I have some very happy news today! For the last month I have been sitting on some exciting news for Stik A Pin In It and I have been a bit of a nervous wreck. But now the wait is over and I can share with everyone…
About a month ago I was contacted by a lovely lady through my Etsy messages. She asked if I would be interested in sending her a picture of one of my Needle Minders (have no idea what that is? Check out the link below to the listing in the Etsy shop) that is listed in Stik A Pin In It, so that it could be featured in a quilting magazine, Love, Patchwork & Quilting. My first reaction was YES! YES! YES! Without a doubt YES! And then I thought, wait, who are you? Is this legit? Am I being pranked (really I don’t know what kind of prank that would be, but I thought it folks!). But after doing LOTS of research, asking some trusted peers, and discussing it with the hubby I decided to send in the picture, and give it a go. During my research I learned that Love, Patchwork and Quilting is a publication of the larger magazine Mollie Makes, which is a popular UK crafting magazine...that I absolutely adore! Needless to say I was excited, but I was also terrified! What if they didn’t use it after all? Or what if it looked ridiculous? And my all time favorite crazy thought, what if they are using my product for an example of what not to do?! Like a Hot or Not and I was the Not! Hahaha, I seriously should not be left alone with my thoughts… In the end, it did make it in the magazine, it does NOT look ridiculous, and my feature is a regular feature about a product they like and want to share with their readers...and isn’t that just plain exciting?!
I mean something that I made is now officially in print. In PRINT! And to be fair it’s also for download as an e-version as well...in fact that’s the only version I have at the moment, well, because the magazine is a UK publication and I have to wait for it to arrive in the mail. I’m hoping it arrives soon because I’m really not a very patient person!!!
If you want see the featured needle minder or one of the many needle minders, mason jar pincushions, hoop art, and various sewing and stitching accessories check out my Etsy store, Stik A Pin In It! And if you want to see this blurb head on over to Love, Patchwork & Quilting to dowload an e-version (they even have a 1 month free special going on!) or wait until it's stocked in your local bookstore or news stand!
I'm really excited about this and I hope that it means more exposure and new opportunities! This is the first time I have ever had something of mine in print or even online and I'm over the moon! I know it's not the last time though, and hopefully the next time I'll be able to keep my cool and not freak out quite so much... Yeah. I know. I'm not fooling anyone:)
Till Next Time,
One Excited Chick (AKA Shelly Lyn Nguyen)
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