private painting workshop giveaway

little smARTy's studio 

GIVEAWAY
..... 1.5hour Private Painting Workshop
for anyone from toddler to adult
.... a work of art on quality artist CANVAS ....
to the value of $160 .... tuition & materials

to ENTER simply ...... find us on Facebook by clicking here

1: be a 'little smARTy's studio' Facebook 'Follower' 

2: 'like' the photo/post and 

3: 'SHARE' this post on your own FB wall 

 

Workshop is to be held in Surrey Hills, so make sure you can get yourself there!
GO FOR IT ...... starts now!
Giveaway will be drawn Wednesday 5th March 8pm 

Yay!!

a "one day" give away

so my "one day" give away 
... drew it eventually ...

so first choice goes to comment number 7

bec from beccasasauras  said

"Don't have any of these patterns, I'd love a chance to win them. Thanks, and happy blogtoberfest!"

 &

2nd pick to Hueisei who said

"Very beautiful quilt pattern. I'd love to win :)"

.... so I'll drop you both an email to work out where which pair of patterns is going!

yay ....

& the lucky bunny is ....

Lori from Sydney, Australia .... who said
"Lovely little bunnies! My little grandson would look after a red one very well:)"
so hey Lori I will be sending you an email so one little
Pocket Buddy can wing its way to you!

Thankyou for playing everyone ...
keep a look out as I have another giveaway planned ...

one day ...

so i have an ever expanding almost inconceivable

amount of 'arty stuff' ... to be used or resourced "one day"

resources for my little art classes

for my own studio 'needs'

for my hARTylittlepeaces markets

for hARTylittlepeaces soon-to-be on-line shop

um yeah .... we moved from a home that had an enormous garage

now we don't have one 

.... but we do have quirky spaces under stairs & house

my friend Karen posted the other day

about her "great pattern de-stash"

well .... while she's getting to & using patterns she's held onto for a while

i'm going to give mine away

here are two sets of patterns that i really like

but i know i will never make them

i've always had good intentions

& i'd adore to hold & have the finished products

i'm just not great these days at following instructions

i usually make my own up ....
unless someone clever leads me through so i see the visual

so this is your bonus peoples!!!

another giveaway - how about that hey!

both designed by truly talented Aussies ....

.... the very top pair of pattern cute-ness

are by "Melly and Me"

L: "Sangsang"

R: "Mrs Perkins"

.... the other amazing quilt patterns are by Rebecca from 

"Chasing Cottons"

L: "Eden's Garden"

R: "Sand Castles"

so leave me a lovely comment here

&/or leave me another comment on FB

& you will be in the draw

oh & if you felt like being extra tricky ...

... find "hARTy little peaces"

on FB & like me there .... 

for an extra entry ...

if you already do - I adore you & you're in!

1st name drawn has the choice of patterns

.... yay!!!

finishes on Sunday 14th Oct at about 8pm

pocket buddies ...

i've been hand stitching cute little faces

everyone needs a pocket buddy right !?

for your secrets

that lost tooth before the tooth fairy arrives

for little "love you" notes

for your hair clips .....

or when your bunny just needs somewhere cute & handy for her carrots!

they are super fun & made by me

each one has its own little character

if you like them they are for sale !?

you can ask .... or  ... well sometime soon they will be available online

yep ... i did just say that ... there has been an online 'shop'

being secretly planned ... stay tuned

it will be full of wonderful hARTylittlepeaces .... of course!

oh & if you've read this far along

thankyou my friend ....

i have a little "pocket buddy" to give away

 see these two cuties .... well i will draw a winner on monday 8th

about 8pm .... so all you need to do is leave me a lovely message right here

or on this FB posting .... 

& tell me what you'd keep in your buddy's pocket??

oh & you can choose which one you'd like to appear in your letter box??

open to anyone anywhere!!

so thus was my day4 of blogtoberfest 

& my creative space for today

sms gifts

took me a few days to get my act together

to do my sew mama sew giveaway draw ... 

i didn't make it easy for myself

& I had to sort through the 81 comments

& work out who was in which or both draws

.... so now it is done & I'll be very happy to post some

lovely handmade goodies to a couple of lucky ladies ...
yay ...

the cute elephant bunting

that seemed to attract everyone's eye 

is headed over the pacific to Nancy@OwensOlivia 

who said...bunting! this would look lovely in my son's room!

thanks for the giveaway!

&

the favourite little covered notebook

is heading northward to

SandyN  @ Sandys Patchwork Angel

who said..."Notebook"... wow it is just so cute too. 

I would use it as a journal or a book just to start designing my own patchwork pattens...

(awesome thing is that I actually met Sandy last year at SIT in Sydney .... 

we were even in the same handmade gift swap! She's so lovely!)

so yep looking forward to hearing back

from these two ladies so I can post off their little

gifts!! yay ...

CH ...

so who knew or surmised?

karen

&

nicole

&

sam

&

bron

= 4 answers

x1 per decade

.... seems fitting

the other day when I turned a year older

i promised a gift for the first person to remind me

where it was that i was born!!

i am completely neural

but of course!

not so cheesy

but may be gaining a few more holes as i grow older

am i as smooth as their chocolates ...?

anyway I have a little magnetic something for each of you!

if anyone else happens to like the look of these little numbers

then leave me a message & can arrange postage

only $6 AU ... great little teachers gift idea!!!

x3 fabric covered magnets 4.5cm diameter

...FAB MAG winner

... hey just held a random.org pick

... Yay Lizzie (no blog)

... whooo hoo ...
soooooo ... there is a
FAB MAGset coming your way!!
thankyou everyone for 'playing' ...
if you really like them
i can help you out
with an order hey!
FB or etsy ...

a magnetic giveaway ... extended ... again!!

it has been so long since i have done a giveaway

& I thought it about time ... why?because i like you guys ...
& love that you are interested
in what's going on in my life
& what i get up to creatively ....
and to celebrate hartylittlepeaces
opening a facebook page!
yep go & check it out!
there's another giveaway over there too ...
for these such super cute fabric magnets ....
love them!
so leave me a comment to say hi etc
sometime soon i have intentions
of putting them for sale in my etsy storeand if you'd be so kind as to be a
'liker'
tell me you follow my blog
Again another NEW finish time of Wednesday 10pm Melb time ...
C'mon ... I know you're out there reading my blog ... the stats don't lie .... I would so LOVE to hear from you! xxxooo
"Please"
... so it seems that lots of people have been having trouble commenting on my blog .... I'm not that technical but Care tells me that
"Blogger has been giving fits -- so if any of your readers are having trouble commenting, tell them that when they log in to comment, they should leave the "stay signed in" box UNCHECKED. (I learned this from my reader "Christie, Describe Happy" after posting a HELP ME post in desperation!) Works like a charm!
ANYWAY. Your magnets are ADORABLE, and I would love to have some!!"

I have changed my comments from a box embedded below to a pop-up one so hoping this helps too ..???

oh & call back soon to see the big write up on the
'SMARTY PARTY'whooo hooo!

Celebration Giveaway .... 50!

To Celebrate 50 Countries .... people who have visited my blog!
I'm giving away a bulk pack (20+ pieces!)
of 'Owl-y' stationary ...
DESIGNED BY ME!
All very cute & a gift for some lucky person!So leave me a message
& in it tell me what you'd create if you had a
whole weekend away from your everyday life!

AND
if we reach 50 Comments then I will hold a second draw for a 2nd pack!
AND
You can also leave a 2nd comment if you are a follower or become one!
AND
you can leave me yet another message
letting me know you've linked in & blogged about my little giveaway!
AND
if you have left a message on one of my posts over the last few days
then I'm holding a surprise draw for another 'Owl-y' pack!
Lucky people!
Join in!
I will do this Draw on Thurs evening Melb time!
Cute! Cute! Cute!

Who Won ???

Finally I manage to post about my May Giveaway winners!
Between fighting flu bugs, hosting & preparing for the big 'Honk your Horn' 2nd Birthday Party & preparing for a little market this thurs .... have hardly looked at my computer ...

Drum roll ...

Winner of the 1st Draw for the cute cute cute little onesie body suit:
is Lebenstraum from Germany who has a lovely blog that I really need to translate!!!
& I think she has two blogs?

Winner of the 2nd Draw for the lovely hand crochet long long long scarf:
is Mossy Oak Lane from Northern California who is just getting her blogging life started!
She is also a new 'follower' hooray!

Well done people .... send me an email so I can send on your exciting little parcels as soon as I can!

May Giveaway .... Yay!

It's giveaway day at Sew, Mama, Sew
& I'm playing too! Hooray!
Give yourself some time to check out all the giveaways from other people!
I was thinking its about time
for another giveaway so join in!
Easy:
This is a random draw that will be done on the 20th May at 8.30pm Melb time
All you need to do is leave me a comment on this post
& if you are a follower a 2nd comment reminding me you are!
or become a follower ...
I have 2 Draws ...
Let me know which one or both!

1st Draw - A cute cute cute body suit sized 00 (6 months-ish)Blue decorated with raw edge applique,
machine & hand stitching ...
designed to have the 'deconstructed' look
(Japanese background fabric with little panel from Auntie Cookie)

Little owls ... cute!

2nd Draw - Hand Crochet long long long scarf made just recently!
Jet Wool ... lovely colours ... whooo hoo!

Long enough to go about your neck a couple of times ....
or loop it Brit style!
this photo shows it doubled in half .... sooooo long I tell you!

Alphabet I-Spy Quiet Book!

I just had to share!
This Alphabet I-Spy Quiet Book! is made by Care of
'Obsessively Stitching'
Care organised the sensational 'I-Spy' fabric swap that I participated in a little while back .... which as yet I haven't sewn together ... I am planning to perhaps after Christmas ... as I can't see I will have much of a chance before then .... I have a long list of Christmas gifts to make!
... Care is such a kind friendly person & I regularly check out what she's up to & she does me too! All this fun in our crafty blog-land!
This is a give-away ... read up but let me win!!! heheeehe
She has fabulous ideas to make for or with little hands ...
Have a great day!

Soule sought after!

Do you remember back in August
I mentioned about a wonderful blog I check regularly?
Well,
since then I have acquired Amanda's
second book "Handmade Home"
which I adore & will over the years ahead
make many of these great ideas!
I've been slowly changing our 'study'
into a work & play space!
It will be an evolving space . . .
. . working in with current needs!
Well now I'd love to own her first book
........ I've entered a give-away put on by
Rachel of Euphoria
(thanks for the tip off Rachel!)
& she is offering to gift someone
Amanda's book "The Creative Family"You can enter too ....!
I would be so excited to win this!
I've never really won anything!
Edit - Well actually a few years ago I won the Australian section
of a Tupperware Art competition
& my work went on show in NYC & traveled around the USA!
But that wasn't having my named pulled out of a hat kind of thing!
Please Please Please ....
Enjoy your day

Give-Away Draw & Time to Celebrate!

GIVE-AWAY DRAWWOW = 87 entries!
Lots of love sent my way ....
.... so thank you kindly!
1st name drawn - Katherine (blog-less fan!)
Katherine you can choose which gift you
would like to have??
2nd name drawn - Andi
.... so Andi I will have great pleasure
sending you the other gift!
Thanks everyone for 'playing'
Enjoy

A TIME TO CELEBRATEYesterday I helped to host a Baby Shower
for a very dear friend
that I have grown up with.
Neither of us have sisters so
we've kind of been each others!
This little baby that we are eagerly awaiting
is going to be a pre-Christmas baby
so we had a subtle Christmas theme of
'Snowflakes'
Do you like the Nappy Cake I made her?
All great fun!
Happy Birthday
for later this week Meags!

Celebrating all good things in small packages!

"I SPY with my little eye something beginning with "P"!
. . . Pencils
. . . . Pear
. . . . Parcel
A little while ago I posted about
a swap I joined: "I Spy" fabric swap!
(Thankyou Care)
Contents of small package No.1
200 4" squares . . .
I'm very excited about receiving these!
How else could you put your hands on so many
different fabrics without buying the whole store!?
I haven't decided yet whether I create a
layout in terms of the alphabet or using the idea of a rainbow?
I need to have a play!

Contents of small package No.2
A few weeks ago I met with a great group of girls
who all blog & are dead-set keen on their quilting!
While chatting I told them all about my goal to make a
King sized Value Quilt . . .
& so Andi & now Rita have both sent me some extra squares
so that I can have as many different fabrics as possible!
"Thankyou Rita" (Red Pepper Quilts) . . . if you haven't seen her work/ blog you must check her out!
Rita is very talented at piecing simple quilt top designs with fabulous fabrics!
Thankyou for always sharing Rita!

Have you joined in for my Give-Away yet?
It ends on Monday!
Small package No.3 = My little Blondie!

Give-Away

Hello . . . I'm back from 10 days away
& now am catching up on washing!
This is my 71st post = my 1st give-away!
Now 1971 was a great year . . . . . I'm obviously not a new born in this pic
so not quite circa 1971 . . .
Its not far off my Birthday so I thought I'd celebrate early!
&
that means that I will do a draw for x2 gifts on Monday 16th 8am!

Every comment ever left so far on my blog
will have x1 entry in for these draws . . .
&/or if you are a follower or become
one then you will have another x2 entries . . .
&/or if you leave a comment on this post
you will also have x2 entries . . .
&/or if you cc me on an email where you tell
some friends about my blog and giveaway
then there's another x2 entries!
&/or you tell people all about it and direct them
to my blog via facebook (make sure you're my friend!)
then there's another x2 entries!
Go for it!
What gifts you say?
The 1st name drawn has the choice
between this patchwork themed bag
Double sided & lined
(23 x 29cm)or
This patch worked Christmas gift bag with 'wonky star' front panel & lining!
(29 x28cm)

The River . . .

Just one more sleep & I'm planning to sit & look at this view for a bit!
And this one too!So giving you the 'heads up' that
you won't be hearing
from me for a little while
but
the next time you do . . .
I have a great surprise in store!
:For anyone who has left comments in the past
&/or does leave a lovely comment for me soon . . .
&/or is one of my followers!
So if you haven't as yet, now is your chance!
Check back soon!