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Electioneering, the American Way.

Well, I need all of your votes. Each one, as often as you can (since you can vote every 12 hours in the Design Wars Challenge). BUT if you’ve already voted, and completed your steps to enter for the Red Heart gift pack, I realize that you are out of incentive. So let me give you a little incentive of my own, it’s time for some electioneering the good ol’ American way!

Look at the options on the Rafflecopter form below and enter to win the Happy Everything Motif Pattern (offering 5 free patterns) or maybe you’ll win a Love Handle (offering 2). Oh yes!!! It’s true. I will buy your votes. I’m not above bribery and I know most of you will not be able to resist the idea of free patterns and free hooks.

(So what is all of this about? Please visit the DW3 Newsletter to see the full selection of pictures from the designers.)

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Rachel Brock - May 21, 2013 - 3:06 pm

I would make a balanket, or scarf! or maybe a purse!

Amanda Pitschmann - May 21, 2013 - 3:06 pm

Voted! Love the Happy Everything Motif!!!

Geneva deSoto - May 21, 2013 - 3:08 pm

I think I would make potholders from this motif and maybe an afghan.

Dörthe Busse - May 21, 2013 - 3:11 pm

My fingers are crossed for your pattern. All of you designers did an awsome job with your projects but yours is one of my favourites :) .

Elaine Sumner - May 21, 2013 - 3:11 pm

Since I have never made a bunting for Christmas, I think that should be the first thing I make with your awesome Happy Everything Motif! :)

Jenae Fuentes - May 21, 2013 - 3:12 pm

Hope you win DW3 and I win the bribing contest.

Samantha Tom - May 21, 2013 - 3:15 pm

love your Happy Everything Pattern

Amanda Lawson - May 21, 2013 - 3:16 pm

These are just awesome motifs. I think they could make up into a beautiful afghan or even a cover for my favorite pillow! =)

Emily - May 21, 2013 - 3:16 pm

I keep voting for you! I love your entry!

Shannon - May 21, 2013 - 3:17 pm

I would make a blanket with the Happy Everything Motif! It is so beautiful!

Vonda Jordan - May 21, 2013 - 3:20 pm

This would make a beautiful blanket or pillow!!

Denise Glynn - May 21, 2013 - 3:26 pm

This is so pretty! The endless color combinations! I would love to make this into a cute baby blanket, but you could also make a seasonal table runner for spring, summer, winter, and fall or for different holidays! The ideas are running mad! Great pattern and I hope you win. I’ve been voting :)

Lynne - May 21, 2013 - 3:28 pm

Hi, voted for your gorgeous pattern, good luck!

Amy Davis - May 21, 2013 - 3:32 pm

I would love to make a springtime shawl with this motif, but I love the bunting too!

Kiley - May 21, 2013 - 3:37 pm

I’d make a beautiful blanket for my daughter! Your color choices are always so stunning, I want to make everything you do!

Rhonda - May 21, 2013 - 3:37 pm

I would make the Happy Everything Motif!!! ;-)

Kim S. - May 21, 2013 - 3:38 pm

hmmm… not sure yet. maybe design a small blanket around it for one of my girls!! so pretty.

Alicia Morford - May 21, 2013 - 3:43 pm

A blanket would be a must with this pattern, and then most likely a purse.

Lynette Long - May 21, 2013 - 3:47 pm

I’m leaning toward making a cover for my stand mixer and/or sewing machine out of this motif.

Toni Bender - May 21, 2013 - 3:49 pm

Good Luck!!!

Whitney - May 21, 2013 - 3:51 pm

I love your motif! I’d use it in just about anything :)
Blankets, scarves, bags….endless possibilities!

anna staggs - May 21, 2013 - 3:51 pm

voted !!! love your work

Amanda L - May 21, 2013 - 3:52 pm

I voted :)

anna staggs - May 21, 2013 - 3:53 pm

i would probably make a welcome home bunting

Theresa P - May 21, 2013 - 3:56 pm

A Happy baby afghan for a treasured baby shower gift.

Cara Louise - May 21, 2013 - 3:56 pm

I love how colorful your design is… and I am seeing this worked up in a some great table setting placemat gizmo thingies! They would go great with my bright yellow dishes.

Danielle - May 21, 2013 - 3:59 pm

I would make an afghan with the happy everything motif.

Brittany - May 21, 2013 - 4:00 pm

I would make a pillow!

Miranda Wickwire - May 21, 2013 - 4:08 pm

I’m not sure yet…just LOVE your colors and what you’ve done…maybe a table runner or some sort of artwork to frame!

Erica - May 21, 2013 - 4:20 pm

I would make a birthday banner!

madme - May 21, 2013 - 4:25 pm

What a neat idea!!!

Elizabeth Cummins - May 21, 2013 - 4:33 pm

I have to have this pattern! I definitely want to make a blanket for my step daughters baby on the way, a doily or runner for the table and I’m sure I’ll have more ideas by the time I get it! Thank u, thank u, thank u!

Samantha Bagley - May 21, 2013 - 5:29 pm

I would make drink coasters lots and lots or maybe even a bag with them

Hope Lozzio - May 21, 2013 - 5:41 pm

it’s my pleasure to vote for you… i already have been!! <3

Lisa - May 21, 2013 - 5:43 pm

I would make a decorative placemat!

Kamila - May 21, 2013 - 5:44 pm

I would love to decorate my girls’ room in the new house with the Happy Everything Motif bunting. It’s a lovely project , thank yoy!

Maude Nosky - May 21, 2013 - 6:43 pm

I would make baby afghans for both the expecting mommies in my life & a cover for our new bed :)

Ann Mancini-Williams - May 21, 2013 - 6:49 pm

I hope you WIN!!!!!
I would make a scarf, or use them as the top part of fingerless gloves, or make sew the sides together into a circle & attach them to the sleeves of a jacket/long sleeve shirt as cuffs.

Chance's Momma - May 21, 2013 - 7:01 pm

I think a dresser scarf would be an awesome item with these motifs!!!

Heather Stanley - May 21, 2013 - 7:04 pm

I think this would work into a amazing skirt overlay :)

Regina - May 21, 2013 - 7:07 pm

Not entirely sure what I would make. Pillow maybe? Good luck!

De'Anna Groves - May 21, 2013 - 7:09 pm

Good luck to ya I sure hope you win. I voted. :-)

Tammy Agdeppa - May 21, 2013 - 7:14 pm

You are in 4th place right now. Hopefully, you’ll move up to first after my vote. :-)

Llyn McClure - May 21, 2013 - 7:15 pm

I’m renovating my main floor to create a suite for my mother-in-law who’s health has been deteriorating. The biggest challenge I have is the lack of light and colour (can’t afford to put windows in where they aren’t).
I’d use this colourful motif to bring some brightness and colour to her suite by putting it together with a couple of other lovely decorative mandalas to create a wall curtain for her entry hall (the darkest part of the place). Perhaps coordinated with some strategically placed mirrors.

De'Anna Groves - May 21, 2013 - 7:17 pm

Gosh darn forgot to add what I would make first with the pattern..I would make the bunting for sure then an afghan.I love your colors.

Kendall - May 21, 2013 - 7:30 pm

Very pretty :) I am just learning to crochet, but I can think of many things this would be great for :) I think a blanket/afghan would be the top of my list though. My grandma makes an afghan for each baby that is born and then they receive the afghan on their wedding day. I would love to keep the traditon going!

Emily - May 21, 2013 - 7:39 pm

I would make a blanket or a purse. Very fun pattern!

Karla F. - May 21, 2013 - 7:45 pm

I would make a baby blanket for my niece that will be here any day now

Carly D. - May 21, 2013 - 7:52 pm

I would make a bunting and matching afghan for my daughter’s bedroom!

Julie Keyworth - May 21, 2013 - 8:15 pm

I would make a blanket and/or a valance for a window, or a garland type thing for a shelf!! It’s a beautiful motif!! :)

Dans Crochet - May 21, 2013 - 9:31 pm

I voted!

Mary-Joe Firefly - May 21, 2013 - 9:41 pm

I would make a bag, for sure….I am in love with this motif!

Amanda van Stigt Thans - May 22, 2013 - 2:18 am

I would love to make a birthday garland, pillow, bag, at the back of my jacket.
In the Netherlands we have a lot of bikes so I would like to try this pattern on the basket of my bike :-)
Maybe the pattern will fit on the pants of my daughter at the back or on her knee.

Thinking of al these ideas I am excited to start with it. So I will hope that I win the pattern and you the challange!

charissa - May 22, 2013 - 4:49 am

a garland also! to use on our covered outdoor deck

Kari Estimable - May 22, 2013 - 4:56 am

Voted! Happy Everything Motif! I would make a blanket, wall decorations for a party or maybe even a handbag.

Kim Jones - May 22, 2013 - 6:36 am

Can’t wait for this pattern to be available… I think I want to make a bunting for my craft room, a shawl or a shrug out of it and maybe a happy throw to brighten up my futon… just looking at it makes me happy!

Diana - May 22, 2013 - 6:39 am

This is a beautiful square :) I would definitely make an afghan and probably a matching pillow… Sooooo many ideas :) Good luck!

Heather Keeney - May 22, 2013 - 6:54 am

I’ve been voting daily, even without bribery! I am absolutely in love with your design!

lisa - May 22, 2013 - 6:54 am

These look versatile…could make an afghan or a blanket! I might enlarge the pattern and make placemats!

Mad Queen Mother - May 22, 2013 - 7:01 am

Good luck!

Stephanie nogle - May 22, 2013 - 7:08 am

Love love love it!

Holly Williams - May 22, 2013 - 7:11 am

A purse would be cool to make with this, or a pillow!

Debbie C. - May 22, 2013 - 7:27 am

I’d make a poncho or a lap blanket!

Errin G. - May 22, 2013 - 7:29 am

I would make a little banner, or a blanket, a market bag, a pillow…or maybe even a little vest/cardi for my daughter!!

MsMereMc - May 22, 2013 - 7:43 am

I would definitely make a shawl, and a garland for my outdoor covered patio area!

jen - May 22, 2013 - 7:51 am

Love this square design, just gorgeous!

Tam Triance - May 22, 2013 - 7:55 am

I would make a blanket for my mum for her birthday in October :)

Lori - May 22, 2013 - 7:55 am

I love your patterns and all your work!!!

Kathi Rippy - May 22, 2013 - 8:05 am

I can’t decide! I would make a garland to decorate my daughters’ room or make a pillow or I think it would make a really cute top… ahhh decisions!

Adria - May 22, 2013 - 8:08 am

a blanket would look really nice XD

Belinda - May 22, 2013 - 8:10 am

I voted…GOOD LUCK!!!

shanetta - May 22, 2013 - 8:11 am

would love to win

Heather Duffin - May 22, 2013 - 8:14 am

Hi! Lovin’ this! voted!

Rebecca Alsip - May 22, 2013 - 8:15 am

Love everything that you do!

Lisa Egan - May 22, 2013 - 8:28 am

LOVE THEM and MAD MAD ME!!! Your awesome :)

Zoe Lowinfell Cauvel - May 22, 2013 - 8:34 am

I see some pretty apron pockets in a tighter stitch maybe!

Carrie Medford - May 22, 2013 - 8:46 am

If I were to win, I would make a blanket for a friend of mine who is going through many medical procedures and needs some extra happiness in her life :)

Mandy W - May 22, 2013 - 9:32 am

I think it would look fabulous in a blanket, cushion cover, or even used at a kind of bunting perhaps! It’s just gorgeous.

Kathy Minton - May 22, 2013 - 9:42 am

I love this pattern and want to make a lap quilt for my dad….he loves bright colors.

Terra Linklettet - May 22, 2013 - 9:46 am

Love Mad Mad Me and the items!

alice storey berry - May 22, 2013 - 9:47 am

Love your site and everything you make…..I come here often to look around at your beautiful work. You have such a God given talent:)

Amanda - May 22, 2013 - 9:50 am

Love this. I would make a blanket or maybe a table runner.

Linda - May 22, 2013 - 10:44 am

Love this motif!

Anne - May 22, 2013 - 10:48 am

I love this pattern!!! The colors are wonderful!!! I want to make the bunting and maybe a blanket… It just makes me happy to see it!!!!

Richelle Hull - May 22, 2013 - 12:30 pm

If I could figure out how to actually crochet your design, I think I would make a July 4th banner first. I also think hot pads would be cute.

Anne - May 22, 2013 - 4:00 pm

I love all your designs! You use the most beautiful colors!

Julie - May 22, 2013 - 6:16 pm

Use for a baby’s roon

Bex - May 22, 2013 - 6:23 pm

The sweetest baby blanket!

wendy anderson - May 22, 2013 - 6:23 pm

I would make my grand daughter another blanket.

Denise McCaskill - May 22, 2013 - 7:15 pm

I would make a blanket with it!! So pretty!! :)

Liz Hasler - May 22, 2013 - 7:16 pm

The motif is so pretty. Would love to win the pattetn

Terry Spears - May 22, 2013 - 7:31 pm

Love this motif!!! Want to make a chair cover!!!

Shannon - May 22, 2013 - 7:48 pm

I LOVE HAPPY!!! And Charissa, of course.

Samantha H - May 22, 2013 - 8:41 pm

I think I would try to use it in a bag maybe…

Sharon Klundt - May 22, 2013 - 8:54 pm

I would defenitely make a Purse, Jacket, and Blanket!
It is just beautiful!

Krista Latunski - May 22, 2013 - 8:55 pm

I would like to say I’d make a beautiful blanket, but I like to see results faster so I never seem to finish blankets! So, I think this would make a gorgeous purse/tote!

Priscilla de Moreno - May 22, 2013 - 9:21 pm

Beautiful motif!!!

Heather Keeney - May 22, 2013 - 9:29 pm

I love it as a bunting. I have just the place to put it!

Michelle Wulf - May 23, 2013 - 9:36 am

I love it as bunting!! Thinking it would make a beautiful overlay for a simple black (or other color) dress, too. :) Blanket, purse, throw . . . so many amazing possibilities!

War and Love~A Designer’s Battle…

 

It’s been 1.5 years of hardcore Madness for this family, for this Momma. Making my blog public and sharing with you my love of handmade and homemade everything has turned into so much more!  I’m back into clay work, finally selling on Etsy, planning my melon trellis, writing my ode to Nutella, COMPETING in crochet design battles and planning a crafters’ retreat for Spring 2014. A few short, busy months has brought about more changes than I can reasonably keep up with but I’m loving the challenge. Thank you folks for supporting me along the way.

TODAY is the day I’ve been waiting for. It’s been weeks now since I found out that I’d been accepted to compete in the Design Wars Challenge and TODAY the final product pics were released and voting has started! Eeeeeeeeeep!!! My design is called the Happy Everything Motif, and I would love your votes but I really want you to vote your conscience and vote for YOUR FAVORITE DESIGN.

Red Heart yarns is sponsoring this amazing event as well!!! No joke! Red Heart!! Not only have they provided the lovely yarn for us (more about that later) but they are providing a gift basket to one of the Voters as well! (Details can be found here.)

Throughout the competition, I’ve been able to interact with the other designers (some were friends already, some are handmade heroes of mine and some are new to me) and let me tell you something, THESE LADIES ARE AMAZING!  I’m going to be taking some time here on the blog to do a post about them, and highlight their individual styles and passions. Though this is a battle of sorts, as we pit our design skill against one another, we are also caught up in mutual respect for each others skills and styles. I love this group of talented Ladies and cannot wait to share more about each one of them with you.

In the meantime, make sure you head over to the Design Wars blog to see what they have each designed and to cast your vote~ YOU CAN VOTE EVERY TWELVE HOURS FOR TWO WEEKS, so be sure to make a note to return as often as you can to let your voice be heard.

Below is a pic of my sneak peek photo (mistake and all) . . . before you head over there to see the finished design feel free to leave a comment below with what you think the finished item is.

When the Design Wars Challenge is officially done and the votes have been tallied, I’ll be making the pattern available on Craftsy, Etsy and Ravelry. Can’t wait to show you more pics of the projects I’m making with it.

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Hope Lozzio - May 15, 2013 - 2:25 pm

Voted, Shared on FB and Tweeted!

SO exciting to see so many beautiful items made!! They are ALL fantastic designers!!

Olivia - May 15, 2013 - 3:09 pm

It was an honor to vote for you!!! Good luck!

Andie R - May 15, 2013 - 4:42 pm

I actually landed on the voting page after following a different designer whom I love. Was delighted to find you today! Happy Everything makes me HAPPY! Good luck!

madme - May 15, 2013 - 6:02 pm

Great!! Thank you for stopping by and leaving a note, welcome!! ~Charissa

earthmama - May 15, 2013 - 6:45 pm

so cool. lucky you!

RUTH RYAN - May 15, 2013 - 10:01 pm

I love your design- really like the colors I voted, shared and pinterested, ivoted for you loved it good luck hope you win

madme - May 15, 2013 - 10:07 pm

I cannot thank you enough Ruth!!

gig - May 22, 2013 - 3:52 pm

Crazy Love all your stuff.

Richelle Hull - May 23, 2013 - 10:39 am

I just love the colors you chose. I thank you for this opportunity. Hope you win! :) Oh, and I am not sure what all I would use the Happy Everything Motif for. There are so many possibilities…….

Design Wars 3 is about to get Mad!

Are you familiar with Design Wars? It’s a wonderful crochet design challenge hosted by Baca Creations and now sponsored by Red Heart Yarns. I’ve been following this event since it started two rounds ago and one of my crochet world buddies won the DW2 challenge last time! Congratulations Jonna (Frayed Knot)!

So I’m writing this post to tell you about this awesome, incredible and inspiring event and also to announce that for some reason THEY ARE LETTING ME COMPETE IN THIS ROUND!!!! Whoohoo!!!!!

I received all of my gorgeous yarn from Red Heart and now I’m in the design phase. What an exciting venture this is going to be!

I can’t divulge too much just yet but I can say that starting tomorrow (4-24) there are going to be giveaways EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR 40 DAYS and SUPER DISCOUNTS IN EACH NEWSLETTER but you have to sign up for it in order to get the discount codes.

Thank you for coming along on this ride enjoy the DW3 challenge!!

I’ll be offering free patterns and Love Handles throughout the 40 days of freebies so be sure to follow the DW Facebook page to keep up with how to enter for each day’s goodies. Good luck!

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Cara Louise - April 24, 2013 - 5:06 am

you GO girl- rooting for you all the way!

LaNell Dobyns - May 22, 2013 - 9:13 am

I love your site, products and posts.

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I’m convinced that if we spent more time collaborating, then the millions of cottage industries around this country, and even the world, would be be able to make a dent in our own family economies. All us little guys sticking it out together are bound to be able to stand up and shout over the noise of the mundane, the massed produced, the monotonous.  VIVA LA HANDMADE REVOLUCION! I may not be Pancho Via, but I’m ready to overthrow the status quo.

Are you ready to join the Handmade Revolution? Buy Indie, Give Handmade! The amazing Merchants are counting on Folks like YOU to visit, to share and to shop BUT TODAY, THEY ARE GIVING SOMETHING AWAY!

Please follow this link, and enter to WIN $175 IN MAD MONEY! Good luck, may the Force be with you, may the Spirit of the Revolution free your soul!

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Cara Louise - April 20, 2013 - 6:53 am

VIVA!

Jessica Naes - April 27, 2013 - 6:15 pm

Hi where do I go to vote to win?

madme - April 27, 2013 - 9:09 pm

Click on the picture of the 100 Owl money and you will be taken to the entry form and voting page.

Dolores - May 23, 2013 - 11:04 am

Blanket!