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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!

    Reply
  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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Hi! I’m Heidi (she/her/hers), a craft book author & pattern designer specializing in knitting, crochet, latch hook & macrame. Really anything with yarn! ❤️  My work combines vintage and modern design elements, featuring bold colors and graphic motifs.

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When I was a librarian, we would use these hanging bags to circulate books with audiobook CDs. They came to mind when I wanted to develop a filing cabinet-like system for my differently-sized WIPs. To fit in my studio closet, a standard bedroom closet, they just needed custom hangers. 🤙🏻 
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HOW TO MAKE THE HANGERS
1. Carefully cut approx. a 9” (23 cm) length of flexible 3 mm aluminum wire.
2. Near the end of a large knitting needle or dowel, wrap the wire around it as you would a twist tie. 
3. Bend the other end into a hook shape, perpendicular to the circle shape you just created. 
4. Hang like a hanger in a closet, as shown. 
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It’s time for the monthly review and giveaway! T It’s time for the monthly review and giveaway! This go around, get to know two new sister yarns from @manosyarnsusa, Marla and Sami, and enter to win a skein of each to try for yourself. 
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What makes these yarns sisters is that, while dyed differently, they’re the same weight and come in intentionally coordinating color palettes. For my review, I opted for a sky-inspired combo of Sami in Natural and Marla in Nube. 🌧️ 
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Check out the full review & enter the giveaway at the link in my bio. 
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If only knitting a whole project took 39 seconds… 😮‍💨 
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In this video, you can see how the Intarsia Flower Pillow pattern knits up - two flat panels, one with intarsia, both are blocked, and then they’re seamed. Find the pattern on @hi.ravelry & my website, just search Intarsia Flower Pillow. 🌸 
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P.S. I’m really smiling in this video while seaming the pillow, so I guess I’m proving last week’s claim that I truly enjoy that sometimes-dreaded task. 😆🫣
In knitting, a Left Lifted Increase (LLI) lets you In knitting, a Left Lifted Increase (LLI) lets you add a stitch in between two columns of stitches that leans to the left. Similar to an M1L, LLIs allow you to increase nearly invisibly.
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To learn more about lifted increases, including when to use them and how they differ from Make 1s, head to the 🔗 in my profle. 
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Have you ever used lifted increases? I used M1’s almost exclusively for a long time when I needed to inc between stitches, but when I designed the Intarsia Flower Pillow pattern, I needed something that would allow me to increase a lot near my cast on, and M1’s resulted in edge curling. The more you know! 🌈 
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Yarn: @lionbrandyarn Wool Ease from my Stash / Neddles: @boyeyarncrafts - Just remembered these are the needles I learned to knit on at age 8. 😂
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Lessons learned: 1️⃣ Trying to knit around 2 toddlers, 2 cats & 2 large dogs is pretty hard. 2️⃣ I learned during water color time that pink and black make “colorful black.” 🩷🖤 3️⃣ Toddlers do NOT care about your rainbow sorting of their toys. 4️⃣ Toddlers are very good at finding mischief in a very short amount of time, what a surprise. 😂
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