Sponsor Love + Giveaway - Sew Beastly

1. Tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got started in the biz of handmade.

Hello there! {waves} It is a pleasure to be here at lollipops today! My name is Citlalli, but you can call me Cit. I am the heart and hands behind Sew Beastly. I am a 27 year old gal who recently ventured out into blogging and entrepreneurship. Some of the things that make me happy are: my loved ones, ridiculous amounts of coffee, rocking out, sewing, cooking...better yet...eating, going on thrifting adventures, doodling, all kinds of flowers, and the beach. 

Sew Beastly is my creative business that started brewing as soon as I started making little pouches for myself. I soon had too many pouches, and a never ending fabric collection. I decided to educate myself on how to start my own business, but this was extremely hard to do with a nearly 12 + hour workday M-F. This was all around the time I started blogging, and soon I discovered Indie Business 3.0 {4.0 is due out in early 2012}, and that was it! I knew I had to do it! I went through the course, and finished it. I had a new perspective. I saved some funds, armed myself with some courage, and quit my day job. And that's how I got where I am today.

2. Where do you draw inspiration from?

There's so many places I am able to draw inspiration from, but I think that nature truly helps me out. Anything from a dead leaf to a breathtaking flower sparks emotion in me. I like to find beauty in everything. I like to create something out of what others would consider nothing.

3. Can you describe your blog and/or shop in 6 words or less? 

Life, inspiration, thrifting adventures, handmade goodness. {I kind of cheated, four out of those six words are in my blog banner}

4. What does a typical workday look like? -this includes family/life ;) 

I'm an avid introvert. {especially when it is 100+ degrees outside}, and I am still learning how to balance my time, but on a typical day I wake up around 8am. Clean up, brew some coffee, watch the news until 9am, and head over to my studio/workspace and begin by checking email. I turn on the tunes get going on my to do list, which usually involves sewing, blogging, and emailing. I usually end up drinking coffee until 1pm, which is the time I usually make myself some lunch and watch the tube while eating. After this I keep on sewing until my sweet boyfriend comes home, it is then when I make dinner. We eat, talk about our day, watch some tv {usually baseball}, and I usually go back to working on emails and blogging after we do the dishes. I usually stay up sewing or on the computer until 1 or 2am. Yes, I am guilty of working all day, but I am a workaholic and I am a one lady show over here, and there is always something to do.

5. If you could travel to anywhere in the world, where would it be and why? 

The beach, it doesn't matter where, I love hearing the waves crash, the sea breeze, the smell of salt water and feeling sand in between my toes. It has been my lifelong dream to live by the beach in the most simple of ways. I would be happy with a log cabin by the beach and a garden to take care of. Oh! and my boyfriend and Hobbes {my pup}.

6. What is your favorite dessert? 

I don't quite posses a sweet tooth, but what rocks my pants in the sweet department is definitely chocolate. I love a good chocolate cake.

Citlalli is Giving away the Kiss -N- Make Up Pouch In Ruffled Blossoms!!!

A denim pouch adorned with three ruffled blossoms and buttons to top it off. 

Pouch is fully lined with soft, repurposed, plaid cotton, and has medium weight interfacing 

to protect your goodies and to hold the shape of the design. 

Pouch measures approx. 8in at the opening, 6in tall, 6in long at the base and 2in deep.

All you have to do to win is leave a comment here of your favorite item from her shop.

For additional entries, leave a separate comment for each:

1. Like Sew Beastly and lollipops

 on facebook

2. Leave a comment on Sew Beastly's FB page to say hi!

3. Blog, facebook, or tweet about this giveaway (make sure to include @lollipopscards and Sew Beastly in your tweet) and include the link to this giveaway. (one entry each)

Feel free to use this tweet:

Sew Beastly is giving away an adorable ruffled blossom pouch on @lollipopscards! #GIVEAWAY http://bit.ly/ncu9kT

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED

xoxo,