of  August 15, 2013  August 24, 2013 (U.S. Pacific Time). Good luck!

***Many thanks to NOVICA!***

Update:

Comments are now closed. The winner will be announced shortly. Thank you.

Hi everyone! So sorry for the overdue post. I have been away from the computer and have drawn the winner of the Valentine's Day giveaway just now.

The lucky winner is commenter #2-- Shanny. Congratulations!

Happy Valentine's Day lovelies! I have a little giveaway for you. Kindly leave your name and contact details for a chance to win this vintage style, sewing inspired bookmark (perfect for those craft books) and mobile phone charm. This giveaway is open worldwide by the way. I will draw the name of the winner on February 20, 2013. Good luck!

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And the winner of the Bluebird Summer Ring Giveaway is commenter #1--Blue Eyed Night Owl. Congratulations! This little birdie will be flying to your door soon. :)

Chirp, chirp..tweet, tweet!! Who wants a sweet bluebird ring to celebrate summer? To enter this giveaway  just leave a comment or follow this blog on google connect. I will randomly choose a winner on May 30, 2012.

Happy Friday!

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Hello there!  I'm back with an Easter giveaway! If you love making personal digital photo collages, greeting cards, wallpapers, posters, scrapbooks and more you will enjoy this wonderful software giveaway from PearlMountain Technologies.

Twenty (20) licensed copies of Picture Collage Maker Pro worth $39.90 each will be given away to the first 20 commenters.

Here are the complete features of Picture Collage Maker Pro:

1. With 100+ various templates provided to make digital photo collages, scrapbook, greeting cards, posters, calendar, photo album for any occasion, like Birthday, Easter, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Wedding, etc.

2.  Support drag and drop photos onto collage. It comes with a large collection of beautiful picture frames and masks that you can add to any of your photos.

3.  Personalize your creation by adding clip-art, text, background. It allows you to resize, rotate and position all the elements to make collage crafting intuitive and fun.

4.  Save collage as an image file, set as desktop wallpaper, share through Email, or print it out instantly to share with friends and family.


To enter the giveaway, all you need to do is leave a comment or share the page on Facebook or Twitter. Please include a link of your FB share or tweet in your comment.

This giveaway is open worldwide and will end on April 8, 2012.

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The giveaway has ended. Those who joined the giveaway will be receiving an email soon. Thank you.

Thank you to all who joined my birthday giveaway. The korean stationery pack goes to entry #1: Life-Muses!  Congratulations to the winner. Please wait for my email. :)

 

Do you love to take photos and make collages? Do you use a Mac 1.4.0 OS X?
Then you'll love  this giveaway!

Pearl Mountain Software is giving away a licensed copy of CollageIt  for Mac 1.4.0 OS X. CollageIt is an easy-to-use and automatic photo collage maker for Mac OS X that allows treasured photographs to become an inspiring photo collage in less than one minute. It  automatically creates works of art making it suitable for people of all skill levels. It is also a great tool for making creative collages for your blog or website content.


Just leave a comment to enter the giveaway. Please don't forget to include your contact details (i.e email address) in your comment. The first 20 people who leave a comment will win a licensed Collageit software (valued at $19.90)  for Mac 1.4.0 OS X. How awesome is that?

This giveaway is open worldwide and the last day of submission of entries is on  November 20, 2011. 

Update:  The giveaway has ended! Thank you for participating! I will be emailing the winners the download link and registration code soon. Thank you Pearl Mountain Software!

Hello old and new readers! Welcome to Sweet Tidings! The blog is updated (usually) daily with kawaii and , zakka inspiration and of course  fabulous DIY links and tutorials. Feel free to look around.

For the Sew Mama Sew May Giveaway I'll be giving away a cute Japanese crochet craft book and a handmade linen and crocheted lace pincushion/ornament especially made by yours truly.

The craft book is filled with wonderful patterns of crocheted projects such as scarves, bags, petite purses, winter mittens and beanies, pouches, room slippers, organizers, pincushions, doilies, pouches and more!

Just simply leave a comment on this post. You'll get an additional entry if you follow Sweet Tidings on google reader.

The giveaway will be open until 9PM of May 26, 2011 9PM of Friday May 27, 2011.

Good luck and visit Sew Mama Sew on Giveaway Day May 23 to join all the other giveaways!
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Have you seen Lovely Clusters' Spring 2011 catalog? It's one of the most beautiful online catalogs that feature the best handmade  shops and design. As the title implies, handmade items are curated by color. I'm really loving Pink + Green. Such a lovely color duet.

I'm also so thrilled to win Lovely Clusters' recent giveaway.  Thank you Rachel!

P.S. Thank you to all who participated in the Flirtbuttons giveaway.  The giveaway sponsor has just drawn the name of the winner. The winner  of the japanese fabric covered mirror pack is  Priscilla of Faerie Dreams and Paper Wishes. Congratulations!

A most beautiful package arrived in the mail yesterday from UK based online boutique Hampton Blue!  I recently won a Hampton Blue store credit from Torie Jayne's giveaway and I was exceedingly thrilled to spend it on some gorgeous shabby chic items such as this Lisbeth Dahl Rose Knitted Scarf, wirework multiple heart hooks and cream wire heart photo holder. Thank you Torie Jayne and Hampton Blue!


If you love shabby chic style you will love Torie Jayne's blog. Her blog is a stylish compedium of pretty and creative finds, fashion, decorative crafts and stylish boutiques and gift shops. I especially love her cupcake category where sweet recipes and inspiration abound.

Stitched leather journals from Hampton Blue

For shabby chic gifts, Hampton Blue is the place to go!Debra and Tracey's shop is filled with marvelous gifts for women of all ages as well as gorgeous treasures for home, baby, kids and the men in your life. As Mother's Day is around the corner, check out the shop's beautiful Mother's Day gift ideas as featured on the Hampton Blue blog and Facebook page. 

Happy Wednesday!

Ta daa..the winner of the Happy 1,000th Blog Post giveaway is #50--that's Valerie of Acornmoon. Congratulations Valerie!

Thank you to all who participated. I will be back tomorrow with a wonderful  giveaway from Novica, a shopping portal that unites you with more than 2,000 extraordinary master artists around the world. Stay tuned.

As promised, here's my belated  happy 1000th post giveaway!

This time, I am giving away a cute, kawaii themed gift pack consisting of one kitty cat foldable shopping bag, Candy Doll kawaii band-aid canister pack and a pink decorative lace/doily seal. The shopping bag can easily be clipped inside your handbag. The kawaii band-aid is perfect for mending craft related injuries such as needle pricks or maybe a broken heart. The pink lace seal is a sweet embellishment for packaging and crafting projects.

Just leave a comment with your contact details (i.e. email address). You'll get an additional point if you join the Sweet Tidings Facebook page. Please leave your links in a separate comment. I'll draw a winner on Monday, February 28.

Thank you so much for reading and following this blog. Wishing you a lovely day!

Update:

Comments are now closed. I will be announcing the name of the winner shortly. Thank you for participating.

Clara at Bloomize has a wonderful new zakka stationery shop on ETSY. It's called Earth Rejoice! Check out the pretty goodies in the shop especially the matryoshka themed stationery  and cute craft stamps.

I've also drawn the winners of the new year datebook giveaway. They are Hoodies and Sweaters (#4) and Shanny (#7). Congrats to the winners!

I will be back later this week with another valentine inspired craft project. Happy Wednesday!