CHRISTMAS GOODNIGHT GIVEAWAY

 

GIVEAWAY TIME!!!

This time last year was super exciting, as I was debuting my first picture book. It's a labor of love to illustrate a picture book....one that I consider awesome and amazing and something I'd do again and again and again.

Today, I'm giving away THREE signed copies of A CHRISTMAS GOODNIGHT!

 

This sweet story was written in the style of Goodnight Moon, where the reader is saying goodnight to all the Nativity characters....first to the real life story, and then to his own Christmas surroundings.

It's a sweet, simple lullaby text, not complex and narrative, but one that makes for a perfect bedtime story.

You can read reviews HERE

 

 

FOR THE GIVEAWAY: 

1) Leave a comment below

2) Make sure you enter your email address in the location asked in the comment box

3) Giveaway Closes THURSDAY at 10pm EST

4) I'll announce the THREE winners Friday

OPTIONAL EXTRA ENTRIES:

1) Like my facebook page here, and then comment below to tell me

2) Sign up for my newsletter (on the sidebar) and comment below to tell me

3) Follow my Pinterest page, and comment below to tell me

4) Commit to reading as many Holiday books to your children this season! (no extra comments here...just a good idea :) 

 

 

Good luck!

CLOSED: 

Congrats to Freja, Janet & Michelle! Winners have all been contacted. Thanks so much!

it's live!!

It's LIVE! 

Come and get some AMAZING quilts, pillows and aprons featuring the OUT TO SEA collection. 

You just need to sign up for ONE KINGS LANE to see the event. It's a great site. Promise.

My favorite items are all the decorative pillows with real vintage trims.

And then these canvas pillows with hand stitching....LOVE!

 

And the quilts are to die for. They forgot to open up the quilts to show the full design (oops!) but I promise, they are amazing. This one for instance, is rows of chevron, alternating with white.

These aprons are reversible, which I Love!! We have a few reversible aprons at home, and I think they are adorable.

Quilts sewn and quilted by the amazing April of Prairie Grass Patterns, Pillows sewn by Sachiko of Tea Rose Home and Susan of Lil' Tulip and Aprons by Gina of Party of Eight.

They lovingly worked together with me while I designed all the products and they sewed them together....they turned out amazing.

What a treat! I'll be shipping them from my studio with lots of love!

CLICK HERE TO SHOP

(you need an account, but it's worth it! No Spam, etc.) 

Holiday Roundup and Sale

It's December!

Wow. It sneaks up on me every single time!

Today, being the beginning of December, I wanted to just recap on some fun holiday DIY projects, books, and art you might want to get your hands on again.

A CHRISTMAS GOODNIGHT

My picture book debut from last year, available here.

 

 NUTCRACKER PUPPET THEATER

 

NATIVITY PUPPET THEATER

 

NUTCRACKER EMBROIDERY

 

 

CHRISTMAS COLORING PAGES AND CUT OUTS

WINTER PRINTS

PICTURE BOOK ADVENT CALENDAR

 

GINGER BREAD WAFFLE RECIPE

And lastly, because you can't have the holidays without a new recipe.....

 

 

This week, please enjoy 15% OFF ALL HOLIDAY ITEMS IN THE SHOP!

CODE: CHEER15

I'll be sharing more holiday downloads and projects this month, I can't wait! But please enjoy this holiday round up!

And don't forget: Tonight at 6pm PST/9pm EST the ONE KINGS LANE event will be launching! I can't wait to have you all stop by! 

Cheers!

Sarah

 

 

 

Saturday Giveaway: 83 West

 

 

Today I'm super thrilled to be giving away something for the ladies.

Nicole, of 83 WEST designs these amazing clutches from designer fabrics.

This is an amazing gift for the ladies.

 

 

WHAT WE ARE GIVING AWAY:

One foldover clutch with vintage brooch accent as well as $25 shop credit.

Also, they are offering 15% off to Sarah Jane readers with coupon code SARAHJANE15.

 

Here’s all you need to do: 

1) leave a comment below, one entry per person

2) make sure to include your email in the comment section

3) enter by Sunday at 10pm Eastern Time (USA)

Good Luck!

hey, hey....

So, I've been dying to let you all know about this awesome collaboration!

If you don't know about One Kings Lane, here's the 2 second definition: online flash sale site site with the top brands in upscale home furnishings.

It's pretty amazing. I've basically done most of my Christmas shopping from there. It's pretty amazing what you can find. Much of it is super high end designer products, vintage uniques, and home goods all marked down for 72 hours.

So, this monday night, One Kings Lane is featuring my fabric in a super awesome way! I've designed about 60 items, all handmade, that will be for sale. Pillows, original art, children's aprons, and crib quilts. These have all been designed by me, sewn by hand and feature the Out to Sea Fabric collection.

Yahoo! So, mark your calendars:

Monday December 3rd at 6pm PST/ 9pm EST -Thursday December 7th at 8am PST/ 11am EST

Can't wait!!

Have a LOVELY weekend, and come back Saturday for another wonderful weekend giveaway!

xo

sarah

Paper Doll Tins

We love paper dolls at our house. I'm thinking of making some more for Christmas, and I came across this really darling idea from Alanna's Blog who blogged about magnetic paper doll tins. I had to share!

She took the paper dolls, and made their own boxes, and lined it with the Children at play crafting paper. So so darling.

She used the smaller, pre-cut Making Memories Dolls that I designed.  But you can also use the Paper Dolls I have in the shop as a PDF download HERE.

(The set has 6 dolls and 30 outfits!)

I'm starting to feel the "crunch" time of getting my handmade gifts done for this Christmas. You? I'd love to know what you are making this season. Do you have any handmade gifts you just can't wait to give?

xo

Sarah

PS: Sorry my blog has been so slow. We're working out the glitches.

PPS: Come back tomorrow for some super exciting news!

xoxo

Updates and such.

Hello!

Oh wow. What a week it's been! I'm still so overwhelmed by the response to The Portrait Project.  I honestly had no clue how much enthusiasm there would be. Really.

It sold out in less than 24 hours (all the slots I had available for 2013) and there are a couple hundred on the waiting list. If I had known how popular this would be, I would have been a bit more prepared. Well, the truth is I care about getting everyone of you art work...but I'm kinda short on time and hands...so I'm still figuring out how to make that work. But good news is, I think I'm making a lot more room from artwork in the future for sure!

If you are on the wait list (you know, cause you emailed me) I'm going to be in touch shortly. But as it stands, I'm going to be doing what I can this year, and then opening it up again by maybe the summer, or more likely a year from now.

But thanks to all who purchased! I can't wait to get started!

On another note, we have a few more things up our sleeves here that I'm super excited to introduce to you. So be on the look out. I think Friday I'll have an announcement that will be super exciting. So stay tuned!

Love to you all!

xo

sarah

THE PORTRAIT PROJECT

 

UPDATE: 

OH my goodness! I had no idea that a years worth of portraits would sell out in 24 hours. Geesh. I realize that many of you never even got the memo. But thank you to all of you who are participating! I can't wait to get started. 

If there is ANY more room in the year, I will carefully consider my options, and try to make some more space. But as of now, I'm totally full. 

 

If you are still interested, please email me HERE and write WAITING LIST in the title, and I'll add you to a wait list. 

 The Wait List is completely full! Over full actually. I'll be finishing up these portraits for the year of 2013, and will reopen up slots at the end of next year! Thanks so much!

Sarah

 

Hello!

I'm so thrilled to be introducing a brand new product today! Woohoo!

I've been toying around with offering custom portraits since the first person asked, Oh...like my first week after opening my shop!  But I've declined because, well, we all can imagine how time intensive work like that would be. And I just couldn't justify the time with everything else I was juggling.

But part of the cutting back I've been doing, is to allow myself more time to illustrate. I have other projects in the works, and while I have my paints out more than usual, I want to offer those same services to you!

The style of portrait though, is not your standard posed, photographed and then painted kind of job. I'm interested in illustrating your children doing what they do best: playing. Does your child wish they were a mermaid? Do you want to capture your children playing spy? Do they have a favorite animal that they play with all the time? What about riding on top of a dinosaur?

I want to get to the heart of childhood, and create portraits that will make childhood stand still. Stephanie Nielson (NieNie Dialogues) had me illustrate her children, and I realized that I absolutely LOVE portraying children doing their favorite things, or in an imaginary place. You can see her commissions in the top image and the bottom image.

 

You can find out more details HERE

 

You can find out more details HERE

This project I hope fulfills a lot of requests I've had over the years! It's also my way of making sure that I'm staying sharp as an illustrator, as well as a designer. I love children, and value their uniqueness so much. I hope to offer you a whimsical representation of who your children are at heart.

 

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE

 

Thanks for your interest! Please feel free to ask questions in the comments below, as needed.

I can't wait to meet your children!

xo

sarah