The crafters work so hard for this contest and they deserve some awesome swag. Thanks to our Season 15 sponsors the top 3 crafters will be getting some awesome prizes.
*If you would like to sponsor a prize a season of SYTYC I’d love to have you. You can learn more here, or email me at soyouthinkyourecrafty@gmail.com for details.*
1st Place Receives:
Lisa Leonard started making jewelry in high school just for fun— she would have house parties and sell to friends occasionally. After her first son, David, was born with Cornelius Lange Syndrome, Lisa decided to quit her job and start Lisa Leonard Designs with her husband Steve, in order to give her time to spend with her sons. She started blogging and the business really took off. Now, Lisa spends her time making pancakes, creating handmade jewelry and trying to find time to enjoy the little things.
Oliver + S products are designed by Liesl Gibson. After starting a career in publishing and finance, Liesl returned to school and earned a degree in fashion design from New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology. Before having a child, she worked as a designer for Tommy Hilfiger and Ralph Lauren.
While staying home with the baby, Liesl began designing her daughter’s clothing. “People were asking if they could buy the patterns for the dresses I was making,” Liesl says. “One thing led to another, and I had a new career.” In 2008 Liesl launched Oliver + S, a new brand of sewing patterns for children’s clothing. Today Liesl also designs a line of Oliver + S fabric. She published her first book, Oliver + S Little Things to Sew in 2011.
In 2011 Liesl created Lisette, a line of sewing patterns and fabric for women’s apparel that is now available at Jo-Ann stores in the USA and Spotlight stores in Australia. In 2012 Liesl debuted Straight Stitch Society, a collection of patterns for gifts and accessories. The brand’s tagline, “Life is hard. Sewing is easy.” expresses its quirky and sometimes irreverent personality.
In 2010 Liesl was given the FabShop Network’s Rising Star Award, an honor bestowed by independent fabric store owners across North America. Liesl lives in Manhattan with her husband and daughter and commutes daily to her studio in Brooklyn.
The Fat Quarter Shop was founded in 2003 by Kimberly Jolly. An avid quilter, Kimberly began her shop as a side business while still working a corporate position, cutting, packing and shipping right out of her house during evenings and weekends. From the very beginning, she was committed to delivering top-notch service for every single order and customer. As the Fat Quarter Shop’s reputation grew, Kimberly decided to make it a full-time operation. Her husband Kevin joined her not long after, and with his help, lots of hard work, and a tireless commitment, the store began to grow. Over the past few years a few more people have joined the staff!
As a team, we continue to branch out with the best fabrics, exclusive kits, quilt clubs, BOMs, and more. And we will always be driven by the passion that Kimberly founded the store upon, which is always giving you the best products and service!
4 PDF patterns and hardware
Hi everyone, I’m Samantha and I live here in Wales with my gorgeous husband Dus. Despite it raining a lot in Wales occasionally the sun shines and that’s when I design my bag patterns. This may explain why I’ve only written three in the last year. I’ve got a blog ( http://handmadebymrsh.blogspot.co.uk/ ) where you can come hang out with me, I’ve got a couple of freebie patterns coming up this year, but mostly it’s my random ramblings!
$40 gift card to Kids Sewing
Kids Sewing is a place for kids (ages 6 to 12) to learn how to sew. We currently offer sewing DVDs with beginning to advanced projects that kids (and moms) will LOVE making! In our first series called Pixie Projects there are over 35 projects for kids to make and enjoy – this is over a full year of projects at one lesson a week. Projects include hair accessories, clothing, totes, purses, hats, bean bags, dolls and doll clothing for boys and girls. Prices range from $39.95 o $49.95 for five projects on a DVD…which is much more affordable than taking your child to a sewing class. Come visit our website to watch a free lesson.
$25 gift card to Etsy
Hi! I am Alexandra and I blog over at In Designer Jeans. I have an amazing family, my husband Z [who supports all of my crazy ideas] and three dogs! By day I work full time as a personal assistant but in my extra time I LOVE to blog about all of my adventures from crafting, DIY-ing, and taking things apart to cooking and baking. I have both success and failures when it comes to trying out new things but share the journey regardless of the end result!
2nd Place Receives:
The Fat Quarter Shop was founded in 2003 by Kimberly Jolly. An avid quilter, Kimberly began her shop as a side business while still working a corporate position, cutting, packing and shipping right out of her house during evenings and weekends. From the very beginning, she was committed to delivering top-notch service for every single order and customer. As the Fat Quarter Shop’s reputation grew, Kimberly decided to make it a full-time operation. Her husband Kevin joined her not long after, and with his help, lots of hard work, and a tireless commitment, the store began to grow. Over the past few years a few more people have joined the staff!
As a team, we continue to branch out with the best fabrics, exclusive kits, quilt clubs, BOMs, and more. And we will always be driven by the passion that Kimberly founded the store upon, which is always giving you the best products and service!
Oliver + S products are designed by Liesl Gibson. After starting a career in publishing and finance, Liesl returned to school and earned a degree in fashion design from New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology. Before having a child, she worked as a designer for Tommy Hilfiger and Ralph Lauren.
While staying home with the baby, Liesl began designing her daughter’s clothing. “People were asking if they could buy the patterns for the dresses I was making,” Liesl says. “One thing led to another, and I had a new career.” In 2008 Liesl launched Oliver + S, a new brand of sewing patterns for children’s clothing. Today Liesl also designs a line of Oliver + S fabric. She published her first book, Oliver + S Little Things to Sew in 2011.
In 2011 Liesl created Lisette, a line of sewing patterns and fabric for women’s apparel that is now available at Jo-Ann stores in the USA and Spotlight stores in Australia. In 2012 Liesl debuted Straight Stitch Society, a collection of patterns for gifts and accessories. The brand’s tagline, “Life is hard. Sewing is easy.” expresses its quirky and sometimes irreverent personality.
In 2010 Liesl was given the FabShop Network’s Rising Star Award, an honor bestowed by independent fabric store owners across North America. Liesl lives in Manhattan with her husband and daughter and commutes daily to her studio in Brooklyn.
2 ebook patterns
Whimsy Couture makes some of the cutest patterns for little girl clothes I’ve ever seen – and some ready made stuff too! Not only are the patterns adorable, but you can sell any garments made using the patterns in your own shops. They have 92 patterns available so you’re sure to find something you’ll love. I’m loving the little romper. Be sure to follow the Whimsy Facebook page for great updates and such 
A Master Collection of patterns
Jeni Brockbank is a designer with the heart of a teacher. Jeni’s patterns have inspired others to start businesses, make their own homes more lovely and ignite creativity! Jeni resides in northern Utah with her husband and 3 children where she actively participates in her church.
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I’m a wife, mother, friend, sister, daughter, Mormon, small business owner and designer. I love kissing my kids, dancing with my husband, laughing, praying and life in general. I use to think that crafting was for other people but I soon discovered that I have a style all my own. What a life changing thing to learn about myself!”Learn to make professional quality, breathtaking fabric flowers that last and last. The winner will receive
Fancy Schmancy’s MASTER COLLECTION which is currently valued at $45 & has not only fabric flowers, but a crown and a bouquet tutorial. Fabric Flowers are the latest and greatest trend and my detailed tutorials will take you step by step through the entire process!! You can even sell your finished items royalty FREE!!
Custom chalkboard artwork is perfect for parties or weddings, business, and home decor! Each piece is hand lettered-no computers or vinyl stencils here. This ensures no two chalkboards are the same. My materials are 1/4 inch MDF chalkboard and chalk. I seal each one making them smudge-proof and durable.
$50 gift card to the MissyDear Shop
Hey it’s me! Missy, the host of this here SYTYC competition. I have a weakness. I love hair accessories. Like, really like them. And I also love wool felt. Have you ever touched real wool felt? It’s like heaven. So I thought I’d throw the two together and make some adorable wool felt cuteness for babies. I started out just doing them as gifts for baby showers but I had so many people ask about them I decided to open an Etsy shop. I had to close up shop for a few years while our family moved cross country multiple times (5 states in 5 years – goo) and got SYTYC up and going, but I’ve recently reopened for business under a new name, MissyDear Designs. With the reopening I’ve added other materials, designs and sizes but I still think they’re adorable. If I do say so myself. And new things are added all the time!
3rd Place Will Receive:
The Fat Quarter Shop was founded in 2003 by Kimberly Jolly. An avid quilter, Kimberly began her shop as a side business while still working a corporate position, cutting, packing and shipping right out of her house during evenings and weekends. From the very beginning, she was committed to delivering top-notch service for every single order and customer. As the Fat Quarter Shop’s reputation grew, Kimberly decided to make it a full-time operation. Her husband Kevin joined her not long after, and with his help, lots of hard work, and a tireless commitment, the store began to grow. Over the past few years a few more people have joined the staff!
As a team, we continue to branch out with the best fabrics, exclusive kits, quilt clubs, BOMs, and more. And we will always be driven by the passion that Kimberly founded the store upon, which is always giving you the best products and service!
Oliver + S products are designed by Liesl Gibson. After starting a career in publishing and finance, Liesl returned to school and earned a degree in fashion design from New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology. Before having a child, she worked as a designer for Tommy Hilfiger and Ralph Lauren.
While staying home with the baby, Liesl began designing her daughter’s clothing. “People were asking if they could buy the patterns for the dresses I was making,” Liesl says. “One thing led to another, and I had a new career.” In 2008 Liesl launched Oliver + S, a new brand of sewing patterns for children’s clothing. Today Liesl also designs a line of Oliver + S fabric. She published her first book, Oliver + S Little Things to Sew in 2011.
In 2011 Liesl created Lisette, a line of sewing patterns and fabric for women’s apparel that is now available at Jo-Ann stores in the USA and Spotlight stores in Australia. In 2012 Liesl debuted Straight Stitch Society, a collection of patterns for gifts and accessories. The brand’s tagline, “Life is hard. Sewing is easy.” expresses its quirky and sometimes irreverent personality.
In 2010 Liesl was given the FabShop Network’s Rising Star Award, an honor bestowed by independent fabric store owners across North America. Liesl lives in Manhattan with her husband and daughter and commutes daily to her studio in Brooklyn.
2 ebook patterns
Whimsy Couture makes some of the cutest patterns for little girl clothes I’ve ever seen – and some ready made stuff too! Not only are the patterns adorable, but you can sell any garments made using the patterns in your own shops. They have 92 patterns available so you’re sure to find something you’ll love. I’m loving the little romper. Be sure to follow the Whimsy Facebook page for great updates and such
1 Faux Stained Glass Kit and two patterns of their choice
I am Suzy from Suzys Artsy Craftsy Sitcom! I am an artist, crafter and humor writer out of Atlanta, GA. I specialize in creating unusual crafts, resurrecting vintage crafts, and crafting from recycled materials. The Sitcom offers over 100 detailed tutorials, with new ones every week along with humor, family fun and a bit of dog hair thrown in for good measure. The Sitcom Store offers the latest in my kits, patterns, paintings, and Ukrainian egg art.
2 wall panels
I am a Midwestern gal that has found her home all over the world in the last 10 years. Working, studying and finding my way through tiny towns and big cities, I have been cultivating my entrepreneurial spirit along the way. Since I grew up in the printing industry, it was important for me carve out my own place and conquer my own territory, and so Chasing Paper was born: stylish removable wallpaper for the urban home.
As a crafty busy mom of 5, my Etsy business is my way of feeding my frenzied fabric/craft supply addiction and getting my designs out of my head and into real life.
Simply Homemade actually started out as a cloth diaper shop but with the original name (Bitty Bumz) I realized there was no way to ever branch out so I started the painful process of re-naming, re-stocking, and re-designing. Now I can pretty much sell anything my little self feels like making including diapers. Currently it’s bags, clutches, and earrings but I have plans to eventually sell patterns and kits for the DIYer! For those of you who love originality, I’m working on the “design your own bag” listing. Choose your favorite strap, body, flap, hardware, and fabrics to create a one of a kind bag. I’m really excited for this one!
I take great pride in my work and I always take the extra time to offer well made products. I love sending my handiwork out into the world to be loved by someone new and I’m really excited to have the opportunity of sponsoring this season of SYTYC. Missy is one of the sweetest and most wonderful ladies to work with so I appreciate her willingness to let me on as a sponsor. Good luck to all the amazing ladies this season!!
During the duration of this season I’m offering free shipping for any purchase with the coupon code SYTYC
Hi! I'm Missy and I'll be your host. “So You Think You’re Crafty” is a head-to-head crafting competition - the first “reality” blog. Every 10 weeks a new group of crafters is selected. Each week the crafters are given a theme and YOU vote for your favorite. 
