Monday, May 18, 2009

Spring Is Coming...NEW GIVEAWAY!

Good Monday morning and welcome! I am so excited to be announcing a new giveaway. This awesome prize comes to you from Tickleworm! She recently contacted me and asked me to host a giveaway for her…..and I jumped at the opportunity (as I do love a good giveaway)! She has decided to give away this cute little pouch.
Doesn't it just remind you of springtime? It is the perfect size and will hold your coupons, eyeglasses….just about anything you want!

So first, let's get to know a little more about the woman behind Tickleworm. Rachel lives in Georgia with her husband and (almost) 3 year old son. Rachel claims she was bitten by the crafting bug when she made her first hand turkey back in elementary school! (LOL) She began her felt work in August 2008. The year previous, her hubby had gotten her a sewing machine and up until that point had never really used it. Then one day, she decided that today would be the day….she broke out the machine and from that point on there was no looking back! She recalls, at that point, she barely knew what she was doing! It had been awhile since 7th grade home economics!

Rachel initially joined the Etsy community in October 2007 only as a buyer. At that time she had hopes of one day opening her own shop. Selling what? Now, that she wasn't so sure. She liked to dabble in all sorts of crafts….jewelry, soaping, and sewing. So one short month after she broke out that sewing machine, she knew. In September of 2008, she opened Tickleworm….and the rest they say, is history!

Rachel especially enjoys finding new ways to reuse old materials…ways to repurpose an old skirt. She loves trying different colors and textures to see what works and what doesn’t. She gets many of her up-cycled items at Salvation Army, second-hand stores or Value City.

Her best seller, Rachel says, are the smaller pouches she makes. Especially the ones with owls or buttons. She says people love them, they have a ton of uses and they aren't terribly expensive. Rachel is excited to announce that she will soon be offering machine stitched flowers, using fabric, felt and buttons. She also recently added some DIY kits to her shop, and if they go over well; she will be adding more.

The best piece of promotional advice Rachel has to offer: The Forums. She likes to go in there and promote. She also promotes offline as well….in her neighborhood, family and friends. Rachel has also recently started using Twitter as a promotional tool as well… I tweet about new products and sales, www.twitter.com/rachelherzog.

Rachel has also been nice enough to offer a 10% discount to my readers. So when you make your purchase, just put "BLOG GIVEAWAY DISCOUNT" in notes to seller.

Ok…now what everyone has been waiting for…..the contest rules:

Once Again, this will be relatively simple to enter and you will get multiple chances to win:

1. The contest is open to EVERYONE EVERYWHERE! You don't even have to have an Etsy store to enter.

2. The contest will run until midnight Sunday May 24, 2009 (mountain time), with the winner being announced Monday, May 25, 2009. Winner will be picked randomly.

3. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT RULE: YOU MUST DO A COMMENT FOR EACH DIFFERENT ENTRY TO QUALIFY!

4. You must include in your post a way to contact you....email, Etsy shop address...something! If you do not include a way to contact you, your entry will not be counted.

ENTRY CHANCES:
1. You get one entry for going to Rachel's shop and telling us what your favorite item is and why.
2. You will get 2 entries for blogging about this giveaway, with a link back to here. So simply blog about it (first) then return to my blog and post a comment with the link to your blog. Post YOUR blog entry first and then the comment....I won't go back again and again to check...I will only check once...if it's not there....no entry
3. Since Rachel is offering a 10% discount, anyone that makes a purchase and then comes back here and posts their purchase will get 5 additional enteries!

So that's like 8 entry possibilites in all!

34 comments:

  1. What a nice shop. My favorite item is the Buterflies and Flowers Girls Purse. My adorable 7 year old niece has 2 favorite colors this week. Pink and Green and she loves butterflies.
    Thanks for the chance at the giveaway, I would love the little pouch for coupons.
    itsjustmerene2003 at yahoo dot com

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  2. Hi! I have posted in my blog about Rachel's awesome Giveaway! Here's the link -
    http://kaleidaeclectics.blogspot.com/

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  3. Back again! This is currently my favourite item in Rachel's shop, I love the outer fabric!
    http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22916839

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  4. Eeek forgot to include my contact info! Too excited I guess - hope I still qualify! Contact me through my Etsy shop! Thanks!

    http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6476292

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  5. I love the Om Pouch. I love the colors and how simple it is. amsbolda@hotmail.com

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  6. i like the brown owl pouch
    throuthehaze at gmail dot com

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  7. I love the Buttercup Eyeglass Pouch or the Heather-Eyeglass Pouch...what a cute way to carry your glasses!

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  8. I really like the Argyle Owl Pouch. Because I love argyle pattern and the little pink owl is just adorable!

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  9. My favorite is the Under the Sea Pouch. I love that shade of blue and the button details are so cute.

    carethediva[at]hotmail[dot]com

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  10. I love Brown Owl. He would be great to protect my sunglasses.
    erin_melissa@juno.com

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  11. The Under the Sea Pouch is my favourite because I love the colour. Thanks for the giveaway. mybabyappleseed(at)yahoo(dot)ca

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  12. I was very impressed with Rachel's store and now have it favorited! I couldn't chose just one favorite, sorry! I'm in love with Moss and Water and Au Natural. I love the greens and browns! jessmiloo@yahoo.com

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  13. http://jessmiloo.blogspot.com/2009/05/spring-giveaway-notice.html

    Here's my blog about this giveaway and Tickleworm!

    Jessmiloo@yahoo.com

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  14. I love the Om Pouch because I love pink!

    aikychien(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  15. I love the Argyle Owl Pouch because it is upcycled and the little pink owl is to cute
    tanyainjville@yahoo.com

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  16. I love Buterflies and Flowers Girls Purse... so wonderful!!!

    Thanks!

    cal_rubies at yahoo dot es

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  17. Super cute shop!! I love the Sweet Tart Pouch! I am also going to RT this on Twitter! Great giveaway!!

    Stacy
    www.bellassweetboutique.etsy.com

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  18. I love the Simply Argyle Upcycled bag - recrafted materials are awesome!

    ecibelli(at)wellesley(dot)edu

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  19. I love the brown owl pouch!

    srdreyer(at)rogers(dot)com

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  20. I love the Little Boy Blue Upcycled Pouch!
    Everything is so cute!

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  21. Love the shop!!!
    Mod Style is my favorite:)
    Fingers crossed!

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  22. My favorite item is Vintage in Corduroy. I love the gray corduroy and contrasting pink lining.

    kiddo47.etsy.com

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  23. I blogged about the giveaway.

    http://kiddomerriweather.blogspot.com/2009/05/cute-felt-pouch-giveaway.html

    kiddo47.etsy.com

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  24. I blogged about the giveaway.

    http://kiddomerriweather.blogspot.com/2009/05/cute-felt-pouch-giveaway.html

    kiddo47.etsy.com

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  25. Picking a favorite in Rachel's shop is so hard, as I love her whole shop. Id have to say this is one of my favorites: The Under the Sea Pouch:
    http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24450692

    contame me at http://www.xbutterfly0318x.etsy.com or
    http://www.beadieandthings.etsy.com

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  26. I love the blue cloud cell holder! I like it because I can put my cellphone,lipsticks, contacts or postage stamps in it. Its pretty too! thanks jacquecurl1@gmail.com

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  27. I heart Cream Popsicle one!! I don't know the reason why but I really do!

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  28. How cute! I love the Green Owl Felt Pouch! Thank you!


    ~Erin
    Twitter: @erinjeany
    http://ejsmomej.blogspot.com
    ejsmomej at gmail dot com

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  29. All of your little pouches are so darned cute! I love that you offer kits as well. Sometimes all one needs is that little bit of inspiration! Anyways, I just love Big Al the Green Owl that can be found at http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24641159.
    Thanks again for such a great giveaway!!

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  30. I love the green mod style pouch - super cute how the buttons look like flowers! I can be contacted through my purrprints blog.

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  31. love the Orange you Glad to See Me.

    =) melanie
    http://melaniescrafts.blogspot.com
    melanieadey at hotmail dot com

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  32. My favorite item is this "under the sea" pouch because I'm always looking for cute new ways to carry business cards with me.

    http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24450692

    You can contact me through my etsy shop at www.Hollyrocks.etsy.com

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  33. The Under the Sea Pouch is my favorite! I love Blue!
    shan_da(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  34. I like the brown owl upcycled pouch

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