Beam N Read's Annual Pre-Holiday Giveaway

I'm excited to share insights you today about Beam N Read's Personal Lights and their Annual Pre-Holiday Gift Giveaway.

I was introduced to Beam N Read by Kelly Jackson, the owner of I Have a Notion .  I've come to learn when Kelly recommends a product, I know I'm going to like it.   Before I share more about these cool lights,   for those that know Kelly, you may not know that she took a bad tumble at Quilt Market last week.  She broke a bone in her hand and will be going thru surgery today (Friday 11/2).  You probably know she has a great sense of humor, so I encouraged her to take a Beam N Read light to her surgeon (to make sure they can see), as well as some high quality "fine" quilting pins (to make sure they do a quality job pinning).   You may want to visit her blog, send her an email, or a card via snail mail.

Update:  Kelly's surgery went well.  It probably helped that her surgeon wore a Beam-n-Read light!  You may want to check out her post-surgery post.

Ok, back to sharing insights on how I've come to join Kelly in wanting to give an honest recommendation for the Beam N Read Personal Lights.....

I've found that they are very handy to take with you when traveling and wanting to do some handwork in a car, airplane, boat or train.  In addition to helping me see while doing handwork they are also very helpful when reading a book.  They have a strap that makes it easy to wear around your neck, but you can also stand these up on top of your sewing machine, book case and other places, to add light when needed.

The new Beam N Read Personal lights have the ability to turn on all six LED lights or just three, which is really a great feature.  Helps to better adjust the strength of the light to your situation.  It also comes with large clip on color filters and magnifier, which can be very helpful.

One thing that I've found challenging when wearing Beam N Read Personal lights is that it is difficult to take a picture of yourself!  So, I recruited a few friends to help show you how they work.

{above} My friend El shows how she likes to use the light in 3 LED mode when she is quilting.

{above} Oreo likes to have all six LED lights on when he is reading.  And he really loves the new "Simply Fat Quarters" book by the Sew Emma Team too!

{above} Beaky likes how you can easily change the angles of the personal light, as well as the length of the neckstrap, to help adjust to your body.  Beaky will also share with her long nose that without the Beam N Read, regular lights just cast too much shadow onto her projects, for her to be able to see at night.  Thus, when she uses the Beam N Read, she doesn't get any shadows on her project and has better visibility with her projects late at night.

{above} Woody also enjoys the angles as he tends to like to lay back when reading and the Beam N Read can easily be pointed upward to his book, to accommodate his preference for reading while on his back.

All my friends really like the Beam N Read as much as SewCalGal does too!  We also think the Beam N Read Personal Light would make a great Christmas gift too!  So, we are all delighted to participate in Beam N Read's Annual Pre-Holiday Giveaway.

Did I mention a giveaway?

Thanks to Beam N Read, one lucky follower will receive their own Beam N Read Personal Light.    Public Followers can simply leave a comment on this post to let me know you are interested in winning your own personal light.  I'll randomly select a winner and announce next Friday.  And, Beam N Read will l ship the prize directly to the respective winner.

I'm also happy to announce winners of recent giveaways.

•  Fun Friday giveaway from last week, for the book "Big Little Book of Fabric Die Cutting Tips", by Ebony Love, the winner is:  Josie McRazie (Insanity Defense)
• Simply Fat Quarters book giveaway announced on the 23rd.  The winners are:  Deb and QuiltSue  (Quilt Times)
•  MyMemories software announced on the 22nd.  The winner is:  Shez
•  Fun Friday giveaway announced on the 19th for the Grip & Stitch Free-Motion Quilting Disks is: Momma Rock

I Hope you'll mark your calendars to visit all of the delightful blogs participating in Beam N Read's Annual Pre-Holiday Giveaway. You'll find a variety of ideas on how they use their Personal Lights, as well as have more chances to win your own.

Scheduled Giveaways:

• Nov   3 to 17:  A Life Full of Laughter 
• Nov   6 to 13:  Stray Stitches  
• Nov   7 to 21:  Caregiver Partnership (Blog/Store) - 
• Nov   8 to 23:  Pacific Rim Quilt Co (Newsletter/Store) - http://prqc.com/
• Nov 11 to 16:  Bejeweled Quilts by Barb (Blog)  - http://bejeweledquilts.blogspot.com/
• Nov 12 to 16:  Cotton and Chocolate 
• Nov  12 to 18: I Have A Notion (Blog/Store)  - http://ihaveanotion.blogspot.com/
• Nov 12 to 19:  During Quiet Time (Blog)  - http://duringquiettime.blogspot.com/
• Nov 17 to 24:  Quilting Gallery (Blog)  - http://quiltinggallery.com/

You can find Beam N Read reading lights in your local quilt shops.  If not, ask them to carry them and they can order wholesale thru ASF Lightware Solutions.  You can purchase online at ASF Lightware Solutions OR through Kelly at IHAN.

ASF Lightware Solutions