Sunday, November 4, 2012

Great Blog Hops and Prizes Coming Your Way!

Seems like there are lots of fun blog hops going on right now, and I'm happy to be participating in several of them.

First up is The Long Weekend Blog Hop. Ready to tackle the Weekender bag by Amy Butler? I've almost finished mine (Woo Hoo!) and will be sharing my tips with you in my post on Friday.


The Long Weekend Blog Hop

Along the way, bloggers will be sharing their tips and tricks for tackling this bag and at the end of the hop you can link up your own bags for a chance to win some pretty fabulous prizes from some great sponsors.





Here's the schedule:

October 22: Debbie Jeske at A Quilter's Table/Cameo Fat Quarter Bundle
October 29: Beth at Plum and June/Two assorted Fat Eighth Bundles - Pink Castle Fabrics
November 5: Jenelle at Echinops and Aster/$25 Fat Quarter Shop Giveaway
November 9: Jennifer @ Ellison Lane Quilts
November 10: Courtney @ Mon Petit Lyons
November 11: Sarah @ Bluprint Textiles
November12: Leanne @ She Can Quilt
November 13: Lori @ Lori H. Designs
November 14: Heidi @ Fabric Mutt
November 15: Taryn @ Pixels to Patchwork
November 16 - 18: Project Link-up at Lori H. Designs
November 19: Prize Drawings Announced


If you'd like to buy a pattern of your own, Pink Castle Fabrics has some for sale here.  They also have been so incredibly generous to offer 15% off anything in their shop when you use the code LONGWEEKEND15.  The code is good until November 19th, so start shopping now!

Here are a few more of the blog hop sponsors. Check out their shops when you're looking for supplies to make your Weekender.
 
Pink Chalk Fabrics 
 
 
Lark Cottons


Then there is the Happy Little Pouch Blog Hop.  It's a hop full of eye candy, tutorials, and pattern reviews.


Starting Monday, November 26, they have two weeks of pouch inspiration, pattern reviews and tutorials from some happy pouch bloggers! There's a Flickr group too so that you can join in the fun, and prizes that will be awarded each weekend of the blog hop.

Here are the Happy Little Pouch Blog Hoppers!
Emily from Mommy's Naptime
Elaine from Dashasel Sews
Courtney from Mon Petit Lyons
Lucy from Charm About You
Hollie from Undercover Crafter
Katie from Katie's Korner
Lindsay from Lindsay Sews
Michelle from I Like Orange
Sara from Sew Sweetness
Jennifer from Ellison Lane Quilts (me!)
Holly from Bijou Lovely
Heidi from Fabric Mutt
Elizabeth from Don't Call Me Betsy
Emily from Mle BB
Shruti from 13 Woodhouse Road
Beth from Plum and June
Kaelin from The Plaid Scottie

Join us in the fun and share your pouchy makes in the Flickr group.

Prizes have generously been donated by:




WhileBabyNaps



Finally, rounding out the group is my Deck the Halls series coming up November 26 - December 7. 

Ready to DECK THE HALLS this holiday season? This guest posting series has some inspired tutorials for decorating from these talented ladies. I'll share more details about the projects and prizes as we get closer.

Here's the fabulous line up:
11/28: Petit Lyons
12/4: Jednoiglec

The prizes for this hop were graciously donated by these wonderful sponsors:






Plus Monica from Mountain of the Dragon is offering 15% off your order between now and Christmas! That's lots of shopping time you guys. To apply, simply enter the code DECKTHEHALLS15 during checkout. 

You don't want to miss any of these fun events! 
Hope you're having a great weekend. 

xo, 
Jennifer

5 comments:

~Carla~ said...

Sounds wonderful!! :) Can't wait!

Kristan said...

Fun! Really excited for the pouch hop as I'm planning to do lots handmade holiday gifts this year.

Sandra :) said...

I'm doing the Happy Little Pouch Swap, and the Deck the Halls hop sounds like fun too! It's so much fun to hop and sew with other people!

emedoodle said...

Thanks for the shout-out! I'm glad you posted this since I'm hoping to tackle the Weekender soon! I'll have to wait and read through all the posts first!

diane said...

It's a Hoppy time on Ellison Lane!