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    Embroidered Jewelry — I’m on a Kick

    ByHeather Bailey

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    So, here's what I made in my time off last week — teensy little embroidered necklaces for me and my close friends. Well, and for you too. We made up a few dozen kits and posted them in the online store. There's a FABRIC SALE this week — through Friday 6-13-14 at midnight MST — with 15-40% discounts on my classic fabric collections (Freshcut, Pop Garden, Nicey Jane, etc.). We're making space for new fabric collections on their way.

    HeatherBaileyStore_EmbroideryIf you order $35 or more of fabric and other goodies, you can get one of these limited-edition embroidery kits for FREE with your purchase. Once you're done shopping, add the pattern kit to your cart, then enter the code FREETINY at checkout and the price of one pattern kit will be subtracted from your total. Details about what's in the pattern kit are listed here. All three designs are printed with heat-transferable ink and can be used multiple times to make at least a dozen stitcheries. Heat-transfer and necklace-assembly instructions included.

    I'm taking eight of these kits with me to Mexico later this month so I can teach my friends and their kids how to stitch up a necklace or two while we sit under umbrellas with our toes in the sand. I think I might bring my Foredom drill too so we can drill holes in sea shells and string them together into keepsake jewelry during siesta. Eight women and girls, 11 men and boys — we are going to have a blast. These little kits are the perfect portable vacation project. I'm so excited.

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    Giveaway Day 26

    ByHeather Bailey

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    I'm am all about art supplies. I love nothing more than to sit at my
    drafting table with a fiesta of colorful paints, markers and tools
    within reach. It's also handy to have a few supplies that are easy to
    pack up and take with me for long family functions, for travel, or even
    for a trip to the park with the kids.

    Day26_WatercolorA_300bOne of my all-time-favorite, easy-to-pack art supplies is my compact set of Winsor Newton watercolor
    half-pans (the official name for these little dried cubes of paint). I
    love to work with pan paints on the go. And each half-pan can be replaced
    as it is used—without having to get a whole new set of colors. In fact,
    you can swap the colors around, add new ones, remove a few, and make
    your own custom palette to paint with.

    The teensy-tiny box opens up to reveal plenty of palette surface for mixing colors. There is even a little water tray for plein-air
    painting. (I don't use the water tray myself. I'm happy to bring a
    larger cup along.) Also included is a small, round paintbrush which is
    stored inside the compact.

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    These pan paints don't offer the same pigment depth as top-of-the-line
    tube paint, but they are a good quality for a traveling set. And this
    little box of watercolors has remained one of my favorite art supplies
    over many years. You might recall my March of the Tools post on these from a few years back.

    WinsorNewtonWatercolorSetTraveller300Today's lucky winner will receive a new Winsor Newton compact watercolor set to call her own, the same traveling kit that I use. A $38 value.

    Comment to enter today's giveaway. One entry per household. 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 11:59pm PST on Tuesday 8/27/13—which means it will overlap with Day 25's giveaway and Day 27th's giveaway, so don't miss those. Watch for the winner to
    be announced within the week at the bottom
    of the post. For more info on my August giveaway party, click here. Please
    share the word. Check back every day.

    Good luck!

    xo—Heather

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  • Take Time to Wear the Flowers

    ByHeather Bailey

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    I had the best time bead-shopping with my mom & sister last night. 
    We clucked and cooed over each other's finds and left with an
    assortment of big plans.  We hurried back home afterward & sent the
    men out to a movie together.  Now to plan a jewelry night.  I'll
    probably have to wait a week or two — if I can stand it.  We'll see.

    As promised, I posted the floral pendants I mentioned yesterday.  They're similar to the blackbird pendant,
    maybe a tiny bit less shiny.  Same material though. These are also
    a discontinued design;  I was only able to get my hands on twelve.  Here they are.