Winners + DIY Inspirations for Holiday Gifting

First off, we'd like to congratulate our winners for this month's blog giveaway! We will contact pammaher, sherryglover1, greyowl, amchart, and syeda via Ravelry to arrange for the delivery of their prize, a free pattern from the CustomFit Database! Many thanks to everyone who entered out giveaway and helped spread the word!

The holiday season is upon us, and we'd like to share some fun, fast and easy DIY ideas for gifting this year. Below you'll find some great ideas for putting together a customized gift basket for that special someone on your list! We hope you'll also share some of your own favorite DIY gift ideas for this time of year in the blog comments.

For Pumpkin Lovers: 

Clockwise from top left: DIY Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix, Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin LaviShea lotion bar,
Vanilla Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub, and Crochet Pumpkin Treat Bowl by Meredith Crawford. 

Spa Treats to Relax & Rejuvenate:

Clockwise from top left: DIY Peppermint Body Scrub, Spa Gift Jar (includes free printable template),
Knit Bath Mitts, Peppermint LaviShea lotion Bar.

For Sweet Treats:

Clockwise from top left: Peppermint LaviShea lotion bar, DIY Painted Mugs,
Knitted Mug Cozies (free Revelry download!), Double Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix (includes printable tags).

New Scents & CustomFit Giveaway!

Daylight savings and cooler temperatures can only mean one thing - winter is just around the corner! We've brought back one of our popular seasonal scents, Winterberry: it's a wonderful blend of sun-ripened blackberries and creamy, smooth vanilla. Click here to stock up on this favorite scent for the snowy season on LaviShea.com.

Just arrived at LoopsKnitting.com is an exclusive new LaviShea scent: Loops Love! Featuring the fresh scent of white tea and ginger, this bar is an essential for your knitting bag or carry-on. Click here for more details on the Loops website!

Giveaway Alert!

What better way to welcome NaKniSweMo & sweater weather than a giveaway for a free pattern from Amy Herzog's CustomFit sweater generator?! This revolutionary resource allows users to customize any design from the CustomFit database to fit the unique measurements and gauge of each individual user. The end result is a sweater that fits perfectly, with no modifications required.

We'll be randomly-selecting 5 lucky blog readers to win a free CustomFit pattern - simply leave a comment on this post telling us which LaviShea scent is your favorite for your chance to win! Be sure to also include your Ravelry ID or email address so that we can contact you if you win.

We'll announce our lucky winners on our next blog post on Monday, November 24. Good luck!