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Wednesday Treat: Catching Fireflies Giveaway

May 29, 2013 12 Comments

Wednesday Treat: Catching Fireflies Giveaway at HandsOccupied.com

The first week after a holiday weekend can be ironically long. This post-Memorial Day hump day, I’ve got a giveaway treat for you! There’s a fun & quirky website out there called Catching Fireflies, who I’ve worked with before. They carry really fun household items, including unique kitchen gadgets & cute office accessories. I caid Catching Fireflies was quirky, right? They’ve offered a $43 gift certificate giveaway for you readers, which you can enter using the Rafflecopter box below (the box doesn’t show up in a feed reader, heads up – you have to enter the giveaway by visiting this post itself). The giveaway ends Wednesday, June 4 at 11:59 pm.

Not only do you have the chance to win the $43 gift certificate for catchingfireflies.com, everyone can enjoy a 20% discount on Catching Fireflies purchases when you use coupon code: HANDS (expires one month from date of this post).

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Filed Under: Giveaways, Reviews & Sponsored Tagged With: catching fireflies, creative gifts, cute office accessories, fun guy gifts, giveaway, inspirational home decor, unique kitchen gadgets

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Heidi Gustad is a craft book author, designer & creator specializing in yarn crafts like knitting, crochet, latch hook & macramé. Her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now.

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  1. Jenn

    May 29, 2013 at 1:24 pm

    This looks like an awesome giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity!

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  2. Jenn

    May 29, 2013 at 1:27 pm

    This looks like an awesome giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity!

    I am getting married next year and I would love the personalized hangar for my dress!

    Reply
  3. Jodi D.

    May 29, 2013 at 2:06 pm

    the bird houses.

    Reply
  4. Karen Schroeder

    May 29, 2013 at 5:44 pm

    I would get the Bacon nation book! We would all enjoy the 125 irresistible recipes! Thanks for the chance to win!

    Reply
  5. Sara K.

    May 30, 2013 at 3:36 am

    http://www.catchingfireflies.com/products/pretty-peacock-wall-clock.html

    Reply
  6. Laura

    May 30, 2013 at 4:20 am

    I adore these:
    http://www.catchingfireflies.com/products/lovebirds-salt-%26-pepper-shakers.html

    Reply
  7. Lauren A.

    May 30, 2013 at 3:52 pm

    I love the sticky notes! I think I need some for my office.

    Reply
  8. Jenny Aubrey

    June 1, 2013 at 8:32 am

    You had me at Frosting Flavored Cupcake Toothpicks…

    Reply
  9. Candie Cooper

    June 1, 2013 at 8:32 am

    You had me at the peacock clock!!! This is an awesome giveaway!!

    Reply
  10. Tina S

    June 2, 2013 at 9:20 pm

    I really like the pewter cuff bracelets on their site.

    Reply
  11. Annemie

    June 4, 2013 at 5:59 pm

    Came over from making it lovely, really like your blog!

    Reply
    • Heidi

      June 4, 2013 at 10:57 pm

      Thank you! I’m glad to have you :)

      Reply

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Have you ever tried this style of purl? . All thi Have you ever tried this style of purl? 
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All this recent talk about throwing vs. continental style knitting made it clear many people struggle with purling in continental knitting. Turns out that Norway may have the answer! In Norwegian purling, the working yarn stays tensioned at the back at all times, helping with speed and tension. 🤯
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It’s been a hot second since I showed my face or It’s been a hot second since I showed my face or reintroduced myself, so here goes! I’m Heidi Gustad, a craft book author, pattern designer, and tutorial creator who specializes in yarn crafts. Lately, I’ve been focused on releasing quality knitting videos and related blog posts to help teach things like the difference between provisional cast ons and how to fix common knitting mistakes. Next week I’m shooting requested crochet and latch hook videos, so h👀kers, your time is coming! And if you ever have tutorial requests, please let me know. ☺️
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