{Giveaway} Win a Party Package by Sugarsticks Parties (Closed)

This giveaway is now closed...but come back later this week 
for a special giveaway & blog hop with Discount Cardstock!!! 

THE WINNER IS:

#83 - Pauline! CONGRATS!!!

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Summer is often time of birthday celebration madness! There are lots of summer babies out there!

We all know how much planning goes into a spectacular party...and we hope that we can help you with planning your next bash! 

We're so thrilled that Ivona, the owner and mastermind behind Sugarsticks Parties, contacted us and has graciously offered to donate an entire Party Prize Package for a blog giveaway!

One lucky reader will win a Party Package for 12 in any design of their choice from the Sugarsticks Parties shop!

Here's what is included in with the party prize package:

12 Personalized Invitations with lined envelopes 

12 Cupcake Toppers

12 Stickers

12 Favor Bags

12 Folded Tent Cards/Labels

12 Party Flags

1 Matching Party Banner

1 Birthday Hat for the birthday boy or girl

Total value of Party Package - $100.00

Sugarsticks Parties offers custom party packages for any theme! From Military Camo themes to Movie Night to Luxurious Spa Glamor parties and everything in between...we know you'll love picking out your next party theme prize package from Sugarsticks Parties!

Wouldn't this be a fabulous prize?! 

To enter...just visit the SUGARSTICKS PARTIES SHOP, then come back here and tell us what party theme you'd pick if you win!

Don't forget to include your email address in your comment so we know how to contact you if you win! 

For extra entries:

- "Like" Sugarsticks Parties on Facebook - let them know that The Twinery sent you! 

- Follow Sugarsticks Parties on Twitter & tweet about this giveaway: 

Tweet suggestion:  

Win a party package from @SugarsticksParties over at @TheTwinery! www.thetwineryblog.com

- Subscribe to the Sugarsticks Parties blog HERE

- Follow The Twinery on Twitter

-"Like" The Twinery on Facebook

- Follow our blog!

TONS OF CHANCES TO WIN! 

This giveaway ends on July 4, 2011 at 11:59pm EST. All entries must be in before midnight on July 4. One person will be randomly chosen to win...the winner will be announced and contacted via email on July 5, 2011 to collect your prize!

 

Dots & Twine Summer Garland

A simple summer garland...looks pretty across your favorite window or above a frame.

For this project you will need twine from The Twinery (I used lemondrop 

and cappuccino), pretty fabric scraps, fabric scissors and a glue stick.

I used two feet of twine for each. Cut the fabric pieces from the fold that is already in your fabric or create a fold and iron it flat. Once you cut the folded pieces they easily lay over the twine and a dab of glue holds the pieces together. The tops are still loose so the fabric pieces can move along the twine.

I strung mine outside and loved how the colorful happy garlands danced and fluttered. 

These would make a lovely decoration for a party or wrapped around a gift. 

Happy Summer decorating and hand-making with TWINE!

Created by: Stacey Winters 

Team Talk Tuesday

We'd love for everyone to get to know the faces & creative geniuses behind our amazing Design Team here at The Twinery! 

So we hope you enjoy our little weekly blog segment called "Team Talk Tuesday" where you can meet our design team members in more depth! Be sure to visit their blogs and say "hello" - they'd love to hear from you! 

ENJOY!

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Meet Linda!

My name is Linda from burlap+blue and I am so happy to be a part of this great Design Team! In my Etsy shop, I create vintage-inspired goods, including dessert pedestals, coasters and custom matching games. I also have a blog full of tutorials, inspiration, giveaways, and Etsy features. First and foremost, though, I am a stay at home mom to an energetic and loving toddler boy.

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Linda has some pretty amazing home decor tutorials on her blog...such as Pottery Barn remakes - like this seashell garland - and more!

{Blog}

{Shop}

{Twitter}

{Facebook}

Here are some of Linda's creative projects using twine...

Quick & Easy Party Decorations - Kite Cupcake Toppers

Baker's Twine Gift Bag Handles

Twine Wrapped Business Cards

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We hope you enjoyed getting to know Linda a little better! We love having her on The Twinery's Design Team - she's such a creative addition!! 

Come back next Tuesday to meet another member of The Twinery's Design Team!

Quick & Easy Gift Set

  

 

Hi, it's Emily, and today I'm sharing an idea for quick and easy cards that I sometimes make as gifts. I didn't know the personal style of the recipient for this set so I kept the card design very clean and simple to allow The Twinery's baker's twine to shine. In fact, he noticed the twine right away, especially the way I packaged it (similar to this project), and couldn't stop raving about it which made me happy!

I started this project by choosing a fancier shape for these cards because they were going to be stamped with only black ink. Then I chose a stamp set with large sentiments that would hold their own. I adhered the card fronts and backs together and punched a tiny flower into the centre of the area where the two pieces are glued together. Then I paired up two colours of The Twinery's baker's twine for each card. First, I looped them twice through the floral hole and then tied a bow, knotting the ends at different length before trimming off the excess.

So easy, right? It didn't take long to make all five cards. This is a great way to stretch your stamp sets and show off The Twinery's baker's twine! You could even use the recipient's favourite colours on all the cards. If you give this idea a try, let me know and I'll be sure to drop by and have a peek.

 Thanks so much for stopping by to enjoy my twine idea today! If you're interested, you can find the complete supply list for this set on my blog. Have a wonderful day!

Milk & Cookies

Hello again! It's Jordan here from Polkadot Prints for The Twinery Design Team. 

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You have probably seen lots of glass bottles with retro striped straws in them at birthday parties around the place. They're a really cute way of displaying and giving refreshments to your guests. This covered bottle version is my take on those mini bottles. I designed some little milk labels and stuck them to some recycled milk bottles. Covered them with baking paper and wrapped in some gorgeous red Twine to secure. Add some delicious Mrs Fields choc chip cookies and you have yourself the perfect milk & cookies snack!



I didn't really think about it till after I took the photos, but I kind of think it's really Christmassy too!
(file it away! :)
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Thanks for stopping by the Twinery today and feel free to check out more
party ideas and printables on my blog.

{Free Calendar} July 2011

June is almost over...I cannot even believe it!

I know that this week kicked off the official start of Summer - but with June almost over...I feel my summer already fleeting away! I know many of you are planning family getaways and activities for your summer "break"...so I wanted to be sure I got the July calendar out early so you can plan away!

 

 

ENJOY! 

 

July2011Calendar.TheTwinery

Options to print:
1. Click "Print" on the table above to print the calendar with standard quality.
2. Recommended way to print: Click the link directly above the table above. This will lead you to a scribd.com page that will have our calendar. Click on "Print"...then choose the High Quality Download & Print option. Save the document as a PDF to your own computer - saving it as a PDF ensures that no details of the calendar will be lost, distorted or resized. You can print the saved document from your computer(the calendar is 8.5x11 and we recommend printing it on white card stock for best results). If you save it as a PDF, you'll just need Adobe Reader to view and print the calendar. Adobe Reader can be found here for free.

Book Binding with The Twinery

Hi there!

It's Tifany from Ink Blots by TRD and I'd like to share with you a project I created using
The Twinery's twine for book binding.
{And if you'd like to see another way to bind with The Twinery's twine, be sure you've
checked out this post.}


I wasn't sure when I started this book (and I am still not sure) what it will be used for, so I created pockets on the inside of the front and back cover and also added one cover-weight page in the middle with a pocket.
You can always find a use for pockets, right?

The size of the completed book is 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". {The covers and inner pages are all the same finished size.}

To create the pockets, I cut a sheet of double-sided patterned paper to 8 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 3" and folded up to create a pocket. I added washi tape to the edges to hold the pockets in place, but you can easily use traditional adhesive instead.



I stacked the pages and covers and carefully lined them up. I punched holes 1/2" in from the edge at 1/2", 1 5/8", 2 3/4", 3 7/8", and 5".
{I added a score mark 1/2" from the edge before punching the holes to make turning the covers a bit smoother.}


I took a long length of twine and threaded the holes as follows:
• Down #3
• Up #4
• Down #5
• Up over bottom edge
• Down #5
• Up #4
• Down #2 {Yes, we skipped #3 on purpose.}
• Up #1
• Down over top edge
• Up #1
• Down #2
• Up #3 {Here you have a piece of twine stretched between #2 and #4 - you should have each of the two loose ends on opposite sides of the stretched portion of twine. You can see what I mean in the photo below.}


{A little tip: add a touch of washi tape to the end of your twine - kind of like a shoelace - for easy threading.}


I bound the book with Honeydew twine, but added in a little touch of Pink Sorbet and Lemondrop
for a great color pop in the bow!

I made sure the bow was very tight and then snipped the loops of the bow to create this look:

And here is a look at the finished product:



Thanks for stopping by today!

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Supplies:
Patterned Paper: (Imaginary Friends) My Little Shoebox;
Twine: (Honeydew, Pink Sorbet, Lemondrop) The Twinery;
Other: Washi Tape;
Tools: (Trimmer, Scissors) Fiskars; (Scoring Board) Martha Stewart/EK Success; (Crop-A-Dile) We R Memory Keepers;

Summer Fun Giveaway {Now Closed}

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. 

Since we had so many people enter our giveaway and Blogger was having some issues...I decided to giveaway THREE sets of the giveaway - THREE WINNERS! 


2 winners were chosen from the comments on this post & 1 winner was chosen from Facebook:

WINNERS:
1. joeygirl86 - she said: I love heading to the beach and hanging out with family and friends bbqing and having drinks! Love summer and love these fun twine colors! There's so many fun projects I have in mind with those colors! Thanks for the chance!!!
 2. Dorangela - she said: My favorite summery thing to do is BBQ and hanging by the pool with my boys.

Facebook Winner:
3. Amy Truttmann Kalscheur - we've connacted you via Facebook


CONGRATS TO ALL 3 WINNERS - I've emailed all 3 of you...so please contact me at THETWINERY@YAHOO.COM to collect your prizes! :)  


Didn't win? Don't worry...we give stuff away at random times all the time! 
Stay tuned for more giveaways to come!  
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Today is the first day of Summer...so let's celebrate!

 Here come the days of backyard BBQ's with friends, lazy days by the pool, sand castles at the beach and, of course, crafting with your favorite summery colors of baker's twine!

So...here's your chance to win my personal FOUR favorite summery colors of The Twinery's baker's twine...

I'm giving one lucky winner 4 free spools of twine: Honeydew, Pink Sorbet, Lemondrop & Caribbean {value $56}

Wanna win 'em? 

Just leave a comment below letting me know what your favorite summer activity is! That's all! Do that and you're officially entered to win these 4 free spools! (Don't forget to leave your email address in the comment so I can contact you if you win).

If you want extra entries to win, you can also...

 ~ Follow us on Twitter & tweet about the giveaway! Something like this would be fine: 

Win 4 free spools of twine from @TheTwinery today!  http://tinyurl.com/3kuma93

 

~ Tell your friends on Facebook about our giveaway! Be sure to "Like" us on Facebook and tell your friends about us too! If you already like us on Facebook...that counts too - just let us know!

~ You can follow our blog (or let us know that you already do)! 

The giveaway will end on Friday, June 24 at 11:59pm EST...it's a quick one, so hurry to enter! A winner will randomly be chosen and contacted via email on June 25.

Oh So Sweet!

Hi, everyone!

Jessica here with a fun summer treat for you- and a SUPER easy one at that!

A few weeks ago, THIS card by Sarah Milbourn caught my eye and I thought the lollipops were SO adorable I knew just what I wanted to create.   I'm sure there are a lot of FUN lollipop projects with Twine out there that I haven't even seen yet, but all I know is I was SUPER anxious to get started on a project of my own!  Just in time for a "SWEET" summer, indeed!

It also brings back SWEET memories.  Every year, we'd go on our one family vacation up to Door County, WI to stay at my Grandma's house- usually for about two weeks at a time.   Maybe once a week, my Dad would take us to "The Yum-Yum Tree", a local ice cream and candy shoppe in town.    It was always SUPER difficult to decide if I wanted Bubble Gum or Butter Brickle ice cream or if I wanted a giant lollipop soooo similar to the one on my card today!  Ahhh, sweet memories.  Love my Dad and so enjoyed celebrating him on Father's Day yesterday!

Ok!  So, after stamping and coloring my image, I applied some glue onto the lollipop.  This was even easier for me than making hand-designed ones because I had the image as a 'template' of sorts to follow!  Fun!   Here's the image about half way covered with Twine.  

I used Pink Sorbet Baker's Twine from The Twinery!

I also snuck in some Blossom twine between my two different types of designer paper behind my flower.  Normally I would think to use ribbon but the twine REALLY gives it a cute and simple look, don't you think?  I like that it doesn't 'take away' from my focal point either.

Here's my finished product, good enough to eat:

You can find more info about this and other projects using Twinery twine on my blog, 

The Whimsical Butterfly.    Thanks SO much for stopping by today!!!

The Twinery + PSA Essentials BLOG HOP {with fabulous giveaway prizes} !

Hello Everyone! We have a special treat for you this week!

The Twinery's design team has been working hard behind the scenes along with the amazing design team from PSA Essentials and we have something fabulous to share with you this week...we're playing together to feature some great ideas and crafty inspiration just for you with a week long BLOG HOP!! There are 27 designers (that means there's 27 great ideas too)...be sure to follow each blog's link to the next hop along the way!

What is PSA Essentials?

PSA Essentials manufactures custom, self-inking stamps (think return address labels.) They have patent-pending
Peel & Stick technology which allows you to PEEL away your custom stamp and STICK on a new design, and they have thousands of designs - from Holiday, Birthday, Sentiments, and licensed Peanuts, Hello Kitty, U.B.U., Smirk, College & Universities, and Greek Life, making PSA Essentials perfect for crafting!The self-inking stamper (and 22-ink cartridges) give a crisp, clean and consistent impressions every time! The technology allows you to
interchange your designs quickly for scrapbooking, cardmaking, creating gift tags, bags, wrap, making favors and decorations. 

Here's a little info about The Twinery too...

Our twine is made from 100% cotton, it's eco-friendly and made in the USA.

Whether you're gift wrapping, crafting or tying up baked goods to give to a friend, our baker's twine adds a fresh,

yet nostalgic look to any project at hand! Our baker's twine comes in 11 delicious colors {with more coming soon}

and it's uniquely twisted against a bright white hue, creating an eye-popping burst of color

and a creative embellishment! Our twine has lots of color which lends to a fun, candy-striped look.

For creative ideas & more...you're at the right place! 

We share lots of fabulous ideas right here on our blog!

We'd love if you followed us throughout the week for this fabulous blog hop!

And guess what?  
There are some pretty fun prizes up for grabs too...so don't miss out!

What's up for grabs?

 PSA Essentials will give one lucky winner a prize package valued at over $75.00 - the package includes: 1 Stamper, 3 Peel & Stick Packs and 1 Monogrammed Tote Bag!

The Twinery will be giving away 6 spools of baker's twine to one lucky winner (retail value $84.00)...the winner can choose any six colors they would like!   

That's over $150.00 worth of crafty deliciousness! 

HOW CAN YOU WIN? 

As you make your way through the blog hop this week...make sure you leave a comment on
each of the designer's blogs (the list of each participating designer is below).

Each comment you leave will be a entry for you to win the prizes!

You can also earn extra entries by:

Becoming a fan of The Twinery on Facebook {Write on our wall and let us know that you're stopping by from our blog hop this week}!

Becoming a fan of PSA Essentials on Facebook {Write on their wall and tell them that The Twinery sent you}!

Following our blog {Just click on the "Follow" button on the right side bar and you'll become a blog follower...you'll always be "in the know" about new & exciting ventures here at The Twinery and you'll also find some great inspiration from our team of designers}!

Following PSA Essentials' Stamp Camp Blog - you'll love all of the stampin' happy that happens over there!  

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And just in case that's not enough...

The Letter Tree is generously giving 30% off all PSA Essentials products now until this Sunday 6/12 at 11:59 pm EST (no discount code needed). Check them out HERE.

And visit The Twinery's website for 15% off your entire order with discount code: PSAHOP15 (discount only good through 6/10 at 11:59 pm EST)

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OKAY...now, let's get hopping!

The Twinery's blog is the first stop along the hop, so you're at the right place!

I decided to 'think outside the box' with the PSA Essentials Original Peel & Stick ROCKET Set

 I created some fun bookmarks for Summer Reading! 

Take a peek...

To make the bookmark, I first created a simple Printable template - I created my bookmarks by printing them from my computer onto heavy white cardstock (download printable here), but you can create your bookmarks with stamps if you prefer. Once printed, I cut them to the proper size, rounded the edges and them used the PSA Stamper to stamp the airplane at the top of the bookmark.

I then glued a "loopy" strand of Caribbean twine to the bookmark from the airplane  and then created a matching twine tassel to finish the look! I used this tutorial to make the tassel. 

I think they are going to be great bookmarks for some young readers in my house this summer! 

I hope you enjoyed this first blog hop stop! 

Be sure to head over to PSA ESSENTIALS STAMP CAMP BLOG for the next stop along the blog hop! 

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Stay tuned this week for some fabulous ideas from all 27 designers participating in this Blog Hop! 

FULL LIST OF DESIGNERS and BLOG HOP DATES:

MONDAY, JUNE 6
TheTwinery: http://www.thetwineryblog.blogspot.com/
PSA Stamp Camp: http://psastampcamp.blogspot.com/
Julie Ranae: http://juliesopenwindow.blogspot.com/
Tami Mayberry: http://www.tamimayberry.blogspot.com/
Monika Wright: http://iloveitallwithmonikawright.blogspot.com/
Anthonette Chavez: http://chavezdesigns.blogspot.com/


TUESDAY, JUNE 7
Jen Carter: http://jensinkspot.blogspot.com/

Angelica Suarez: http://handmadebyangelica.com/
Jeanne Streiff: http://inkypaws.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
Grace Hester: http://www.gracehester.typepad.com/


WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8
Jennifer Holmes: http://www.simpleflourishes.com/
Jessica Diedrich: http://thewhimsicalbutterfly.blogspot.com/
Kelley Eubanks: http://www.myfrontporch-kelley.blogspot.com/
Caroline Stender: http://mypapertreats.blogspot.com/
Kim Moreno: http://www.livingthecircuslife.blogspot.com/
Jenny Suchin: http://www.suchins.blogspot.com/


THURSDAY, JUNE 9
Mara Campbell: http://www.loveyourmotherearth.blogspot.com/
Sheri Twing: http://www.auntierere.blogspot.com/
Marie Ramirez: http://www.absosweetmarie.blogspot.com/
Tifany DeGough: http://inkblotsbytrd.blogspot.com/
Melyssa Connolly: http://www.fantastink.blogspot.com/


FRIDAY, JUNE 10
April Meeker: http://www.suaviloquy.blogspot.com/
Stephanie Jones: http://pinkstarcreations.blogspot.com/
Katrina Hunt: http://www.paperscissorsandglue.blogspot.com/
Emily Leiphart: http://www.leiphartonart.blogspot.com/
Amber Zimmerman: http://amberzimm.blogspot.com/

The Perfect Bow with The Twinery!

Hi everyone...Tifany here!

Today I am going to show you a quick tip for tying a perfect bow 

using a special tool...from your kitchen.

Go grab a fork and some baker's twine and let's get started!

{I am using Pink Sorbet twine from The Twinery}

Step 1:

Lay your fork down on a stable surface with a strand of twine behind it.

Step 2:

Wrap the twine on the right side of the fork over the top of the fork.

Step 3:

Wrap the twine from the left side of the fork (the twine that is still underneath the fork) over the other portion of twine. Thread it through the opening between the middle tines of the fork.

Step 4:

Pull both ends of the twine so it is snug against the fork.

Step 5:

Take the end of the twine from behind the fork and bring it through the top of the opening between the middle tines of the fork.

Step 6:

Tie the two ends of twine together and pull tight to secure the bow.

Step 7:

Remove your bow from the fork and add that cute little bow to your project!

{You can also use this method of tying a bow with ribbon, just be sure to keep the ribbon flat and untwisted as you work to get a beautiful finished product.}

I used this technique for tying a twine bow with The Twinery's Lilac twine on this card:

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