me + my boys: 🎉 500K Clever Poppy Giveaway ✨

Thursday, February 6, 2025

🎉 500K Clever Poppy Giveaway ✨

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Hi there Britta!

I hope you are enjoying your week so far! Here's what's new this week at Clever Poppy.

In today's email:

Win one of 5 x $100 Clever Poppy vouchers in our 500K giveaway!
On the blog: Discover the buttonhole wheel technique to create beautiful flowers, wheels and more
Spread the love for your chance to win our Valentine's Day Giveaway
Helpful highlights include how to bring beauty to functional items
Maker Spotlight: Kate turns travel time into creative time
In our world: Really exciting new designs in the works

To celebrate HALF A MILLION followers on Instagram, we're giving something back to our incredible supporters in the form of $500 USD worth of Clever Poppy online shop vouchers! 🎉

We are going to pick 5 lucky winners, who will each receive a $100 Clever Poppy shop voucher so they can prioritise their me-time and start learning embroidery! ✨

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On The Blog:

Buttonhole Wheel Technique

The Buttonhole Wheel technique is a super fun way to create a circular design in your patterns!

It can be used for flowers, wheels, abstract shapes and more. I just love the textured, round detail it adds to your patterns.

Read our blog post to learn how to stitch your own Buttonhole Wheels.

READ THE BLOG POST

Valentine's Day is almost here, and so is the deadline to enter our 'Spread the Love Giveaway!'

You have until midnight February 13th to tag a fellow group member on the giveaway post and share what you loved about one of their projects. One lucky commenter will receive a $100 Clever Poppy Shop voucher! 😍

Watching the kindness spread throughout our Beginners Facebook Group has been nothing short of amazing.

Katherine shared "Christina, I love the hat you made using part of a Clever Poppy pattern. I'm so impressed by the stitchers who are branching out to create wearable embroidery!"

Kate said "Katherine, I loved your first project of the kitty with flower crown that you shared! The yarn around the hoop was very creative and was so unique!!"

And Stefanie commented "Lauren, Thank you for sharing the back of your stitched letter. I'm VERY new to this and am weirdly so grateful to see the "other side" of someones work. I have a lot to learn, and your post was helpful to me! Thank you."

It's been such a joy to see the thoughtful comments rolling in. If you'd like to join in the fun (and maybe win!), make sure you enter before the deadline!

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Helpful Highlights

This week, our Embroidery for Beginners Facebook group has been buzzing with creativity, from beautiful finished projects to helpful advice being shared. Here are some of the highlights:

Katherine added a creative twist to her first embroidery project by wrapping her hoop in yarn. If you've been thinking about ways to decorate your own hoop, take a look at her project for inspiration here.
Kelly is on a mission to sew pillowcases from a silky, velvety fabric and needs advice on how to transfer her designs without the lines fading. Got any tips or tricks? Share your ideas here.
Emma is stitching up some dinosaurs for her toddler, and needs some ideas on filler stitches. Add your suggestions here.
With her stunning tea towel designs, Holly shows just how easily embroidery can bring beauty to functional items! Looking to create something similar? Check out her post for inspiration here.

Plus, tons of other inspiring posts are waiting for you... Don't forget to invite your friends and family to join our free group!

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Clever Poppy Maker Spotlight

This week, Kate's #MindfulnessChallenge entry caught our eye with her gorgeous Love Potion project!

She said: "I did most of this stitching on a 7 hour bus trip, made the trip go much faster. I shrunk it down to fit a 4" hoop which is currently my favourite size to stitch"

In Our World

Wow it's already Feb! I had a chuckle when this 'How time works' diagram popped up on my insta feed - it seems quite accurate for how each month flies by!

We're working on some really exciting upcoming designs. Some are secret squirrel, and some are tied into upcoming Mother's Day and Spring themes. In particular, I created a mandala design this week, and I am already dying to stitch it up. That's always a really good sign I'm onto a winner!

Stay tuned…and happy stitching :)