Blogiversary Blogger Guest- Kris from Resweater and a wool sweater giveaway

Day six of year three

Are you having fun yet?  I hope you have been able to be part of every post and giveaway this week, if not go back and check out the past five days of awesome guests and giveaways.  You can enter each giveaway many times just check out the rules at the bottom of any of the posts and you the winner in each giveaway will be announced on Wednesday!

I met todays guest in a yahoo group.  She is a super creative, out of the box thinker and has come up with a business which I just love.  She owns a blog and online store at Artfire called Resweater.  What is Resweater, you say?  Resweater is Kris’ blog where she posts loads of wool and wool blend sweaters for sale every Sunday and gives lots of ideas on how to use them.  Too cool!!  She has lots of giveaways (I actually won one a while back) and new ideas all the time.  I love her “what I am working on Wednesday” posts. Check out her blog yourself here, it will become a fave.

 you can find a new stash like this one every Sunday
dryer balls
 here’s a cute monster pillow she made for her son
and she finds other bloggers who reuse wool around the web
 what would you make from this wool sweater?
how about these really warm and cozy baby shoes

As part of my blogiversary celebration she is giving one lucky winner their choice of wool sweater from her shop here.  Wanna meet her, here you go with a little Q&A:

My favorite blogs are: There are way too many to pick favorites, but here are a couple I enjoy:

http://24-7-365.blogspot.com/ because it is funny & amusing, and real.

http://sewingdork.blogspot.com/, because I love seeing her creations, and reading her funny posts, and she is such a lovely person.

My favorite color is: orange. Oddly enough it was blue my whole life, until I had my son. His favorite color is orange & he converted me.

My first job was: delivering newspapers. I was a little girl, and would hand deliver the papers before school every morning.

My favorite guilty pleasure is: Gummy bears!

The best advice I ever received is: God helps those who help themselves.

I am inspired by: My son, nature, creative people.

If I have an afternoon off I like to: Hmmm… I never have an afternoon off, but I think I would try to nap.

Think quick, if there was a fire and you could only grab three things (not people) what would they be: My antique Singer Featherweight sewing machine, my laptop, and my camera.


As Kris would say, Reuse, Recycle, Resweater!


Winner will be announced on Wednesday night, April 6th!
This Crunchy Catholic Momma’s giveaway can be entered by any ONE of three ways.  You get an entry for every one that you do.
1) By linking about this giveaway (to your blog, facebook, or any other site), you have to let me know you did and where you did.
2) By leaving a comment

3) By becoming a follower of my blog. There is a FOLLOW button at the upper right hand bar on this blog.  If you win and are not a follower, the prize will go to the next person : ( sorry!
Just remember to please leave me a comment telling me what you did so that I can go back and look for your entry. Either give me the link that you posted for the giveaway to or tell me that you began to follow me. 

Good luck to all my bloggy friends and thank you for joining me for my blogiversary giveaway week.


32 Responses to Blogiversary Blogger Guest- Kris from Resweater and a wool sweater giveaway

  1. Crunchy Momma April 6, 2011 at 10:41 pm #

    Hallie, Congratulations you are the winner of this giveaway. I do not have your email address so please contact me at crunchymommashop.gmail.com

  2. Stephanie and Paul April 5, 2011 at 8:16 pm #

    Also I'm a follower now, pear tree dot stephanie at gmail dot com.

  3. Stephanie and Paul April 5, 2011 at 8:15 pm #

    How clever! Love that she picks out the good ones for you–saves time in goodwill with 3 small kids lol

  4. Violarissa April 4, 2011 at 8:49 pm #

    I became a follower. Thanks again!

  5. Violarissa April 4, 2011 at 8:48 pm #

    Happy Blogiversary! Thanks for the chance to win! I like resweater.

  6. Carpenters April 4, 2011 at 5:30 pm #

    Happy Blogiversary! I got here via Resweater and am so glad she pointed me this way. Thanks so much for the giveaway.

  7. Anonymous April 4, 2011 at 12:26 pm #

    I love the Resweater blog – felted wool is so much fun to work with. I just became a follower of your blog – thanks!Gwen in Vermontgwennie1972 @ yahoo.com

  8. Janda April 4, 2011 at 7:26 am #

    Your blog is great, and I have been following Resweater for several months. I am now YOUR follower, too. I am an addict on felted wool sweaters also and have a blog about the projects I'm making…Great Fun! Thanks for including the giveaway.thesweaterproject.blogspot.com :-]Janda

  9. Deanna April 4, 2011 at 3:06 am #

    She has a great blog and very nice sweaters. The hardest part will be choosing which one I want!

  10. Kit Knitty April 4, 2011 at 1:40 am #

    Oh, I'd love to get that snowflake sweater! Thanks for the giveaway!

  11. scody April 3, 2011 at 11:28 pm #

    Love Resweter's blog and her sweaters! Not sure my husband would agree but I can alwTs use another one!radharas at yahoo dot com

  12. scody April 3, 2011 at 11:27 pm #

    I'm a new follower via GFC. Yeah!radharas at yahoo dot com

  13. Bonnie April 3, 2011 at 9:53 pm #

    Woohoo! As a frequent buyer of Resweater's stash, I'd be thrilled to have a freebie!

  14. Sleepy Sarah April 3, 2011 at 8:37 pm #

    I love Resweater! I've got my eye on an Icelandic beauty in her shop!

  15. Digital Misfit April 3, 2011 at 8:11 pm #

    I follow your blog!heidig@gmail.com

  16. Digital Misfit April 3, 2011 at 8:11 pm #

    I love crafting with thrifted wool sweaters. They make the best plushies, armwarmers, headbands, mittens, and much more! I want to make a pieced sweater coat one of these days.heidig@gmail.com

  17. Morgan April 3, 2011 at 7:54 pm #

    Yay resweater! I love all of her ideas. 🙂

  18. Morgan April 3, 2011 at 7:54 pm #

    Yay resweater – her ideas are so inspiring!

  19. Molly April 3, 2011 at 7:24 pm #

    I love using recycle wool sweaters!I shared this giveaway on facebook athttp://www.facebook.com/fairhopegal.celticlullabye @ gmail.com

  20. Kimberly R. April 3, 2011 at 6:18 pm #

    I am following, Thanks!kimberlybreid at hotmail dot com

  21. Kimberly R. April 3, 2011 at 6:18 pm #

    I love to recyle sweaters from the thrift stores and knit/crochet items that I can use :)Thanks!kimberlybreid at hotmail dot com

  22. Skyflowerfarms April 3, 2011 at 6:17 pm #

    I see we have a lot more than a passion for thrifty wool in common! Nice to meet your blog… :]

  23. ktgrrl April 3, 2011 at 2:08 am #

    I love repurposing sweaters, such fun

  24. Anne April 3, 2011 at 1:18 am #

    I LOVE felted wool! Thanks for the cute ideas—I'm totally interested in learning how to make the dryer balls. Thanks!

  25. Anonymous April 3, 2011 at 1:17 am #

    Felted wool is the best ever! Very clever, thanks!

  26. Lindsey April 3, 2011 at 12:06 am #

    I have a slight obsession with wool these days!

  27. Josée April 2, 2011 at 10:51 pm #

    Oh Fun! I just picked up a wool sweater from the thrift store. I'll have to check out Resweater for some ideas.

  28. Hallie April 2, 2011 at 10:16 pm #

    I love ready your blog and am a happy follower!

  29. Hallie April 2, 2011 at 10:15 pm #

    I posted about his giveaway on my facebook account! What a great giveaway!

  30. Hallie April 2, 2011 at 10:13 pm #

    I love using sweaters to make fun toys etc! I'd be so excited to win! Thanks for the chance! 🙂 http://www.ourbrokenroad.blogspot.com

  31. Anonymous April 2, 2011 at 8:19 pm #

    You are amazing! This is exactly what I have been searching for, a way to recycle the fantastic sweaters I have found or have been given! With 5 kids being thrifty is the ONLY way to go! I posted on Face book and am forwarding your blog link to some of my knitting friends! Lesliemomtobushbabies@aol.com

  32. molly April 2, 2011 at 7:00 pm #

    really cool1 I love working with wool sweaters I find thrifting!

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