I take a sketchbook with me everywhere I go, even if I'm just heading to the gas station to refill the tank. I had lovely thoughts to share about keeping a sketchbook and how pivotal this is for anyone with artistic ambitions or creative hobbies.
But then, my husband went outside to change the brakes on our car, leaving me to write out my lovely thoughts in the midst of a storm of children, which storm has blown my concentration right out the door. The teenager is writing a physics paper and packing for an overnight field trip tomorrow. The middle child is sick and needs medicine and love. The baby has torn his diaper off so many times, that I am now letting him sit naked on my lap and watch Jay Jay the Jet Plane while I type.
I may not retrieve those lovely sketchbook thoughts till another day. Just know that the thoughts are there. I am passionate about sketchbooks. You must, must, must have a sketchbook—so I went and got one for you, along with a big pack of pretty, colored pencils.
It doesn't matter if you can draw. You need a place to capture your creative brainstorms. Write it down, draw it out, or risk losing it. I also picked up a colored pencil blender pen for you, a solvent-based marker meant for blending wax-based colored pencil pigments. This is something I have never tried before, so I got one for me too. We'll find out together.
If
I'm preaching to the choir, and you're already amply equipped with
sketchbooks and colored pencils of your own, take a shot at this
giveaway anyhow. If you win, then you can gift the prize to a creative friend who
needs to hear the gospel truth about sketchbooks.
As you know, I have some big introductions to make this week. I tidied up my sewing area this morning to make way for a full weekend of projects—assuming the baby keeps his diaper on and no unexpected strike-offs arrive at the door.
Just going with the flow. I'm grateful to have that flexibility. Speaking of flow... I better go put a diaper on this kid. I'm testing my luck at this point.
Today's giveaway winner will receive a Fabriano sketchbook, a set of 36 colored pencils and a colored pencil blender pen. Comment to enter. One entry per household. Be sure to include your email address in the comment form so we can contact you if you win.
This giveaway will close at 11:59pm PST on Friday 8/30/13. Watch for the winner to be announced within the week at the bottom of the post. For more info on my August giveaway party, click here. Please share the word. Check back every day.
Good luck!
xo—Heather
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INSTAGRAM GIVEAWAY: Follow @heatherbailey and #HELLOgiveaway. Share today’s giveaway on Instagram (see Heather's feed today for an image to repost) & you’ll be entered to win a $15 gift certificate to HeatherBaileyStore.com. Be sure to tag @heatherbailey and #HELLOgiveaway29. (The number there at the end will change each day.) Today's IG giveaway ends at 11:59pm PST on Friday 8/30/13. We'll announce winners within a few days.
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UPDATE: Congratulations, Rachael K. ("I would love to take up sketching again; it's been way too long.")! You win today's HELLO Giveaway (sketching supplies). We will email you with next steps. And congratulations to Tammie Schaffer (@craftytammie on Instagram) for winning our Day 29 Instagram giveaway ($15 gift certificate). The giveaway is closed, but you can still join the conversation and comment. xo—HB
