Giveaway Day 19 — Stella

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At Quilt Market last May, I met Nathan and Stacy Wiedenmann who were
there introducing a new product to the world. And it was no elementary,
homespun product either, but a multi-function task light of all things.
Now how do you get that made?

The inventor in me can't resist new gadgets. The business owner in me
thrills to see someone tackle manufacturing with success. Isaac has two
pet lighting inventions he wants to patent and market one day, so
meeting small business owners in the lighting trade is extra fun.

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Now, I'm going to butcher the Stella Lighting
story, but as I understand it, Nathan was at a meeting at Starbucks
where he and an associate were discussing a prototype of this lamp when a
quilter approached them to find out more about it. After a
demonstration, she insisted that she needed the lamp and she needed it
now. And that other quilters and crafters needed it too. The punchline
is: this godsend matchmaker hooked up a great little lamp with an eager
audience and it was true love.

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what makes this light different? The Stella task lamp is stocked with
21 little LED light bulbs, all rated to last for 50,000+ hours—we'll
call that a lifetime of use. You never have to change the bulbs. With
efficient LED technology, the lamp uses 10% of the electricity of a
comparably bright incandescent light. And the light stays cool, so you
can work right under it very comfortably. It is available as a desk lamp or floor lamp.

It also has five brightness levels, so it can be adjusted to the task at hand. You can choose from three different light temperatures, including a warm light (very similar to incandescent light), a very cool light, and a bright, daylight-balanced light.

For me and my purposes, the
daylight-balanced setting is where it's at. Much of my work involves
reviewing colors for accuracy. And having a Stella on hand allows me to
work later into the day, after the sun has set—perfect for evaluating
fabric strike-offs, painting new artwork, or choosing thread colors.

The light is even and bright and the neck of the lamp can be bent in almost any direction. It's streamline shape allows it to peek in quietly over your work or move aside as needed.

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Check in with Stella on Twitter and Instagram. Visit StellaLighting.com
for a video introduction and more information about the product and the
company. Art stores, quilt stores, needlework stores and more are all
starting to carry this new light, so watch for the Stella at your local
shop.

Stella Lighting is generously donating one white Stella task lamp for today's giveaway. A $220 value.


 Comment to enter. One entry per household. U.S. shipping only on this one. Be sure to include your email
address
so we can contact you if you win. You don't have to type your email
address into the body of the comment if you entered it in the email-address
field on the comment form. Today's giveaway will close at noon PST on Tuesday 8/20/13. Watch for the winner to
be announced within a few days at the bottom
of the post.

For the backstory on my August HELLO Giveaway project, click here. Please
share the word. And check back every day.

Good luck!

xo—Heather


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(The number there at the end will change each day.) Today's IG giveaway
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UPDATE:
Congratulations, Melissa from Missouri ("Definitely something I need." Lucky #8)! You
win today's HELLO Giveaway. We will email you
with next steps. And congratulations to @breelovesfashion8 on Instagram
for winning our Day 19 Instagram giveaway. The giveaway is closed, but
you can still join the conversation and comment. xo—HB

228 Comments

  2. After I passed Forty a couple of years ago, I find lighting to be more and more important. This looks amazing.

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  14. Awesome light! As a sewer/crafter/painter, good lighting is so important. I will have to check this one out for sure!

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  20. What a great giveaway! I recently moved my sewing room to the basement guest room. The lighting is something we are slowly working on. This would help tons! Thanks for the chance!

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  44. I love it when function and beauty come together in one piece! I’d love to put a lamp such as this on my desk! Thanks again for the fun birthday month!

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  46. This is a wonderful giveaway, I’d love to win this lamp. The light adjustments are awesome,
    for any type of crafting. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  48. I’m drooling. I NEED this light. I hand stitch, I machine stitch and I’m middle-aged. What a perfect match. Thanks for the giveawy!

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  60. Good lighting is just soooo important! Those dark winter months are murder on any good crafting time without it.

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  61. I would love one of these lights. I will be putting it on my Christmas wish list. I have a light now that I work under and I have to shut it off every so often because it makes everything around it hot. This Stella light sounds perfect.

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  63. Wow! I need one of these! Also, I just wanted to say even if I don’t win any of these awesome giveaways that you are doing, I have really enjoyed reading your blog everyday!!

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  65. I was doing some sewing work yesterday and realized I could really use a task light. This one sounds marvelous.
    Thank you for the chance!

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  68. The lighting is awful in my sewing room, this would be so handy to have around! Awesome giveaway heather!

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  72. I sew in our basement with awful lighting. A lamp like this with the different light settings would be wonderful!

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  79. I’ve been looking for a floor reading lamp that doesn’t get hot like halogen bulbs but gives a bright light so you are able to read or do needlework. I am anxious to see this light.

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  81. I think anyone who works with their hands full-time knows how important good lighting can be! I used to get bad headaches every day until I put a few more lamps in my sewing room (but then it’s blazing hot!).

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  100. Oh, I drooled over these lights. I could so very much use one with my sewing. I feel like my eyes are getting weaker everyday. This would help so much. thanks, Heather for the giveaways. thanks, kathy

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  103. I could DEFINITELY use this as I just moved my craft area into the sun room, and ironically, there is very poor lighting in the sunroom at night.

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  105. I just retired after 36 years of teaching special education. I am designing my dream sewing studio and could so use this gorgeous lamp!

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  106. This sounds like a fantastic lamp! Thanks for the generous opportunity to win, and I hop you are still enjoying your birthday month!

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  114. This would be a great present to cheer my mom up with!
    She’s not feeling too great today.
    She is a seamstress and she has trouble telling the color of threads sometimes.
    And she has to use this awful yellow lit lamp to help.
    Thank you so much for the chance to win! <3
    Nevershoutmadalyn@gmail.com

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  117. As I approach 60 I can attest that there is never too much light when one is doing something crafty! This light would be a wonderful addition to my new sewing space, right next to my machine. Thanks for a great giveaway.

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  125. Now Heather and lovely friends of yours, Nathan and Stacy W. offering the stunning STELLA light means you must know I shouldn’t be crafting in poorly lit areas. Wonderful to be able to join the shenanigans of these Giveaways.
    Warm smiles for all of you involved,
    Becki

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  132. Love the sleek style and that it can bend in different directions. Would definitely make my craft room happier and brighter!

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  139. Wow my eyes are so excited at the possibilities. I am in Canada but can give you US address to ship to. Would ssooo love this.

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  142. This is such a wonderful giveaway. I would love to win this. My eyes are getting worse as I grow older-I mean younger. Thank You for a chance to win!

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  143. Oh, yes please! I’m in the process of converting my upstairs office to a sewing room and one of my major dilemmas is lighting–voila, problem solved!

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  153. That lamp looks amazing! Definitely useful for everyone in the family. Thanks for the chance to win one! Also, I’m so in love with your blog! Keep up the good work. 🙂

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  180. Hey, Heather. Wowee! Count me in. That would be perfect for me with my detailed work. Fingers crossed. Thank you and thanks to Stella for the giveaway!

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  186. How ironic, the other day we were replacing the lightbulbs in our bedroom (aka my sewing area) and my husband had bought 25 watt bulbs. I was bemoaning the fact that it’s now too dark in the corner where my sewing machine is. Thanks for showing us all these great products!

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  189. OMG, do I need a good sewing light…keeping my fingers crossed! Thanks Heather!! You rock!! We are so lucky this month!!

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  192. Love the design of this lamp. For me I would use this for crafting and for homework. My house could use some more light.

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  198. That would make life easier for me; as I get older, I find myself wearing my “reading” glasses all of the time and holding things directly under the light to see them.

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  202. As I get older, it gets harder & harder to see without a decent light–this light would take care of all that!
    I would love this! Thanks for the giveaways!

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  206. This would help so much with needle point! My house has no task lighting and all the bulbs seem incredibly dim.
    Thanks!

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  207. This light looks amazing! Old eyes need every bit of light possible! Thanks, Stella Lighting for making such a wonderful lamp for the quilters!

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  210. another amazing giveaway! i would love to win this… my “craft room” has one overhead light, thats it! this would be such an improvement!

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  212. My sewing is limited to daylight hours only as my craft room is in the basement and my eye sight is not what it use to be. This is the answer to my prayers! I would love to win this to bring the joy of sewing back into my life! Thanks!

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  215. My sewing area is in our basement and the lighting is terrible I would love to have one of these lamps!! Thank you.

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  216. I have been seeing this light at all the shows lately and it has peaked my interest! I would love to be the winner of this awesome lamp

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  228. I am a quilter and heard about this amazing light from another quilter who said I would not be able to live without it once I tried it. Well, I am anxious to try!

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