Country Porch Crochet: 2011

Friday, October 21, 2011

One Year Anniversary Giveaway Winners

First, I would like to thank the wonderful Vendors for sponsoring! We all work very hard at what we do, along with having families, homes, and even other jobs!!
Secondly, I would like to thank all of the entrants. I really tried to make it as easy as possible while also following facebooks guidelines.
Third, I would like to thank those of you who helped promote the giveaway on facebook, some even without me asking!
Winners, please contact your Vendors within 72 hours or a new winner will be drawn.
Vendors, if you are not contacted by the winner of your item/service within 72 hours, please notify me and a new winner will be drawn.
Congratulations to the Winners!
$25 Credit to Country Porch Crochet - Lana Rowe
Choice of fall hat from Country Porch - CrochetRochelle Vagnetti
Brandi’s Cottage T-shirt - Andrea Mandarino
Brandie’s Cottage Elf Hat - Nicole Narcavage Helcoski
Double Stuff Crochet Kangaroo Hat – Amanda Musser
Double Stuff Crochet 25% off one item – Theresa Pearson Otiveros
Elyssia Nicole Photography free holiday session/CD – Stefanie Kashuba Pellegrino
Eminence Design Owlie Hat – Laura Laskowski Gentile
K.M. Robinson Photography free Holiday Photo Shoot – Danielle Pizzo Spathelf
Photography by Chelsea 20% off custom tutu order – Brianne Kaetzel
Sweet Comfort Designs Black Fat Bottom Bag – Kelly Keefer
Tanya’s Tangles TWO free patterns – Chyna Smeden
Wicked Cute Bows headband/bow – Anne Carroll Beckham
Be Captured Photography $50 print credit – Ashley Hiller
Oodles 4 Noodles TWO free patterns - Kayla Farque Chastain
Samantha Nardelli Designs Business Card Design – Lucia Riggi Murray
Adalyn’s Rose Garden Holiday Ribbon Headband – Sarah Coggins Malinowski

Thursday, October 13, 2011

One Year Anniversary Giveaway!

Welcome to Country Porch Crochet’s One Year Anniversary Giveaway!

One year ago today, October 13, 2010, Country Porch Crochet was born! I am SO very excited to be running my FIRST giveaway! I would like to thank my family, friends and fans for their support during my first year! The last year has been quite an experience for me and as a THANK YOU to all my wonderful fans….This giveaway is for YOU!

CONTEST INFO:

This is a multiple winner giveaway. You must agree to these rules. (See step 3 of the Rules section)

This giveaway will run from 12AM EST on Thursday, October 13, 2011 until 11:59PM EST on Thursday, October 20, 2011. Any entries before or after these times and dates will not be valid.

Winners will be drawn via Random.org.

Winners must complete the steps below for entry to be valid.

Winners will be posted on this Blog and will be responsible for contacting the Vendor within 72 hours or a new winner shall be drawn. (Please note that some vendors have informed me that they will be out of town at the conclusion of the giveaway and may not be able to respond to you until they return.)

*This giveaway is in no way associated, represented, or run by Facebook.

Items have no monetary value and cannot be exchanged.

THE RULES:

Step ONE: Visit Country Porch Crochet on facebook to view the Giveaway Album. You must be a fan of Country Porch Crochet.

Step TWO: To be eligible to win the item or service in each photo, you must

1: Become a fan of the listing Vendor’s page. You may choose to leave a nice comment on the Vendor’s Wall thanking them for sponsoring the giveaway

2: Leave a comment below each photo of the item(s) you are entering to win.

STEP THREE: Come back here to my blog and leave a comment on this post saying that you AGREE to these rules and that you’ve completed the required steps.

Please be kind and do not UNLIKE the sponsors’ pages once the giveaway is over. That is an EXTREMELY rude practice! We are all small businesses in a highly competitive world trying to work together.

Sunday, March 13, 2011

One of my Inspirations Creations.

First, I would like to start off with an apology to those who have viewed my blog over the last few months. As you can tell by looking around, it has been seriously neglected! When I started it, I had every intention of keeping it up to date but, like I always say, LIFE gets in the way! With that said, let's get into the thick of things....

When I was a little, little girl, I can remember my Babci, sitting on her sofa, smoking a Pall Mall, watching soap operas, drinking her "Tea Royals" AND crocheting. She made stuff. A LOT of stuff. And she gave it all away. I never really paid attention until I was about 7 years old. She tried to teach me but I wasn't interested, I guess. I have pictures of myself wearing items that she had crocheted for me-particularly, a cute little matching Tam and Poncho set in a pretty off-white color. I don't have any idea where those items are now but I sure wish I had them today! I do, however, have several of her granny square afghans! Some made with the craziest color combinations, obviously crocheted to use up her leftover yarn! I cherish them and always will. I use them. I machine wash and dry them. They are 30+ years old and haven't come apart. They don't even really show any signs of wear! They are warm and cozy and they will be passed on to my children.

Now to present day. It seems when something is around and you use it almost daily, you don't give much thought to where it came from. Case in point:

This is a set of hot pads that I have been using since I moved out on my own. I use them all the time. I put pots and pans, right from the oven or stove, right onto these babies! I have cooled cakes and cookies on them. I have even washed and dries them. I never gave them much thought until a few months ago. My Babci made these. She's been gone for 20 years already so they're AT LEAST that old. She was sick for a few years before she left us and I know that she didn't crochet during those years either. I took these from my dad's house when I moved out. They were there long vefore then. It seems like they've ALWAYS been around!

This is the other set that I use. SO I decide, being that my kitchen is cornflower blue, that I am going to make myself a set of these awesome potholders.

This is that set. I can't wait to use it! It came out perfect AND it matches my kitchen! I will continue to use the other sets. Babci was a practical person and her things were MADE to be USED!

I'm sure, at some point, I will do a granny square afghan in her memory and to use up my own leftover yarn. But I have too much on my plate right now....remember that "life gets in the way" quote from above?

My other Gram has been gone for two years now. She also crocheted. I have a lot of the items she made for me and the family (including the first hand-sewn nine-block quilt she made when she was 11). She would have been 95 this year-you do the math. I miss them both. I wish they were here to teach me more. I keep plugging away on my own. I'm getting there! Thanks Babci and Gram for being my inspiration!

And thank YOU for reading my Blog. - Sherri

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Facebook

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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

More Sock Monkey Hats!

I got a special request from a little girl...She wanted a matching Sock Monkey Hat for her American Girl doll!

LOVE the color of this one!

The Wearin' O' the Green!

St Patrick's Day hats! Make sure you head is warm on Parade Day! Hats can also be done in white, hunter green, or light green with contrasting colored shamrocks!