Mish Mash Monday

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1) I love to enter give aways and have been trying to win a necklace on the Baroness Bijoutery Blog for quite a while. Guess What! Just before Christmas I got an email informing me that I had won her latest give away. This is the necklace - isn't it beautiful?


I was so excited. Green is one of my favorite colors & I love butterflies! She has a wonderful SHOP with truly beautiful jewelry. It's a MUST SEE shop!

2) January 15 is the last day to join the Valentine Swap!! Click on the button to go to the post and enter.



3) Do you love to Swap? Check out this blog. She lists the swaps she finds on the internet.


4) Have you ever tried to make a weekly meal plan? I've tried but after day 2 I'm off the plan. I really hate trying to figure out what to make each day. Weekend when Son #1 is home are the easiest for me because I usually cook food that will have left overs he can take back with him on Sunday. I hadn't realized that during the week I wasn't cooking as much until Son #2 complained that I only cooked when Son #1 was home. OOOPS :o!! So now I'm trying to cook a larger meal a couple of times a week, but I hate to think of what to make and "the men" are no help. Does anyone know of a blog/site that will tell me what to cook?

5)During the 2 weeks we had off for Christmas we had some pretty good temps for the end of December. Christmas Day we had about 12-14 inches of snow. So hubby put the tracks on his ATV and Son #1 got out his snow shoes!


Son #1 walked 4 miles to town the day we went to visit my Grandma. Luckily it was with wind :)

6) I was going to keep it to 5 separate items, but I found this great blog that is having a give away of sorts. If you have an Etsy Shop and need a new banner or two - check out this blog. If you follow the blog during this next week, you get 2 banner's for the price of one! She has some really lovely banners to choose from. The blog is Honeysuckle Designs.

If you are joining me in MMM please add your blog link below - I would love to come visit!

Happy New Year!! & What's New for 2010!

Happy New Year Glitter Pictures

I can't believe how much my Blog has changed since I started it. Can you believe it's been over a year? I can't. Time has really flown by, and blogging has been so much fun!! :) There are so many wonderful people I "met" in 2009 through blogging, I hope to meet many more in 2010!

Last year I had decided to feature as many shops as possible on the blog. It was amazing how many shops were looking for some free advertising. This year (after Jan.) I'm going to focus on new shops or shops with under 5 sales. If you have a shop that falls into this category (or know of one) and would like a feature - leave a comment on this post or convo me through my Etsy Shop. Maybe I'll have to do the features on Fridays. I'll call it "Feature Friday" - that would work! If there are enough shops I'll do 2 features/wk. What other day would work? Maybe Tuesday - but what would I call it? Tuesday Toots? Maybe not :)

There are times when I have some small things to post, you know what I mean - it just doesn't fit in any where, and isn't enough to do a whole post. So I'm going to start "Mish Mash Monday". There will be a MckLinky at the end of each post for anyone who would like to join me! It would be great if by the end of 2010 there where a bunch of blogs that were doing their version of "MMM".

There are many great Give Aways planned for my Give Away Blog! Everything from a Sundial Ring, to candles, scented bears, soaps, coffee, tea, craft supplies, jewelry etc. I'm always looking for shops that would like to have a Give Away - so if you are interested please email me! If you would like some help with hosting your own Give Away on your blog - I'll gladly do that too! I've posted some tips, ideas etc on How to Have a Successful Give Away on the blog. If you have suggestions or questions just post them there!

I found this wonderful site that supports "Mom Made" items!! You can add your shop quickly and easily, see where everyone is from and check out some of the wonderful shops/items that are made by mom's just like you!



Do you have any big plans for 2010? What will you be doing that's new and exciting on your blog?

I hope that we all have an Awesome 2010!!

Just a few reminders

First - I found some more wonderful new blogs! These three blogs are quite new and would really love for you to stop by and leave a comment.

* Marie has a really great blog, with wonderful pictures of her home and what she is doing. And if you love quilting! - You really need to check out her SHOP. I found some items for my Wish List!!



*Anna has this amazing blog! After you finished reading her blog - you really need to checkout her SHOP. Found some more things for a Wish List!!



The Beaded Pillow is another great blog! If you recall I actually featured this amazing shop a little while ago (Monday), so check down the page for that! Karen posted about a "Girls Pottery Weekend" she had with some family members. They made amazing mugs and plates!! I noticed that Karen has added some beautiful Christmas Items to her shop too! Please check them out.

Oct. 15 is the last day to join the Christmas Ornament/Decoration Swap!! On the 16-20th I will be pairing people for the swap and emailing everyone their partners! Click on the link to go to the post and sign up form:




Would love to send some people a post card for the holidays!!



You probably have figured out already that I LOVE Give Aways!! I also collect snowmen and Brenda at The Rusty Thimble is giving away these amazing snowmen!! I so would love to win this one! There aren't that many entries yet, it ends on the 30th, so PLEASE head over and enter!! Just click on the picture to get to the Give Away!


After you have entered Brenda's Give Away, please stop by and enter the ones I am hosting. It's to bad I can't enter these. LOL










Hope you all have an AWESOME weekend! It's a long one up here in Canada - Thanksgiving on Monday!! Turkey and Pumpkin Pie!

A Few Reminders

Yesterday I purchased 150 pounds of apples to make apple sauce and apple pies. Should keep me busy for the next while! Today I'll be making apple sauce from 30 pounds of apples, the rest will wait till the weekend, they were just picked on Sunday and are still a bit green. So todays post is a quick on with some reminders of great things happening on the internet!!

If you need some very affordable exposure for your shop - this is definitely the place to be. It's $10/yr, and the site is advertising like crazy!! Please check it out.



I've joined this wonderful Shop Swap & Blog. At the end of the month everyone who signed up will be paired with someone and you send them a product or two from your shop (they will do the same), then you blog about it! This should be a lot of fun, plus free promotion is always nice. LOL



Please sign up to get a Christmas Post Card in the mail during the holidays!! I purchased 100 of them and would love to send you one!



Last but definitely not least! Here is the link to my "Christmas Ornament/Decoration Swap". Check it out, there is a list of the shops that have signed up so far - please come join the fun!! The last day to sign on is October 15!



That's it for today!! Off to drive the school bus, then make quarts and quarts of apple sauce!
Oh - almost forgot!! Please enter the give aways posted at the top right sidebar! Whew - that was close!

Look What I Found/Did!!

Please check out these give aways!

Another busy week!! I can hardly wait for summer holidays to be over, school to begin and life to get back to a "normal" routine. Where did the "holiday" part of summer holidays go?

~On Monday Luke and I made 17 quart jars of Relish. I made 17 jars the week before, but gave 5 to a friend. Might make one more batch of relish yet, will have to see how energetic I get next week.


~If you need a good laugh - You really need to read this post on Eluna Jewelry .

~Here is a wonderful blog!! Kathy has lots give aways, a give away linky, and will help with organizing the buttons on your blogs. (she organized the ones at the bottom of my give away blog). She also posts tools and tips for bloggers. I go here often!!




~I have a poll on my Give Away Blog. Just wondering if entering give aways is easier with an Entry Form? What do I do if the vote it tied? Where can I find an easy to use entry form?

~This has to be one of the wettest summers I can remember. Every time I mow the lawn there are more and more mushrooms in my grass!!



~While blog hopping yesterday I can across a blog I'd been to before. Quilts Galore and More is a great blog. There is a link to Debbie's shop and all kinds of cool stuff. She has posted a link to a tutorial on making "Friendship Bags" - they are the cutest thing! The tutorial can be found at P.S. I Quilt - another awesome blog with lots of tutorials and wonderful links!!
Check out the "Friendship Bags", they would make a great swap!!

~Finally found a field of Sunflowers! Brad stood on the toolbox on the back of the truck to get this picture. They are really slow in blooming this year and there just aren't a lot of fields around.



~I found this great blog: Ceramic and Sculpture Artwork by Kathleen McGiveron. Kathleen had 100 postcards made and is offering to send one close to the holidays to whomever emails her with an address. This is a wonderful idea!! Does anyone know where I can get 100 postcards printed? Anyone else want to join in the fun?

~I'm hoping that Brad has time to help me today with tomorrows post. He found the cutest church in the middle of no where, took me there so I could take pictures. But Brad actually got to talk to the people who take care of it, so he has more info on the church than I do. Please come back tomorrow - hopefully it's posted!

My Blog won an Award!

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This wonderful award was given to my by Nina at Nina's Custom Designs for Children. Nina has a wonderful blog where she shows off some of her creations, features other shops and tells about her life. She also has an amazing new shop on Etsy - Nina's Custom Designs. She has the cutest little girls dresses!
Now I need to tell you three things about myself and pass the award on to 3 other blogs! Because I'm running out of things to tell everyone about my self, and because I love to cook - I'm going to share 3 of my favorite recipes with you (just click on the title to get to the recipe).

1)Crepes with Cream Cheese Filling and Homemade Strawberry/Rhubarb Sauce (I only make this a few times a year, have to get up early because it's a bit of work) :



2)Corn Chowder (we probably have this almost once a month in the winter. Really great for lunch with a grilled cheese sandwich on those -40 degree days) :


3)Farmer Sausage Quiche (I made this for the first time about one month ago. I'm the only one that likes it so far) :


Now - 3 blogs to pass it on too.
*Insanity Bliss
*Chat Bug Karen at Winding Threads
*Beads and Bobs

Please check out these amazing blogs - and Nina's blog and shop too please!

New Blogs/Sites I've Found

Do you sell on the internet? Need a wonderful affordable place to advertise your shop/store? Here it is:




Do you love to read but can't afford to buy all those books? Here is a site I just found out about where you can swap your old read books for something new!
Book Mooch.

I love looking at all the different tutorials on the net. This blog updates with new ones on a very regular basis. It's one of the "must read" blogs on my list:




Burnt Mill is having a give away on their blog! I have some soap samples from this shop - I LOVE THEM!! Their soap is really nice, lasts a long time (even the 1 oz. sample sizes) and it looks amazing!They are giving away 3 bars of soap - and you can pick the scent!!




I love this blog!! Henrietta has give aways, fun posts, recipes (you can never have to many!) and updates almost daily!



Another blog I love to read. Kim makes me laugh with each post she writes!!




Do you have favorite blogs? I would love to know which ones you love to read, always looking for new ones.

Honest Scrap Award

I picked a whole bunch of rhubarb yesterday. Seems my plants grew like crazy the last 5 days. Does anyone have a really good Rhubarb Muffin recipe they would like to share?

My blog has received the Honest Scrap Award. A big thank-you goes out to Dip Your Toes and Bluebird Country Crafts for this award.

There are a few requirements and they are as follows:

- I must thank the person who gave me the award and list their blog and link it
- I must list 10 honest things about myself
- I must put a copy of The Honest Scrap Logo on my blog.
- I must select at least 7 other worthy bloggers & list their links
- I must notify the bloggers of the award and hopefully they will follow the above three requirements also.

10 Honest things about me:

1) I do not enjoy cleaning

2) Love to watch plants grow in the garden

3) Don't like weeding

4) Addicted to handmade soap and lip balm

5) Love to read

6) Really enjoy entering give aways

7) I think that driving a school bus is the best job!

8) The colors red, yellow and green are my favorite.

9) The daisy is my favorite flower.

10) Love Love Love reading Blogs!!

Here are the blogs I'll be passing this award too.

*Over the Top Aprons

*Cindy and Mindy

*Little Things That Make Me Happy

*Diary of a Young Designer

*Tile Me Beautiful

*Lilly Shay Style

*Kim's Country Cottage

Please visit these blogs - they are all amazing!!