And The Winner of the Giveaway Is......

Kai Grafia!

Thank You everyone who participated! What a fun giveaway and great comments! Hopefully I can do more giveaways in the future!

And Of course special thanks to Plaid Crafts for this wonderful supply of gifts to give!

Win this AMAZING GIVEAWAY package from PLAID!

Plaid Crafts sent me this amazing package to host a giveaway prize for our readers! Yes, So generous, and fabulous. Check out these amazing items, To win, all you have to do is make a comment on THIS post, make sure there is a way for me to contact you, email. And I will pick a random winner in 1 week!

You will win:
4 bottles Martha Stewart Paints
1 bottle Fabric Stiffener
1 bottle of Mod Podge
1 package of Fair Isle stencils

What can you do with these amazing items?
1. Hand paint your own DIY shoes! inspiration here
2. Make Fabric Wallpaper! inspiration here: apartment therapy
3. Stencil Notecards, stationary and more
4. Mod podge a paper lantern: inspiration here
5. Mod podge and paint a mirror: inspiration here
6. Stencil a tray and tealights! inspiration here
7. Add more ideas in comments below!

Happy National Craft Month!

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Blog for inspiration: http://paintmeplaid.com
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Hosting Give away from Plaid crafts soon!

stay tooned! i just have to take a nice picture and get some ideas for their awesome products! Its gonna be a good one!

coming in the next few days! you will just need to comment, and a winner will be chosen randomly!

Plaid Crafts

Love for Moxiedoll. Hand Embroidery and Textile Art

My Wonderful Crafty Friend Mandy McGee of Moxiedoll, made me a special housewarming gift, that I cherish and Love and HAD to share! Its an amazing Day of the Dead Hand Embroidered Art Piece. I love everything about it from the Colors, to the beautiful design, to her amazing attention to detail. Its Perfect!

Here are some more of her amazing designs....

"In an effort to channel her creativity into something productive, Mandy McGee founded Moxiedoll in 2004. Over the years she has dabbled in a variety of arts and crafts, from silk screening to jewelry making. Eventually though she has returned to what makes her happiest - hand embroidery and textile art. "

MOXIEDOLL - An attractive woman with aggressive energy, spirit and know-how.

Mission:
Stitching to please.

Website:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Moxiedoll

Facebook Page: Moxiedoll

She also has a wonderful vintage shop too:
Show Some Moxie

Marty May Press & Stitchery

Marty May Press & Stitchery is an independent operation located in the heart of downtown Sacramento.

Using traditional screen printing methods, environmentally friendly water-based inks and American made shirts, your purchase ensures fair wages for workers and comfort for your body and conscience.

Marty has generously offered a 15% off coupon for Indie Fashion and Beauty Readers to be entered at checkout: 85nomo

VISIT: martymay.com or martymay.etsy.com

Beautiful and Unique Winter Sale items

Love these beautiful Winter SALE items!

View Treasury and ALL items here

Chocolate IS the Answer to Everything

absolutely LOVE this TREASURY!

View Artists and Treasury Here

Magenta Nights

To View ALL ARTISTS, and more beautiful items from their shops please visit the MAGENTA NIGHTS etsy treasury, and click on the images!

Treasury

DIY Moroccan Lantern Chandelier

I love moroccan lanterns, and wanted to make a custom chandelier for our dining room

With the help of my dad who is an amazing electrician, he hooked up all the lighting for my moroccan lanterns!

1. Made a wooden box so that we could hang the lanterns and have the wires secured above the box into the ceiling. There was a chandelier already there so the electrical box was already in place.

i painted the box to match the ceiling

2. from Home depot I bought an ornate metal sheet (used mostly for radiator covers). I painted this black to match my lanterns

3. I used screw hooks to hang the lanterns

4. chain from home depot (and black wire)

5. Lanterns were purchased from World market, Ebay (see below post how i painted the glass on the largest lantern) and The smaller lanterns which was the best price + shipping from Yellow Sun Decor

6. painted the metal parts of the lanterns black to match eachother

7. My dad is a retired electrician, so don't mess with the lighting unless you know someone or hire an electrician :)

8. Voila! Now we just need our dining table (ordered on the way!)

Even if you dont want to wire them for lighting, they make an awesome statement piece, hang them in a bright room, so the sun can shine through the lanterns, and they all have places for tealights!