THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. Thank you to all who entered!
Hello! Happy Monday!
Is today a glorious day for a giveaway? I think so. I have stuff that is in acute need of a new home. Curious? Well... along with Sherrill Kahn's book "Stitched Collage" (which I reviewed for you in my Friday post), the lucky winner will also win this little me-made wallet inspired by some of the stitching ideas presented in Ms. Kahn's book.
Yes, unfortunately there is only one prize... But, chin up! Even if you don't win, you can still make yourself a tiny wallet like this one. Why, sure. The very simple, well-written 19th Street wallet tutorial is brought to you graciously by Insatiable Need. I used the tutorial as written but made the wallet one-of-a-kind-unique by embellishing the top piece my way.
I started by freezer-paper stenciling my swirl design onto the top piece as below. If you've never tried that, check out this freezer-paper stenciling tutorial. Or google it. It's easy, it's fun, and it's everywhere. Note that the full-size space wallet swirl design is available for you right here as a PDF.
And then I went "at it" with some french knots and running stitches.
Now, if you're a living, breathing Earthling, you can enter this giveaway. Aliens need not apply. Just leave one comment on this post telling me what your name would be if you were an extra-terrestrial, and be sure I can reach you by email. I'll randomly pick a winner on Thursday, April 7th at 6 pm EST, and announce said winner in my Friday post.
I sewed the whole thing together as per the 19th Street wallet instructions and a new little cardholder wallet was born. Here's the inside. I used only scraps to make this nebulous little guy: the perfect stash-busting project seeing as it's small and easy and quick.
I typed my name and the date on the inner piece so the winner will not forget who made it for her. Peek-a-boo, I made you!
And here's what the finished wallet looks like! Spacey, no?
Now, if you're a living, breathing Earthling, you can enter this giveaway. Aliens need not apply. Just leave one comment on this post telling me what your name would be if you were an extra-terrestrial, and be sure I can reach you by email. I'll randomly pick a winner on Thursday, April 7th at 6 pm EST, and announce said winner in my Friday post.
Oh, and in case you were curious, my extra-terrestrial name would be Meelchi from the planet Dameem. By the way.
Live long, prosper, and best of luck to you!
Notes:
- Sherrill Kahn's book "Stitched Collage" is published by Martingale and Company.
- Linking to: Today's Creative Blog, Blue Cricket Design
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. Thank you to all who entered!
Hi Michele,
ReplyDeleteI like your unique works,
you have great ideas!
hugs:o)
Magda
Lovely!
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice package..lovely..
ReplyDeleteI enjoy your writing most..whats the meaning of dameem?or you write randomly
in my national language,the World is called by saying Zameen.. World=Zameen
so the both are similar in my view..
There is no place for an Italian? ;P
ReplyDeleteit's very fine!!
a kiss
rachele
How pretty! Even if I don't win, someone will be lucky enough to carry their foreign space currency in your wallet.
ReplyDeleteOkay, my ET name is lcshtaz (pronounced ow) from the planet 00003 in galaxy bue. Maybe you've heard of me? I'm a famous doctore...
ajp2020@charter.net
That is so cute! Thanks for doing such an awesome giveaway! I would have to steal my name from one of my favorite, yet not so well known characters from the Hitchhiker's Guide Series..."Wowbagger, the infinitely prolonged"
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What a beautiful wallet, Michele. I can't believe how many French knots you added! Wonderful detail as always. My extra-terrestrial name would be Kelltore :)
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job on that wallet! Fabulous design.
ReplyDeleteOOOoh gosh - wouldn't it be SO COOL to win the wallet and the book..... in the meantime I have bookmarked the tutorial - thanks for the link.... have a wonderful week....
ReplyDeleteHugz
love your little wallet. my name would be Reebca.
ReplyDeleteHow could anyone resist this little, beautiful wallet? Definitly not me!
ReplyDeleteMh... I have gotten a strange nick name from somebody (the partner of a dear friend of me and yes, a lot of my friends are like me a little bit odd ^^)... somehow it suits here although nobody is sure what he means by it :)
Sneyk.
French-knot - nuts...impressive and very sweet. I need a new card wallet as my old one (of many, many, many years is wearing out).
ReplyDeleteMiranda...
Cute! As a child, I once volunteered to work a science fiction convention and was forced to come up with a name of this sort and I believe I came up with something along the lines of Meeeelika. So that's what I'll go with today :)
ReplyDeleteI loved the french knots!!
ReplyDeleteIn my planet they are called "little balls".
By the way, my name is Denise in this planet or in mine. ;)
I really love your spacey wallet, what a brilliant design, it looks like you really enjoyed making it.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the link to the wallet tutorial.
If I was an alien I think I'd be Happyface, because I do like smiling!
Carol xx
I just started watching firefly this weekend, so this space theme rocks, and even though Inara is a person and not an et persay, I'm still going with that as my name!
ReplyDeleteWhat a one of a kind piece! I love all the details.
ReplyDeleteWAAAAAAAAAANT IT. Michele, that design is absolutley stellar. (Boo! Bad, Michelle, bad.) I am just, just...I will use the words of our friend Lisbonlioness, I am gobsmacked.
ReplyDeleteMy actual name is The Great and Glorious Bah. Michelle is only the name I use while I am here organizing the coming invasion of the people of...ahem. Look at the time. Gotta jet!
Sometimes i feel like i already am on another planet... so maybe my space planet name would be 'mom' :)
ReplyDeleteThis wallet really captured my attention. I absolutely love it!
ReplyDeleteSincerely, Birdienerdie from the feathered planet of Quill.
Es sencillamente preciosa, afortunado el extraterrestre que la gane por que merece viajar con ella al espacio!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI want to win! My space name is really hard to type in the limited alphabet I currently have at my disposal. There are a lot of clicks and whistles.
ReplyDeleteaasinanna (at) gmail (dot) com
haha. so cute. i would be called revbee. no idea why, mix of first and middle name. hmm. they should have a way to do this like they do for everything else (jersey shore name, stripper name).
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Very pretty! My ET name would be "Moezer". =)
ReplyDeletebLOB-A-BOO-boo 3000 (I had to ask the resident alien expert for help picking a name. He's 4. "All aliens must have a number!"). My son just loves anything space-related :)
ReplyDeletespacey indeed! I heart your wee wallet, earthling.
ReplyDeleteKleep.
My name would be floryzub :) Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteAs I have been beamed down here for some time now I reckon I qualify. My name is Mrs A. (short for Alien).
ReplyDeleteNice! In honor of The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins, my ET name would be MockingJay.
ReplyDeleteMe wantie! So adorable.
ReplyDeletewith love,
loodaleeloo from planet Zaggedy-Hoot
Well, my favorite alien would have to be Paul Atreides from the Dune series, but I'm a girl... I suppose if I lived on another planet though, Paul could conceivably be a girl's name, I mean, why not? So I'd be Paul.
ReplyDeleteHow COOL! My alien moniker would have to be H ... pronounced AAAAtch.
ReplyDeleteOh this is wonderful! I'd be named Nosilla because it's my name backwards. ;)
ReplyDeleteAlso, would you be selling others like this? it's beautiful!
Wow Michele! I LOVE what you did with my simple wallet tutorial! Your french knots and space theme totally elevated it into the realm of art. Thank you for using my little 19th St wallet! :) Also I've never tried that freezer paper technique, looks like fun!
ReplyDeleteohhhhh .... gorgeous stitchin'!! French knots - I am crazy about them and this makes it even more special!
ReplyDeleteI loved your review and got quite curious about the book .. and now you are giving it away??!!! with the cutest wallet??!!! Fantastic!
As for the name I'd go by Arwena (yeah, yeah I know) from the planet Purpuria!
Over and out!
The wallet is adorable. My ET name would be Yleek.
ReplyDeleteCan a small teddy bear enter ????Or a do you have to be human ... a French person who can NOT make a French knot ...And I will tell you that the D in my intials means ... Danielle ...not from a planet , but a place called Rocbearon ..
ReplyDeleteLove it! My alien name would be Aluram :)
ReplyDeleteI love this!! It is 'far out' hehehe! Never thought about what my alien name would be... maybe Elehcim.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and fun! I've been thinking all day about my alien name. How about FloopShloop? Because why not?
ReplyDeleteLove your beautiful wallet! On my planet I'm called Whim. Cause I can't Whistle! :)
ReplyDeleteJust a quick note to let you know that a link to this post will be placed on CraftCrave today [05 Apr 01:00am GMT]. Thanks, Maria
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun, fun wallet! I love that it's a one-of-a-kind - and the french knots add so much color and movement to the whole thing! I hope I'm lucky!
ReplyDeleteMy name would be Ferdie if I were an alien - it's a variation of my maiden name!
ReplyDeleteLove this cute wallet! If I was an extra-terrestrial my would be something like 34:90BS-23. =)
ReplyDeleteAs a Trekkie, I need a vulcan name - T'Jul. That would be the awesomest wallet in the United Federation of Planets!
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable and cheery spring wallet. My
ReplyDeletealien name would be zogtog, why I really don't
know!
What a pretty little wallet. Love the stitching.
ReplyDeleteKatiewonkenobee
The wallet is out of this world! :) hehehe. No really, I do love it. I was looking yesterday at some email flying around with pics from a space stations and was totally inspired to make something based on those pictures! I think my alien name would be Lubededo Arcd.
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Just call me Terror Firma.
ReplyDeleteI love this card case! I could make one myself, but I would want it to look exactly like this!!! Perfection.
Love your blog :) I think my al(ien)ias would be Princess inmydrms from a planet fafaway :)
ReplyDeletegreat stitching on this !
ReplyDeletemy extra-terrestrial name - Princess KJ.
you are SO CUTE! such an adorable wallet!
ReplyDeletei think my name would be amelaaa - i enjoy vowels. =)
i love your blog!
My name would be Chumbackway.
ReplyDeleteI've actually discussed this with my friends before and we all decided what our names would be.
My real name is Chandler Ackerman so it would be Chumbuckway Ackandee
it is very beauty!, I need it to keep all my visit cards arranged.
ReplyDeleteI would be Mirinda (it´s an old Spanish soda drink, but it sound great as an alien´s name, doesn´t it?)
Helena
helenytroy@gmail.com
how lovely please count me in
ReplyDeleteYour wallet is gorgeous Michele!!! Love it!!!
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