A Sweetheart of a Giveaway!

Well I g uess the groundhog was wrong! My heart goes out to all the people of the Northeast and this terrible winter stor m. My goodness they' ve been hit hard the past fe w months. I p ray that everyt hing will get back to "normal" soon and those without po wer /electricity will be back in bus iness soon. I am here today to let you k now that my Swe etheart of a Giveaway starts today . There will be 6 w inners! YA Y!! I hope this warms your heart. We've got some awesome vend ors pa rticipating.  Here are th e wonderful prizes and the v end or donating the prize. 1 . Romantic Prairie S tyle by Fifi O'Neill   This gorgeous book is filled with beautiful photos and "embraces simple pleasures, comfort, and the long -cherished ideals of natural beauty , simplic ity, and harmony with the earth. It's a style that says "home" wherever you may be." This book is priced at $29.95 and is being given away by me :) and Our Adven...

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Pretty {cheap} Three Tier Server

A couple of weeks ago , as I was going around clea ning out all the stuff lef t over from Christmas (!) I noticed we had quite a few of th ose holiday cookie tins and popcorn b uc kets.  I hate to waste stuff especially when a light bulb goes off and I can re-use them. So, ahem, on Pinterest , I s aw some pretty swanky 3 tier server s and I t hought , "Why Not?"      So I got t wo popcorn tin cover s and one cookie tin cover.  {SORRY ABOUT THE FUZZY CELL PHONE PIC} I spray painted them, let them dry and  then took two glass candle stick s from the dollar store I had in my crafts storage.  After all this is dry, I go t out my Stampin' Up scra pbook paper.   { ISN'T IT PRETTY PAPER?} I deci ded to line my "plates" to give them a lit tle extra punc h. I first made a template of the inside area of each plate. Then I used that to cut out the paper to line the plate with. This is much easier to do on my Cricut but I wan...

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Easy Peasy Felt Valentine's Garland

If there is anything that chases away the blues for me is crafting. Granted, lately I've not had the creative juices flowing like I used to. This is why I have to practically force myself to do something crafty. And tonight I was on a roll. I had bought a few pieces of red felt the other day hoping to do something Valentiney. And after I sat down with it and my pinking shears this is what I came up with:   Red Felt Valentine's Bunting   I never know what to call these things: bunting, garland, banners, oh who cares! They're so much fun. Here's what you'll need: Several rectangles of felt (any color) I think I used 5.  Pinking Shears Scissors ribbon in coordinating color or red raffia (this is what I had on hand) If you know me, I try to use and recycle anything I have on hand.   First you will take your rectangle felt and fold in half. Trim the sides with pinking shears. Next cut the folded felt into strips about 1 inch wide. C...

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Tis the Season of Love

Well , well, what have we here? February you say? Well it's the month of love and f ri endship. Seriously, I really, love Va le ntine 's Day. I k inda like it more tha n Christmas. Now, don't hate me because I just said that, but I lov e to give l ittle cards and gifts to fr i ends and lov ed  ones when they le ast expect it.  Oh, and one mor e thing: My sweetheart told me he loved me for the VERY first time on V alen tine's Day.  So there. It means something to me.  And because of this, I a lways get my kids a little something for them.  Today I am going to share a fun printable with you. I am on a chalkboard look -kick! I have some cool f onts I wanted to play with and used them here .   And also, I have a big anno uncement to make . I am hos ting a Sweetheart of a Giveaway thi s month with some pretty amazing people.  A nd there w ill be not one, not two, but FIVE prizes! Stay tuned as I post the ways to ent...

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