Giveaway winner!

So it's time to pick a winner for the giveaway. Are you excited?? I was! There will be none of that random number generator nonsense going on at Jemima HQ though. We pick winners good old fashioned raffle style and today I enlisted the help of my trusted assistant Jeff.

Over to you draw master Jeff:

As beautiful as you look in my hat, you're supposed to put the entries into it, not wear it!

That's better!

Having no aposable thumbs presents many challenges in life, but this particular problem was overcome by a makeshift fishing rod and some sellotape!

Reel her in Jeff!
And the winner is....

Kerry from Pennydog! Congrats Kerry! If you'd like to email me your address I'll send your goodies up to you.

A big thanks to everyone who entered. There were a good few names in the hat - a fair few more than I was expecting for my first ever giveaway, so thank you. And better luck next time!

Crafty Jemima's First Giveaway!

Well here we are: the 100th blog post! Exciting times! I remember starting up last year not really knowing what I was doing. But now I love my little blog - what a great way to record all the things I accomplish that would otherwise be forgotten. And it still amazes me that so many of you take the time to stop by and read! As it happens I also have a couple of other things to celebrate too. I've clocked up 100 followers over on Facebook and last week I got my very first supplier. Happy Days! But that's for another blog post.

Because as promised, today is giveaway day so here's what I'm offering up as a main prize:

One of my hand stitched heart button brooches and a matching keyring. Now I made these for my last craft fair and any I had left have been handed over to my aforementioned new supplier, so here's your chance to nab one of them before they're available for sale on Folksy.

I'll also chuck in a few extra little treats - it's always nice to get a surprise too!

So if you want to try your luck, here are the rules:

To enter the giveaway you can:
1 - follow the blog;
2 - follow me on twitter;
3 - like me on facebook.

Leave a comment below telling me which of the 3 you have done. Each one is equal to one entry - do all 3 and you have 3 entries.
If you already do any / all of the above and wish to be entered into the giveaway then leave a comment telling me which you do and your name will be added to the pot!

Overseas entries are very welcome. The giveaway will run until midnight on Monday 19th of July and the winner will be announced on Tuesday the 20th. Good luck!

Crafty Goings On

I thought I'd use today's blog post to tell you about a few things I've tweeted / facebooked about this week. First off I'll be taking a table at this year's Summer Craft Fair at the Playhouse, Derry.


It's all set to be a great day - there will be around 45 craft stalls all in all, and they'll also be running kid's craft workshops throughout the day. Perfect to keep the little ones entertained so mum & dad can have some time to really take in all the crafty delights on offer!

Secondly, I found out yesterday that I've won a year's worth of free advertising on UKhandmade's website and in their quarterly e-magazine. I am chuffed to bits! I'm already a member of their seller's forum and an avid reader of their magazine. Thanks a lot to We Make London for running the giveaway.

And speaking of giveaways - I'll be running my first giveaway in celebration of my 100th blog post. Today's will be the 90th, so If my blogging schedule stays the same it'll be in a fortnight's time. Keep your eyes peeled for what will be up for grabs. I have lots of new stock in preparation for the Craft Fair so you may have a chance at winning a brand new item.

And finally I thought I'd share with you my most recent custom order:


What a sweet name for a new baby girl. Hopefully little Macey-Jayne will enjoy her bunting for many years to come!

Hello Mr Postman

I forgot to show you the lovely goodies that came from Edwina.Simone in the post on Friday:


How lovely it is to have a parcel full of lovely crafty bits drop through the letterbox. After untying and unwrapping I found the penguin is every bit as adorable as his picture!

This teapot pendant has spent the weekend hanging from my neck.


And she even threw in this surprise bear badge - cute isn't he?

A big thanks Abbi!

Just a quick note at the end to say that I've still got a couple of spaces open for the Art Exchange. Read more about it here. If anyone is interested please let me know before Thursday. Happy crafting everyone!

And The Winner Is....Me!!

Little did I know this morning, when I woke up blurry eyed and groggy, that today would prove to be a very lucky day.

First off I opened up my email to find that I'd won this Habitat lapu lapu chopstick set in a giveaway hosted by Bright.Bazaar.


How cute are those fish?? I'm going to have fun learning how to use them. The only time I've used chopsticks is when attempting (and failing miserably) to knit a thong made from strawberry laces as a joke valentine's day prezzie for BF. Turned out disastrously but here's the pattern in case anyone else wants to try their hand. The trick is to use one continual lace instead of trying to tie them all together like I did.

Anyhoo..... moving on from edible underwear.... I got a monthly 02 treats txt and dandered over to the website to hook my duck and win my prize. Usually I get useless prizes like free weekend txts which I already get with my sim card anyway. But today I won 50 free photo prints with Snapfish. They also have a 20 free print introductory offer going at the moment so I get 70 free prints in all. Extremely hand as I've been going on and on at BF for ages that we need to print some of the hundreds of photos we've taken since changing from film to digital.

Then whilst taking a break from uploading photos I thought I'd have a look at what was going on over on twitter when I get a tweet from Edwina Simone saying that I'd won her giveaway too!


Look at her beautiful teapot!! And have a look at the lovely goodies that I've won:


I have been in desperate need of a needle book for ages, as I said in my giveaway entry, all of my pins and needles are kept in tins but always open in the bottom of a bag and I spend ages bloodying my fingers trying to fish them back out again. And the penguin is nothing less than adorable! And as for the teapot pendant - well I may have mentioned my teapot obsession here before so this is the perfect prezzie for me. Take a look at Edwina Simone's Shop too - several of her items are on my "if I had an endless pot of money" list.

I seem to have been extremely lucky with giveaways this year. So I thought that now would be an appropriate time to announce that I'm planning my own giveaway soon. I'm just waiting for my logo and graphics to be finalized, then I'll be launching the shop with a giveaway. Watch this space for more information!

Anyway my great mood hasn't managed to banish the cold that's been lurking around our house for a week and more, so I'm off to snuggle under a blanket with a hot cup of tea, a pair of scissors and a stack of felt. Bliss!