Thursday 6 February 2014

GIVEAWAY!! Custom Embroidered Portrait of Your home!!

I've decided to have a special giveaway - for the winner I will do one of my special hand and machine embroidered portraits of your home:

These make fabulous gifts for new home owners or just a lasting keepsake of your home.
I work from a photo and also Google Street View to draw a sketch of your home, picking out all the distinctive details. From this I cut the fabric pieces to make the basic shape of your home -I use quality fabrics including Cath Kidston; Tilda; Tanya Whelan and vintage.
I then free hand embroidery the fabric to the background using my machine. The picture is created by using the needle to free hand draw the details on to the fabric.

I had smaller details such as the windows, drainpipes and so on and then it is time add some hand embroidery in the form of flowers, trees and bunting.
I can add "fantasy" touches (that are not really there on your real home) such as windowboxes, wisteria or rambling roses, picket fences and so on - use your imagination!!

I then carefully pad and frame the work and it is ready to grace your wall.
If you are not lucky in the giveaway can commission your own portrait - prices start from £40 for an unframed embroidery.

To enter the giveaway you need to be a follower of my blog and to leave a comment below. For a second chance to win pop along to Facebook to like and share my Homebroideries page.
The draw will take place on the 15th February the winner will receive an unframed embroidery of their home. Open to both UK and overseas.
Good luck!!
S x

 

30 comments:

  1. Hi, I would absolutely LOVE to win one of these. I have also shared your facebook page on mine :-)

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  2. What beautiful pictures - I'd love to be included in your very generous giveaway please :0) x

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  3. What a great giveaway can you please add me in. I've tried to do one of these myself and it very tricky and time consuming to do, needless to say I never finished it. Beautiful work. Wouldn't this make a great gift for someone's new home especially a first time buyer? xx

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  4. Oh my god - what a great giveaway - my friend loves the one you did of her cottage. I can honestly say these are far more amazing in real life. Thank you for the chance. xx

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  5. Wow!! That is so kind of you - thank you for the chance to win xx (off to your Homebroideries page xx)

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  6. Wow, they really are gorgeous. I would love to be lucky enough to win one!

    Thanks for the great giveaway and blog xx

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  7. Ooh lovely Sarah, please count me in for the draw. I am a follower on bloglovin.

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  8. Your work is absolutely extraordinary! Love it! Following on Pinterest as well as Liked and shared your Facebook page.

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  9. Can I just vouch for this and say Sarah did a STUNNING version of my house, actually featured on here. I adore it and it gets masses of compliments!

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  10. Oh Sarah. I love, love, love your embroidered houses. I moved into my new house last summer and I would love to have one of your embroideries hanging on my wall. I will keep my fingers crossed until the 15th!

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  11. Hi Sarah, your Homebroideries are wonderful!

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  12. Oh my, what an amazing chance for one of your very special creations. It would make my year to be lucky enough to have a one of your fantastic embroideries and it would have pride of place in my house. Whoever wins will be one lucky person!!!! Good luck everyone. xxx

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  13. Gosh I would love one of these as I hate the outside of my house and it would be lovely to see a pretty fantasy version of it!!!

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  14. Hi Sarah, love your blog, you are a real inspiration to me. I have even set up a Mummy's corner in my conservatory and am learning to knit and sew!

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  15. Trying to be patient,living in a storm blasted 'wobbly wagon' with hubby and 3 cats whilst waiting and waiting on the purchase of a little cottage,in Dawlish Devon,to complete.A lovingly hand crafted embroidered version of my finally 'Forever Home',would be the icing on the blinkin' cake! xxx

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  16. Hi Sarah, how beautiful i would love to win xx

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  17. How beautiful, I would love to win xx

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  18. I follow by email, would love one of these of my home!
    karen s

    twannywun at hotmail dot com

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  19. This is so cute, I would love a chance to win one! thank you so much!

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  20. I would just love one of these. My fingers are crossed!

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  21. What a lovely prize, would love to win! x

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  22. Hi again, I have followed by email and liked and shared your fb page x

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  23. These pieces of artwork are absolutely gorgeous, would love to own one !

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  24. I am so sad I missed this but I am following you now! I just love your blog. Your home is darling!!
    I found you via pinterest, the pin of your craft room. So very pretty. I have been lurking on your blog off and on all day. You are so very talented and your home is so lovely.
    Thanks for sharing

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  25. hi Sarah! am I too late to enter my name? also, I live in the U.S. - am I eligible?
    eeek!!! I want to win one of your beautiful crafts!
    Rae
    Tennessee

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  26. Why hand embroidered towels, by and large, fell out of vogue will always baffle me a bit. I adore the sense of whimsy and sweetness they bring to the kitchen, powder room or any room of the house (or airstream trailer, if one is so lucky!).

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  27. I never knew that it depended on thenumber of stitches one got. I just assumed that it was so much per image that was placed on the garment. Guess you learn something new each day.

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  28. Oh my, what an amazing chance for one of your very special creations.

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  29. I never knew that it depended on the number of stitches one got. I just assumed that it was so much per image that was placed on the garment. Guess you learn something new each day.

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  30. This is wonderful. I am not quite much with the internet, but I believe that what I just read is some good material. Thanks for writing such wonderful article. God bless.

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