February 6, 2012
by wink
9 lovely comments

and the valentine giveaway winners are…

Hello ladies!

Okay enough with the pleasantries, we all know why we’re here. The giveaway has officially ended, and it is now time to draw the winners!

Assistant, please hand me the box with the names…

Thank you. And now, let’s shuffle those names one last time…

Everybody ready? Here we go!

Winner number one, who’ll be getting a heart headband of her choosing, is… *drumrolls*


Karrinne! Come on down, and congratulations! :) *yay* *clapclapclap* (and I am SO sorry for misspelling your name!)

Alright people, settle down please. Winner number two, who’ll be getting cherry blossom bobby pins, is… *more drumrolls*


Ilda! Congratulations! :) *hurray* *huzzah*

And last, but certainly not least, winner number three, who will receive a whopping 14% off the entire acreativebeing shop, is… *final drumrolls*


Heidi Hengel, come on down! Congratulations! :) *massive applause*

Ladies, please email me your addresses. And Karrinne, please let me know which headband you would like to receive! :)
You can reach me at winkieflash [at] gmail [dot] com.

I was supposed to do a little project-update today, and post the January mosaic, but I haven’t had the time to properly take care of those things. So that’s all scheduled for later this week!

In the meantime, can you believe that I, over the weekend, got not one, but TWO blogawards? :D I received the Versatile Blogger Award from both Stocki and Hazel’s Crochet! Thank you so much ladies! :) I will do a proper thank-you blogpost later this week to tell you a little something about myself and to give the award to 15 blogs I admire!

xo,
wink

February 5, 2012
by wink
7 lovely comments

…and we’re back

Aruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take ya
to Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama…

Those lyrics were the anthem of the past few days while I was in Aruba :) I had such a blast! We went to Aruba to get out next scuba license, PADI Open Water, and I am happy to report that all six of us succeeded admirably :)

Me and D getting ready for our second boatdive

Unfortunately, we had to go home at some point, so we left this behind, beautiful Baby Beach:

And traded it in for this: (photo c/o my SIL’s mom)

Yes, that’s right, snow!

When we left Aruba we had temperatures of over 30°C (86°F), and when we got back to Holland it was -10°C (14°F)! Honestly, when we got off the plane we were all wondering why on earth we had left Aruba in the first place :’)

When I came home, there was a big pile of mail waiting for me, and in that pile were a couple of big, brown envelopes. I love those, because they almost always contain something awesome!
Right before I left, I won not one but two giveaways, can you believe it?

The first one was from Pixie from The Crafte Nook, who gave me a very cool ‘small felted knitted ring thingy’ (yes, that’s actually what it’s called):

And the second one was from Kate from Signed With an Owl, who made me this awesome mug rug!

Both ladies also included cute cards & kind words; I just love getting those! :D

Thank you so much ladies, for brightening and warming up my very cold first day after the holiday :)

So the giveaway is still open for all of you who haven’t entered yet! You have till tomorrow to comment for your chance to win one of three awesome Valentine’s Day items! :) Just click on the banner below to go the the giveaway.

I’ll be back tomorrow with a belated January mosaic, the 2-a-month-project update and ofcourse, the giveaway-winners! :)

xo,
wink

ps There were over 800 unread RSS items in my reader when I turned on my computer. I read all of them, but because of the volume I was unable to leave comments everywhere, I’m sure you’ll understand. But, I am now back up to speed and will start leaving comments again. Thanks for understanding :)

January 24, 2012
by wink
14 lovely comments

heather the pony

Hi and welcome!

Last post I mentioned something about speed crocheting a gift for our friend’s newborn – well, it’s finished! :)

Everyone, meet Heather the pony. Heather, meet everyone!






I made Heather using a 3,5mm hook (E/4), white and pink acrylic yarn that I had lying around and Stylecraft Special DK for the curls and the blue in her eyes. I stuffed her using fiberfill.

I have never met such a wonderfully uplifting spirit in my life! I’m going to miss Heather when she goes to her new family, but I’m sure she’ll love it there.

I made Heather using this pattern, bought on Etsy via DeliciousCrochet. I have to be honest, I LOVE this pattern! It’s well-written, loaded with pictures and it’s just a joy to follow.

I also bought another pattern from DeliciousCrochet, to make as a present for another lady who’ll be having a birthday while I’m in Aruba! Stay tuned for pictures of that adorable creature ;)

Well, this is the last post before I leave for the airport. I’ll be back around the 6th of February to announce the winner of the giveaway! If you haven’t entered yet, click the button below and comment on the post. This special Valentine-themed giveaway is open to everyone across the globe!

xo,
wink