I've talked about making jelly and jam here before. Several times in fact. And since I make lots of jelly and jam I have loads of canning jars in the cellar. The above photo shows the various sizes of jars that I possess. For food purposes that is.
However, I have a whopper of a canning jar that I use for fabric scraps.
It sits right by my fabric cutting table and all sorts of fabric scraps find their way into it.
And I haven't emptied in awhile.
But it is chuck full of good stuff. Stuff that I've been saving in hopes of making a string quilt. But . . . well . . . I've got loads of projects waiting to be done and a string quilt is at the bottom of that list. Besides, I think 500 posts here deserves some sort of giveaway.
So, I'd like to send said scraps onto one of you. Leave a comment here and I'll pick a winner by random draw on Monday, November 16, 2009. One entry per person. International entries welcome.
As I stated in my last entry, this weekend our youngest is having a birthday slumber party. Here at our house. I am hoping that the comments you leave will distract me from the chaos that will be 12 little girls tearing my house apart.
Good luck!
-dana
242 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 242 of 242Ooh, I would love to give your scraps a VERY good home! Love the way you stash them in a pickle jar--pretty and functional too!
Hi,
I've only just found this site. There is such a beautiful assortment here. I'm still researching quilting, until I can afford to buy some fabric to physically give it a go. So I hope you don't mind if I put myself in for the draw? It might get me started.
500 posts? That's quite an accomplishment...congratulations on all that you do, you are inspirational. Although hosting sleep over party may fall into a different category! Hope the comments are worthy of distraction and thanks for putting up your scraps. (Cool Jar too!)
i KNOW i don't need any more scraps, but everyone else's scraps are so much more fun! i love your storage container. such a great idea.
hope you get at least a LITTLE sleep this weekend. :)
So far 205 people want a chance at your scraps!...including me! I see doll quilts in the making! Thanks for the chance!
oh how i love scraps and those scraps look great, i would love to get some.
thank you
shimrit
sgazit@gmail.com
I love, love, love your jar. What a great conversation piece. And then, what a bonus to have it filled with scraps. As a child, my "sewing Mom" would give me her scraps. I learned to sew from having access to scraps. Great give away. Thanks and happy times at the slumber party. Got to love a house that is full of girls.
kuhlish@aol.com
What an awesome jar! I'll be on the look-out for one next time I go to the antique mall. Seriously sweet.
As for the scraps: also awesome! And I'd love to have them :o)
eaputzer{at}yahoo{dot}com
Slumber party = brave woman! and I'll take all your scrappy goodness.
what a great use for a jar! I'd love to make a quilt with those scraps...
Yea for scraps! Yea for me winning! ;) Slumber parties are the BEST! What a good mom you are!
Congratulations on 500 posts, Dana! I'd love to win your scraps. The jar is a great idea!
Love the jar - love what's in it even more! Surely you are up to 'here' in little girl screams and giggles by now.Eat extra cake!! Like a slice of icing - it will help you keep up:)Thanks for the chance.
Love the idea of the scraps in the jar!! I would love all those scraps. Hope the slumber party goes well.
Happy birthday to your daughter! Maybe you all could do something craft at her slumber party.
Love the jar, love the scraps. Good luck with the passel of giggling girls. I only had boys so it sounds kind of fun.
I hope I win the give away! I just love scraps!
Congratulations on your post tally Dana! I'm glad you are cracking yourself up too :)
Hope you have survived the party....I do not look forward to that day. Luckily we've only had 1 or 2 sleepovers for my girls, but I am sure that there are plenty in my future. The potential that could come out of that jar is huge!! Thanks for giving it away!
I love slumber parties. I try to have a few each year and I borrow other people's kids. Of course I know them! Can you imagine the looks of strangers faces if I invited their children to a slumber party? Lol.
I like your canning jar scrap idea!
Ummm, I'm having that party next weekend. Best of luck and let me know how you fare...
I want the scraps - - can I have the jar too? (just kidding)!!!!!
Congrats on your 500th. Would love to be included in the draw.....Hope the b-day slumber went well and that you all have recovered nicely!
Laurel/NJ
WHaeser1@aol.com
I would love to win your scraps!! Hope your weekend is simmering down a bit. =)
Goodness... nearly missed the scrapfest... I was convinced I had put a comment in but then realized just in time I hadn't... Thanks Dana.. looks like scrapheaven in there!
Nice scraps, I'd give them a good home. Hopefully the party went well. Thanks.
It's like a jar of sunshine! I'd love it, a lot :)
Good luck with 12 little girls [what were you thinking????]
Hugs
deb xx
I would love to take those off your hands :-)
Oh how I love fabric scraps! Great giveaway!
Oh, my goodness your jams and jellies look divine.. and that monster jar is awesom... now for the scraps... my address is... I'll await the delivery... thanks
Oh, what a truly wonderful mess of scraps this is!
Agree with Vivian. Saw that jar and thought I saw that in Michaels and how much cuter is that then the shopping bag I've been using. Love the idea and thank you for a giveaway chance.
What a great idea! I scored a beautiful old pickle jar at a yard sale this summer - now I now what I'll use it for!
ohhhh lovely scraps -- i've got scraps , but yours would be NEW, INTERESTING, and MORE FUN to sew with than mine -- I've already seen all of mine... Ohhhh this would be wonderful. That is one amazing HUGE jar!
I would love to win!! Love your blog - so many ideas.
Ooh! I'd love those scraps. I have no scraps of my own. I have very little by way of fabric, mainly because I have very little by way of money! And I am ITCHING to make a quilt!! *sigh*
Never mind my pity party, I hope your girl had a good birthday party!
Yay for internationals! I'd love some scraps as I'd love to make a cool string quilt/scrap quilt. I'm really interested in canning too, but unfourtunately it's not the kind of stuff you can just buy at the shops or in kitchen stores.
Someone else's scraps are another's treasure!
Thanks for the chance!!
Liz
www.lovingthismomstuff.blogspot.com
OK, I was trying to resist, since I have scraps of my own. But it's Monday afternoon and you haven't picked yet, so I'm throwing my comment into the hat. Your scraps look yummy! :)
Ooo please count me in :) love your jars of jam, yum!
x
hope I am not to late...love the scraps!!!
That is one HUGE canning jar! LOVE IT!
This is an awesome idea! I hope I'm not too late.
Courtepointe
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