6th Day Giveaway and a Tutorial!

I live in Northern California.  Not everywhere in California is sunny, but the weather here is awesome, and there is a lot of sun...we hardly ever see snow or ice.  In fact, I don't think 2 of my 3 children have every seen snow.  That is a little sad.

For those of you that live in warm places you will love this gift idea for the Holidays!

The California Snowman!

First Enter to Receive your Own California Snowman kit!

And if you want to share the gift with others...scroll down to find the play dough recipe and instructions!

6 ways to ENTER:

1. "like" us on Facebook - 1 entry

2. Share this giveaway on your Facebook page - 2 entries

3. Follow our blog - 1 entry

4. Share this giveaway on your own blog - 3 entries

5. follow us on twitter - 1 entry

6. tweet about us on twitter - 2 entries

Leave a comment for each of these ON EACH GIVEAWAY POST

and you can have up to 10 entries PER ITEM.

You are however, only allowed to win one item.   We want to share the love. :)

YOU HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 15th to enter ALL 12 GIVEAWAYS!

The California Snowman Tutorial

Snowman Play-Dough

1 cup flour

1/2 cup salt

2 tsp. cream of tartar

1 cup water

1 tsp vegetable oil

glitter (opt.)

Mix the dry ingredients.  Mix water and oil together in separate bowl

and then add them to the dry ingredients.  In a pot, cook the mixture

for 3-5 minutes on medium heat stirring constantly.  The dough will

start to pull away from the sides of the pot and stick together in a large

ball.  Take the dough out and add glitter if desired.  Knead it until it

becomes soft and smooth.  Allow the dough to cool and store in an

airtight container.  You can double and even triple the recipe!

Variations:

Candy Cane Play Dough

Add red food coloring and a few drops of peppermint oil.

Gingerbread Play Dough

Add 1 TBS. cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. nutmeg, and 1/2 tsp. cloves to dry ingredients before cooking.  Careful...it smells yummy, but doesn't taste very good!

I just filled the jars 1/2 full so that we could fit the tiny embellishments in too!

I also included the recipe in my jars as part of the gift.  Remember to get creative!

We included googly eyes, pipe cleaner stick arms, buttons, and a tiny felt braided scarf and felt hat.

On the 5th Day of Christmas...

The 5th give is a giveaway that will keep on giving each year.

Your own CD with:

VINTAGE CHRISTMAS TAG IMAGES

To use however you like!  Digitally, printed on paper and attached to each special gift,  or you can do like Santa does at our house and use his favorite tags only for gifts from Santa!

Total - 32 Vintage Tags!

6 ways to ENTER:

1. "like" us on Facebook - 1 entry

2. Share this giveaway on your Facebook page - 2 entries

3. Follow our blog - 1 entry

4. Share this giveaway on your own blog - 3 entries

5. follow us on twitter - 1 entry

6. tweet about us on twitter - 2 entries

Leave a comment for each of these ON EACH GIVEAWAY POST

and you can have up to 10 entries PER ITEM.

You are however, only allowed to win one item.   We want to share the love. :)


YOU HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 15th to enter ALL 12 GIVEAWAYS!

Cheers,

On the Fourth Day of Christmas...

It is a good thing that this giveaway goes for 12 days, because it was so hard to get to my computer today!  Sorry for the late post, but these are just darling.

4th Giveaway is:

One Dozen {12}

Christmas gift tags

Your gifts will just look THAT much cuter!  And the backs are all polka dots!

6 ways to ENTER:

1. "like" us on Facebook - 1 entry

2. Share this giveaway on your Facebook page - 2 entries

3. Follow our blog - 1 entry

4. Share this giveaway on your own blog - 3 entries

5. follow us on twitter - 1 entry

6. tweet about us on twitter - 2 entries

Leave a comment for each of these ON EACH GIVEAWAY POST

and you can have up to 10 entries PER ITEM.

You are however, only allowed to win one item.   We want to share the love. :)


YOU HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 15th to enter ALL 12 GIVEAWAYS!

Happy commenting!  Cheers,

On the Third Day of Christmas...

The third giveaway is something you will want for that little empty nook in your house.

Three 8 x 8 Holiday Canvases

They are so bright and fun!  If you don't have a place for them, I bet you would find a place right?

Adorable colors of aqua, pink and green.

6 ways to ENTER:

1. "like" us on Facebook - 1 entry

2. Share this giveaway on your Facebook page - 2 entries

3. Follow our blog - 1 entry

4. Share this giveaway on your own blog - 3 entries

5. follow us on twitter - 1 entry

6. tweet about us on twitter - 2 entries

Leave a comment for each of these ON EACH GIVEAWAY POST

and you can have up to 10 entries PER ITEM.

You are however, only allowed to win one item.   We want to share the love. :)


YOU HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 15th to enter ALL 12 GIVEAWAYS!

Spread the word and be entered for more chances to win!

Cheers, 

On the Second day of Christmas...

I have been feeling a little guilty for a while.  Guilty that we do so so so many girly and frilly things on the site and those poor lil boys get left out all of the time.  My chance to make up for that a little bit is in today's post!  Today's giveaway is a handmade tiny beanie and coordinating tiny socks for the bouncing baby boy that you know.

On the Second Day of Christmas Sassy Pepper gave to me:

A tiny hand made Hat and

2 tiny pairs of socks for a little boy baby

6 ways to ENTER:

1. "like" us on Facebook - 1 entry

2. Share this giveaway on your Facebook page - 2 entries

3. Follow our blog - 1 entry

4. Share this giveaway on your own blog - 3 entries

5. follow us on twitter - 1 entry

6. tweet about us on twitter - 2 entries

Leave a comment for each of these ON EACH GIVEAWAY POST

and you can have up to 10 entries PER ITEM.

You are however, only allowed to win one item.   We want to share the love. :)


YOU HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 15th to enter ALL 12 GIVEAWAYS!

Happy Entering!

Cheers, 

12 Days Giveaway: Day 1!!!!

It is that time of year...time for the...

12 days Giveaway!!!

I have decided to make this an annual giveaway!  And this year of course has a crafty theme,

there will be a lot of craft supplies for projects on our blog, so enter your favorite one, or enter them all!

GIVEAWAY #1:

"FAITH" Banner

Made with burlap, wooden letters, adorable Christmas themed paper,

and light enough to pin to your wall with a thumbtack.

6 ways to ENTER:

1. "like" us on Facebook - 1 entry

2. Share this giveaway on your Facebook page - 2 entries

3. Follow our blog - 1 entry

4. Share this giveaway on your own blog - 3 entries

5. follow us on twitter - 1 entry

6. tweet about us on twitter - 2 entries

Leave a comment for each of these ON EACH GIVEAWAY POST

and you can have up to 10 entries PER ITEM.

You are however, only allowed to win one item.   We want to share the love. :)

YOU HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 15th to enter ALL 12 GIVEAWAYS!

I hope you win!

Cheers, 

A Blog for Christmas?

I have had a few emails from readers wondering about some frugal (but not cheesy) gifts.  It is always a tricky thing, because not every one will cherish an old painted frame or a necklace made from macaroni.

What a perfect question to ask because I was trying to figure out some things for family members that would be nice {and inexpensive}.  If you are reading this post, you are obviously a blogger, blog hopper, blog follower, or blog wanna-be-er.  This post is primarily for the internet blog savvy. 

A BLOG FOR CHRISTMAS! 

And any other Holiday! 

A Few Ideas for the financially challenged

1. Personal Blog designed and ready to go for that special someone

I decided to make one for my Little Gal who is 9!  I included her favorite age appropriate music, favorite websites, designed the blog in her favorite colors and pictures, and even put a picture of her in the corner with "Meet the Author" above it.  It will be her own online journal to write and add pictures!  We invited family members to join!  She is going to love it.  I would share it with you but, sorry, it is private.

2. A Blog Cookbook

This one is a work in progress but I am soooooo close to done.  You are welcome to take a look at it!  I named it Grandma's Cookery.  Isn't it just darling?  This is a family cookbook with recipes from all of the children and grandchildren, in memory of our dear Grandma Toni!  We had one rule, the recipe had to be one that you had made and enjoyed before you submitted it. Look at he fun pictures and cute designs!
The best part...all recipes are ready in one place to be emailed, printed, and drooled over!

3. Letters from Loved Ones...

This has always been a favorite of mine.  Memories from everyone, about a special someone, bundled together for a keepsake.  Why not bring that to the modern age!  Turn it into a blog, you can add pictures, music, and if you ever feel the need to put it on paper you can print up a blog book!

4. Your Favorite Family Vacation

Did you go on a special vacation this year?  Make a blog devoted to that fun trip!  

5. Favorite Family Stories

This one goes well with the Letters from Loved ones idea.  Only it has a fun twist!  Everyone has those stories that they like to hear over and over, right?  Compile them into a one stop shop by having everyone submit them to put on a blog!  Add a silly family photo at the top for an even bigger laugh!

6. Children's Artwork

Where do you put all of those cute things that your kids bring home from school?  Take a picture of them for safe keeping and add them to an Artwork Blog!  You can print it up for all of the grandparents!

The one thing you do need for this is a little bit of time.  You really can be as simple as you want with this, and Blogger.com has a TON of adorable backgrounds to choose from.  Wrap up the blog address in a cute envelope or tiny box and it is a perfect stocking stuffer.  Stockings are my favorite, aren't they yours too?

Have fun Blogging!  If you decide to make one please please please share it with us!

Cheers,