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Book Review and Giveaway: Vintage Craft Workshop

I'm so excited to be a part the blog tour for Cathy Callahan's new book, Vintage Craft Workshop: Fresh Takes on Twenty-Four Classic Projects from the '60s and '70s (published by Chronicle Books. Cathy is Cathy of California where she covers vintage crafts and design on her fantastic blog. There's no need to scour antique fairs for that vintage look you need. With this book, Cathy and a handful of top crafters show you step-by-step how to recreate 24 stylish vintage craft projects.

The chapters of the book are broken up into easy to digest sections related by materials or theme. They are: Chapter 1: Make It with Burlap...and a little Felt, Chapter 2: Ideas for Raffia 'n' Yarn, Chapter 3: Stitching: Crewelwork, Craft Kits, and Applique, Chapter 4: Craft Trends of the 60's and 70's, Chapter 5: Create with Paper, and Chapter 6: A New Look at Papier-Mâché (featuring this lady vase project pictured above).

You can even take certain vintage elements from the book and apply them to your fashion life. The raffia flowers featured in the Loomed Flower Wall Hanging project (p. 35) are the perfect adornment for a beachy summer straw tote. The applique techniques for the Tulip Apron (shown above, p.59) are the perfect adornment to a little girls dress.

Pattern templates are also included at the end of the book so you can easily photocopy them to use for your craft projects. I love the inspiring profiles of famous crafty women of the 60's such as Aleene Jackson creator of Aleene's Tacky Glue (my favorite glue). Pick up this book today if you are a craft lover. There are so many fun and easy projects to make!

Book Giveaway
One lucky Coquette reader will win a copy of Vintage Craft Workshop by Cathy Callahan. Just leave a comment to this post letting me know why you want to win this book. All comments will be closed by 5 pm PST on Friday, May 20, 2011. The lucky winner will be chosen randomly and announced later on the site. Good luck!

Cathy and I have been friends for about 5 years now and I first met her at Maker Faire back in 2006 when she was a vendor at Bazaar Bizarre. I took this quick snap of her at the time and now this photo is something we smile and look back on. It's been amazing to see her grow her business over the years and cheer her on for her appearance on Martha Stewart a couple of years ago.

If you are in the Bay Area, Cathy will be at Maker Faire Bay Area this Saturday at 3pm for a presentation at the CRAFT booth and for a book signing of Vintage Craft Workshop afterwards. Don't miss it!

Here are her famous pincushions which adorn a shelf on the wall of my home office.

Don't miss the other blog tour stops happening the rest of this week with some of my crafty friends:

Wednesday, May 18 – CraftyPod
Thursday, May 19 – This Is Love Forever
Friday, May 20 – Modge Podge Rocks

This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to everyone who entered! The winner is Sharon from San Francisco, CA.

Winner of the Isabella Oliver Drape Dress

A big congratulations to Cheryl from Berkeley, CA who won the Isabella Oliver Drape Dress from the recent Coquette giveaway. Cheryl will be wearing the dress to her rehearsal dinner in two months. Thank you to everyone who entered! I hope to have more giveaways soon. xoxo

Winners of the Mondo for Piperlime T-Shirt Giveaway

Congratulations to Joy from Troy, NY and Naomi from Beaverton, OR for each winning one of Mondo for Piperlime's limited edition World AIDS Day tees from the recent Coquette giveaway. Thank you to everyone who entered!

Giveaway: Win a T-Shirt Designed by Project Runway’s Mondo from Piperlime

Mondo Guerra was my favorite fashion designer from last season's Project Runway. I still think he was robbed of the "crown"!

Now, Piperlime is teaming up again with Mondo to support and raise awareness for amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research. Mondo first partnered with Piperlime to design two limited-edition T-shirts in honor of World AIDS Day which sold out in only a few hours. Mondo and Piperlime are back with a new design; offering an inspiring gift that gives back for Valentine’s Day.

Available exclusively on piperlime.com, this stylish heart design by Mondo is printed on a Nation LTD T-shirt ($50 each). Twenty dollars from every T-shirt sold will be donated to amfAR. The t-shirt launched yesterday and limited quantities of women’s and men’s styles will be available while supplies last.

Coquette Giveaway
Here's your chance to win one of Mondo's t-shirts in this Coquette giveaway thanks to Piperlime. Two lucky winners will each win a t-shirt – 1 winning a female tee (white) and 1 winning the male tee (black).

How to Enter:

Leave a comment to this post to enter the giveaway. All entries must be in by February 4, 2011 at 12:00pm PST.

Extra Optional Entries:

1. Follow @coquette on Twitter. (Please leave your twitter handle in your comment entry.)

2. Tweet about this contest. Copy and paste the following:

I just entered to win an Mondo for @PiperlimeBrand tee from @coquette! You can enter too: http://bit.ly/fYyLxm

Contest Rules & Details:

This contest is open to USA residents only only and runs from Feb 2, 2011 through February 4, 2011. Last chance to enter is February 4, 2011 at 12:00pm PST. Two winners will be contacted at random by the evening of February 4, 2011, and will be asked for full name, along with their mailing address. Prize (1 Female Mondo Guerra Tee, retail value $50; 1 Male Mondo for Piperlime Tee, retail value $50) has been provided by Piperlime.

(Photo: Zimbio)

Update 2/5/11: This giveaway is now closed. See the winners here. Thanks to everyone who entered!

Enter the Isabella Oliver Drape Dress Giveaway

Don't forget to enter the Coquette Giveaway to win this gorgeous Isabella Oliver Drape Dress! (Choose from blue, gray, or black.) Deadline to enter is February 4, 2010 at 12:00pm PST.

And don't miss the Winter Sale going on right now at Isabella Oliver where they've just reduced the prices even more. I'm loving The Cape for only $155.60! (Regular price: $389) Here it is worn by fashion blogger Tala Samman. Shop the sale here now!

Update 2/05/11: This giveaway is now closed. See the winner post here. Thanks to everyone for entering!

Coquette Giveaway: Isabella Oliver Drape Dress

To celebrate the Isabella Oliver 365 pre-orders going live Isabella Oliver and Coquette are offering one lucky reader the chance to win the fabulous Drape Dress from their SS11 collection. The Drape dress is a curve-flattering must-have designed for easy day-to-evening style. The Drape Dress is available in Caviar Black, Electric Blue and Silver Grey and makes up part of Isabella Oliver’s stunning Spring/Summer collection which is available to buy online from February 2011. To take a sneaky peek at their pre-order collection simply visit www.IsabellaOliver.com for the latest in chic fashion solutions. Also, follow Isabella Oliver 365 on Twitter at @365collection.

How to Enter:

Leave a comment below telling me why you want this Isabella Oliver Drape Dress and where you will wear it! All entries must be in by February 4, 2011 at 12:00pm PST.

Extra Optional Entries:

1. Follow @coquette on Twitter. (Please leave your twitter handle in your comment entry.)


2. Tweet about this contest. You can leave up to 1 tweet per day! Copy and paste the following:

I just entered to win an Isabella Oliver @365collection drape dress from @coquette! You can enter too: http://bit.ly/dMir7O

Contest Rules & Details:

This contest is open to USA and Canada only and runs from January 24, 2011 through February 4, 2011. Last chance to enter is February 4, 2011 at 12:00pm PST. A winner will be contacted by February 7, 2011, and will be asked for full name, along with their mailing address. There will be 2 email attempts within 48 hours to contact the winner. If no response is received by Friday, February 11, 2011 a new winner will be selected. Prize (1 Isabella Oliver Drape Dress, retail value $179) has been provided by and will ship from Isabella Oliver.

Thank you to Isabella Oliver for providing this fabulous dress for the giveaway!

Update 2/05/11: This giveaway is now closed. See the winner post here. Thanks to everyone for entering!

Recent Coquette Winners

Congratulations to Sandy from Las Vegas, NV and Aleksandra from Brmingham, UK for winning a copy of Bobbi Brown's new book, Beauty Rules from the recent giveaway here on Coquette.

Also congratulations to Johanna from Santa Fe, NM for winning the Kris Nations giveaway. She got herself a pair of gold Orchid Earrings which retails for $52.

Thank you dear lovelies for continuing to read Coquette! More giveaways will be coming soon! xoxo

Kris Nations Jewelry: New Site + Earring Giveaway!

Take a visit to the new Kris Nations site to shop for her wonderful collection of jewelry this holiday season! Sisters Kris and Kim Nations are both good friends of mine and I love their sophisticated + bohemian style. I've been wearing their jewelry for years now and I always get a compliment whenever I am wearing a piece.

A few must have items that I am in love with are the Old Town Bracelet ($43) and the Blade Earrings ($78). The Initials Pendant ($34) also makes a great personalized gift for the holidays!

Coquette Giveaway
As a special treat for Coquette readers, Kris Nations is giving away a pair of her most popular Orchid Earrings ($52). Choose between gold or silver. Simply leave a comment to this post telling us why you need these earrings! The giveaway will close on Monday, November 29, 2010 at 5pm PST.

Make sure to "like" Kris Nations on Facebook and you could win a $100 shopping spree!

Update: Save 25% online at Kris Nations, Today-Sunday (Nov 24-28). Code: givethanks

$100 Shopbop Gift Card Giveaway at Wit & Whimsy

Head on over to Wit & Whimsey for your chance at winning a $100 Shopbop Gift Card Giveaway for Haute Hippie. Love this ruffle dress with tiers of ruffles and sequins!

Shopbop Gift Card Winner

Congratulations to Rachel from Chicago for winning a $100 Shopbop gift card in our recent giveaway. Thanks to everyone who entered!