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One of Mint’s newest sponsors is Kin Ship Press, and today they’re here to give away a couple of supersweet things from their shop — a screen printed Counting Sheep pillowcase and Box Elder sweatshirt.

But first, a little bit about Kin Ship Press! Hillary Harrison and Dan Davis live and work in Louisville, Kentucky, where they are inspired by the countryside, folk art, and music (for starters). They screen print, illustrate, photograph, design, and make good things available in their shop. And they’ve been interviewed on OK Great (where I snagged this cute photo of the two of them).

Here’s how you can win (enter up to 3 times!):
1. Comment on this post letting us know you’d like to win.
2. Tweet about this giveaway and leave an additional comment with a link to your tweet.
3. “Like” Mint and Kin Ship Press on facebook and leave an additional comment letting us know you did so (or already do).

The giveaway will end at midnight on Sunday, November 13th at midnight EST. Good luck!

This Friday my new Hello Tenfold studio will be open to the public for the first time! While I’m mostly there during the week, the studio doesn’t get a ton of foot traffic so we don’t have regular hours. But once a month Durham has open galleries and studios for Third Friday, and this will be our first! If you’re local, we hope you’ll stop by. Brendan and I will be there (807 E Main St, Studio 3-130) with wine and snacks (while they last) from 6pm – 9pm.

To get ready, we spent much of last weekend thrifting for studio furniture, hanging up artwork, and putting the finishing touches on some display shelves. This week we’ll install the shelves, purchase some plants and flowers to warm up the space, and make a notebook showcasing the existing invitation collection. New photos of my space coming soon!

And now for the randomly chosen giveaway winners… drumroll…

Congratulations to Monique Lopez who wins Julia Rothman’s book Farm Anatomy. ALSO, congratulations to 1st place winner Stephanie who wins a PUBLIC bike crate, bell and light, and to 2nd place winner Jenny, who wins a crate and a bell. Thanks to all who entered, and to Storey & PUBLIC for last week’s giveaways!

Photo credits: Golden Belt

Today I’m excited to be kicking off the Farm Anatomy blog tour, with a review and giveaway of renowned illustrator Julia Rothman’s new book. Farm Anatomy is filled with pages upon pages of illustration and hand drawn text — complete with charts, diagrams, and even a few craft projects , recipes, and how-tos.

How to enter (enter up to 2 times!):
1. Leave a comment on this post
2. Tweet about this giveaway and leave an additional comment on this post with a link to your tweet

The giveaway will end Sunday, October 16th at midnight and the winner will be announced on Monday.

If you’re not the lucky winner this time, you can also purchase Farm Anatomy on Amazon.

Be sure to check out other reviews & giveaways on the Farm Anatomy blog tour:
10/12– Growing with Plants
10/14 – The Things We Make
10/15 – Print and Pattern
10/17 – Small Measure
10/19 – SF Girl by Bay
10/21 – Pikaland
10/23 – The Spunky Coconut
10/24 – Pitch Design Union
10/25 – Reading my Tea Leaves
10/27 – Book By Its Cover
10/28– Design for Mankind

A big thanks to Storey Publishing for providing a review copy of this book.

PUBLIC is a young, design-inspired bicycle and accessories company, founded by Rob Forbes (who also founded Design Within Reach). Today they’re here to offer some fashionable bike accessories to two lucky Mint readers! The first place winner will receive a foldable crate (above) in the color of their choice, a bell, and a light! The second place winner will receive a bell and a crate.

Here’s how you can enter (up to 3 times!):

1. Visit the PUBLIC website and leave a comment letting us know which color crate, which bell, and which light you’d choose if you’re a winner.
2. Tweet about this giveaway and leave an additional comment with a link to your tweet.
3. “Like” Mint and PUBLIC on facebook and leave an additional comment letting us know you did so.

Good luck! The giveaway will end on Sunday, October 16th at midnight EST.

P.S. If you aren’t familiar with PUBLIC, be sure to check out their beautiful bikes, too. Whoa.

Cabbages & Roses is a renowned fashion and housewares brand out of England, and they recently launched the Northcote Range of quilting fabrics with MODA. It’s a beautiful vintage floral collection, with bold stripes and motifs thrown into the mix, and it’s the first time the fabric will be available in the U.S. Order reservations can be made through The Fat Quarter Shop.

Christina Strutt, owner of Cabbages & Roses, has shared her Fabric-Covered box tutorial (below), which is from her book Home-Made Vintage. To see the full DIY instructions, you can download the tutorial here.

Cabbages & Roses is also offering a giveaway of the three fabrics below to one lucky reader! To enter, leave a comment on this post by Friday, telling us what you’d like to make. Good luck!