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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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  4. Embroidery is a long love of mine. I started as a young girl and YEARS later having put down my embroidery needle for a bit, I have found my lost love again! This would be wonderful to win!

  15. I do a lot of hand embroidery and this book seems very interesting. I owuld definiately use it.

  16. When I turned 40 I lost my close-up vision but now with readers and a hands free magnifier, I just might pick my needles up again!

  17. Love artists who a little “out there” and Tula’s definitely fits the bill. Would love to own this book and study her art more closely. Thanks for the opportunity.

  24. Even though I haven’t done embroidery is years I would love to start again, and am excited to try this.

  25. These would be so fun to put on both of my Grand daughter’s jeans and dresses.The older one loves the hippie era and the little one just loves her clothes “fancied up!”

  28. Tula,tula,tula,tula,tula,tula,Embroidery,embroidery,embroidery, love, love, love, love, L O V E.
    Looked thru on Amazon…oh how delicious. Make it come live here at my house….

  30. These look lovely! My friend is teaching me to embroider, so this would be a fantastic first embroidery book!

  33. What a great combination. Tula Pink and thread! I’d love to start my New Year off with this book of inspiration

  41. I would love to try my hand at hand embroidery and I love Tula Pink so I’m in-here’s hoping I win this book!

  46. Embroidery would be a great way to spend hibernation this winter. Being in the northeast, I won’t go out in this cold. Thanks for the chance to win.

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!