Canada Cups Winners Announced & New Giveaway

 

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Generous Sponsors of Canada Cups 2016

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Edited to add:

Marian A. was the charmed winner of the 3-class prize pack provided by Craftsy. Congrats, Marian!

Rochelle F. won the black lace, but traded it in for more zippers instead.

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Welcome back! You and I both know that you’re here to find out if you, or someone you know, won a prize. Go on, admit it! … But don’t be in too much of a hurry to leave. There’s more. We wanted everyone to win so we’ve got some discounts for you, from some of our best kept Canadian secrets. Plus, I’m having a mini-giveaway of 1/2 metre of black stretch lace from my personal stash. Read past the winners’ names to find out more.


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Giveaway Winners

Are you one of the lucky 10?
  1. Lavender and Lace bra-making class from Braphoria: Reece Montgomery (Canada)
  2. Two $25 CAD store credit certificates (for you and a friend) from Bra-makers Supply: Denise Marie (USA)
  3. Exclusive pre-release Latte bra kit from The Emerald Studio: Jodi Barrington (Canada)
  4. Complete bra kit including findings, underwires, and lace from Uplift Custom Bras: Angela Smith (Canada)
  5. The Sophie Swimsuit online class, incl. PDF pattern from Closet Case Files: Yiling (USA)
  6. $50 CAD store credit from Blackbird Fabrics: Chelle (USA) [Not again! This woman has a horseshoe hidden somewhere!]
  7. $25 CAD gift card from Ann’s Fabric Shop & a PDF pattern from Jalie: Jeannie (USA)
  8. $50 CAD gift card from Central Sewing Machines: Patricia (Canada)
  9. Complete bra kit from Custom Bras: Kelly Boggs (Canada)
  10. The 10th prize is a bundle of 3 classes from Craftsy, worth more than $200 USD. Their Giveaway is still open until tonight, 11:59 PM MST. This lucky skunk of a winner will be notified directly by Craftsy. (I’m so jelly!)

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Discounts From Our Sponsors

—> Get the two Craftsy classes I reviewed for 50% off (half price, 2 for 1, half off…) If you love the look of corsets (they’re hot this Fall), and you can operate your sewing machine, then you definitely want to pick up at least one of these classes: Sewing Corsets: Essential Techniques – Alison Smith and/or Custom Corsets: Bones, Casings & Busks – Linda Sparks. Expires: Sept. 30

—> Visit Jalie for 20% off when you buy 3 or more PDF Patterns. Code: JALIE3PDF

—> Stop by Custom Bras for 10% off any item in stock. Code: Tour2016

—> Pop over to With Love Lingerie and score big with 50% off any order over $40. Code: Bloghop2016. Expires: Dec. 15, 2016

—> Drop in at Farthingales for 15% off your order. Code: Cancups

—> Pass by Miss Maika Fabrics to get 15% off some yummy fabric. Code: LINGERIE16. Expires: Sept. 30


 

Mini-Giveaway

Black Lace

Half metre of black stretch lace

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And Another Giveaway

Craftsy (yes, them again!) is giving away a mega mystery box of crafting goodies. The prize includes a class, plus supplies based on your crafting interests. Sounds like something I want to win for myself. Maybe I shouldn’t even be telling you about this so my chances will be better. … kitty’s already out of the box, horse out of the barn… just go enter so I can shut my trap!

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I’m so glad you took this trip with us. It was out of this world, but I’m dying from the jetlag now, though. (Or was it the pixie dust I swallowed in-flight?) Whatever has me so knackered, this old girl is signing off to go have a little afternoon nap.

See you soon!

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Did You Miss Any of Our Posts from the Tour?

Here again are all the posts from our magical trip with the Fairy Bra Mother and our impish friends:

Coming Up:

  • Come back to visit all the blogs for followup posts. It’s always fun!
  • See you next year for another round of …

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Canada Cups Giveaway 2016

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We’re finally at the end of our official Canada Cups tour, but we’re not quite finished yet. We have some exciting prizes to give away — 10 of them, in fact. But before I let you loose with the entries, how about a round of applause for our stupendous bloggers and indulgent sponsors who made this all possible?


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Our Bloggers

The links to all their blog posts are at the end so please visit and revisit in the coming weeks because we’re not done with our unofficial posts about intimate topics and scandalous unmentionables.

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Our Magnanimous Sponsors

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Thank you all for joining us as we ran circles around the country in our foundation garments like a C-list slasher movie. (What’s up with those, anyway?) It’s been a pleasure taking you into our sewing rooms, bedrooms and in some cases, our living rooms. Please come back and visit soon.

¡Hasta la proxima!

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Giveaways

Will you be one of the big winners in our tour?
10 prizes = 10 winners

* All dollar amounts are in Canadian currency (CAD) unless otherwise specified.

Exclusive Pre-release Latte bra kit from the Emerald Studio

Exclusive Pre-release Latte bra kit from the Emerald Studio

Go ahead and jump right into the giveaway now. You’ve waited long enough.

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Three (yes 3!) Craftsy classes of your choice:

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Complete Tour Itinerary

It’s been magical, people, just magical

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All Posts


Monday, September 19
Have you entered the giveaways yet? Today’s your last chance.


Tuesday, September 20
Giveaway winners announced on all the blogs:
Life of a Fairy Bra MotherLittle Heart ThreadsGlitter in my CoffeeMichelle’s CreationsMrs. Weaver’s Finest UnmentionablesBraphoriaGracious ThreadsÉlégantine!Shelaine’s DesignsThat’s so VeniceSprouting JubejubeFlying by the Seam of my PantsThe Wild StitchFarthingales Corset Blog


After September 20

  • Come back to visit all the blogs for followup posts. It’s always fun!
  • Craftsy class discounts expire at midnight Sept. 30

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Canada Cups — Craftsy Corset Classes

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Hey! Come on into my boudoir for a moment. We have to talk about something very intimate. Remember when my friend Gem, the burlesque dancer, posted on Facebook that she just finished making 2 corsets? And I thought she couldn’t have made them from scratch; she probably just added some feathers and bows to personalize it. Because nobody makes corsets at home on their domestic sewing machines! Remember that? I guess not, since I never told you about it before this.

Truth is, I thought all undergarments were made by some mysterious heavy industrial machines that could shape and curve fabric and bend underwires. Oh boy! Was I wrong! And glad of it. Who knew that I would have, in the last two months, learned everything I need to know to make my very own skivvies with underwires, busks*, boning and all. Lay back on the silky pillows and let me take you on a journey, down a very adult rabbit hole with Craftsy and the girls. (I normally hate adulting, but this is fun.)

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Canada Cups — Day 3 Itinerary

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Happy Hump Day!! And in the spirit of the day, plus the theme of the tour, let’s all sing a rousing chorus of “My Humps” (Black Eyed Peas): My humps, my humps, my lovely lady lumps. My humps, my humps… I’m not sure this song has any more lyrics, so let’s call it done, shall we?

Here is where you will find 4 fabulous Canadian bloggers discussing their humps, lumps and bumps today:

Enjoy!

Wednesday, September 14

Meet you at the next stop!

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P.S. Be sure to enter the awesome giveaway by our sponsor Craftsy.

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Giveaways

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Click the image above now for a chance to win a bundle of 3 Craftsy classes (your choice):

Stay with us to the end of the tour for a chance to win additional prizes from these generous sponsors:

  • complete kits to make your own bra,
  • bra- and swimsuit-making classes,
  • fabric, and more …

Thank you to these amazing sponsors who are helping make this tour a success:

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Complete Tour Itinerary

Come along on the magical tour to see what we all have under our clothes

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Wednesday, September 14   <<——— We are here


Thursday, September 15


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Saturday, September 17


Sunday, September 18

Whoohoo! It’s giveaway day today!


Monday, September 19
Have you entered the giveaways yet? Today’s your last chance.


Tuesday, September 20
Giveaway winners announced on all the blogs:
Life of a Fairy Bra MotherLittle Heart ThreadsGlitter in my CoffeeMichelle’s CreationsMrs. Weaver’s Finest UnmentionablesBraphoriaGracious ThreadsÉlégantine!Shelaine’s DesignsThat’s so VeniceSprouting JubejubeFlying by the Seam of my PantsThe Wild StitchFarthingales Corset Blog


After September 20

  • Come back to visit all the blogs for followup posts. It’s always fun!
  • Craftsy class discounts expire at midnight Sept. 30

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Feature: Fairy Bra Mother

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Canada Rocks! Right? Right! And this July 1, we’re celebrating our 149th birthday. (We’re still looking pretty good for our advanced age.)

What better way to show off our remarkable country and the impressive talent we have than to showcase a few of our sewing designers, teachers and suppliers in a Canada Day 2016 Blog Hop? And right here, right now on Day 2, I get to shine the spotlight on the totally adorable Beverly Johnson, aka the Fairy Bra Mother.

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BREAKING NEWS: Stop the presses! This just in… Craftsy has given us a special link to get Beverly’s classes at half price until July 3. Now, that’s how our Southern neighbours help us celebrate! (But we’re still not becoming “neighbors”, no matter what discount you give us!) Here’s that magic link: http://shrsl.com/?~cy2w

 

The first time I ever heard of Beverly — and of people sewing their own bras at home, for that matter — was in one of my Facebook sewing groups. There was only one possible reaction to that kind of information, “Did someone knocker these women over the head?? Bras are the most complicated piece of engineering we strap on our bodies. Best leave it to the geniuses at Vogue*.”

* Beverly was recently featured in an interview with Vogue Magazine.

But more and more, the presence of this mystical Fairy Bra Mother started seeping into my consciousness.

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