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Giveaway-Tula Pink Coloring with Thread: Stitching a Whimsical World with Hand Embroidery

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Book Giveaway-Tula Pink Coloring with Thread: Stitching a Whimsical World with Hand Embroidery

Leave a comment in today’s post by January 10, 2018 and you are in the running for this stunning embroidery book.

Open to U.S. residents only please.

Color a Whimsical World with Needle & Thread!

There is no name more closely linked to ornate and fanciful fabric designs than Tula Pink. Sewists and quilters have long delighted in using her fabric to create whimsical sewn creations. Now hand embroiderers, too, can join the fun and stitch her signature designs with needle and tread!

In Coloring with Thread, you’ll find 17 of Tula’s animal and floral designs from her best-selling fabric collections rendered and primed for hand embroidery. Step-by-step stitch instructions for over 20 embroidery stitches are included to help you bring adorable bunnies, chipmunks, octopi, and elephants to life right in your hands. Each motif features a color guide and thread color suggestions selected by Tula herself to insure a gorgeous finished design. Plus, you’ll find every motif on CD-rom, where they are ready to size and print for your individual project needs.

Whether you follow her color guides or make each design your own, you’ll love coloring with thread and stitching the whimsical world of Tula Pink!

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Comments

  1. What a beautiful book! I have loved embroidery since I was little and am hoping to start my own business this year. This book would go a long way in giving me confidence!

  2. Tula Pink and embroidery two of my favorite things/people! Thanks for the chance to win!

  3. Very cool designs – I’ve only just started learning embroidery and would love to learn with these ‘out of the box’ designs.

  5. I used to embroidery a lot but have gotten away from it during the last few years. This book would be such an inspiration to get started again.

  6. I did an embroidery project for my dad for christmas and loved it. I hope to learn something new with this book 🙂

  7. New year = new creative projects. Tula’s book would be great inspiration. Thanks for the great giveaway!

  9. I LOVE hand embroidery! It keeps my hands busy in the evening so I’m not snacking. Plus, I always have a hand made gift ready for giving.

  10. That is just gorgeous, I’ve only recently started embroidery again and this would be a great place to get started.

Have you read?

Recycled Paper Cylinder Face Art – A Colorful Win for All Ages

I recently stumbled across this super creative project on Instructables – “Face With Recycled Paper Cylinders” – and I had to share it with you all because it’s just the kind of craft that checks all my favorite boxes: recycled materials, hands-on creativity, and fun for literally any age.

The idea is simple but genius—roll strips of recycled paper (think junk mail, old magazines, leftover printer paper) into cylinders, then arrange and glue them to form a unique abstract face. You can make it funky, realistic, Picasso-inspired—whatever your mood or style dictates!

What I really love is the blend of eco-conscious crafting with true artistic expression. This isn’t just another kids’ project—it’s something you could easily do with a group of little ones, a classroom full of teens, or even as an adult art therapy or weekend wind-down activity. It’s super relaxing and surprisingly satisfying seeing all those paper rolls come together to form something new and expressive.

The tutorial itself is easy to follow, with plenty of visuals to guide you along the way. You don’t need any fancy materials—just glue, paper, scissors, and a board or piece of cardboard to serve as your canvas.

I also appreciate how this project leaves so much room for personalization. Want to make it into a full face? Go for it. Prefer to focus on a single eye or mouth? Totally works. You can even play with color schemes by choosing papers with a certain palette, or painting over them once they’re rolled.

In short: this is a total keeper for anyone who loves crafting with purpose. It’s the kind of project that sparks creativity while gently reinforcing the idea that beautiful things can come from what we usually throw away.

Highly recommend giving it a go—solo or with a group. And if you try it, tag me or drop a pic—I’d love to see your recycled masterpiece!