Thursday, September 23, 2010

ljcfyi 10 year blogging anniversary giveaway - crafty

To celebrate my blog's 10 year anniversary I am doing five blog giveaways this month. Each giveaway is based on something that i love.

This fourth giveaway theme is Ljc likes crafting. Included is...

• Hello Kitty, cupcake and squirrel ribbon

• Marth Stewart kits

• ljc handknit washcloth

• sharpies in this fall's hot color - teal

• muji envelopes

• ljc handmade fish button

For a chance to win this fabulous prize package all you have to do is leave a comment stating what kind of crafting you do. I will randomly choose a winner on the last day of the month, September 30.

113 comments:

  1. Hmmm - what don't I do? :) These days, it's all about the sewing machine and the felting needles!

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  2. My main crafting hobby is knitting, but recently I've been into embroidery. I used to cross-stitch when I was younger.

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  3. I teach first grade, so I get to make crafts with my kiddos all year long. We use a lot of glue and construction paper. :)

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  4. I art journal, I paint, I draw, I stamp, I scrapbook- you name it, I do it! :)

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  5. I'm a scarpbooker. In the fall, I make mums for high school homecomings, if you're familiar with that. It's a southern thing.

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  6. All my crafts are paper-based, mostly scrapbooks and mixed media. I love that room wallpapered with book pages, that's right up my alley!

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  7. I knit, occasionally scrapbook, and I'd like to learn about jewelery making... oh, and sewing. Too many things are intriguing!

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  8. My favorite craft is scrapbooking! But, I am trying to learn to sew so I can make curtains for our house and other home decor items. I also love just painting things and home improvement in general (does that count as "craftyness"? I think it might! ) This looks like a fun prize! Thanks for offering them :)

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  9. My daughter just turned 3 and she is way into doing arts and crafts. We mostly do paper crafts (cutting, punches, glue buttons, bows, etc) right now.

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  10. I make all my own greeting cards, be it for birthdays, Christmas, Mother's Day or Thank you. I love cutting out little detail pieces - it's relaxing to me, but my boyfriend thinks I'm crazy!

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  11. knitting, needlepoint, sewing, misc papercraft

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  12. i knit, i spin, i weave, i sew. fabric and fiber keep me breathing. i like to doodle, but i can't draw.

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  13. I love knitting, spinning, crochet, embroidery, sewing and much much more. Some day I'll get a button maker cause they are too cool!

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  14. I used to paint, knit, and make jewelry. Right now I like to take pictures and make photobook. It's the lazy (wo)man's scrapbook. Oh, my wedding was also very DIY and crafty. Does that count?

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  15. i try my hardest to be crafty, but i am artsy through and through. i would like to learn how to knit, but i think it would just turn into knots!

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  16. Little bit of everything - right now, beading!

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  17. I knit, sew, scrapbook, quilt...

    Gosh this whole give away thing is so exciting, I think I've been reading LJC almost all of those 10 years!

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  18. i can't believe it has been 10 years. I've been reading for at least 9.5 when i stumbled upon your blog and read it daily.

    I sew, bake and love paper crafts.

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  19. Congratulations on the anniversary! I've been reading for 6+ years or so. Craft-wise, I love woodworking.

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  20. I like the Martha Stewart paper flower kits. I also got a beautiful MS paper autumn wreath kit on clearance at Michael's last year.

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  21. I am a crafting fanatic. In fact, crafts are what brought me to your blog ao many years ago. I am currently indulging in my sewing obsession. Wouldn't my pug look super cute with a hello kitty leash?

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  22. so cute! Crocheting, sewing, art journaling and some scrap booking

    Carrie

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  23. I like to make hair clips for my daughter. :)

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  24. I am a crochet-ist,scrapbooker,cake decorator-I really want to try jewelry making and sewing too! Great giveaways BTW-I love themes!

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  25. I'm a big on paper and printing, so Gocco, letterpress, linocuts and little book arts projects like poetry chapbooks.

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  26. You had me at Martha Stewart! I recently picked up Martha's Halloween Handbook and now it's all I can think about. I have no idea how to crochet or knit, but I love making the creepy crafts. :)

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  27. Those are awesome prizes!!

    for crafting, I scrapbook and quilt. Havent been able to complete a quilt yet!

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  28. I love to knit, paint, draw, and sew. My only problem is there is not enough time to do it all. Congratulations on your 10th Anniversary!

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  29. Loves all crafts equally. But especially loves anything out of the ordinary and unique.

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  30. I specialize in underwater basket weaving and backwards handwriting. Boo!~wish I had more time for crafty-ness!

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  31. hi jenny, i love to craft!! currently i am knitting and sewing, but right around the corner christmas cards must be made and sent out!

    strawberryfever@hotmail.com (kim)

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  32. I sew and embroider and do caligraphy...but not as often as I wish I could!

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  33. Hi Jenny! I started off with felt crafts whereby I hand-stitch all my creations but I'm now slowly moving to machine sewing coz I just learned basic sewing! Now busy polishing my machine sewing skills by making simple bags ;)

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  34. I'm crafty because I knit from time to time and try to create my own art when possible.

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  35. I like to do one day crafts. One of my favorites is the Christmas wood holder from a doormat. It turned out great. I also like to scrapbook little photo books and do a little bead work.

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  36. I knit! Socks, dishclothes, scarves and currently my first hat! :)

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  37. My favorite craft is collages! Cutting out paper from magazines and putting it all together in creative ways.

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  38. I love making cards for holidays, birthdays, etc - such joy when i got to make all of our wedding stationary!

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  39. Beads, beads and more beads..my husbands says we need a dedicated room for my beads..

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  40. Oooh I do essentially all forms of crafting, but lately I've been on a real quilling jag, which is so rewarding and so cheap!

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  41. Hello, from Thailand! Oh, I would say I'm a crafting dabbler, but I enjoy & am most proud of my quilts. They're practical art!

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  42. I love all things crafty! I sew, quilt, knit, crochet, scrap and spray paint miscellaneous pieces of furniture.

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  43. I actually crochet but lately it seems my craft is making a list of crafts I want to make and never getting around to actually making them...it is fun to dream!

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  44. I do a little bit of everything but always seem to return to knitting.

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  45. I weave baskets, knit, bead, sew. Always working on several projects.

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  46. I crochet, cross-stitch and paper craft. These days crocheting is the only thing that I can do that doesn't affect my morning sickness too much :)

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  47. I love to knit, and make birthday party decorations (and party invitations, and commemorative party chocolate bar wrappers...)
    Marcy
    marcydorf AT yahoo DOT ca

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  48. I like to do needle crafts of any kind - cross stitch, needlepoint. And I am in love with letterpress - though I don't claim to have any talent in this area!

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  49. my favorite type of crafting is knitting!

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  50. I love paper crafts - especially when designing a party.

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  51. I crochet and sew a little, but mostly I collect craft patterns that I would LOVE to make but never get around to

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  52. I just learned how to can tomatoes! (Not sure if that counts, but it makes me feel crafty).

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  53. I crochet, embroider, and many other things that involve a hot glue gun. :)

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  54. Beading jewelry...with those little tiny seed beads.

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  55. I love knitting and crocheting. Just got a sewing machine and hope to learn quilting next

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  56. I've spent the most time and money on scrapbooking. Have also knitted, cross-stitched (lots of time on this when I was younger), sewed, made cards, etc. Last year I made a wicked set of popsicle stick puppets with my son for a book report :-)

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  57. Holy cow I'm a crafting fool! You name it, I've done it. Although my curent favorites are knitting and embroidery.

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  58. Great giveaway gift!!! I am a knitter, with sewing and embroidery running a close second and third. :)

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  59. I'm finally putting together a craft room in my house and hope to be half as crafty as you. I have a brand new sewing maching in my closet that I can't wait to start using!

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  60. I cross-stitch, do paper crafts, and occasional sewing.

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  61. Kate Gruschow kknezich@hotmail.comSeptember 24, 2010 at 12:34 PM

    I like to sew. Hey Jenny, what kind of machine do you have. I've been thinking about getting a serger too.

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  62. I knit! It calms me down..so sometimes I knit at work during lunch.

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  63. I am a knitter (20+ years) and I make items from discarded vinyl records. I have supplies to do other crafts but just can't find the time:)

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  64. I'm a cross stitcher. It seems to have waned in popularity since knitting and scrapbooking became all the rage, but I still love it. There are some GREAT designers out there!

    ~Kat

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  65. I knit and sew, with varying degrees of success. I am working harder on the knitting these days because I want to make sweaters for my mom and sister's pugs whose pudgy chests have a hard time fitting in store bought cute dog sweaters!

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  66. Hi Jenny,
    Love your blog! I knit, crochet, sew and do beading. I alternate to keep from being bored.

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  67. I make my own greeting cards for my family. :)

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  68. Sewing, crochet and dammit I will soon be a knitter...even if it kills me. ;)

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  69. it depends on my mood but it varies from paper crafts to sewing to knitting to beading. i'm trying not to pick up any new craft hobbies till i use up some of the supplies i already have!

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  70. I love to knit. I also like to crochet, scrapbook, macrame, loom and sew. I just have trouble finding the time!

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  71. Have been loving your blog for the past 7 or 8 years, glad you're still going! :) I sew, paint, make jewelry, knit, make cards, make papercrafts, draw, etc. etc. etc. Pretty much the whole gammut! LOVE THE SQUIRRELS! :)

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  72. i like to take old, broken vintage jewelry and make them into new pieces :)

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  73. I love to knit! I also get such a calming satisfaction from painting.

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  74. Let's see... I love to knit, love to draw (although I haven't in quite some time.), take pictures, and sew. Yup that about sums it up. Wait, does baking count too? :o)

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  75. I decorate snail mail with my own drawings!

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  76. I create birthday greeting cards for my friends & family and sew.

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  77. Like most, if not all, of you here, I love all crafts. However, I am a confessed beader. I do mostly peyote stitch jewelry.

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  78. I just got my first sewing machine for my birthday, so I am super excited to learn how to be crafty with that! I also like to scrapbook, draw (charcoal and colored pencils), make jewelry and do crafty things for my house. :)

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  79. I've dabbled a little bit in everything including knitting, scrapbooking, sewing, and lots of paper crafts!

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  80. I enjoy scrapbooking, cross-stitching and making greeting cards!

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  81. I love trying any kind of craft or art. Being creative just makes me feel good!

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  82. Right now my big thing is stamping and card making. But I'm saving up to buy a sewing machine!

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  83. These days I mainly knit but I tell people I have hobby ADD and have tried many different crafting projects.

    Congrats ljc on your 10 year blogiversary!

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  84. Knitting and spinning are the eaters of free time here!

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  85. I make magnets, badge holders, and children's name jewelry. It's crafting, but also my side business. kinkak.etsy.com - any money I make on there goes towards "spoiling" my 3 kiddos (shows, classes, etc)

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  86. I try a lot of different crafts, but my favorites are crochet and knitting. I just love seeing things crafted from my hands!

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  87. Knitting, Sewing, Quilting -- you name it, I probably have the crafting supplies.

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  88. Cross stitch, sewing, just took a beading class so I'm making jewelry and I'm taking a knitting class next week.

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  89. Love your giveaways. :) Though I consider myself most artistic when taking and playing around with photos, I'm not sure that really counts. I sew and knit a bit and love paper crafts.

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  90. I'm a scrapbooker and a stamper. I bought a sewing machine 6 months agao but can't seem to find the time to mess around with it.

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  91. I used to knit all the time before I got tendinitis. Now I dabble in various things (drawing, origami, embroidery) and am hoping to find something to fill the knitting void! I'd like to learn to sew.

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  92. I knit more than any opther craft, but I also crochet and sew. I will occasionally make a card or alter a book if the spirit moves me.

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  93. I usually knit and sew but I've been trying to perfect a cake for my son's 1st birthday party so lately it's been all about the baking! I am making a banner though.

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  94. Teal IS the color of the season, I agree. Teal and black, together.

    My current craft of choice is making birthday cards for friends instead of buying them.

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  95. I like all sorts of crafts, but lately I've been doing lots and lots of embroidery. And quilting, which is way more fun than I thought it'd be!

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  96. Scrapbooking and photography are my fave kinds of crafting! and that little fishy button is adorbz...

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  97. Last time to try to leave a comment.
    My last comment didn't work...
    I like to do many, many crafts, but lately, have found time only for ATCs, origami, and friendship bracelets.
    -jane
    seejaneblog@yahoo.com

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  98. Congratulations on 10 years! Hooray! My favorite type of crafting is cut-out paper projects and jewelry making!

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  99. Aaack! I want this! My favorite craft is actually baking. I think that's a craft, isn't it?

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  100. I do knitting occasionally and recently bought a couple cross stitch patterns because I thought it would be fun to pick that up.

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  101. My favourite and my only craft is to convert old jeans into fashion bags and shopping bags. Seeing my family and friends flaunting their new bags makes me happy! :)

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  102. i love making cards-- stamping!

    life is too short not to tell those you love that you love them, and WHY you love them. so, i always like to do this with a nice homemade card!

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  103. I like knitting, crochet, sewing, quilting, embroidery, and card making.

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  104. I mostly knit, I am now on my second sweater. I also scrapbook a little and paint pottery.

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  105. I make miniature sweets jewelry and I like to knit and bake, though baking may not be considered a "craft"

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  106. I make Waldorf style natural dolls and toys. It makes me very happy :)

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  107. All kinds! I've really been into sewing lately, though.

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  108. I make greeting cards for every occasion.

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  109. I make tutus for my little daughter and her friends (this became a hobby after I found some leftover tulle from my wedding).

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