Am I lucky or what???

Hi,
I won another giveaway!!!!  Am I lucky or what????  Darlene  at Three "D" Style was having her first giveaway this year and of course......more snowmen for me to add to my collection!!!

 Here they are before I tore into them!!!! 

 And there they are....2 ornaments and a snowman pin!!!!  Isn't he the cutest thing.  I actually had it off the card and ready to put on my coat, when I remembered.....need a picture!!!!!

You must visit Darlene's blog...

http://threedstyleinflorida.blogspot.com/ and see all of her creations.  You should see her baby diaper pins!!!!!  AND...she's having another giveaway this month.  It's the cutest little doll.  Now, I didn't enter this month, so you all have a chance at winning her doll.  Now....next month, I'm back in, so watch out, I'm on a roll!!!!! lol

I'll be back later....more Snoopy's to show ya!!!!!

Lois

Advent calenders

I just saw someone who made an Advent Calender, which on the church calender started Nov. 30th, but to do a calender, we start with the 1st of Dec.  Here is the site if you want to make your own Advent calender
http://bluevelvetchair.blogspot.com/2011/11/make-it-merry-14-days-and-14-diy-ideas.html
There are a bunch of girls doing 14 days of Christmas and everyday someone different is featured on something to make or decorate.  At the end of her tutorial is the list of everyone involved if you want to check them out.

Speaking of Advent Calenders, I made Monica one when she was born.  I'm a sucker for sequins and beads and I have made stockings for my girls and Monica, using the sequins and beads and cut out felt pieces.  These are kits that I buy.  I just love doing that kind of work.  And, luckily, I started this in Jan of 2007 as I didn't get it finished till the advent of 2009 when she was old enough to put the pieces on herself!!!!   Here are some pics of her calender.

I added the halo and used a brown chennile stem for the staff for the shepherd.  They didn't have that in the kit and all shepherds need staffs to keep those little sheep in line!!!  Sorry about the blurriness of the closeup there!!!!

My shopping trip....Anymore, it's wholesale bought things.  There are only a few girls who actually do the crafting.  The prim booths were selling quite well, but the ladies who made toaster covers, placemats, there was no one in their booths!!!!  I bought American Girl doll clothes, Scentsy scents for my daughter.  There were a couple of booths there to buy supplies...wreaths, pip garlands.  I bought something from them as you don't find what they had to offer, in our stores back here.  And the "As Seen On TV" wasn't there!!!!  And I was going to buy something from them too!!!!!

There are girls in blogland who are doing The 12 days of Christmas tutorial's  http://ravenwoodwhimzies.blogspot.com/
and http://yorkmountainprimitives.blogspot.com/ is having a giveaway for 12 days, starting today.  You have to be a follower of her blog to enter and you had to be following by Nov 30th.

And before we know it, it will be Christmas, cause here it is Dec 1st already!!!!  Only 29 days of 2011!!!!!

Happy Shopping!!!!  Happy Baking!!!  Happy Caroling!!!! 

Lois

A surprise!!!! A reminder!!! A pet peeve!!!!

Hi everyone,  another week gone by!!!!  I guess everyone's busy getting ready for Christmas shows. 
And speaking of.....don't forget our online Old Fashioned Christmas Craft Show this weekend.  Hope everyone checks out all 34 crafters that will be participating.  I can't wait to see what everyone has to offer.  Should be fun....shopping from home.   No finding a parking space.  No fighting the crowds to get what you want.  No tired feet!!!!!   No driving in bad weather to go shopping.  But, let's hope there is no bad weather anyway!!!!! lol  And have you checked out the giveaways that are being offered?    These are the ones I know of, there may be more.  All great giveaways!!!!!

http://oldroadprimitives.blogspot.com/

http://buttermilkcreekfarm.blogspot.com/2011/11/its-giveaway-time-at-farm_01.html
http://cynzplace.blogspot.com/


http://colleenscraftshedd.blogspot.com/


I got the best surprise today!  I go out to get the mail and here on my step is a package!!!!!  Sheila from Seasons of thy Heart sent me a fall arrangement.  What a surprise that was.  I love it!!!!  And I also got a Huckleberry flavored cake of soap!!!!!  Thank you so much Sheila.  I will always think of you when I get it out.

 Isn't that tree gorgeous????  It catches your eye everytime I come into this room and especially when the sun is shining, as it just glows.  Just wish I could see it from my window where I paint.   It's just down from my flower garden in front of the other window that's on my hubby's side of the room!!!!  Yes, we built this room on for me to craft in and half of it's mine and the other half his.  But, I'm slowing taking over!!!!!  And Monica's little table and toys are on his side too!!!! lol

Now, my pet peeve.   THEY HAVE STARTED CHRISTMAS COMMERICIALS ON TV!!!!!  Let's do Thanksgiving and be thankful for what we have instead of trying to be more greedy.  I want to see the Butterball turkey ads.  They were cute.  "Don't tell so and so the turkey's dry!!!!"  Too funny.  What happened to the Thanksgiving commercials anyway?????

Thanks to everyone who stops by.  I love getting company.  And right now, I have a chocolate cake w/peanut butter icing and a cornbread to offer you.  Yum-Yum!!!!!

Lois