Did you see my giveaway for a free Yarn Crush box a few days ago? We got over 1,000 entries, so we are drawing TWO winners! That’s two times the chance to win! Also, I edited my original blog post to let you guys know that starting in October, Yarn Crush will be including crochet patterns, too! Great news! So don’t forget to click back to my giveaway post to see all the Yarn Crush details and enter to win! <3

Yarny-peeps! I have something fun to giveaway just for you! I’m excited to help announce Yarn Crush, delicious yarn delivered monthly! You can choose between a monthly or bi-monthly subscription, and each box comes with at least one or two full-size skeins of yarn, a KNITTING pattern for a small-to-medium-sized project designed specifically for that month’s yarn, and all the notions – like beads or buttons – needed to complete that project. Currently, the Yarn Crush box will only include a knitting pattern, but Yarn Crush will also be posting fun crochet patterns on their blog each month that would work with that month’s featured yarn.  If you have interest in finding a printed crochet pattern in your Yarn Crush box in the future, just give them a holler! EDIT: Crochet patterns will be added to the October boxes!

The retail value of each box will usually be over $50.00 and is always guaranteed to be higher than the subscription price, which is $32.99 plus shipping. Yarn Crush will be sourcing beautiful high-quality yarns that they think you’ll fall in love with, from indie dyers, small businesses, and more well-known yarn brands, offering them to you at up to 30% retail, delivered right to your door!

Yarn Crush is brand-spanking new, and the inaugural boxes are shipping in mid-August! The images above are to give you an idea of the type and quality of yarn and patterns you’ll be receiving. The actual yarn is still a surprise. The woman behind Yarn Crush is a knitting designer and graphic designer, so you know that each box will be curated with yarny-love and a keen eye!

Enter our giveaway to win yourself a free Yarn Crush box and be one of the first to try out this subscription service.  I can’t wait to see it, too! If you decide to subscribe, your first box always ships free! EDIT! Since we reached over 1,000 entries, we will give drawing TWO WINNERS! YAY!

Just use the Rafflecopter widget below for all of your chances to win!

Giveaway is open worldwide, for ages 18 & over, and will run for a week until next Saturday night, August 1st, at 11:59pm 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 giveaway account is a social media account that you use solely for giveaways.

I follow EatMeDo on Instagram and keep seeing all these adorable photos from her new “Tea Party” collection that are too cute not to share! Here are a few snaps I nabbed from her lookbook!

If you want to see more, check out her website!

It’s the 15th of the month (okay, it’s technically the 16th now but I haven’t gone to bed yet!) which means my July blog sponsor giveaway is launching! Let’s check out the TEN cool prizes from my amazing sponsors that ONE LUCKY WINNER will receive!

1.  A Frida skull brooch from Jubly-Umph‘s new collection ‘Creepy Girl Gang’ which launched this week!

2. A set of 3 Flying Unicorn Necklaces from A Little Geeky!

3. A set of 3 fun greeting cards and a set of 6 Real Job magnets from Nellie Le! She is also giving my readers (you guys!) 20% off all orders with code: TCJULY20.

4. A gift card for any one free shirt or tank top from Pete Ellison’s shop, shipping included! Pete is an artist/designer/DJ creating a small line of screen printed Kawaii-Rave-Punk fashions out of his kitchen in Portland, OR. Made with healthy doses of love and enthusiasm, these threads are super cute, super bright, and super soft. He is currently taking pre-orders for two new tank tops!

5. An adorable dino cross stitch brooch from Glamasaurus! You guys also get 10% off your order on glamasaurus.etsy.com with the code TWINKIE.

6. A $15 gift certificate to shop at HappyKawaiiSupplies!

7. A Crazy Cat Lady patch from Miss Ella!

8. A $20 gift certificate to shop in Knit Kritters. Knit Kritters will be vending at Bronycon August 7-9 in Baltimore!

9. An adorable “See No Diet, Hear No Diet, Speak No Diet” Cupcake Apron from Stitchez A La Mode!

10. To celebrate her annual $10 off tutu sale, The Geek Garden is giving away one custom made Juicy cherry tutu skirt!  If you can’t wait to win one here, go to the shop until July 24th to grab a steal! (Cue ancient photos of moi!)

Just use the Rafflecopter widget below for all of your chances to win!

Giveaway is open worldwide, for ages 18 & over, and will run for a week until next Wednesdsay night, July 22nd, 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 giveaway account is a social media account that you use solely for giveaways.

A couple months ago, I felt super stoked about successfully going through the huge rigmarole of obtaining tickets to San Diego Comic Con. Manda and I decided to also go to Disneyland on the way down. I am still in the final throes of book-writing and really shouldn’t have gone anywhere except the yarn store, but….I could not say no to this trip!

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