After a few days away to visit with my son's family I am now back. It was a quick visit and a long drive, but the trip was worth every minute of it. I had lots of cuddles with my granddaughter and grandson. The most gorgeous babies in the world in Yahya's eyes!
Thanks everyone for entering my Birthday giveaways. Sorry if I didn't respond to any of you this time. I did the draw tonight the old fashion way by printing the names and cutting them up into strips. I then put the strips in this Japanese sewing caddy and got Mr Notjustnat to draw one out. And the winner is...Deanna of Eclectic-Meanderings. Deanna please email me your address so I can post the gifts off to you.
Let me say a little bit about the Japanese sewing caddy. I found this caddy at an antique shop in Kamakura town. I didn't know at the time that the cord on this caddy is called kumihimo, a handmade cord (I posted a bit about it on the above link). The Japanese use kumihimo cords for the bags that are used in the tea ceremony. We will have a chance to learn how to make kumihimo cords in the Japanese Textile Study Tour next April. I'm really looking forward to it.
These are the gifts for you Deanna, a cute bag and the New Kimono book. I hope you will get good use out of them. Thanks for being a good supporter of my blog Deanna. What's now on the blogging front? Oh, I haven't been making many things lately. I have been busy as you know. I'm a co-organizer for the Japanese Textile Study Tour with Bryan of the Japanese Textile Workshops. The tour is coming along very nicely. We only have a couple of spots to fill. Our members are truly International. They are from all over the world. I'm really excited to meet them all. If you are thinking of joining the tour please don't hesitate to contact me.
Enjoy
Nat
11 comments:
Congratulations to Deanna!
Good luck with your further preparations for the tour! Sounds exciting.
oh I am so excited. Thank you so, so much. I love the bag and will now have to definitely make myself a Kimono.
So glad to hear that you are filling the spots for your tour. I know it will be a fabulous experience for all.
Congratulations Deanna. I know she will love her lovely gifts.
Congratulations Deanna...enjoy!!! Thank you Nat for this giveaway...and wow, your tour is nearly full!!! Glad you were able to get lots of cuddles on the weekend...love Dzintra
Congratulations Deanna, you will love those goodies.
Lucky Deanna! Such beautiful gifts. And you are off on another tour ... you do stay on the go, girl friend.
Have a beautiful day ~
TTFN ~
Hugs,
Marydon
Congratulations Deanna!!!
oh, lucky Deanna. thanks for the give-away it is great fun and lovely gifts.
congrats to Deanna the lucky lucky duck!!
Hello Nat,
So glad you were cuddled on the weekend. Congratulations Deanna, enjoy your prize. So good to hear that your tour will be full and people from everywhere makes it much more interesting and diverse.
happy days.
Bev.xoxo
Congratulations Deanna...what a wonderful giveaway to win. I cant wait to see the kimono you make.
Nat, I'm back home from Dubbo and slowly getting into things again. Been lovely to see what everyone has been up to on their blogs while I've been away.
Jacky xox
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