Fun Friday Giveaway Sponsored by Craftsy

I'm delighted to announce the Fun Friday Giveaway today, which is sponsored by Craftsy.  Before I share insights about this giveaway, I'd like to share insights on why SewCalGal absolutely loves Craftsy:

Classes:  They have a wonderful selection of on-line classes for quilting, sewing, knitting, cooking and many more interests.  All of these classes allow you to view at your leisure  starting and stopping at any time, as well as repeating a class as often as you'd like.  And, they are all very reasonably priced.

Workshops:  Their workshop selection is also excellent, with a number of fun workshops for quilting, sewing, knitting and more.  Unlike classes, these workshops are project focused, but you are still able to start and stop your workshop anytime, as well as repeat as often as you'd like.  And, the prices are frequently less than a cost of a pattern.   And, you get the instructions to make the project when you take the workshop (you don't have to purchase an additional pattern when you pay for the workshop).

Patterns:  Craftsy does sell patterns and has a good selection for quilting, clothing, home decor, accessories and more.  These are all PDF patterns that are easy to download and are available for a very reasonable price.  I'm wanting to make this beautiful Swirled Christmas wallhanging, by Frivolous Necessity, for next Christmas.

Projects:  Craftsy has a Project area where you can share images and insights on your projects, as well as get inspired by seeing what others have made and shared.    This beautiful Star Medallion Tree skirt was made by Deonn

BLOG:  Craftsy also has a fun blog where great tips, contest, and inspiration are shared.   They've even been running a series of posts to help those in the business better understand various social media tools.  And they wrote a great article that talked about the question of should those in the business be on Facebook?

DEALS:  Craftsy has an online store with some super deals.  And, every day they have amazing new daily deals.  Who would like to find Riley Blake Rolie Polie (Mod Tod) in their Christmas stocking?  At the time of writing this post, this yummy roll of fabric was 50% off  (on sale at $10.50, regularly $21).

And, Craftsy has an amazing sale going on thru December 24th.  All Classes are on sale up to 75% off. This is their best sale of the year!





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Disclosure:  SewCalGal has recently become a Craftsy Affiliate.  Those that register for a class at Craftsy or make a purchase from their online store, via using the link through my affiliate program, will help to get funds donated back to SewCalGal which will be used to help supplement shipping costs for prizes that SewCalGal ships.  After shipping a book to a winner in France, which cost $10.60 to ship that one package, I realized I needed to pursue this affiliate program.  And, I hope you understand why I did.  It in no way will influence my reviews of Craftsy, as I fell in love with them long before I became a Craftsy Affiliate.  I will still write honest reviews, sharing my own opinion. As I've hosted well over 200 prize giveaways this year, the majority of them being items that I shipped, while I do greatly appreciate "Postage Angels" such affiliate programs will hopefully help enable SewCalGal to continue to host such giveaways and contests in the future.

Did I mention a giveaway?

Craftsy has offered a copy of their software to followers of SewCalGal that live in the United States or Canada.  Public followers can simply leave a message on this post to let me know you are interested in winning a Mystery Gift Package from Craftsy, with an estimated $100+ value and will feature a combination of fat quarters, charm packs, and design rolls.

SewCalGal will randomly select and announce a winner on Friday, December 28th.

Want an extra entry?

For those on Facebook, "like" Craftsy's page and leave a comment on their page letting them know SewCalGal sent you.  Come back here and leave a 2nd comment, to claim this extra entry.

Update:

The Random Number generator was used to select a winner, as always.  It is an easy to use tool that allow the number of entries to be used to identify a winner.

Congratulations to lucky #85 - Allison

Congratulations to Allison.


SewCalGal is also happy to announce the winner of the Fun Friday Giveaway, sponsored by MyMemories software, from last week.  Congratulations to Karen M (Karen's Sewing Room).