Winner of the Little Playdate Outfit Sample
And the winner of the Little Playdate Sample outfit by random selection is Alisinwnderlnd. Alisinwnderlnd says: Cute! Love! Oh wait, you mean my daughter. She says they are adorable and her “Diamond” and “Kit” would be darling in them. (I wish you could hear her voice saying this–too cute.) Congrats Alisinwnderlnd! I will be sending [...]
Instagram Giveaway Starts Today!
Tomorrow we end the Wallpaper Giveaway and today we start the instagram giveaway! Persnickety Prints is offering up 50 4×4 prints to one winner who posts something that inspires them! It could be anything—a favorite quote, a beautiful moment you capture of a child, something you have made—we want to feel inspired! Make sure and [...]
Last Day to Enter the Wallpaper Giveaway!
It’s the last day! Make sure you get entered for over $300 worth of wallpaper. Enter by creating an account at carinagardnershop.com. I love this wallpaper as an accent to a room or to makeover a closet! Choose from any of the new collections in the shop! Here’s what one lucky person will get: +4 [...]
Grand Opening and Wallpaper Giveaway!
It’s finally here! After several delays, I am finally opening my online shop! It’s been a lot of late nights, stocking inventory, and video taping classes, but I’m so excited to offer some of my products all in one place. I’m probably most excited for the release of my new Wallpaper Collections! I created a [...]
Instagram Giveaway & Facebook Giveaway
There is so much awesomeness happening at Carta Bella these days. So to kick off the awesomeness, I am giving about 3 kits each of True Friends and Well Traveled on Instagram. To enter, just follow @carinagardner on your Instagram feed and add a comment to the “Instagram Giveaway” photo. Invite a friend and you [...]
Episode 4 All Hallow’s Eve Decor Video
I know it’s only August, but this Halloween video is meant to get you excited about the approaching season. I love fall and adore Halloween. With school starting next week (eek!), fall is just around the corner. I know there’s a lot of sentimentality about new beginnings and freshly sharpened pencils when school starts, but [...]
Carina Gardner TV Channel—Free Download and Giveaway
I’m excited to introduce to you a series of videos straight from my studio! Introducing CG TV! I originally got the idea for doing the videos because I wanted to show tutorials on my sewing patterns. The idea eventually was expanded to include all the things I do here in the studio—paper, fabric, digital, hybrid, [...]
A Day Away
I am currently packing for our trip to Quilt Market and am running around (perhaps not like a chicken with it’s head cut off, but it’s close) completely nervous I’m going to forget something (as evidence of the lengthy schedule I’ve handed out to several family members). I’m only a day away, and I know [...]
Winner of Sweetwater Frame and Pinfeathers Fabric
Thank you all for your comments on the kitchen countertops. It’s definitely made me rethink my color choice. I’ll let you know what I decide… Okay! To the giveaway! Thank you everyone for your comments. The winner of the pinfeathers fat quarter bundle and sweetwater frame is comment #21: Ava-J says: Absolutely yummy fabrics, thanks [...]
Pinfeathers Fabric and Sweetwater Frames Giveaway
Monday morning after a long weekend of fun (tomorrow I’ll post about it). But for now, I wanted to help you win some more fabric and a lovely frame from Sweet Water Frames. On the giveaway table today is a full fat quarter set of Pinfeathers Peacock Blue fabrics (9 fabrics in all) and Sweet [...]
Winners of Baby Safari and Giveaway for Dress Up Fabric
Thank you to everyone who entered the Baby Safari Giveaway! Reading what everyone was doing this holiday season was so inspiring and touched my heart! I had a horrible time deciding, and I implore you to continue to enter the giveaways during this month since I wanted so badly to give every one of you [...]
Giving
It’s November, and I’ve told myself that this year the holidays are going to be a little different. Instead of the rush, rush, rush, I’m hoping to really live in the present this holiday season and remember to be grateful for what I have. I’ve cleared out my schedule of any “hard” deadlines and while [...]
Sewing Pattern Winner
Thanks for your comments! I’ve been so excited to see the patterns up in shops online today! We still are getting our list together and I’ll let you know the moment it is ready on this site. Okay, from random.org we have our winner of a sewing pattern! The winner is #9: Jenbreeze says: My [...]
Sewing Pattern Giveaway
This week we are shipping out the first round of patterns. I am hoping to have our online retailers up on the sewing pattern page for your shopping convenience. So, for the fun of it, I’m doing a giveaway on this new line. For every 100 comments, we will giveaway a sewing pattern. Those that [...]
Love Nest Giveaway Winner and Sneak Peek of Summer Releases
I know you have been patiently waiting all day for me to announce the winner of the Love Nest fat quarter set! I am finally here…so here we go! Drum roll please. The winner by random.org was jeanie who said: love it and with a new granddaughter being born in March this would be great [...]
Love Nest Giveaway!
Well, these gorgeous bolts have been arriving at my house for the last couple of weeks, and I finally have a bit of time to sew! Hooray! To jump off all this sewing fun, I’m giving away a Love Nest™ fat quarter set. All 12 luscious fabrics mailed right to you…how’s that for fun? Leave [...]
Haunted Giveaway Announced and Freebie!
I’m hopping on tonight to announce that the winner of the Haunted™ paper set is: #24 Amber Robbins. Email me at info@carinagardner.com, and I’ll send off that set! Congrats! Two more things before I turn in for the night. First, Good Things Utah covered my Halloween line (Click on the picture on the right). Amber [...]
Coquette Crazy
If you saw my studio, you’d know exactly what I mean. There is fabric everywhere! This morning I had a meeting with photographer Susan Haglund as we mapped out the photoshoot this weekend. Lot’s of stuff a-cookin’. This is my quick stop into my blog to say, “hello!” and let you know about a couple [...]
Coquette Giveaway Winner Announced
Hello all! I know you have been anticipating today’s post. I won’t delay it by telling you that I finally finish my Coquette™ quilt and was thoroughly amazed at how long it takes to get it machine quilted. So give me a few weeks and I’ll get the pattern, instruction, and photos up for you. [...]
A Big Ol’ Fabric and Paper Giveaway
You can image how excited I was when Coquette™ came to my door today! It actually got dropped off at my old address and has been sitting there for 4 days! I’m so happy to have it at my house now, filling up my tiny studio. It’s amazing! You can find Coquette™ by going to [...]
MeadowLark Giveaway Winner Announced and A Bit of Favorite Friday
I haven’t had a Favorite Friday post in an age, but I thought I would give you a little Favorite Friday today by sharing my never-fail, absolutely-easy, dessert-of-choice for parties I throw. What is it? It seems ridiculous that I by-pass the best pastry shops and go straight to Costco for their chocolate cake. It’s [...]
Winner of Color Kit 3 Giveaway is…
from random.org is Comment # 8 Rhadonda says: Children truly are a gift and a blessing. Congrats to your sister. I will be back to buy the kit to help your sister. Hobby…..new to digital scrapbooking and loving it. I also love to sew and smock (kind of like embroidered hand stitch) little girl dresses. [...]
A Super Post- A Free Download, A Giveaway, and A Good Cause
I’d like to start with the good cause because, well, it’s the most exciting for me! My little sister SuiKim (pronounced “Sweet-Kim” without the “t”) and her husband Steve found out a couple of weeks ago that they have been chosen to adopt a little baby boy! I’m especially happy for SuiKim and Steve, who [...]
Giveaway Announced!
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Color Kit 2 Giveaway! It was such short notice and I loved seeing what you all liked from the new fabric line and from DHD. I will certainly be giving away more kits in the future and some fabric once I get orders in! So check back [...]