Learn to Sew with the Home Ec eCourse! ($50)

Home Ec is an online sewing course taught by Leigh-Ann Keffer, Rachel Denbow and Courtney Tucker. Home Ec intends to help increase your confidence behind the machine with usable techniques, projects you'll love and progressive development :) Your teachers love sewing and have found it to be an extremely useful, fun and rewarding part of their lives! You can discover the same satisfaction for yourself in Home Ec and beyond!

Each Home Ec project features a new skill that will help you to learn with practice and application. As you move through the course from beginning to end, your skills and confidence will grow and you will feel comfortable with the progression in project difficulty. Tutorials are created with plenty of demonstrative photos and step by step written instructions. Home Ec’s tutorials are pretty, creative and easy to understand and follow, even for the newest beginners!

• How to Work Your Sewing Machine Video
• Tools of the Trade Guide
• Tips & Troubleshooting Video
• 28 Step by Step Projects (Written/Photo) - Each project has at least one new sewing technique (see our Course Outline for project and skills overview plus pictures)
• Tips Article on How to Invent & Adapt Projects of your Own!
• Supplies List (Curious about Supplies? See our FAQ)
• 14 Tips for Fabric Shopping & Saving
• An overall 'Frequently Asked Questions' section plus a FAQ section related to each  project
• Unlimited Access to Home Ec eCourse (no expiry)
• A learning environment perfect for visual learners, taking it step by step!! LOTS of pictures!




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Important: Please read this entire page before registration; Home Ec does not offer refunds.

Each Home Ec project features a new skill that will allow you to learn with practice & application as you complete the project using the step by step instructions. As you move through the course from beginning to end, your skills and confidence will grow and you will feel comfortable with the progression in project difficulty. We've written all tutorials with lots of demonstrative photos and step by step written instructions. Our tutorials are pretty and easy to understand and follow, even for the newest beginners!

All sessions are live when you arrive and there is no time limit to your access or involvement. This means there's no waiting for projects to be posted and you can take the course at whatever pace works for you, your class access has no expiry & it will always be here for you :)

A Few Things to Note:
- You will receive access by email within 48 hours.
- This eCourse does not include live support but almost any question you could have or problem you could run into has been addressed.
- Registration does not include supplies or print outs.
-  The Home Ec eCourse features step-by-step tutorials that are written with plenty of photos. This is an example of the format.
- The Home Ec eCourse kicks off with 2 videos. Video transcripts are available for the Hearing Impaired upon request.
- If you'd like to give Home Ec as a Gift, we have printable Gift Cards!


• Meet your Teachers: Leigh-AnnRachelCourtney
• Check-out at our Registration Page (or with the Buy Now button below)





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If you have any questions, please email hello@frecklednest.com :)
xo, Team Home Ec

Note: Please read this entire page before registration; Home Ec does not offer refunds.

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Please change your bookmarks and readers. I will no longer be using this blogger address. Thank you for supporting Freckled Nest!
xo, Leigh-Ann

Feature & Giveaway: Laura Belle

I've admired Laura's style and captivating use of font and color for the past year and I'm honored to feature her on my blog :) As you look through her pictures and work, I think you'll fall in love and discover how special and talented Laura is! xo, LA
Hey there! This is Laura Belle and I'm a freelance designer and maker, living and working in lovely Minneapolis. Here's a little collection of things I love.
I worked in the advertising/design biz for a few years in Chicago. It was alright but it wasn't for me so I moved back to Minnesota and opened up two shops, OhHi and Locality.
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OhHi is full of colorful typographic stitched pieces. I love bringing together a modern aesthetic with such a traditional technique. Lately, I've been making a lot of custom name stitches for the upcoming holidays. I'm planning some fun changes for OhHi in 2011 so stay tuned!

Locality, my other type-based shop, focuses on larger display pieces for your home. All of my paintings are hand-lettered using words, phrases, dates and names from clients to create a totally unique custom painting. This is probably still my favorite thing to work on because I'm able to learn so much about the people and the important stories in their lives. Along with large hand-painted canvases that can go up to 36x48", I also offer smaller digital canvas prints.

Giveaway
Since Freckled Nest readers are the best (seriously, you guys are awesome!) I'd love to giveaway a 4x4 ampersand stitch
How to Enter: Visit Oh Hi and Locality and tell us which item(s) you'd want for Christmas (share in the comments of this post along with your name/email)! We will announce the winner of a 4x4 ampersand stitch in a few days! Everyone can enter :)

Here is my/our Big Surprise!!!!!


I am (as you can tell) overjoyed and thrilled to have Kyla on the Freckled Nest team, to share a studio space with one of my best friends, Jill (her Lune space is coming along beautifully, I can't wait to see it finished) and to have the office of my dreams! I've sat in this room quite a few times already basking in the power of a dream & hardwork and I'm so so glad to share it with you!!!
Love Leigh-Ann

Sponsor Feature & 13 Giveaways!!!

Today's feature and giveaway encourages you to travel through my sponsors shops & blogs leaving encouraging comments along the way! And as a reward, one person will win all 13 gifts from our sponsors! I love my sponsors and hope you will too :)

How to Enter the Big Giveaway
Leave an encouraging comment on each blog linked below, then write your name and email address in the comments of this post and in a few days, we will draw & announce one person who wins everything!

Chantilly: Blog & Shop
Giveaway: Your choice of a screenprinted tote.

Katie: Blog & Shop

Giveaway: Gold and Vintage Bead Necklace

Alison: Blog & Shop
Giveaway: Burgandy Granny Square Earrings

Savannah: Blog & Shop
Giveaway: 'My Name is Beautiful' Necklace

Kaelah: Blog Shop
Giveaway: an Autumn Themed Rosette Headband

Robyn: Blog & Shop
Giveaway: Holiday Made Simple E-Book

Jenny: Blog & Shop
Giveaway: Plaid Bow Pouch

Roxy: Blog & Shop
Giveaway: Merry Mustachasaurus

Becky: Blog & Shop
Giveaway: 'Where does love come from?' Embroidery

Elizabeth: Blog & Shop
Giveaway: Blue and Brown Slouchy Cowl

Kami: Blog & Shop
Giveaway: Mini Dress and Jeans Handstitched Ornaments

Wendy: Blog (with items for sale in the sidebar)
Giveaway: 'Destination Unknown' Minibook Kit with PDF Sample Book

Jill: Blog & Shop
Giveaway: Teal Bandeau

If you'd like to Sponsor Freckled Nest in December, please email me at FreckledNest@gmail.com :)
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Good luck everyone! xo, Leigh-Ann

4 Things :)

1. This is another clue :)
I'm making a video this weekend to share the news and will post it Monday afternoon. It includes a dance sequence ;)

Two summers back...
2. When we're thrifting and he sees a bike or scooter, I turn around and he's off riding it THROUGH the store... poppin wheelies, ringing the bell and zooming past me. I giggle uncontrollably and kinda worry he'll get in trouble, but it's ultimately pretty funny. He loves making me laugh :)

3. My new blog is set up and ready for launch on December 1st... I'm seriously so excited (and I can't stop looking at it)!! My sponsor section has changed and improved (rates the same, sizes/layout different)... I'll share details tonight :)

(random picture)
4. I've messed up my sleep again (i was doing good for a while) and am heading to bed now. When I wake up, I'm entering email headquarters and the mission is to respond to them all. Then, I'm making a big giveaway post that will blow your mind. You may just 'self destruct' (still going with the secret agent schtick).


To all my American friends and readers, I hope you have a very Happy Thanksgiving!!

ps. this is funny,