This giveaway is a complete excuse to get to know some of you a little better! I know I have so many glorious readers who comment regularly and I appreciate you guys so much; but I also know there are hundreds of you who read along and I want to get to know you all! And so to enter (whether you are a talkative reader or not!) simply leave a comment below introducing yourself and some cool facts about you. If you have a twitter feel free to leave that too, I love connecting to my readers! If you'd like to follow along then feel free to on bloglovin or something similar.
Lastly, this competition closes on 14th February at Midday.
I cannot wait to meet you all!
Oh gosh, I found a pattern for a similar cactus pin cushion in one of my grandma's vintage magazines and I have been postponing this project for so long now! I'm gonna be lazy and enter your giveaway (and postpone it some more time...)
ReplyDeleteAnyway, my name is Irena and I live in teeny tiny Belgium. I have an obsession with mittens and adopting stray plants. Although I don't adopt cactuses because I enjoy giving them water way too much.... I really like crafting (I made my first dress last week!) but my main goal in life is to become a kick ass astronomer!
I hope my English is not too bad :)
Liefs
Irena
Hi, I'm Jodie :) I live in Inverness and work in a Library. I absolutely LOVE fancy dress and I was the person who asked you about making crows! I ended up making them by glueing feathers to halloween bats i found in poundland and then making beaks and eyes. It was odd! Here is a photo http://jodwai.tumblr.com/post/66083375953/my-halloween-costume-this-year-i-dressed-as-tippi
ReplyDeleteI've been doing the 5:2 fast diet for about 4 weeks! My favourite fast meal is shakshuka.
Happy blogging!
Jodie
That is super cute!
ReplyDeleteA few facts? I have an Associates degree in theatre, I just learned how to knit, and I'm a stay-at-home mom :)
Aw it's adorable! My name is Natalie, I live in England, I just finished my degree in French and started my first proper adult job this week! :) I love fashion and have attempted to make myself a dress twice now, both times ending in disaster. I am hoping this year to get better at making clothes and finally get around to learning to knit! My twitter is @somenatchick
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That cactus is super cute!
ReplyDeleteI'm Jen and I'm Canadian. I backpacked a bit of the UK after high school and LOVED IT (and really want to go back and live there for a couple years). I recently finished University. I love to do all sorts of papercraft and am useless behind a sewing machine (I need to learn!). I have a little Etsy shop where I sell papercut greeting cards and art (inpaperdreams.com). :)
I really like following your blog!
Hello! I am Quynh.
ReplyDeleteI suppose I first ought to tell you the absolute basics. I am 14-a freshman in high school, I live just outside of San Francisco and my name is Vietnamese-for I am half asian- and pronounced like Quinn.
And then on to the good stuff right? I work in a knitting store, teaching kids and stocking yarn (and being the self-appointed mascot, for I am in there excessively). I have a great interest in typography and am the most outlandish dresser I know. But that's due to fashion being my greatest interest. Since age 8, I have been a super crafter and am constantly working on things relative to that. I just finished some precollege courses at the Academy of Art University, and for some reason insist on drafting all of my own sewing patterns. I am utterly terrible at French, though I somehow managed to skip a year of it. And lastly, food is of great importance to me. I mean, my friend and I make whole day plans for when we venture out to the city specifically for certain sought out items of food.
Your blog is fantastic and a great inspiration! I hope to eventually get around to making mine be somewhat as magical as yours.
-Quynh
Hello,
ReplyDeleteMy name's Jenny & I live in Derbyshire. I'm a Complementary therapist & teach baby massage, which is so rewarding. Last year I was seriously unwell & unable to do all the active sports I love ( Rock climbing, cycling & running) So I taught myself to crochet & made myself a dress from an original 60's pattern. I love reading your blog. It reminds me of visiting my brother in Edinburgh when he lived there.
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ReplyDeleteMy name is Elena, I´m from Spain and i love your blog. I found it out by chance by searching on pinterest for pineapple images and I found your DIY pineaple-lamp. It was awesome; since them I started following you on pinterest and instagram because I read that your were going to Paris, So in love with that city. You asked for cool stuff? Well I like sweing, making a lot ot arts and crafts, I used to do arts and crafts with food at a school I used to work with the little kids. I study translation and interpretation which, when I don´t want to keep on doing my bornig essays, I trick myself reading your blog to keep improving my english. I don`t use that much my twitter account but i send you my instagram which It´s deffinitely the app I use the most @kekolakekona
Keep on with this amazing blog !
I love cute pincushions! This is amazing and so colourful. I only recently discovered your blog but I sat down and read loads of old posts. Your blog is just very cheerful. Plus Edinburgh is one of my favourite places that always feels like home whenever I visit, so I love hearing about it and seeing the pictures.
ReplyDeleteMy name's Ruth. I collect and play with Lego and Playmobil, and generally still love toys despite being 25. I work in campaigning for free speech on the Internet and things like that so if you follow me on twitter expect a mix of stuff on toys and digital rights. I also love fantasy, comic books and Magic the Gathering. And fashion. I'm currently taking classes in life drawing and japanese, but not at the same time.
Me on Twitter. @Nesient
Hello everyone my name is Emma. I'm sadly no longer in my 20's, leave near the seaside and have recently adopted 2 chickens to join the family rabble. I have a fondness for red kidney beans, patchworks and 90's tunes. That's all!
ReplyDeleteI neeeeed that awesome catcus in my life!
ReplyDeleteok so some random facts about myself....
- I am profoundly deaf from birth in both ears but people who meet me for the first time generally have a hard time believing how little hearing i got as I talk so well!
- My favourite three british sign language signs are for Turtle, Bullshit and the expression "Gobsmacked!" The signs for them are just brilliant and very expressive!
- I once cosplayed as Lady Deadpool...my finest hour (and my first time ever)!
- I say i hate the colour pink ....but secretly I love it!
- I'm a haribo addict...doesnt matter what kind of sweets is in the packet, if it's says habribo on the front....its eaten!
there you go! xxx
I usually don't enter give-aways.. but you make it very hard not to ;) That cactus&pins together are the most adorable combination ever.
ReplyDeleteAbout me: I live in the Netherlands but have lived in several countries over the years. I play a little ukulele too, which is why I adore your cute ukulele designs so much. I love coffee and chocolate, folded 1000 origami cranes once, love to paint and have so many dreams I am working on making true.
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Marielle
Hello! I love your blog, you inspire me. :) I am Grace and I am a sixteen year old girl living in Kansas City, America. I play piano, cello, and ukulele and I am involved in many activities, including orchestra and a community service club. I am also very involved at church and I love baking. I have two sisters that are a lot like me. We also have foster kids occasionally. Everybody who meets me notices how much I laugh. I am very silly! :) My favorite school subjects are Spanish and Math. When I am older I want to start a nonprofit tutoring center with art and music therapy in a poorer Hispanic neighborhood near me where the school system isn't very good. I am planning on being an au pair in Spain in a few years, once or twice and maybe doing missionary work in Mexico, as well as going to college.
ReplyDeleteMy twitter is: @ladd_grace
by the way, I don't want the pin cushion because I can't sew, although I really wish I could! I would rather that someone else who sews got it. :) It's adorable though! But I have always admired you and your blog, so I thought that it would be fun to let you know a little about me! :) I learned about your blog through Studio DIY.
Hello!
ReplyDeleteThat cactus is adorable.
Hmm, some facts about me... My name is Marielle, and I'm from Oregon. I love cooking and anything miniature, and I especially love anything that combines those two things--one time I made pies that were the size of quarters. My favorite thing to do on the Internet is read blogs, and although I dream of keeping one, I don't have one yet. The biggest reason I want a blog is to have a way to connect with the blogging community, but I'm not sure what to start posting about! I adore cats and rabbits, and once I get my own house, I'll definitely have one or the other, or maybe both. I'm studying at a university but I don't know what I want to major in yet. I love all sorts of different crafts, but I'm particularly fond of knitting, quilling, and hand lettering.
Your blog is such an inspiration! Keep up the wonderful work :)
Hello! I rarely comment on blogs, but your pin cushion is adorable and I'd love a chance to win it! I'm currently living and working in South Korea, but am finishing my contract in 2 weeks time and will be back in England by early March. I've been following your blog for a good few months now (I had been looking for British blogs that I enjoyed, and yours was one of the first I found!). I've just started one of my own, because my bff who I came to Korea with has recently left, and she was doing the blogging for the both of us! I love reading your posts and now appreciate how much hard work it is! xxx
ReplyDeleteHello, I'm Denise, and I also live in Edinburgh. I found your blog when I was looking for other local bloggers and then thought it was super cute so started following on bloglovin. I've recently been inspired to start a blog, talking about my knitting and my general life. I'm at www.whatdenisedid.wordpress.com :)
ReplyDeleteI love looking at the cute projects and other fun things on your blog. My name is Rebecca, from Utah, USA. I love to travel, my most recent ventures have been India, Singapore and Korea. Also enjoy exploring the world around me by bicycle and learn new recipes.
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ReplyDeleteIt's Celina!
I am 12 years old and a passionate blogger from NC, US.
I love music and art and crafts!
I am learning how to cook and have only burnt myself 4 times so far!
I am getting better at baking! (I make a mean shortbread)
My heart lies with my blog, Chai Lion, and I try to post as much as possible, even though school consumes most of my time.
I have been a huge fan of Now That's Pretty since early June of last year, and I have read and thoroughly enjoyed every post since! I can never resist smiling when I get an email in my inbox titled "Now that's Pretty!" This blog has impacted my life big time and has inspired me every day since!
Well that cactus is the cutest thing I ever did see! Facts about me, hmm...
ReplyDeleteI am from Durham but live in Somerset and go to university in Bath (it's super soggy here, silly floods!) and I have a sausage dog. I love baking and last year raised over £200 for charity, yay! :)
What else? I really don't know. Erm, I like cake and Red Pandas? I'm on twitter as @ChelseaLIML and would love to discuss your awesome hair with you! :)
xxx
I'm Shelley. I live in Memphis and am in graduate school for Audiology. I do lots of crafts and read alot of fanfiction. I also go to many comic conventions because my boyfriend sells his pop culture prints there.
ReplyDeleteHi! I'm Kate and I live in Aylesbury (Home Counties). I have a blog at http://craftingamind.blogspot.co.uk/ that I update when my health and life doesn't intervene and I tweet @rowleypolybird.
ReplyDeleteI love your blog!
This is so cute! Especially the heart pins!
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