pinkcherrymama

{this weeks giveaway}

 

GOOD MORNING!

this weeks giveaway is...

{set of 8 thanksgiving place cards}

you can also find these in my etsy shop ;)

TO ENTER: leave a comment telling about a thanksgiving tradition you have...tell a friend too! remember, the giveaways will get better, the more people that enter :)

this week will be a bit different...the winner will be chosen once i receive at least 10 comments. i will also be posting some yummy recipes and traditions of my own when i announce the giveaway winner.

anyone who lives in the reno/tahoe area, please come by and visit me at the VALHALLA HOLIDAY FAIRE  on november 20-21 at the talc historic site in south lake tahoe {near camp richardson}.

before i go...

as i look out my window at the snow capped mountains and the green, yellow and orange colors of the valley i am so blessed to live in, i can't help but thank God for his many blessings and for the beautiful world He has created for us. although i try to celebrate thanksgiving everyday,{and don't always do a very good job of it} there is something so special about this time of year. the crisp, cold mornings, the changing scenery and the sudden need to bake and cook comfort foods for everyone i know, make this time of year like no other...

enjoy your weekend and remember to give thanks...always.

~r 

{giveaway winner and new things on etsy}

SUSIE!

YOU ARE THE WINNER!

since i obviously did not get this posted in time...{technical difficulties with my BRAIN!} i will send you a set of 8 personalized thanksgiving place cards instead :)

i will be posting another thanksgiving giveaway on friday so tell your friends and come back to enter!

here's what i have been working on...

alice in wonderland invitations

personalized tea or mulling spice bags

these are both available in the shop

and that's that...for now. mr. migraine has decided to visit so i will have to cut this post short. but please come back on friday for the giveaway :)

good night!

~r

{giveaway, spooky bodie and a little venting!}

{giveaway}

to enter, please leave a comment on this post (not on Facebook) telling me the name of your favorite halloween candy.

i will choose a winner on monday this week since i am late

AND

i skipped last week :)

~ set of 10 treat bags ~

you can see them here in my etsy shop

 

{photos from a recent trip to bodie, ca. great place to take spooky photos!}

all thats left of the bank...

what i found in the schoolhouse window...

little buddy liked the sage grouse the best...

 

if you live in the area, a day-trip to bodie is definitely worth it, BUT watch out for ranger rick! he is a little grumpy :)

{and now for the venting...}

so, i know that purely by putting things on the internet, or offering them for sale, period, i am risking the chance of having my designs/ items/ ideas/ etc., copied. that being said, i had NO IDEA how blatant people could or would be about copying!

here's the deal. last night, after a look at a certain etsy shop from the UK,  {which shall remain un-named}, i came upon many items which bore an uncanny resemblance to many of my own items. while i can't really complain about the images used on the items, {it seems alice in wonderland is VERY popular these days ;)} which are not protected under copyright, what i do have a problem with is the way in which they are being used... i have worked very hard to come up with new, original designs and ways to use images that are flooding the market at the moment. when someone takes that hard work, copies it, then proceeds to pass it off as their own, it is very frustrating!

i have thought about contacting this person and confronting them with the facts, but i have decided it may only make matters worse.i will let it be, for now, and hope that this persons conscience will be enough to make them stop. if not, i know that all things happen for a reason and i will just keep working on ideas and designs, doing business honestly and with the best customer service i can give. i know that God will continue to bless my business. i know that, ultimately, i can't stop anyone from copying designs or ideas. what i can do, is continue to conduct business in a way that glorifies God with honesty, integrity and respect.

if any of you have any advice or want to share how you have responded to a similar situation, please feel free to leave comments!

have a WONDERFUL weekend and see you on monday :)

~r

FRIDAY GIVEAWAY WINNER!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS KIMBERLY!!!

please email me your address and i will get your spider web tags out to you ASAP!

this week's giveaway...

**set of 10 treat bags with tags**

if i get 10 or more entries this week, i will choose 2 winners!

i will post the question on thursday and pick a winner from the answers on saturday...i may be a little late posting the winner ;)

 have a great monday!

~r

FRIDAY GIVEAWAY!!!!

changed my mind...this week will be a set of 5 spider tags with rhinestones...

to enter, leave a comment telling me about your favorite halloween memory.

the more comments i get, the better the giveaways will be, so tell a friend! i hope to have a BIG giveaway  by Christmas :)

i will have new items to show you tomorrow, but haven't been able to get the photos done yet...busy, busy, busy! you can always find more in my etsy shop!

have a wonderful evening and come see me saturday morning for the winner!

nighty, night!

~r

 

winner!

heidi is the winner of the giveaway! since there were only 2 entries, there was not much competition, but lets get some more people here next week!!!

next fridays giveaway will be...

SET OF 10 TREAT BAGS WITH TAGS AND EMBELLISHMENTS

you can find more in my etsy shop here.

the bags are not distressed like in the photo anymore. i found that it makes the bag too unstable so i have decided to leave them plain in order to keep the bags from becoming weak. 

i will re-post the giveaway this coming week sometime.

tomorrow i will be sharing some photos from a recent day-trip to BODIE state park...

have a wonderful weekend!

~r

new things and a giveaway...

new things i have been working on...

 
 

 

for any of you out there tempted to make a childish remark about my bubbles..... GROW UP! geez! hahaha...

i will have them listed in my etsy shop tomorrow :)

ok, on to the giveaway...

leave me a comment telling me what kind of cake you would be, if you were a cake, and i will pick a winner on friday night...just before i go mimis (to bed, for those of you not schooled in mexican slang) i probably spelled that wrong anyway!

this is what you will win:

 

a set of 12 "eat me" cupcake picks for your halloween treats :) you can choose any ribbon color from my shop.

i'm so tired i can hardly stand it! so i will say nighty-night and sweet dreams!

~r  

i'm late....i'm late....again!

yes, it's true. friday's giveaway is coming to you on saturday...again :/ 

so,in honor of my lateness, this weeks giveaway will be...

a set of 3 tags inspired by my favorite fairytale, alice in wonderland! of course, i can totally identify with the white rabbit in that i always seem to be running late! you can find more alice in wonderland inspired goodies here in my etsy store.

and just for giggles, i had to post this priceless picture of my dear hubby, messing around with his youth group boys...

i had to pull it off of facebook so it is a bit small, but you get the idea... we like to call him macho nacho, the luchador :D

have a safe and fun halloween and see ya' back here next week...i will post the giveaway winner at 10am on monday morning. i will also be posting some new things around wednesdayish...so check back!

~r

~friday giveaway winner!!!!!!!!

melissa wright

email your details to me and i will send your prize off on monday. thank you for playing along with me! have a great weekend full of blessings and remember to be thankful!

~r

~friday giveaway~

today's giveaway is...

 

a set of 5 tags. use them as placecards for thanksgiving or to write down what you're thankful for about each guest. the winner can choose to have these with or without the "thankful", if they would like to use them as placecards.

here's how to enter:

1. leave a comment, telling me one thing you are thankful for, that you normally take for granted. {you will understand why when you read on}

2. that's it! i will have big daddy choose a winner at 9:45am, tomorrow morning. i will post the winner at 10am.

i just finished reading this book last night. i stayed up until 2am reading!

it is amazing the things i take for granted everyday that were taken away from these amazing survivors with so little thought....my child, for instance!!! i cannot imagine my child being taken from my arms and thrown to the ground, to their death, like a piece of trash, insignificant and worthless. i am in a puddle of my own tears as i type. this story reminded me of how blessed i am to live freely and able to walk the streets without worrying about being suddenly snatched away or having my children taken for no reason. these are basic freedoms that everyone should have, 
 yet it amazes me that there are still places in this world where those
 freedoms are not given.

no more sad stuff!!!

ok, now for some new creations!

here's what i have been working on ...

 

i will be posting them on etsy today. with alice in wonderland being so popular right now, these stir sticks and food picks are great for parties.

alrighty then, i think that does it for today...enter the giveaway and tell your friends!

blessings, hugs and sparkly things to you all!

~r