Monday, February 6, 2012

Pinterest & A Giveaway

I've been known to spend many hours over on Pinterest.  You?  My food board is jam packed and over the weekend I made these from a recipe that I pinned a few months back.  You can get the recipe I followed here.

Baked Spiced Chickpeas

Almost two months ago I pinned this as well



A pillow made to look like a campfire!!!

Eeppp!!!

I pinned it and then emailed the maker, Kristin of Woolly Petals, and started asking how she made it.  Cause even though she made it as a toy for her adorable son, I imagined it on my bed. Whatever. To each their own.  Not that it isn't the greatest idea for a toy.  Cause it totally is.  It's just that my kids are sort of past that stage and I still wanted one.

Does that make me weird?

Wait.  Don't answer that.


Well, one thing led to another and then Kristin agreed to write up instructions on how she made it, post it as a tutorial over on her blog, AND give one away here!



Sweet!!

You can find the Campfire Pillow Tutorial here.

And after you check it out be sure to come back here and leave a comment to enter for a chance to win this, courtesy of Woolly Petals.



Leave a comment here for your chance to win the campfire pillow pictured above.  One entry per person.  International entries welcome.  Entries accepted until Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 6:00pm EST US.  Winner will be selected by random draw and announced soon thereafter.

Good luck.  And if you've never been on pinterest before, don't say I didn't warn you.

-dana

74 comments:

Jackie said...

Pinterest is awesome and so is that pillow. I know my son would love to play pretend with it.

EG said...

We have a teepee! This would be perfect!

Erica J. said...

seriously cute. wow, people are so imaginative and crafty.

Tamar said...

How cute is that! I want one too! Thanks for the giveaway!

ccorey said...

My daughters would love that. I can't believe I haven't seen it floating around pinterest yet. I'm on there enough.

patches77@cfl.rr.com

Kristy said...

How fun!!! Thanks for sharing! :)

floribunda said...

I am holding off on jumping into pinterest as long as I can... but I love looking at what other people have found! That pillow is just too cute and I'd love to win one for my littlest nephew.

Leah said...

Love that pillow... I've been loving pinterest too.

I've been using it to share ideas with my 9yo... I pin them, then she can look at craft ideas when she has time.... instead of me forgetting where I saw what!

Kim said...

Okay I didn't get the pillow until I saw it in place for pretending!
Don't you just love peoples imaginations!

I am fighting with all I've got to stay away from Pinterest.......
Facebook too...
don't I spend way too much on the computer already!
I imagine it will take the place of bookmarking computers which is what I do now when I want to go back and look at something that sparked my interest.

fire pillow on your bed......now what are you thinking....hmmmmmmmm.

Happy Sewing,
Kim

Ann said...

How fun! That is a campfire that I can always get started. How were the chick peas? Guess I better check out some of your pins...and suck more time away from actually doing something productive.

georgie said...

I must try out pintrest.Love the pillow and so would my little boy along with a cute little tee-pee,I shall have to try making him one for the summer.
Thanks for the chance to win.
Hugs Georgie x

sclangs said...

Pinterest, Pinterest, Pinterest....how I love you Pinterest. Have plenty of ideas pinned, and have enjoyed trying out some of them too! The pillow is great. Wonder what my kids would think of it!

Kimberly said...

That is the most perfect present for my parents. So please pick me. So I can give it to them. And earn daughter points. I'm sure you know what I mean.
Thanks!

Sheila said...

Although not for MY bed ;)....but almost 4 year old grandson would adore this pillow for when we play camping together.
Thank you for the opportunity to win this great pillow!

**nicke... said...

oh dana, my kids would love it. i think it is awesome you wanted one for your bed. you are super fun! nothing like warming your toes by your pretend campfire! ;) and pinterest... i totally understand!

**nicke... said...

oh dana, my kids would love it. i think it is awesome you wanted one for your bed. you are super fun! nothing like warming your toes by your pretend campfire! ;) and pinterest... i totally understand!

Heather Cartwright said...

That is so awesome!! What a great blogger for giving us a tutorial! Thanks. I want one now.

jlk said...

Pinterest is so wonderful. Great stuff on there! And that pillow is darling. Love it!

grendelskin said...

Ack, I love that pillow! One of the few gripes I have about my old house is that we have 2 chimneys but no fireplace. I have long said I'm going to buy a mantel, then quilt a fire for inside it - but this is even better!

Sherry said...

Both my DH and our best friends (and their DS) are avid campers. What a great tutorial for a fun gift for next Christmas.

Of course, if I was lucky enough to win it would make my gift list one item shorter. . . which would be a VERY good thing!!! LOL

Wendy said...

I have a granddaughter that would love this pillow...how cute is this!

Dawn W said...

I can only imagine the fun our kids would have with that ... and Pinterest always makes me hungry with all those yummy food pictures!

stacke1 said...

This is too stinking cute. I love it!

Andrea said...

This is awesome! My kids would love playing with this.

Laine said...

I can spend hours on Pinterest just looking around. I have not run across this pillow though. I think it would look good sitting in front of my fireplace during the summer. It is very cute. If I am not lucky enough to win it I just I will have to make myself one. Thanks for sharing the tutorial.

lsandes@comcast.net

Colleen said...

My kids are past that stage too and I would totally want one. Thanks for the giveaway!! Pinterest is very addicting!

Julie S said...

I am not here for the giveaway...because...oh, dear, how can I put this? OF COURSE it is a campfire, but the first thing I saw when the picture popped up was...someone made a pillow to look like a teddy bear on fire?!?!?

Tara said...

I love the pillow my kids would have so much fun with it!
I love pinterest
Thanks for the giveaway!!

Jezibels said...

OMG CAMPFIRE PILLOW! What an awesome little find over there on Pinterest, ya know some nights I got there to look up "laundry room" ideas, then somehow I get too "bunk beds" then a chicken nacho recipe lures me in and before ya know it Ive come full circle and back to "draperies" ha ; )

Jennyroo said...

Love the pillow! My 3 boys are big into making forts and tents these days, this would be a fun addition to our play!

Carol said...

I just got on Pinterest a few days ago and oh. my. goodness. Time Sucking For Sure. That pillow is just too cute. My 3 grandsons would love to have that to go with the tent we have here for them to play in. the oldest granddaughter even had a camping themed birthday party one year!

Kristen said...

We have kids' tent begging for something this cute! Love it!

~Caroline~ said...

Love the campfire pillow! This would be awesome to be able to take on Girl Scout or Cub Scout camp trips when we are in a burn ban, which seems to happen every summer/fall here in Texas.

cakegirl said...

That is just the cutest and I have 3 little nephews who will go crazy over it. Thanks for such a great giveaway.

Alice said...

That is adorable. I think I need one right in front of my not so beautiful fireplace.
Thanks for the chance to win.
L,A-

Artfulife said...

Oh it's just so fun! If I don't win I'll have to make one for Oblio.

QuiltNut Creations said...

that is just too cute!!

Osage Bluff Quilter said...

Now that's just darn cute! About Pinterest, I love it. But I have a friend who I am so worried about, she is posting every cocktail she can find. LOL!!!

Emily V said...

This pillow is adorable. I actually follow Woolly Petals blog and I loved it when she originally posted it. So glad she's doing a tutorial!

Stephanie said...

Pinterest is so addicting! I spoend hours on end looking and repinning:)

Would love to have the campfire pillow for my grandsons! Thanks for the giveaway!

sallgood said...

My grands would have so much fun playing around a campfire! (And I was a Camp Fire Girl, all the way through high school, and then I worked at a CFG summer camp, so the idea of a campfire pillow makes perfect sense to me!)

Renna said...

I've made those spicy, roasted chickpeas. Hubby & I both really liked them. You have to pay close attention when cooking them (something I'm not known for, lol). There's a small window between them not being done enough to taste good, and being overly done.

I love the campfire pillow. I have a couple of little granddaughters I know would love it, too. I had fun going back through Wooly Petals older pages. She's very creative, and her quilts are lovely!

Regina said...

that pillow is awesome -and I am resisting pinterest as long as humanly possible... too many projects not enough time as it is... more ideas is the LAST thing I need! :-)

Jules said...

i just love pinterest!, there are so many fun things on there. I adore that pillow too. I have been pinning teepee's too as a matter of fact. what a set that makes. my daughter would love it, so would i!.

Jopsy said...

I followed my sister onto Pinterest-I check it at least once daily *blushes* I have managed to get 60 followrs which makes me feel very loved! Loving the campfire-it is one of those things that will always make you smile! ( I can see it in my classroom, in my daughters tree house, oh the list is endless!)

Deanna said...

would love to win! otherwise I might have to make one. =) thanks for the giveaway!

Amy said...

So unique! Thanks for the giveaway! Amy @ gasudimack(at)sbcglobal(dot)net

Sew Flippin Cool said...

very cute! my kiddos would love that! and good for you for tracking her down!

April (Polkadot Sparrow) said...

I read your blog all the time but rarely have time to comment these days. I totally wanted to play your photo game, but alas, it did not happen.

But I've got to take the time to win this pillow for my daughter. It would be perfect for her Quilt Forts under the dining room table. :)

Chiara said...

I am totally addicted to pinterest. That pillow is just adorable. I love it. I bet the boy would too.

Katie said...

I'm fairly new to Pinterest butalready have spent far too much time there! My girls would love this cushion (in the UK!!) in their playhouse in our garden! Thank you for sharing it. Even if I don't win I will make them one, but would love an original.

Chelley said...

Super cute! My kids would love it!

Christa said...

That is so cute and would be perfect for the play tents I have planned for my girls this spring

Patty said...

This is so cute and would be great set up in the basement for my grandsons. I'll have to make on if I don't win one.

Bethany S. said...

Great idea!! I may make it for the kids

Melissa said...

Oh my gosh- I want one of those SOOOO bad! My happiest childhood memories are of playing in a teepee my mom made me. My kids need the fire to go with the teepee (they still play with it!)

Robin said...

my boys would love this!!! how cute!

MaggieMaurz said...

Obsessed with pinterest!!

amylouwhosews said...

that is cute! It would be perfect for my kids' tent that they are going to be playing in as soon as I give it to them!

andrea said...

The pillow is great! I'm also thinking that an outdoor teepee would be great for my daughter this summer.

jabeybaby said...

This is such a cute idea!

Anonymous said...

Aww cute! I love it too!
My winter is all mixed up in Indiana as well.
We've usually had several snow days by now...but nope, nada!
It's crazy!

Nili said...

I LOVE that pillow...I saw something similar to it a while back ago. My Ren would LOVE it as well!

Ann Graham said...

That is just the cutest. An indoor campfire.

Anonymous said...

Showed that pillow to my neighbor's 4 year old son but he thought the bear was on fire - and he cried! We had to convince him the bear wasn't burning up.

Kristie said...

Dang, that's cute! Pick me!!

AngiMW said...

Perfect for my cub scouts! Think they need to learn to sew now, LOVE IT!

Emily said...

Pintrest is my addiction. I can spend hours and hours just drooling.

What a fun idea! My husband and son like to have camp-outs (tent and all) in our garage. This would be so fun to have to make the lets-pretend a little more real!

Unknown said...

we are a camping kinda of family! my girlies would love that. i will have to make us one. thank you!

Kimmer said...

Oh my gosh, that is TOO cute!
My 6 y/o daughter has been "camping out" in the living room all winter. Tent, sleeping bag, little battery operated lantern, the works! She would LOVE this little stuffed campfire!
Thanks for the chance!

lynchmob4022@sbcglobal.net

katevp-a said...

woo hoo! so cute!

kinter said...

That is so adorable. Yes, you are obviously weird, but we are all weird right along with you. We embrace the weird!!

Anonymous said...

What an adorable pillow, it would look so cute in front of a fireplace!

Jennie P. said...

That is a super cute pillow!