Hello, hello! Just a quick update today. If you've been following the #2017sve hashtag on Instagram, the Secret Valentine Exchange is hoppin'! There are so many fun sneak peeks and quite a few people have already received gifts (I was particularly shocked that my gift to Australia got there in a blink of an eye because I was not, um, totally on the ball). Amazing! I'll do another SVE update next week, but Ute and I wanted to send out a reminder that because we ended up with over 400 people in ... Read more
Happy Friday + Winter Tour Week 2 Wrap-up
Happy Friday! What a fun, fun, fun week it's been! Sewing Happiness continued to wind its way around the world for the Winter Tour and I'm enamored with everything. I love how each participant put her own spin on the projects and the individual personalities shine through. Before I go into the eye candy supplied by this week's tour participants, I wanted to feature the gift voucher that 8 lucky recipients will win from 1000 Stoff. That beauteous origami dress up there? Handmade by Lara (and ... Read more
Happy Friday + Winter Tour Week 1 Wrap-up
Happy Friday! Blown. Away. That's all I have to say for the first week of my li'l virtual international Sewing Happiness tour. Well, okay, I have a little more to say. It's been an exciting week for me. The week kicked off with Ute and Lara showcasing a multitude of goodness from Germany: Ute, as you know, is my Secret Valentine Exchange collaborator extraordinaire, and has been a bedrock of support and encouragement for many years. She's one of my most favorite people in ... Read more
Happy Friday + Sewing Happiness Winter Tour (Giveaways!)
Happy Friday, friends! I'm thrilled to announce a little blog/IG tour of sorts happening over the next couple of weeks. A few of my wonderful international sewing friends have agreed to do a feature of Sewing Happiness, and we're doing a giveaway that includes a signed book + 45 euro gift certificate from the charming 1000 Stoff shop. I thought it might be a fun way to start off the year! We're keeping it loose and casual and I'm in the dark as much as you are in terms of what these amazing ... Read more
Happy Friday + 2017 SVE Updates
Happy Friday, I hope you all had a wonderful week! Ute and I have been working behind the scenes on the 2017 Secret Valentine Exchange pairing of partners and are pleased to report that all emails with SVE partner information have gone out. Please contact us at secret.valentine.exchange[at]gmail.com if you haven't received an email from us or if you have any updates to the information you provided. The final tally: 426 participants representing nearly 30 countries!! WOW. Thank you so, so much ... Read more