Breast Cancer Awareness Canvas Tote Giveaway

Breast Cancer Awareness Canvas Tote

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month we are giving away this canvas tote with a Breast Cancer Awareness tree. This 12" x 12" x 4" box bottom canvas tote features a lovely tree with an awareness ribbon for the trunk and hearts and circles for leaves. Tote is fully lined and includes two large pockets inside.

A beautiful way to show your support. Whether you are a survivor, close to a victim, or just care for this cause, this bag will say it loud and proud. The photos above show some of the different ribbon styles, they can be done in any color(s) to go with your cause. If you don't see the ribbon style for your cause, just let me know what it should be so we can add it to the collection.

Tote is cotton canvas with a matching handle, reinforced where the handle meets the bag for stability. The lining is 100% cotton, actual lining fabric will vary, may be a pattern or a solid, and will color coordinate with the color(s) chosen for the awareness tree. Design will be embroidered in polyester thread for color fastness, and long lasting durability. Finished design size is approximately 6".

Easy to win, do the Mandatory Entry, and any of the Additional Entries you like, add a separate comment for each. If your email is not in your Blogger profile, be sure to leave it on each entry comment.

Mandatory Entry

You must do this before any of the additional entries

~ Look around our ArtFire store, and tell us your favorite item. Be sure to visit the growing awareness section of our ArtFire store for items that will benefit the Charity of the Month

Additional Entries

Post a separate entry for each

~ Visit us on eBay and find a fabric that would make a fun tote lining.

~ "Like" Captive Illusions on Facebook

~ Follow CraftGals on Twitter

~ Tweet about this giveaway (only 1 Tweet per giveaway)

~ Add a post to your Blog about the giveaway, link to this post

~ Follow us with Google Friend Connect
~ Join our Passionately Pink for the Cure team
~ Tell us something you are doing this month to raise money or awareness for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

This drawing ends at midnight on October 31th (MST, -7:00 GMT). Winner will be chosen from all eligible entries using random.org on November 1st. Winner will be notified via email and will have 3 business days to claim prize (by providing shipping information) or a new winner will be selected from the remaining entries.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!
De'Anna

Baby Quilt Kit Giveaway Winner - Monkey Momma!

Congratulations to Monkey Momma for winning the Baby Quilt Kit giveaway! Hope you enjoy your kit, we'd love to see your finished product.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!
De'Anna

Baby Quilt Kit Giveaway and September Charity of the Month

Our first official 'Charity of the Month' is Project Linus. The Project Linus Mission (copied from their website with permission):

'Project Linus is comprised of hundreds of local chapters and thousands of volunteers across the United States. Each volunteer and local chapter all work together to help us achieve our mission which is to provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new, handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer “blanketeers.”

Together we have distributed over three million blankets to children in need since our inception in 1995.'

Something as small and simple as a blanket, bringing comfort to seriously ill children. I first came in contact with Project Linus due to a close friend and her daughter's heart problems at birth. She had TOTAL ANAMOLUS PULMONARY VEINUS RETURN or TAPVR. A rare heart defect. She had 2 veins curved back into the same heart chamber. At the Children's Hospital in Oakland, doctors (including one brought in from Stanford) had to remove the problem veins, and a create pathway for the blood to flow properly to the other chambers. They just closed off the bad chamber, and she now has a unique 3 chambered heart. She also had a problem with a valve they were able to repair, but compared to the TAPVR this secondary problem was very minor. Volunteers crocheted her a hat and brought her stuffed animals.

She is now healthy and happy and growing like any other girl her age, and I know the kindness and gifts from people they didn't even know, were a welcome blessing to the family during such a scary time.

In honor of my dear friend, we are donating 10% of all the "awareness" sales in our ArtFire store for the entire month of September to Project Linus. AND:

In addition my mom will be donating this 'Baby Spies' crib quilt that she made especially for her local Project Linus chapter (along with any other blankets she finishes or collects from family, friends, and neighbors!). The quilt was designed with bright colors and fanciful novelty fabrics with pictures of things a very young child would find fun...like trains, candy, mermaids, dogs, cats, zoo animals, dragons, dinosaurs...and so much more. All done in 100% cotton fabrics for lasting durability and with Warm and Safe batting which is Eco-Friendly, Naturally Fire Retardant, Non Toxic, Non Allergenic and Chemical Free.

And now for the Giveaway . . .

'Baby Spies' Crib Quilt Kit

Everything you need to make your own 'Baby Spies' quilt, except a sewing machine and time...hopefully you already have those. The kit will include 48 pre-cut squares of 100% cotton novelty fabrics (the same ones used in the pictured quilt above, 192 pre-cut triangles from 100% cotton Pizazz fabric (the same colors used in the pictured quilt above), binding, backing, Warm and Safe Crib Batting, a spool of white thread, and instructions with pictures. Finished crib quilt will measure approximately 36" X 48".

Note from Mom: Project Linus is dear to my heart because of the wonderful people at San Joaquin Hospital where my grandson Skyler and his twin brother Sonny were delivered 2 months early and spent several weeks in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit where they received tiny little knitted caps and mittens, Children's Hospital of Oakland where Skyler had surgery to remove a computer battery that had lodged in his esophagus and been misdiagnosed for several weeks leading to scar tissue that had to be removed and his esophagus dilated every other week for several months and where he received a small teddy bear with scrubs and a mask on every visit (I believe he has 12 of the little teddies),

U.C. Davis Hospital where Skyler was airlifted via helicopter due to a near drowning and was given a flannel blanket with rubber ducks, and last (hopefully!!!) to Kootenai General Hospital where Skyler was taken by ambulance to have stitches put in two very deep cuts after falling and landing on glass and where he was given a fleece blanket with crocheted edging. Skyler and Sonny just turned 5 and Sonny thinks it is unfair that Skyler keeps getting to go to the hospital in ambulances and helicopters and gets teddy bears and blankets and he has never been to the doctor except for checkups and shots where all they give you is stickers and sometimes a sucker. Thank you to all the wonderful doctors and nurses out there who give so much of themselves each and every day, and thank you to all the volunteers who lend their time and their hearts to make others feel comforted.

Easy to win, do the Mandatory Entry, and any of the Additional Entries you like, add a separate comment for each. If your email is not in your Blogger profile, be sure to leave it on each entry comment.

Mandatory Entry

You must do this before any of the additional entries

~ Look around our ArtFire store, and tell us your favorite item. Be sure to visit the growing awareness section of our ArtFire store for items that will benefit the Charity of the Month

Additional Entries

Post a separate entry for each

~ Visit us on eBay and find a fabric that would look great in a baby quilt.

~ "Like" Captive Illusions on Facebook

~ Follow CraftGals on Twitter

~ Tweet about this giveaway (only 1 Tweet per giveaway)

~ Add a post to your Blog about the giveaway, link to this post and to Project Linus

~ Follow us with Google Friend Connect

This drawing ends at midnight on September 30th (MST, -7:00 GMT). Winner will be chosen from all eligible entries using random.org on October 1st. Winner will be notified via email and will have 3 business days to claim prize (by providing shipping information) or a new winner will be selected from the remaining entries.

Giveaways Returning and Charity of the Month

I know how much everyone LOVES to get something for free, right? Well beginning September 1st, we'll have a fun new giveaway for you. It will run the month of September and will launch our new Charity of the Month drives. Each month we will feature a different charity, there will be portions of the proceeds from specific items that will go towards the charity, and depending on what the charity does, we hope to have other fun ways to help. For instance, the Dress a Girl Around the World drive we did a while back.

It's important that we give something back to those who need our help. September's charity will be Project Linus. Their mission to provide blankets to seriously ill children is one that is close to me. I have chosen this charity for September due to a dear friend of mine and the struggles she and her husband faced with their newborn's heart issues. With her permission, I'll tell you their story with the big September announcements.

We'll also be listed with Giveaway Scout, a giveaway search engine.

So stay tuned!

Happy Crafting!

De'Anna

Who Are We?

We need a new blog name. What do you think? Cathy owns and operates Captive Illusions, an eBay based store which sells things such as quilt fats, sewing patterns and ceramic decals. And De'Anna owns and operates Captive Embroidery, a new spin-off from Captive Illusions specializing in machine embroidery on anything from tote bags to baby blankets to Christmas stockings through ArtFire. Between the two of us, we sew, quilt, crochet, knit (a little), and do whatever fun projects we can. Now that we are 2 separate companies, but still one blog, we need a new name for it.

So help us re-name our blog by commenting with your suggestion. Something fun an crafty sounding. We'll pick the suggestion we like the best, and the suggester will get a little something special. Don't know what yet, it's as much of a surprise for you as it is for us. :)

Personalized Embroidered Monogram Mouse Pad Giveaway

It's time for another Captive Illusions Give-Away!  

Custom made, 
machine embroidered, 
monogrammed mouse pad!

No purchase necessary. Win this fabulous fully customized Monogrammed Mouse Pad. Imagine seeing this on your desk every morning when you turn on your computer instead of the plain mouse pad sitting there now. You get to choose from any of the below "Pizazz" fabrics, and from the selection of monogram styles and colors.

Non-slip rubber base with 100% cotton printed fabric surface fused with our commercial heat press and sealed with Scotchgard for lasting beauty. The surface works perfectly with optical or roller ball mouse. Mouse pad Size: 9 1/4" X 7 3/4" X 1/4" thick Great inexpensive gift idea for your boss, co-worker, client...anyone with a computer. 


Please Note: Each fabric mouse pad and coaster set is made to order; therefore, placement of fabric may vary from set to set.

Who can enter? Anyone in the whole wide world can enter. There is no cost to you at all. All you need is to have a valid email address in your blogger profile or post your email address in your entry in order to be notified if you win.

How do I enter? Only the First Entry is required to enter the contest. If you would like to earn additional chances to win, follow the instructions below. Please post separate comments for each entry in the MckLinky.  

FIRST ENTRY: This entry is mandatory before doing any of the Bonus entries  
Go to our ArtFire store and tell us your favorite item. - Be sure to put your entries in the MckLinky (click where it says "You're Next Click Here to Enter")

OPTIONAL BONUS ENTRIES:  Do one or all of these to earn additional entries.  
* Follow us on Twitter
* Tweet about this giveaway and leave the tweet link (only one tweet per giveaway)
* Fan us on Facebook

* Subscribe to this blog  
* Leave a valid comment on one of our non-giveaway posts

* Blog about this giveaway with a linkback (be sure to comment with a link to the blog post)

* Add this blog's button to your blog (right column)

* eBay Scavenger Hunt: Go to our eBay store and find one each of the following:

1) A fabric that would make a good mouse pad

2) A AccuQuilt GO! die that you would love to own
3) An insect decal 
When you find the item click into it, locate the Item Number on the right side. Put all 3 item numbers in your post. HAVE FUN!
 

(All entries will be verified prior to the drawing.)
 

How do I win? This contest will run until January 31, 2010, 11:59 pm Pacific. A random entry will be chosen using Random.org. We will announce the winner on this blog post and the winner will be contacted via email. The winner has 72 hours to claim their prize and send mailing information or a new winner will be chosen from the remaining entries. We hope you had fun. Come back often to see what else can be won.
 

THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK ! ! !

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Giveaway: Critter Die and Mat for AccuQuilt GO!

t's time for another Captive Illusions Give-Away!  

If you've got an AccuQuilt GO! 
here's your chance to win the

AccuQuilt Critter Die 55030, 
Cutting Mat 55112
and 16 Pizazz 100% Cotton Fat Quarters

No purchase necessary.  Win this and you'll be rolling out Butterflies, Dragonflies and Bumble Bees at a record pace.  Up to six layers of fabric can be cut at the same time.  The winner of this giveaway will not only receive the AccuQuilt GO! Critter Die 55030 and the AccuQuilt GO! 6" X 12" Mat needed to use the die, you will also win 16 different 18" X 22" fat quarters from the Pizazz collection of 100% cotton. fabric.  Perfect fabric to create your first sets of Butterflies, Dragonflies and Bumble Bees!


If you already have the Critter Die, we'll be happy to send any of the following dies instead:


 

If you don't have an AccuQuilt GO! . . . Why Not?!!!  The AccuQuilt GO! is the greatest thing since sliced bread.  You can cut up to 6 layers of 100% cotton fabric with each pass through the fabric cutter.   Each piece accurately cut, every time.   An entire quilt top can be cut in an hour or two. Check them out in our  eBay store.

 
Who can enter? Anyone in the whole wide world can enter. There is no cost to you at all. All you need is to have a valid email address in your blogger profile or post your email address in your entry in order to be notified if you win.

How do I enter? Only the First Entry is required to enter the contest. If you would like to earn additional chances to win, follow the instructions below. Please post separate comments for each entry in the MckLinky.  

FIRST ENTRY: This entry is mandatory before doing any of the Bonus entries  
Go to our eBay store and tell us which fabric you would be adorable as a Butterfly applique. - Be sure to put your entries in the MckLinky (click where it says "You're Next Click Here to Enter")

OPTIONAL BONUS ENTRIES:  Do one or all of these to earn additional entries.  
* Follow me on Twitter
* Tweet about this giveaway and leave the tweet link (only one tweet per giveaway)

* Subscribe to this blog  
* Leave a valid comment on one of our non-giveaway posts

* Blog about this giveaway with a linkback (be sure to comment with a link to the blog post)

* Add this blog's button to your blog (right column)

* eBay Scavenger Hunt: Go to our eBay store and find one each of the following:

1) A fabric with either a butterfly, dragonfly or bee on it

2) A AccuQuilt GO! die that you would love to own
3) An insect decal 
When you find the item click into it, locate the Item Number on the right side. Put all 3 item numbers in your post. HAVE FUN!
 

(All entries will be verified prior to the drawing.)
 

How do I win? This contest will run until Thursday, December 31, 2009, 11:59 pm Pacific. A random entry will be chosen using Random.org. We will announce the winner on this blog post and the winner will be contacted via email. The winner has 72 hours to claim their prize and send mailing information or a new winner will be chosen from the remaining entries. We hope you had fun. Come back often to see what else can be won.
 

THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK ! ! !

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Blog Giveaway: 5 Personalized Christmas Stockings

***This Giveaway is now Closed***
It's time for another Captive Illusions Give-Away!  
No you are not seeing double...or triple...or...ummm...quintuple???

Set of 5 Personalized Christmas Stockings

Could Be Yours!

WOW!  Imagine your mantel with 5 matching personalized Christmas Stockings!  These stockings are plush, plush, plush.  The body of the stocking is a rich Christmas red with short faux fur.  The cuff is 5" of white, long faux fur, lined in white cotton, with a discrete white cord for hanging.  Cuff will be machine embroidered in matching red thread with your choice of font and any name you choose.  Use them for the family, give them as gifts to friends and/or co-workers.  These stockings sell in our eBay store for $20.00 each...times 5 stockings is $100.00 worth of Christmas cheer coming your way if you are our Blog Giveaway Winner!  Read below for all the ways to enter our favorite giveaway yet.
 

If you would like to see our other Christmas stockings check us out on eBay and Etsy.

 
Who can enter? Anyone in the whole wide world can enter. There is no cost to you at all. All you need is to have a valid email address in your blogger profile or post your email address in your entry in order to be notified if you win.

How do I enter? Only the First Entry is required to enter the contest. If you would like to earn additional chances to win, follow the instructions below. Please post separate comments for each entry in the MckLinky.  

FIRST ENTRY: This entry is mandatory before doing any of the Bonus entries  
Go to our eBay store or visit us on Etsy and tell us which stocking you would love to see filled with Santa's goodies on Christmas morning. - Be sure to put your entries in the MckLinky (click where it says "You're Next Click Here to Enter")

OPTIONAL BONUS ENTRIES:  Do one or all of these to earn additional entries.  
* Follow me on Twitter
* Tweet about this giveaway and leave the tweet link (only one tweet per giveaway)

* Subscribe to this blog  
* Leave a valid comment on one of our non-giveaway posts

* Blog about this giveaway with a linkback (be sure to comment with a link to the blog post)

* Add this blog's button to your blog (right column)

* eBay Scavenger Hunt: Go to our eBay store and find one each of the following:

1) A fabric Christmas Themed

2) A stocking you could see on your mantel (not the one featured here)
3) A Christmas pattern  
When you find the item click into it, locate the Item Number on the right side. Put all 3 item numbers in your post. HAVE FUN!
 

(All entries will be verified prior to the drawing.)
 

How do I win? This contest will run until Monday, November 31, 2009, 11:59 pm Pacific. A random entry will be chosen using Random.org. We will announce the winner on this blog post and the winner will be contacted via email. The winner has 72 hours to claim their prize and send mailing information or a new winner will be chosen from the remaining entries. We hope you had fun. Come back often to see what else can be won.

THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK ! ! !

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Want to enter more giveaways? 
Check out this Blog Hop of other great giveaways around Blog Land. 

Click here to see the entire Giveaway Blog Hop List....