Flash Giveaway! 24 hours!

Flash Giveaway!

Go Green! . . . . . Go, go, go!  

ONLY 24 hours to enter!  Winner announced tomorrow! 

Save the planet set:  One set of coasters (four cotton coasters in a cute Green Planet print) and two reversible cup sleeves, (one side the Green Planet print and the other a green stripe).  These would make great gifts!  Hostess gift, paperboy gift, extra gift saved for unexpected guest.

You have 24 hours --- Until 3 AM PST Tuesday ---  to leave a comment saying wher you heard about this giveaway for your chance to win!  You can get one extra entry if you share the giveaway!  Please come back and leave a second comment with your URL share.  Thanks!

P.S.    Many other coaster sets and coffee sleeves in my shop.  

And don't forget! 

Enter giveaway that is ongoing . . . for this Autumn Gift basket. . . . See this post.

Then, come back next Monday for another giveaway! 
Pssst!  Of course, don't miss my posts in between giveaways!!

Thanks Commenters!

This week I have been exploring the ins and outs of blog commenters.  I love the comments that I got from many of you.  They make so much sense to me and encourage me.  I am going to re-publish a few of your comments here.  I hope that other bloggers draw hope from the comments!

Laurie's comment:
I have really noticed a downturn in comments on my blog over the last few years. I really believe it might have something to do with people doing a lot of reading on tablets and phones these days -- it's so much harder to comment on those devices. But I know what you mean; comments are so important, otherwise you think you might be talking to yourself!!

Linda said:
Besides the blogs I visit regularly, mostly fellow teammates, I don't comment very often. I've used many a blog post for it's recipe or tutorial and not commented, but I love the interaction from the fellow bloggers I follow. It's neat getting to know different lives all over the world this way, so I try to make pertinent comments.

Another Linda said:
I think having more readers than commenters is just the nature of blogging. Mine has always been the same way. It seems like the people who comment the most are other bloggers because they understand the work that goes into each post. If I share the post or pictures somewhere else (like Facebook), that's where I get the comments from non-bloggers. It's interesting!

Lizzie said:
I noticed I received more comments when I read more blogs and commented on them . I used to have a daily routine and going through my blog feed...but rarely have the time now.

Edi's comment:
I get the same thing with my blog...a lot more visitors than commenters.
I always wonder if part of it is web bots or spiders giving us false hits?

Thank you, all of my commenters (even if you didn't have your comment published here).  I appreciate your input.  To all of you--Happy Blogging!!!! 

Blog Comments

Just a little note today about blog comments.  Sometimes I get quite a few, and sometimes not many. It is quite disconcerting sometimes, when I see that 25 people have visited my post, but only one has commented. I wonder if my content is not interesting or engaging.

It helps to evaluate these stats. I'm sure, if you are a blogger, you have experienced this.   You watch your stats and wonder who is reading your posts.  The only way for you to get feedback is for readers to comment. So, my theme for my posts this week will be a tribute to blog commenters . . . .

Thanks to all of you who regularly visit my blog!

Thanks to those who comment!! 

I appreciate everyone of you, even those who don't comment.

Work in progress, a question, and a prize!

Working lately on half market aprons.  Here one that I think turned out so cute!  I just love this chili pepper fabric!

Since it is Spring, I wanted to use up the yellow fabric.  Here is another combination with the yellow:

I had used this gray fabric to make my DIL an allover apron some time ago, and had some remnants.  Also working on some other combinations:

but . . .
would like your opinion on this next one. It's a cute multicolor print of fancy birds on a white/cream background.  What do you think? What color do I put with it? Try not to be influenced by the blue quilt background :) Options are a pale green gingham, t a bright teal scroll print, light teal butterfly flower print, red/salmon texture print, or an allover tiny floral pale teal print.  Or should I keep looking?

A) 

B)

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D)

E) 

Not so easy is it?  Sometimes the best combination for a particular fabric is hard to choose!   Let me know what you think in the comments and I will share some finished apron pictures next Thursday!  I might even send a set of coasters to one lucky commenter!

Good luck! 

And . . . Thanks!