My date is the 26th of May so look out for a Q & A with Anna and a give-away of a copy of the book. In the meantime you can follow along with the tour as she visits the blogs below AND enter yourself in the fabulous sewing machine giveaway "One winner will receive 1 SINGER® Confidence™ 7470 sewing machine, 5 yards of Anna Maria Horner fabric, a copy of the book Handmade Beginnings: 24 Sewing Projects to Welcome Baby"
May 3 Craft
May 4 Indie Fixx
May 5 Sew Mama Sew
May 6 Pink Chalk Studio
May 10 Wise Craft
May 14 House on Hill Road
May 16 The Purl Bee
May 18 All Buttoned Up
May 19 Alabama Chanin Journal
May 20 Homemade by Jill
May 21 True Up
May 22 Oh, Fransson!
May 23 Prudent Baby
May 24 Sew Liberated
May 25 Handmade by Alissa
May 26 Hazelnuts
May 27 Petite Purls
I've also finally got my mysterious project up as my new header. Phew. I'm quite pleased with it on the whole, although the trowel leaves something to be desired. I should think of some other way of doing it, maybe in felt? I did the text straight from the font Stitch and Bitch and the rest is down to my mad embroidery, button and portraiture skillz.
Wow and Wow wow! I love your new header too super cool. and Anna Maria Horner - I don't quite understand the tour concept but yaay!!
ReplyDeletei LOVE your new header, gorgeous stitching and the buttons in those lovely reds and oranges look awesome too :)
ReplyDeleteman, you're in good company hosting that legend! Looking forward to the 'visit' :)
ReplyDeleteLove your new header. It's so wonderful.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm crazy jealous that Anna Maria is visiting your (virtual) home - I'm sure she's the most wonderful guest to have.
{Wish I could enter the fabric + sewing machine contest, but it says USA residents only.. boo hoo}.
oh my gosh Jacqui, how exciting!!! I can't wait to see what she has to say. And you new header is soooo amazingingly cool. I love it.
ReplyDeletei LOVE your new header!!!! even the little subtle Canada tie in - so cute! And the cat! eee!
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love the unique header!!
ReplyDeleteThat's wonderful news. I must admit though, when I saw that you had a fab announcement and saw the picture I thought it was going to be some other news.........!
ReplyDeleteLove love love your mad skillz! And AMH...wow! I'll be here with bells on, but promise not to knock down her mama and steal her cap! ;)
ReplyDeleteLove love love your mad skillz! And AMH - wow! I'll be here with bells on, but promise not to knock over her mama or steal her cap, mkay? ;)
ReplyDeleteI love the header! Very clever and cute.
ReplyDeleteWow I love love love it!!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd what is the deal I look forever for new posts and then you go and sneak in about 4!!!!
Wouldn't you know it I am up to my eyeballs in Life so I don't have time for a good look through it will have to wait until I'm back to work on Thursday. :(
Again I lurve your header.
absolutely love your new header! love teh trowel too.. dont go with felt.
ReplyDeleteThanks! A blog tour for a book is what an editor friend of mine calls "viral
ReplyDeletemarketing" where the publisher gets bloggers to "host" an author as they
promote their book when it's released. So they've sent me two books - one
for me and one to give away and I've sent them some questions for the author
to answer which I'll put up on the 26th. So they get access to my readers
(gosh that sounds so professional doesn't it!) and promotion and
word-of-mouth advertising, and I get a free book and promotion of my blog in
return. I think it's a fun and clever way to do it, especially in a big
online community like the crafting one.
Thank you! I started out with pinks and whites and pale greens but it wasn't
ReplyDeleteright and did it all over again in reds.
Eeeep I know! Thank goodness it's not at my actual house or I'd have to be
ReplyDeletescrubbing and cleaning and organising for days in advance. For a blog you
just have to finally get around to putting up a new header :)
Thanks! :) And yes, it's a bit overwhelming to be doing this, especially
ReplyDeletewhen you look a the other hosts on the list. :)) I had to read the initial
email about it about 3 times before I decided it was real.
I couldn't access the rules for the giveaway last night when I posted so am
disappointed about the US residents-only thing. I wonder if I can get my
brother to enter for me...
Thanks and Eeeee I know! I've sent off my questions so we'll see what she
ReplyDeletehas to say. I'm naturally second-guessing them already :)
Thank you! I found that maple leaf at the last minute as I was sorting
ReplyDeletethrough the buttons and it was a little "bing!" moment, I'm really pleased
how it fitted in with the other buttons. The cat is Lucy, you'll have to
bring Zoe over to meet her sometime.
I wish! But much as we'd love to have another, Hazel's our one-and-only :)
ReplyDeleteI wondered if the Harper's Ferry looking at my blog just now was you! You
ReplyDeletecan't hide with that 'live' widget in the sidebar...