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Happy Friday!! Happy Black Friday to all the brave souls who are out today, on the hunt for the best deals. We are in Canada, but the hype of Black Friday has translated here too…but we will be in the comfort of the indoors today lol.

Time to end our last week of November with our Fan Friday!! Today we are featuring an awesome Etsy Shop called Little Alligator. Little Alligator is an adorable little shop started by Jelaine, a mother of two little boys living in Melbourne, Australia. Her littlest son, Elliot, sparked the name of her shop because, as a baby, he was charming and strong…like a little alligator. Such a cute story! Jelaine always had a passion for sewing, fabric, and all things crafty. She decided to pick up her love for sewing again after her children were born, and started making toy bags.

She slowly began to replace her plastic toy boxes with her handmade bags, amongst other handmade creations for her family. Little Alligator was the start of another dream of hers, to have her own business and work from home. Jelaine creates beautiful, handmade library bags, toy bags and wet/swim bags, with an option to personalize them with unique hand stamped labels. This new venture has now become the best of all worlds for Jelaine!

Jelaine adores What a Gem Collection and chose it for her beautiful Library Bag! Here are some words from her: “Although I have a natural inclination toward ‘boyish’ colours and themes, I also like to include neutral fabrics to suit everyone. When making girls bags, I love using shades of greens and blues and so when I saw Allison Cole’s “What A Gem” collection I just fell in love and knew it would be perfect for my range! I adore the dreamcatcher design with the stunning emerald, navy and touches of pink and chose these for my large drawstring bags”

We absolutely love the bags, and they look wonderful in our What a Gem Collection. Thank you so much, Jelanie, for sharing them with us! You can find more from Jelanie at her Little Alligator Shop, as well as on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram. Have a fantastic weekend!

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Hi everyone,

Happy Thursday!! And, Happy Thanksgiving to all of our American friends! We wish you all a wonderful day filled with lots of love, family time, and delicious food. Because today is our weekly Thankful Thursday, we thought it would be the perfect time to share what we are most thankful for…

We are so thankful for our wonderful and supportive families – thank you for loving us unconditionally and for always being there for us, especially when we need it most. We are so thankful for our incredible friends and significant others – we will forever cherish all the fun, crazy, special, and laughing-till-our-bellies-hurt times; you are our chosen family. We are so thankful for the place in which we proudly call our home, with all the necessities to live comfortably, happily, and safely. We are so thankful that we get to do what we love everyday, in a place where we are encouraged to be creative and inspired (and of course, play with lots of pretty colors and fabric ;)).

We are so thankful for our talented artists – Vita, Allison, Jackie, Heather, Andrea, Jane, and Alisse – so much inspiration, creativity, and awesome-ness. We are so thankful for all the fantastic people that we have gotten to partner with, including the magazine features, blog collaborations, and project pattern designers for our free projects program. And of course, we are so thankful for all of YOU – thank you for letting us be a part of your lives, for sharing your Camelot Fabrics projects & tutorials with us, for your sweet and positive words & comments, and for inspiring us each and every day. We are also thankful for chocolate, tea, online shopping, pretty pens, adorable kitties, post-it notes, and glitter hehe.

There are so many things that we are thankful for, that our post would be a novel (haha). But, we hope that all of our American friends have a relaxing and lovely day – eat lots of yummy turkey and apple pie for us!! Have a great day, everyone! :)

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Hi everyone,

Happy Wednesday!! We hope everyone is having a fantastic day so far. Did you see yesterday’s How To’s Day? We shared our fabulous Yoga Bag Tutorial with you all, featuring our What a Gem Collection. You can find the full, free tutorial for our bag here.

It’s time for this week’s Winsday! This week, we have decided to switch things up and host our giveaway on our blog. This one is especially dedicated to all our dedicated and wonderful blog readers – we are so thankful that you take some time out of your day for some Camelot Fabrics fun ;) We appreciate you and want to say a big thank you!!

We are giving away our Spectrum FQ bundle this week – a beautiful collection of fun, tropical-inspired prints in lovely purple, orange, and green colorways. Such a fantastic collection that would work for a multitude of different projects, from home decor to clothing! To enter this week’s Winsday, and because it’s American Thanksgiving tomorrow, comment below on this post letting us know what you are most thankful for this year. Bonus entry? Follow us on bloglovin‘! (It’s the best way to know when we’ve posted something new on here :)). See below for complete giveway rules!

Recap of our Spectrum FQ Bundle Giveaway Rules:
1. Comment below on this post letting us know: What are you most thankful for this year?
2. Bonus entry!! Follow us on our bloglovin’
3. This week’s Winsday prize is 1 Spectrum FQ Bundle
4. The giveaway starts today (11/26) and ends on December 3rd, 2014 – We will be announcing the winner on next week’s Winsday Post as well as all our social media handles.
5. You can follow our Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest for bonus entries and to stay connected!

We can’t wait to read all of your comments!! We’re super excited about this giveaway and hope you are too. Good Luck to everyone entering!! :)

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Hi everyone,

Happy Tuesday! We hope you all are having a lovely day so far. Today is National Parfait Day = Yum! Of course, we love our parfaits anytime and any day…but today just gives us all the more reason ;)

It’s time for this week’s How To’s Day!! Today we are featuring our fantastic and stylish Yoga Bag Tutorial on the blog. With all the upcoming holiday parties (and thus, all the delicious food!!), we’re going to need to prep by being gentle to our bodies. We love yoga as a form of exercise, as it is also great for stretching muscles and flexibility. As well, it is a wonderful stress reliever so it’ll also be great after the rush of Christmas shopping! (and we’ll definitely need it for that!!)

What better way to carry around your yoga mat than with our pretty bag? With a convenient, zippered pouch for your mat and adjustable strap, our Yoga Bag is the perfect companion for carrying to your classes. We adore our yoga bag with our What a Gem by Allison Cole collection; the bright blue is a fun pop to your bag…and you’ll always know which one is yours!

Want to make your very own Yoga Bag? Click MORE to see the full tutorial!! :)

Hi everyone,

Happy Monday!! We hope everyone is having a great start to week so far. We can’t believe that it’s the last week of November – only 30 more days till Christmas!! Our holiday festivities are starting next week, so we are busy preparing for everything – decorations, baking, festive music – we are oh-so excited!!

It’s time for this week’s Moody Monday! Today we are inspiring you with one of our collections called Playground by Vita Mechachonis. Playground is a super fun collection reminiscing to all the things we love most about our childhood, outdoor adventures. From playground rides to balloons to hopscotch, our Playground collection will bring you back to childhood memories. Mixed with whimsical numbers, chevrons, and flowers in a muted orange, blue, and yellow color palette…this collection is sure to please kids of all ages! We love the idea of our Tiny Adventurer’s Dress or Tunic & Bloomers in our playful collection!!

Olympia Le-Tan‘s Spring 2015 RTW Collection is so playful, fun, and carnival-inspired…and we just love it!! From the candy stripes to the “grown-up” overall ensembles, this collection is so whimsical, upbeat, and happy, and brings us back to the ‘good ol’ days’ in the best way possible. We especially adore the number-printed outfit that reminds us of our Playground Collection! Be sure to check out the full collection here.

We hope we have inspired you with this week’s Moody Monday! We’d love to know what your favorite childhood game was :) Have a wonderful rest of the day!

Happy Sewing!