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Win a $75 gift certificate in the Darling Dainties Inspiration Board Contest!

I thought I’d celebrate our sweet new lingerie/ loungewear patterns with a fun little contest, what do you think? I’m calling it the Darling Dainties contest (I hope the silliness of that name amuses you half as much as it does me).

All you have to do is create an inspiration board based around one of the two new patterns, either nutmeg or cinnamon (or both!), to show how you’d make it. You can use whatever tools you like: photoshop, polyvore, or anything else that can manipulate images. Check out this example board I put together to see what I mean. Of course, yours does not have to be this dorky and overstyled.

When you’re done, post the image on your blog, and comment here with a link. If you don’t have a blog, that’s ok, you can also post an image to our Flickr pool.

In two weeks (Wednesday, June 16th at noon PST), I’ll go through and pick three finalists. You guys can then pick your favorite inspiration board and vote… the winner will receive a $75 Colette Patterns gift certificate!

Include anything you want that inspires you with these patterns. Some other ideas:

  • vintage postcards
  • old time movie stars
  • color swatches
  • fabric swatches
  • cool vintage details you would add
  • modern lingerie you might draw inspiration from
  • lace, trims, and notions
  • a beautiful setting you imagine lounging in

The sky’s the limit! Just don’t forget to post the link here in the comments, and have fun!

{image credits: Colette Patterns nutmeg sewing pattern, Burberry bra and panty set from net-a-porter, Esquire pinup, coral pink velvet ribbon, phillip lim set from net-a-porter}

Sarai Mitnick

Founder

Sarai started Colette back in 2009. She believes the primary role of a business should be to help people. She loves good books, sewing with wool, her charming cats, working in her garden, and eating salsa.

Comments

Tilia

June 2, 2010 #

Great idea, but to shot of a time since I’m in the middle of final. Pity :(

Sarai

June 2, 2010 #

Good point! I decided to make it a little longer (two weeks instead of one) so I hope that helps!

nicole

June 5, 2010 #

What a fun competition, I’ll keep y fingers crossed, would love a voucher for your store!!

Wish me luck!! :-)

http://rubyslippersvintage.blogspot.com/2010/06/editor-polyvore.html

Jessica

June 6, 2010 #

Thanks for offering this fun contest, Sarai! I’m excited to see everyone’s design ideas. It should be a great resource for new inspiration.

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=19433659

Melissa

June 6, 2010 #

This is so much fun, thanks Sarai!

Ahoy!

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=19435077

Emily

June 6, 2010 #

My two entries:

http://familytrunkproject.com/2010/06/dainty-inspiration.html

I’m loving seeing all the different boards that people are putting together! So fun.

MelissaKate

June 7, 2010 #

I just uploaded my inspiration board to the Flickr Pool.. I am sadly blogless. I hope you enjoy!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/inertiacreepies/4678838885/in/pool-colettepatterns

XK Tussing

June 7, 2010 #

What a great idea! I had fun assembling my “Cinnamon” submission. Thanks for the opportunity!

http://artaroundmidnight.blogspot.com/2010/06/colette-inspiration-board-contest.html

Ellen

June 8, 2010 #

This is so exciting!!!!
Thank you, Sarai

http://greenmushrooooom.blogspot.com/

Michelle

June 9, 2010 #

Hello! What a fun inspiration board to do. I recently discovered Colette patterns and I love the styles!
Here is my inspiration board:
http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=19552591

Leigh

June 11, 2010 #

No blog, but here’s the link on Flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/18304056@N04/4690132995/

Millie

June 12, 2010 #

Oh, it already linked back automatically! For redundancy, here’s my entry:
http://interrobangsanon.wordpress.com/2010/06/12/colette-patterns-contest/

This was a lot of fun! I’m excited to see what everyone else came up with.

Elizabeth

June 12, 2010 #

This is such an awesome contest idea! Here’s my submission:
http://www.polyvore.com/neighbors_will_be_shocked_when/set?id=19626092

Wanett

June 13, 2010 #

I think I had a little too much fun in Polyvore, lol. It was my first time using it. I used both Cinnamon and Nutmeg as inspiration.

http://www.polyvore.com/purple_rain_danties/set?id=19647773

Amy

June 14, 2010 #

here is my Liz inspired entry:
http://dartandhem.blogspot.com/2010/06/darling-dainties.html

great contest and great new patterns Sarai!

Kathleen

June 15, 2010 #

Alright! Here’s mine:
http://kathleen.bubble.nu/index.php/2010/06/15/darling-dainties-contest/

I had a blast making this. :D

Kayanna

June 15, 2010 #

I was so excited to see this pattern! I’ve been searching for a great tap pant pattern for ages and I absolutely can’t wait to make these! I thought I’d have fun and make a quirky mood board based on the Nutmeg pattern. Here’s it is in the Flickr group.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/38798207@N03/4704405632/in/pool-colettepatterns

Melissa

June 15, 2010 #

SO excited for these patterns! Here’s a link to my inspiration board:
http://www.polyvore.com/in_boudoir/set?id=19726953.
It will also appear in my blog post tomorrow (Wed the 16th). Thanks for the opportunity, Sarai!

Courtney (Miss C)

June 15, 2010 #

I tackled the idea of an inspiration board a little bit differently, because I like to sketch out my ideas for sewing. Hope y’all like it!

Here’s my entry: http://virtualbulletinboard.blogspot.com/2010/06/colette-patterns-contest-entry.html

Good luck everyone :)