Tip Junkie is at it again!

I just love Tip Junkie! Laurie has gotten together a HUGE list of stores where you can buy items handmade by women & fellow bloggers. It's called the 2008 Holiday Mom-Preneur Shop-a-thon. I probably won't have enough time to make as many gifts as I'd like, so I'm going to check out some of these shops for gift ideas.

Also, if that wasn't good enough, Laurie is hosting "12 Days of Junkie," where she is hosting giveaways for 12 days. There are 2 chances to win each day. You know how I feel about those giveaways...head on over and check it out!

Winners!

I'm sure you're all waiting anxiously to see if you won either of my giveaways! I used random.org to pick the winners, and I went through and carefully counted, getting rid of duplicate and/or deleted entries.

For the first giveaway, the random number generator gave me # 43, so...
The winner of the Vera Bradley slippers is Andrea from Christmas in March!

• Andrea said...
  I majored in Geography in college. Most people find that interesting although some of my classes sure weren't ;-)

For the second giveaway, the random number generator gave me #47, so...
The winner of the stamp/scrapbook supplies is Deborah from Read. Rave. Review!

• Deborah said...
  Quilt, knit, crochet, scrapbook, sew, anything I can do with my hands. Grandma always said, "Busy hands are happy hands!"

Be sure to visit both of their blogs! I think that's the best part of the Bloggy Giveaways carnival--checking out new blogs and "meeting" new people.

Congratulations, ladies! I will be emailing both of you to get your mailing info. If I do not hear from the winners within 72 hours, I will draw new winners.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by! I hope you'll come back and visit!

Another Giveaway!

I'm having so much fun with the Bloggy Giveaways madness, I thought I'd host another giveaway myself. Here's what's up for grabs:

• Alphabet Stickers
• Bubble Stickers
• Multicolored Fibers
• Sticky Rhinestones
• Alphabet Stamp Set
• Punch-Out Tags (pkg has 8 sheets of tags)
• Purple Flowers
• Purple Gelly Roll Stardust Pen (it's sparkly!)

This stuff would be great for scrapbooking or making cards. I love all kinds of papercrafts--it's almost like therapy for me, especially when I get together with the ladies from church. (Hi Amy, Becca, and Cathy!!!)

At our last get together, I decided to try something different. A couple of months ago, I got a book at a garage sale about tea bag folding. You may not be familiar with that technique, but it uses small squares of paper, which are folded and put together in a geometric design. Originally, tea bags were used to make the designs, so that's where the name came from. There are tons of websites where you can download and print the tea bag tiles. If you're interested in trying this or finding out more, click here. I was fortunate enough to get a whole bag of papers along with the book. I made 2 cards. I used the same layout for the cards, but the folding technique was different for each one.

Ok, now on to the giveaway. Please, before you leave a comment, read the rules. I have to disqualify a lot of entries from my previous giveaway because people aren't leaving an email address. Good luck, everyone!

Rules:

1. Leave a comment on this post telling me what kind of crafting you do.

2. Leave your email address so that I can contact you if you win! To keep from getting overloaded with spam, format your email like this: username(at)internetprovider(dot)com. I promise I won't email you unless you're the winner. If you don't leave an email address, you will be disqualified.

3. This giveaway is limited to participants in the United States and Canada only.

4. Duplicate entries will be deleted.

5. All entries must be received by noon eastern time on Saturday, November 1st. A randomly picked winner will be announced on Sunday, November 2nd.

There are now over 1000 links on Bloggy Giveaways! I'm off to enter a few...

Giveaway - Vera Bradley Slippers

Welcome to my very first giveaway! You could be the winner of a brand new pair of Vera Bradley Mod Floral Blue Slippers, Size M (7-8). They come in a matching zippered pouch.



I thought this would be a great item to give away, since I live in the same city as the Vera Bradley headquarters.


I might throw in an extra goody or two along with the slippers. That part will be a surprise!


Rules:
1. Leave a comment on this post telling me something interesting about yourself.
2. Leave your email address so that I can contact you if you win!
To keep from getting overloaded with spam, format your email like this: username(at)internetprovider(dot)com. I promise I won't email you unless you're the winner. If you don't leave an email address, you will be disqualified.
3. This giveaway is limited to participants in the United States and Canada only.
4. Duplicate entries will be deleted.
5. All entries must be received by noon eastern time on Saturday, November 1st. A randomly picked winner will be announced on Sunday, November 2nd.

Take a look around my blog, too. You might see something here you're interested in. There's a little bit of everything: stamping/scrapbooking projects, book reviews, recipes, etc. Enjoy, and good luck! Check back again in the next day or two, and I might be giving something else away...

Check out Bloggy Giveaways for links to hundreds of giveaways!!!

It's that time again....

The Bloggy Giveaways Carnival is going on all week!

Random things...

My new car...
I got over my indecisiveness last Thursday, and I picked the Hyundai Tuscon. I've been really busy, but I will get some pictures of the real thing soon. It looks just like this. I definitely don't regret my decision--I really love it! In fact, the only thing I don't like about it is that I have to make payments, which isn't something I can get around easily. It will be fun to drive on the trip to North Carolina next month.

My giveaway winnings...
I've been getting little presents in the mail ever since Chilihead's Bloggy Giveaways carnival. I'm just waiting on a couple more things, and then I'm going to do an entire post on the things I won and the wonderful people who sent them to me. It will have links and pictures and all of that fun stuff. I think the best part of all this was finding new blogs to visit, although I do really enjoy getting things via snail mail. You might not hear from me for a while after this post because I got a whole box of computer games today. Fun!

Back to school...
By the end of the week, pretty much everyone in the area will be back to school. Katie starts 7th grade on Wednesday! I was reading the paper online the other day and I thought this was a funny little article about the way things are now compared to what they used to be: School Supplies - Then vs. Now.

Bible Study...
This Beth Moore study I'm working on is really intense, but I just know it's going to be worth all the hard work. I seriously think I've learned more about the Bible in the last 2 weeks than I have in the last 10 years! It's amazing. Here is a verse from one of this week's lessons that really spoke to me:

"I will lie down and sleep in peace,
for you alone, O Lord,
make me dwell in safety."
-Psalm 4:8 (NIV)

I'm trying to think of a way to put this in my bedroom where I'll see it every night. I tend to wake up in the middle of the night with my mind running full speed, and this verse is so comforting. And with that, I'm off to bed. Good night!

Never say never...

I guess I can't really say anything about never winning (which I did in a previous post), because now I've won 5 different things from blog giveaways. I've gotten one thing in the mail already, a necklace, and I aboslutely love it! I'm going to do a whole post on what I won and which blog it was from, but I'll do that after everything gets to my house.

I had so much fun entering all the giveaways, I'm thinking about doing my own giveaway sometime soon. Any suggestions?

More Giveaways!!!

I found some sites dedicated to blog giveaways that I thought I would share.

Bloggy Giveaways

An Island Review

The Giveaway

Prize-A-Tron

The idea of the giveaways is to get the word out about handmade items, new products and various other goodies.

Sometimes you can just leave a comment to win, and other times you have to go to the website and drool over pick your favorite item before you post a comment. A few contests will have ways for you to enter multiple times - by posting about the giveaway on your blog or adding a button or widget to your blog.

I've never won a blog giveaway, but I love looking around at different websites, especially things that are handmade. I've found some great gift ideas from these giveaways, too! I can just feel my bank account shrinking...

Now, go win some stuff! And if you're nice, you'll share it with me.

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