Kanzashi In Bloom ~ Book Giveaway!
Thursday, July 8, 2010 When I picked up a copy of Kanzashi In Bloom {by the wonderful Diane Gilleland of Crafty Pod!} it was a dream come true! I've been so intrigued by these traditional Japanese hair ornaments and I've been longing to learn how to make them!
Diane Gilleland, also known as Sister Diane {!}, takes you step by step through the process of creating your own lovely flowers simply by folding and sewing pieces of square fabric! I had no idea until I read the book! Everything you need to know ~ materials, techniques, assembly, and resources ~ is right here! ..and after reading Kanzashi In Bloom you will never get rid of your scrap pieces of fabric again, but if you do, you can send them my way ;) ... Adding a modern twist to a traditional art form, this book is full of beautiful and simple projects from hair ornaments to jewelry {ring, earrings, and necklaces} to gift toppers and more! Take a look at the Kanzashi In Bloom website and flickr group photos! And don't forget to visit Sister Diane at Crafty Pod, too!
Here's how to enter ~
- Leave a comment ~ :)
- For a second entry...Blog about it! ~ Come back and leave another comment with a link mentioning the giveaway!
- For a third entry...Follow bluebirdluxe! ~ Come back and leave another comment telling me you follow ~ email, reader, twitter, or bloglovin!
- For a fourth entry...Tweet about it! ~ Come back and leave another comment for your tweet! {please include @bluebirdluxe with your tweet}
Get your 4 entries in! Comments will close at 9pm PST on Wednesday July 21st.
I'll announce the winner on Thursday July 22nd!
The winner will be chosen at random using Random.org.
Good Luck and Thank You for entering the giveaway!
Eileen ~ xo
Reader Comments (50)
How fun, would love to read and try things in this book.
Oooh, I just perused the book and it looks wonderful--fun and interesting. AND(!) it even looks like something I could do ... maybe ... if I tried really hard ...
How fun is that? I totally want to learn how to make those flowers! Cute!
Also - I already follow you on twitter and in my lovely Google Reader!
Love this!!!
And I tweeted (twitter.com/anna_24)!!
Looks amazing!
I follow your blog.
What? This is actual published book? Sorry, but that Kanzashi looks all wonky.
It's not symmetrical, though it appears it's supposed to be.
Any other seller on Etsy does better work.
I guess anything passes as good craft these days, geez!
Hair ornaments? That's so awesome. I could use some hair accessories and it would be so much cooler if I made them myself.
There were a few years that I was obsessed with everything Japanese! I even tried learning the language but it is difficult!
So you could give me a boost if I win this giveaway! ;D I kid but I would love to win!
Sounds like this book is full of lots of fantastic ideas! I'm on board!
I love Sister Diane. She is always so creative and inspirational PLUS she is such a great teacher of how to market your handmade business. She is a wealth of knowledge. I have wanted this book since it came out. Thanks for the give away.
I now follow bluebirdluxe on twitter!
I retweeted your post about the giveaway. *fingers crossed*
@MonetMum
I've wanted to get my hands on this one since before it was published. Thanks for the chance!
I follow you on twitter now. I'm new to twitter, so I could use all the hints re: who to follow I can get!
Retweeted! Not that there's anyone reading yet. ;)
When I first came across kanzashi on Etsy, I wanted to try it as well. Such pretty flowers and with my love of hair accessories (big hair lends itself to decoration), I've had this book on my Amazon wishlist for a long time! I'm excited to see this giveaway!
I just added you to the blog list on my site so I could follow you. Thought I had you there so I could follow your posts, but I must have lost the link when I converted the website.
And I just tweeted. ;) (Clearly, I really want to win this book. lol)
Just blogged your giveaway, too: http://www.aprettyrock.com/blog/kanzashi-in-bloom-giveaway/
Oh wow... I so want to win this one! I've always been intrigued. So I'm off to get all four entries in - here's 1 of 4
I've blogged about it, you can read it here http://www.current-observations.com/2010/07/bluebirdluxe-giveaway/
Here's 3 of 4 - you know that I'm already a subscriber!
4 out of 4 done - there's a twitter post as well. Wish me luck!!!
Sister Diane is awesome, and I would love to own a copy of her beautiful book!
Absolutely beautiful! I love Diane's work and have just retweeted her tweet about this giveaway. Thank you!
I'd love to win!!
Oooh, I'd love a copy of this book! :) xo
Wow--such fun! I've never seen anything like this before. Who doesn't love pretty things? Thanks for posting this!
Just followed you on twitter :)
...and tweeted the giveaway :)
just from seeing that picture, i can tell it's a book i would LOVE!!! i need more ideas of things to make with scraps... and more time too!!
I do follow your blog!!
And I tweeted about the giveaway to my followers!!
http://twitter.com/sandyalamode/status/18542650474
I would love to win Diane's book and try her techniques! Thanks for the chance!!
I've been taking many peeks at this book in one of my Barnes & Nobles, it really looks fantastic -- but of course we'd expect nothing less of Sister DIane :) :)
This looks like fun! Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
And, I'm tweeting now :)
Would love to win this!!
You have a beautiful blog! This looks like a book that would get lots of use at my house!
I follow you on Twitter (@MsKellyIrene)
I posted it on Twitter - but I've only been using it for a couple days - not sure if I did it right!!!
Following you on twitter.
I tweeted this giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win!
ohh, ooh-pick me, pick me (raising my hand). this book looks fantastic!!!
Just tweeted about this giveaway. Thanks.
i just love read book and it looks wonderful fun : )
Hi Sara ~ Welcome! Oh, it is wonderful fun! I hope you get a chance to read this book! I just know you'll enjoy it! :)