Today starts the first of my two upcoming giveaways, both sponsored by someone extra special to me: my mom!
My super crafty mom has recently started a new shop, selling fantastic bags on Etsy as That Clever Clementine. She combines interesting fabrics (often vintage or re-purposed) and makes a few styles of bags that are perfect for knitting projects, makeup, little baubles, you name it! Her descriptions and vignettes are creative and so much fun, too.
Here’s how she describes her inspiration:
My tastes are eclectic — I am inspired by vintage and retro textiles, but equally smitten with cutting-edge contemporary design. From the whimsical and amusing to the “sensible and clever,” I love combining new and repurposed materials in new (and quite possibly eccentric) ways!
My motto is “so practical and SO fetching!” I don’t think there’s any such thing as “too many bags,” “enough hats,” or “too much paper ephemera.” My feeling is that clever accessories and useful-but-delightfully-decorative items make each day richer and more fun. So I hope you’ll enjoy the figments … I mean “products” … of my imagination. |
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So today kicks off two weeks of That Clever Clementine giveaways! Each week, one lucky reader will win an awesome bag, made by my own awesome mom!
This week’s giveaway is for a bag specially designed for the Briar Rose Vintage Knit-Along that I hosted earlier this year. Except you don’t have to have participated in the KAL, nor even have to be a knitter to enter!
The winner will get a Briar Rose Loopy Lulu Bag:
The bag is fully lined and interfaced (both sides shown, though the giveaway is for one bag), with enclosed seams, two sturdy inside pockets, a handy little hanging clip, and a nice long loop handle that feeds through a smaller loop so you can easily tote around your goodies. Laid flat the bag is 10″ tall, 9″ wide and the handle is about 9.5″ long. Don’t you love the contrasting prints with the main rose print?
Now for the important part!
- Be a follower of this blog, if you aren’t already.
- Live anywhere on the planet.
- Leave a comment on this post. But first, head over to That Clever Clementine on Etsy and check out the goods, then come back and in your comment tell me what your favorite item was. (I love the bird cage patterned cinch sack!)
- Want an extra entry? Post about this giveaway on your blog, or link to it on Facebook, Twitter, etc. Just post a separate comment on this post with a link to where you mentioned it.
- How about another way to get an extra entry? Friend That Clever Clementine on her Facebook page, or add her shop to your favorites on Etsy. Post a separate comment on this post if you do.
- Don’t forget to leave a way to contact you if your blog or profile doesn’t have your email address.
Good luck! And stay tuned for next week’s Giveaway #2, because I’ll be giving away probably my most favorite That Clever Clementine bag! 😉
zilredloh says
Just saw this as it popped up in my reader. Her fabric combos are really cute. I love the loopy lulu bag and could forsee putting my skein and knitting project in here at attaching it to my purse via the handy metal hook.
My fav isn’t actually here. 🙂 I love the loopy lulu bag and my fav fabric would be the yellow birdy/cage print.
I’m also quite determined!!! to post up my finished Briar Rose Jumper this week and it would look lovely with this pink bag. heh
Eartha Kitsch says
How cool! Such pretty items and I love her shop banner and description. I wish her much success! My favorite item is Cindy Sue’s Cinch Sack.
Eartha Kitsch says
Oh! And I favorited her Etsy shop! 🙂
Bettieboo999 says
That prom night fabric is pretty fantastic! Crafty moms are the best!
The darling homemaker says
Oh my word! I love the rose bag giveaway…it is gorgeous. From the clever clementine shop, I would choose Loopy Lulu Bag Bird for it’s fabric combination, just perfect.
xox,
Jacqueline
The darling homemaker says
I will be twitting about the giveaway on my twitter account @ Jacqueline Gonzalez (The darling homemaker). I’ll also favorite her shop on Etsy.
xox,
Jacqueline
Debi says
OMG! Your mum is so talented! I love her bags! How fabulous is it to have a crafting mum? Please enter me in the giveaway–I would happily parade around Scotland with this beautiful bag 🙂
Kate says
What lovely bags! It is hard to pick a favourite, but I think mine is “Cindy Sue’s Cinch Sack: Yellow & Black with Birds and Flowers”.
Kate says
And I added her shop to my Etsy favourites 🙂
Casey says
What a lovely bag!!! I simply adore the print–so cheery (and I’m going to optimistically say would look well with several of my outfits. hehe!) I’m always looking for cute bags to carry around things–especially projects I can work on while I’m on the go. 🙂 I think my favorite (besides this one) in the shop is the Snappy Snapdragon Pound with the pastel pink and blue–so cute!
Zootsuitmama says
OOOh, she is one Clever Clementine! Love the yellow and black. I made her a favorite AND will mention her and link her to my next post! Very cool! xbettiexdoll@aol.com
Janice says
I just found your blog now, and I love it! I sew a lot of 1940s dresses/blouses/trousers as well. 🙂
Curls n' Rouge says
lovely bags I am thinking of getting for one for my makeup brushes!
karulin says
Hi! I just found your blog via ravelry/your wedding photos. They are wonderful! Looks like you had the best day in your life. 🙂
My favourite from your mom’s really awesome etsy-shop is the snapdragon pouch in light green, because it really fits my glasses.
Greetings vom Germany,
Carolin
Blanka says
I like the Snappy Snapdragon Pouch the most. It’s so romantic!
Blanka says
I favourited the etsy shop… the bags are really lovely!
Blanka says
I like posting about others’ blogs giveaway on my blog…
Here’s a link http://osullivansgirl.blogspot.com/2011/08/that-clever-clementine-giveaway.html
Heather says
Blog follower!
I adore the “Loopy Lulu Bag: Classic Black & White Polka Dots with Pink Print, Ooo La La”!
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Heather says
Tweet!
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Heather says
Added shop to my favorites!
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Madelaine says
I’m liking Cindy Sue’s Cinch Sack in Red and White. http://www.etsy.com/listing/78853822/cindy-sues-cinch-sack-red-and-white I’m trying to be a bit more adventurous about contrasting colours, and the bag mixes red black and white so nicely.
Madelaine says
And I favourited the shop!
listenmaudy says
I love the Loopy Lulu knitting bags. My favorite is the pink and purple, but all the fabrics are wonderful.