20: shameless bribery

That's pretty much what this is...

See, I'm hoping you'll think that at any given moment I could bust out with a wicked awesome giveaway like this.

And I could.

You'll have to keep reading and see.

Ha. Of course you might be thinking "It's not all that. What's she fussin' about?" Well, then fine. Don't enter. Leave more chances for someone else...they won't mind.

Anyway, let me tell you what we've got here:

1 scrappy summer belt as seen in my tutorial (or if you don't happen to be in my general size range, I'll make you a custom one)
2 zippered pouches (one is a good pencil case size, the other more of a change purse)

4 half-yard cut pairs (each is 2 coordinating prints, 1/2 yard each)
12 "little bits" of fabric (approx. 9"x11" pieces)

1 pair of barrettes and 1 pair of ponytail holder for girls or grownups...made with my new yo-yo makers.

And it all comes in a super-simple drawstring pouch...

Now for how to enter:
Leave a comment on this post and tell me your 3 favorite colors. And no, green, red, blue, etc...get more specific. Mine right now are chartreuse, chocolate brown, and a light greyish turquoise I'd call "mist".

If I get what I deem to be "a lot" of entries, I might even send out some runner-up prizes. So tell your friends. But you can only enter once...

You have until midnight friday Aug 22 to enter and I'll pick the winner shortly after that. Then you'll have to give me a little bit until I send it out because I'll be out of town for a few days.

Good luck everyone!

JT
**EDIT - I should note I intend to pick the winner(s) from a hat randomly...

Comments

[Tara]

Nice giveaway. I found your blog this early morning as I was reading my bloglines while feeding the baby. Favorite colors? Apple green, chocolate brown, and bubblegum pink. I did a little bribing myself today, but it involved fruit snacks and my 2 older children. ;)

[Jen]

Hi. Just happened upon your blog for the first time. I love the colors you've used for the scrappy belt. My fav colors are: definitely the chocolate brown, and to go with it, I've been obsessing with burnt orange. I also like steel blue! Thanks for the scrappy belt tutorial!

[Celle]

My favorite colours are Cyan blue, Magenta and a rich Charcoal Grey.

I love the belt! Wicked adorable!

[Amy @ parkcitygirl]

What fun! Favorite colors - hmm turquoise, berry pink, and golden brown, maybe together, maybe not. Have a great day :)

[liz]

i'm obsessed with turquoise. obsessed i say! enough to think of it as my top three favorite colors. . . but. . . i'm sure i can come up w/ two others! salmon-y orange (matches great w/ turquoise - ha), and charcol heather gray.

love the belt tutorial! i can't wait to try it!

[Helly]

ohhh... lessee. Pistachio green. That colour makes me so happy it should be illegal. And it has to be *exactly* the right shade, you know? Uhm.... slightly antiqued baby blue. Hard to describe, but I sure know it when I see it. And chocolate brown.... poured all over the top of it like a .... oh man, I gotta go get something to eat.

[Stephanie]

Oh! I would jump up and down if I won all those goodies! Favorite colors....pear green, turqoise, and a pumpkiny orange.

[Lora]

How shameless of me to use this opportunity to come out of lurk mode!(Great giveaway, btw)

Since I seem to have trouble naming colours, but know perfectly well what I like, I'll let Wikipedia help me a bit.
A rich, darker shade of red, more or less like this Venetian Red[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetian_red ];a very, very light & desaturated blue; and finally,a soft golden colour, Pear. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pear_(color) ]

[Gritty]

Just found your blog and love it! My favorite colors to sew with are chocolate brown and turquoise. My all time favorite color is brick red.

[Heather]

First of all, the pony tail holders are waaaay cute, and I love that grey and aqua fabric set!

My favorite colors are: a deep, dark teal, more blue than green.

Cranberry red.

Lately, a dark orange, maybe it would be described as a burnt orange.

[Kim M.]

pick me! I love that belt! My favorite colors are bright pink, chocolate brown, aqua blue.

[B]

Well, since I was itsy bitsy and coloring with Crayola Crayons, cerulean has been at the top of my list. Recently, since becoming a brunette (from blonde), I have been loving wearing green...not just plain ole green. I'll liken it to peridot green. Finally, I am living in India right now, and orange is the auspicious color. So I see a lot of it, and even though I am a Georgia Bulldog (and thereby hate orange), it's starting to grow on me.

[Heidi Elliott]

Bribery will get you everywhere... Congratulations on the Craftzine (http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2008/08/how_to_scrappy_belt.html?CMP=OTC-5JF307375954) blog entry on your scrappy belt!

Let's see... Favorite colors... There are just so many to choose from: Celadon, like the glaze for pottery a nice jade-like green. It's blue and amber counterparts in the ceramic world are nice too. (See the inner parts of the sinks at this site: http://www.waterstonesink.com/htm/tiletop/tiletop%20blucela.htm) But my ultimate color is, drum roll please, Amethyst. That nice blueish more than red purple. It also happens to be my birthstone ;)

[jessica]

The belts are so cute! My favorite colors are robin's egg blue, apple green, and sunshine yellow!

[Sequana]

Lime, bubblegum and latte. How's that? *S*

What a great package of stuff there. You're very generous.

[Nicole]

What a great giveaway. I love it. My three favorite colors are terra cotta orange, chocolate brown, and turquoise. Only the last two together though. Thanks so much for a great stash of stuff!

[A Thompson]

Lime Green, chocolate brown, watermelon pink

Pick me, pick me!
I am dying for some new fun fabric ;)

[dodi]

ooo la la! what wonderful things you are sharing... thank you! I have been quietly checking in on your blog ever since you shared an ice cream with Melissa from yummy goods.

My favorite colors you ask? green. Any shade of green: celery green, sage green, fern green, moss green, midori green...the list goes on and on! And if I had to share another color or two, it would definitely be lemonade yellow, cranberry red, mocassin brown, slate blue.... I will stop. But I could on forever! :)

Thank you for sharing a piece of yourself with others -- you are a very inspiring woman! I can only hope that some day I will allow my inner artist out more. :)

[Anne in SC]

Love your blog! I linked it from Sew Mama Sew. I'm not sure I can only pick three but my currect favorite color combo is: chocolate brown, bright turquoise blue, with a splash of juicy tangerine!

Anne

[Ashley]

Wow, what a great giveaway! It would make my day to receive a package like that in the mail! My favorite colors - I'd have to go with sour lemon, that great apple green (though that description doesn't do the color I'm referring to justice) and like you, chocolate brown. Hope I win :)

[Salinda]

Oh what a fun give-away.

Here are my 3: cayenne red, old gold, and royal purple.

Why are these my favs? That's easy! My hubby loves me in cayenne so I think it must make me beautiful ;). Old gold--'Da Saints! and Royal Purple--GEAUX TIGERS!!!

I've surrounded myself in these colors too. My kitchen is old gold with lots of red accents and my closet has lots and lots of red and purple!

[Hannah]

Okay, so I'm going to have make up some fancy names for colours, eh? I have my living and dining room walls painted in chocolate brown and a slate-y blue/grey. That's a good colour combination, I think. One more? A great primrose yellow (but not with the brown and the slate :)

[Sara]

hi! I'm new to your blog, and i LOVE your style! can't wait to read more!

as for my favorite colors ... I might be like Julia Roberts' character in Steel Magnolias ... she said her colors for her wedding were "blush & bashful", but her mom was quick to point out that her colors were "pink & pink" ... well, with me it's not shades of pink, but rather shades of red ... raspberry, cerise, and merlot. :o)

[Sandy]

Steel blue, chocolate brown, and an orange that isn't quite burnt, but more like sauteed.

[kristen - gock's frocks]

only 3 ?!?!? I am a color junkie ;)...love the pear green of your blog background....indigo (purple with a hint of blue....most definitely NOT purple with red overtones - blech!) and....hmmmm....melon? aqua? buttercup? so hard to choose just 3!

love your blog!