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cool contest and a random creation by "little buddy" :)

UPDATE: LADIES!!! WHERE ARE YOUR ANSWERS!?!?! I WANT TO KNOW WHAT Y'ALL DO FOR THE HOLIDAYS :) JUST COPY AND PASTE THE QUESTIONS AND EITHER POST IT ON YOUR BLOG,  EMAIL ME OR WRITE A NOTE IN FACEBOOK.

good morning! 

i found this cool contest in my inbox this morning and i thought i'd share:

Mama’s Holiday Wish List Meme
TodaysMama and Provo Craft are giving away a sleighful of gifts this holiday season and to enter I’m sharing this meme with you.

1. What 5 items are on your holiday wish list this year? well, honestly, if i could have anything and it didn't have to be for myself, i would like to open a full-time "soup kitchen" in my town with a place for kids and adults to have a hot meal anytime of day, free of charge. i would also like to build a home where i could take in special needs foster children. i'd also like to have college funds for all of my children to go to whichever school they chose, and i'd like to take the entire family to kenya to help build a school and learn about another culture.... o.k., this is a completely unrealistic list, but if the gifts had to be for me and they could be over-the-top...Tamron B003 lens, CS4, Apple computer, a European tour, a kitchen remodel, a spiffy celebrity trainer who could kick my butt into shape!
2. What is your favorite handmade gift you have received? pretty much anything my kids have ever made me, my husbands homemade cakes and cards 
3. What handmade gift have you always wanted to tackle? a complete quilt, a complete afghan, 
4. What was the best Christmas gift you received as a child? Barbie Dream House!!! and Easy-Bake Oven.
5. What items are on your kid’s wish list this year? boy= legos, spider man knee pads, spiderman scooter...girls= clothes, makeup, gift cards (who knows what they really want?!?!)
6. What is your favorite holiday food? cornbread stuffing, tamales, lace cookies
7. What will you be hand-crafting for the holidays? Christmas cards, placecards, gingerbread house/cake, cookie ornaments
8. What is your favorite holiday movie? all of the stop-motion animation movies like Rudolph and Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Elf, and the original Grinch cartoon.
9. Favorite holiday song? much too difficult to choose, but i LOVE all of the 40's and 50's recordings of classic Christmas songs the best, and that paul mccartney song about "siiimply haaaving, a wonderful Christmas time!"
10. Favorite holiday pastime? baking, crafting, baking, crafting, listening to Christmas music, baking, crafting, decorating

if you'd like to participate, click on the TodaysMama link above for details.

please leave a comment with a link to your answers as well. i love to see how different 
 all of our answers are.

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on friday, little buddy made me a very special lego creation. he wanted to name it and made me write down the name. so here it is, the burrito-slicker-balinter-tekker-burner!

i am gearing up to start all of the holiday decorating, creating, generally -making -myself- crazy- with unrealistic -expectations- of- what- i- want -to- accomplish- during -the -holidays and driving my family crazy with 40's and 50's Christmas carols every waking hour!!!! ooooooh, i am soooooooo EXCITED!!!!

somewhere in the midst of all of the holiday mahem, i still need to find time to keep my etsy shop stocked and updated with new and exciting holiday designs....wish me luck ;)

sparkles and smiles to all of you!

~r

exciting news!

i have some exciting news to share! some of my work has been selected to be published in a beautiful magazine called boho, as well as a wonderful online magazine called Ready, Set, Create! i believe my work will be in this coming issue of boho and the january issue of RSC. check out their websites if you get a chance. i am so excited!!! both of these publications found me on etsy. etsy has been such a blessing. if any of you have been wanting to get your work seen, you should definitely try it!

 
 

as usual, i am running behind with my new christmas items. the new alice in wonderland designs are going to be sooooo wonderful! i can't wait to get them finished and posted. unfortunately, i have had some family issues to tend to before i can finish up. 

family is always my priority and sometimes, they need a bit more of my time ans energy than others. but i wouldn't have it any other way! even through all of the rough patches, i am so blessed to be a mama. the trials and bumps and bruises {physical and mental} of everyday life with children are sometimes scary and overwhelming, but in the end, i am stronger, my faith is stronger and our family is stronger because of them.

little buddy's crochet project of the day...

last week, i was busy finishing a beanie order and the little guy decided he wanted to "help" by making his own "power wangers singy". this is what he came up with...

 

don't let big daddy see this one!

ok, gotta go see if i can sneek in some time to finish up my alice stuff! have a great day!

~r

~saturday late giveaway winner...new etsy items...~

last week's winner was...

mandysea

she also happens to be the only one who entered! what is up with that?

so, i will not be doing a "friday giveaway" this week due to low {or no} participation :( thank you to those of you who did participate!

i have one new item up on etsy to show you and more to come next week.

you can find these personalized placecards and much more at my shop. click HERE!

it is amazing the new friends i have made from all around the world just by opening my etsy shop. i am honestly so THANKFUL for these people and the support they have given me during my first year on etsy. thank you all :)

i had to include this photo of my daughter and her team mates. they are on the "worship dance team" at our church and performed on halloween night for the harvest bash. they did awesome! they are great kids who love God and want to glorify Him through dance. {the "L" is mine } i had so much fun making the costumes for them and hunting for cheap items to use as makeshift super hero outfits.
red t-shirts = $4.50
pillow cases for capes = $4.50
felt sheets for letters = .34 cents each
black yoga pants = $13.00
glitter and glue from my stash = FREE!
facepaint = $5.00
watching the kids as they out performed everyone's {including their own} expectations = PRICELESS!

 something else priceless? this photo of little buddy "helping" big daddy shave. seriously, it's the little things!

well, gotta go for now..i've got many, many new designs to finish and get posted for the holidays and many orders to finish as well! 

have a bright, sparkley, blessing filled weekend!!!

~r