Blog Candy Winner

Congrats to Emily! You won this blog candy! I'll get it out to you in the next few days so you can have fun with this for Christmas.

Thanks to all of you for playing! I will be having a new giveaway later this month or early in January, so stay tuned!

What happens when you have craft fairs?

If you read my blog a few months ago you might have seen the picture of my semi-organized craft room. Then I started sewing. And painting. And stamping. And cutting paper and fabric and zippers, oh, my! I wanted to make some cards last week, so I had to move the sewing machine (my mom's machine is back, woo-hoo!) to the floor (in the picture above). And THIS is what happens when you have a whirlwind of craft fairs and birthdays and anniversaries.

My niece & her hubby celebrated their 2nd anniversary last week. They like to cook together, so I made them some oven mitts & pot pinchers to match their eggplant & moss colored kitchen.

My nephew & his wife celebrate their 5th anniversary in just a few days. I didn't get a picture of the glass ornament I made with a picture of them on their wedding & this fall, with baby. This is the card I made for them.

My niece-in-law's sister got married this weekend. This is the card I made for her & her new hubby. I CASE'd (copied) the idea from someone on Splitcoast, but I'll need to go find it to give her credit. It made a neat black & white card!

I plan to sew like crazy this week to get ready for a craft fair on Saturday. No paper stuff (since most of mine hasn't sold yet, I still am set on that stuff). After that I will sew Natalie's Christmas dress, a skirt she's been waiting on & maybe I can stamp! Woo-hoo! Oh, I guess I'll be cleaning the craft room, too! LOL!

Blog Candy winner will be announced tomorrow!

Blog candy open to non-bloggers, too!

The blog candy (click) will be closing at the end of Sunday, November 29th. For those who don't have blogs, if you send a friend to my blog to leave a comment (and you also leave a comment), you'll be entered into the blog candy drawing!

I'll be making some new bags this week for an upcoming craft fair. If you see one you like, I can make one just for you in the colors you like! Any that are not sold at the craft fair will be available in my Etsy store.

Thanks for dropping in!

Blog Candy at last!

Finally had a moment to take some pictures of my blog candy! I hope to add even more, but for starters you could win the items in the pictures: One Loribelle Christmas Tote Bag (lined on the inside)---use it as your gift wrap or just wear it to share some Christmas Joy; a handstamped and sewn Christmas Card with sewing inside, too; 3 wood block stamps: snowman, snowflakes and ornaments; and Holly Builder Stamp Set from Clear Dollar Stamps.

I want to give this to one of you to enjoy this Christmas, so I will leave this open just until Sunday, November 29th, so I can mail this out in time for the winner to use it for Christmas. I'm also trying to get the word out about my Etsy site and Loribelle bags and would love to have people come to my blog and see the bags (and order 5 or 6 each---LOL!).

To enter to win this blog candy, post on your blog about this blog candy with a link back to this page. Then post a comment on my blog with a link to your blog. If you post a link to my Etsy shop, I'll give you an extra entry into the blog candy contest! You can also send someone else to my blog and have them leave a comment mentioning that you sent them here. I'll enter your name for each person you send here!

Can't wait to see who gets this prize package!

Giving Thanks

It's time to ask the yearly question. Why we only ask this in November, I am not sure. For what are you thankful?

I'll post this on my "everything else" blog, too, but here I want to list some things I am thankful for craft related.

• I am thankful for the friends I have found over the internet. While I've only met a few in real life, I feel as though I have known some of you my whole life and meeting in real life would just be an added bonus.
• I am thankful for hands with which I can craft.
• I am thankful for vision. I'm thankful for eye doctors and glasses. I'm thankful that I can now thread a needle with my glasses on (yes, I hit the "need reading glasses/progressive lenses age").
  
• I am thankful for living in a country where beautiful supplies and fun tools are so readily available.
• I am thankful for a CRAFT ROOM! This is the first time ever that I have had a room for sewing & crafting.
  
• I am thankful for those who have encouraged me to pursue selling crafts, and especially for those who have been my customers for Loribelle Bags.
  
• I am thankful that my kids are big enough now that, at least sometimes, I can craft while they are awake.
• I am thankful that my husband is willing to let me try making money selling purses (since the next step is finding a retail store job).
  
• I am mostly thankful for a God whose creativity is endless. While we can put things together to look pretty, He speaks the Word and beautiful life springs forth. What an amazing God that knows we can never be good enough to stand in His presence, yet created a way for us through His Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ, to make us beautiful in His sight.
  

I could list so many more things, but I want to stop before I put too many of you to sleep.

Now it's your turn. For what are you thankful for that's crafting related? I'd love to hear about your "everything else" thanks on my other blog: What's Cookin' with Chef Mama?

Happy Thanksgiving!

Make-Up Bags

Make-up bags can be ordered in various styles and shapes. This one is "The Laurie" named for my friend who custom ordered this bag. As you can see in the photo, this bag has specifically sized pockets for her needs.
You can have a simple pouch bag made or add several pockets sized to fit your items.

Prices vary depending on size, shape & pockets. These can be made quilted or non-quilted.

The Traci-Grace Backpack

This bag was originally made for 2 of my friends, Traci & Grace, so I have renamed the bag in honor of both of them.

The backpack has a drawstring top with a flap to close the bag. On the back there is a zipper for easy opening. This bag has 3 exterior pockets and interior pockets can be added to fit your needs.
Straps are adjustable.

This backpack can be made in quilted or non-quilted. The quilted version is $35 while the non-quilted is $25.