From the team that brought you www.YouCanMakeThis.com, comes a new machine embroidery website — www.SWAKembroidery.com! This new website provides free “how-to” video tutorials, tips, ideas, inspiration, and darling embroidery downloads! Machine embroidery opens up a whole new world of creativity. From home décor to clothing, you’ll soon be adding that unique touch to everything!

You’ve made some amazing items from the eBooks at www.YouCanMakeThis.com. Now it is time to “seal those projects with a kiss” with machine embroidery.

As part of our grand opening, the Janome company is sponsoring a give-away for a free embroidery machine! The Janome Memory Craft 350e is a fantastic machine. Read more about the features this machine has here: http://www.janome.com/documents/File/Brochures/MC350E_Brochure.pdf

We appreciate the Janome company for offering this fantastic prize. To enter this drawing, simply sign up for the free www.SWAKembroidery.com newsletter and you’ll automatically be entered into the drawing. Details on how to enter through mail are also found on the site.

Enjoy your visit to www.SWAKembroidery.com!

Boutique Cafe is honored to be one of many contributing sponsors to a new project started by Kim of You Can Make This. It’s called Twirls for Girls and it inspires a whole new way of giving this season. As crafters, we know how fun and satisfying it is to make and give a handmade present, especially when the recipient is a child. We invite you to share in the tradition of giving handcrafted doll clothes to girls at Christmastime. Twirls for Girls is providing a free, easy patterns so that you can make a beautiful “twirl” skirt and/or a simple top to donate to your local Toys For Tots campaign. In addition, a selection of eBooks will be specially priced, and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to Toys for Tots.

Warm the heart of a child this holiday…You Can Make a Difference! For full details please visit Twirls for Girls

This week on Boutique Cafe, Daria announces the four winners from our “Boutique Cafe Family Photo Contest” sponsored by Philips. Each of our winners will receive a Philips Seasonal Digital Photo Frame worth approx. $150. To view all of our entries log into Flickr and visit our Boutique Cafe Flickr group.

Daria also shares news of her new project with Organizational Expert Maja - The Savvy Organizer podcast. In Boutique News:
Adagio Bleu interview w/ Joel Dewberry, our Boutique Cafe Holiday Gift Guide, as well as You Can Make This newsletter freebies, and Win $50 Gift Certificate from Toni Hamel Designs >

And finally, our Season 3 of Boutique Cafe’s 12 Days of Christmas is coming…Snag your interview with Daria for our Popular holiday shows. We’re offering 12 Buy It Now spots this year - they go on sale TONIGHT on our site. Hurry it’s first come, first served!

While at the Boutique Cafe Girls Getaway Weekend a few months ago, I had the opportunity to sit down with some of our outstanding attendees, for personal interviews. In the first of our series, Kim the owner of You Can Make This shows some of the cool products that you can learn to make through ebooks on her site. Please enjoy the videocast this week, I’m off to Ontario, California for the Podcast & New Media Expo with Amelia. I look forward to meeting some of you there as well for my Birthday weekend! - Daria

On today’s show Daria shares news of her upcoming interview with Celebrity Nursery Designer Wendy Bellissimo. Our exclusive interview with Alexa Ray Joel last week was a huge hit - leave a message in our show notes from show #53 to win great Alexa Ray Joel prizes! Music: Alexa Ray Joel “Now It’s Gone” from her EP Sketches.

Boutique News includes: Charm St. Denim n’ Dots launch, The Boutique Angels launch for Autism Society of America, Villa Fresca Opens on Blossom St.. You Can Make This launches their “Think Spring” Challenge. Daria shares info on the challenge, and how you can get involved and win cool prizes. Fabric stores involved are: Fabric Hound, Sewzannes Fabrics, Fashionable Fabrics and Yummy Fabrics. This Challenge is also sponsored by Journal Modiste and Boutique Cafe!!