~Chicken Update, Christmas Lights, & Giveaway Part Deux~

Good morning my amazingly crafty friends!

It is just freezing here in TN, I mean it's cold even for the chickens.

My boys had a snow day yesterday and drove me crazy because it

was far to cold to even go outside, those poor boys.

I thought today I would share a couple family photos/stories.

A glimpse of my Christmas Lights outside...and maybe even a Christmas GIVEAWAY!

Oh and do not forget about the Gypsy GIVEAWAY HERE courtesy of

Provocraft and the Cricut Circle ♥

First of all my poor sweet chickens, you know chickens are fine

in the cold weather but the most common cause of death

in the cold is dehydration. To prevent this we all work together and take

shifts going out with warm water and changing the water.

*until we can get a water warmer* So I have spent the last few

days changing out water. I was so happy the kids were home to do it yesterday!

Here they are huddled under a heat lamp where

they spend pretty much day and night right now.

It was snowing on Sunday evening and I snapped this picture

it was 40+ MPH wind and -3 wind chill...so the pictures are not

perfect but i have my fingers left LOL

So happy hubby got the lights up before the storm.

You know we live out int he country and NO ONE puts lights

up except for us, but I can't help it. I am sorry but the kids love it

and by golly so do I! :) It might not be practical but it's fun.

I did notice 2 days after we put up lights the neighbor put one net light

on their bush, they have 3 girls I bet they were bugging dad for lights LOL

I had to share this last photo.

We went to a gingerbread house making party on Sunday afternoon

this is what my middle son Justice brought home.

Originally I had thought...well he is more mathematical so maybe the

creative side is with his brother....let me tell you how WRONG I was LOL

He sat me down and said "Momma, I had the PERFECT house, mom it was

so perfect, everything looked awesome...but then the crackers started to break

and I kept breaking cracker after cracker...so I decided...My house was

hit with a HUGE BLIZZARD and it blew the whole house down...

and you know what? A green gummi bear lived inside and he DIED..

see? There he is buried in the snow mom" then he giggled hysterically! LOL

Boys...oh sweet funny boys...they crack me up. I won't ever forget that.

Anyways enough of my gabbing today...are you asleep yet??

I am LOL

I have a fun little giveaway today....

I don't have a picture because I am so tired and it's dark. But it's

a fun little package of embellishments from the

Imaginisce Cottage Christmas line...perfect for Christmas!

Did you see yesterday they were giving away a Cricut Cake?

Better go check it out! :)

Leave a comment here about your Christmas scrapping and on

Friday a random winner will be drawn! :)

Oh and I have been playing with my Imagine so I have projects to

share this week as well! Just get my kids to school and we will be set! *wink*

Ok have a beautiful Tuesday everyone!

~Thank you all for stopping by~

~Love Pinky~

~It's the 1st! Blog Hop, Sketch, & Prizes Too!~

Good morning my crafty friends!♥

I love working with Imaginisce, and especially on the first

when they do the Blog Hop and sketch challenge.

You know if you play along you could win big!

This month's sketch is by the amazing Liz Qualman

and it;s a fun sketch for sure!

Go to the Imaginisce Blog to check it out.

Here is my version ♥

I have so many snow pictures from last year, I am exited to scrap them.

For this project I used the Cottage Christmas line from Imaginisce,

my Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro, and Ribbon Adhesive,

My Cricut Expression and the Winter Frolic Cartridge (Snowflakes)

and my Imaginisce i-rock tool (for the gems)

The sketch was so fun and inspiring, I hope you play along.

Remember if you leave a comment here you could win!

Imaginisce always has amazing prizes!

~Happy scrapping today~

~ Thank You for popping by~

~Pinky~

~Happy Crafty Tuesday! More Cottage Christmas!~

Good morning my crafty friends,

I am so excited about tomorrow & the Imaginisce blog hop,

sketch challenge...don't forget!♥

Yesterday I spent finishing up crafts for the Blog Hop and

the December 6th post on Imaginisce.

Guess what?? Some AWESOME prizes on that day, plus

if you go to the blog all 12 days, you could win a HUGE Grand Prize

so be sure to check it out.

I am always on the lookout for amazing giveaways.

Also yesterday the last Christmas kit sold *YEA* thank you all.

But I still have some goodies here so I decided to make

a mini kit that is more budget friendly :)

This kit is 12.00 (plus 6.00 shipping)

It is 60% off retail! Better than the discount sites!

SOLD OUT!!!!!!!!!!!

You get everything listed

8 Sheets of double sided and glazed paper

2 packages of rub-ons (words and images)

1 chipboard package (full packages of everything)

1 Sticker Glass stickers

In total almost 30.00 retail!

I know so many of you have asked me about where to get

the papers...well here ya go! :)

Come back tomorrow for the Blog Hop/sketch challenge!

Also I have video tutorials coming up this week!

My annual Christmas ornament too.

~Happy Tuesday, I hope it's crafty-licious~

~Pinky~

~Finally Friday...sweet crafty Friday!~

Good morning my crafty friends,

has everyone been crafty this week?

Yesterday I opened my YUDU and played with it.

I gotta say, I was not excited about it...until I tried it!

I *♥* it! I love it so much! It was so fun.

You will be seeing YuDu projects shortly!

I made another card this morning.

I am trying to get my Christmas cards done by hand this year

which probably won't happen but I can try right?

I grabbed my Cottage Christmas Papers,

some vintage lace, my i-rock, and my Glue Arts Ribbon

Adhesive and Glue Glider Pro and went to town.

So, what do you think? Should I go with mass production?

Or keep trying styles? I am still debating.

Anyways....

I had some awesome news yesterday...

My work for the Provocraft Magazine? The one that is exclusive

for Cricut Circle members? I get to share sneak peeks from now on!

*YEA* I am very excited about this, because those projects I

do not get to share, but they are so fun!

DO NOT FORGET about the cartridge GIVEAWAY this week!

HERE (my blog)

You have until Saturday night to enter!

Also Clear Scraps is having a GIVEAWAY today

(and every Friday) So go check it out.

RIGHT HERE

That's all for me today, sorry it's been slow this week.

My son has been VERY sick, he just got back to school today

and Wednesday night my back was so bad I could not walk.

It's been a crazy week, but looking better :)

♥

Happy Friday y'all!

Go check out the GIVEAWAYS!

~Thank YOU all for popping by to say hi, following

and being so awesome!~

~Pinky~

~Hello Tuesday & Back to Crafting♥ & BIG Cartridge Giveaway Too!~

Good morning to all my crafty friends!

I was able to sneak in some crafty time yesterday while my

boy napped a little after his Dr. appointment.

I had been wanting to make these door hangers for a couple

weeks now. They don't take too long to make.

I used the chipboard birds from Clear Scraps

and the Cottage Christmas Imaginisce papers/i-rock/rub-ons.

and lots...and lots...and lots...of glitter! LOL

Now I tried to get the perfect shit but it is grey and heavy

rain this week so I could not get it on the actual door handle.

BUT now I am ready for the holidays! :)

I did discover something...glitter the edges AFTER you

use the rub-ons, not before. Just an FYI if you decide to make one.

I wanted to share with you all the amazing kindness of other crafters.

Yesterday was a terribly trying day, Sunday night

(when everything is closed) my son's Nebulizer machine for his

breathing, it stopped working. For me as his mom it was

a huge panic moment. If he does not have this when he is sick

he turns blue and it is an ER visit right away.

Well a friend saw my Facebook post and called me up and told me

she had a spare, so hubs ran to get it and we made it through the night.

Then on Monday we spent most of the day chasing Dr.'s

and they gave him medicine/shots etc....

he does have Bronchitis and a lung infection.

So it has been a VERY difficult week/ weekend for me.

Honestly...I am exhausted.

But I arrived home Monday night to find 2 boxes on my porch,

one from my friend in LA, Gloria, the other from an address I did not know.

I opened the box from Gloria and it was miles of VINTAGE lace

Oh my goodness it was amazing to say the least.

I was fawning over that for 15 minutes then I realized I should

open the second box.

The second box was from one of the Gypsy winners

Chris. It had the SWEETEST note, and a beautiful

I MEAN BEAUTIFUL hand made card with a brand new

Martha Stewart Punch! Now I NEVER expect gifts in return

for the giveaways, because I am very blessed with crafty supplies

for my work, but I have to say the note and card and everything

just touched my heart so much.

I will take pictures and share the card tomorrow, it is amazing!

Blessings come in the most unexpected ways sometimes.

Be sure to bless a friend this week, I know I will.

I have a GREAT giveaway today...a brand new Cricut Cartridge.

I am REALLY trying to reach 1500 followers by Christmas

and this is just the beginning. You won't believe

what I have in store *hint* store for you!

But for now this is the prize! I will leave it open until SUNDAY

A Sentimentals Cricut Cartridge

one of my absolute favorites!

You will love it too!

So be a FOLLOWER, leave a comment and on Sunday we will

have one lucky winner! ♥

~Happy Tuesday y'all!~

~Thanks for popping by and listening to me ramble~

~Pinky~

~Glitter Happy Monday, New GIVEAWAY & Winner!~

Happy Monday everyone....

Fall Break has arrived here so I have 3 anxious active

boys bouncing of the walls already.

I have a couple projects today, I worked on them this weekend.

It's funny I have never really made jewelry before

but this week is all about CHANGE and new beginnings

Wescott is having a Duck Tape Cuff contest.

On a whim I decided to enter.

You know I met Marisa Pawelko she was so kind and

amazing to me, when I saw her cuffs I became intrigued.

She works with Wescott and they have new non-stick scissors.

I hope I win because I destroyed my scissors LOL

Anyways, I think it was funky and fun and exciting to try something new.

What do ya think??

Oh and see the edges? The GOLD GLITTER?

Guess what it is?? EXTREME GLITTER PAINT

from Folk Art/Mod Podge company....

I have a project I am working on now, and when I finish

they will be giving away a SET of Extreme Glitter on my blog!

So be sure to check back!

Ok on to scrapbooking

Have you participated in the Imaginisce monthly sketch yet?

You should! You could win big!

Remember to leave a comment to this post for your chance to enter into an awesome Imaginisce giveaway. Then, make sure to head on over to the Imaginisce blog and the rest of the designers’ blogs to increase your chances of winning!

I used the sketch and made it into a card

using the Cottage Christmas line of papers from Imaginisce.

I am pretty sure they are also having a giveaway,

so go check into Imaginisce today!

I really wanted a simple but soft looking card,

right now I am making samples for hubby and I to decide what

Christmas card to use this year.

Not sure if this one will make it, but I will save it for someone

special for sure :)

I almost forgot to post the Stash to Treasure WINNER!!!!

Khristen said...

OMG I love your layout! Love what you did with the twine, and those images are fab!

Saturday, October 02, 2010

Please send me a note to Alyssa at Stash to Treasure and

let her know you won on my blog

alyssa.mcgrew@gmail.com

Ok I am off to take care of these crazy boys...

it's going to be a free for all on testing mom this week!

~Happy Monday, I hope you have an amazing day~

~ Thanks for stopping by~

~Pinky~