Birthday Giveaway!!

In honor of Merry May's birthday we are giving away a $25 gift certificate to our online shop! All you have to do is go to shopmerrymay.com and tell us what you'd like to buy if you win. If you spread the word and leave a link in the comments you will receive an extra entry. We will announce the winner in about a week.

Needle Felting 101 and Giveaway Winner!

I know you probably just want me to announce who was randomly chosen to win my lil' owly scarf buuuut I thought I should tell you how I made it. My mom, who is working on a super special giveaway for my super special blog buddies (that's you!) that'll be coming soon, got me this fancy little wool scarf. At the time she owned a small shop in downtown Glendale, AZ. She had a studio in the back where she held different classes like rug hooking and needle felting. This was one of my first attempts at needle felting (which should tell you how incredibly fun and easy it is). In order to needle felt you simply need wool roving (basically combed and dyed wool that is also used for spinning yarn)



a felting needle (it's like a long needle with tiny prongs on it that catches and compacts the fibers)

and finally a base (in this case the wool scarf. However you can easily create 3d figures by omitting the base and free form shaping the object with your needle). Both photos are from Peace Fleece.

Easy right? You just put the roving where you want it to be and punch the needle in. To find out more check out this funny lady's video.

So without further adieu.... the winner is Kim from Yellow Songbird! She'll need it for those snowy Colorado winters! Send me your contact info to merrymayhandmade(at)gmail(dot)com and I'll send it right out!

GIVEAWAY time.

I made this wooly scarf a while back and thought it would the perfect Fall-y gift for one of my lovely friends. I embellished the scarf by needle felting a cute little owl girl on it and adding felted flowers. And I'm sure I'll find some more extra special fallish goodies to go along with it!

All you have to do to win is follow my blog (if you don't already) and tell your friends too- facebook it, tweet it (@mmhandmade), blog it. Leave a comment with your email address and the link to your post, tweet, etc. For extra entries, follow me on twitter and on facebook! The winner will be chosen in a week.

Giveaway Winner!!

I'm a tad late at choosing the winner for the embroidery giveaway. I really love embroidery so I wish I could make each and every one of you winners! But don't worry cause there will be another awesome giveaway soon enough : ) Using a random number generator, the winner is...

Ashley!

Congrats Ashley. I'll email you asap.

Beating the Monday Blahs

Hello! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. You know how sometimes Mondays can be a total bummer? I've had one of those kinda days. So I was thinking, what would make this Monday better? And you know what I came up with? A GIVEAWAY!

Just cause I really like you guys I thought I would giveaway a neat little embroidery kit featuring (almost) everything you need- a super adorable Sublime Stitching pattern, an embroidery hoop, embroidery floss and maybe another little treat or two : )

Images via Sublime Stitching.

All you have to do is follow my blog (if you don't already :) and tell all of your friends-tweet (@mmhandmade), blog, write a facebook post, make fliers, send out postcards, write it in the sky, etc : ) Leave a separate comment linking to each shout-out and be sure to leave your email address. The lucky winner will be chosen next Monday.

And the winner is...

Today is the big day- GIVEAWAY time!! The winner was picked using a random number generator .... and the winner is Danielle of Sometimes Sweet! This soon to be momma has an amazing blog so I suggest you check it out. Sooo cute!


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I also wanted let ya'll know about the blog of my dear friends Traci and Jasmine of Butter Toast Boutique. Check it out and give them some blog love!

GIVEAWAY!!

Can you believe it?! It's been about three months of regular blogging and I have gotten nearly 50 followers on this blog (that's pretty good right?)! I have become so passionate about this little baby of mine and find myself having withdrawals after days of not blogging. Y'all have helped me so much and I so appreciate it- dealing with personal issues as well as figuring out what kind of a life I want for myself. I have a lot of ideas and plans for this blog's future and I am really excited about it! And that's why I am gonna do a GIVEAWAY! Here are some of the goodies you can win!

Boutique quality felt, vintage knitting needles, ribbon and a photo book from me!

This adorable owl from Sunshine Cupcakes!

Amazing vegan soap, lotion, and body spray from Funk Off!

The cutest crocheted cozy from Tea Talk! Plus a super cute hair clip.

A crocheted flower headband from Traci of Butter Toast Boutique!

So here is the scoop. To enter leave a comment with what you like or dislike about the blog,what you might wanna see more of less of, or any ideas or suggestions you might have. And, of course, leave your email so I can easily get back to you.

Don't forget to tell all your friends to follow so Merry May Handmade can to the big 5-0! You get one entry per Blog, Tweet or post on Facebook about Merry May Handmade! That's like four opportunities to enter!! The winner will be chosen in a week. Make sure you provide a link so I can follow your blog/twitter (if I don't already :) XOXO