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In the Loft {giveaway}

 

Today’s giveaway is from Sue, the artist behind In the Loft.  She creates beautiful hand-painted figures, and ours are some of my children’s most beloved things. Advent begins on December 1st this year, and her figures are perfect to help families with their Advent Journey!

Hello. I’m Sue.
My Etsy shop is called In The Loft….and just as it sounds…it’s a studio loft over our living room. That’s where you’ll find me these days….now that all my kids are grown and this business is full time….painting away …creating items that help families live the liturgical seasons & are visually appealing to both children & adults.


My work is mainly with wood. I design and make all my items start to finish…which means a lot of time in the wood shop cutting and sanding…but my favorite place to be is in the loft painting. My 18yo son still helps with the wood cutting leaving me more time for painting. I’ve been open for 6 years and have been working full time for the last 2. I am grateful to be able to be doing work I love and using my gifts to offer beautiful materials that bring a bit of beauty to the home and help others celebrate and teach the faith.

Advent is fast approaching (First Sunday of Advent is December 1) and I am happy to be in the loft working on items for this season.
There is a new line of Saint ornaments that are perfect for tucking into stockings…or for that special Christmas gift for a dear one. Some of the Saint ornaments that are ready to be shipped include: Saint Nicholas, Saint Anne & Saint Francis!

You will find several items that may become new family traditions:
Advent Table Runner; a lovely hand painted canvas path that comes with 5 wood markers that help the children mark the days of advent.


Journey to Bethlehem; a set of Mary on a donkey & Joseph that can be moved around the house, making it to your Nativity on Christmas Eve.
Advent Saints for the prayer table; Saint Andrew, Saint Nicholas, Saint Juan Diego, Saint Lucy & Our Lady of Guadalupe….custom orders welcome.

Nativity Set…a 10 piece set which includes a Mary & Joseph that can hold Baby Jesus in their arms!

You will also find many items for use with The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Program (www.cgsusa.org). You may also follow me on Instagram & Facebook.

I am excited to offer one Small Things reader a chance to win a $75 Gift Certificate to my shop. Go visit the shop and come back here to leave a comment about your favorite item for your chance to win. Comments are closed and the winner is Jane F. who commented, “All her work is beautiful! I especially love the Visitation figures.”

In addition, I would like to give a 10% discount on all orders placed November 15-19. Use code STHINGS10 at checkout to receive the discount.

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Comments

  1. All your creations are beautiful. It’s hard to pick a favorite. i do love the Out Lady of the Rosary wood ornament. Thank you for your special creations and for the giveaway.

  2. So many sweetly beautiful things. St. Francis is one of the many choices I love. Thank you for the opportunity to participate.

  3. Your items are lovely, Sue! My sister has begun her own Atrium this year and is in need of many items. The mini-altar for the Eucharistic Presence would be wonderful! So many wonderful backdrops as well. Thank you for the opportunity.

  7. The beautiful Nativity Set would make a lovely gift to a special family member or fear friend. Thank you for offering the chance to purchase it with gift card.I
    God bless your generosity.

  9. How do you pick a favorite? I like the new ornaments. Those would make a lovely gift for godchildren!

  10. I would love to have the Advent Table Runner, the Visitation set, or any of the Nativities. Her work is gorgeous!

  11. I would love to have the Advent Table Runner, the Visitation set, or any of the Nativities. Really the whole shop. Her work is gorgeous!

  14. Beautiful work. I would choose animals to add to a nativity set I currently have. I’m also intrigued by the unfinished people figurines. I would love to try painting some!

  19. Thank you for this generous giveaway! So many beautiful pieces, your work is lovely. I would choose The Annunciation of Mary. Such an incredible moment filled with awe and wonder in our God’s plan for the birth of His Son and ultimately our redemption.

  23. These are so beautiful. Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem is so unique. It moves me.

  25. Such lovely items! I think my favorite is St Juan Diego! I love the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe!!❤️

  26. There are so many items to wish for but my favorites are Mary and Joseph Journey to Bethlehem and also St. Therese. Thank you!

  30. I love everything in the shop! My favorite is probably the St Francis of Assisi wood statue (my son’s patron saint).

  31. I like the three kings best. But I like the idea of custom order saints even better. My kids picked lesser known saints for their confirmations.

  40. I am obsessed with your Juan Diego and Journey to Bethlehem pieces. All of your work is beautiful! My daughter started CGS this year and her atrium has some of your pieces. I’d love to have some in our home too ?

  44. Your work is beautiful. I love the altar set to help teach my kindergartners in a Catholic School the meaning of the altar pieces.

  46. My favorite item from the shop is MARY AND JOSEPH JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM….But there are so many others too! Very hard to chose!

  48. I love the Mary and Joseph Journey to Bethlehem, as well as the Nativity set with the tiny baby Jesus in his mother’s arms.

    All of your pieces are truely lovely.

  49. It’s awful hard to choose. I do love the St. Therese of Lisieux with the roses and St. Juan Diego but then again, for Christmas I would love Mary and Joseph on their way to Bethlehem. I love that Mary looks visibly pregnant as she must have looked. Would be wonderful for my granddaughters to see. But, then again I would like the entire collection of ornaments of the saints. Oh, so hard to choose!

  50. I’m loving the new saint ornaments, particularly one of St. Lucy. Thank you for offering the giveaway.