The ‘Contests’ Category...
And the winners are…..
April 4, 2011
Hi friends,
OK this was so tough. The one terrible downside to these contests is choosing. I personally hate it because there are usually some good ones out there! This time it was really tough because I had over 300 entries… um holy smokes! And they were all super inventive. But alas, I had to take a big-girl-pill and pick one even though I felt like kicking and screaming.
So, below are the names of the winners of the silk sari ribbon color naming challenge!
Congrats and stay tuned for the next contest, you could be the next winner! But for today, these winners will get a free skein of the color they won for!
And for this week, these new colors will be on sale! So get ‘em while they’re hot!
xoxo
Nicole
"Singing the Blues" by Joanne Click to check the yarn out
"Purple Reign" by Chiara Click to check out the yarn!
"Dream of Mermaids" by Denise Click to view
"Brushed Bronze" by Kelli Click to view more!
"Moonscape" by Berkeley Click to see more!
Leaping Lizards by Honor Click to see more!
Yarn Contest-Win Sari Ribbon!!!
March 30, 2011
Hi friends,
I just got 6 wonderful new and exclusive recycled silk sari ribbons in yesterday. They need your help in getting named! So, not only will you get your name published with the yarn but you will also get a free skein of the yarn if you are chosen the color’s winner!.
So to enter, just comment to this post with the number and the color name you think each yarn should have. If you would like to purchase any of the yarns now, just click on any of the pictures to be redirected!
Good luck my dears– this contest will end on April 3rd
xoxo
Nicole
Yarn #1
Yarn #2
Yarn #3
Yarn #4
Yarn #5
Yarn #6
Winners of Nicole’s 2011 Winter Recipe Banana Fiber Yarn Color Naming Contest
December 21, 2010
Happy Winter my dears!
The first day of winter and I am getting blasted with snow here! Poor Mikey had to drive to work in this mess.
Did you see the new “How to make a tutu” post I set up this morning? If not, click here
But I wanted to share the results of the yarn color naming contest with you for the Winter 2011 Collection of Nicole’s Recipe Banana Fiber Yarn (or Nicole’s Recipe for short). I love the names you came up with.
Perhaps because it’s chilly here the winner of Yarn #1 goes to Brett H with “All Iced Up”. With the hues of a chilly blue, icey purple and a splash of sea foam green, “All Iced Up” seemed perfect to me!
For Yarn #2 Jo Karen M won with “Golden Gate Sunset”. Perhaps I’m missing wine country up in that neck of the woods or I have fond memories of driving back from Muir Woods north of San Fran and knowing exactly what Jo Karen is talking about.
Also, I’ll keep these yarns on sale until the end of the year. And how wonderful- because I am also running to promotion of when you purchase any 4 yarns on the site you get a 5th for free!
Thank you to everyone who participated. Lots more yarn and ribbon on the way so there is always an opportunity to win!
xoxo
Nicole
Yarn #1
Yarn #2
Name Nicole’s 2011 Winter Recipe
December 16, 2010
Hello my dears!
Oh Thursday, I figured you can use some color. Check out my Winter 2011 collection of Nicole’s Banana Fiber Recipe colors.
It’s your turn to name them! To submit your color names, just post your comment to this post.
If you you would like to purchase these yarns before they get named you can do so here..and yup, they’re on sale during the contest!
and the other colorway
Don’t forget, winners are chosen by me and get props on the labels that go on the yarn and on the website.
Xoxo,
Nicole
Yarn #2
And the winners are…
December 9, 2010
This was a quick contest because Mike’s birthday (official DGY husband) is tomorrow and I need to bake a cake, clean the house and print labels for these new yarns and get them attached!
This is quickly becoming a very fun tradition at Darn Good Yarn and it’s beyond wonderful to have so many of you take part in this. I always smile when I add the labels with the winners names and send this marvelous yarn off to yarn shops all over the place.
Congrats to the following people for their yarn color choices:
Yarn #1 goes to Jill Holland winning with Jubilee
Yarn #2 goes to Tiffany Conner with India’s Indigo
Yarn # 3 goes to Sam Rose (of Calamity Designs) with Snooki. She submitted it as a joke but I’m a Jersey girl at the end of the day.
Yarn # 4 goes to Rebecca Mohrbach for Rapunzel
Yarn #1
Yarn #2
Yarn #3
Yarn #4
Name that color NOW!!!
December 9, 2010
Good morning Darn Good Yarners!
I told you that you would have a lot of opportunities this month to name some yarns. I have four more for you this morning. To submit your ideas, just leave your response as a comment below! I numbered the yarn’s in their captions so you can just type something like 1= xyz, 2=abc etc.
This is a quick one so make your entries this morning and tell your friends to get in on the action
Have a great day!
Yarn #1
Yarn #2
Yarn #3
Yarn #4
Yarn color-naming winners for 12-6
December 6, 2010
The choice, as always, was tough but luckily I have lots of new yarns coming in over the next few months so you can give it a try.
What am I talking about? Well, the yarn color naming contest! If you’re a part of the group “Darn Good Yarn Fans” you’ve noticed that I’ve been having a series of contest where you can put your two cents in for the name of the colors of the new yarns I’ve been presenting to Darn Good Yarn.
I’m always so impressed by the creativity.
But this round of winners goes to Michelle M and Jared S!
Michelle named this yarn Cerulean Skies. You can read more and discover this new blend of yarn here.
And Jared S, wow, what a head-turner of a name La Belle Mousse de Mer (Beautiful Sea Foam)–hmm, I don’t know if it was the French wine I had last night or what but this one was too pretty to pass up. You can read and see more about this yarn here.
You NEED this contest
August 26, 2010
Holy moly, have you checked out this site? http://jimbosfrontporch.blogspot.com/
No? Well let me give you some eye candy baby!
But, before I do that I have to tell you about International Crochet Day and the fact that Jimbo (maker of these AMAZING hooks) is having one bad-ass contest totally worth entering.
Check it out click here and spread the word!
Your inspiration: The contest!
August 11, 2010
Yes, it’s been far too long since we’ve had a contest on the site. What have I been doing? Oh, I don’t know…sipping margaritas… perhaps.
Those of you die-hard Darn Good Yarn-ers know I’ve posted this question in the past on facebook but I want to make a top 10 list of places where you get your crafting inspiration from. So, where do you get your best crafting inspiration from?
The contest will go from 8-11-2010 until 9-10-2010.
How to enter? Add your idea to the comments section of this blog post. Be sure to include your email address in the form. What you do win? Bragging rights and a $5 gift certificate to www.darngoodyarn.com! Cool!
The “Top 10″ will be chosen by me and Mike (the official husband of Darn Good Yarn.. in case you forgot).
We know Mikey, it's tough making a decision sometimes
And if we need to have Squeakers jump for the final judgment, we will stoop to that level!
I need an original knitted purse design for DarnGoodYarn.com
July 29, 2010
Watch the video! I need help! Want to give this a go? Let’s talk! Email Nicole at info@darngoodyarn.com!
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