Happy, Happy New Year! If you’ve been following this blog, you know that I’m part of The Printed Fabric Bee, a group of fabric artists. Every month we make a piece of fabric for one of the members, but also make an additional 6 x 6 inch piece to be given away. Here is the…
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Happy 4th Year Blog Anniversary Giveaway
Congrats to Bev, Jaime, Mary and Mary! Thanks to everyone who entered! I can’t believe it! Today I’ve been blogging here for 4 years. For those of you who’ve not been around here since then, Bloom, Bake & Create came into being because of another website I blogged at called Heartwriting. Heartwriting was all about…
Read MorePrinted Fabric Bee: Orange Circles and Giveaway
The first challenge of the Printed Fabric Bee  is completed and we’re having a giveaway! More about that in a minute. Our first Queen was Lynn Krawczyk who chose orange circles as her theme. She also likes retro 60’s colors including green, brown, gold, and orange. Those colors sure took me back in time!! Here…
Read MoreBook Review/Giveaway: Stencil Girl
Congratulations to Melinda from Colorado. Thank you all for entering. More giveaways coming up soon. Today I am reviewing Stencil Girl – mixed-media techniques for making and using stencils by Mary Beth Shaw, a new publication from North Light books. But not only am I reviewing this book, you have a chance to win my…
Read MoreBook Review/Giveaway: Log Cabin Quilts: the basics & beyond
Giveaway Closed: Congratulations to Sandy Youngblood of Kearney, Missouri! It’s time for another book giveaway! This is another great Basics & Beyond book from Landauer Publishing. This one is all about Log Cabin Quilts. According to Landauer Publishing, In this new book from Janet Houts and Jean Ann Wright, you will learn traditional log Cabin block…
Read MoreBook Review & Giveaway: Vibrant Quilt Collage
CONGRATULATIONS TO DIANE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE! Here is the last of three Monday giveaways of books: Vibrant Quilt Collage – a spontaneous approach to fused art quilts by Bethan Ash published by Interweave. From the Publisher: Explore this groundbreaking book that will teach you how to create unique and expressive quilts by going beyond conventional patchwork using…
Read MoreReview/Giveaway: Journal It!
GIVEAWAY CLOSED – CONGRATULATIONS TO REBECCA FROM MAINE. Today’s post is another review and giveaway. The fine people of Lark Crafts sent me this new book, Journal It! Perspectives in Creative Journaling by Jenny Doh to review and also giveaway. So let’s get right to the review. According to the publisher, Journal It! is the…
Read MoreBook Review/Giveaway: First-Time Quiltmaking
CONGRATS TO BETH T OF OREGON – WINNER OF THIS GIVEAWAY! I received First-Time Quiltmaking – learning to quilt in six easy lessons recently from Landauer Publishing for review and one of my readers will win it! From the publisher: One of the most popular introduction-to-quilting on the market is now available in a new…
Read MoreRecipe: Lavender Shortbread Cookies
If you have wondered what in the world I am going to do with all of the lavender I’ve harvested this summer, here is one of the treats I made with my Melissa Lavender. This was my Melissa harvest this summer. [stextbox id=”custom”] Lavender Shortbread Cookies [print_link] Adapted from Joy the Baker 1 Tablespoon…
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