sew to inspire {giveaway}

A few weeks before I left for Europe, my cousin decided to get crafty.

Okay, that is a lie. My cousin is a natural crafter and can turn some ordinary piece of whatever into something very chic.

And although I am not sure what prompted this (perhaps it had something due to do with the greatest website ever invented in 2011 - Pinterest??), she started making bags.

And she sent me one to test out to see what I thought and provide feedback.

So you can expect I was so very excited when I got this chic tote in the mail:



The bold colors and retro pattern grabbed me right away, and the ruffles added a little something something.



A removable flower is just icing on this chic cake.

And the size?? I've used this bag for many things, including lugging around my laptop, notebook, power cord and other things for work. Going to the grocery store and using it to carry home my finds, and just as a general use tote that always has room for just one more thing.

Check out how much stuff I was able to fit into it:



Two cookbooks, one text book (say what?!), a magazine and some dog treats. That's a lot of stuff, those cookbooks and text book (say what?!) are big.


All of the tote's contents compared to a standard cuppa joe



Angie was nice enough to think of Maia when she sent the tote and included some Tail Wagging Peanut Butter Treats.

I am pretty sure Maia enjoyed the treats...



Back to the totes. Angie has an Etsy shop with a lot of great items. And although Christmas is only eight days away, I am sure if you saw something on there, she would be able to ship it out ASAP so you would have it in time to put under your Christmas tree. Or perhaps you want to give a tote to someone for winter solstice. Or maybe Festivus? Hanukkah?

Whatever holiday you are celebrating with your family this year (or next), I would totally recommend something from Angie's Sew to Inspire



And just for you guys, Angie and I are going to give one of you lucky ducks a tote! Just leave a comment on this post letting me know what gift you are most excited to GIVE this year. Nic and I would much better give gifts than to receive them and we have some fun stuff up our sleeves this year to give to our family and friends. And since a lot of them read this, I can't really say in particular what I am most excited to give, but everything rocks (at least I think so!).

I'll pick a winner on Tuesday, December 20th at Noon (central time).