Category: Giveaways

I’m giving away 3 copies of the “Peanuts Crochet” kit (affiliate link) by my friend Kristen Rask that I contributed 4 patterns to, so that means 3 winners will each get one! You can see the samples I worked up for the patterns I wrote: Charlie Brown, Woodstock, Peppermint Patty, and Sally. They are pretty small dolls, about 5 inches (or under, for Woodstock). Here is a full of list characters that are included: Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus (and his blanket), Franklin, Lucy, Sally, Peppermint Patty, Pigpen, Flying Ace Snoopy, Schroeder (and his piano), Woodstock and Marcie. This kit is not really for super-beginners. You should probably be fairly comfortable already with working in the round, but you can also grab a kit and have it on-hand for whenever you are ready! Enter to win by using the Rafflecopter widget below and following the instructions. Simply leaving a blog comment will not count. You must go through the Rafflecopter widget, since I use the widget to select the winners randomly. Giveaway is open for U.S. residents ONLY (due to size of kit & my shipping costs), for ages 18 & over, and will run until Thursday night, May 14th, at midnight PST. Three winners will be chosen randomly via Rafflecopter/Random.org, and winners must reply to my email within 24 hours, or I will randomly choose a new winner. No purchase necessary. Good luck! P.S. Please make sure my email address can get through your spam filters! I will only be contacting winners via email. twinkie@twinkiechan.com P.P.S. NO giveaway accounts! Thank you! (Giveaway accounts are social media accounts which you clearly only use for posting about giveaways.) a Rafflecopter giveaway

Hey guys! Sorry it’s been a week since my last post!! I’ve been working on my book, taking care of Bibi who is wearing the cone of shame after cutting her face on something mysterious, and also I listed a bunch of yarn in my Depop shop which is all almost gone already (yay!) but it took a long time to package up and ship out! So now let’s have our fun monthly sponsor giveaway! I moved it back a couple days cuz I know a lot of you were probably getting your taxes done. It’s time to relax and check out some fun shops! Thanks so much to my generous sponsors for offering us these wonderful goodies!  ONE lucky winner will receive:

Have you guys heard of Depop? It’s an app that combines Instagram with a shopping experience. Follow your favorite people and check out what they’ve been posting for sale from their closets, special collections, and more! Depop got in touch with me and asked if I’d like to try setting up a shop. I’ve seen a couple of my friends list items from their closets on there, so I thought I would give it a spin! Here’s a link to my shop, but you need to create a Depop account to make a purchase. It’s super easy, and Depop uses PayPal so it’s secure. You can comment, like, private message, all your favorite Instagrammy stuff, and also get some retail therapy! I am hoping to list more of my yarn stash as well as some cute clothes, so stay tuned! As a seller, the listing process is super easy. You can take a snap on your phone and instantly upload the photo to your shop, instead of shooting items then uploading them somewhere, editing them, and loading them up somewhere else. Depop even has some filters to edit your photos. Depop also wanted to sponsor a lil giveaway for you guys, and they picked a few items from my shop for your prize package: a 1.5 inch pin that says I Heart Snacks, a cute strawberry patch based on my drawing, and a crocheted carrot pen cozy! To enter to win, use the Rafflecopter widget below! Giveaway is open worldwide, for ages 18 & over, and will run for a week until next Thursday night, April 16th, at midnight PDT. Winner will be chosen randomly via Rafflecopter/Random.org, and winner must reply to my email within 24 hours, or I will randomly choose a new winner. No purchase necessary. Good luck! P.S. Please make sure my email address can get through your spam filters! I will only be contacting winners via email. twinkie@twinkiechan.com P.P.S. NO giveaway accounts! Thank you!   a Rafflecopter giveaway

It’s the 16th of the month, so it’s time to launch a new blog sponsor giveaway! Thanks so much to my generous sponsors for offering us these wonderful goodies!  ONE lucky winner will receive:

It’s the 15th of the month, so it’s time to launch a new blog sponsor giveaway! Thanks so much to my generous sponsors for offering us these wonderful goodies!  ONE lucky winner will receive:

It’s the 15th of the month, so it’s time to launch a new blog sponsor giveaway! Thanks so much to my generous sponsors for offering us these wonderful goodies! We are starting 2015 with a huge bang and 12 prizes! ONE lucky winner will receive:

Thanks so much to Simply Crochet for sharing my yarn stash/craft room in Issue 16, which is on sale now!

Groot news! I just uploaded a new video tutorial to YouTube to accompany my free crocheted baby Groot pattern! (I apologize in advance for the slightly weird photos in this post. They are video screengrabs shot in Photobooth… only the finest quality for you, only the finest.) Also since so many people have been asking if I will sell a finished Groot to them (I have no plans to sell finished Groots), I decided to have a giveaway here on the blog. You have a week to enter via the Rafflecopter widget below (ends next Friday, October 10th at midnight), and I will draw 5 winners, open internationally! I am running low on the discontinued yarn I used for my original Groot, but I promise to use an equally nubbly and tweedy yarn, which just may end up being a sliiiightly different hue/texture. I will be giving away the baby Groot only and NOT the terracotta pot or any pebbles or moss. You’ll just be getting a little naked baby tree. You have to supply a pot yourself, since I don’t want to ship pots and risk breakage or pay extra shipping for a heavy package. But terracotta pots are easy to find and are cheap, so I think you guys can handle it! I do not recommend giving my baby Groots to small children because of small parts and potential wiring.  You will be able to decide on some customizations for your baby Groot, like the length (long or short, or as I labeled in the photos, “Big Baby” and “Little Baby”) and whether you want the body, arms, or both to be wired. My favorite version for snuggles is no wiring at all, but for posing, my favorite is a wire in the body and pipe cleaners in the arms, but you can tell me what you prefer. Please allow me 3-4 weeks to finish custom-making your new babies before shipping them. Good luck! a Rafflecopter giveaway

Hi! It’s the 16th of the month, so it’s time to launch a new blog sponsor giveaway! I know I usually launch these on the 15th, but let’s blame my friend Renee who is staying with me, and we ended up going to lunch and hanging out in Japantown and then running other errands all day/night! Thanks so much to my generous sponsors for offering us these wonderful goodies! One lucky winner will receive:

It’s the 15th of the month, so it’s time to launch a new blog sponsor giveaway! Thanks so much to my generous sponsors for offering us these wonderful goodies! One lucky winner will receive:

Yay! I get to show you one of the projects I’ve been working on! I’m collaborating with Pocky to bring you this fun giveaway! The prize is a one-of-a-kind crochet painting by me, in Choco Pup Pocky flavor! I made a cute lil progress video for it, too, and I’ll letcha know when that goes up. To enter to win, you must “like” this photo on Pocky’s Facebook page. Giveaway ends next Thursday, June 26, because on Friday, they are starting a new designer giveaway! A month of designer Pocky fun! Good luck! <3  

It’s the 15th of the month, so it’s time to launch a new blog sponsor giveaway! Thanks so much to my generous sponsors for offering us these wonderful goodies! One lucky winner will receive:

If you liked what you saw in my Kawaii Box post…. you now have a chance to win a free box filled with next month’s goodies! What’s inside June’s box is a complete mystery!!! Maybe you’ll be the one to see what’s inside! If you missed my original post, I also just uploaded a video to YouTube, showing you what’s inside this month’s box. Enter to win with the Rafflecopter widget below! Good luck! And thanks to Kawaii Box for sponsoring this giveaway! a Rafflecopter giveaway

It’s the 15th of the month, so it’s time to launch a new blog sponsor giveaway! Thanks so much to my generous sponsors for offering us these wonderful goodies! One lucky winner will receive:

It’s the 15th of the month, so it’s time to launch a new blog sponsor giveaway! Thanks so much to my generous sponsors for offering us these wonderful goodies! One lucky winner will receive:

 ** Contest and comments are closed! Thank you for participating!!! <3 ** My buddy Andrea and her husband Cliff of Handmake My Day have a fun book out called “The Crafter’s Book of Clever Ideas: Awesome Craft Techniques for Handmade Craft Projects.” It has 50 projects which take a certain material or technique and offer a “her” project and a “his” project for each. The projects range from easy to advanced (okay, I think anything involving power tools or sewing machines is advanced…) so there is a litle something for everyone, using all kinds of materials and all kinds of methods! You might also recognize Andrea as a winner from Craft Wars that I blogged about before! I decided to try my hand at a Confetti Launcher project from the book! I bought a mini drink bottle (and most of my other supplies) at Michaels. The only thing they lacked were RUBBER BANDS which I picked up at Target. The confetti was a surprise present from The Confetti Bar. I decided to try the method of bottle painting where you squirt paint inside the bottle and swirl it all around to cover the inside. I discovered that the dry-time on this is about 10 eternities, and my paint is still drying!!! So I can’t finish up my confetti launcher yet, because the launching mechanism keeps swiping wet paint off the inside of the bottle! DOH! So here’s where I’m at, watching paint dry!!! I’ll put the whole thing together on April 1 when giveaway winners are announced. That sounds pretty good, right? RIGHT!!!! I attempted to make my confetti launcher look like a champagne bottle, so, green paint on the inside, and some gold on the outside. I stopped painting the gold on top when I realized it might hinder the gluing I have to do up there later, so I stopped at one messy coat (sorry!). The glitter label is craft foam with an adhesive backing, which REALLY REALLY STICKS TO THE GLASS so be careful while positioning. My gold letters are written in gold gel pen, but I think glitter paper cut-outs would look really nice, too, or, a gold Sharpie. I personally cannot wait to see this thing in action! **EDIT: Here is a video of me launching my confett popper for the first time! **  I think these would be fun decorations at any party that is celebrating anything at all, and I also think it would be fun to ship it to a friend if you are not able to share a celebration together in person. Here is a fun .gif that Andrea sent me to show you guys how it works! (If the image is not moving, just click on it!) Are you interested in winning a copy of The Crafter’s Book of Clever Ideas? Here are the rules! Before April 10th you simply need to comment on each blog tour blog post which we will link to as they become available. In total […]

It’s the 15th of the month, so it’s time to launch a new blog sponsor giveaway! Thanks so much to my generous sponsors for offering us these wonderful goodies! One lucky winner will receive:

It’s the 15th of the month, so it’s time to launch a new blog sponsor giveaway! Thanks so much to my generous sponsors for offering us these wonderful goodies! One lucky winner will receive: 1. Twinkie Chan EXCLUSIVE 4 pack of RockerByeBaby‘s “Dirty Girl” Un-paper Towels in imported Japanese fabrics and a button. “Feeling Dirty? No problem – I have the perfect thing for you, girl… I use a waffle weave unbleached muslin for the backs of the Dirty Girl UnPaper Towels. I double-serge all the edges for long life & durability. They’re safe for all surfaces, nice and absorbent for drying spills  and textured for scrubbing counters when wet.” (BTW, how fun and perfect is the print!?) 2. Here is your chance to win one of The Geek Garden‘s best selling custom made Marvel Heroes Retro Skirts! All of her skirts have a comfy black knit foldover band with hand ruffled Marvel skirting with serged hem. 3. This Mermaid locket from Messy Pink will make any outfit a little more magical! 4. Cute Cloud Keyring by ClaireyLouCreations. 5.  Pretty matching zipper pouch set from Quiet Tiger. The bigger one is about 4″ x 6″ and the smaller one is about 4″ x 4″. 6. Bonjour Breakfast Card and BFF Print from Prints & Things by Nellie Le. 7. Free download of Twink the Toy Piano Band‘s new album Happy Houses. 8. A 20 euros ($27) gift certificate to Petits Pixels Etsy shop. 9. I’m also going to throw my hat in this month! 1 custom Cupcake Coffee Cup Cozy crocheted by me, in the flavors of your choice! Just follow the Rafflecopter widget below for all of your chances to win! (p.s If you are new to Rafflecopter and think it’s weird, I just ran into this hand dandy guide.) Giveaway is open worldwide and will run for a week until next Sunday night, February 23rd, at midnight PST. Good luck! P.S. Please make sure my email address can get through your spam filters! twinkie@twinkiechan.com a Rafflecopter giveaway

Hi Gang!!! It’s the 15th of the month, so it’s time to launch a new blog sponsor giveaway! Thanks so much to my generous sponsors for offering us these wonderful goodies! One lucky winner will receive: 1. Twinkie Chan EXCLUSIVE 4 pack of RockerByeBaby‘s “Dirty Girl” Un-paper Towels in imported Japanese fabrics and a button. “Feeling Dirty? No problem – I have the perfect thing for you, girl… I use a waffle weave unbleached muslin for the backs of the Dirty Girl UnPaper Towels. I double-serge all the edges for long life & durability. They’re safe for all surfaces, nice and absorbent for drying spills  and textured for scrubbing counters when wet.”  2. A PINK scented cotton candy necklace from Fatally Feminine. A whimsical and unique necklace handmade from polymer clay. This tiny carnival treat is so realistic and cute. It even smells like the popular fragrance “Pink Sugar”! Comes on an 18″ silver plated chain. 3. Cute and unique cupcake headband by Messy Pink. It’s made of sequins and has little heart gems. This is hand-made and each of the sequins is sewn on by hand. 4. Shhhh, don’t wake her she’s sleeping. This plush kitty with her beautiful long white fur does not require feeding and has no need of a litter box…the ideal apartment pet :). From Scrumptious Delight. 5. The strawberry short cake cameo was made by Glamasaurus using some beautiful fabric. Each  is securely attached to a beautiful brass locket.  The locket is accented with a bow and hung from and 18 inch 45.5mm chain. 6. A 20€ ($27) gift certificate to PetitsPixels Etsy shop, containing cute amigurumi, patterns, pins, magnets, and more! 7. Two months free ad space on Mermaidens – a nostalgic, candy-colored personal style and DIY blog by Kailey. 8. Adorable banana plush by ClaireyLouCreations. 9. A “You’re Awesome” Card and a set of 5 buttons by Quiet Tiger. 10. Three all-satin bows from Doll.jpg! Each bow is about 6 x 4 inches and all are backed with french barrettes. Each one is handmade and can be worn in many different ways! Just follow the Rafflecopter widget below for all of your chances to win! (p.s If you are new to Rafflecopter and think it’s weird, I just ran into this hand dandy guide.) Giveaway is open worldwide and will run for a week until next Wednesday night, January 23rd, at midnight PST. Good luck! P.S. Please make sure my email address can get through your spam filters! twinkie@twinkiechan.com a Rafflecopter giveaway

I was super excited when I heard that Jenny & Aaron from Everyday is A Holiday were writing a book. I’ve always been a huge fan of their their shop filled with vintage-bakery inspired goodies for your home. I mean, look at this giant die cut cupcake!  It was neat to follow along with them on their book-writing journey via their Facebook page,  and now that the book “Mixed Media Masterpieces with Jenny & Aaron: Create Incredible Art Journals and Handmade Mixed Media Treasures with Two Master Crafters” is out, we can all learn how to create some of their sweet, retro magic!They generously sent me a copy of their book to check out the projects and attempt to make my favorite. I picked the faux cake project, OBVIOUSLY!! While the project in the book has multiple layers and more stuff going on on it, I decided to stay simple with one layer and some doodads I already had in my house.  My decision to only make one layer was also heavily influenced by my desire to wear my cake on my head, as I do. There are many other fun projects in the book, and you get to check out all the tools and knick-knacks that Jenny & Aaron use to create their signature style. Would you like to win a copy of Mixed Media Masterpieces? Just follow the instructions on the Rafflecopter widget! Since we are running into the Christmas holiday, this giveaway will end at midnight PST on Friday, December 27th. Good luck! a Rafflecopter giveaway

Hi Gang!!! It’s the 15th of the month, so it’s time to launch a new blog sponsor giveaway! Thanks so much to my generous sponsors for offering us these wonderful goodies! One lucky winner will receive: 1. A free one-year print subscription to Crochet Today Magazine! That’s six issues, each filled with more than 25 fun patterns! Learn more at crochettoday.com. 2. I’m super excited that you guys could win SNACKS for the first time, from Blippo.com, a super kawaii shop with all kinds of accessories, stationery, and candy! Prize includes Puccho Chewy Grape Candy, Puccho Chewy Mandarin Candy,  Lotte Dual Chocolate Wafers, Peko Sweets Candy Box, and Pocky Biscuit Sticks in Strawberry!  3. A totally ridiculously way amazing package from Scrumptious Delight! I have bought plush from her A LOT. She is genius. The Scrumptious Delight prize is a selection of plush sweets. It consists of a cotton candy, a chocolate chip cookie, two marshmallow key chains a bag of five jelly beans and five post cards, all in plush, of course! 4. Super sweet panda brooch from Glamasaurus! The panda brooch is made with imported fabric that is set in a bronze setting with clear jewelers resin. It is accented with a cute resin bow and hanging from the setting are 2 glass beads and a shell heart. 5. A 20€ ($27) gift certificate to PetitsPixels. a shop filled with cute amigurumi and other fun accessories. 6. Super adorable hair clip by Dina Fragola! Cupcake charm, brass filigree, and cute flowers! 7. A free copy of Wizard of Oz Crochet, by my buddy Kristen Rask of Schmancy. This book/kit just came out about a month ago, and I contributed two patterns to it: a Lollipop Kid, and the Wizard himself! It comes with yarn and a crochet hook! Just follow the Rafflecopter widget for all of your chances to win! (p.s If you are new to Rafflecopter and think it’s weird, I just ran into this hand dandy guide.) Giveaway is open worldwide and will run for a week until next Sunday night, December 22nd, at midnight. Good luck! P.S. Please make sure my email address can get through your spam filters! twinkie@twinkiechan.com   a Rafflecopter giveaway

Hi Gang!!! It’s the 15th of the month, so it’s time to launch a new blog sponsor giveaway! Thanks so much to my generous sponsors for offering us these wonderful goodies! One lucky winner will receive:

Hi Gang!!! I’m going to launch monthly giveaways here, starting on the 15th of each month, from some of my fabulous new blog sponsors! *applause* Somebody is gonna get really lucky!! Check out the generous prizes! 1. Registration to Home Ec e-Course! Learn to Sew from Your Own Home! The Home Ec eCourse will increase your confidence behind the machine with usable techniques & step by step visual instructions, 28 rad projects and progressive learning! Home Ec is only $50 (registration here), access does not expire, and students can take the eCourse at their own pace! But you’ll have the chance to register for absolutely free! 2. Super cute handmade Fox Pillow by Clairey Lou Creations! Her shop is filled with all sorts of happy and adorable felt friends! 3. A 20 euro (about $27 USD) gift certificate from Petits Pixels to her Etsy shop! I’m particularly in love with her milk drop dolls that come in different flavors! 4. Gorgeous neon yellow cowl by Quiet Tiger! 5. $10 gift certificate and this beautimous Ms. Bianca Bunny postcard/print Pink Milk & Cookies. Here’s her shop! 6. Print of your choice from Angel’s Artsy Shop. Here are a few of my favorites! 7. Bride of Frankenstein Brooch hand drawn by Ahoy Miss! 8. Check out how lucky we are! Scrawny Girl Shop is offering 30% off in her Etsy shop to ALL OF US!! Dang! Take a peek at her handmade dolls and use code TWINKIE30 when you check out! That’s a lotta loot! Follow the Rafflecopter widget! Good luck! You have until next Tuesday, October 22nd at midnight/11:59pm to enter! a Rafflecopter giveaway

Wow, we haven’t had a giveaway here for a long time!!! I need to remember to do these things more often! Prizes are: 1 Ice Cream & Sunnies T-shirt by Yummy You!, 1 Ice Cream Scoop Hair Clip by me in a flavor of your choice, 1 Cotton Candy Pen Cozy by me in a flavor of your choice, and 1 Strawberry Neopolitan Girl Print (5 x 7) by my talented buddy Tiffany Star! Please use the Rafflecopter widget below to find multiple ways to enter! Our contest ends next Wednesday! a Rafflecopter giveaway