Rounded Up!

Congratulations to Fiona, whose adventures and triumphs with my Hat Pattern shot to the front of the pack and won the Review Round-Up competition. Fiona wins a $100 voucher to spend in our shop.

Congratulations also to Lore, who was a close second. Her fabulous Sling Bag and her informative review won her a $50 voucher to spend in our shop.

And congratulations to Kirrily, who's stunning 150mm Purse Frame purse and review won her two free patterns (of her choice).

Super-special thanks to all who participated, especially to (the other) Fiona, Kathy and Bel, who contributed so many reviews. I appreciate the effort you took and your ongoing support.

Also, thanks to all who took the time to read reviews, look at photos and vote. Without you, this whole idea would have fallen quite flat!!!

I'll be linking reviews to pattern listings as soon as possible (I've begun chipping away at it). I hope that this helps you to see what the patterns are about from a user's perspective and is a useful resource when you're looking through my website.

Last Call for Review Round-Up Votes

Exciting times, folks.... the Review Round-Up competition closes soon. Because of a little mistake on my part, we won't be announcing the winner until tomorrow - the widget will give you one more day to vote.

There's a bit of neck-and-neck activity happening between Fiona's hats and Lore's Sling Bag in the lead.

There are also lovely Baguettes by Kathy (above) and Fiona T (below).

And a Squared Flat Bag by Fiona. In fact, there are lots of other great bags, hats and reviews....

Check out the linky links HERE and cast your vote on the sidebar widget. Who knows? There may be a dark horse leaping forward from the rear and winning the race...?

We may be in for a photo finish!!!

EDITED TO ADD: WE HAVE A WINNER..and a second and a third place... (blog post on the way).

Neck and Neck

It's been a bit exciting to watch the votes coming in for the Review Round-Up competition. There are a few running close together in the lead.

I thought I'd take the opportunity to feature a few more entries.

This Day Bag by the fabulous Kathy is reviewed here.

Bel made this Tote bag and reviewed it here.

You can also see the very first bag she made (also a Large Tote) here.... and her latest creations here (in LEATHER, no less!!). Go Bel!

Fiona's City Bag is reviewed HERE. You can also see it on her blog here.

If you haven't voted yet, you can find the linky list of reviews is here. To vote, simply

click on your favourite on the sidebar widget. The prizes and rules of the game are listed here.

Review Round-Up Voting time!!

Thanks to the ever-fabulous Kirsty, I didn't have to work out anything to do with Blogger or widgetry. Kirst did it all for me!!!

So.... we have a linky list (below) of all the entries in the Review Round-Up. I'd love it if you could give me a hand to choose a winner by voting for your favourite on the widget on my side bar (it takes a single click!).

Over the next two weeks, I'll try to feature the bags, purses and hats that were made and reviewed by the wonderful people who entered the competition.

This is Kirrily's 150mm purse frame purse.

This is Lore's Sling Bag.



And this is Fiona's Mod Bag.

Criteria for voting for your favourite review:

a. Quality of the finished project

b. Quality of documentation (Was the review informative and helpful?)

c. Style and attractiveness of the finished object (ie. Would YOU like to wear/have/buy it?)

The big, linky list....

1: 150mm Purse Frame by Kirrily

2: 150mm Purse Frame by Fiona

3: 300mm Snap Purse by Bel

4: 75mm Coin Purse Kit by Fiona

5: Adult Hat by Fiona

6: Adult Hat by Fiona from Winking Frog

7: Baguette Bag by Kathy P

8: Baguette Bag by Fiona

9: Chunky Purse Frame Kit by Fiona

10: City Bag by Fiona

11: Clutch Bag by Fiona

12: Clutch Bag by Kathy P

13: Day Bag by Fiona

14: Day Bag by Bel

15: Evening Bag by Kathy P

16: Large Tote by Bel

17: Make-up Purse by Kathy P

18: Make-up Purse by Bel

19: Mod Bag by Fiona

20: Party Purse by Fiona

21: Purse Frame Kit by The Accidental Crafter

22: Purse Frame Kit by Bel

23: Sling Bag by Lore

24: Squared Flat Bag by Fiona

Many thanks to voters, and good luck to competitors!!!

Like a Walk in the Park

Yesterday, I gathered a few super-duper crafty Mums and kids.
We rugged up against the chilly Melbourne winter and headed for the park....

Kids were asked to discard the winter-woollies, wear summer clothes and think "warm" for the duration of a photo shoot.

There was much star-jumping and wriggling (thanks to Coach Tania)...

...followed by copious amounts of marshmallowy sugar and artificial colouring (previously known as "the props").

The shoot for the book is all but done (...and I fail "Responsible Parenting 1"). Thanks team!

The Review Round-Up Competition is all but done, too. You have until the end of today to submit your entry if you want to be in with a chance to win a $100 voucher, a $50 or some free patterns.

Over the weekend, I'm going to work out how to use some Blogger widgetry to install a voting gizmo on the sidebar of this blog. What I'd like to ask you to do** is to visit at least a few of the reviews listed at the bottom of this post and vote on your favourite.

**I know it's a "big ask" - as they say on the Footy Show - but think yourselves lucky that I'm not asking you to freeze yourself (or your children) for the sake of a photo.

Review Round-up Update

This is also a bit of Flickr Friday..... but taken from the Review Round-up group.

I love this version of the Party Purse, made by Fiona. You can see the special story behind this purse on her blog HERE, and read her review of the pattern HERE. Fiona has written a few other reviews of my patterns on Pattern Review HERE.

"The other" Fiona has reviewed the hat pattern here.

And Bel has just started a blog (WELCOME TO BLOGLAND, Ms Bel!), and kicked it off with several reviews.... you can read them and see the pictures HERE.


If you'd like to write a review and be in the running for a $100 voucher (or a $50 or 2 free patterns), you can read all about our Review Round-Up competition here. You'll also see lots of links to reviews (that you may like to vote for at the end of the month!).