zakka style
February 21st, 2012
Rashida (of I heart Linen fame) contacted me a long while back to see if I would contribute to her new book, Zakka Style. Of course I said yes! I remade this project, so I could fix the pattern and change the colors a bit. I never did get around to making and selling these pocket pillowcases, but yay for my laziness because now you can make them!
The pattern really is quite easy and makes for a lovely gift. The diamonds are fiddly, I won’t lie, but you could skip them and sew any sort of patchwork your heart desires. The whole book is filled with simple and clever little things to make. And they are designed by some of my favorite people: Holly, Amanda, Leslie, and a good deal more.
I actually made two projects for the book, but the second one didn’t make the cut. Remember this towel I made? Well, I reworked that project as well: a little bigger, nicer patchwork, and in linen. This continuous towel doesn’t fit in my bathroom and though it does look kind of nice in my kitchen, I think it would look better in yours.
That’s right, a little giveaway for this Tuesday: Zakka Style and a zakka stylish linen towel. To enter yourselves in this giveaway, I would like it if you’d answer a question for me. How do you read blogs? Do you use google reader, links from facebook, twitter, flickr, pinterest, old fashioned bookmarks, something else entirely? I want elsie marley to be easily accessible to all of you, which is easier if I know how you are all accessing it :)
psst: if the answer is facebook, well wouldn’t you know elsie marley’s got a facebook page.
Ok so leave your answer before Thursday Feb. 23 at 9am and I’ll let the robots do the picking. This giveaway is open to all my lovely readers, no matter where you live. Good luck!
The giveaway is closed!
You’re in my google reader, but before I had that I’d just check you site from my bookmark toolbar (you’re still there, too). I also read from facebook links, but don’t like that as much.
Until recently I had a long list of blogs I checked daily in my favorites. That sucked up a lot of time, though, so I switched to google reader and I love it. Thanks for the chance to win! The book looks great. :)
Great giveaway!
I have yours and many other blogs in my google reader. I have been doing this for a while now, after I realized it was the fastest thing (for me) to go through my list of blogs…
I use Google Reader, such a time saver. Congrats on being featured in the book!
The old school way bookmarks!! I have been keeping an eye on her new book!!
I love the pocket pillowcase, great idea! I read blogs from my google reader. Thanks for the giveaway, such a cute towel!
“Old school” it is for me! Just looking at the cover of Zakka Style makes me giddy!
Cute pillowcase – looks like a fun book!
I use Google Reader and old fashioned bookmarks, too. :)
google reader for me too – although I have absolutely no idea what the difference between a follower and a subscriber is!
Google reader all the way! Love the book and your project…
Love the infinity towel! I read blogs via facebook, flickr, and pinterest…I follow yours through flickr.
I read you faithfully using Reeder app, aggregated using Google Reader.
I use Google Reader. Thanks for the chance to win!
Congrats, I LOVE the project, it’s so cute! And the towel is wonderful too! :)
rss feed. i love it. i can see what’s new and easily go back to the inspiring posts :)
this book looks SO fun !
Congratulations! I read blogs through Google Reader. It’s nice to have all of my updates in one place!
I use google reader – I find it much the simplest. Lovely give-away and your pillow is very cute. Julie
Lovely giveaway, thanks for the chance! I read your blog with Google Next (Google Reader, basically).
Hi
I use Pinterest and old fashion bookmarks. The towel looks LOVELY!!
Thanks
great give-away, i mostly use the friend Friend Connect button now, but there are a few that won’t work on that so have to check them through bookmarks!
I read you via an rss reader app on my iPad. So easy…so fun!
I’m really liking the whole Zakka look and would love the book and towel!
I read via Google Reader. I keep my blogs organized via themed folders and confess that I actually LIKE it when a blog has a good sized chunk of teaser text and a photo or two before a ‘jump’. Makes it easier to catch up a specific blog’s posts when I’m behind. I don’t subscribe to blogs that just have 1-2 teaser sentences and no picture, esp. craft blogs. That’s just maddening to me somehow.
Google reader for sure. Such a time saver and it prevents me from missing all these lovely give-aways! :)
I use google reader, but through the flipboard app on my ipad. I am also fairly addicted to Pinterest but that’s not how I stay up to date on my blog reading. I love your projects for the book. With a toddler in the house that dishtowel would be mighty handy.
Great ! I love this towel, and the books just looks great. I read blogs using the reading list on my mac.