I am giving away a fine silver flip flop necklace. The winner will be able to choose an initial and the bead colors. I will be taking entries until midnight on 11-5-09 and draw a winner on Friday morning 11-6-09.
It's been raining all week here (I have muddy puppy paw prints all over the house). I thought it would be a good time to give away an umbrella. The giveaway is for a Vera Bradley umbrella and wristlet in the Purple Punch patter. I will be taking entries until midnight on 10-29-09 and draw a winner on 10-30-09. All entries have to come through the link below.
Amy and I have been on-line friends for a while. We have never actually met in person, but have been emailing and working together for several years. She is hosting a giveaway for a wax seal peace sign necklace on her blog "The Preppy Pink Olive". Just visit her blog for the details; the giveaway ends 10-24-09. Thanks Amy!!
I took a soldering class last weekend to learn how to make pendants. It was so much fun!! I really want to make a bunch of larger ones for Christmas ornaments so that I can tie them on gifts this year. If you want to learn how to make these just check out any of the bead shops in your area. Some of them may offer a class in soldering. I bought a book, but ended up making a big burnt mess out of the solder....the class was much easier!!
I am still cleaning out our book shelves. I am lucky enough to have two copies of Jennifer Jangles Ceramic Bead Book so I am giving one away this week. To enter, just leave a comment on this post letting me know what types of beads are your favorite (of course if you are an obsessed bead freak like me you LOVE them all....there is no such thing as a bad bead). The contest ends at midnight on Thursday 10-22-09 and I will draw a winner on Friday. I started following her blog last year and love all of her designs. If you like to make or collect ceramic beads you will love her blog and Etsy shop "Jennifer Jangles Blog". I think it is really neat that she wrote her own book too!!
This weekend was the Kansas City marathon; my husband ran the half marathon. He did pretty good on his time, One hour and 52 minutes. I think he did really well considering his latest training program. He only did a few long runs and ate ice cream EVERY night for the last two months. I only had one picture turn out because it was pretty dark at 6:00 am. They had about 10,000 runners Saturday and it was a lot of fun to watch (and drink coffee on the side lines).
I am giving away one of my new necklaces; a fine silver script monogram necklace. I am taking entries until midnight on 10-22-09 and will draw and announce a winner on Friday 10-23-09.
Congratulations to "AliciaS" for winning today's drawing!!
We actually have two winners for this contest. My husband judged all the entries last night. He thought that two entries described the necklace the best. "Prep-E-Girl" said "Generations" and "Jana" said "Generations of Love". The necklace is meant to be made with heart charms of someone's children and/or grandchildren. The name of the new necklace is now "Generations of the Heart". Thank you to everyone who entered the contest! We really enjoyed reading all the entries.
A good friend of mine started her own Etsy shop recently. She makes beautiful monogrammed and appliqued gifts. I love her stuff and thought I would share it with you. The name of her business is The Monogrammed Monkey.
The giveaway for a brown Vera Bradley Purse starts today. I will be taking entries until midnight on Thursday, October 15, 2009 and draw a winner on Friday 10/16/09.
I thought I got flowers yesterday, but they were really for my husband. My neighbor sent them because he fixed their car when they were stranded. I wish they wouldn't have done that. There have been too many times that we had to rely on neighbors and it would be nice if we could pay it back even if it is a different neighbor. When my husband was deployed I really counted on the neighbor's a few times.....like when I got a flat tire, or tripped over Bailey and broke my foot, or when my fence blew down in a snow storm while I was on crutches (Bailey loved that one because he was able to escape twice undetected).
The giveaway is for a Fine Silver Wax Seal Necklace. I will be taking entries today through midnight on 10-8-09. A winner will be drawn and announced on Friday, 10-9-09.
Congratulations to "Seersucker Scrapper" for winning the drawing!!!!
I ran a report on all the entries that came in every day for the 30-day giveaway to see who entered once a day for the most days in a row. Congratulations to "SaraLe", with 29 days in a row!!! You win a Vera Bradley pocket wallet in Bali Blue.
Today's drawing was for a fine silver typewriter charm. Congratulations to "Three Men and a Lady" for winning today's drawing!!
