result of the raffle

drum roll
. . . . .

The WINNER of
my very late giveaway of last year's blogaversary
(eleven years of blogging)

is 

MADELON

 

(all the names of comments here and on FB)

(all folded and in the bowl)

(and this name "jumped" out !)

Easy this time :
no need to send it with snail mail
because Madelon lives close by !

PINK RIBBON . . . day 1 (post 1000 !)

Another year
another October month
another PINK  RIBBON month !

And post one thousand . . . ???
Who would have thought that when it all started
after the online "Beasts"-class of Jude Hill ?
Certainly not me !
Eleven years and a thousand posts on the day !
(Oh yes, the giveaway will follow, just not today, but keep that in mind too !)

Again I will make a Textile Jewel every day of this month
and sell it to any of you out there
who loves to buy a wearable special little work of art
(for her(him)self or someone dear)
and at the same time donating money to the
PINK  RIBBON Fund
(and the "Borstkanker Vereniging Nederlad")

Because there is still need for this
because still lots of women (and men too !)
get the diagnose BREAST CANCER
and have to start their struggle with the disease !
For me it is more than 23 years now
since I was diagnosed, had surgery and chemo after that,
but I'm lucky and still here !
That's why I do this,
with your help !!!

For research into new treatment methods and aftercare
for breast cancer patients, Pink Ribbon needs money !

So here is the PINK RIBBON Textile Jewel
for day 1

A mint green felt fish brooch
embroidered, with sequins and seed beads
(8cm,  3.15")

For a donation of
(at least)

€ 15

SOLD  !

this fish brooch can be yours
to wear or to give as a present
to a friend, sister, mother, daughter . . .
You just need to send me an email at
 fiberrainbow@gmail.com 
or say so in the comments down here
and everything will be arranged 

(PayPal is possible and easy !)

All the money goes to PINK RIBBON !

"SWIMMY"

I hope you help me to make this a success again
see you tomorrow !

almost .....

The end of September

means for me that it's almost October :

PINK RIBBON month

It is also my 9th blogaversary

but like last year there will be no giveaway

because PINK RIBBON is eating

all of my energy

(but I promise ... next year : 10 ... I will)

Though I'm busy with some felting preparations

it's not easy this year.

Back ache causes me to do things quietly

BUT

I hope I will be able to make a jewel every day ... 

(if not, sorry, then I'll have to skip one or two)

See you again in two days !!!

day 17 (and something I almost forgot)

Today Man and big grandson

went ice skating,

so I was home alone to do my stitching.

First I finished some new textile beads

(made on commission)

for my friend (felt teacher) Corinna Nitschmann

and put them in an envelope

ready to bring them to the post office.

Then I decided what to do with the green felted circle ...

So here it is  :

the PINK  RIBBON  Textile Jewel for day  17

A wet felted circle pendant,

a textile bead, some wooden beads and seed beads

and a (water soluble) star

hanging on a long wax cord with slip knots.

(6 x 11 cm)

"Green" stretching its tiny fingers

to all sides : nature will continue !

For a donation of

€ 10

SOLD  !

 this pendant can be yours,

to wear or give away as a present.

A token of fertility of nature !

All you need to do is send me an email at

fiberrainbow@gmail.com

All the money will go to the Pink Ribbon Fund !

"KERMIT"

*

And what I  ALMOST  forgot :

my blogaversary giveaway raffle !!!!!  

(that I promised for Sunday 15)

HAZEL

is the winner !

The little Summer Solstice piece will come flying to the US, Hazel !

*

And some thing really weird I saw this morning in the garden !

Apparently our Ginkgo tree is a good place

to sleep through the night :

.........

you might be able to find the nine that I "caught" here ...

but in fact there were fourteen !!!

*

Hope to see you tomorrow

for the next Pink Ribbon jewel

day 7

Is seven a lucky number ???

Well it might be yours !

Pink Ribbon textile jewel for day 7 :

A square pendant with bead tassel

on a 52 cm purple cord with small clasp.

(the pendant is 6 x 9 cm)

The front is hand dyed felt and the back aubergine silk.

Embroidery with thick silk thread and rayon

and many seed beads.

If this shiny Textile Jewel appeals to you,

you can make a donation of 

€ 10

and it will come to you.

So just send me that email at

fiberrainbow@gmail.com !

All the money will go to the Pink Ribbon fund

SOLD  !

*

And again about the number seven :

This month I started my seventh year of blogging !

When I remember, six years ago, the first

careful steps in Blog-land ...

I almost have to laugh now.

Blogging let me keep in touch with

far-away stitching friends

(a lot from Jude's "stitching community")

and other friends I gathered

in the course of time.

The best things were of course : meeting some

in real life

!!!

Every year I had a  giveaway  when I celebrated

my Blogaversary

.....

I'm really busy at the moment,

but

there will be one

(because I think it is fun !)

So please have a little patience with me with regard to that one

I'll tell you when

and how

See you tomorrow with another Textile Jewel !

a winner !

Sorry, one day later than I told it would be 

but : 

there is a winner !

First the preparations : 20 names written on little pieces of paper,

then folding them together,

and out of the bowl jumped :

NANCY 

Please send me an e-mail with your address Nancy 

and the blogaversary piece will come your way.

Sorry, I have only one piece

but thank you to all the others for visiting and thus

encouraging me to keep blogging.

almost ... ?

The first day of October 

isn't thát far away, only one week,

which means :

my third  blogaversary 

(so hard to imagine : three years of blogging !)

Though I forgot the second one

(probably because I was too busy to notice)

this time my giveaway for the blogaversary is finished !

yes ... only a small part of it,

the rest of the quiltlet will be revealed in a week !

However ... I can show you something else.

Remember I made a little quilt for a friend ???

I just got an e-mail from Eva

that it arrived safely in Germany !

At first I only showed two small corners, but here it is

It is my part of the swap we made : a watercolour against a quiltlet 

(A4 size)

*

So just be a little patient and keep an eye on the calendar,

the giveaway might be coming your way in a few weeks time

.......