Friday, January 27, 2012

Fun Friday Finds for a Night in!



(Click on the image to go to the Etsy Treasury)
Visit these HandmadeMN shops to see more:
Click on any of the names below
First Row (Left to Right): OakTreeArtsmyfriendlondonArtyDidactMyLittleChick
Second Row (Left to Right): regansbrainRiverBirdTwistmolightreading
Third Row (Left to Right): tillymaisonVINTAGEVAULTsShaggyBaggyMaryLittfin
Fourth Row (Left to Right):  looksSEWniceOwlShopHandmadeBits4upaintedfishstudio

Sunday, January 22, 2012

HandmadeMN Giveaway - HandmadeBits4U

By Jessica of Clay By Clay

Congratulations to our latest giveaway winner!  Thanks to all who entered and we wish you good luck with this week's giveaway!


This week's giveaway is from Rita of HandemadeBits4U.  She is giving away a pair of these neat Microwave Bowl Potholders.    




Warming up some soup? Making oatmeal? Having some leftovers for lunch or dinner? Are you tired of wrestling those hot bowls/containers from the microwave? Here's a new kind of microwave potholder - a Microwave Bowl Holder that will make this task much easier on the hands!.

Like ice cream but would prefer not to get cold hands while eating? Just put the bowl of ice cream (or perhaps the ice cream container itself) in the bowl and enjoy your ice cream without get chilly fingers!

Open to US and International residents.


How to Enter:


Visit HandmadeBits4U, pick your favorite item and leave a comment on this post about it. (Scroll to bottom of post and click on Comments)

Please make sure we have a way to contact you!

For Bonus Entries:

Please leave each in a separate comment, as each comment is an entry (To qualify for extra entries you must do step one above).

1. Visit other HandmadeMN team members shops (listed in the sidebar here) and leave a comment(s) here with your favorite pieces.

2. Blog about this giveaway with a visible link back to this posting and comment here with a link to your post.

3. Tweet about this giveaway and leave a comment(s) with a link to your tweet(s).

4. Follow our blog (you want to do this anyway to learn about upcoming giveaways!). Leave a comment here letting us know you are a follower. If you are already a follower, leave a comment anyway, as each comment is an entry.

5. Follow HandmadeMN on Twitter. Comment back here with your Twitter link. Existing followers just leave your Twitter link here.

6. Become a Facebook Fan of HandmadeMN. Comment back here with your Facebook name. Existing fans just leave your Facebook name here.

7.  Follow Rita's blog.  Leave a comment here letting us know you are a follower. If you are already a follower, leave a comment anyway, as each comment is an entry.

8.  Follow HandmadeBits4U on Twitter.  Comment back here with your Twitter link. Existing followers just leave your Twitter link here.

9.  Become a Facebook Fan of HandemadeBits4U.  Comment back here with your Facebook name. Existing fans just leave your Facebook name here.

Contest ends Saturday, February 4, at 12:00 noon Central. One winner will be chosen by Random.org.

Good luck!

HandmadeMN members are not eligible to win.

Friday, January 20, 2012

Fun Friday Finds — Send in the Dragons!

By Sharon Parker ~ Arty Didact

It's Chinese New Year on Monday, ushering in the Year of the Dragon, an auspicious occasion for all. Minnesota's Etsians welcome the dragon with things fiery and dragony (and dragonfly) and lots of toasty reds and gold and orange!



(Click on the image to go to the Etsy Treasury)

Visit these HandmadeMN shops to see more:
Click on any of the names below
Second Row (Left to Right): Kept Fresh, Palette Passion, Harvest Moon by Hand, Western Art Glass
Third Row (Left to Right): Mary Foster Creative, The Green Squirrel, Julie Meyer, The Saturated Palette
Fourth Row (Left to Right):  Penguin Palace, Artistic Edition, Amu and Pri, Twistmo