***UPDATED DISCLAIMER: Be careful with the buttons as they are choking hazards. Because of this, I don't let my son have this in his bed or when I'm not supervising him.***
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Tutorial: Lovey Buddy
***UPDATED DISCLAIMER: Be careful with the buttons as they are choking hazards. Because of this, I don't let my son have this in his bed or when I'm not supervising him.***
We have a winner!
Oops! I got the new giveaway post all scheduled and then lost track of time and didn’t get it updated with our winner! So for those of you who are so anxiously waiting….
The winner of the beautiful Turquoise Earrings from Molly the Pirate’s A Bit O’ Shine is…
Comment number 56:
Congratulations Toqua! Send me an email at nolanandjill {at} gmail {dot} come with your address and I’ll send it along to Molly!
Thank you so much, Molly, for this fabulous giveaway!!!
Giveaway: More Crafty Things!
This shop is full of all kinds of flowery goodness and cute clips! I think these shoe clips would be adorable on a pair of blue and white striped shoes I bought at H&M recently…
And the best part about them? You can have them made in just about any color and backed in the kind of hardware you prefer!
I can think of so many adorable uses for them. But I think my absolute favorite in the shop is this sweet Mini Tulle Rose Necklace.
For just $12 you get the necklace with five different pendants. How great is that deal?
Angelina, the artist behind the shop, is generously offering a flower of your choice to a lucky winner!
Choose from: Flirty Lace & Fuchsia, Yellow & Black Pansy, Sweet Baby Blue & Pink, Black Widow, Morning Glory, or Lily Pad. These can be either a hair clip (alligator, snap or barrette) or a broach.
This giveaway closes on Tuesday, June 7 at 10 am Pacific Time. Good luck!
Monday, May 30, 2011
In Memory
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Stylin’ with Stripes
Cupcakes and Crafts
The women’s ministries at my church has regular Girl’s Night Outs. Pattie, the director, thought it would be fun to combine two things we ladies love—cupcakes and crafts. So my friend Debi and I took over coordinating it and we were all thrilled with the results!
(Spring cupcakes, Caramel Chocolate, Chocolate Dr. Pepper with Maple Bacon, Toffee Cheesecake, Peanut Butter Chocolate, Brownie, Lemon & Chocolate)
There were two parts to the night—a cupcake contest…
(Cinnamon, Chocolate Caramel, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough)
Ladies wanting to participate in the contest were invited to bring a dozen cupcakes. Six were used for the display and the other six were set out for everyone to help themselves to right away. For their entry in the contest, we had tent cards for them to fill out with their cupcake name and any other details they felt were important for the judges to know about. We had 3 judges evaluating the cupcakes to award four prizes: Best Taste, Best Theme, Best Execution and Best Overall. Everyone who attended the event also got to vote for their favorite. This category was “Girl’s Choice.”
(Strawberry Dream, Chocolate Fudge, Triple Chocolate Caramel with Marshmallow Fondant Flower, Cinnamon Cappuccino)
We were blown away with the cupcakes all the ladies brought! (And there were so many to enjoy eating!) The next part of the night was craft time!
I had some incredibly crafty ladies coordinate the different craft options for the evening—candle decorating, wreaths, flower accessories and card making. We also had tables set up for ladies who wanted to work on ongoing projects that they brought from home.
Each lady who wanted to participate in the provided crafts purchased a punch card at the door. It was $5 for two crafts and then $2 each per craft after that. At each table, the coordinator would mark off that they did a craft and instruct them on how to make their project and how many items a punch was worth. At the wreath table, one punch equaled one wreath. At the flower station, one punch equaled three flower accessories, etc.
Flower accessories was the most popular station. It was so cute on Sunday seeing lots of little girls wearing headbands and clips their mommies had made.
I also loved how many girls joined their moms for this event. The ladies all had a great time chatting and crafting, and had to be shoed out after 3 hours of crafting.
The event was a hit and we look forward to many more!
Parties I love to link up with:
Hoo’s Got Talent, The Sunday Scoop, The Sunday Showcase Party, Made By You Monday, Market Yourself Monday, Making the World Cuter Monday, Weekend Wrap Up, Motivate Me Monday, Frugalicious Friday, Feature Yourself Friday, Just Something I Whipped Up, Mad Skills Party, Get Your Craft On, Anything Related, Make it Yours Day, The Shabby Nest, Kojo Designs, Tea Rose Home, Whatever Goes Wednesday, Real Momma, Real Style, Idea Sharing Wednesday, Creative-ly U, Tutorials and Tips Tuesday, Sew Cute Tuesday
Friday, May 27, 2011
Wanna Be a Guest Poster?
My busiest week of the entire year is coming up in less than a month. Since it’s also my favorite week of the entire year, I’m really excited for it. June 20-24 will be Vacation Bible School week at my church where I’m the Children’s Ministries Director. It’s an exciting time—300 kids having a BLAST while learning about Jesus, singing songs, playing games, doing activities and eating snacks. It’s high energy. It’s how I lost the last of the baby weight last year. It’s amazing. And it’s tiring. Because of all this, I know I will not be in a very crafty or bloggy mood during that week.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Trouble Commenting?
Here is a link that may help; http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?tid=4bd36d5355dbcf8c&hl=en
I followed the instructions about clearing the cache and cookies, opening blogger.com, but pressing Cntrl & F5 before logging in and it seems to have worked... somewhat for me. I can now comment on blogs, but I am still unable to "Like" a new blog.
In order for me to “Like” a new blog I’ve had to download Firefox. This is the one I used; http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/fx/ but if you’re not from the US you can go here too: http://www.downloadfirefoxbrowser.com/
Blessings